Asuma is mortally wounded by Hidan’s jutsu, and the Akatsuki have the rest of the Hidden Leaf in a bind.
If you were to liken the Leaf Shinobi
to a Shogi piece, Shikamaru...
...لو أردنا مُقارنة نينجا قرية الورق بقطع الشوغي يا شيكامارو