Disclaimer: I do not own original Naruto characters and Jutsu. They belong to the main man, Masashi Kishimoto. But Saphiro Kimza and other characters and Jutsu do belong to me. Please enjoy my fic.

Naruto: Kimza Chronicles

Chapter 4: Mission Gone Wrong: Part One:

A few days had passed since Saphiro's defeat at the hands of Genzo. But he was determined to learn from that loss. He would do 300 push-ups a day until he would fight Genzo and win. And if he lost the fight, he would do an extra 25 push-ups. And he would keep that regiment until his victory against Genzo was assured.

2 weeks after he became a Genin, Saphiro was ready for anything. Today was the day that he, Kaede, and Art would go on their first mission. He took his bath, brushed his teeth, put on his clothes, and headed to breakfast.

After saying goodbye to Kurenai and Serenity, Saphiro walked down the streets of Konoha in an awesome mood. He was walking to the gate of the village when he heard…

"Yo! Saphiro! Wait up!"

"Huh?" Saphiro asked himself as he looked across the street.

The person was Art. He crossed the street and gave his usual high-five to Saphiro and grinned triumphantly, "Our first mission," he said, "It's going to be sweet!"

"You got that right, Art!" said Saphiro, "We're going to be the best team in all of Konoha!"

"I can't wait to show you this new Jutsu I learned," Art continued, "It's going to make this mission easy!"

Saphiro looked down in disarray. Even though Kurenai tried to help him learn some new Jutsu; he wasn't able to learn even one. He felt miserable.

Art looked at Saphiro and stopped talking, "Sorry homeboy," he said, "I should've stopped my boasting, huh?"

"It's okay," Saphiro said happily, looking up, "I'm sure I'll find my Jutsu one day. Let's go to the gate already."

"Wait for me guys!" Kaede gasped, running after Saphiro and Art.

"Kaede," Art said, "You finally came. Good timing!"

"I'm sorry," Kaede said, "My clothes got wet because of an accident with my new Jutsu. Teehee." she giggled at her accident.

Saphiro looked down again. All this "new Jutsu" stuff was getting to him.

Kaede looked at Saphiro and gasped, "I'm sorry," she said, "I should've kept my mouth shut."

"It's okay," said Saphiro, his smile less happy than before, "You had to explain to us about what happened. Now, let's get to that gate and Tagaranon-sensei."

"What's the big deal," groaned Art, "He's always late by at least 15 minutes."

When the group got to the gate, they saw that Tagaranon was already there.

"You're late," he said, "By 6 minutes."

"Sorry Tagaranon-sensei," Art apologized, "We were chatting and lost track of time."

"Okay," Tagaranon beamed, "Just make sure that never happens again. Or at least before a mission as important as this."

"Important mission?" Saphiro asked, "What's so important about this mission."

"Well," Tagaranon explained, "As we all know, it's the Hokage's birthday. We have been chosen to go get preparations for his surprise birthday party. Lady Hinata is the one setting it up. Since our squad was the only squad without a mission today, we have been chosen to get the supplies from another village."

"Do you think we'll be at the party?" Art asked.

"Everyone is invited. But because of this, we're going to be VIPs. Pretty cool huh?"

"Ultra cool!" Saphiro shouted happily, "We got to get to that village and get those supplies as soon as now!" He quickly ran for the exit when Tagaranon stopped him.

"Hold up!" Tagaranon said, "Sorry to interrupt your mad dash, Saphiro. But, we have to be prepared."

"Prepared?" Kaede asked.

"For what, Tagaranon-sensei?" Art asked as well.

"Well," Tagaranon said, "There could be enemies we have to fight outside the village. Even though I'm an elite ninja, I can't protect you three all the time. So we have to be prepared to fight together. Now, I want you to check all your gear. Kunai, shuriken, throwing needles, smoke bombs, first-aid kit. And so on."

3 minutes later….

"Okay Team Tagaranon," Tagaranon announced, "You're all set. Now, we have a time limit. The Hokage is coming back to the village from a meeting at another village at 5:30. It's 11:15. We have 6 hours and 15 minutes to take a 1 and a half hour trip from here to the other village, 30 minutes to pick up the supplies, and 2 hours to get back here. It's going to take 4 hours to do this mission if you do the right things. Now, no time to lose! Let's go!" The group quickly left the village on their first mission.

30 minutes later….

Saphiro, Kaede, and Art quickly trailed Tagaranon from 50 feet. Tagaranon was rushing through the trees when he suddenly stopped. He looked around, "Someone's here," he said. He signaled for the 3 genin to stop.

"Hey," Art wondered, "Why did Tagaranon-sensei stop?"

"Maybe because somebody is in this forest with us," Saphiro said, "I don't know why, but it seems to me that I can sense this person."

"Tagaranon-sensei!" Art shouted, "Why'd ya stop!"

"Someone's here," Tagaranon said, "Stay still until I say so."

"Okay," said Kaede, "You heard the man."

