I love how people fight Shikamaru thinking there's some kind of great hidden motive behind his actions, like when Temari thinks he's mocking her by grinning but he's really just thinking "I wanna be a cloud"
If you pay attention earlier in the series, Shikamaru was the only one who asked if you actually needed to win the tournament to be promoted, and the Third said no. He then went on to showcase his IQ, forfeit the match and then was the ONLY one promoted to chunin. He knew what he was doing.
Ya he tried to get out of more work, but they figured it out...he ended up being Naurto's assistant...probably the hardest job he could get. Even Temari figured it out...put him to work also lol
It's like seeing "÷ 0" at the end of a long equation. Choji knows that they can fight and calculate and strategize all day long; but at the end of the day, he knows his friend is going to pick the path of least resistance.
See this is why I love shikamaru. No overpowered sharingan eyes, no ninetailed fox chakara, no overpowered hishirama cells. Just good ole fashioned stratagy
Shikadai : Dad how was I born? Shikamaru : I thought it was a drag to go fetch condoms turns out I ended up with a bigger drag. ...you Shikadai : yep what a drag
Because they're ninjas, in the written part of the chunin tests Sakura is able to answer a question that they're SUPPOSE to cheat to get. A lot of shinobi are really smart in that regard
Shikamaru giving up the match after beating Temari was the perfect blow to her ego. That win must’ve felt humiliating since she only won by forfeit. He had Temari hooked on him since the beginning with his move
This is the beginning of the cutest, most naturally organic romantic relationship in the whole franchise. He outclassed her at her own game on a level that she struggled to comprehend, and then they started taking turns rescuing each other through to the end of Shippuden. As good as Naruto and Hinata are together, I think these two feel like their relationship is more credible. Hinata's background kind of clashes with her shy personality. She's a freakin princess, comes from a rich family, and she goes from cute to knockout to yummy mommy over the course of the series. You'd think she'd have a little more confidence.
@@KitsuneAdorable I think as a kid, I was rooting super hard for Naruto and Hinata much moreso than these two. However looking back as an adult, Hinata is really teetering on the edge of that faithful submissive waifu stereotype. So yeah, totally agree. Temari and Shikamaru are straight up the only pairing in Naruto with actual romantic chemistry.
Going to disagree with you about Hinata. In all of the scenes detailing her day to day life with her family, Hinata gets mentally abused fairly regularly, destroying her confidence. It's not until she meets Naruto that she sees what confidence even looks like given he's in the same situation she was in. That being, Naruto didn't have a lot of innate talent yet he stayed positive that he was going to be Hokage. That's what helped Hinata try to work harder, despite the occasional setback.
It's not like she could have done anything, he was hiding at a long range and she knew he was smart enough to use shadow possession if she did anything stupid
When the girl who handles the Archives in Konoha Library, Shiho was her name is introduced. I genuinely thought ah, this Girl might going to have a special interaction w/ Shikamaru. But, alas Shiho just helped them decode the code on Fukasaku's back
which is why I feel like this is better than Shippuden. When Itachi busted his out during his fight with Sasuke I was like, "Bruh GTFOH." Sasuke said pretty much the same thing haha. I was super impressed with Sasuke's strategy in that fight and then they just had to go and ruin it.
Move 197: waifu Move 198: passionate shadow love no jutsu Move 199: shikadai Move 200: becoming 8th hokage is a success "What a drag, I just wanted to be a cloud"
I find it interesting that most people overlooked the Third's explanation of this tournament. Winning got you more chances to showcase your talent. Shikimaru didn't need more than this one public fight to do that. No one can argue that this one fight didn't show that 1) He was a genius and 2) he could beat a more powerful ninja with his one jutsu. What more could he have shown anybody?
Nara clan is true ninja clan in Naruto. No bs elemental magic, throwing planets of the sky or over the top chakra moves. Just simple hiding in shadows, using kunai, strategize and taking the opponent quietly. That was the best fight in OG Naruto in my opinion. Really great idea and execution by author.
FALSE in Ninja folklore is well known that Taijutsu, Genjutsu and Ninjutsu are part of being a ninja. Smarts is not all. Your comment is like saying Ryu Hayabusa is not a true ninja just cause he doesn't focuses on strategies all the time
The greatest quality of a leader is not only being an elite strategist, but being able to understand when to cut your losses and retreat when the situation isn't favorable. While most kids would only care about looking good, being strong, and trying to perservere, the elders recognize that it takes a true leader to make a the right call for everyone's sake. That's why Shikamaru graduated even though he lost.
I'm late to this Naruto party, and i'm not gonna watch it, theres lots of things i didnt like right off the bat. But Shikamaru and Rock Lee really make up for it. And yes, Shikamaru showed how not to be a driven by will-holic like Lee, using his brains. Better judgement s always a better sign of growth than never giving up and going forward. Great writing indeed, depicting a lil reality on this by emphasizing how better, when adversities are too phucking much, is to think in order to not make desperate desicions and that tough aint phucking enough. Wich applies in real life, too. And the consequences of being a better fighter with his head, being recognized by their superiors is what Lee couldnt attain, after all his admirable effort, since it wasnt just about being strong and win. Being great also includes being in touch with consequences, instead of blindly risking it all, without any sense of empathy for those at your side, the ones who care about You, the ones who could face hell at your side and even more. And then theres this trolling the author does to us, by not allowing Shikamaru kick his lazy ways for good, as he does with Kakashi, not making him lack rough edges in his adult self. Nice detail, everybody stays faithful to their inmature side at the end of the day. Meaning, no one s set up for perfection or supremely driven to actually attain it and get away with it.
