Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-7292165-20160328193637/@comment-25405426-20160329204643

Thekillman wrote: Rachin123 wrote: What I mean is that she was caught and could do nothing. She lost but he did forfeit because his "lack of chakra" or whatever. Temari should easily handled Shikamaru but plot no jutsu was strong with Shikamaru. She didn't lose. Shikamaru forfeited because he would not be able to hold the Shadow long enough to finish the fight, she would break free and win before he could deal the finishing blow. The fact that he could see his own imminent defeat is why he was promoted to Chunin.

Temari nearly lost because she underestimated Shikamaru's intellect and overestimated his ability to use the shadows. Had she gone for the win from the start (in stead of toying) she'd have won easily.

It is hard to say that anyone could beat Shikamaru easily. Especially since at the end he said he had thought through hundreds of ways to beat her and the only reason he forfeited is that he would not have enough chakra to beat the person in next round. Temari would have lost no matter how you look at it and it is her own character flaw to not evaluate him as a Genius and treat him as such.