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[@MisaelMatute76]

Shikimaru: "Oh no a string.. that I can use to make her think it has a shadow, which is actually my shadow technique.. that I can use to distract to throw a shuriken at her, while she cant move.. that I can use as a distraction, to make her hit and knock herself out.. that will let me fight Temari in the next round.. whom I will marry. Yep Shikimaru was 100 steps ahead..

[@anthonyrusso2520]

I love this implication

[@karlodavid1165]

letting her win is also part of the plan

[@MisaelMatute76]

@@karlodavid1165 Tbh I could have kept it going, but I think everyone gets it..

[@yungnaija6380]

“whom I will marry” 😂😂

[@user-zw2fo3di8y]

MisaelMatute76 I want an extended version

[@slothful2039]

Back when tactics mattered in naruto

[@slothful2039]

Robert Phillips No for good writing and interesting fight scenes.

[@bipolarexpress9827]

Now everyone turned into a Pokémon or transformer

[@slothful2039]

Shaman Xeed You're definitely correct. I just meant this more as a broad statement. I feel like after the killer b vs sasuke fight it just didn't matter too much anymore.

[@VinhTran-gn5gc]

Yeah true :))))

[@Bassjunkie_1]

Well I still love Naruto no matter what.

[@Unelephant]

Shikamaru should really keep his kunais where no one else keeps them lol, so when he reaches for his, they reach for nothing.

[@kenb2957]

And alternatively, keep nothing where people place kunai, let him hold nothing to his neck while his foe holds his or her own blade there for interrogation.

[@Rieras]

but then what he just did wouldn't work? edit: and what he did was way cooler

[@Needformadness2]

@@Rieras it would

[@eksteinmalan3517]

@@Rieras it literally so would. - Kim Kardashian

[@juri7507]

@@kenb2957 but he can't do that cause he'd hurt himself too

[@nikodemassadauskas1301]

Despite the fact that he isn't a main character, this guy literally has some of the most entertaining fights at least to me.

[@irokosalei5133]

I think the writers had most fun with Shikamaru's fights too.

[@intent4044]

@@irokosalei5133 it was one writer, Kishimoto

[@AndreyEvermore]

Shikamaru is a great example of a ninja in this show. Uses the shadows and intellect

[@madmouse4400]

He was at his pick against kakuzu and hidan

[@cynkauvanyau2059]

Sasuke vs Bee was fine until Bee decided to give up.

[@localriku2069]

1:08 When that theme starts playing, you know you've just been bamboozled and are about to be explained how

[@moa4185]

Its called “Shikamaru theme” Do you know ehat theme plays at 0:09?

[@localriku2069]

@@moa4185 Yes, I know it's Shikamaru's theme, that was the joke.

[@moa4185]

Deejvoczek oh srry for not getting the joke. But do you know the theme that plays at 0:09?

[@localriku2069]

@@moa4185 I don't know it

[@moa4185]

Deejvoczek oh ok no problem

[@nandajarusman]

When i was kids, i thought shikamaru's jutsu is a boring thing, as i grew up, then i realize how smart he is, make strategy against enemy with his boring jutsu

[@user-lm2ju2pv2i]

Actually his boring jutsu is still more usefull than sakura lol

[@maf1083]

What a drag

[@nelsontejada5303]

You're still a kid if you can't even type proper English

[@nandajarusman]

@@nelsontejada5303 yes yes yes

[@vendor0197]

GoDz Uchiha Many people don’t speak English as their main language you uncultured swine.

[@omkarsangvikar4166]

*Shikamaru looks at Kin This is nice. But, *Looks at Temari I like that better Edit: dear fellow liker and commenter thanks for likes and comments. I posted this comment in my down and dull time of my life and now life's going pretty well. Stay Strong healthy and fit. Grow better and stronger everyday.

[@theblackbasketball]

Kin*

[@thespicyspicey]

Everyone likes Blonde

[@omkarsangvikar4166]

@@thespicyspicey and busty

[@thespicyspicey]

@@omkarsangvikar4166 exactly.

[@mrboerger1620]

Kin dies so it's fine

[@mischievousone9999]

I think the reason why he bothered to toss the shuriken instead of leaning back outright was so her dive back would be stronger. People can resist the technique to varying degrees based on how strong they are, so her wanting to dodge back helped to minimize that risk and ensured she hit the wall with sufficient force.

[@meh_veel]

Using instant loss of restraint to gain momentum 😂

[@peterklein1347]

I always asumed he was just trolling lmao

[@odinoco]

it's also because he needs to let go of the jutsu before she hits her head or he would also feel the impact on the wall, as when Naruto hit Gaara under shadow posession Shikamaru felt the punch too, so it's not enough to force her to hang her head back, he has to make her think that it's the right thing to do.

[@mightycannon1512]

@@odinoco no he didn't he just got pulled

[@saigoevangelises3072]

i dont get it

[@Trashheapcuntspawn]

When Naruto was about deception, intelligence, tactical decisions, planned strategy - y’know, *real* ninjutsu and not “who can shoot the biggest laser” or “who has a bottomless reserve of chakra”

[@ovidiudante]

As I allways said there's plenty of strategy even after Naruto gets stronger. Naruto vs third Raikage Itachi and Sasuke vs Kabuto Gara vs fourth Kazekage The battle against reanimated Madara The allied forces trapping the Ten tails There's also the first battle from the war against Sasori, Deidara and Sai's brother. The battle against Kinkaku and Ginkaku And before the war started Both Naruto and Pain were op at that time yet the battle was amazing So was Sasuke vs Danzo Sasuke vs Killer B So did the bettles lose strategy as time went on? No Are people unable to see that the characters were still using clever tricks till the end because they are too busy complaining about ghe power levels? Yes Shippuden also had lots of great fights before everything went to the war. Sasuke vs Deidara Jiraya vs Pain Sasuke vs Itachi Sakura and Chiyo vs Sasori Kakashi vs Pain Killer B vs Kissame

[@Trashheapcuntspawn]

Ovidiu Sampalean see now, all you’ve really said is “they were great fights” but not once did you describe the strategy used in these fights. You can not deny that there was a significant shift from tactics taking prevalence to good choreography and flashy moves overshadowing the one “clever tricks” (which still weren’t enough to be called strategy) towards the end of Naruto. I mean, look at Kakashi Vs Obito, this is one of my favourite fights in the whole show because it does everything a fight should, for any other piece of media other than Naruto. There is investment and meaning there from the heavily documented relationship they have and the amazing choreography/fast animation, it’s amazing, but it was missing that signature Naruto personal touch of ninjutsu and strategy. I’ve never once in my life given a shit about “unfair power levels” and I don’t know what ghe means (I probably do but not in this abbreviation) and I love every fight in Naruto (except for maybe Jiraiya vs The 6 paths of Pain) I was just making a simple point that there was clear change in the way fights and the way characters thought about them happened.

[@jameskaiser99]

For me, kakashi vs zabuza is the greatest fights, where you can do raps battle with your hands... Miss those days

[@ovidiudante]

@@Trashheapcuntspawn *sigh* I could describe in detail all the strategy and cleverness in each of these fights BUT IT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF TIME. And even if I did people would still claim that it doesn't compare to Shikamaru's floating jacket and stuff. Some examples, Sasuke hiding a fuuma shuriken in the shadow of a different fuma shuriken and having them both tied with strings in order to make them break and have the pieces hit Itachi after he eould dodge them. Him using the heat of his jutsu and Amateratsu to heat the atmosphrre in order to bring Kirin. Him using Orochimaru's special substitution to leave a fake body behind in order to trick Itachi. Itachi planting a trap for Obito in Sasuke's eye. Sasuke using genjutsu on Danzo to trick him into using all his Izanagis. Naruto using Pain's chackra absorbtion agaist him by making him absorb natural chackra and turn to stone. Naruto tricking one of the pain's to enter Gamabunta's mouth so his field of vision would be blocked from the other pain so he could deal a finishing blow. Hiding clones on myoboku mountain to store chackra for later use. Using smoke bombs in order to take away the common field of vision of the 6 Pain. Jiraya did similar strategies against the 6 Pain so no use looking into that more. Against the 3rd Raikage after the rasenshuriken failed in power Naruto realized the weaknes of his jutsu and used a regular rasengan to force 3rd to strike himself. Against Deidara Sasuke used his own sword to mark a spot without landmines where he could step and realized that his lightning style could neutralize the earth chackra from Deidara's clay. Deidara using clay clones to try and divert Sasuke while he actually was hiding into his clay animal. Sasuke using Orochimaru's snake to run away after realizing the explosion was going to be to great. The allied forces using Earth jutsu to trap the ten tails after using lightning ones to blind him, futher using fire and water and earth jutsus to entrap him into a cement like substance and wind to further use the steam and dust to block it's field of vision. The second hokage using the conection between all the allied forcesthrough Naruto s chackra in order to teleport them to safety whenever the ten tails had the chance to drain them while at the same time using Katsuya to heal them. ...

