Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-1251315-20170126163431/@comment-25122992-20170126184506

@Norleon, I think you overreacted a bit. It seems that Gengo knew about them coming from the very beginning, and since he wants to get as talented shinobi as Shikamaru on his hide, it was necessary to lure him out at first, especially since this "execution" of Sai turned out to be the trap exactly for Shikamaru (Sai was already on Gengo's side, made no sense to execute your own follower).