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 19: A Futile Effort

Saphiro finally knew what Ezekiel's true ambitions were. He had to stop Ezekiel at all costs. If Ezekiel summoned Bukarok, there could be no limit to the mayhem those two could create. If the Canyon Village was destroyed when Ezekiel was just learning to use his power; Konoha would be no match for Ezekiel now. Saphiro was the last descendant of the Kuguari Clan. He was the only person left in the world that could stop Ezekiel. It wasn't gong to be easy, but he had to try.

"I'm going to end this now!" Saphiro growled, getting into his signature fighting stance.

"After all I said," Ezekiel laughed quite amazed, "You still are willing to take me on? That's what I call guts. Your father had guts too. But, this overconfidence got him killed. Now, Saphiro, it's your turn to join the Kimza Clan in the afterlife."

Saphiro clenched his fists harder, "We'll see about that!" he shouted as he sprinted towards Ezekiel. As he got closer, he pulled a kunai out his pocket. He then jumped into the air and slashed the kunai at Ezekiel's head.

Ezekiel quickly pulled out his own kunai and blocked Saphiro's hit with it. He then knocked the kunai out of Saphiro's hands. He grabbed Saphiro and threw him back 30 feet. Saphiro landed on the ground and growled in hatred.

Without saying a word, Saphiro dashed towards his uncle again. This time, he as he got closer he kicked towards Ezekiel. Ezekiel grabbed his foot and spun him around. Then, Saphiro kicked towards Ezekiel with his other foot. Ezekiel let Saphiro's trapped leg go and flipped away from Saphiro's attack.

Damn, Saphiro thought, I really thought that was going to work! He then smiled at Ezekiel and got into his fighting stance again.

"You are feeling confident," Ezekiel laughed, "Everyone I ran into was frightened of me. You really are a Child of Sacred Blood."

"What the heck is a Child of Sacred Blood!?" Saphiro asked angrily, "And why am I one of those particular things!?"

Ezekiel laughed at Saphiro, "You don't know what a Child of Sacred Blood is?" he laughed, "Fine. I'll tell you. A child of sacred blood is someone who hails from two clans. You are a Child of Sacred Blood because you are from the Kimza Clan and the Tokomiya Clan. You should be able to activate both clans' Kekkei Genkai abilities."

Saphiro's eyes lit up, "We have a Kekkei Genkai ability?" he asked.

Ezekiel nodded, "Yes. But you're never going to see it in this life. Now succumb to my power. Ninja Art: Memory Placement Jutsu!" He made 8 hand signs and rushed to Saphiro. He quickly slammed his hand into Saphiro's forehead. Saphiro fell to the ground but was unable to get up. His body was slowly calming down, indicating he was soon going to be asleep.

I can't stay awake, Saphiro thought as he slowly slid into a resting state…

When Saphiro came to, he found himself in the forest of Konoha. As he looked around his eyes opened in shock. He found himself surrounded by 20 Ezekiels. They all smiled at him and started making hand signs.

What the!? Saphiro thought, Can a clone use jutsu?

"Ninja Art: Multiple Vortex Jutsu!" The Ezekiel shouted as they opened their palms. Suddenly, an uncountable amount of vortexes appeared around the forests. Saphiro looked at the vortexes and calculated their numbers in his mind.

20 Ezekiels, he thought, times 20 vortexes equals 400 vortexes!? Saphiro looked up. Ezekiel had gotten stronger since their last encounter. If he wanted to stay alive, he had to get out of this dream.

Suddenly, the Ezekiels each jumped into a vortex and disappeared. Then, after a few seconds a large group of kunai rushed towards Saphiro. More than 1000 kunai were rushing towards the shinobi. Saphiro had to act fast. If he made one wrong move, he could die.

"I like a challenge!" Saphiro yelled, pulling out his own kunai, "Let's get this party started." Then he rushed into the air and attacked the kunai with his own. It was a tough struggle. Saphiro had to dodge kunai from every direction. He could only rest for a short period of time. Slowly, but surely, Saphiro started losing his energy. Finally, he couldn't go on fighting any longer. He jumped into a tree limb and kneeled over to regain his strength. But, that was a fatal error. The kunai then rushed towards the Kimza. There was nowhere to hide to block the attacks.