[@Trashheapcuntspawn]

Ovidiu Sampalean Ok, fair enough, when you’re wrong, you’re wrong.

[@seekerundue]

I wish all of Naruto fights were like this. All of Borutos are already.

[@sregginkcuf]

It never was

[@seekerundue]

Shaman Xeed watch Shikamaru vs Hidan. It's so...forced.

[@sregginkcuf]

@@seekerundue no? Shikamaru obviously made a trap beforehand and led hidan there. Then he tricked Hidan by thinking he took Shikamaru's blood but instead stole Kakazu's. Then shikamaru just blew him up. Hidan was defeated but he wasn't exactly dead right after the the paper bomb Explosion. He died slowly. He only retains his immortality as long as he makes sacrifices to his god to which he couldn't because he was buried alive. It wasn't forced. This was at least expected of the Nara household.

[@dark3rthanshadows]

what u mena plot armor? i have a back up plan to your back up plan and your back up plan to my back up plan won't work thanks to my ass pull

[@soft9320]

Hey Itachi vs Sasuke was a really intellect fight..

[@KC_Smooth]

I'll never forget being in middle school when this episode aired. This whole arc was incredible.

[@parkeverlynn9102]

Same

[@ElectrostatiCrow]

Same. Shikamaru, Neji, and Itachi were my favorites.

[@notgadot]

@@ElectrostatiCrow i wish neji still alive and hinata died

[@cleanerwhite9470]

Back when getting hit by a throwing weapon actually mean something.

[@BakaBaka8146]

Even hitting your head to the wall is fatal in this video.

[@lysander3262]

Except for five needles...those didn't do jack

[@archwing3441]

Anyone else realized that Shikamaru could do a lot more after catching someone in his shadow if he just regularly kept a pair of kunais in a really odd place. Like, it's standard practice to keep kunais on the leg so when he traps someone and they both go for one, they both grab a kunai, but if he kept a kunai in his hair or something, he could just be the only one throwing it and not actually have to worry about getting hit.

[@drageoksllechtim2078]

But does that make him look like a badass? I think not

[@onkive]

It'd be easier to just make them stab themselves to death.

[@evafelker14]

Shuriken*

[@pravinrao3669]

He should keep a rubber knife in his leg pocket then stab himself. Rubber knife doesn't harm him while other guy gets harmed

[@EliteHoopster2018]

He actually does later, his clan tends to put their tools in irregular spots for ninjas

[@MrAwesomeMatty]

May be short, but it was one of my favorite Naruto fights. Back when you had to use your head and tactical strategies to win, not some ancient bloodline trait or super giant chakra form power.

[@rishabhbhatnagar9632]

I hv the same feeling too.

[@chocoburgersenpai1627]

When a ninja show is actually about ninjas not copying dbz

[@tubeyoukonto]

Or use talk no jutsu to defeat everyone -.-

[@splainin2doo]

@@tubeyoukonto talk no jutsu is the best part of the story.

[@Decimo10X]

Yikes you losers sure can complain.

[@kuroro4958]

Shikamaru’s fights in this exam was more satisfying than naruto tbh

[@blade4174]

The Neji fight was Amazing but yes Shikamaru’s fight especially with Temari was amazing

[@jacoblubis520]

Naruto and garaa tho but if u only count it as an exam battle

[@Hensley_Jb]

@@blade4174 nope. well at least in my opinion that one had a bad message. But i use to love it as a kid

[@vincetheworldly537]

Well he's the only one who won the entire exam so..

[@addictedtoair1351]

Yeah imagine winning just because your fart stinks

[@Marineisme]

love the giggle he does.

[@terryterrific3955]

Shikamaru and Kakashi are the most clever ninja's in the series.

[@richierich2877]

I think Itachi Uchiha was the most clever ninja in Naruto series..

