Quote Originally Posted by February
@AssertnFailure: I really think that Sasori let Sakura+old woman beat him. If you go over their fight again, right at the moment before Sasori gets stabbed, you'll notice something weird.
You mean the fact that he stops fighting when his "parents" capture him? Yeah, he gets caught in an emotional moment, and allows himself to be killed. Or at least, I remember it going down like that. I do remember Chiyo making a comment about how he allowed himself to be defeated....I would go back, but I don't have any of the old manga episodes anymore.

As far as Sakura being weak...I don't agree. With help or not, she still managed to take down an Akatsuki before anyone (even Naruto the powerhouse) managed it. If you don't think she pulled her weight in that battle, remember that she is primarily a medical ninja, and consider the effect to which her anti-venom was used. Sakura rocks!

Shikamaru probably has the best Akatsuki kill so far though....something about burying alive an immortal while destroying the heart (one of five) of his buddy through his own technique just makes me very happy. Justice was indeed served in that battle.