I just gotta hope I can take these injuries, he thought as the kunai got closer. Finally, the kunai attacked the cornered shinobi. The kunai pierced many parts of his body. Finally, one kunai made a fatal blow on Saphiro's chest. Saphiro blacked out and then fell out of the tree. As he got closer to the ground below, his vision, along with the forest, turned black…

When Saphiro woke up, he realized his injuries were gone. He got up, hoping he was back in the Canyon Village. But, he was wrong. This time, he was in Konoha. It was in ruins. He stared at Ezekiel sitting on a rooftop. He was drinking a cup of green tea. He saw his nephew and smiled.

"Ezekiel," Saphiro growled, "You had me where you wanted me. Why didn't you finish me off!?"

Ezekiel finished his tea and stood up, "That was way too easy," he sighed, "You barely put any fight into the situation. Instead, let's see if you can fight your friends." Ezekiel stood up and made a series of hand signs, "Sacred Nekiogama Style: Jojetsu!" Ezekiel's arms then turned blue with chakra. Metal from all over the village covered Ezekiel's arms and melted into one metal. Ezekiel pointed his fists at Saphiro and chuckled.

"How did you do that!?" Saphiro shouted, "Only the Nekiogama Clan can use that jutsu!"

Ezekiel grinned, "As long as you're unconscious and this jutsu is effective," he laughed, "I can use any Kekkei Genkai I want! Jojetsu Style: Giant Metal Fist Jutsu!" Ezekiel then lifted his metal covered arms into the air. Then a large fist made of metal appeared above Saphiro. It rushed down towards Saphiro at a neck breaking speed.

Saphiro made 7 hand signals, "Ninja Art: Vortex Jutsu!" he shouted as he created a vortex next to him. Saphiro jumped into it and disappeared. He moved away in time to dodge the giant metal fist. It slammed into the earth and made a larger crater. Saphiro would have been easily killed by the metal attack. He then reappeared above Ezekiel and tried to axe kick him. Ezekiel rushed his hand out and blocked it with his palm. He jumped away and smiled.

"What kind of ninja are you?" Saphiro snarled.

Ezekiel laughed, "The one that's going to kill you," he said. He then made another series of hand signs, "Always wanted to try this one." He closed his eyes and opened then again, "Byakugan!" His eyes quickly changed from red to pearl white. Veins appeared from his eyes and went to his temples. He got into the Gentle Fist Style and snickered.

I gotta watch out, Saphiro thought, The Byakugan's Gentle Fist is nothing to laugh at. Saphiro stood back, ready to defend.

Ezekiel rushed towards Saphiro and struck at him. Saphiro dodged the attack and jumped away. Ezekiel then rushed towards Saphiro and struck again. Saphiro could only dodge the attacks. If he tried to block, Ezekiel could stop the chakra flow to his hands by attacking his tenketsu on his arms. Or worse. He could miscalculate his counterattack and his chakra network and internal organs could suffer direct attack.

"There's no hope in trying to defeat me this way!" Ezekiel laughed, "You are about to make a fatal error right…about…now!" Ezekiel then struck Saphiro in his side. Saphiro spun off the rooftop and slammed into the ground. He writhed in pain and struggled to get back up.

Ezekiel jumped off the roof top and landed next to Saphiro, "Is that you really got?" he snickered, "I really thought you would've done something to counterattack." He pulled Saphiro to his knees and stepped back.

"I'm not going to lose to you in my own head!" Saphiro said angrily. He tried to stand up. But, as he did, the left half of his body suffered from damage inflicted by the Gentle Fist. He fell to the ground and coughed up some blood. Ezekiel stood where he was. His smile indicated that he was enjoying slowly killing his nephew.

"Come on Saphiro," Ezekiel chuckled, "I know you can do better than that! Come and get me!" He made a provoking tease with his hands and laughed.

"You're dead!" Saphiro yelled, getting up despite his internal trauma, and running towards his adversary. He punched and kicked at Ezekiel with all of his might. But, no matter how hard he tried, Ezekiel was always one step ahead of him. Ezekiel kept dodging Saphiro's desperate attacks. Finally Ezekiel jumped back and tensed his body.

Saphiro rushed towards Ezekiel with full hatred. He cocked his fist back and launched it towards Ezekiel. Just as his fist reached Ezekiel's face, Ezekiel laughed and smiled. He then said a word that made Saphiro sorry he made that effort.

"Rotation!"

Suddenly, a large dome of spinning chakra deflected the fist and rushed towards its thrower. The chakra dome attacked Saphiro with over 30 hits per second. Then the attack threw Saphiro away as if he was a ball of paper. Saphiro fell to the ground and skidded 20 feet. He stayed on the ground, half-injured half-frustrated.

