Shino's and Neji's Teamwork
We moved toward the other remaining enemies noticing there hasn't been any traps lately.
"Naruto," Shikamaru called through the radio.
"Yeah?" I responded.
"We should take advantage of the moment, one of us should transform into that big guy to fight," Shikamaru responded.
"Yeah but who?" I responded.
"I might be able to help there," Shino said.
Meanwhile Kidomaru Tayuya and Sakon were heading off when a insect clone that look like Jirobo arrived.
"Hey fatso, you're suppose to be the one to carry the coffin," Tayuya said.
The clone said nothing and agreed.
Kidomaru attack the clone causing the insects to scattered. Sakon and Tayuya took off with the coffin as Kidomaru stayed.
Kiba Akamaru went to attack but Kidomaru dodge them and they landed on the branch where the webbing kept them from moving.
Shikamaru used his shadow strike to attack as Lee went for a kick.
Kidomaru spit more webbings at them sticking both into the tree.
"Neji NOW!" I shouted.
Neji went to attack Kidomaru from behind.
Kidomaru dodge Neji and spit out web that surrounded Neji like a web.
"Okay Shino plan insect swarm," I gave the command.
Shino summoned swarms of his insects that covered the area.
"Ino you're with me, Hinata move in when you see an opening," I ordered.
"Ah why can't I break those web," Ino complained.
"Don't worry, Neji has us covered," I responded.
Ino and I went to attack heads on. However Kidomaru used his web to tied us together and threw us toward him.
Neji jumped out and cut the web as I summoned my tail saving us.
Hinata already have broke the others free.
"How you break free, and how is it the others are free?" Kidomaru asked.
"Your webbing was made out of chakra all we had to do was break through the weak point," Neji said.
"Not to mention you failed to realized our 8th member made the move after you trapped Neji," I responded pointing at Shino who was still releasing more insects.
I could sense power coming from the guy and Akamaru ran strait to Kiba. Not to mention Sasuke's scent was getting further away. I decided its time to separate again.
"Neji I think you should handle this guy," I said.
"What?" Kiba responded.
"No Naruto is right," Neji said,
Hinata look down as she understood why.
"Besides you'll still have Hinata to help," Neji said, "If things harsh her Byakugan will come in handy."
Hinata smiled as Neji just acknowledge her.
"Naruto, Sasuke is in a darkness, I'm sure you can bring him out of it," Neji said.
"Right," I responded, "Let's go!"
We jumped off leaving Neji there.
Kidomaru spit out a web after us to prevent us from leaving.
Neji cut through them with his gentle fist.
"Fine then I'll play with both of you for 3 minutes and then kill you," Kidomaru said, "Although that kid in the shades might be more a problem."
Kidomaru formed webbing in his mouth and fired multiple small spider webs. Neji dodge and cut through most of them. Neji was caught by some with his hands latch to the tree.
"Now you'll die!" Kidomaru shouted and fired a spear like weapon at him.
Just then Shino's insects gathered together and swarm around as a shield.
"I choose now to act because I knew my insects would be caught in that webbing of yours if they defended," Shino said standing on the tree.
Neji burst out by pushing chakra from his whole body and use the moment to hit Kidomaru directly with 8-Trigram 64 palms
"I see you decided to stay" Neji asked.
"Naruto did said if we have to leave members behind, we might as well leave 2 too increase our odds," Shino said, "Besides I know more about the Byakugan than most people outside the Hyuga Clan from working with Hinata."
Neji smirked as he knew what Shino was talking about which made him glad that Shino decided to stay.
"Don't be so quick to end this," Kidomaru said as armor broke off his body revealing to be unharmed, "The golden threads I can emit from my mouth and sweat glands."
Kidomaru jumped off in hopes to get them from their blind spots.
"That white webbing works like a normal spider web, if I'm not careful, my insects can be captured by it," Shino said.
"I'll handle it then," Neji responded.
