Start From Naruto: Shino the Dominator

The earth trembled beneath their feet as Choji, fueled by determination and the unwavering spirit of his friends, unleashed the full force of his Butterfly Mode.

"This attack… is worth my entire life!"

With this belief, his muscles bulged and chakra surged, unleashing his ultimate attack, "Butterfly Bomb!"

Seeing Choji's enormous arms smashing down toward him like a meteor, Jirobo's eyes widened in surprise, realizing too late the true extent of Choji's power.

"W-wait! Don't be hasty!"

Jirobo begged for mercy, but he was unfortunately the first to cross the finish line thanks to his earlier taunts, earning his 'villain talk-too-much award'. So, Choji congratulated him with no mercy.

Boom! The impact was cataclysmic, an explosion of earth and dust obscuring the battlefield.

When the debris settled, a triumphant smile crossed Choji's face. He had done it.

Facing the lifeless body of Jirobo laying defeated on the forest floor, the exhausted and battered Choji stumbled back. He won, but the battle had taken its toll on him.

Turning towards the direction his friends left, he struggled forward... step by step fueled by his pure will alone...

Alas, his legs eventually gave way.

Leaning against a sturdy tree for support, Choji left his final message, a guide to the reinforcements behind.

This final mark drained the last drops of his strength, and he collapsed.

Staring into space, his labored and heavy breathing were all that was left. Gradually, his consciousness slipped away, succumbing to the price of using the final pill.

Time seemed to stand still when the boy drifted into unconsciousness. The once chaotic battlefield now held an eerie silence, broken only by the distant rustling of leaves.

Suddenly, the tranquility was shattered by a low rumble reverberating through the air. The ground beneath Jirobo's prone form trembled like a stagnant pool of water being disturbed...

Shortly after, a colossal drone emerged from the depths of earth! Its enormous carapace looms with an undeniable presence, revealing a menacing maw that stretched wide open.

Drawing a calculated arc, it descended upon Jirobo's lifeless form, engulfing him whole. The drone's jaws closed shut, sealing the valuable corpse within, and it immediately burrowed back into the ground, leaving only a ripple behind.

At another location, the battlefield was a dense forest, where rays of sunlight fought their way through the thick foliage, casting a dappled pattern upon the ground.

Amidst the chaos and carnage, a lone pale figure stood resolute. His heavy injuries tells of his tough encounter, but his pale eyes continued to focus on his opponent.

It was Neji Hyuga, the prodigious young shinobi of the Hidden Leaf Village, facing off against Kidomaru of the Sound Four - Orochimaru's elite group.

The tension in the air was tangled like a web.

Neji's Byakugan, the supposedly all-seeing eye of the Hyuga clan, met his match. This time, it wasn't the protagonist, but an enemy that truly outclassed him.

A glimmer of desperation flashed in Neji's eyes as he analyzed Kidomaru's movements. He knew he had to end this battle swiftly, before his own stamina and chakra waned.

Kidomaru, a master of long-range combat, grinned wickedly, preparing to unleash his deadly last blow.

A golden gleam radiated from the arrow in Kidomaru's hand as he drew his makeshift bow - a unique self-created weapon capable of firing his special arrows with unrivaled strength.

Neji's keen senses picked up on the subtle shift in the air when Kidomaru drew back the string, the tension building with each passing moment as he awaited his fate... once again.

Whoosh!

Without warning, a golden arrow drilled through the air towards Neji!

Guided by Kidomaru's expert marksmanship and utilizing the attached guiding thread, there was no possibility for Neji to escape the shot!

But Neji's years of training and strategy kicked in.

Facing the incoming projectile, his body was struggling to move, but he still barely shifted his form, avoiding a fatal blow with hairbreadth precision!

Boom! The ground beneath him became a canvas of destruction as the arrow carried him backwards with its momentum, eventually nailing him against a tree!

Yet despite the pain and heavy injury that wracked his body, Neji didn't give up.

Focusing his chakra, Neji ingeniously utilized his Gentle Fist technique to deliver a badass counterattack with unparalleled force along Kidomaru's thread!

