Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto or Itsy Bitsy (Spider) Shino.

AN: I know, kinda late, but I got really lazy, even though this has been done for a few weeks now. Ah, my laziness can rival that of Shika-kun.

Fables and Other Short Stories
By SapphireWhiteTigress

Chapter III: Itsy Bitsy Shino
(Itsy Bitsy Spider)

Shino, the itsy bitsy spider-like creature, liked to climb waterspouts. It was a hobby of his that he just couldn't let go. He loved climbing waterspouts so much that he actually made a little song out of it:

Itsy bitsy Shino
Went up the waterspout
Down came the ninjas
That tried to take him out
Out came the bugs
That scared them all away
And itsy bitsy Shino,
Went up the spout again!

He loved that song, which he based off of actual events that happened 2 minutes, 36 seconds, and 57 nano-seconds ago. Shino, like any other bug in the world, was minding his own business doing what little spiders like Shino do.

He was climbing his all time favorite waterspout, which was connected to a certain ninja's house. But this story isn't about who the ninja was, so we will move on.

As Shino, the itsy bitsy spider, went up the waterspout, he was caught off guard by random ninja bees, zooming in on his waterspout. Shino hated trespassers, especially the trespassing bees, which loved to wreck havoc in and outside of his home.

Shino was quite annoyed with them as they circled around him, buzzing like the annoying little bees they were. He sighed, in a spider-y way. "What do you want?" He asked, emotionless, because Shino the Spider wasn't one to show emotion quite often.

The leader of the bee, an obnoxious looking one, flew in front all the rest. His name was Kiba, Shino's one and only (self-proclaim) rival. "Hey, bug-boy!"

Shino rolled his beady eyes. "You're one to talk."

Kiba laughed cockily, and a smaller bee, Akamaru…barked. He was a weird bee, because bees just don't bark. Actually bugs didn't really talk, either.

A timid bee, Hinata, fluttered forth, looking quite shy. "Uh…Ki-Kiba…m-maybe we should, uh…le-leave Shi-Shino alone…?" She asked quietly, looking at one of her bee-like legs.

Kiba laughed and pointed at the spider. "Bees, attack!" The horde of bees, except for Kiba, Hinata, and Akamaru, started towards Shino, who in turned sighed in annoyance. "C'mon, Hinata, this is fun!"

Hinata looked at Shino wearily. "Uh…"

A thousand tiny bugs came from small cracks and holes around the area, quickly protecting Shino with their buggy lives.

The bees charged at all the tiny insects and fought an all out buggy war. Needless to say, the bees were no match against Shino's thousands and thousands of bug minions, and the bees, knowing when they're done, quickly ran away, leaving Kiba, Hinata, Akamaru, and Shino alone.

Kiba sweat dropped, in a…bee-y type of way. "Uh, hehe…Shino, buddy ole' pal…no harm done, right?" He laughed nervously.

Akamaru barked.

Shino glared at Kiba. "You ruined my waterspout." He stated calmly.

All of the bugs that protected Shino before surrounded Kiba. Shino gave them the signal and they all attacked the poor bee, sending him off.

Shino shrugged and continued to climb his waterspout.

Itsy bitsy Shino
Went up the waterspout
Down came the ninjas
That tried to take him out
Out came the bugs
That scared them all away
And itsy bitsy Shino,
Went up the spout again!

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AN: I know, short…very short and not really funny, and possibly really stupid.I really had no idea how to get this one flowing…but I like the little poem. Hehe. Shino rocks.

Next up: Hinata and Neji – The Curse of the Wicked Ginger Bread House