Ezekiel smiled and walked towards Saphiro. He let out a snicker of battle lust as he grabbed Saphiro by his blue jacket and jerked him up. Saphiro was injured internally and externally. He was too injured to go on fighting. But, he had to take Ezekiel down. He was the only one who could.

"I had enough of this," Ezekiel said, his smile fading, "I'm going to kill you now. And leave no trace of you." He closed his eyes and the veins going to his temples from his eyes disappeared.

What is he going to do now? Saphiro painfully thought.

Ezekiel opened his eyes. They were red again, but for another purpose. They looked like as if kaleidoscopes were in Ezekiel's eyes. Saphiro's gaze turned from confused to utterly shocked. Saphiro never saw this before. But, he knew what it was. Naruto told him about this ability before. He knew it had to be feared.

"Mangekyo Sharingan," he whispered.

Ezekiel laughed at Saphiro, "Correct," he said, "I had enough of playing with you. I'm going to kill you now. Without any hesitation!" He threw Saphiro high into the air and shouted, "Amaterasu!" Suddenly, a wave of black flames surged towards Saphiro.

"I gotta get out of that thing's way!" Saphiro shouted. But because of the Gentle Fist's direct attacks, he was unable to move. There was nothing he could do to stop or dodge the attack. As the flames got closer, Saphiro knew either he would never fight again or he could be absolutely eliminated.

You're finished, Ezekiel thought.

Then the flames hit Saphiro with full force. Saphiro burst into flames. The flames grew bigger and more intense as Ezekiel's gaze strengthened. After a few seconds, the flames died out and there was nothing left of Saphiro. Ezekiel deactivated the Mangekyo Sharingan and made an unfamiliar hand sign. Then, the area turned black again…

Saphiro awoke another time. He was glad he was alive. This time, he was in the misty area he was in when he was in the forest of Konoha. He also figured out he had this same dream 4 years ago, when he was awakened by Ino in the ninja academy. He saw that all this wounds were also healed. As he got up, he saw that Ezekiel was nowhere to be found. He stared into the misty darkness and shouted.

"Where are you Ezekiel!?" he shouted, "Why do you keep sparing my life!? If you were a real villain, you'd kill me by now! I'm not as strong as you are! So, I know that you could've killed me long ago! Stop hiding like a coward and fight!!"

"So," Ezekiel said, still not visible but voice resonating in the dark area, "You really are courageous. I do this to almost all of my opponents. I torture them twice, and then I kill them here. They are usually begging for their lives by this part. But you are a very resilient shinobi. I think I underestimated you. I'm going to kill you this time. And this time, you're not coming back! Ninja Art: Shadow Sword Jutsu!" Then, the shadowy area then started to vibrate. Then, Ezekiel walked out of the shadows, wielding a sword made out of pure shadows. He lifted the giant, 17 foot blade onto his shoulders and rushed towards Saphiro.

"I'm not going to lose to you!" Saphiro yelled, rushing towards Ezekiel and perhaps his doom. He pulled a kunai from his kunai pouch on his right leg and made 7 hand signs.

Nice strategy, Ezekiel thought, You really are Renji's son.

"Ninja Art: Vortex Jutsu!" Saphiro shouted as he created a vortex and jumped into it. He then was launched out of the vortex. He was rushing towards Ezekiel with more speed than ever before. He pointed his kunai towards Ezekiel.

"I'll end this now!" Ezekiel yelled swinging the shadow blade towards Saphiro. The blade had enough force to cut into Jojetsu metal. Ezekiel rushed towards Saphiro, still swinging his blade.

Saphiro swung his arm with the kunai towards Ezekiel. Then, the two weapons clashed with one another. Saphiro, due to the force of the shadow blade's momentum, was knocked to the ground. The blade then rushed towards Saphiro again. Saphiro blocked the blade with his kunai. But, the blade was too powerful. Saphiro was fighting a battle he could not win. The blade was too heavy and powerful. Saphiro had to dig deep into his strength to find the power he needed to defeat Ezekiel.

I gotta find a way to take Ezekiel down, he thought, Hey! This is my mind! I can overpower him here! Here goes nothing! Suddenly, Saphiro started pushing the giant sword away with his kunai.

"What the!?" Ezekiel shouted, "How are you doing this!? I'm in control here!"

Saphiro smiled at Ezekiel, "This is my mind," he said, "And I'm saying that your lease is terminated! Kimza Style: Spinning Chakra Impulse!" Saphiro spun in a circle and created a whirlwind that slammed into Ezekiel. Ezekiel was launched off of Saphiro and into the shadowy ground.

