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Chapter 44: A spiders Game: Shino Vs. Kidoumaru.
Shikamaru managed to hide his feelings well. After seeing the blue butterfly of Chakra, he knew what had happened to Choiji, but had too keep moving. Suddenly though, Kiba slowed and said, "It seems they are close, we'll catch up to the soon."
"Good, here's the plan," said Shikamaru as he explained the plan to them.
The three sound Ninja and Sakura were jumping through the trees when they saw Jiroubou catching up, "Finally here, Carry the barrel Fat-Ass," Tayuya said.
"Alright," Jiroubou said reaching for the Barrel. Suddenly Tayuya kicked at him, He jumped back and again dodged. He landed on a branch and suddenly poofed into Shino.
"So you knew?" he said simply.
"Of course, Jiroubou would never act so compliantly if I called him a Fat Ass," smiled Tayuya and suddenly Kidoumaru spat his spider web out and wrapped Shino to a tree, "I'd play with you some, but we need to hurry," but then Shino returned a smirk from beneath his collar.
Suddenly several Kunai flew at them but they were easily dodged. Though the branch he jumped up too had Shino waiting on it. Kidoumaru managed to dodge before being slashed with a kunai and as he landed said, "How did you manage to get out of my web?" he asked.
"I didn't," said Shino. And then Kidoumaru realized he jumped to where he though Shino had been pinned to the tree. The Shino in the webbing began to disperse into insects and attempt to swarm Kidoumaru. Kidoumaru was too close to dodge nomrally, so he activated his cursed seal, making strange markings appear over his body just like the others, but in additon four more arms grew from his sides. With his enhanced speed he easily dodged, though saw that the others had come from below, so he quickly spit a web down so large that Kiba, Shikamaru, and Hinata were caught in it, spun back around before landing and did the same to Shino, though with Shino it was a full Cocoon around him.
"You guys go on ahead, I'll clean up here," smiled Kidoumaru. The others ran off, but as they did Kidoumaru realized something, the fat one and the blonde one weren't here? He thought Jiroubou took care of those two and was about to finish off the others. However he heard a russle and quickly turned around to see ten Naruto's coming down on him. He smiled and caught all of them in a web.
"So, you can do a Kage Bushin eh?" smiled Kidoumaru, "Its been a while since I've had fun, so lets play a little game," he began spitting the golden thread from hes mouth into his hands forming what looked like a kunai, "Its time for a guessing game."
"Crap," said Shikamaru, "None of us can move. How are we getting out of this?"
Kidoumaru smiled as he began throwing one kunai at a time, slowly destroying the Naruto's until only one was left, "Looks like my fun ends here," he smiled casually tossing the last, however this Naruto dispersed into smoke as well, "What?" he yelled in surprise as Naruto attack from behind. Using his extra limbs Kidoumaru managed too block the attacks from Naruto and jump back.
"Go ahead," Shino came the voice of Shino as he backhanded Kidoumaru as he flew towards Shino. Kidoumaru quickly regained composure and landed on another branch.
"How did you get out? Another bug clone?" he looked towards the cocoon he thought Shino was trapped in, however it looked as though it had been devoured. He also noticed the others had escaped, "So, those bugs of yours must be eating through the Chakra."
"As I said before, Go ahead of me guys," said Shino, "I'm the only one who can fight with him."
"Lets go," said Shikamaru Grudgingly.
"But we can't leave Shino alone!" yelled NAruto, "He might be in serious trouble against this guy!"
"Naruto!" yelled Shikamaru, "If we get caught again Shino will have to save us, thus reducing everyones fighting capabilities. As long as we stay we will only be a burden in this fight!"
Naruto realized he was right and nodded. The four remaining Shinobi took off after Sasuke.
"So, you think you can beat me alone?" chuckled Kidoumaru.
"Don't underestimate me," is all Shino said as he extended his arms to his sides. Insects began swarming slowly out of the sleeves until there was countless numbers moving from his trench coat, "your webs are useless against me."
"Indeed," smiled Kidoumaru, "looks like I'll need to play this game another way," with that Kidoumaru jumped into a tree out of Shino's site, however Shino knew where he was, he had a bug following him through the trees. Though suddenly his vision through the bugs eyes stopped.
"It seems he saw my kikai," Shino said quickly going on the gaurd. He didn't know where Kidoumaru was hiding, nor what he was planning.