[@seekerundue]

Terry Terrific ... You forgot Orochimaru, Madara, Tobirama, Minato... And generally the smartest characters.

[@hildaalintria7484]

@@seekerundue lol the smartest among all is MASASHI KISHIMOTO

[@rishabhbhatnagar9632]

There are a lot of smart guys in Naruto.

[@Reartwig]

Shikamaru, kakashi, neji, Obito, sasuke, Itachi, orochimaru, Jiraiya, naruto, tobiriama, hashirama, minato, hiruzen literally a lot of battle smart ninjas around

[@sulthanrasyid4274]

Lucky shikamaru always fight agaist fine naruto chicks

[@djsnopel9594]

First person to talk about how good looking she is

[@RedDeathAnims]

@@djsnopel9594 TTbh when Toonami came back in 2013 and I rewatched naruto, I lowkey thought Kin was fine too

[@FRISHR]

Hidan is a fine naruto chick ?

[@seankhieotue-in7193]

What happened to kin tho, did she appeared in shippuden?

[@BrickBreakerXX]

Boy, she hella dead. Orochimaru used her corpse to reanimated the old hokage I’m pretty sure. Along with the other sound ninja.

[@FalcnPWNCH]

Shikamaru's fights are always some of the best and most fascinating to watch because of his intellect and creativity, Shikamaru actually prevails and wins with tactical knowledge and calculation...... and not through brute force, fancy and extravagant jutsus or endless inhumane endurance....

[@powersettingsm7172]

"The opportunity to defeat the enemy is presented by the enemy itself" -Sun Tzu (The art of War)

[@LookingForAName...]

Back in the days, there was hardly someone with the best power. It was about how you used your ressources. Then it became who can shoot the most chakra at the other.

[@jasonmoukala8909]

Looking For A Name Not really. There were always tactical strategies in naruto. It’s just that more powerful jutsu got involved

[@fa-q-6226]

@@jasonmoukala8909 no, there weren't. Tactics are not the same as strategy, look at what happened in naruto vs Sasuke (the last one in Shippuden), there is no strategy, it's just a great movement choreography, where your biggest strategy is to use a big rassengan or a small rassengan, or to use the right eye or a megazord, it's like DBZ

[@jasonmoukala8909]

fa -q- ok that’s just the last battle, but for the most part, there were strategy and tactics

[@fa-q-6226]

@@jasonmoukala8909 yeah??? When? Explain yourself

[@jasonmoukala8909]

fa -q- sasuke vs Itachi. Team 10 including kakashi vs hidan and kakazu. Sasuke and Itachi vs kabuto. Naruto, Kakashi and guy vs obito. Naruto, minato, sasuke and Tobirama vs obito. Sasuke vs deidara. Sakura and chiyo vs sasori, jiraya vs pain, Kakashi vs pain, Sasuke vs Danzo. Naruto and Sakura vs Kakashi. Gaara vs deidara. Shall I continue?

[@NewGuy2534]

I had a crush on Kin when I was a kid. She looked so different from all the other girls, and actually used tactics fighting shikumaru.

[@AdityaPalange]

Kishimoto wasted many such characters in naruto........

[@trevorfranks69]

Haha yes me too

[@markelkhatib2524]

He did?

[@esperplayz6812]

Perv...

[@cocoluvkoko9743]

@@esperplayz6812 Pls, tell me your joking.😐

[@SamSalatorisRex]

This was the Naruto I loved the most. The hand drawn animations, the 90’s style synths, and no giant Uchia Mechs it was all jutsu and fist fights. I wish the series had never gone down the path of aliens and planetary devastation style mechanics.

[@Naxhus2]

It's a bit like what happened with DBZ. Once you surpass someone who can destroy a planet, all bets are off. I think it's kind of funny how Naruto started from like "How can i get into ninja school" to "superpowered aliens are invading the planet... again..."

[@vjm3]

This and Temari's fight was what made Shikamaru my favorite character.

[@FRISHR]

Just realized she’s a weaker version of Tayuya.

[@redsceptre8791]

Well, she is still a Genin.

