Naruto 324 - シカマルの分析 - Shikamaru's Analysis
Short Summary:
Kakuzu is looking at Asuma, thinking he'll get him another 35,000,000 Ryou.
Asuma is shaking... he got badly burned using Haisekishou (his most powerful fire jutsu) on Hidan.
Kotetsu and Izumo are looking at their captain, wondering what exactly happed just a second ago. Shikamaru can't believe something like that even possble.
Hidan, who's fully transformed, gets a sword from under his coat, laughing at the Konoha ninja's, telling them everything is prepared and to get ready to feel serious pain.
Asuma takes his knife and loads it with wind chakra, adding a chakra extention to it before charging full speed towards Hidan. Hidan notices immediately and prepares his own defense.
Instead of waiting to block Asuma attack, he stabs himself, piercing his leg. Asuma instantly feels the pain and fall on the ground. His teammembers don't understand what just happened.
Hidan laughs at Asuma, asking if he can feel the pain and he didn't touch a vital part yet. Hidan tells him that when other people die, their pain enters his body, transformed into pleasure.
Asuma is shaking in pain again. While Shikamaru observes what happens, Izumo thinks Hidan is controlling Asuma's leg, but after Koketsu tells him Hidan pierced his own leg, Izumo gets it.
Hidan has already cursed Asuma.
Asuma understand that he's linked to Hidan in some way or another, Hidan's body taking the same damage as his, but then again, Hidan is immortal.
Hidan still laughing, asking where he'll stab next or finish it now, as he moves his sword to his chest, ready to pierce his own heart.
Izumo yells at Shikamaru and tell him to stop Hidan with his Kage Shibari no Jutsu as his Kage Nui doesn't work on Hidan. Shikamaru already started, trying to save his sensei.
When Hidan is about to pierce his heart, Shikamaru's Kage Shibari reached Hidan inside his circle. He's about to give the final blow, yelling "DIE!" at Asuma. Shikamaru does everything possible to avoid it.
A little blood drop from the sword and Hidan is sharking, trying to push the sword further, but he can't move anymore. Hidan is pissed because of this trick happening again. Shikmaru needs all his power to counter Hidan's strength with his jutsu and the backup teams won't come before another 10 minutes.
Izumo and Koketsu can't attack Hidan because this could kill Asuma sensei. Shikamaru tries to calm down and analyse Hidan's jutsu, as he's convinced there must be a weak link and Asuma tries to find a Jutsu that will allow him to escape Hidan's curse.
Hidan is still forcing to get his sword into his heart and slowly Shikamaru's Kage Shibari is weakening its grip around Hidan's arm. Asuma realizes Shikamaru cannot hold long with Hidan as his opponent and he must think of a solution quickly. Hidan is also getting Kakuzu impatient, as he wants to step in to avoid losing his small fortune.
Hidan warns Kakuzu not to interfere, as he's strong enough to take them all. Shikamaru started analyzing Hidan's behaviour: his speech, his movements, his possessions... all related to his actions.
Shikamaru replays all te events in his mind... the preparations, the ceremony, the talk about god, the judgement and the curse ...
It looks like Shikamaru figured out the weak link in Hidan's jutsu and is ready to strike!
( als ze maar geen schrammetje aan Shikamaru geven !! ! 
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