"Lets see how you like this," Kidoumaru said to himself as he pulled a small thread. Suddenly his spider silk Kunai began flying in from all around Shino. Shino took the only chance he saw and dropped off the tree branch. He used his bugs to form a sort of catchnet to break his fall. However he didn't escape without harm, the Kunai moved extremely fast, like not thrown by humans but rigged up to a powerful trap able to fling them much faster he was unable to dodge them all an had small cuts across his face and through his trench coat.
"Looks like that silk has many more purposes," SHino said knowing that he had to so something soon, otherwise he would be done for. So he formulated his own plan. It seemed Kidoumaru had already moved from where he fired from, so Shino had to act fast.
It wasn't long before a barrage of Kunai Came again, this time Shino attemped to protect himself with a barrier of Bugs. While the dome that formed around him took most of the Kunai, several made it through, causing deep cuts into Shino.
"Give it up bug boy," Laughed Kidoumaru as the third Barrage came, this time Shino didn't even move, but let the Kunai impale him, though it instead dispersed into bugs, "Crap, he must have made that bug clone while inside the dome. But oh well, there he is," He spotted Shino a distance below the clone on another branch.
"Give up," Said Shino Calmly, "Your Kunai won't get me again."
"We'll see about that," Smiled Kidoumaru as he pulled the string again, however the string became limp as if severed and kunai began falling harmlessly from all around, "So, you used your Kikai to sever my thread?"
"And now I know exactly where you are," said Shino looking right at him.
"I'm impressed," smiled Kidoumaru, "I must apologize for mistaking you and your friends for trash, I assume Jiroubou has been defeated since the fat guy of your party wasn't here and Jiroubou and the other had yet to catch up. It seems I'll have to go level two, thank you for making my game so fun, but now its over," and with that Kidoumaru's appearance rappidly changed. His skin turned a tan color, his hear turned white and two horns pointing up appeared on top of his forehead.
"So this is the power of Orichimaru's cursed seal," Shino said to himself, "but don't think it will give you the power to win."
"It's my turn to tell you not to underestimate me," he smiled to himself, "I'll end this soon," and with that Kidoumaru quickly began forming a bow in his hands made from his silk. Then an arrow of the same material formed from his mouth, "Die!" he yelled as he fired the arrow. Shino easily dodged but noticed a strange string attached to the arrow's end, and realized what was going on. Though it was to late, the arrow had already turned around and impaled his right arm. The arrow then pulled out and returned to Kidoumaru.
"I'm to far for your bugs to reach me in time, and you won't be able to dodge my arrow's," Kidoumaru laughed.
"Its not over yet," SHino said holding is arm. He had to focus, if his Idea was going to work, he'd need all the power he could muster.
"It will be after this shot," Kidoumaru shot the arrow again piercing it through Shino's heart pinning him to a tree. Shino cringed in agony as he was trapped against the lumber.
"Its over now," Shino managed to muster to himself. Kidoumaru only laughed at the response as he watched Shino cringe. However, he held Shino their so long he realized something. Small creatures began moving inside of his body, "What the hell?"
"Simple, I used your thread to hide the travel of my bugs to your body," said Shino, reaching up and grabbing the thread and holding on as tight as he could, trying to prevent the enemy from retracting the thread giving his bugs more time to enter the mans body. For Kidoumaru, he was to late, the bugs had been distrupting his concentration to the point he couldn't fight against Shino effectively.
"But you should be dead, how did that arrow not kill you yet?" yelled Kidoumaru as he began loosing strenght rapidly as the bugs continued to infest him and devour him from the inside.
"These bugs have more use than attacking," Shino said, barely concious himself, "They also have some healing powers, while not a lot. Using them, they would use their Chakra to slow the blood from exiting my heart, attempting to heal the wound. While they can't save me in such critical condition, they gave me the strenght to defeat you at least."
"So, to stop me you took a hit too your heart, you truly are a great Ninja," Kidoumaru smiled, "thanks for playing such a good game, what was your name?"
"Aburame Shino," Shino replied.
"I'm Kidoumaru, and again thanks," and with that Kidoumaru fell from the tree top, dying with a smile on his face as he hit the ground and reverted back to his normal form.
"I wonder," said Shino collapsing to the ground, "was this whole trip in vain, I know of Choiji's fate from my Kikai, my fate may very well be sealed now. All to bring back a man who seemed to leave of his own free will, did we do the right thing by going on this mission?" those were his last words before his vision faded into black. Though before he passed out, one last thought entered his mind, To protect a fellow comrade, it doesn't matter if its right or wrong. I have no regret for coming on this mission.
Thanks again for those reading, and as usual please read and review and await the next chapter, A battle between Hinata and Sakura.