Tagaranon looked in every direction until he stopped, "There!" he shouted, "The intruder! He's there!" He pointed to the west.

Kaede looked in that direction and saw a ninja in hiding, "There!" she said, "I can see him!"

"I can see him too!" said Art, "He's on that tree branch! You see him, Saphiro?"

"Yeah," said Saphiro, "I can see him. What do we do now Tagaranon-sensei!?"

"Attack him!" Tagaranon shouted, "Throw shuriken at him! Don't hesitate! Now!"

"Okay. If you say so." Saphiro said, pulling out a shuriken, "Here goes nothing!" He threw the shuriken at a high speed.

"Let's do it, Kaede," Art said smiling.

"Okay!" Kaede agreed. They also threw their shuriken. The shuriken rushed at the ninja and hit him. A lot of blood flowed from his body. He fell to the ground and stayed motionless.

"Good job guys," Tagaranon congratulated, "You defeated your first enemy. You should be proud of yourselves."

"We are!" said Art.

"Sure are!" giggled Kaede.

"Well, I'm not," said Saphiro, "I think we killed one of our comrades."

Kaede and Art froze at Saphiro's statement. They were paralyzed with disbelief.

"What are you talking about, Saphiro?" asked Art.

"You heard me," Saphiro growled, "I think we killed a Leaf ninja."

"You're crazy!" shouted Kaede, "What makes you think that was a Leaf ninja?"

"Let's go and see who's right." said Saphiro. When the group got to the place where the ninja was; they found out that Saphiro was right. On the ground was a ninja from Konoha.

"Oh my god," gasped Kaede.

"I don't believe it!" Art said in fright.

Tagaranon chuckled playfully, "It's okay," he said, "Stop being in shock. He's just a clone, see?" He poked the ninja and made him poof into nothing, "See? Nothing to worry about."

"Thank goodness," said Kaede in relief.

"Yep," said Art, "I'm glad that ninja wasn't the real deal."

Tagaranon turned to Saphiro, "How did you know that ninja was a Leaf ninja?" he asked.

"I don't really know," said Saphiro, "My eyes just suddenly focused on him."

"What about the blood?" Art asked Tagaranon, "Clones don't bleed."

"Paint," Tagaranon laughed, "You see, Hinata made a special challenge for you guys. She just didn't want you guys to get those supplies that easy. She wanted to train your ninja skills."

"Well," said Art, "I'm ready for the challenge. How about you, Saphiro and Kaede?"

"We're ready!" Saphiro and Kaede shouted in unison.

As the group left the area, they didn't know that another ninja was watching them. But, he wasn't a clone.

"Heh," he smirked, "After all these years, I finally found you, Tagaranon Nakado. I really hope you're ready for Round 2. Because this time, I, Yatzu of the Plateau Village, will not lose to you again, unlike last time."

4 years ago in a safe house 54 miles away from Konoha…..

Yatzu and a young man were having a talk together. Not a casual friend-to-friend talk. Yatzu was in a bad mood. And it was because of the man.

"So," said Yatzu, "You really thought that you and your wife could get away from me, huh? Well, I'm not that easy to shake off. Now, where's my money!?" He punched the man. The man stumbled onto the ground.

"Lord Yatzu," whimpered the man, "I needed the money. My wife is pregnant, and our child is due any day now. Please. I'll give your money two weeks from now. Or, just punish me. Just don't hurt my wife or my child. Please."

Yatzu stared at the man in disgust. He kicked him as hard as he could. The man flew 10 feet into a wall. Yatzu glared at the man in anger.

"Please," cried the man, "Just give me two more weeks."

"I gave you long enough," Yatzu growled, "Now you have to take your consequences as a man." He kicked the man over to his back and put a kunai to his neck, "Now," Yatzu snickered, "Say goodbye to your wife. For now."

The woman came in from outside to see that her husband was going to be killed, "Nasho!" she screamed. She ran to her husband's aid.

"No! Miyuki!" Nasho yelled, "Stay back! You'll be killed too!"

"I don't care!" Miyuki yelled. She started punching Yatzu as hard as she could.

"Get off of me, foolish woman!" Yatzu yelled. He kicked Miyuki into table. She fell to the ground and started crying, "I'm sorry, Nasho," she sobbed, "I'm sorry."

"Now," Yatzu said, "Turning his attention back to Nasho, "about you. You're going to wish that you gave my money!" He pulled the kunai up and brought it back down to Nasho's throat. Nasho closed his eyes, thinking that his life was over.

"Oh no, you don't!" shouted a voice.

"Huh?" Yatzu asked himself. All of a sudden, a strong, mysterious force knocked Yatzu off of Nasho.

"Who was that who attacked me?" Yatzu asked angrily.

"It was me." A figure came into the house and smiled at Yatzu. The person was Tagaranon, "I'm Tagaranon Nakado of the Village Hidden in the Leaves." He continued, "And your fight is with me now."

