AN: I do not own original Naruto characters and jutsu. They belong to the main man, Masashi Kishimoto. But, Saphiro Kimza and other created characters and jutsu do belong to me. Please enjoy my fic.
Naruto: Kimza Chronicles:
Chapter 17: Team 26's Power and Genzo's Pact:
Saphiro and Yatzu eyes were locked with each other's. They each had a glare in their eyes that expressed the fact that one of them would die in battle. Yatzu quietly snickered at Saphiro. He thought that his Eternity Pill could give him the power to kill Saphiro in a matter of seconds.
Saphiro wasn't too confident though. He knew about Yatzu's abilities in battle without the aid of a performance enhancer. He could just see the vision of the struggle between Yatzu and Tagaranon in his head over and over. He knew that if he made one mistake, he could pay for it with his life. He finally decided that Yatzu's unnatural amount of power wouldn't intimidate him. So, he just stepped back and smiled confidently.
"What's up?" Yatzu asked, "You look happy considering the fact that you are going to be utterly eliminated."
"I just told you," Saphiro snickered, "I'm not going to die today. So, we can either spend all day chatting, or, we can do what we came here to do!"
Yatzu's gray eyes flickered with anticipation, "You read my mind clearly," he laughed, "Let's end your pathetic excuse of a life now!" He made 14 hand signs and rushed to his opponent, "Ninja Art: Kamikaze Rasengan!" A giant sphere made of wind and chakra formed in his hands and spun wildly.
Saphiro closed his eyes and made 20 hand signals, Here I go! he thought, Tagaranon-sensei's signature jutsu! He looked up and shouted, "Ninja Art: Rapid Fireworks Jutsu!" Flames of many colors soon covered his right fist. He rushed to Yatzu with all of his might.
"You wanna use the jutsu that defeated me the last time?" Yatzu laughed, "Well then, come on! I'm going to make sure you never use it again!"
When the two shinobi were close enough, they threw their attacks. Just like the fight 4 years earlier, the attacks clashed with one another. This time, the chakra dome was way larger. The branches beneath the ninja were completely destroyed by the buildup of energy. Saphiro tried his best to keep Yatzu back, but his adversary was too powerful. Slowly, he started to skid back. Tagaranon tought him the Rapid Fireworks Jutsu to use as a last resort technique.
Saphiro and Tagaranon were training in the mountains. Tagaranon was teaching the young shinobi the Rapid Fireworks Jutsu. So far, Saphiro was a great candidate for the jutsu. Tagaranon knew he had to tell Saphiro about the jutsu.
"Hm," Tagaranon said, staring at the 2 holes in the mountain made by Saphiro's newly learned technique, "It seems to me that your Rapid Fireworks Jutsu is stronger than mine. But, it looks like you can only use it twice." He took the time to notice that Kakashi Hatake told Sasuke Uchiha the same the same thing about the Chidori 23 years earlier. He silenced his thoughts and stared at a panting Saphiro. Saphiro laid on the ground, trying to catch his breath.
"That jutsu is awesome!" Saphiro exclaimed, clenching his fists, he got up and stretched his body, "Why didn't you teach me that jutsu earlier? Perhaps when I was a Genin?"
"That jutsu is not something to play around with," Tagaranon explained, "It is a powerful but costly jutsu. Only two people other than you and I ever learned it.
"Who were they?" Saphiro asked curiously.
"Naruto is one person. He created it fuse it with the Rasengan to rival the Chidori. He called it the Flare Rasengan. The other is unfortunately Sasuke. He used his Sharingan to copy it. Then he fused it with the Chidori to create the Phoenix Chidori. Any other person who ever tried to learn it was killed by chakra explosion. I only survived because of Sakura. In fact, I want you to see something. Something that might happen to you if you take this jutsu for granted."
Saphiro glared at Tagaranon. He wanted to see Tagaranon's secret, "It's my nindo to keep a promise. No matter costly or impossible it may be." He said, putting his right hand to his chest.
Tagaranon nodded, "Okay," he said. He took of his ninja vest and pulled up his blue shirt. His chest revealed a gruesome secret. It had a large scar. It started from his leg area and went all the way up to his neck. His neck was mostly scar tissue. Saphiro stepped back in shock.
"That's why you wear a bandanna on your neck," he said, looking down, "So let me guess. You tried to use the Rapid Fireworks Jutsu and was nearly destroyed."
