This is an interesting idea, but I can't help but be worried about that Shikamaru being exposed with no one to block him.

that is true, he is highly exposed and the clones will only protect him until round 3, by round 3 he will be completely exposed,

this is a blits team here everythign happens in round 2, finishing up in round 3, after that, this team is suffering.

i used this team 90% of my playthrough though

But what if you fight another person with a blitz team, who would in theory easily be able to plow through the clone and potentially kill Shikamaru in R1 or R2?

(Not trying to be overly harsh or critical here. I'm just trying to pinpoint weaknesses and help you improve this team.)

this team is a glass cannon that has multiple weak points,

its purely just for people who have gaara 3* and want to make him better, but the clones from sakura help soak up damage, as you can get up to (8) of them 4 the first time and 4 more after resetting her skill,

although it does have it fults it brought me all the way to level 77

I have yet to see 8 slugs. Doesn't it just replace the 1st 4 slugs?

You can't see 8 slugs... because there are 9 slots and 4 are already taken by your 4 ninjas. And no, it doesn't replace the 4 slugs.