Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26940724-20160308232944/@comment-26940724-20160309135658

Kyle Ethan wrote: I say Shikamaru wins at this point in time. Although she is a Jonin and he is a Chunin, Temari clearly stated he could have been Jonin easily if he were not lazy...proven further when he is made Gaara's Proxy for the 4th Division in the War. No mere Chunin would be given a High Ranking Status unless they were above that level.

In Taijutsu, Kurotsuchi wins, however he is very quick and smart, and will lure and Immobilize her with Shadows. From then on, no matter what Kekkei Genkai or Ninjutsu Earth n Water styles she possess, it'd be hopeless...Shika was able to use a shadow strong enough to completely manipulate a Super Expanded Choji with ease, so what is Kurotsuchi in this case? DEFEATED.

In a Summary, the start of the match goes to her, since she has more fire power, but Shika loves to run and dodge to drag out the match, thus luring her and wearing her out...till he eventually gets her.

Great breakdown of how you think the fight would go, I too would go for Shikamaru. While not always showing that he is as good as he is truly said to be, his intellect is outstanding (not suprising since his father was a master strategist and had a brilliant mind) and his reflexes are second to none, when pushed. Ultimately, I think its a brain vs brawn battle, not saying that Kurotsuchi is not smart, I'm pretty sure she is, but no where near Shikamaru's lvl to be honest.