Most tactical battle in Naruto?

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Sasuke vs Deidara? Sasuke used some Kakashi-level strategies in this fight.
Sasuke vs Danzo? Don't remember exactly how this fight went down, but i think I remember Sasuke doing some smart things.
Team 7 vs Zabuza? I recall that cool Demon Wind Shuriken combo Naruto and Sasuke pulled off.
Any battle where Shikamaru formed a strategy?
Kakashi, Guy, and Naruto vs Tobi? It was so epic when Kakashi Kamui'd Naruto's Rasengan and nailed Tobi for the first time.
Minato vs Tobi?
Naruto, Tobirama, and Minato vs Obito?
Or some other fight?
 
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Sasuke vs Deidara

kakashi vs hidan and kakuzu

those two fights are real tactical fights!
 

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Honestly? Gaara vs. Gengetsu.

Gaara used the chemical properties and the relative weights of both elements against him. That's superb intellect, not just battle sense or strategy.
 

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Any fight that has Shika is mostly tactical.
 

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I liked Neji vs Kidomaru. EPIC
 

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Naruto vs Pain
 

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sm naruto vs pain
jiriya vs pain
shika vs hidan
sasuke vs deidara
clone naruto vs thrid raikage
 

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Sasuke vs Diedara, hands down. It's the definition of "tactical". Others include Kakashi vs Hidan & Kakazu and Sasuke vs Danzo. Sasuke fights in general are very tactical, it's like watching a fight in a detective thriller style movie. Also, the Shikamaru fights are based on pure strategy.

Naruto vs Pain

It's far from tactical, just a few clever moves. A tactical fight is one in which the battle progress and conclusion relies on strategy and intellect. Naruto vs Pain was all about power with a few clever moves as support.
 

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Formation Ino–Shika–Chō
 

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Shikamaru VS Temari utilised tactics from both fighters. The other fights generally had one character using strategies while the others lagged. I'd say Edo Madara VS the Gokage and the Alliance VS the Juubi had a lot of tactical moves.
 

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Sasuke vs Diedara, hands down. It's the definition of "tactical". Others include Kakashi vs Hidan & Kakazu and Sasuke vs Danzo. Sasuke fights in general are very tactical, it's like watching a fight in a detective thriller style movie. Also, the Shikamaru fights are based on pure strategy.



It's far from tactical, just a few clever moves. A tactical fight is one in which the battle progress and conclusion relies on strategy and intellect. Naruto vs Pain was all about power with a few clever moves as support.

None of the fights where that tactical in the series. It was mostly gimmicks and clever moves. that goes for the deidara and sasuke fight as well. It was basically, "My lightning counters earth", "My sharingan sees through that"

The closest it gets to was Shikamaru's tactics against kakazu and Hidan (basically any and every fight he's been in). and what necro said.
 

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All from Uchiha brothers:

- Sasuke versus Deidara.
- Sasuke versus Danzo.
- Itachi and Sasuke versus Kabuto.
- Itachi versus Nagato (and him leading the battle and two neanderthals).
- Itachi versus Sasuke.
- Sasuke versus Madara (the entire tech deduction nd breakdown in a second).
- Itachi versus Kakashi and Asuma and Kurenai.
- Sasuke versus Haku (he figured out the entire technique).
- Kid Sasuke versus Orochimaru (he lured a Senin into a trap ... insane tactical skill).

Shikamaru's feat against Temari is pretty pedestrian compared to Sasuke's in the Forst of Death against Orochimaru. It's not even close. Kakashi has displayed pretty sub-par tactical skills as the Kamui breakdown was done by Sakura 200 chapters back. I would place both Uchiha siblings far above them.
 

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All from Uchiha brothers:

- Sasuke versus Deidara.
- Sasuke versus Danzo.
- Itachi and Sasuke versus Kabuto.
- Itachi versus Nagato (and him leading the battle and two neanderthals).
- Itachi versus Sasuke.
- Sasuke versus Madara (the entire tech deduction nd breakdown in a second).
- Itachi versus Kakashi and Asuma and Kurenai.
- Sasuke versus Haku (he figured out the entire technique).
- Kid Sasuke versus Orochimaru (he lured a Senin into a trap ... insane tactical skill).

Shikamaru's feat against Temari is pretty pedestrian compared to Sasuke's in the Forst of Death against Orochimaru. It's not even close. Kakashi has displayed pretty sub-par tactical skills as the Kamui breakdown was done by Sakura 200 chapters back. I would place both Uchiha siblings far above them.

How were they pedestrian given that Shikamaru is smarter than Sasuke? All Sasuke did was use his sharingan to predict orochimaru's movement then used Katon with his ninja strings.
 

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How were they pedestrian given that Shikamaru is smarter than Sasuke? All Sasuke did was use his Sharingan to predict Orochimaru's movement then used Katon with his ninja strings.

He is? I don't think so, when himself states that he looked up to Sasuke 'in every way imaginable'. Also, he has zero feats to put him above Sasuke. Zero. The rest is your opinion, as he lured him into a trap. Did Sharingan map it out for him? Did it feed him the process? Did he tell him what do do? Your post is so reaching, to be honest, when Orochimaru disagrees with you. That means the manga disagrees with you.
 

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He is? I don't think so, when himself states that he looked up to Sasuke 'in every way imaginable'. Also, he has zero feats to put him above Sasuke. Zero. The rest is your opinion, as he lured him into a trap. Did Sharingan map it out for him? Did it feed him the process? Did he tell him what do do? Your post is so reaching, to be honest, when Orochimaru disagrees with you. That means the manga disagrees with you.

Shikamaru is smarter man. I'm not going to argue this. The rest of your post is irrelevant given that it's your opinion and i'll respect that.

Orochimaru's opinion is orochimaru's opinion as well. Just as he said Sasuke would surpass Madara.

Unless, "surpass" meant breaking the cycle and not dying. He has still not surpassed him.
 
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