Kidomaru was caught off guard, letting Neji's strike to find their mark, immediately breaking through his defenses and incapacitating him...

But Kidomaru was no ordinary foe. Despite suffering a loss, his body instinctively contorted with unnatural flexibility, making a final ditch and swinging forward on his web to deal the finishing blow to his seemingly exhausted enemy!

Well. He should've swung the other way.

With a surge of his remaining chakra, Neji lunged forward. The young, exhausted Hyuga then unleashed a whirlwind of attacks as if he still had the battery to fight a lifetime!

Every palm struck with precision on Kidomaru's chakra points, bringing the climatic fight to an end on a beautiful note...

As Kidomaru crumpled to the ground, defeated but not yet vanquished, Neji spun dramatically to a halt, standing proudly as he delivered his impromptu speech.

After acting cool, Neji knew he had given everything he had, and it was time to rest...

His strained body staggered, slowly toppling over... Plop.

Ah, another young hero dramatically meeting his end.

But as Neji's vision blurred and darkness threatened to claim him, a peculiar sight caught his eye.

At the corner of his vision, a abomination of nature emerged from the ground!

It was a colossal creature, its pulsating exoskeleton glistening with a sickly green hue. With a cavernous maw that seemed to defy reason, the creature swallowed Kidomaru whole before plunging back into the soil, leaving no trace of its existence behind!

Witnessing the horrifying spectacle unfolding nearby, shock and disbelief surged through Neji's weary mind.

"What… was… that…" Engulfed in a disorienting haze, Neji finally descended into a profound coma...

Meanwhile, within the creature's unholy chamber, Kidomaru's limp body hung suspended, attached to the drone's life-sustaining appendages. It was as if the abomination had assimilated the fallen shinobi, using his life force to fuel its own twisted existence...

In reality, the tether was simultaneously nourishing its recipient while ensnaring them within the depths of an unyielding coma, a state of powerless unconsciousness.

[Lord Shino, the living specimen Kidomaru has been acquired and modified life-sustaining transport drone is returning to base. The corpse of Jirobo has already been deposited at base.]

"Good work, Karina. And what about the other three?"

[Lord Shino, the other two Sound Four battles are still ongoing. Please refer to the screens for details. As for Kimimaro, the drones had failed to burrow through the forest of chakra-infused bones embedding the ground, and manual tunneling will be required to approach the battlefield.]

Shino's piercing gaze traversed the labyrinthine array of screens, their illuminated surfaces flickering with vivid depictions of the battlefield, three of which captured the relentless struggle of his classmates with unparalleled clarity: Kimimaro versus the army of Naruto, Shikamaru using his shadows to play bondage with Tatuya, Ukon Sakon having a dog fight with Kiba Akamaru.

"Karina, deduct another point from the Kiba Interruption variable."

[Done, but Karina suggests Lord Shino simply beat the rude dog. Lord Shino's words are like gold. How dare he interrupts Lord Shino! He should be punished- umph-]

"Alright, that's enough Karina. No need to get so worked up. It's just a trivial matter. He'll get his retribution in the future."

Karina lifted her head, her face puffed... obviously with a tempestuous rage.

Yet, she soon swallowed the seething fury that consumed her, and an ambiguous silence hung in the air when she ultimately parted her glossy lips, "Fine. Karina will listen to Shino-sama and... let off the stray dog for now."

In the vicinity of Kiba's whereabouts, Shino detected a subtle shift in the locations of some of the arranged drones, their ambushing presence retreating into hibernation mode. Oh, it seemed that Karina was really going to teach poor Kiba a lesson had he not stopped her...

And the lesson would probably be a deadly one given his current perilous situation.

Fortunately, he interfered. The dog boy's time hasn't come yet.

"Karina, how long until the support from the Sand Village arrive?"