Old shounen boys often gets very high pitch voices , even think of Goku who's over 50 by now, still have a voice of some fragile tone. That's why I like dubs of these animes
Nah, he had that figured when he was thrown into the arena by Naruto. He figured out the date of their marriage he called her spunky. Then about halfway through, he figured that he'd give their son the name Shikadai hahahaha XD
you hella stole that comment. I saw this on another remark vs shikamaru video and the person made this comment months before you. shame on you Bruh smh
*insert sarcasm*: yeah, because only one person on the entire population that watches Naruto series and HIMYM is capable of thinking that sort of comment. and when he posted it, I saw it, and I instantly wanted to steal the fame from him. call it a devil may care approach, if you will. go back to sleep, you have school tomorrow.
I love this fight, not just for the display of Shikamaru's tactical genius, but the fact that he let Temari win purely because he didn't want to put any more effort in the fight. He let her win, but he proved just how good of a ninja he is compared to her.
jafeir which is why hes a chunnin first...if he just gave up without trying no one would see his potential and everyone who wanted to see sasuke fight but got mad since he wasn't there and had to settle for shikamaru got more mad cause the wanted to see more of him after they saw what he could do so shik is like nah fuck them imma be badass and give them a taste and then give up because they never wanted me and now that they do screw it...also hes like if I break this tough girls pride and still show chivalry and give up after having the match won she will fall for me lol he always does plan 3 steps ahead lol...genius had he won he might not marry her
agreed 100%... this scene made me love Shikamaru you see how good he i but all he wants to do is look at the clouds and eat chips. but when the shit hits the fan ino shika cho is one of the first on it
jafeir yes :) well I guess he did not have to put any work into it to win realy. he just did not want to win. after hitting her with his jutsu (and befor walking into the middle) he could have just bowed down making temari hit her head on her own weapon. but it would be a boring ending, winning both figths the same way :) this showed off the cool side of shikamaru :)
I believe that Shikamaru should have been Hokage realistically. Don't get me wrong he isn't the strongest by a long shot but he is insanely clever, honorable and knows when to and not to fight. He really is a ninjas ninja. In a different series I honestly think he should have been the main character with Naruto and co as support. He is like a more mature nicer less crazy version of Lelouche Edit: This aged well. I *KNOW* he is Hokage now
+Almost unbreakable Who the fuck wouldn't want him to be the right hand man? He's like, way smarter and clever than you in every way and can totally take your job, and yet he choses not to.
+Arenzoj Asuma and many others stated if Shikamaru was motivated like people like Naruto, Lee, Sasuke, then he could easily become Hokage Considering how versatile shadows can be if you watch other animes, he could theoretically create more powerful techniques but he relies more on brain then direct attacks.
...How do you take off a top? besides, trying to get it right so temari actually mimics it will be a hassle, and he'd get hated on and rattled from everyone for doing it, which is way more of a hassle. If he practically won, why bother?
He destroyed her, beat her on her own game and own terms, defeated her ego, break her anger, and taught her that a man can doesn’t need that to be strong. Love interest beyond cliche was created that day.
Rewatching this makes me feel so nostalgic, who would of thought Shikamaru would end up being one of my favorite characters with out all the overpowered jutsu/techniques. This guy is pure genius and cool as hell.
Temari's voice makes me weak I generally think having crushes on fictional characters is silly but holy god everything about Temari hits just right, and her voice is a big reason why.
Calvin Tan I always thought Temari should have been disqualified for Kankuro screaming that out.But then again, Shikamaru was already steps ahead, so knew someone would point the parachute.
This episode was on September 12, 2006 I remember because I was watching this before the dragonball z wrath of the dragon premiere. How time flies wish I was back in my room watching this for the first time again
Choji at the beginning: *Chews food slowly* Choji at 13:56: *Chews food fast* Everyone is cheering on Shikamaru while Choji at 16:33: *Chews food aggressively* Choji at 16:46: *Chews food even more violently* Choji at 17:04: *Chews his food like there is no tomorrow*
This is my favorite fight because of the way the two constantly managed to one up each other. They actually used strategies and cunning like actual ninjas! It's a far cry away from the Naruto vs Neji fight, where it was just pure combat.
That's the reason I love this series it's a pure contrast of everything makes it well balanced series to watch. baruto doesn't even come close to naruto
@Edits the whole point of the exam tournament was to show off not only your skills but also your own leadership shikamaru had great strategy he was instantly made a chunin at a young age he might have been jonin by 15 or 16 if he wasn't lazy
Idk what's worse: the fact that such a good character like Shikamaru dropped off and didn't do much after this, or Choji shoving chips down his throat in the background.
After Team Seven Shikamaru is like the next main out of the Konoha 12. He fucking went with Pakkun Sakura and Naruto not 10 episodes after this fight, THEN lead the Sasuke retrieval mission. He also single-handedly killed an Akatsuki member, and led a platoon in the Fourth Great Shinobi War, married a hot Suna babe had a dope ass kid and is advisor to the 7th Hokage... You're right, didn't do much :/
1:55 "It really doesn't make a *HOLE* lot of difference" He clearly puts emphasis on the word "whole", he really did know how he was going to end this fight from the start.
You really dont understand HOW FUCKIN COLD THIS MATCH WAS! All the hype waiting for this to come out on toonami just to see Shikamaru through it. GAAAAAH! The nostalgia! Best match in the exam by far! This was PEAK Naruto
And naruto has kuruma and that should b cheating. No she had one eye on the ground for the shadow and the other at him. Besides there was no rule against listening to the crowd and reacting towards that
DeNile Reid Then, shouldn't Sakura, Sasuke, and Hinata's matches have been disqualified in the prelims since Naruto basically gave them moral support and even helped Sakura break free from Ino's mind control?
