mmm. i would not count Shino as a very hardworking person. his mass bug army is kinda cheap, like gaara's absolute defence. its something he got from birth and about the only thing that makes him strong. im not dissing him or anything. like many others here i like shino alot, but you can't underestimate those sand ninja's. they are all very powerfull, and so far, we have only seen kankuro fight some weak dude in the prelims. I really think it would be a close match, but the victor will most likely be shino.