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 20: Ezekiel's True Power
Saphiro and Genzo were staring in the face of a true enemy. The two Chunin were rivals for years. They thought they would never have to fight together as a team. But now, they had no choice. When Genzo and Saphiro fought Yatzu, it was a case of one saving another. This time however, they had to work together to take Ezekiel down. If they fought Ezekiel alone, their lives could be as good as over.
Saphiro knew that Genzo would try to take Ezekiel down alone. He knew Genzo long enough to know his personality. Genzo was the type to take an opponent down as quickly as possible. When Genzo took on Yatzu, he was playing around because he was surprised that his strongest rival was being beaten by someone like Yatzu. He helped Saphiro just to make him look bad. Now, Genzo had to either fight alongside Saphiro, or die.
Ezekiel, on the other hand, could see the two adversaries had for one another. He could see they were constantly trying to surpass one another. He didn't have the Byakugan, but he could feel the rivalry between Saphiro and Genzo. It wasn't a friendly rivalry; it was a potential 'fight to the death' rivalry. Ezekiel knew if he couldn't kill Saphiro and Genzo; they would kill each other. All he had to do was make sure that the duo's emotions boiled to a breaking point.
Saphiro stared at Genzo and made a neutral face, "Let's take this guy out," he said, "Ezekiel's harmed enough people."
Genzo nodded in agreement, "He's going to pay for what he did to my teammates!" he growled. Suddenly without warning, Genzo bolted towards Ezekiel. He cocked his fist back and locked eyes with Ezekiel. His eyes glowed with vengeance.
"Genzo!" Saphiro shouted, "You can't fight Ezekiel head on! We gotta make a plan!"
But Genzo didn't listen. He just continued his rush towards Ezekiel. When he got close enough, Genzo fired his fist towards Ezekiel. Just when Genzo thought his fist would smash into Ezekiel's face, his arm was grabbed by Ezekiel. Ezekiel reacted to the attack in under a second.
"How did you block my punch that quickly!?" Genzo growled, "What kind of ninja are you!?"
Ezekiel smiled, "I am the ninja who is going to take your life! Chakra Impulse!" He let go of Genzo's arm and then kicked him in the chest. Suddenly, as Genzo started his descent to the ground, Ezekiel slammed his palm into his gut. Then a tornado slammed into Genzo and knocked him into a building. Genzo fell to the ground and remained immobile.
Saphiro stepped back and got into a fighting stance. He glared at Ezekiel with more hatred than before. He was right! Ezekiel was way stronger than Genzo! If Genzo was stronger than him, he would stand no chance against Ezekiel! He just had to hope he could pull off a desperation attack. He made 20 hand signs and stood back.
I hope I can try not to get burned, he thought. He then shouted in fury, "Ninja Art: Rapid Fireworks Jutsu!" His right hand suddenly burst into flames of various colors. Saphiro cocked his fist back and made a threatening look on his face.
Hm, Ezekiel thought, that's a very interesting jutsu. It seems to me that Saphiro is able to use fire based jutsu as well as Kimza Clan jutsu. Maybe that's the other half of his half-bred powers.
"Get ready to be destroyed!" Saphiro yelled as he rushed towards Ezekiel, his fist still cocked back. As he picked up speed, his Fireworks attack started to change. It slowly changed from an array of colors into the same ruby red that was present in the Fireworks attack he used against Yatzu. When he was in range of Ezekiel's stomach, Saphiro punched towards Ezekiel.
Then, as quick as ever, Ezekiel dodged the attack. He nimbly grabbed his nephew's arm, knocked him to the ground and stared at his still enflamed fist. He laughed as he spun Saphiro around and threw him into the direction of a building. Saphiro dodged the building and landed on his feet. He glared at Ezekiel and tilted his head in confusion.
"What's so damn funny!?" he growled.
"It's absurd to see that you know nothing of your Sacred Blood," Ezekiel laughed, "The Tokomiya Clan are experts on fire jutsu! The Kimza Clan knew some fire based jutsu, but that!? That jutsu is one of the most powerful fire based jutsu I've ever seen. Only a Kimza of sacred blood could learn that."
Saphiro clenched his fists and stared at Ezekiel. The Fireworks attack grew stronger as he got angrier, "I'm going to use this jutsu to take you down!" He again ran towards Ezekiel. As he got closer he heard a voice that stopped him in his tracks.
"Don't….fight him yet….not without me at least."
Saphiro shifted his gaze to the right. He saw that Genzo was finally awakened from his unconsciousness. He had his usual smirk on his thin lips. His face was scratched and some blood leaked from his right cheek. But other than that, he was okay. He smiled at Ezekiel and got into the Nekiogama's traditional fighting style. He jumped to Saphiro's side and smiled again.
"I knew you weren't out for the count Genzo," Saphiro snickered. He knew Genzo wasn't going to go down in one shot. He was very enduring.
Genzo rubbed some blood off of his cheek, "I finally realize he have to fight together Kimza," he said, "We have to use our most powerful techniques to smash this bug. Speaking of techniques, can you use the Vortex Jutsu?"
Saphiro nodded, "Sure can," he whispered, "What's the plan?"
"Just follow me and try to follow my commands."
Saphiro nodded again and stepped back. He knew that Genzo had an efficient plan. Genzo was one of the best strategic shinobi in the village. Another Shikamaru Nara by some people's accounts.
Genzo made a hand sign known only to the Nekiogama Clan, "Nekiogama Style:" he shouted, "Steel Geyser Jutsu!" Then he slammed his hands into the ground. He looked up at Ezekiel and smirked.