"Yes," Tagaranon said nodding, "It took me 7 years to use this jutsu without getting burned by chakra. I'm surprised you can use it perfectly. Promise me that you will only use this jutsu in a life-or-death situation."
"Yes sensei," Saphiro answered.
"Good," Tagaranon gave Saphiro a pat on the shoulder, "I think Kaede was looking for you. She wanted to come to the Sweet Shop."
Saphiro jolted up, "I forgot about our date!" he shouted, "Thanks for the training! Gotta go!" He ran down the path to Kaede's house and used the Vortex Jutsu to disappear.
"Keep your promise," Tagaranon whispered, "Or you'll be another victim of this jutsu."
…
I'm not going to let this guy beat me! Saphiro yelled internally, I'm going to put him on ice! I must put this jutsu to the test!
Meanwhile, Genzo, Rosetta, and Oro were starting to show Kaede and Art the power of their team. Genzo and Oro stepped up while Rosetta stayed where she was.
"You show these Plateau losers our power first," said Genzo to Oro.
"Sure thing," said Oro with a noticeably deeper voice than before. He raised his arms into the air and roared, "Sirimuchi Style: Terra Claw Jutsu!" Swiftly, Oro slammed his chakra-covered hands into the ground below.
"This will hurt," Rosetta giggled harshly.
Then, as quick as lightning, a large set of claws made from earth grabbed a couple of Plateau shinobi and started to crush them with their amazing pressure. Then the claws threw them high into the air. Then, the claws slashed the shinobi as they fell to the ground. But, the claws continuously struck the ninja over and over. Finally, the claws stopped their vicious assault. The shinobi fell to the ground lifeless.
"That took care of them," Oro laughed, "They were nothing compared to my jutsu."
"I'll handle the next few," Rosetta said, cracking her knuckles. She made 12 hand signs and yelled, "Kechki Style: Man Eater Summoning!" Then, she cut her finger with her teeth, drew a large diamond symbol in the ground, and slammed her hands into it. The ground started shaking violently.
"What the?" one Plateau shinobi gasped.
What came next was terrifying. Three large plants with red teeth, black eyes, and yellow thorn covered bodies rose from the earth below. They slowly shifted their gazes all over the battlefield. One caught sight of Art and growled. It released its roots from the soil and rushed towards him with intent to kill.
"You want some?" Art yelled, "Come on then!"
But, it stopped in its tracks. It turned to Rosetta, who was radiating a strange green aura from her body. All three beasts turned to Rosetta and kneeled at her presence. They slowly crawled towards their summoner, making whimpering sounds along the way.
"That did Rosetta do to make them stop?" Kaede asked.
"And what is her strange kekkei genkai?" Art wondered.
Genzo laughed at Kaede and Art, "It's the Kechki Clan's kekkei genkai," he explained, "The Human Plant Jutsu. This enables a Kechki Clan member to use the power of plants to aid him or her in battle. About those things. Those creatures are the Rose Village's summon creatures. They are summoned from the Rose Village to aid any Kechki Clan member in battle. They are commanded by a scent excreted by the chakra pores. Only they can smell it."
"That is sweeeeet!" Art exclaimed.
Rosetta shifted her gaze to the creatures. She made a series of body gestures and pointed to the group of Plateau ninja. She then giggled and made one more movement. The movement caused chakra to be released from her to 3 different Plateau ninja.
The creature whimpered and then stood up straight and turned to the Plateau ninja. They roared and rushed towards the 3 ninja. They followed the chakra trailed Rosetta made. They then each grabbed a Plateau ninja and trapped them in their strong jaws. However, they did not put enough force to their jaws to finish them off. They turned to Rosetta, whimpered again and bowed lowly to her.
Rosetta walked to the creatures and each gave them a pat on the head. She then made a series of hand signs, "Kechki Style: Parasitic Fungi!" she shouted as she spread her arms apart. Then, a yellow aura formed around her body. The aura rushed from her body to the Plateau ninja. The aura seeped into their bodies. Rosetta made another gesture to the plant creatures. The creatures set the shinobi down and crawled back some feet. Rosetta made one last hand sign. That hand sign dismissed the creatures. The plants stood up, grew some kind of wings made out of leaves and flew up into the sky. They were out of sight as soon as they left the canopy.
Rosetta walked to the Plateau shinobi and kneeled down, "Feel anything?" she giggled.
"I can't move my body!" one Plateau shinobi shouted, "What did you do to us?"
