I don't think Naruto is so dumb he'd fall for simple tricks since he knows Shikamaru uses shadows, but Shikamaru doesn't have only simple tricks. I think Shikamaru is being underestimated here.
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Hes not tapping into kurama but he is pushing himself to protect his friends(Like ashura).And plus in part 1 how many times have you seen naruto run out of chakra lol. He doesn't just access all that chakra on a whim in early Naruto. I really think that in every instance that he makes that amount of clones he's tapping into Kurama, but if not, he's at least pushing himself beyond his normal limits. Not kyuubi chakra, but yeah when he is in a corner.But i assume hes not trying to save chakra like he did with neji.If this was the same round as in with neji, he would.If not he wouldnt.And shikamaru can catch 10 chunin so yeah he can catch clones.But whats he gonna do?Its out of character for shikamaru to try and kill naruto.He cant really knock naruto out either, and with many clones under control, his reserves will go down too fast.After that its a stomp. If he's near some shade, he could even catch many clones.
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I think Shikamaru could trap him without Naruto feeling desperate like that. He couldnt control chakra properly due to the seal tightening im pretty sure.Orochimaru did that in the forest.He summoned gamabunta with his reserves and then used kyuubi chakra.He did that inside a sand coffin from a possesed shukaku gaara Point is, he never summoned that many clones without Kyuubi chakra or without being seriously backed into a corner. Naruto couldn't mix his chakra properly cause of the seal, which is why he couldn't make the Rasengan? In either case, he needed Kurama's chakra to summon* Gamabunta. Which was another example of him tapping into Kurama. I think he weakened it during the summoning training. Yes he gets resolve amped, its like asura awakens but its still his chakra.And naruto didnt make 1000 clones against neji to preserve his when he made clones he didnt get red chakra either. If that were the case, I think Kakashi woulda made a much bigger deal out of it when he can only make one or two Shadow Clones at a time. This Naruto, in base, has a lot of chakra, yeah, more than Kakashi, but not 1,000 Shadow Clones worth. It was implied/retconned by all these instances to be the same case against Mizuki. It was the same case when he made all those clones against Orochimaru's snake. He broke Neji's 64 Palms by doing so, then Naruto wasn't fighting cloaked or anything. I think he can tap into the chakra without changing form, too. Naruto never showed such numbers when he wasn't desperate. If Naruto could just spam all these clones all the time, why doesn't he? It seems he does so when he "digs deep" which he won't do because Shikamaru won't push him that way. Naruto couldn't mix his chakra properly cause of the seal, which is why he couldn't make the Rasengan? In either case, he needed Kurama's chakra to summon* Neji was out of chakra himself, and Naruto used Kyuubi chakra to do that.
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Neji was out of chakra himself, and Naruto used Kyuubi chakra to do that.