Board Thread:Naruto: The Last Discussion/@comment-25984471-20150108041309/@comment-25972926-20150108093813

But can you imagine Naruto in the Chūnin exam he would massacred the rest of the participants (like in the ova Naruto vs Konohamaru fight) .Btw Ebisu is also in some way a Jōnin but had no chance against Pain (Naraka Path). So for Shikamaru as a Jōnin is not so bad.