"It's not I did you," Rosetta explained, "but what my jutsu is doing to you. You see, the aura that penetrated your skin contained a special fungus. It will quickly make home in your internal organs. Then, it will kill your organs one by one by decomposing it. Even if your organs are still alive, they'll still die from blood loss. In no time at all, you'll die a quick but painful death."
Suddenly, the group of Plateau ninja started writhing with pain. Blood started flowing from their eyes, ears, and mouth. They shook and shook until they stopped without warning. The jutsu killed them in less than 15 seconds.
"I knew they couldn't take it," Genzo laughed. He quickly rushed to Rosetta, who fainted. He took her in his arms and set her down. Rosetta whispered a few words to him and slipped out of consciousness. He kissed her forehead and stood up.
"What's wrong with Rosetta?" Kaede asked.
"Nothing," Genzo said, "She's just exhausted, that's all. Both of those jutsus took a large amount of chakra from her. She'll be fine." He then turned to Oro, "Oro, go and finish off the rest of these loser shinobi. I'm going to find Kimza." He then jumped into some trees and disappeared.
"You heard Genzo," Oro growled, "We have to take on the rest of these punks." He then rushed towards a Plateau shinobi and clawed him to a tree, "What are you waiting for? The New Year? Let's go!"
"Right!" Kaede and Art said in unison. They then ran into the fray with Oro. With a giant like Oro on their side, they knew that the remaining 5 enemies were as good as defeated.
Art rushed towards a Plateau shinobi and kicked him in the jaw. He then, punched him 3 times in the face and threw him into the air. Then, he jumped into the air above the ninja. He made 10 hand signs and shouted, "Uzuba Style: Crystal Strom Jutsu!" he then blasted the Plateau shinobi with shards of crystal. He shinobi fell to the ground.
Unfortunately, the shinobi wasn't really harmed. The chakra field created by the influence of the Infinity Pill protected him. He stood up and chuckled at Art.
"What's so damn funny?" Art asked, landing on the ground.
"You really think that your attacks would hurt me?" the shinobi laughed, "Lord Yanche is the leader of the Plateau Village. He created the Infinity Pill so that whenever we may need it, we could open a maximum of 5 of the 8 Inner Gates! Now! Feel my wrath!" He then rushed to Art and slammed his shoulders into Art's stomach. Art fell to the ground and was unable to stand up.
"I—got—to—stand—up!" Art moaned in pain. But, the force of the shoulder thrust was so strong, Art was traumatized. There was nothing he could do so stop the angry shinobi in his tracks. Art was lifted up by the shinobi and was slammed into a tree. The shinobi pulled out a kunai and placed it on Art's throat.
"Say your goodbyes," the ninja laughed.
I can't move, Art thought, I can't speak now either! So there is no way I can call for help. I'm finished. He turned his head to the side, waiting for his doom.
Suddenly, the shinobi was knocked away with a powerful force. He fell to the ground and shook violently.
What was that? Art asked himself. He stared to the left to see that Kaede saved him by using her Arctic Wind Jutsu. She smiled at her friend and rushed to him. "Are you okay Art?" she asked.
"I'll be okay," Art moaned, "We gotta take these guys out and save Kimmy." He tried to stand up, but fell due to the trauma of the Plateau shinobi's blow to his gut. Kaede set him on his back and pulled a small bag of Sakura's medical herbs from her pocket. She put some herbs to Art's mouth. Art stared at it and twisted his face in disgust.
"I know what that thing is!" he yelled, "It puts the 'uck' in yuck!"
"Eat it!" Kaede demanded, "It's the only way your abdominal region will heal."
Art put the herbs in his mouth and chewed it. He twisted his face again and then held his stomach in pain. His stomach glowed blue and red. The red spot disappeared and Art sighed in relief.
"Thanks Kaede," he sighed smiling. He got up and stretched his body, "Let's go save Kimmy!" He turned to Oro, "You can handle these guys Oro?"
Oro gave Kaede and Art a thumbs up, "Sure can and will!" he roared. He then grabbed a Plateau ninja, who was about to ambush him, and slammed him into the dust, "Go! Saphiro needs you!"
"Let's go!" Art snickered.
"Sure thing," Kaede agreed. Then, the duo set off to find their ally.
Meanwhile, Saphiro and Yatzu were still in that jutsu clash. Saphiro was slowly backing up into a tree. He knew if he either cancelled the jutsu or was smashed into the tree, Yatzu would have the upper hand. He had to find some way to knock Yatzu off of his feet. He then realized that he wasn't putting his full power into the Rapid Fireworks Jutsu. He looked to Yatzu and smiled, his eyes glimmering with confidence.