Kurenai: he was thinking four moves all along Asuma: he thinks three moves ahead Shikamru himself: I hv planned the next 200 moves Me: that's some difference
+Alex Lusio | No, the normal Naruto still was different. I mean, remember the fight between Zabuza and Kakashi, two Jounin. When they used a really strong jutsu, it had also downsights. There were a lot of handsigns, which are forgotten in Shippuuden and Kakashi lost too much Chakra. In the war, Kakashi is fighting for like 3 days and doesn't get tired.
I always wonder where the hell they pull these exact measurements from, "15 meters, 32 centimeters." Like did you use your chakra ruler or something lol?
this bitch was also going to measure the angle at which the sun was coming down and the relative increase in shadow. that's some heavy ninja trigonometry right there. better hope that fan serves as a calculator too
+Huga51RS As ninjas (at least in the higher brain function class such as Tamari and Shikimaru) being able to accurately judge distance is easy, especially when they have to consider accuracy and the angles they throw their projectiles
I love how people fight Shikamaru thinking there's some kind of great hidden motive behind his actions, like when Temari thinks he's mocking her by grinning but he's really just thinking "I wanna be a cloud"
lol true hhaha
CrownofMischief that's the same face he made when just before they both created shikadai
CrownofMischief Haha! That's why I like him especially in part 1 Naruto,he does that a lot!
That's almost the actual hidden movie/strategy, he doesn't outthink people so much as let them outthink themselves
90% of Shikamaru's thoughts consist of escaping any real work. Let him play strategy games like chess all day..
If you pay attention earlier in the series, Shikamaru was the only one who asked if you actually needed to win the tournament to be promoted, and the Third said no. He then went on to showcase his IQ, forfeit the match and then was the ONLY one promoted to chunin. He knew what he was doing.
@@user-mf9bs4dn9ufor real. No wonder Temari was smitten by him
Homie was playing shogi when everyone else was playing checkers. GG Shikamaru
Ya he tried to get out of more work, but they figured it out...he ended up being Naurto's assistant...probably the hardest job he could get. Even Temari figured it out...put him to work also lol
@@captainkelley6450 He became more than just narutos assistant🤣🤣
@@captainkelley6450 8th hokage
Temari:*so focused on the fight*
Shikamaru:*i wish I was a cloud*
Part time lolicop 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
so me.
Zero motivation: A guy with cloud envy
bruh the disrespect
He is like me
In terms of characterization, strategy, and enjoyment, this is one of the best fights in the series.
Shikamaru vs the death priest edges out this one because of how savage Shikamaru is, but you're not wrong :)
Yeah his fight with hiding and kakuzo was a lot more intense and Hella rewarding. His best shippuden fight
Neji : Excuse me?
@@loka7783Is that shippuden?
@@ninjireal Sure is! :)
Temari's thoughts: Is he MOCKING me?
Shikamaru's Thoughts: I wanna be a cloud.
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Rofl
Technically, he is kinda mocking her because he’s deliberately not taking her fight seriously.
I am not lazy I am just motivated to do nothing
~ Shikamaru
Amen to that since that's literally me everyday xD
Love this quote 😭
Hey he can think of the most efficient ways to do things so fast he needs a real challenge.
@@StrawberryMercury we have the same spiritual level 😂
Mood
Shikamaru: "this girl's a spunky one, i hate spunky"
Sure you do
Apples4Applez
What normal man hates a spunky woman?
depends on what kind of spunky she got
ohana 0952 shadow possession jutsu
Apples4Applez that's what I was thinking when he said that
When you know how good you are and won't waste energy trying to prove it. That's Shikamaru for you
Well basically he prove himself but only to give it away 😂
This is why I loved this guy. He was a fucking genius but didn't give a shit about anything
Rick and morty
And the reason I love Temari, because she was I’m gonna get this slacker
Sounds like me
Exactly I still love how he was when of the few to resist the Genjutsu but still chose to sleep 😂
@@Katyloveheart???
Temari: Amazing, this slacker clown outsmarted me.
Shikamaru: Waifu possession complete.
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Underrated as af
Lmao stop
@@pumpkinhead1011-v9h well that a in af stands for as
So you wrote as as f
Anyway no problem
BEST COUPLE EVER
Choji was the only one who could think 200 moves ahead like shikamaru, he literally knew that shikamaru would give up, lol
It's like seeing "÷ 0" at the end of a long equation. Choji knows that they can fight and calculate and strategize all day long; but at the end of the day, he knows his friend is going to pick the path of least resistance.
He had utter faith that his friend was a complete slacker 🧐🤣
Choji knows Shikamaru way more than everyone else because they BFFs.
@@littlebigb5370 good explanation 😂
Choji doesnt think like that, hes seen him give up so many times so ofc he knew he would give up. Shikamaru is lazy for a good reason
See this is why I love shikamaru. No overpowered sharingan eyes, no ninetailed fox chakara, no overpowered hishirama cells. Just good ole fashioned stratagy
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Nothing but big brain plays
Just 200+ IQ
Garbage 🗑
Yea the low powered version of shino
I dunno what's more impressive, Temari's Wind Scythe Jutsu or the fact that she can perfectly eyeball meters and centimeters.
I swear I was wondering the same thing about her eyeballing exact measurements
right
That wind tho. amazing
+Edwin Raymond exactly
I guess it's a skill you gotta have if you excel at ranged combat.
Shikamaru is my favorite character in the show. I prefer heroes who out smart their enemies instead of using force.
nice you favorite characters
finally someone who knows who are good characters and who arent, but i still like naruto XD
same
+nacho PORO lol true
yepper
Shikadai : Dad how was I born?