Ezekiel stood up and laughed, "Good boy," he said, "You were the first person besides Renji who used their mind to fight me. You really are stronger than I thought."

Saphiro smirked, "I'm not that weak," he laughed, "I'm kind of slow to figure out a good strategy." His smile faded as he got into his fighting stance, "Now that you know I'm not weak, I'm gonna stop at nothing to tear you apart!"

Ezekiel's smile faded as well, "I'm still going to kill you," he said, "But instead of fighting here, let's do battle in the real world." He made a foreign hand sign. That sign made Saphiro lose his vision as he was expelled from the dream world…

When Saphiro awoke, he was back in the Canyon Village. He looked up to see that Ezekiel was standing in the same place he was when he fell unconscious. He got up and brushed off his body. He then got into a fighting stance.

"I'm going to enjoy this," Ezekiel chortled, "I never had this much fun since that battle I had with Renji and Zoka." He got into a fighting stance that resembled the Tiger fighting style Saphiro found while reading a scroll one day.

Zoka must've been the other guy in that dream I had about my father, Saphiro thought, He must've gotten killed by Ezekiel too! I'm going to fight for his justice too!

Ezekiel rushed towards Saphiro at full force. As he got closer, he pulled out a pair of throwing needles. He threw at a speed to fast that it could not be seen by the naked eye. Despite the near-invisible attack, Saphiro dodged the attack and rushed towards Ezekiel as well.

"I've had enough of you Ezekiel!" Saphiro yelled, "I'm going to finish you off once and for all! This is for all the lives you taken!" His eyes started to glow greenish-blue. But unlike the other times, three small strange Y-shaped markings appeared on his irises and started to glow from chakra. As the two shinobi got closer, a familiar sound pierced the silence.

"I'm not finished yet," said a voice that was all too familiar to Saphiro.

Saphiro turned around to the direction of the voice and smiled, "You're pretty late," he beamed, "Genzo."

Genzo was standing on top of a building nearby. As he jumped off the building it quickly was demolished. He landed next to Saphiro and did his signature scowl. All Saphiro did was chuckle slightly.

"I was kind of sidetracked," Genzo said, "I was knocked unconscious by this guy. I'm guessing Kaede and Art were taken down as well?"

"I think you're right," Saphiro answered, "We separated not too long ago. I guess Ezekiel sneak attacked them."

Genzo's frown grew, "This is Ezekiel Kimza?" he asked, "Hm, he's bigger than I thought. Well, I'm certain we can take this guy out."

"It won't be that easy," Ezekiel retorted, "I'm going to kill Saphiro and summon Bukarok. I'm going to kill you because you're delaying Saphiro's fate."

Genzo got into a fighting stance, "I hope you can take me and Kimza on," he laughed, "I'm going to make sure that you are dead for what you did to my teammates."

Saphiro turned his head to Genzo, "Hey!" he shouted, "Stay out of this! This is my fight! Ezekiel is my uncle. I deserve to destroy him! He killed the Kimza Clan and destroyed the Canyon Village! This is a battle I must see to the end. Besides, I'm the only one who can kill Ezekiel!"

Ezekiel shook his head, "I said only you can kill Bukarok," he said, "I love challenges. How about you both take me head on!? I'm more than positive I can easily execute both of you."

Saphiro and Genzo turned to each other and smiled, "Okay!" they shouted in accord. They got into their fighting stances and sharpened their gazes on Ezekiel. They were both certain that Ezekiel could be defeated like any other shinobi.

Ezekiel closed his eyes and chuckled lightly. He knew that Saphiro and Genzo were both weaker than him alone. But together, they would prove to be quite the challenge. But, he still had the upper hand; his experience and sheer power. Besides, if the duo became a problem, he could use Bukarok's power to help him. Or, he could just summon Bukarok to kill them.

Ezekiel had them in his trap…

AN: Oh wee! This chapter is HOT! In the next chapter the 2 fiercest rivals in Konoha take on the strongest Kimza Chronicles villain yet! Can Saphiro and Genzo work together to defeat Ezekiel? Plus, a new Kimza ability could be revealed! Find out in Chapter 20 of Kimza Chronicles! See you around!

Also: Ezekiel's Memory Place Jutsu. Tell me if it was a good enough jutsu to use in this story. And, I have a poll on my profile page. What was the most intense or interesting battle on Kimza Chronicles so far? Vote on my profile page now! And thanks for reading!