"You know who you just hit?" Yatzu asked Tagaranon.

"Yeah," Tagaranon answered, "A smartass who thinks he's a tough guy." He looked down at Nasho and gave him a hand. "You okay?" he asked.

"I'm fine." Nasho groaned, "But my wife, Miyuki, is injured."

"Go take care of your wife," Tagaranon suggested, "I'll take care of this big shot."

"Go away!" Yatzu snapped, "This isn't your concern!"

"It is now." Tagaranon said smiling.

"Go to hell!" Yatzu shouted, running at Tagaranon. He punched at Tagaranon. Tagaranon blocked the hit and punched Yatzu 3 times and kicked him into a wall.

"You're dead, Nakado!" Yatzu yelled. He rushed towards Tagaranon and punched at him 3 times. Tagaranon dodged the first two hits and grabbed Yatzu's fist the third time. He swung Yatzu around and threw him into another wall. Yatzu kicked at Tagaranon. Tagaranon blocked the kick and grabbed his leg. He slammed Yatzu into the floor and kicked him into the air. Yatzu fell to the ground and got up. He angrily ran towards Tagaranon and tried to hit Tagaranon in his temples. Tagaranon blocked the hits threw Yatzu's arms away from his head and gave him a vicious headbutt. Yatzu fell to the ground and got up. Tagaranon quickly rushed towards Yatzu and punched him 8 times and uppercut him. Yatzu fell into a table and broke it.

"Okay!" Yatzu yelled, "That's enough! You, that man, and his wife are dead!" He quickly got up and made some hand signs, "Ninja Art: Kamikaze Rasengan!" He hit Tagaranon with a wind sphere. The force was so powerful, it sent Tagaranon, Nasho, and Miyuki flying out of the house. They fell onto the ground and laid there in pain.

"Are you two okay?" Tagaranon asked the couple.

"I'm fine," said Nasho. He looked to the right to see that Miyuki was unconscious, "Miyuki!" he shouted, running to his wife. He held his wife tight, "Are you okay? Speak to me!"

Miyuki woke up, "Na-Na-Nasho?" she said to Nasho, hugging him tightly.

"I'm here," said Nasho, "Are you okay, dear?"

"I'm fine… but, the baby. I can't feel it."

Nasho stared at Miyuki's melancholy stare and started to cry, "Please God," he sobbed, "Let our child live."

"Don't worry," said Tagaranon, "I'll take a look at the baby when I'm finished with this clown. Now I got a question to ask. Your house. Is it okay if I use it to save your life?"

"Do what you must for the sake of us," Nasho said.

"Okay!" Tagaranon shouted. He made 14 hand signs and looked up. "Here I go! Ninja Art: Natural Bomb Jutsu!" He created a bomb using his chakra to fill up a wood capsule. "Duck!" he yelled.

"Okay!" said Nasho. He covered Miyuki with his body.

Tagaranon threw the wood capsule at the house. It exploded at the moment of impact. After the smoke cleared, there was nothing left of the house. Including Yatzu.

"Thank god!" Nasho said, hugging his wife.

Later….

"Okay," said Tagaranon, "It's all right. Your baby is going to be okay."

"Thank you, Mr. Tagaranon," said Nasho, "We are forever in your debt."

"Hey," Tagaranon asked, "What are going to do about your house? Where are you two going to live?"

"Don't worry about us," said Miyuki, "Nasho and I were thinking about going to that village 6 miles away from here."

"Is there anything we can do for you?" asked Nasho, "We owe you for saving us from Lord Yatzu, Mr. Tagaranon."

"Two things," said Tagaranon, "One. Stop calling me Mr. Tagaranon. Call me just Tagaranon."

"Okay Tagaranon. And the other thing?"

"Well, tell your child this story. Tell him or her about a young man, out of the goodness in his heart, saved a couple from the clutches of a tyrant man. Don't tell the child that you guys were the couple or I was the young man until I see you guys again. Okay?"

"Okay," said Nasho, "It's the least we can do."

"Okay," Tagaranon said walking off, "I guess I'll see you again someday."

"Goodbye, Tagaranon," Miyuki shouted, "We'll never forget how you saved us. You will always be the kindest person we know!"

"Be safe out there, Tagaranon!" Nasho shouted.

"Okay! You too! I'll never forget you guys either!" Tagaranon said as he trailed off into the night. He soon was covered by darkness.

Present Day….

"I'll get you Tagaranon," Yatzu laughed, "And there is nothing you or your genin can do to stop me! I'll make sure of it." He jumped into another tree and vanished.

Yatzu was ready to get his revenge on Tagaranon. The bad thing was that Tagaranon wasn't going to expect it. And Saphiro, Kaede, and Art may not be able to stand a chance against Yatzu.

Yatzu's plan was perfect.

AN: This is the longest chapter I typed in history. Get ready for chapter 5 when Yatzu makes his move on Tagaranon and Team 22 goes into their first real battle. Give me good reviews. See you around!