Shikamaru : I thought it was a drag to go fetch condoms turns out I ended up with a bigger drag. ...you
Shikadai : yep what a drag
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Hahahahahaha 😂😂😂
Facts
Wait I thought that Shikadai had existed because Shikamaru was too lazy to *_pull it_* out.
Fact bigger drag
I can never get enough of the close ups of Choji ravenously consuming those snacks with more intensity than the actual fight
I had to scroll far too long to find this. Choji do be munchin though.
The best part of the match
Choji is me fr fr
😂😂😂😂😂
And that, Shikadai, is how I met your mother.
El Marsh awesome comment dude
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Everyone “Shikamaru has an IQ of 200 he’s so smart.” Me “how TF can Temari measure distance to the nearest centimeter looking at the sun?”
To be honest, both of them have high IQ
I laughed harder than I should've 😂😂
Because they're ninjas, in the written part of the chunin tests Sakura is able to answer a question that they're SUPPOSE to cheat to get. A lot of shinobi are really smart in that regard
Tbh I believe she was just overthinking to much
Being good in maths and being good in strategy are different
Shikamaru giving up the match after beating Temari was the perfect blow to her ego. That win must’ve felt humiliating since she only won by forfeit. He had Temari hooked on him since the beginning with his move
Well, I think she wasn't egoistic, but was confident in her own abilities and after this match she fell for shikamaru
Then blow something else
he was thinking even further ahead than she would have guessed
The guy just want to finish the fight and go home to sleep but no bitch still want to mess with him even if it took years later 😂😂
@@Monkeytheluffy56temari is the arrogant type. Madara is the egomaniac type
This is the beginning of the cutest, most naturally organic romantic relationship in the whole franchise. He outclassed her at her own game on a level that she struggled to comprehend, and then they started taking turns rescuing each other through to the end of Shippuden.
As good as Naruto and Hinata are together, I think these two feel like their relationship is more credible.
Hinata's background kind of clashes with her shy personality. She's a freakin princess, comes from a rich family, and she goes from cute to knockout to yummy mommy over the course of the series. You'd think she'd have a little more confidence.
100% agree with all this
Shikamaru and Temari is the only ship I like from the series, the rest I don’t honestly like or care for. 🤷🏻♀️
@@KitsuneAdorable I think as a kid, I was rooting super hard for Naruto and Hinata much moreso than these two. However looking back as an adult, Hinata is really teetering on the edge of that faithful submissive waifu stereotype.
So yeah, totally agree. Temari and Shikamaru are straight up the only pairing in Naruto with actual romantic chemistry.
Going to disagree with you about Hinata. In all of the scenes detailing her day to day life with her family, Hinata gets mentally abused fairly regularly, destroying her confidence. It's not until she meets Naruto that she sees what confidence even looks like given he's in the same situation she was in. That being, Naruto didn't have a lot of innate talent yet he stayed positive that he was going to be Hokage. That's what helped Hinata try to work harder, despite the occasional setback.
The best pairing in the series is Konan and Yahiko.
"He's got control of my body, I'm helpless"
Those words were repeated 10 or so years later I'm sure.
aye 👏 ;)
i doubt if he's in charge
little N he is =)
Shikamaru and Temari end up together in the epilogue, that's what I meant.
But why would she be helpless?
"Ok, that's it. I give up. Besides, if I won, it'd just mean more work."
Best. Fight. Ending. EVER.
so true tbh all he needed to do is have a kunai to her throat and make her surrender (like their kid did) and it would of been gameover for temari
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And he still ended up with more work because he’s the only one who got the promotion after this 😂😂😂
"I know his style. He's trying to lure me into that tree."
"I wish I could be a cloud...."
😂😂😂
Temari was so kind to her future husband. She patiently waited for Shikamaru to be done strategizing before attacking him.
What can we say, he had the clown rizz
She invested in her self early 😂😂😂
It's not like she could have done anything, he was hiding at a long range and she knew he was smart enough to use shadow possession if she did anything stupid
She had to make a strategy as well so that's why she waited.
When the girl who handles the Archives in Konoha Library, Shiho was her name is introduced. I genuinely thought ah, this Girl might going to have a special interaction w/ Shikamaru. But, alas Shiho just helped them decode the code on Fukasaku's back
When strategy actually mattered in naruto
mjl1999 is susanoo a strategy?
little N it's the fuck strategy strategy
which is why I feel like this is better than Shippuden. When Itachi busted his out during his fight with Sasuke I was like, "Bruh GTFOH." Sasuke said pretty much the same thing haha. I was super impressed with Sasuke's strategy in that fight and then they just had to go and ruin it.
Well, the flying raijin swap thingy was a cool strategy I guess, for a bunch of DBZ like characters.
Ya got that right
Timari: I'm playing 3D chess
Shikamaru: I'm playing 5d chess.
Shikamaru: I already finished and onto my 40th match
5D chess with multiversal timetravel. Now that is a fun game.
Naw bro I'm developing 90d chess while playing every other version before that.
Well shikamaru was up to speed with yugioh 5ds
But 5D's doesn't exist though
Let's take a minute to appreciate the fact that he's able to just casually mention the fact that he had planned over 200 moves in advance
The 200th move was naming their son shikadie
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he planned so far ahead he foresaw him marrying temari
Move 197: waifu
Move 198: passionate shadow love no jutsu
Move 199: shikadai
Move 200: becoming 8th hokage is a success
"What a drag, I just wanted to be a cloud"
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Based
just found out Shikadai is technically in line to be Kazekage if anything happens to Kankuro and Gahara
Shikamaru planning the future
@@jonreese7066 Oh no, he could technically end up in charge of 2 nations. Poor guy, just wanted to be a cloud.