[@cevicheconchifle4018]

Tayuya is really talented considering they are from the same generation

[@HapPawhere]

@@cevicheconchifle4018 Everyone on Naruto Squad when Sasuke Mission will lose to her. Kiba, Choji, Neji, Naruto will lose vs Tayuya

[@legendoflevant]

tayuya was so underrated

[@komlat253]

True that

[@TheLuconic]

Shikamaru represents what a ninja is supposed to be. Sneaky, intelligent, aware of their surroundings as well as use them to their advantage. Everything all those kids are not. Why he was the only one who graduated.

[@bennitori4]

I thought it was appalling that Shino didn't graduate as well. His power is bugs that eat your chakra. So his things is to distract you long enough for the bugs to sneak in. He did that with both Zaku and Kankuro, without being to flashy. But of course his big fight took place in a forest, instead of in front of a judge. Something he laments after and during the fight. I think if he had his battle in front of a judge, he would've had a decent shot of graduating alongside Shikamaru. All the other genin used the exams as ways to hash out their emotional problems. And the only ones who didn't (and still won their fights) were Shikamaru and Shino.

[@RaspberryAnthem]

I feel bad for her and the other Sound genin in the Chuunin exam. Orochimaru murdered them and used their bodies for his reanimation jutsu against the third hokage.

[@stabbynuggets]

Fuck those evil bitches...

[@NoxAtlas]

Good old times when the action was more focused on outsmarting your enemy. I wont say they completely abandoned it but back then the characters had more natural limits to their power and needed to use these abilities in the most efficient way. But towards the end of the series it became much less relevant because the characters could either summon Kaijus, turn into them or get ridiculous power-ups that made them strong enough to take out gods. The first part of the show was more interesting because the characters weren't ridiculously overpowered. If I wanted to watch a series with characters that can obliterate entire cities with just one attack, I can watch DBZ instead.

[@swnerd-2320]

The creator, Kishimoto, even admitted that he took a lot of inspiration from DBZ, but I get the feeling that he wanted to be too much like DBZ as the series progressed that he lost sight of what his series was originally about, which was stealth, strategy, and deception.

[@markokrstic6629]

Kin: Have you ever had a girlfriend ? Shikamaru: Uh...no Kin: 0:47 *VIRGIN VIRGIN VIRGIN*

[@cond.oriano4575]

Fuck you! I can't unhear it anymore! 😂😂😂 Give this man thousands of likes!

[@godbloodyyt1344]

@Hack Kite 😂😂😂😂lol

[@Shade45-]

I heard Vaping

[@alarictenorio1076]

I hear Vegeta

[@sagnikpaul1811]

ROFL.....

[@arbington]

The Sound Genin were cool, was really bummed when they got what they got.

[@asgdbush1445]

My man really out here tryna avoid saying Naruto spoilers in 2020 lol

[@arbington]

Actually I just assumed what happened to them was common knowledge by now and needed no elaboration, so kinda the opposite I guess lol

[@splainin2doo]

I thought they were a cool concept. But Orochimaru had no more use for them once he marked Sasuke. And a running theme is that when Orochimaru has no more use for you, you're done. He isn't the loyal type.

[@arbington]

Very true, once he’s done with a tool it goes in the trash.

[@quentinjones6877]

@@asgdbush1445 some people just started watching Naruto just like some people just started watching Avatar the last Airbender

[@spastheghost]

I wish Naruto stayed like this. Less emphasis on big flashy monster magic and more just tactics and combat

[@besSi]

It’s a pity that we didn’t get the opportunity to see more ninjas from the Sound village… starting from the 1st series of Naruto almost every Ninja from this village was very strong (even genins) and their skills were not easy to be dealt with. Hhhh, to think that Orochimaru managed to build a whole village by himself… clever guy, one of my favs!

[@enzan6916]

Poor Kin. Had such sweet voice, but was sacrificed by Orochimaru

[@luismadrid8526]

I dunno man, she seemed pretty vicious, same as Dosu and Zaku

[@DragonBlack199]

@@luismadrid8526i mean unlike the Leaf Girls you had to respect that she could handle herself in a fight in OG Naruto

[@sucraloss]

I think what makes some of these earlier fights so good is that they’re compared with the power creep later in the show. Strategy is still used in both, but most fights became more extravagant over time as the show focused on characters who predominantly increased in power. Sort of like how in DBZ it goes from Super Saiyan to many multiple levels of super saiyan, it feels less special even if the formula is the same.

