Shino vs Temari

[Vanto]

Another fodder match-up, courtesy of yours truly.

Shino vs Termari.

Chuunin-Exams versions of them. Let's say that Shukaku didn't happen and Sasuke PWNED Gaara, with Shino defeating Kankuro afterwards. How well would he fare against the remaining sand sibling ?

Location : Chuunin exams arena.

Mindset : IC.

Intel : Whatever they gathered from watching the other's battles.

Rules : KO only, although they can give up (probably won't matters here).

Restrictions : Apart from needing to hold their punches a bit to avoid killing the other, it's fair game.

Second round : Same mindset, same conditions but the spectators wants blood, so while they can KO, it's also possible to kill the other, no holding back anymore.

Third round : Same scenario as canon (Shukaku wakes up, fall of konoha and stuff) but instead of Kankuro, Shino has to fight his way past Temari instead. IC but they will not hesitate to kill, battleground is the forest where Kankuro vs Shino happened.

In all scenarios but the third round, they get at least 5 minute of prep to plan their moves before the fighting.

 

[EZQ]

Temari rapes

 

[Curse Mark]

Most likely temari

 

[Chaosmark101]

Temari. Doubt his bugs can eat her fuuton

 

[Tangerine]

First round

Temari can only blow the insects away, as they won't be harmed or killed by the attack. Her only option is to KO Shino himself. Which won't be easy. Shino fights in the same way as Shikamaru - planning ahead by the use of tactics. Avoiding Shikamaru's shadow was hard for Temari, but she'll have even more hellish times with Shino's insects. Shikamaru could only attack at one PoA and was limited in chakra and range. Shino doesn't have this problem. He can attack from all sides, any range, no limit. Temari will be too busy attacking the insects she can see and being unaware of the ones she can't. And when she thinks she's hit Shino, she's bound to hit a clone or two.


Second round

Same as before.


Third round

While I favour Shino for the first 2 rounds I'm willing to take Temari winning into consideration. But 3rd round favours Shino far more. It's in a forest. The only way Temari can attack is in the open. She can temporarily hide behind a tree, jump out and attack, but if she misses Shino then she only ends up giving away her position (which doesn't matter anyway as the insects can sense chakra). But Shino can hid behind any tree, having his insects advance slowing towards Temari while at the same time baiting her with false attacks and clones.

 

[Tarkatower]

temari chops him up

 

[Curse Mark]

First round

Temari can only blow the insects away, as they won't be harmed or killed by the attack. Her only option is to KO Shino himself. Which won't be easy. Shino fights in the same way as Shikamaru - planning ahead by the use of tactics. Avoiding Shikamaru's shadow was hard for Temari, but she'll have even more hellish times with Shino's insects. Shikamaru could only attack at one PoA and was limited in chakra and range. Shino doesn't have this problem. He can attack from all sides, any range, no limit. Temari will be too busy attacking the insects she can see and being unaware of the ones she can't. And when she thinks she's hit Shino, she's bound to hit a clone or two.


Second round

Same as before.


Third round

While I favour Shino for the first 2 rounds I'm willing to take Temari winning into consideration. But 3rd round favours Shino far more. It's in a forest. The only way Temari can attack is in the open. She can temporarily hide behind a tree, jump out and attack, but if she misses Shino then she only ends up giving away her position (which doesn't matter anyway as the insects can sense chakra). But Shino can hid behind any tree, having his insects advance slowing towards Temari while at the same time baiting her with false attacks and clones.

You really cant compare the fighting styles of Shino and Shikamaru like that. And why cant Temari kill the bugs?

@Bold: no she cuts down the entire forest.

 

[Zexion~]

Terrible matchup, Temari shits.

 

[Icelerate]

First round

Temari can only blow the insects away, as they won't be harmed or killed by the attack. Her only option is to KO Shino himself. Which won't be easy. Shino fights in the same way as Shikamaru - planning ahead by the use of tactics. Avoiding Shikamaru's shadow was hard for Temari, but she'll have even more hellish times with Shino's insects. Shikamaru could only attack at one PoA and was limited in chakra and range. Shino doesn't have this problem. He can attack from all sides, any range, no limit. Temari will be too busy attacking the insects she can see and being unaware of the ones she can't. And when she thinks she's hit Shino, she's bound to hit a clone or two.

No, Shino's bugs are no where near as durable as Tenten

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so Temari's fuuton rip them apart. Bugs are made of flesh so anything that can slice off even a small amount of wood (

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) will tear them apart. While Shino's mode of attack do have advantages over Shikamaru's like you mentioned, Shikamaru's shadows do have their advantages as well. One advantage is that since Shikamaru was hiding behind a tree with large shadows, Temari had to retreat or else she'd be standing on them. This meant that she had to fight at over 15 m (

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) whereas the optimal distance kamaitachi no jutsu was to be used is 10 m during the CE arc as shown by the databook entry below. Furthermore, Temari couldn't blow away Shikamaru's shadows which she can easily do to Shino's bugs and the ones who get hit directly will die.

Kamaitachi no jutsu

Spoiler

Ninjutsu, C-rank, Offensive, Short to mid-range (0-10m)
User: temari

A whirlwind of blades, crowned with a bewitching name!!