Move 201: die happy
Move 202: move my spirit to a cloud so I can be a cloud
Move 203: I’m a cloud. Hell yeah.
Temari got wet, when Shikamaru said that he had already planned 200 moves ahead
+RPGMaster wtf i see you on pokemon channels and now here lool
FADED Gloryyy just as much as your likes
FADED Gloryyy oh boy
FADED Gloryyy and next thing u knw they go on dates xD
Danny Lin more like Shikadai lol
"Hes got control of my body, im helpless."
Yeah youll be saying that again in about 10 years Temari
you think his got the determination to even try
+zeyphrBW sd yep,his will of fire bloomed because it had to in shippuden. It was the easier way out than to be enslaved.H e did fall in for her
Satyam Khan still can't believe that happened little maru grew upland got busy
DoyouevenPraisetheSun? Lol Praise the sun
DoyouevenPraisetheSun? nah he was lazy...temari was in control in bEd
Shikamaru:The only one to become chuunin first try and doesn't give two shits
savage
such a drag....
I mean, he’s a genius. And he’s bored of it cause everything is kinda easy. Even fighting cause he’s always coming up with victory scenarios
The only one to advance to the next rank because of this exam everyone else had to take the chunni exams again and he caught an L too
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@@remambane69420 shikamaru was the only genine to become a chunien that year because of the 5th
I find it interesting that most people overlooked the Third's explanation of this tournament. Winning got you more chances to showcase your talent. Shikimaru didn't need more than this one public fight to do that. No one can argue that this one fight didn't show that 1) He was a genius and 2) he could beat a more powerful ninja with his one jutsu. What more could he have shown anybody?
Nara clan is true ninja clan in Naruto. No bs elemental magic, throwing planets of the sky or over the top chakra moves. Just simple hiding in shadows, using kunai, strategize and taking the opponent quietly. That was the best fight in OG Naruto in my opinion. Really great idea and execution by author.
the original ninja are like that, rock lee no special ability just training hard and focus. Theyre the best original characters
You forgot about rock lee vs gaara
Yup and Zabuza vs Kakashi
They are more strategic and realistic
FALSE
in Ninja folklore is well known that Taijutsu, Genjutsu and Ninjutsu are part of being a ninja. Smarts is not all.
Your comment is like saying Ryu Hayabusa is not a true ninja just cause he doesn't focuses on strategies all the time
Most underrated character in the series is Shikamaru.
shino
LeftyStegman nigga he was a useful character in shippuden
Good point
LeftyStegman like krillin
Yep Thats why I like the Hidan and Kakazu arc they actually did some character development on Shikamaru
Ladies and gentlemen the most underrated character in history of naruto
no my boy rock lee is underrated
+Danielpro125cc Rider not really.... He is probably more loved than shikamaru
Not at all, People like Tenten dont really get enough screentime, and like lee xP
Of what i know, a lot of ppl loves shika
+Onyx Prime Actually Shino is the most underrated character in Naruto history.
Oh lol, look.. even i forgot Shino for a moment
Rip Shino
10 years later
Temari: I bet he's thinking about other girls
Shikamaru: I wish I was a cloud
Lmao
XD
Shikamaru: "This is such a drag". 😮💨
Dude has an IQ of over 200!! He probably knew Obito was Tobi by this point
Lmfaoo
+Yo Momma it was such a drag for him
+Yo Momma 😹😹😹😹😂😂😂😂
Without even know who obito is, he's just like that nigga that attacked the village when I was 2 months old, yeah that's obito
+Eneix LMFAO
Shikamaru is probably my favorite out of all of them, he is just so badass, but doesn't get much credit until shippuden.
StonedSage420 just likr shino
Ognjen A. True at least he beat hidan alone and helpt with kakazu its not that much less then naruto and sasuke shino didnt get even that
Hidan was defeated by shikamaru that made shika one of stronger character in the village as retarded Hidan is no one can defeat him like that
Saving the best for last
What abt rock leeeeeeee?
This arc is why I love Shikamaru so much. I love how he withdrew and _still_ made Chunin. 😂
Not only that, he was the only one
Just freaking look at Shikamaru's face at the end. Looks so done with life and dead inside lool
Imogen Oakland "why did harambe have to die" he thought to himself
“Why did I Become a shinobi, all I wanted was to be a Cloud. Smh What a drag.
3:16 "The only reason i became a ninja was so i could do whatever i wanted."
#lifegoals
Shika actually won this fight. He won Temari's heart. That was the real fight.
The fact that he didnt hurt her he won also her kindness
And only one to became a chunin
Gay
The greatest quality of a leader is not only being an elite strategist, but being able to understand when to cut your losses and retreat when the situation isn't favorable. While most kids would only care about looking good, being strong, and trying to perservere, the elders recognize that it takes a true leader to make a the right call for everyone's sake. That's why Shikamaru graduated even though he lost.
And that's why Shikamaru became the 8th Hokage.
I'm late to this Naruto party, and i'm not gonna watch it, theres lots of things i didnt like right off the bat. But Shikamaru and Rock Lee really make up for it. And yes, Shikamaru showed how not to be a driven by will-holic like Lee, using his brains. Better judgement s always a better sign of growth than never giving up and going forward. Great writing indeed, depicting a lil reality on this by emphasizing how better, when adversities are too phucking much, is to think in order to not make desperate desicions and that tough aint phucking enough. Wich applies in real life, too. And the consequences of being a better fighter with his head, being recognized by their superiors is what Lee couldnt attain, after all his admirable effort, since it wasnt just about being strong and win. Being great also includes being in touch with consequences, instead of blindly risking it all, without any sense of empathy for those at your side, the ones who care about You, the ones who could face hell at your side and even more. And then theres this trolling the author does to us, by not allowing Shikamaru kick his lazy ways for good, as he does with Kakashi, not making him lack rough edges in his adult self. Nice detail, everybody stays faithful to their inmature side at the end of the day. Meaning, no one s set up for perfection or supremely driven to actually attain it and get away with it.