[@ShaunaJagan]

2:00 that Shikamaru's laugh HEHE

[@100sleepeon3]

Back to the first time you really understood how dangerous Shikamaru would be in the story

[@streamersusiesubscribe6569]

Shikamaru is smart Kin is cool

[@Samantha517]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6XLpmqQlNWaos0 Kucing Sedih {Jojo Fan}

[@Boy_Utog]

But kin is dead

[@FlyingRaijin52]

@@Boy_Utog Kishimoto is a pussy that's why he also let sakura live.

[@serugeikikuno6609]

But you are dead

[@about_every_thing92]

@@serugeikikuno6609 stfu you little sh.. remember when you tried to kill gara huh

[@4ourofclubs]

Shikamaru's battles are always some of the most interesting ones because he doesn't have any overpowered jutsus or special inherited traits, just brains and strategy!

[@arvin2360]

Her last smile before being used as sacrificed 🤏🏻

[@LouisGalaxoz]

It's sad that she has to die. I want to see her development. Her ability sounds kinda dope, ngl

[@hellothere3210]

She was awesome. I loved her and her team tbh. They were very interesting characters as well as their abilities. I really wish her and her team had lived up until the end of the series or even made it as far as Boruto. That's how awesome they were.

[@ibrahimmoviq2708]

Me: opens chrome *chrome doesnt respond *click chrome multiple times Chrome: 0:48

[@pablozanoto5801]

RIP Kim One of the people who suffered at the hands of Orochimaru and who lost to Shikamaru.

[@DanielBMaximoff]

This was before you bust through walls and cause craters.

[@komlat253]

Why does the OG fights hold up so well ?theses are still so good to watch.. btw i love how fast kin got knocked out lol .like she went to sleep in the middle of her thought lol its was hilarious

[@Zei33]

Just watching scenes like this really gets through how much better naruto was than boruto. I’ve watched every boruto episode and nothing comes close to naruto.

[@dsperfkdsp9962]

Original naruto end before shipuden

[@Mitifly123]

cause boruto anime is mostly filler, and just now they are back to canon (boruto 17 or 18 from manga) and its currently at 43.

[@coalsauce4457]

Making her go bomk was too funny and savage lol

[@AnbuGreenShinobi]

Back when ninja tools actually inflicted damage

[@jofx4051]

And justu is only thing that can make damage now...

[@dominiclynx8886]

@@jofx4051 FACTS ;(

[@ijneb1248]

@@jofx4051 except now everyone has immunity to all jutsu so you need either sage jutsu or a mangekyou sharingan to even stand a chance

[@hannin-wa3857]

Ninja tools is easy to dodge in shippuuden

[@Sayhannn]

2 rinnegans got taken out by kunai

[@SorceressRose]

I liked Kin. I’m just sad she died in a way that if you weren’t paying attention, you wouldn’t have known what happened to her, like she disappeared or something.

[@michellereionodera]

I think she just went back to the sound village or something

[@MidoriOtoko]

@@michellereionodera she became the sacrifice for dead hokages(Edo tensei) if I'm not mistaken along with the guy that his arm get destroyed by shino

[@SorceressRose]

緑好き男 Yeah, she did. It was such a quick scene that shows their fate, that it’s missable, especially with everything going on in the episode.

[@user-nl2kk7gf9i]

@@SorceressRose Back then when I was kid watching her corpse after they revealed the seal broke my heart because I really like her.

[@danieltang5096]

Gigi I loved seeing her dead body with her eyes open

[@thevgm5478]

This fight was the definition of being “outplayed”

[@user-tv7st5vs2i]

シカマルの術が成功した時のﾎﾟｫﾝﾎﾟｰﾝﾎﾟｫﾝっていうBGMがめっちゃ好き(語彙力)

[@JG-wd8op]

カラス_乌鸦 タイトル「フェイク」ですね

[@user-tv7st5vs2i]

@@JG-wd8op 助かる！

[@user-us9ri5to3y]

@@JG-wd8op 初めて知った

[@manny7662]

What about the theme that plays briefly when shikamaru throws the shuriken?

[@bellatrixmai2380]

When i was really young everyone in my school watch Naruto, every girl falling in love with Sasuke but Im really like Shikamaru i think his really my style his really smart

[@advcer9638]

Then you are really special

[@Malhaloc]

The shuriken was just for show. I love that about this fight. He literally could have just made her hit her head on the wall without doing that. He was just trolling her.

