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 side, it was necessary to lure him out at first, especially as this "execution" process of Sai turned out to be the trap for none other but Shikamaru (Sai was already on Gengo's side, makes no sense to execute your own follower).