I actually like the English dub's Shikamaru, really fits his character
same
neeksthecuz oke
Old shounen boys often gets very high pitch voices , even think of Goku who's over 50 by now, still have a voice of some fragile tone. That's why I like dubs of these animes
"What a drag!"
@@Gadget-Walkmen I’m looking for the part where I diss the entire rest of the dub cast............ I was simply praising Shikamaru’s VA
Fun fact, halfway through the fight he was already considering their wedding decorations lol
Come on, be realistic.
He had that figured when he called her spunky.
Nah, he had that figured when he was thrown into the arena by Naruto.
He figured out the date of their marriage he called her spunky.
Then about halfway through, he figured that he'd give their son the name Shikadai hahahaha XD
😂😂😂😂😂
...and that kids is how I met your mother
:D
Rofl ^_^
lel
you hella stole that comment. I saw this on another remark vs shikamaru video and the person made this comment months before you. shame on you Bruh smh
+Marko Novak what do mean
*insert sarcasm*: yeah, because only one person on the entire population that watches Naruto series and HIMYM is capable of thinking that sort of comment. and when he posted it, I saw it, and I instantly wanted to steal the fame from him. call it a devil may care approach, if you will.
go back to sleep, you have school tomorrow.
Once he “gave up” he defo got Temari falling for him Shikamaru is a legend for everything hes done in the show but bagging Temari too is a W
and Kishimoto said he doesn't like smart people what a drag for shikamaru.
I guess it takes one to like one
i hate smart people too....lets just be all stupid and losers!
Honeymoon_Bae just like Naruto 😂😂😂
coz it's so hard to put yourself in their shoes. Like, you have to think like a genius to create this genius.
Don Falcone Wow but I've never even seen a genius like him from his work.
"You cant hide forever, come out coward!". Temari.. you do understand the concept of a "ninja" I hope?
lol
This show really has nothing to do with ninjas. Ninja is just the word they use for why anything can happen.
+Zuuh1515 Right?! lol
Ikr ninja are suppose to be stealthy
kakashi is the only real ninja
this show is like ninjas as much as one piece is about pirates
little did she know that the 200th move was hitting that (;
Jason lol
Jason Nah, move 200 was Shikadai.
Jason 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hahhaa I died
😂😂😂😂😂
Shikamaru is like a death note character, he's always 100 steps ahead to counter the counterstrategy of his enemy
Man imagine if he and L worked together
I love this fight, not just for the display of Shikamaru's tactical genius, but the fact that he let Temari win purely because he didn't want to put any more effort in the fight.
He let her win, but he proved just how good of a ninja he is compared to her.
jafeir which is why hes a chunnin first...if he just gave up without trying no one would see his potential and everyone who wanted to see sasuke fight but got mad since he wasn't there and had to settle for shikamaru got more mad cause the wanted to see more of him after they saw what he could do so shik is like nah fuck them imma be badass and give them a taste and then give up because they never wanted me and now that they do screw it...also hes like if I break this tough girls pride and still show chivalry and give up after having the match won she will fall for me lol he always does plan 3 steps ahead lol...genius had he won he might not marry her
agreed 100%... this scene made me love Shikamaru you see how good he i but all he wants to do is look at the clouds and eat chips. but when the shit hits the fan ino shika cho is one of the first on it
Your right shikimaru used pure talent in this fight, I have to admit this was best match in the first quarter of the chunin exam
jafeir It's not that he didn't want to put any more effort into the fight, he was low on chakra.
jafeir yes :) well I guess he did not have to put any work into it to win realy. he just did not want to win.
after hitting her with his jutsu (and befor walking into the middle) he could have just bowed down making temari hit her head on her own weapon. but it would be a boring ending, winning both figths the same way :) this showed off the cool side of shikamaru :)
"i know its not classy for a guy to clobber a girl, but whoever said I was classy" haha bruh shikamaru is a mood
😂
Temari : "it just keeps coming", "he's got control of my body, I'm helpless"
Giggity
Shikamaru took her from behind.
50 shades of Temari xD
Nice!!!
Heh heh all right.
And that's how shikadai was born
The most smart strategical character in Naruto series. Amazing ! He deserves a big respect !
I believe that Shikamaru should have been Hokage realistically. Don't get me wrong he isn't the strongest by a long shot but he is insanely clever, honorable and knows when to and not to fight. He really is a ninjas ninja. In a different series I honestly think he should have been the main character with Naruto and co as support. He is like a more mature nicer less crazy version of Lelouche
Edit: This aged well. I *KNOW* he is Hokage now
+Arenzoj I mean he's the Hokage's right hand man now...so that's not pretty shabby if I do say so myself.
I agree and they stated it in the series. However it is lad back attitude that stops him. However he pulls through when it really mattersm
+Almost unbreakable Who the fuck wouldn't want him to be the right hand man? He's like, way smarter and clever than you in every way and can totally take your job, and yet he choses not to.
Why? Hokage would be too much effort.
+Arenzoj Asuma and many others stated if Shikamaru was motivated like people like Naruto, Lee, Sasuke, then he could easily become Hokage
Considering how versatile shadows can be if you watch other animes, he could theoretically create more powerful techniques but he relies more on brain then direct attacks.
he shoulda just said "ok here's the deal lady...you forfeit the match right now or i'll use my shadow possession to make you take your top off..."
