Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-29332822-20170103222051/@comment-26636534-20170105191248

Actually, Shikamaru fought both Hidan and Kakuza with the rest of his team and Kakashi. He also had a lot of intel on Hidan and had a very detailed plan with lots of steps to defeat them. So he didn't solo Hidan. Shino on the other hand never really had an opportunity to fight an Akatsuki member (Tobi and Konan don't count). Shino is super strong and would have made all the difference in the Sasuke retrieval squad.