Board Thread:Naruto: The Last Discussion/@comment-25984471-20150108041309/@comment-7292165-20150108213201

@Ahanna IDC if he's proxy commander or not. Like I said I hardly care for rank at all unless you've shown the capabilities. Look at Lee. He's a Chūnin and shown capabilities of achieving a hire rank but crappy ninja like Shikamaru somehow gets promoted. And stop trying to suck up to Shikamaru. If he didn't have to worry about Asuma he would have figured out it out ten times faster. Oh please. Shikamaru is a allow thinker and that's his problem. And the thing is if I keep repeating myself so what. And yes he does have plot. If you are not familiar with the term plot no jutsu you obviously haven't been in the world fanon as if you did I wouldn't have to explain this to you. What it means is that despite the specific characters shortcomings they will prevail not because of skill but because a force, "plot", "creator" won't allow it. Shikamaru would have never been able to beat Hidan had he not had plot on his side and prep time. Also, if your Shikamaru was so great why didn't he battle Hidan or Kakuzu for most of the battle instead of staying out of reach or sight. He only came in when the coast was clear. Such as when Ino and Chōji were captured, Shikamaru had the perfect opportunity to attack because Kakuzu was distracted. Even Chōji showed more promise despite really getting bashed in the fight. Rank hardly means anything in Naruto nowadays to be honest. Shikamaru isn't that good. He hardly gets any acknowledgement on my part. That's why he has his fanboys/fangirls.