Kidomaru threw a Kunai with a fake paper bomb attach at to it. Then he threw daggers at them.
Neji formed the Kaiten protecting him and Shino from the attacks.
Kidomaru activated his curse seal ready to take things seriously.
Kidomaru bit his thumb and summoned a giant spider on top of a web.
The spider laid an cocoon, and Kidomaru cut it open. Smaller spiders fired down from the cocoon each producing web.
"8-Trigram 128 palms," Neji shouted making a new stance.
He hit each of the spiders as Kidomaru threw multiple web daggers at them.
Neji cut through the webbing so that Shino's bugs formed a shield outside the webbing and stopped the daggers.
More daggers came at them as Shino summoned more of his bugs.
Kidomaru released more spider with threads at them.
Neji use the 8-trigram 128 palms to stop the spiders and cut the threads as Shino's insects formed a shield against the daggers.
"I see with you two combine you can cover for each other," Kidomaru responded.
"Well both of us are Chuunins," Shino responded.
Kidomaru mainly noticed that there were more insect shields behind Neji.
More spiders came at them and Neji took care of each of them. Just then two extra daggers came at Neji this time from a certain area behind him, but Shino's insects blocked it once more.
"You two maybe Chuunins, but thanks to your teamwork I know one of yours weakness," Kidomaru shouted. Kidomaru released the giant spider but Neji took it down with one hit as Shino jumped out of the way.
Webbing was created when the spider disappeared and more daggers came at Neji as well as Neji.
"Let's see you shield yourself from that!" Kidomaru shouted.
Just then Shino's insects spin rapidly around Shino and Neji into 2 dome like shields.
"Fine then I'll take you down with other means," Kidomaru said as his curse mark went into level 2. His skin change colors, his headband fell off as a third eye appeared.
Kidomaru formed a bow with his web and created 2 arrows.
Once the insects cleared he fired two arrows as Shino and Neji. There was a huge explosion except the one he hit scattered into bugs revealing to be insect clones.
"When did they…of course that shield," Kidomaru thought.
Neji and Shino were hiding behind some trees as Neji moved his head around to make sure he missed something.
"This our best chance," Shino said as they were discussing a plan.
"Right," Neji agreed.
Kidomaru kept searching until he saw Neji run while moving his head around.
"Nice try, but the moment I know where the insects are coming from I'll know where the Aburame freak is at," Kidomaru responded.
He formed a special arrow with thread attach as Neji hid behind another tree.
He fired the arrow at Neji full speed. It broke through the tree but Neji dodge it.
Meanwhile Shino was waiting at the trees.
"I thought I would see insects by now, did that Aburame kid trick me?" Kidomaru thought. He formed an arrow with a spin with web attach and fired it.
It hit Neji in the stomach and insects scattered from where he stood revealing to be another insect clone.
"What?" Kidomaru shouted.
Neji jumped down and grabbed the thread sending a wave of chakra to Kidomaru. Kidomaru was shocked as he was hit by the blast of Chakra.
"Another insect clone, of course that's why the other one didn't use his insects to shield him," Kidomaru thought as he fell.
Neji came up to Kidomaru and gave the final blow. Kidomaru's curse mark retreated as he turn back to normal.
They both agreed to rest up from using plenty of chakra.
A/N: Yeah I kept Neji from being critically wounded. I thought with Shino's insect's defense and insect-clones, that it would be pointless for Neji to gain any sever injuries. About Neji and Shino rejoining the group will be explained in the next chapter.
Next Time: With 6 of us and 2 enemies left we seem to have to have the advantage. But Tayuya and Sakon set a trap that send Kiba and Akamaru down a canyon and Ino soon fallows considering she does know the basics of medical the rest of us caught up to the last one, another sound ninja appears and took off with Sasuke with Lee and I after him. How long can we last against these guys, and who are the mysterious team that stopped Neji and Shino? Read to Find Out...