[@nelsiegeografo9185]

I don't know... if he did she would at least try to resist and the impact would not be as hard. She was assured she was just mirroring him so she didn't even resist.

[@roberthairjr.4185]

Kin is underrated.

[@Make_Australia_British_Again]

Robert Hair Jr. I love Kin, wish she got more fights

[@PicolloRun]

Sad the way she died

[@fxb.yolohoiir811]

she s dead thats why

[@fitputra7426]

@@fxb.yolohoiir811 wait she's die?why i don't know

[@fxb.yolohoiir811]

@@fitputra7426 she was turned into the body for 1st n 2nd hokage by Orochimaru. in the Orochimaru clash vs 3rd Hokage episodes

[@orangeapples]

Just imagine how scary Shikamaru could be if he was left handed. All of his shrikes pouches would be on the opposite side from everyone else.

[@thecrazycapmaster]

That’s kinda what the Nara clan did actually, they generally stuck their weapon pouches in weird spots so that their enemy would mirror their movement and come up empty with a kunai in the face 🤣

[@seasons1146]

I was sooooo shook 😭💗💗 and screamed when he won in my childhood. Aaaaaaah nostalgia. 😭💗💗

[@QruisS]

You know you're done for when Shikamaru's theme starts playing

[@FatalKitsune]

Even when people know exactly how Shikamaru's shadow technique works, he still wins because he's just that clever.

[@adamfurqan9811]

simple but powerful. you can tell how gentleman he is. He does not want to punch the girl. just using the wall to knock down his opponent

[@gtaquizmaster]

Are girls weak and soft in the narutoverse also?

[@adamfurqan9811]

@@gtaquizmaster good question. But in my opinion. They could be soft and hard sometimes.

[@gtaquizmaster]

Do you think Kin is exceptionally weak to be knocked out like that with a head butt to the wall @@adamfurqan9811

[@Kurayamiblack]

Two things I noticed now that I'm more observant these days. 1 - Shikamaru was flexing with that ninja star. He didn't need to throw it if bending backwards was all he needed to do to bang her head on the wall 2 - He was being gentle with that head bang. The motion looked clumsy as if he intentionally didn't crack her head wide open by bending back too fast lol

[@zelphplayz]

Let's be honest that was actually impressive

[@edoalva48]

This makes me realize how great Naruto was compared to Boruto. I know it's obvious, but I mean almost every 'appeared-one-time-only' characters from Chunin exams are more interesting than what Boruto had. Heck, they're even better than the side characters in Boruto NG.

[@jantran5349]

Well Naruto was better than Naruto shippuden and boroto.

[@gauban986]

I dropped Boruto after just watching the first 5 episodes i cant stand boruto and all the new side characters and how advanced the shinobi has becomed even the characters design are so lame and bland its like they all stole it from devianart.

[@edoalva48]

@@gauban986 i made it to 100th episodes and i can report to you: sadly, it still is that bad. if i was the writer i would've done at least 5 times better.

[@procerator]

@@gauban986 it gets better. But for that you need to watch at least 70 episodes. So I won't judge anyone who dropped it.

[@jaimdbeng1020]

What do you expect to an anime without novel/manga story? Without a better author all anime is a shit

[@ilyasazmi7167]

I just loooovvve when she said “dekinaiii”

[@bentencho]

When you think about it, all 3 of Orochimaru's genins were highly skilled. If they had normal teacher-pupil relationships and fought different opponents, they would have easily won.

[@glowstonelovepad9294]

Dosu won against Choji

[@izaccsgansit3507]

Remember when hitting your head really hard knocked you out of fights? Heck, nowadays the enemy keeps fighting when half their body is blown off.

[@_BlackGuy_]

Ah yes, the naruto i fell in love with.

[@yukiegrandmotherofakito7547]

Ino: Shikamaru, Beat her Up! If shikamaru did actually beat her up today, he will be in court getting a life sentance.

[@lihpws]

I am you

[@yukiegrandmotherofakito7547]

@@lihpws Tell me your new techniques!

