Who is smarter? Sasuke or Shikamaru?
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Sasuke beating powerful shinobi does not make him more intelligent. Please take note that the thread is about who is smarter, not who is stronger. No doubt Sasuke is a great battle tactician, but he is also gifted with among the best jutsu due too his lineage and Orochimaru's training: Sharingan, very good reflexes, athleticism, Susano'o, Amaterasu. With those powerful abilities to assist him, it is waaaay easier to formulate tactics against opponents than Shikamaru who is basically a weakling. This makes Sasuke pretty much on par (if not better) in terms of speed, power and reflexes with people he has faced and defeated. When facing people stronger than him in the manga (i.e. Bee, Onoki), he was pretty much overwhelmed and was not able to come up with brilliant tactics to turn the tide.
Now let's take a look at Shikamaru. He is among the best strategist/tactician in the manga, but how good is he really in terms of being a shinobi? He only has the shadow manipulation techniques which have certain limitations and is not even a killer technique. Feat-wise, I would say he is pretty weak physically and his reflexes seem not too good. He appears to lack in speed, power, and reflexes which most Jounin have. He only has his intelligence but even so, he still managed to defeat Shinobi that are waaaay stronger than him. This speaks volumes about his intelligence, seeing that he does not have uber techniques and athleticism at his disposal. Now, say for instance Sasuke were to become as weak as Shikamaru (same power, speed, jutsu, and athleticism as Shikamaru), and was left to rely on his cunning and intelligence for the most part, I doubt he would have done as well as Shikamaru.
To make the long story short, I'd say Shikamaru is smarter.
Now let's take a look at Shikamaru. He is among the best strategist/tactician in the manga, but how good is he really in terms of being a shinobi? He only has the shadow manipulation techniques which have certain limitations and is not even a killer technique. Feat-wise, I would say he is pretty weak physically and his reflexes seem not too good. He appears to lack in speed, power, and reflexes which most Jounin have. He only has his intelligence but even so, he still managed to defeat Shinobi that are waaaay stronger than him. This speaks volumes about his intelligence, seeing that he does not have uber techniques and athleticism at his disposal. Now, say for instance Sasuke were to become as weak as Shikamaru (same power, speed, jutsu, and athleticism as Shikamaru), and was left to rely on his cunning and intelligence for the most part, I doubt he would have done as well as Shikamaru.
To make the long story short, I'd say Shikamaru is smarter.
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Of course Shikamaru is smarter.
and yes, his iq matters.
and it's kishi's manga for god sake.
it's like your questioning einstein why he was so smart!
well he was, just like that! he was the one who revolutionised this whole world. all he did was some calculations, and voila, mc square.
everything is pure math, at the origins. basically any tactics you do, you make some calculations, so a tactic is based on calculation, which shikamaru does great.
and yes, his iq matters.
and it's kishi's manga for god sake.
it's like your questioning einstein why he was so smart!
well he was, just like that! he was the one who revolutionised this whole world. all he did was some calculations, and voila, mc square.
Is this really necessary?
Everyone who even tries to say that sasuke is smarter battlewise, is either fanboy or plain stupid.
Sasuke's battleplan is to spam a jutsu and hope for the best.
Shikamaru's battleplan is to think 3+ steps ahead and counter the enemies jutsu, then checkmate.
What more to say?:shrug: Don't even say "show me proof". If you do, re-read the manga, fool. :flaw:
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Sasuke is very very very smart, however Shikamaru is a genius. So I would say Shikamaru..I mean Naruto and Sasuke can't have EVERYTHING to make them the most ultimate ninjas... that would just be boring.
