. Yes compared. Meaning who is overall a better shinobi. That doesn't mean who can best another in a fight. Everyone has a counter. They all have their strengths and weaknesses and shikamaru has showed his strengths and found ways around his weaknesses (scrolls, vials, Chakra knives ) Shikamaru can compensate for his lack of ninjutsu with such things.
The OP shows nothing to suggest it's based on who is overall a better Shinobi. Reading the other posts and previous K11 ranking threads you'll find very few compare the K11 on overall Shinobi skills. This is especially since the thread title is "strongest to weakest" and the original poster numbered eleven characters for us to rank. One would assume it's based on who can beat who in a fight and not whose skills are overall better as a Shinobi.
Once again, other posters on this thread and previous K11 ranking threads are based on who can counter the characters against the other and not compensating on overall skills as a Shinobi. You act as if everyone else was taking in their overall Shinobi skills and I was the only one to interpret "strongest" as in who can best who in a fight. :|I was answering your question of why people put shikamaru so close to the top. You were naming counters for him and not compensating for his skills as an overall shinobi. He knows konoha 11 and i am sure he could figure out how to beat them if he doesn't all ready know. That was the whole point of mine. Also many people interpreted *strongest* differently as well.
Once again, other posters on this thread and previous K11 ranking threads are based on who can counter the characters against the other and not compensating on overall skills as a Shinobi. You act as if everyone else was taking in their overall Shinobi skills and I was the only one to interpret "strongest" as in who can best who in a fight. :|
I am sorry you viewed my argument that way, I was just saying many people see strongest and interpret it differently, and that is why some lists disagree with yours(and others) lol. Either way, our little quarrel was not needed nor is it needed now;so i will continue to interpret it as i do. You continue doing it your way :shrug: xd
Shikamaru is more than capable of beating just about everyone on this list.
1.Naruto/Sasuke
2.Shikamaru
3.Lee
4.Neji
5.Choji
6.Shino
7.Kiba
8.Hinata
9.Sakura
10.Ten-ten
11.Ino
shino would wreck sakura, all she has is op taijutsu and medical skills
she hits one bug clone and its over for her

I agree that Naruto, Sasuke, and Sai should not be on the list. The following is a list that if the former not including Sai were to die would be the most powerful or Top Jonin in the village, not usefullness or any crap like that and brief reasons why. The Top 3 are interchangeable due to certain situations.
1. Neji-Bykugan, Rightful heir to Head of Hygua clan(Top Clan in Village)
2. Rock Lee- 8 Gates...Next Guy Sensei
3. Choji- Butterfly Mode
4. Shino- Creepy ass bugs that most cannot avoid
5. Shikamaru-Intellegence, First Chunin/Jonin of the class
6. Sakura- OP Taijutsu and Medical Kunochi (Potential to move up once she loses cry no jutsu)
7. Kiba- Bad ass explosive shit, sensor, Akamaru(****ing awesome, think ima kiba fanboy idk)
8. Hinata- Bykugan, average taijutsu skills, some medical skills
9. Ino-O___O she can switch my mind oooohhh....epic fail
10. Ten Ten- OMG you found my only weakness...alot of Kunai...major epic fail