You think too little of Shino if you label him at Tenten’s level imo. I though he was pretty OP actually at least in part 1.

I'm sorry, but who labeled him at Tenten's level? I believe he would win, but Tenten is not that bad as many people think. I just want to know other people's view on this match and how it could go.

they both SUCK! tenten is useless, and boruto era shino got taken down by school level kids!!! WHY EVEN DEBATE THIS

In Boruto era, these weren't serious feats against Shino. Under Nue's influence, Shino wasn't fighting rationally and wasted his chakra in a blind rampage, plus, according to Naruto, he still subconciously tried to restrain himself against the kids, otherwise they'd be long dead. And during the genin exams, even against SM Mitsuki, Shino still lost only due to his marker being destroyed and still admitted that he could've won if he went on Mitsuki with the killing intent.

but he shouldn't have lost at all, he's a Jōnin. saying he lost because he wasn't thinking straight is like saying sasuke lost to itachi because his vison was clouded with rage. no sasuke lost because itachi was way stronger and shino lost 'cuz he suck at life. I'm also not saying shino would win(cuz he would). I'm just saying they both suck and aren't relevant to Naruto.

When you're so much of a Boruto fanboy that you cant see through the shittiness of the series. It is laden with obvious continuity errors caused by a "bigger, better, stronger" mentality of the viewers and writers. There's barely any thought to power leveling and tactics anymore, not to mention originality. They made academy level students on the level of veteran genin to mid-tier chuunin. Why? Because people love their main characters to be super-duper strong and cool... It is foolish to compare stats from Boruto, a show all about jacking off Mitsuki, Sarada, and Boruto, to Naruto(and Shippuden) which already has issues keeping up with its own leveling system.

Furthermore, we are not even considering Shino or Tenten's levels in Boruto, nor their comparison to those shitty characters in Boruto. This is about the 4th Great Shinobi WW, how hard is it to understand simple parameters?

Now, on to an actual contribution to this thread...

I like the idea behind Tenten's character; A weapon specialist that can hold her own in melee, range, and save her chakra for when she really needs it. Honestly its a solid concept among a world of overpowered monsters. However, her character's application of said concept is lacking. She, while having been under the guidance of Gai, still was physically weak and would burn out easily. She may have had a strong will, but that isn't enough to keep her in the game against Shino.

If I like the concept behind Tenten, then I love Shino's. A calm, intelligent ninja who seems to always escape from view and surprises almost everyone with his appearance. While he definitely could use some more physical training, Shino is by no means weak. I mean, even before his beat down by that rogue taki-jounin(filler, but even Kishi has stated he considers it cannon) he was able to send someone who weighs just as much as him flying with one backhand hit. His situational awareness lent to him by his insects and natural perception, coupled with his nigh unnoticeable presence and garb, makes him blend in to nigh any environment. This alone gives him the edge of a first strike, and as we know from almost any of Shino's fights, it only takes one hit for him to lock down your location and start draining your chakra.

While Tenten could best him in taijutsu and definitely bukijutsu, Shino would control the battlefield with his insects and tacical sense and make her fight on his terms every step of the way. In the end, She just doesn't have the chakra to survive against Shino, let alone any other Aburame.

I'd give it a 9 times out of 10 for Shino coming out on top, 6 of those coming out decisively, while the other 3 would be close calls.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I believe Tenten could pull this off if she plays her cards right. Tenten doesn't have much screentime, so we don't know very well how her fighting strategy is, but Shino seems to be more of a defensive than an offensive fighter.

Tenten is a master in taijutsu, which I believe will give her an advantage in the battle. If the battle were to start close up, Shino would have an issue getting away from Tenten before she would use her staff or taijutsu techniques to attack him. Becuase Shino's bugs can easily deal with Tenten's weapons, she would need to resort to hiding and sending weapons from point blank range. If the kunai and shuriken are flying randomly from random places in the forest, there isn't much Shino can do but defend himself. One way I see Shino winning is by attaching his bugs to one of Tenten's weapon strings, we have seen Shino do something like this before. It's hard to see who would win because we didn't really see much of Shino or Tenten during the War Arc, but I'd give it to Shino 6/10 because of his versatility with bugs and his defense, I'd give the 4 points to Tenten because of the weapons from point blank range in a forest.

@Itachisempi Why are you even here? You're not exactly contributing to this discussion, you're just blatantly yelling out your opinions.

@Ravenlot 27 Shino had confidence that he could kill Mitsuki, who could be the strongest in his class and even has Sage Mode, if he really went for it. I think that should have been a plus for him. He had some impressive feats while under the Nue's influence, but they can't exactly be merited to his skills as he was being controlled.

Now for Tenten vs. Shino, I think Shino would win, but Tenten can definitely hold her own. While she's physically weaker compared to the rest of her team, she probably still has better physical feats than Shino. She can be unpredictable and tricky with her tools, and can even release fire or water with her scrolls. And she isn't exactly stupid. But in the end, I think Shino would ultimately win. He's deceptive, cunning, and intelligent.