[@bobthebass510]

This was one of the biggest uno reverses in anime history

[@APRENDIENDO.JUNTOS1]

I liked her, she was cute. But sadly she got killed by orochimaru 😔

[@kingvr4684]

Another way to make the jutsu better in this scene was to place his shuriken and kunai in another part of the body. That way she would not throw anything

[@MisaelMatute76]

Lol nah, the fact that she basically beat herself up was genius. If he just throws something at her it would be anti climatic and it would mean he hurt a girl..

[@kingvr4684]

Yeah u right i should not have said in this scene. But would be very usefull on a real mission in a 1v1 battle

[@karlodavid1165]

shikamaru should ave just turned around and bang his head in the air

[@rusampler1877]

To place in highly unusual part and position like chest.

[@timhinfort1171]

KingVR46 imagine Shikamaru just dropping his pants to pull a throwing star out of his ass lmao

[@Kolt461]

1:07 You know when this theme played, someone just got played, hard.

[@timehathtcg]

the sound effect when he her heads hits the wall xD love it

[@mysticdragonwolf89]

This is one of the only times that always makes me choke with laughter 😂

[@TheViekers]

That "Masaka?" Is so cute.

[@kelvinjaya956]

Shikamaru:haha you is not smarter dan me Kin: "duuugghh" dead

[@wovenbruh4255]

this is one of the most underrated fights in naruto imo

[@KlowdZzz]

If the whole show would’ve been about strategy and tactics like this then my boy Shika would be homage rn

[@Drag0nfly369]

Can't we talk about that strangely adorable sound Kin makes when she hits her head?

[@xuenf]

Shikamaru vs Kin: I can use string to make thin and then make her knock her own head Naruto vs Kiba: haha fart go brrrrr

[@412Shivangi]

I can never forget the first chunnin exam in Naruto, just love all the fights, expect sakura and ino, of course

[@wjb4578]

One spring break while in college, I watched this entire series up through the Sasuke Retrieval arc, right before Shippuden came out that summer in 2007. Good times.

[@keonforde1784]

Always had a soft spot for shika theme song lol

[@calisthetics]

Imagine how good shikamaru would have been if he actually applied himself self. I think he would have been basically unstoppable

[@yoshter135]

After rewatching these fights, most of the prelims basically go “call and ambulance!!! But not for me!!!”

[@ioriyagamy4777]

Shikamaru is such a great character. I always liked him when I was a child. I liked Rock Lee the most, then Naruto and then Shikamaru

[@maximilianomartinez9309]

Esto era la esencia de Naruto realmente disfruté mucho de aquello, una lástima como terminó todo porque si seguía por este camino estaríamos hablando de un top 3 mejores animes de la historia.

[@thanglongnguyenvu3815]

Fights involving Shikamaru is usually so damn intense.

[@mueezadam8438]

I remember reading this as a kid, good times.

[@deshiiiful]

I totally forgot about this fight haha...damn its been a long time since i watch naruto..maybe I should rewatch the entire serie

[@kuro-desu1513]

I like how shikimaru used his head to defeat kin... *Literally*

[@Alex-ec7sw]

He actually used her head but, yeah still valid

[@wjb4578]

@@Alex-ec7sw Nah dude he still used his head for defeat since his movements controlled hers

[@bandabanana4939]

2:00 I like how shikamaru laughs LOL

[@Tpt2005]

That freaking head bonk was hilarious. Good on you, Shikamaru.

[@ngocphu7854]

I love the music when shikamaru caught his enemis :)

[@uwua6509]

0:37 this is how it feels to wear a kilt

[@ghettobadmintonmtl6251]

Back then: Super elaborate plans on how to disable the enemy, using kumais and other weapons. Now: lasers go boom pew pew

[@thecomebackkid6]

Such a beautiful character.....

[@cumotron6252]

I personally think the hidden song ninja should’ve had more screen time because they had such cool designs and jutsus especially the guy with the tape on his face.

[@Renwoxing13]

Damn, I dont remember Naruto looking this fucking old!

[@glissofficial95]

I hate that when they transitioned into shippuden these characters were so severely watered down. The leaf ninja genin were no diffing everything walking, now a lot of times they can’t even compete because they don’t have senjutsu or some op dojutsu.

[@ilhanovic2272]

The fight and the outcome is simple but its cool af xD

[@elfhighmage8240]

I had a bowl of popcorn while watching this. I was so excited to watch such a brainy scheme, the popcorn was everywhere. You just don't see tactics like this in American shows.