Originally posted by Kentoyeah thats the crappy thing about shikamaru's power's, but his father most likely got past all that(if he also got over the nara laziness trait)and is a deadly opponent in shadowy locations.
Maybe. What else is he really going to do? What about team Snake though? I want to know what's up with Madara also. He just tells him everything and lets him leave. Also is Sasuke does go back to Konoha will it be to secretly try to avenge Itachi, do it openly, or just forget about everything and try to start a new life. Sasuke doesn't seem like the type to do anything secretly or to forget though.But Sakura has Chiyo guiding her like a puppet most of the time. She has super strength, and she's smart but she doesn't have much else going for her beside the healing which that's the only reason to put her on a team. To heal except she'd have a hard time doing it in the midst of battle. Though I guess Shadow Binding Jutsu combined with her punch would be a good combo except Shikamaru would go flying also.
when it comes to shadow arts, shijima of the 8 devils of kimon comes to mind from the ninja sroll film, that guy was a shadow master: