shikamaru said that he came up with hundreds of ways to beat temari during the exam but the one he used was the quickest since he was running low on chakra bro, and yeah sasuke is smart no doubt about it but he can completely understand everything about an opponent within the first few minutes of the fight with his sharigan, shikamaru doesn't have that advantage, i give it to shikamaru because he unlike sasuke can make a whole battle plan for a entire unit not just himselftristan be honest has shikamaru fought a battle he didnt plan for....saskue was totally unprepared when he fought deidra correct. every fight shikamaru had, he had time to think.even though saskue plan worked deidara asked him..what would you do if the plan failed...saskue replied saying "i had 2 more" how can a man think of three plans while constantly fighting his opponent ive never seen shikamaru done that.
Of cose hes gonna be smarter, because hes got years of wisdom, but eventually shikamaru will beat his dad.shikamaru is smarter but i know some one who is smarter then him His dad shikaku he always beats shikamaru in there chess games and is a jonin plus he went to the kage thing with tsunade not shikamaru
Shikamaru has already proven to be a better strategist than Sasuke. Shikamaru works the best if he has some time to make his strategy. However he has already proven he's also strong in making strategies on the moment.
There are 2 examples:
- Shikamaru vs Temari: Don't forget he originally had to fight the sound-ninja and on the spot he was said he would fight Temari, who has a different fighting style. He planned the entire battle just in a few moments.
- Shikamaru vs Kakuzu and Hidan the first battle: if Hidan wasn't immortal, he would have been killed due to Shikamaru's strategy. He thought of his strategy on the spot and almost killed an Akatsuki member with it, which he did afterwards by planning an entire battle.
Shikamaru is a way better strategist than Sasuke, both on short as in long terms. You also need to add that Sasuke has his Sharingan to bail him out, while Shikamaru's strongest offensive weapon is his shade-manipulation.
Yes, that?s right. Sasuke isn?t so cool and smart like some "years" ago. Now Shikamaru is very smart, cever and cool. I think he has surpassed Sasuke! Too bad - I liked Sasuke, but now ... -_-From what we lately see of Sasuke is rushing in and using His big guns to force a victory, it's not the old cool Sasuke we have come to know in yesteryears.