Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-27660682-20160305032312/@comment-27660682-20160308200742

Shikamaru's intelligence isn't immediate. All his best plans took prep and planning before hand. When confronted with a situation he didn't prep for he almost folds completely. Thats why Asuma told him that he didn't want shikamaru on the front lines. It took him forever to figure out Hidan's weakness in the first fight and it got Asuma heavily injured, and then eventually killed. For the rematch, Shikamaru had tons of prep time, and even still once they failed to kill kakazu with the sneak attack, things fell apart quickly and shikamaru wouldn't have recover ed if it wasn't for kakashi. Then after that, his entire plot of tricking hidan was easy to do due to hidan's personailty. If hidan decided to just decapitate shikamaru while he was on the ground instead of doing his ritual, the plan would have failed, so it wasn't exactly a speed feat to be impressed by. But back on topic, I'm not saying that Hidan will be utterly helpless in the hidden mist, but he tends to be cocky, carless, and arrogant. And since he isn't a sensor type and lacks a byakugan, it's gonna be hard to see the real zabuza coming after bunshin feints/ suitons distract hidan. If for whatever reason, zabuza's sneak attack fails and hidan manages to get blood, without intel zabuza is easily screwed if he doesn't immediately try to take hidan out or wash the symbol away. Hidan can probably match zabuza in kenjutsu, but the problem is I dont see how hidan will pull thia off in the mist with his careless personality, he is too caught up in his immortality.