"What are you plotting now?" Yatzu asked.
"I'm plotting to take you down a notch!" Saphiro laughed. Suddenly his eyes turned from green to green-blue and started to swirl. Then his arms covered themselves in chakra. The Rapid Fireworks Jutsu gained some extra energy from the chakra. It changed from a variety of colors to a fierce ruby red. Saphiro then starting pushing Yatzu back. Slowly at first, but as the jutsu gained strength, Saphiro gained speed. Yatzu was then being pushed back at a rapid rate. Unlike the last time, where he was defeated in the clash by a handicap, he was being beaten fair in square. Just when he thought he was finished, Yatzu realized something. He wasn't using his full potential.
"It's time to finish this!" Yatzu yelled. As soon as he said that, the Rasengan attack grew in size. It grew to a size of 30 feet in diameter. Saphiro's Fireworks attack looked like nothing compared to the Rasengan. Slowly, Saphiro started to lose his edge in this battle.
"Now way am I going to lose to you!" Saphiro yelled. He then transferred more chakra into the Fireworks attack. It grew into a deeper red as it covered Saphiro's body. All of a sudden, Saphiro's body was engulfed in the flaming chakra. Saphiro felt as if he was being burned alive! He grasped the fact that this was what gave Tagaranon sensei that large burn. If he didn't cancel the attack, he could be killed.
"Is the kitchen too hot for you?" Yatzu jeered.
"I gotta stop the jutsu!" Saphiro yelled. As he let go of the Fireworks attack, it backfired on him. He was launched into tree. The force of the collision nearly knocked Saphiro out. When he came to, he saw that the Rasengan attack was still in full swing. It was rushing towards him at a breakneck speed. He closed his eyes, thinking it was over. For him. Then he heard…
"Metal Style: Metal Shaping Jutsu!"
In no time at all, a giant wall made of metal rose in front of Saphiro. The wind sphere clashed with the wall. Slowly the wall engulfed the attack. Shortly afterwards, the wind sphere was completely stopped by the wall. It then grabbed Yatzu's arm. No matter what Yatzu tried to do, he couldn't be released from the wall.
"Let me go!" Yatzu yelled, "What fool did this to me?"
Saphiro looked up and smiled, "Thanks Genzo," he said.
On a tree limb next to Saphiro was his longtime rival Genzo. He jumped down and shook his head. He then stared at Yatzu, "You couldn't take that guy on?" he said rather disappointed, "I'm ashamed of you Kimza."
"Don't underestimate him," Saphiro said, standing up, "Because of that pill he swallowed, he's incredibly powerful!"
Genzo cracked the bones in his neck and got into a fighting stance, "I'll take this guy down Kimza," he laughed, "You just watch and learn." He made a hand sign, making the metal that trapped Yatzu revert back to his arms.
Yatzu stared at Genzo and growled, "You're going to die for that!" he snarled. As quick as ever, he ran to Genzo and punched at him.
"Aw, please," Genzo scoffed, grabbing Yatzu's fist. He pulled Yatzu to him and punched him in his chest. Then he kicked him. Yatzu would've been launched into a tree, but Genzo still had his arm. Genzo then gave Yatzu a wallop of hits to the face and finally slammed him into a tree. Genzo let Yatzu's arm go. Yatzu slid to the ground and stayed there, cursing Genzo.
"You Leaf ninja are nothing but garbage!" he snarled, "How can someone so young be so strong?"
Genzo grabbed his vest and jerked him up, "Because I am not garbage! Metal Fist Barrage!" Genzo then let Yatzu. Yatzu was then pounded by Genzo's most powerful taijutsu technique. The tree started to crack under the influence of Genzo's furious attack. Then with one final punch to the face, Yatzu was launched through the tree and into the dust.
"I'm not going to lose again," Yatzu growled, "NOT AGAIN!" he made 25 hand signs and opened up his right palm, "I'm going to destroy this entire forest! Including you and me! Ninja Art: Nova Rasengan!" Suddenly, his hand filled up with an unnatural amount of chakra. Soon, behind Yatzu was a chakra sphere move than 75 feet in diameter!
"How can someone have that much chakra to do something like that?" Genzo yelled, "That attack should deplete all of his chakra! He should be dead!"
"The Eternity Pill!" Saphiro shouted back, "He must be using the last of its energy!"
