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Shino Aburame | Naruto | warning for potential body horror/bugs

[shinobee]

CHARACTER NAME: Shino Aburame
CANON: Naruto (Konoha Hiden)
AGE/AU AGE: 19. This is still up in the air, I'm thinking either this, or his later canon point in his late 20s - early 30s when he's an established academy teacher.
HERO/VILLAIN ALIAS: Shinobee, the bug ninja hero Symbio, the Human Hive.
OCCUPATION: Teacher-in-training/teaching assistant at UA.
PERSONALITY:

Quiet. He's easily forgotten because he doesn't speak out and often fades into the background.

Gets real salty when forgotten and afraid of being left behind. Why? Because the opinion of others matters to him greatly, and he thinks highly of his friends and comrades. He takes pride in being attentive to his friends and acting as a silent support. If they forget his existence or forget to invite them to his things, he's deeply hurt and holds grudges forever. He's a sensitive soul.

Despite appearing stoic, he's very passionate about his bonds with others and has respect for all walks of life. Even the smallest insect has a purpose. Extremely protective over his bugs.

Matter-of-fact to the point of ridiculousness. He's a nitpicker; he speaks in a peculiar fashion, stating things that could usually go unsaid, or repeating sentences before answering them. He loves this "Why? Because ____" structure.

HISTORY:

Little Shino didn't have many friends. When you're a host for a couple thousand bugs, the other kids tend to give you a large berth. That wasn't a problem for Shino – he didn't exactly distance himself, but he didn't attempt to reach out to anyone either when he could communicate with insects instead.

Grew up in Japan. He comes from a long line of heroes with insect quirks, so he never ventured outside of that bubble of acceptance.

It's only until he's accepted into the hero department at UA does he learn what it means to make meaningful bonds. It's the first time he's had to work together with others to such a degree, co-operating on missions and training and putting his life in someone else’s hands. It's the first time he's allowed others to get under his skin, have them probe around, and perhaps to his surprise, find acceptance in them.

Upon graduating from UA, Shino had been concerned he would be left behind by his classmates. Many of them had been accepted into pro-hero agencies, or split up to pursue their own individual paths. His graduating class wouldn't be together every day. Eventually, Shino reflects that his classmates all grew up into admirable heroes, and decides to help foster the next generation of heroes to be as great as they had been. Currently, he's a teacher-in-training at the school that gave so much to him.

Kids kinda think he's lame and don't.. really... listen. He's long winded when it comes to teaching theory. Working on that.

Other than his passion for GUIDING THE HEROES OF TOMORROW, Shino has an interest in the different applications of insects – especially for heroism. He can be often called upon during certain investigations for his knowledge of forensic entomology. He can estimate the time of death, extract poisons, and command his insects to enter a corpse and examine it further.

This is definitely up for changes. If anyone was interested in being in his graduating class or a friend, let's talk!

QUIRK: Symbiosis.

[ warning for potential body horror/bugs ]

An ability to communicate with insects via pheromones. Shino's body acts as a host for a species of beetle (kikaichu): in exchange for shelter, the insects within his body have agreed to cooperate with him to perform certain tasks for combat/reconnaissance.

Shino makes it a habit to disperse a number of kikaichu around him, moving outwards in every direction. Whenever they detect a foreign body within the perimeter he’s set, they’re able to communicate to nearby insects and form a relay to convey the information back to Shino. This means they don’t need to physically fly all the way back to him. Insects are capable of very complex communication!

Using this method, Shino's range of detection highly varies depending on how many insects he's scattered out, and their density. His range is only limited by how many bugs he has. Also it's flexible, as he can change the shape or direction of them too. When he’s expecting a fight he draws his insects closer towards him so they’re more readily available to swarm an enemy.

His speciality lies in search and rescue, but his quirk and head for strategy enable him to utilise his insects for combat too. As "chakra" doesn't exactly exist here, instead of draining life energy, his insects manually burrow into his opponent's skin or enter through any orifices and rupture things with sheer numbers. The insects are also able to excrete a substance to "stitch" up skin temporarily when they burrow back into their host's body.

One major disadvantage of his quirk is that kikaichu and Shino have formed an obligate symbiotic relationship. Over time, the insects have formed such a close relationship with his body that if all of them died and were removed, his own organs will collapse. His quirk is only as useful as the type and number of bugs that are in his vicinity.

COSTUME: Loose fitting clothes (long jackets with a hood) to allow easy access for his insects. Clothing covers his entire body, but these days at least he's not hiding his face behind a tall collar. He's always wearing a pair of shades, or goggles, or a weird cyclops visor. NO ONE HAS SEEN HIS EYES.

[licorice]

:3c

[shinobee]

LET'S SCIENCE

[bullking]

mr shino he doesn't understand the material at all

would you be willing to have a 9 foot student squatting in your office

[shinobee]

asterios sounds so cute wth

but of course! shino is patient and will appreciate a student trying to learn. if asterios needs supplementary lessons maybe they can take it outside where he can stretch out his limbs. also.... more bugs and animals to chat to...!

[bullking]

omg

ngl he's gonna be so excited to be learning outside (and he'll think that shino's bugs are...... sweet...... to no one's surprise, he's the #1 wildlife lover)

Re: Shino Aburame | Naruto | warning for potential body horror/bugs

[explodokills]

ew hayley

BUT OH MY GOD he'd be so good for search and rescue purposes but now I'm horrified at the structure of his abilities in this AU

go party with meat-senpai or something

[shinobee]

yes! his squad in canon specialise in tracking/reconnaissance and he loves to impress upon others the importance of Teamwork. I figure he might start off observing classes before he occasionally takes over certain lessons.

are there any qualifications necessary to become a teacher? (stares at All Might..) I wasn't sure if there would be a specific HERO UNIVERSITY or if you just need a pro hero license and enough experience.

body horrors gotta stick together in the PG13 corner o/

Re: Shino Aburame | Naruto | warning for potential body horror/bugs

[mightycheese]

Omg I was just thinking how I hadn't seen a naruto character in the panfandom rps Ive tried yet (not that Ive been in many) but then HERE YOU ARE and with Shino ahhhhhh

SALTY SHINO I am so excited to see him as a teacher in UA he'll be wonderful

[shinobee]

oh!!! i'm so happy to hear you're excited for shino! it's been a while since I dusted off this account but he'd work so well in this setting. with some of the latest developments, I figured it might be interesting to try bridge how exactly he ended up as an academy teacher. gotta shove him in the deep end with a class of overpowered teens for MAXIMUM ENTERTAINMENT

you're thinking of kamui too omg... i love gintama... all these shonens

[mightycheese]

I am I am!! I actually would love to see how he became a teacher!!

!!!! I'm so glad you love gintama too!!! I sadly do not know enough people who do...

combine all the shonens