OsamaBinLooney OMG. JIRAIYA would nosebleed to see that.
nah that'd take to much work
He only had like 30 secounds when he gave up, so that wouldn't work.
Ruan Coetzee How? Taking off a top takes no time at all
...How do you take off a top? besides, trying to get it right so temari actually mimics it will be a hassle, and he'd get hated on and rattled from everyone for doing it, which is way more of a hassle. If he practically won, why bother?
Shikamaru is the most relatable character in all Naruto
juiuffophiguo Naruto and Lee as well
William White not naruto i cant relate to him but to lee yeah
Yeah except for the 200 IQ tho.
And sakura
Yeah
He destroyed her, beat her on her own game and own terms, defeated her ego, break her anger, and taught her that a man can doesn’t need that to be strong. Love interest beyond cliche was created that day.
13:15 yeah because suddenly having a second fan wouldn't look at all suspicious.
Right.
LOL now that I think about it, yeah she didn't think that through.
OMG that's so funny, an oversight by the animators.
God damn it
That second fan would have been the clone, and would have been moving into action right away if she made it, so nothing to look suspicious at all.
Shikamaru really hit Temari with "I'm 4 parallel universes ahead of you."
I always watch this fight with the English dub. I can’t get over the way he says ‘I hate spunky’
I grew up watching the dub on cartoon network as a kid, these voices are ingrained in my head for these characters
@@khufu8642 same, naruto and dbz are the only ones ill always watch dub for
@@viletoxxie I think Vinland Saga has a really good dub, you should check it out tbh
hands down on of my favorite fights
dude personifies a lazy genius
lazy in the sense of finding the quickest way to get something done
😂😂😂😂
Rewatching this makes me feel so nostalgic, who would of thought Shikamaru would end up being one of my favorite characters with out all the overpowered jutsu/techniques. This guy is pure genius and cool as hell.
Same
they all have some pretty deep voices for 12 year olds
Temari's voice makes me weak
I generally think having crushes on fictional characters is silly but holy god everything about Temari hits just right, and her voice is a big reason why.
dssaas dem thighs tho
TheCantina there all 12 dude
than how temari ends up with shikamaru does masashi kishimoto forgot about this................
Zack Smith im just saying
"Sometimes i wish i was a cloud , just floating around . Going whatever the breeze takes me. That's my style" ~ Shikamaru Nara
I miss when Naruto fights were strategic. This shit was so much fun to watch on TV as a kid.
temari thinking shikamaru planning while IRL he's just think "shit I wanna be a fucking cloud"
Lmaooo
I know its been 4 years but your likes just reached 69
@@kalaimiller3915 ik this was 1 yo but ayo
This fight made Shikamaru my favorite character.
The fight with him and Hidan was my favorite fight with the akutsuki
Then is when Shikamaru became my favorite character
Same!!
Nah I prefer temamaru
Genial
Choji just progressively getting more and more aggressive eating his potato chips always cracks me up 🤣🤣
"He's got control over my body, I am helpless"
Well that's how shikadai was born. Ahem...
🤣
😂
Shikamaru: And that Shikadai was the first and last time I outsmarted your mother...
I dont get the "last time"? explain,
well if you get married you ll understand
+Biggest Dickus Maximus Erictus lol
+Biggest Dickus Maximus Erictus LMFAO
hahah
shikamaru's theme song was my all time favorite song i always play it when i play dota or playing pvp in dragon nest
Me to
Sammmme
same
what was the song at the end
Kevin Guillermo what's the name of this theme song
Kankuro literally assisted her if not she would have lost already. Kankuro told temari about the parachute.
+Jahon Rajabiy true lol
+Beat it but if it was truly a 1v1 in the woods somewhere, she would've slipped up, no one would've told her.
Nick Heard I agree with that,but this isn't that situation.
Beat it you're right, so someone should've been disqualified.
Calvin Tan I always thought Temari should have been disqualified for Kankuro screaming that out.But then again, Shikamaru was already steps ahead, so knew someone would point the parachute.
"it's still coming!"
- Temari
You mean sperm?
@@circle3565 2 others are "Look behind you. I'll let you" and "Out of the hole!"
Still my favorite character in a show about ninjas. Because, you know, he's actually ninja.
Stephen Pichurski i prefer sasori but he and gaara are my no 2
He's my second favorite character
This episode was on September 12, 2006 I remember because I was watching this before the dragonball z wrath of the dragon premiere.
How time flies wish I was back in my room watching this for the first time again
11:31
Isn't that...cheating...?
You may as well start yelling out strategies or throwing kunai down from the stands while you're at it.
You made my day XD
that's true
I was thinking the same thing
Could've had a dog for a ninja tool
When it comes to these exams, anything goes. Win either by KO or death
I relate to Shikamaru on a personal level.
I'm like a slightly dumber Shikamaru in real life
Ari Burnette maybe I ought to start thinking by steps of everything else I do in the future lol.
Justin Okoh a
Same
me too
why am I even typing this
What a drag...
The fact that Shikamaru was aiming for not only the hole in the ground but also the other two holes for the future 😆😆😆
I cannot believe I just read that! Bruh! 🤣
Itachi uchiha??? I never expected such words from a graceful shinobi like u
Naurrrr😂
@@kipanuka4929 he is pervy sage
😅😅😅😅😅😅
Choji at the beginning: *Chews food slowly*
Choji at 13:56: *Chews food fast*
Everyone is cheering on Shikamaru while Choji at 16:33: *Chews food aggressively*
Choji at 16:46: *Chews food even more violently*
Choji at 17:04: *Chews his food like there is no tomorrow*
LMAO
Underrated comment 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You and choji made my day😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Keeping the whole fight aside the only thing i loved is choji and his chewing 😂😂
LMFAOOOO
Temari: i have IQ of over 180
Shikamaru: Pfff those are rookie numbers
The fact that he lost the match but won the girl....