Genzo cracked his knuckles, "This gives me a chance to use my most powerful metal jutsu so far!" he made 20 hand signs and shouted, "Ninja Art: Ultimate Nekiogama Taijutsu: Jojetsu Drill Strike!" Then he jumped into the air and covered his arms with the Jojetsu metal. His arms then became a large and complex drill. The drill spun rapidly at speeds above 5000 RPM. Then the drill rushed towards Yatzu and the chakra sphere.
"DIE!" Yatzu shouted as he rushed towards Genzo and the drill. Then, the two attacks clashed with amazing force. To Saphiro, it looked like the two attacks were equally matched.
"Well," Yatzu laughed, "It looks like we're going to be here for sometime."
"Think again loser!" Genzo sneered, "Our attacks are going to 'mesh' if you could say."
"What the?" Saphiro shouted
Then the Rasengan's counterclockwise rotation was interrupted by the Jojetsu Drill's more powerful clockwise rotation. Then, just as Genzo had planned, the drill completely destroyed the chakra sphere. It then rushed towards Yatzu. Yatzu suddenly started to writhe in pain.
"No!" he shouted, "The pill's side effect is starting already!" He started coughing out blood.
So, Saphiro thought, that pill did have side effect.
Then, the drill continued its advance on Yatzu. It penetrated his body and grinded to a halt. It quickly transformed into a giant fist and slammed Yatzu into the ground. A large crater, over 40 feet in diameter, was formed into the earth. Yatzu laid inside of the chasm, his body bloody from the drill piercing it. He coughed up more blood and frowned at Genzo.
"How did you have so much power?" he asked.
Genzo smiled, "I'm just lucky. If you just trained more instead of using those death pills, you might've been more of a challenge." He then turned to Saphiro, "At least I knew you had some power in you."
Yatzu continued to speak, "I guess I was foolish. You Leaf ninja may be garbage, but, you are pretty tough. I hope I can fight you again one day. But next time, I'll kill both of you."
"There won't be a next time," Genzo said.
Yatzu tilted his head to the side and took one last breath. Afterwards, he slid out of consciousness. And finally out of life. He was dead. And this time, there was no doubt about it. Yatzu's quest for power had ended. Genzo closed his still open eyes and stood up.
"Get up Kimza," he said, giving Saphiro a hand.
Saphiro took it and stood up. He then stared upwards and smiled, "Hey guys!" he shouted.
Kaede, Art, Noboru, and Oro were in a tree not too far away. Noboru wasn't able to aid Genzo and Saphiro in battle because he was attacked by Plateau ninja. Kaede, Art, and Oro saved him and fought along his side. Rosetta, awake but still tired, rested in Oro's large arms. They jumped down and stared at Yatzu.
"It's finally over," said Noboru, "Now; we have to get to the other group. They are halfway to the Canyon Village already." He pointed northeast, "We must go that way. After a few miles, we'll set up camp."
"Right!" the group agreed. As most of the group jumped away, Kaede happened to see that Saphiro didn't move yet. He was staring at Yatzu's dead body. Kaede was worried about him so she walked to Saphiro and hugged him.
"Are you okay Saphiro?" she asked.
"I'm fine," Saphiro answered. He turned around and kissed his girlfriend on the lips. "Let's go. We're lagging behind."
"Okay," Kaede agreed. Then she and Saphiro rushed away to catch up with the rest of the group.
Saphiro awoke and stared at the group in the giant tent. He was the only one awake. He sighed and stared into the late night sky out of the iron mesh window. He had woken up because of a series of questions. Some where 'why did Ezekiel destroy the Canyon Village?', 'what could happen if Ezekiel escaped the Sealing Vortex?', and 'if he was nearly killed by Ezekiel the first time he encountered him, what could happen if he fought Ezekiel again?' But one question that bugged him the most was, 'how could Genzo gotten so strong over the years?' He knew that if Genzo could defeat Yatzu quickly, he would be nothing compared to him. That question made Saphiro wonder about how he was going to defeat Genzo if he got into it with him. He had to find out one way or another.
Saphiro was outside doing nighttime training. He just wore his white shirt, jeans and ninja's sandals. He repeatedly punched the tree that was next to the tent in the clearing. He was punching it for some time. His knuckles were bleeding from the repeated punching. However, the desire to see Genzo's true strength nullified the pain. He also had a strange desire to see how strong Genzo was compared to Ezekiel. He knew that Ezekiel was a strong shinobi. If Genzo could beat him, there would be no doubt he would lose to Genzo. He stopped punching the tree and stared at the ground.
