Quote Originally Posted by Jessper
Obviously the Deer are there for a reason, it wasn't just to be creepy. I wouldn't assume these deer are what we think of when we say deer though, sure they are similar but I doubt half a dozen "earth" deer are the prison Shikamaru setup for Hidan and regular deer sure don't show up on demand.
fine...

http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/338/12/
http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/338/13/

Here's the two pages that the scene comes from.
Clearly, the intent was not for the deer to play a vital role in Hidan's demise.