As he planned all along lol
and the promotion too...
The price of this tournament was a girl?
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Yea he had her interest from this match forward.
This is my favorite fight because of the way the two constantly managed to one up each other. They actually used strategies and cunning like actual ninjas! It's a far cry away from the Naruto vs Neji fight, where it was just pure combat.
That's the reason I love this series it's a pure contrast of everything makes it well balanced series to watch. baruto doesn't even come close to naruto
Nah your wrong, Neji used pure combat while naruto was actually using strategies to defeat Neji🤝🏾 get it right
For those who hasn't seen this series, spoiler alert shikamaru is the only one who passed this exam and became a chunin for being such a genius.
But he gave up
@Edits the whole point of the exam tournament was to show off not only your skills but also your own leadership shikamaru had great strategy he was instantly made a chunin at a young age he might have been jonin by 15 or 16 if he wasn't lazy
@@edits9287lol that’s why he became the chunin. He knew when to abort mission and regroup
DUUUDE I AM ONLY JUST WATCHING SASKUE VS GAARA
@@spoon7797 you haven’t finished Naruto?
Shikamaru, narutos best friend for real, and best character in the show
Yeah he's the most relatable.
I wonder if Shikadai was part of that 200 move plan...
nice one
I have no witty retort for this comment. I will just simply say, "Well Done," and move onto the next reply. ^_^
+Death Angel nice one dude hahaha
lol
+Death Angel 0.0 .....slow clap....
Idk what's worse: the fact that such a good character like Shikamaru dropped off and didn't do much after this, or Choji shoving chips down his throat in the background.
Livio Faustini Tell me, what did I say that gave you that idea?
Have you not watched Naruto? Shikamaru does a lot.
shikamaru helped lead the shinobi alliance after his father rip.ed
After Team Seven Shikamaru is like the next main out of the Konoha 12. He fucking went with Pakkun Sakura and Naruto not 10 episodes after this fight, THEN lead the Sasuke retrieval mission. He also single-handedly killed an Akatsuki member, and led a platoon in the Fourth Great Shinobi War, married a hot Suna babe had a dope ass kid and is advisor to the 7th Hokage...
You're right, didn't do much :/
You forgot to mention how he was also the leader of the team who had to retireve Hinata in the The Last.
1:55 "It really doesn't make a *HOLE* lot of difference"
He clearly puts emphasis on the word "whole", he really did know how he was going to end this fight from the start.
Yup, 200 moves ahead
You really dont understand HOW FUCKIN COLD THIS MATCH WAS! All the hype waiting for this to come out on toonami just to see Shikamaru through it. GAAAAAH! The nostalgia! Best match in the exam by far! This was PEAK Naruto
Kankuro gave her a heads up, that should be a disqualification.
And naruto has kuruma and that should b cheating. No she had one eye on the ground for the shadow and the other at him. Besides there was no rule against listening to the crowd and reacting towards that
sirtwinkyx215 technically he never said "start" "go" or "begin" so technically the match was never offical shikamaru quit b4 the match started
DeNile Reid Then, shouldn't Sakura, Sasuke, and Hinata's matches have been disqualified in the prelims since Naruto basically gave them moral support and even helped Sakura break free from Ino's mind control?
Hm.
Wow
Chunin Exams sure are a load of shit .-.
You're only disqualified when someone intervenes during the match like Gai Sensei in Rock Lee and Gaara's battle.
Anyone else think Choji's voice actor was required to have a bag of chips in the studio for recording?
Lmao
1:11
He lost the match..... But, more importantly...
He won her heart. ❤️
Took long enough
There are many powerful fights in Naruto however this one gave me goosebumps.
Kurenai: he was thinking four moves all along
Asuma: he thinks three moves ahead
Shikamru himself: I hv planned the next 200 moves
Me: that's some difference
Npc
I choked lmao 🤣
Choji knew shikamaru's 201 move
man I miss when naurto was like this and not all about jutsus
+McDaionGamez they're all mages now
Shippuden is the most clustered anime of all, naruto and sasuke have wayyyy too much crap
+SupremeScopaz i know right
+SupremeScopaz Shippuden is fucking awesome when it's not filler tho
+Alex Lusio | No, the normal Naruto still was different. I mean, remember the fight between Zabuza and Kakashi, two Jounin. When they used a really strong jutsu, it had also downsights. There were a lot of handsigns, which are forgotten in Shippuuden and Kakashi lost too much Chakra. In the war, Kakashi is fighting for like 3 days and doesn't get tired.
Every battle Shikamaru is on really entertaining. No hax, no OP eyes, or Giamt Ninja Robot just his wits and intelligence. I like it.
The first seven seconds of this vid immediate nostalgia that song brings me back man. So beautiful 😊
Love these 2 😊
I always wonder where the hell they pull these exact measurements from, "15 meters, 32 centimeters." Like did you use your chakra ruler or something lol?
😂 lool
Probably the only thing u can compare it to is stamina
this bitch was also going to measure the angle at which the sun was coming down and the relative increase in shadow.
that's some heavy ninja trigonometry right there. better hope that fan serves as a calculator too
+fox inuasha hahaha right? Lmao
+Huga51RS As ninjas (at least in the higher brain function class such as Tamari and Shikimaru) being able to accurately judge distance is easy, especially when they have to consider accuracy and the angles they throw their projectiles