[Lord Shino, they should have already arrived nearby, but they are planning which battlefield to support. High-risk target Gaara has destroyed the surveillance bugs in the area, and there is no real-time update on their strategy. But according to the database, Gaara will support his brain-washer, Naruto. Kankuro will support the dog who got beaten down. And Temari…]

The busy Karina raised her head, her amorous gaze fixed on Shino, "She should be going to catch the cheating Shikamaru who is groping others with his shadow technique."

Shino's eyes smoldered with an electric intensity as they were bewitched by the delicate residue of mayonnaise clinging to the plush contours of Karina's lips...

Facing the weight of his heated gaze, Karina tantalizingly responded with a provocative act, her tongue sensually caressing her lips, erasing the final trace in a gesture laden with desire and unspoken possibilities.

Subsequently, she pulled up a holographic portrait of Temari, hovering it right beside them. "Shino-sama, would you like to transform Temari into one of your queens? Karina would be happy to help."

With a mischievous grin, Shino lifted his hand to gently rap Karina's forehead, "Do you really want me to bring a violent women like that home? You're not afraid our base gets torn apart?"

"Hee hee, Shino-sama, as long as you desire, Karina will find a way." Karina leaned in once more, drawing nearer and nearer to her target until her warm breath, like a tantalizing whisper, delicately caressed the surface of the remote control, "Just say the word, and Karina will... mmph..."

Yes, she will satisfy him. He knows.

Facing the offer, Shino's gaze transfixed upon the screen that unveiled the unfolding drama of Shikamaru's battlefield, where the unexpected arrival of Temari unfurled the forbidden scroll, recording the second spark of the duo's entwined destinies.

Eagerly lending her assistance, Karina facilitated his vision's focus, zooming in and granting him a glimpse into the exquisite allure of Temari's youthful form, highlighting every contour and even measuring the three sizes...

Yet even in the face of the tendrils of temptation coiling around him, a profound sense of restraint compelled Shino to shake his head in an act of reluctant defiance. "Let's leave this to the future. For now, let's focus on increasing our strength. You're the only one I need for now, Karina."

Pop. Karina's bobbing head rose up abruptly, her form squirming and quivering, "Ah! Shino-sama! How could you so suddenly- That's not fair! Ha..."

In the breathless span of fleeting moments, Karina's eyes ignited like smoldering embers, their fiery intensity fixated unwaveringly upon Shino.

Her alluring body ascended with an effortless grace, delicately traversing the space between them to claim her seat upon the throne that beckoned her.

"Ha... Ha..."

A tantalizing heat emanated from her every pore, enveloping the air with an intoxicating aura. Her hushed whispers, laden with secrets untold, seared into the depths of Shino's ear, their steamy tendrils of enticement coiling around his very core. "Shino-sama, if you say that, it makes Karina can't help it…"

"Be serious. Kidomaru will be brought here soon. We need to extract all of his value before his death, and we can't waste a moment."

"Ha… Don't worry, Shino-sama. Karina has everything under control. But before the prisoner arrives... Karina will claim her reward from Shino-sama. Ha... Don't worry, it'll be quick. Ha…"

A shadow descended upon Shino's countenance, his eyes darkened dangerously, "Oh, are you saying my speed is too fast?"

"No, Shino-sama. It's because Karina is happy," Karina paused, her bewitching voice lingering in the air.

With her hands dancing over the console, she dropped the bomb, "So, Karina will be using a new jutsu…"

With those words, Shino immediately felt a foreboding sensation of tightness squeezing him. Nani?! Shadow Strangle Jutsu?

Within the depths of Shino's contracting gaze, a minuscule tremor rippled through his eyes, understand the perilous path that lay before him.

The boss had entered the second phase. Now, he'll have to figure out her level of skills once more...

With this thirst for knowledge in mind, Shino delved into the depths of his interrogation, seeking to unravel the mystery that shrouded Karina's new jutsu...

Time itself seemed to warp and distort, flowing with a languid, viscous quality akin to quicksand.

The arrival of the unconscious Kidomaru finally disrupted the delicate exchange, signaling that it was time for another type of interrogation, where hidden truths would be pried loose from the depths of shadows to nourish the rise of a new era in Shino's domination...