"Genzo," Saphiro said to himself, "How did you become so damn strong over these years! I can't believe you defeated Yatzu when I couldn't!"
"Perhaps you weren't trying hard enough…" said a voice.
Saphiro's gaze shifted to the left to see that Genzo was standing not too far away. He walked to him and stood there, "You weren't fighting at your hardest," he said again, "You could've beaten him if you just tried."
Saphiro eyes glowed with rage, "What makes you think I wasn't trying," he shouted, "I was fighting my—" He was interrupted by Genzo punching him in the face. He fell to the ground and looked up at Genzo and snarled.
"People are trying to sleep Kimza" Genzo explained. He gave a Saphiro a hand.
Saphiro looked down and grabbed Genzo's hand. After being pulled up, Genzo walked to the tent and gestured Saphiro to come over.
"What's up?" he asked confused.
Genzo pointed to his loved one sleeping, "I made a pact," he said, "A pact to always protect that girl right there. Every time I'm in the heat of battle, I remind myself I'm fighting for two. That gives the strength to go on fighting. In fact, she's the reason I fight. I owe her my life. Perhaps even more."
"What are you talking about?" Saphiro said.
"She saved my life. I remember it was during a day I hung out in the forest. It was 6 years ago…."
Genzo was lying in the forest of Konoha. He always loved to hang out there whenever he wasn't pulling pranks on the Nekiogama elders. He loved the sounds of nature. The calls of the birds and insects. The sound of the wind on the leaves. He especially loved the clean air of the forest. This was his haven. And that was that.
As he was lying in the shade of a tree, he jumped up in fright. A large and very venomous spider was in front of him. As he tried to move, it jumped onto his naked forearm. He quickly smashed it with his other hand. But it was too late, the spider bit him at least 5 times before he struck it. He slumped to the ground. The venom was so effective, he couldn't move. He was going to die in the forest. He then blacked out….
When Genzo awoke, he felt better than he did when he got bitten. He turned his head to see that a girl was rubbing his bite wounds with a red and green plant. The girl had blonde hair traveling to her upper back. She had blue eyes and had a smile that could cheer up the grumpiest person. She also spoke with a caring and sincere voice. It was as if she was departed from Heaven to save him.
"Are you okay?" she asked, "You were about to die a few minutes ago. Good thing I'm good with medicinal herbs." She crushed the herbs in her hands and allowed the juice from them to drip to Genzo's bite wound. She then rubbed it with a sponge. White, milky material seeped from the wounds and dripped from Genzo's arm. The girl then covered the wound with a bandage made from an herbal leaf. It seem as if the girl was in the forest at the time Genzo was bitten.
"Thank you," Genzo said, bowing to the girl in appreciation, "What's your name? I need to know the name of who saved me."
"My name is Rosetta," the girl explained, "Rosetta Kechki."
"Thank you Rosetta," Genzo said smiling. He then got on all fours and bowed to her, "It is the code of the Nekiogama to make a pact to one who saved him. My pact is that I'll always protect you and your friends."
Rosetta hugged him and smiled, "You want to be friends?" she asked.
"Sure," Genzo answered. Genzo and Rosetta became very close friends since that day. And by the time Genzo's 11th birthday came. He and Rosetta became a serious couple.
"You should make a pact to Kaede too," Genzo suggested, "You can become stronger as well."
"You and Rosetta sure do love each other," Saphiro said smiling, "And you became strong like that. I hope that Kaede and I can become that close."
"What are you talking about?" said a voice, "We are that close."
Saphiro turned around to see that Kaede and Rosetta were awake. Rosetta wore a purple nightgown that was ankle-low and Kaede was fully dressed, with the exception of shoes. They giggled at their boyfriends and grabbed their hands.
"Let's go to sleep," Kaede yawned, "You two can talk more tomorrow."
"Okay," Saphiro agreed. He now knew that Genzo could be a new challenge for him. Plus, he now knew what he had to do. He was going to make a pact to the world to be stronger than ever in order to defeat Ezekiel. And he was going to make a pact to Kaede to make sure that she would always be protected. The Canyon Village was getting closer.
He knew he had to be prepared…
AN: Okay! That chapter was super long! In the next chapter, the group finally makes it to the Canyon Village! What secrets would they find? Can Saphiro take the emotional pain created by the death of his clan. Plus, Ezekiel's true goal is revealed! All of this and more in Chapter 18 of Kimza Chronicles! See you around!