This bold move is Temari's speciality. By freely manipulating the gale brought forth by her giant fan, the many air currents collide and create vacuums pockets. The person enveloped by this gale is assaulted by countless invisible blades, carving up their body. Also, the strong wind power will blow away all incoming projectile weapons and will even make the opponent unable to stay on their feet.

[picture of the Kamaitachi Technique cutting into a tree]
→The invisible blades created by the air turbulence slash at the surface of a large tree. That sounds echoes like an extremely sharp knife...!

*A Kamaitachi (鎌鼬), or "Sickle Weasel" is a creature from Japanese folklore. It's a weasel holding a sickle, or having sickle-like claws. They ride whirlwinds, often in pairs of three, and cut people.

Those bugs

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so Temari should be able to either hit Shino directly, move out of the way, or attack them.

Temari should have no problem mowing down Shino's clones and then taking him down and he'll be under more pressure than Shikamaru was due to the fact that Temari can freely move around the battlefield without having to worry about the

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.

Third round

While I favour Shino for the first 2 rounds I'm willing to take Temari winning into consideration. But 3rd round favours Shino far more. It's in a forest. The only way Temari can attack is in the open. She can temporarily hide behind a tree, jump out and attack, but if she misses Shino then she only ends up giving away her position (which doesn't matter anyway as the insects can sense chakra). But Shino can hid behind any tree, having his insects advance slowing towards Temari while at the same time baiting her with false attacks and clones.

Why would Temari be the one hiding behind a tree which can be used to blindside her with insects? Didn't Shino's bugs in part one need the scent of the

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? Unlike Kankuro Temari is a more mobile fighter and Shino's part one bugs can't fly and have no speed feats so as long as Temari can shift her position, this would render the insects' slow advancement to her position useless as they'll be back to square one. All that hard work for nothing.

Temari wins scenario one with low-mid difficulty and she wins scenario 2 with mid-high difficulty.

 

[Magnolius]

Shino can also have his bugs adapt to or evolve with Temari's attack, so that they become immune or develop some kind of physical evolution that allows them to fly through her harsh wind. *shrugs* But yeah, temari rapes.

 

[EZQ]

Oh, CE versions. Yes Temari doesn't rape. If they were adult versions then Temari would shit on him, terrible matchup.

 

[Power Bottom]

Temari low diff

 

[Curse Mark]

Shino can also have his bugs adapt to or evolve with Temari's attack, so that they become immune or develop some kind of physical evolution that allows them to fly through her harsh wind. *shrugs* But yeah, temari rapes.

Uh how?

 

[Magnolius]

Uh how?

How does Shino's bugs adapt to Temari's wind or how does Temari win?

 

[Curse Mark]

How does Shino's bugs adapt to Temari's wind or how does Temari win?

Oh Temari shits. How do the bugs adapt to taking damage like that?

 

[Magnolius]

Oh Temari shits. How do the bugs adapt to taking damage like that?

I don't really know the science behind it, but it is a possibility considering their ability to adapt to certain events/environments at a fast pace. Due to their size, Temari's Fuuton should necessarily damage them in the fashion it does trees or people, but scatter them. So basically Temari's Fuuton would be like a tornado that they must adapt to and/or overcome. Their bodies could possibly evolve in some way to adjust to the massive force of winds, maybe develop some kind of rough skin layer of exterior flagella to help them deal with or possibly glide through her wind. This is speaking theoretically of course, and may not be completely accurate/possible.

However, that adaption takes time and training, which Temari wouldn't allow. I believe it took Shino's bugs at least a week to develop some form of counter/adaptation to Crystal Release.

 

[Curse Mark]

I don't really know the science behind it, but it is a possibility considering their ability to adapt to certain events/environments at a fast pace. Due to their size, Temari's Fuuton should necessarily damage them in the fashion it does trees or people, but scatter them. So basically Temari's Fuuton would be like a tornado that they must adapt to and/or overcome. Their bodies could possibly evolve in some way to adjust to the massive force of winds, maybe develop some kind of rough skin layer of exterior flagella to help them deal with or possibly glide through her wind. This is speaking theoretically of course, and may not be completely accurate/possible.

However, that adaption takes time and training, which Temari wouldn't allow. I believe it took Shino's bugs at least a week to develop some form of counter/adaptation to Crystal Release.

When have his bugs ever shown anything like that?

 

[Magnolius]

When have his bugs ever shown anything like that?

His bugs have shown the ability to adapt to peril circumstances during early Shippuden, when his bugs were crystallized by Crystal Release but later developed a counter against it by evolving. His bugs aren't stupid, actually quite the opposite. Extremely intelligent, being able to attack successfully right after birth.

 

[Curse Mark]

His bugs have shown the ability to adapt to peril circumstances during early Shippuden, when his bugs were crystallized by Crystal Release but later developed a counter against it by evolving. His bugs aren't stupid, actually quite the opposite. Extremely intelligent, being able to attack successfully right after birth.

Oh, that was filler.

Also, if you swung a blade around at a cluster of bees or flies you would still slice some up.

 

[Magnolius]

Oh, that was filler.

Also, if you swung a blade around at a cluster of bees or flies you would still slice some up.

No, that wasn't a filler. The was a canon part of the Naruto timeline.

Also, no it wouldn't slice them up. It would simply scatter them. They're much too small to be cut be a broad gust of wind whose only cutting feats pertain to large objects. You always have to disagree with me, or one-up me in some way or fashion.