Naruto Primer: Aburame Shino
Ants in the Pants
Shino is very uncomfortable.
It might be because he really isn't all that sociable and can't really call very many people his 'friends'. Maybe it's because he never really got a chance to show of his mad skills in the chuunin exam.
However, the most likely reason of all is the ten billion ants that are within Shino. Specifically, his pants. You see, Shino has ants in his pants and I can only imagine how incredibly uncomfortable that would be. To constantly have creepy crawlies hanging around in the lower regions, skittering up and down his legs and causing all sorts of unnatural feelings.
"That's not true." Said Shino with a frown, though one can never really tell unless it's a shot from an upper diagonal view. "That's all normal to me."
If Shino enjoys having the ants in his pants, then what could possibly be making him feel so gosh darned uncomfortable? I think this causes for a reflective journey. Shino shall travel far and wide to discover the true source of his unhappiness.
Of course, to save time, money and provisions, his journey will be limited within the village.
In fact, his journey shall merely be a stroll around the block, discussing with his peers why they think he is so uncomfortable.
During his journey, he met up with one of his teammates, Hinata. Now, one thing that will make this journey so reflective is that Shino's not exactly the personable type, so he'll have to actually talk to people.
"Hinata." Said Shino. "I feel uncomfortable."
"With what?" asked Hinata. "With me?"
"I don't think so." Shino replied. "I can't figure out why. Do you have any idea? It's kind of a shot in the dark."
"Uh…no." Hinata said. "In what way do you feel uncomfortable?"
"You know that feeling when your foot falls asleep?" Shino asked. Hinata nodded. "That."
"Oh." Hinata said. "Um…don't get offended or anything…but could it be because you have bugs crawling all over your body and in your body?"
Shino paused for a moment. "I…don't think that's why."
"Well…I don't know then…"
Shino had to continue his journey. And continue it he did. Until he met up with Sasuke. "Sasuke, I know we don't know each other very well…" Shino started awkwardly. "But I have a somewhat personal question to ask. I feel extremely uncomfortable and I don't know why."
Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "And…?" he said.
"I can't explain it." Shino admitted. "But do you think you could help?"
"With your uncomfortable feeling?" Sasuke asked, raising the other eyebrow.
"I don't know why I'm uncomfortable." Shino said.
"And how am I supposed to know?" Sasuke questioned.
"I was hoping to get an outsider opinion." Shino replied.
"Uh…sorry, then." Said Sasuke. "I don't know why you're uncomfortable."
Thus, Shino continued his journey to find the source of his uncomfortable feelings. Shino initially had an idea when he had come across Hinata, and that was to ask her to use her Byakugan to discover why he could be uncomfortable, but he thought it would only make himself feel even more uncomfortable and probably make Hinata feel quite uncomfortable as well. Perhaps he was feeling uncomfortable because he had just acted like a fool in front of two people. But then again, he was feeling uncomfortable before that. Now he was just feeling more uncomfortable.
He knew this feeling would never go away unless he found the source of the original discomfort. He still thought the Byakugan was a good idea, but he didn't have any interest in having a girl looking in his lower regions. That's when it hit him.
Neji!
And wouldn't you know it? Neji just so happened to out for his morning stroll and therefore was right there.
"Neji, I have an awkward favor to ask you." Shino said.
Neji had to stare at Shino for a minute before finally remembering who he actually was.
"What's that?" he asked.
"Could you use your Byakugan to find out why I'm uncomfortable?" he asked. "I hear your Byakugan can see everything. I know it's my only hope to find out why I'm uncomfortable."
Neji didn't say anything.
"Um…I'm really uncomfortable." Said Shino.
"Fine." Said Neji. Then, Neji proceeded to use his Byakugan to inspect Shino thoroughly. "So…should I look around the ten billion bugs that are in your pants?"
"Yes." Said Shino.
"Call me crazy but I have a feel that that's why you're uncomfortable." Neji said.
"No, it's normal for me." Shino said.
"Are you sure? Because that is so not normal."
Shino thought about it for a minute. Was it really the ants in his pants that was making him feel so uncomfortable? It couldn't be. He had had ants in his pants ever since he was just a furling.
Perhaps they were just reproducing too quickly and now there were far too many ants in his pants so it was making him uncomfortable. Perhaps Shino should try emptying out his pants. Perhaps we shall end this chapter before he does so.