Originally posted by: basey_69
i liked the way neji was able to attack the ground with his face
lol...wicked funny

Naruto has definitely improved since the Zabuza/Haku saga, but i still believe he lacks the strategy skills that Sasuke possesses. The Temari fight was a nice example, with Sasuke switching himself out for a log (gotta love the always perfectly cut logs that are just randomply found in the wild) and an explosive tag, and blowing Temari up...And as far as Orochimaru owning Sasuke in the forest battle...i believe the way Sasuke captured/Ryuuka-no-jutsu'ed him was ingenious, and had that been pretty much ANYONE else in the Chuunin Exams, they would most definitely have died, or come damn close to it. That technique uses a LOT of chakra, is supposed to be a deathblow, and assumes that the enemy has absolutely no chance of dodging/escaping...