"Bug" Hunting First Trial

LA: 7/13 6pm PDT

The First trial of the Bug Hunting event is now open!

Starting Riddle

The Heart of the Cycle of the Wheel

where the master of Dawn sat in his throne of steel.

Hints:

Hint 1: Line 1 describes server location. Line 2 describes Shino's physical location. Remember that all locations can be reached by a level 2 character!

Hint 2: Think about the meanings of words in English and Japanese!

Hint 3: Try searching for some of these phrases online after rearranging them or translating them properly!

Hint 4: The server is Rinnegan - Heart

Shino's Question:

What was my worst academy subject and grade?

Happy Hunting!

Note: Please remember to read the above rules for this event and follow the instructions.


The First Find Shino Event is now closed! The second one will start on Friday at 6pm GMT! Happy Bug Hunting!

"Bug" Hunting Part Two!

UK Timezone 6pm GMT 7/16/2021

The Second “Bug” Hunting event is now open!

Starting Clue to find where Shino is hidden lost (server and physical location):

Will you follow the villains to Village Sand
to Rescue the Jinchuriki from their nefarious plan?

Hints:

Hint 1: The server name and physical location are literally stated right in this riddle!

Hint 2: Pay attention to the Capitalized Letters of the riddle.

Hint 3: Line 1 is the physical location. Line 2 is the server location.

Shino’s Question:

What’s my reason for supporting comrades?

Happy Bug Hunting!

Note: Please remember to read the above rules before participating and to follow the instructions so you are not disqualified!

Shino Bug Hunting for the UK Region is now closed!

"Bug" Hunting Part Three!

NY Timezone 6pm EDT 7/20/2021

The Third “Bug” Hunting event is now open!

Starting Clue to find where Shino is hidden lost (server and physical location):

Unlock a thousand stones, not a thousand doors,

Most commonly bought at the grocery store.

Come to the cave where the stones are unlocked;

Be careful! The way is blocked!

Hints:

Hint 1: Server name and location are the same.

Hint 2: Lines 1 and 2 are the most important for solving the riddle.

Hint 3: Look for places with big rocks blocking the entrance!

Hint 4: Think about things you use in batches of about a thousand that you often buy from the grocery store.

Shino's Question:

What is the insect I most commonly associate with?

Happy Bug Hunting!

Note: Please remember to read the above rules before participating and to follow the instructions so you are not disqualified!

The Third "Bug" Hunting Event is now open!

Starting Clue to find where Shino is hidden lost (server and physical location):

Powerful Serpent, White of Skin

Guard Master's base, let no one in!

Hints:

Hint 1: Server name and location are the same.

Hint 2: This "location" isn't actually a location... but something else is described!

Hint 3: Think of synonyms of the word "serpent"!

Hint 4: The described "location" is actually a summon!

Shino's Question:

What made me laugh uncontrollably as a genin?

Note: Please remember to read the above rules before participating and to follow the instructions so you are not disqualified!

Reserved

Reserved

The second "Find Shino" bug hunting event is now live! Good luck everyone and have fun! :D
(Look for post #3 on this thread if you are having trouble finding it!)

A Hint has been posted for the riddle for the second Find Shino challenge! Check it out and see if you can solve it now! :D

Find Shino Event #2 is now closed! Thanks everyone for participating! We'll have the answers and results up as soon as we can! :D

Answers to the Second Find Shino Event!

Clue:

Will you follow the villains to Village Sand
to Rescue the Jinchuriki from their nefarious plan?

The riddle as a whole refers to the capture of Gaara by the Akatsuki. Line 1 specifically refers to the Sand Village, and the capitalized "Village Sand" refers to the Sand Village as the physical location where Shino can be found. As for the exact location where Shino can be found, Gaara was taken from his home atop the Hokage building, so this is where Shino was hidden lost.
Line 2 is the server location, with s868 Rescue the Jinchuriki being the server in question. It is quite literally spelt out in the riddle, and matches the theme of the rest of the riddle.

Trivia Question:

What’s my reason for supporting comrades?

Answer:

I will flawlessly support Naruto with my ninjutsu… Why you ask? Because… there's no need for a reason!

Winners of the second "Bug" Finding Competition!

Grand Prize: Scourgal! (2,500 coupons)
Second Place: 藍馬雪鳥 (1,000 coupons)
Third Place: 波風天彥 (1,000 coupons)

But you all won in your hearts, because you all had fun! Remember, all of our winners cannot win again in any of our remaining "Bug" Finding Competitions! However, the rest of you may still compete to find Shino again! There are still two more competitions remaining!

The first hint is up and available for everyone! Good luck! :D

The fourth and final Find Shino event is now closed! Thanks to everyone for participating! Answers and winners will be up shortly! :D

Riddle:

Powerful Serpent, White of Skin

Guard Master's base, let no one in!

Answer:
This riddle refers to the White Snake summon and server!
Line one literally refers the summon, White Snake. Serpent. White. Snakes are a type of serpent.
Line two refers to Orochimaru's base, and how the White Snake waits outside, seemingly guarding it.
Once you put the two lines together it becomes clear that the answer to the riddle has to be the White Snake server, and the location is the White Snake summon, just outside Orochimaru's base in the Land of Fire Forest! Other serpent-based servers just won't do!

Shino's Trivia Question:
What made me laugh uncontrollably as a genin?

Answer:
The correct and full answer to this trivia is "Laughing drug put into food that Shino ate!" However I also would have accepted laughing poison or poisoned food! Unfortunately, answers that cannot be accepted are laughing gas, since the anime clearly states that it was the food that Shino ate that caused him to laugh, meaning the drug was food soluble and not a gas. Other unacceptable answers are any other impetus involving the situation. If you watch the episode closely, Shino laughs at nothing when he first eats the food, indicating that the drug itself causes him to laugh uncontrollably; he is not actually set off by external stimuli that are simply made more funny by the drug!
Note that poison vs. drug is acceptable due to translation issues!
Also note that some of the longer essay copy-pastes of the wiki synopsis of the Laughing Shino episode did NOT qualify for the trivia answer because they did NOT answer the trivia question of what actually caused Shino to laugh!



Winners for this competition:
Grand Prize: DuckFan Flow (水中飄 ) 2500 coupons!

Second Place: 9kajitar (BluesMoon) 1,000 coupons!
Third place: Lord Ryuu 1,000 coupons!

Find Shino #1: LA Region

6pm PDT (LA Time) on July 13 | 9am HKT (HK Time) on July 14

Winner: iamtheHYPE: 4,500 coupons ULTRAPRIZE!

Find Shino #2: UK Region

6pm GMT (UK Time) on July 16 | 2am HKT (HK Time) on July 17

Grand Prize: Scourgal! (2,500 coupons)
Second Place: 藍馬雪鳥(1,000 coupons)
Third Place: 波風天彥(1,000 coupons)

Find Shino #3: NY Region

6pm EDT (NY Time) on July 20 | 6am HKT (HK Time) on July 21

Grand Prize: Kage ! (2,500 coupons)
Second Place: Shades (1,000 coupons)
Third Place: Speedwagon (1,000 coupons)

Find Shino #4: HK Region

6pm HKT (HK Time) on July 23 | 3am PDT (LA Time) on July 23

Grand Prize: DuckFan Flow (水中飄 ) 2500 coupons!
Second Place: 9kajitar (BluesMoon) 1,000 coupons!

Consolation Prizes! Surprise consolation prizes given out to people for FUN!

PAT

Rosie

Iris

500 Coupons each!

Congratulations to all the winners!