Then, under Ezekiel rose a metal hill. The hill suddenly shook and blasted out a burst of metal. Ezekiel tried to get away, but the metal was too quick to dodge. The metal cover over 75 percent of Ezekiel's body. Then Ezekiel was trapped in a pillar of metal. Instead of throwing a fit, he just smiled at the Nekiogama boy.
"Pretty good," he said smiling, "Now what? I'm stuck here forever?"
"It's your turn Kimza," Genzo snickered.
"Okay!" Saphiro shouted making hand signs. He clasped his hands together and yelled, "Kimza Style: Chakra Impulse!" Saphiro then ran to Ezekiel and jumped towards him. Then, Saphiro spun around and created a medium-sized tornado. The impulse slammed into Ezekiel with full force. Ezekiel crashed through the metal imprisoning him and into a building. He landed on the building horizontally and jumped down.
I don't get it, Genzo thought, I've seen Kimza's Impulse attack before. It should've knocked this Ezekiel creep out! Perhaps Ezekiel isn't at Kimza's level. That explains why me and my teammates couldn't attack him! And perhaps why Oro could be dead right know.
A few minutes earlier….
Genzo, Oro, and Rosetta were looking through the Canyon Village for clues of Ezekiel and Renji. As they were searching, Oro found something near a building. He looked up and ran to his teammates.
"Hey guys," said Oro, "I found something that could be a clue to Ezekiel and Renji Kimza."
"You go get it," Genzo suggested, "Rosetta and I will look around this area for a minute." Genzo turned around and walked to Rosetta; who was inside of a house not far away. Oro went back to the site of the item.
When Oro went to investigate the object, he quickly figured out what it was. It was a chain with a dog tag on it. It said, 'To Ezekiel: A brother who could never be replaced. You are a TRUE friend. Love, your brother, Renji.' Oro stared at the object for a while. Then he picked it up. As he was about to put it in his pocket, a cold breeze rushed over him. He turned around to see a large man standing behind him.
"Who are you!?" Oro asked, "And what do you want!?"
The person said nothing. He just dug into one of his pockets…
Meanwhile, Genzo and Rosetta were still inside of the house. So far, they really didn't find anything. As they were searching, a loud yell made them jolt up from what they were doing.
"Oro," Rosetta said, "We have to find out what happened." When they got to the scene, they saw that Oro was slashed with a kunai. A large gash started from his upper down to his lower stomach. A large pool of blood surrounded the wounded shinobi. Oro barely had enough energy to gasp.
"What happened to you Oro!?" Genzo asked, "Who did this shit to you!!"
"Eze…Eze…Eze…" Oro gasped, trying to speak. Then, without notice, Oro blacked out.
Rosetta examined Oro for vital signs, "He's alive," she said, "But his pulse and breathing is very faint. He could die if he doesn't get immediate medical attention."
"All I want to know," Genzo growled, "is who did such a thing to him."
"I did!" shouted the man, jumping out of a hole in midair. The person was Ezekiel. He appeared through a vortex. As soon as he landed, he created a spontaneous impulse that knocked Genzo and Rosetta into a wall. They were both knocked unconscious. Rosetta was actually bleeding from her forehead. The wall had two giant cracks in it.
Ezekiel stared at his victims and laughed, "Five down," he said, "one more to go."
Later…
When Genzo awoke, he saw that Rosetta was knocked out cold and Oro was severely injured. He stared at his allies and looked into the gray sky above the canyon.
"I'm going to kill you Ezekiel," he growled, "And not even Kimza is going to stop me." As he got up, he saw that Saphiro and Ezekiel were in a standoff near the Nurmakage's manor. He got up and rushed to help his fellow comrade.
Genzo growled more viciously than ever, "I'm going to make sure you die as painfully as possible." he snarled.
"Genzo!" Saphiro warned, "There is no time to get angry. The only way we can beat Ezekiel is if we work together and stay calm!"
"Sorry," Genzo said angrily, "But calm isn't my emotion right now. I'm going to make this guy pay for harming my allies. Sacred Nekiogama Style: Jojetsu!" Then, Genzo's arms became covered with the bluish-silver alloy metal. He cracked his knuckles and got into a fighting stance.
"We can't afford to make any mistakes!" Saphiro yelled, "We gotta work as a team to defeat Ezekiel!"
"I had enough of this 'teamwork' shit!" Genzo snarled, "And I had enough of you! Metal Style: Metal Fist Jutsu!" Angrily, Genzo covered his fist with metal and punched Saphiro. Saphiro fell to the ground and remained stationary. Saphiro was instantly knocked out cold. Genzo stared at Ezekiel and scowled.
"You'd rather fight me alone than with a teammate?" Ezekiel laughed, "You are making a foolish decision young man."
"I'm going to tear you apart!" Genzo shouted, "And with my most powerful technique! Ninja Art: Ultimate Nekiogama Taijutsu: Jojetsu Drill Strike!" Genzo then jumped into the air and created a large drill with his Jojetsu metal. He rushed towards Ezekiel with full speed."
Ezekiel jumped towards the drill and blasted it with an impulse attack. Sparks grew from the friction of the drill and the whirlwind crashing into one another. The sparks flew onto wooden houses and ignited fires. Many fires spawned all over the village. As the clash continued, Genzo heard Ezekiel laughing. That provoked Genzo in the most violent way. In retaliation, he made the drill's rotation more rapid than before. Within a few seconds, Ezekiel's impulse was unstable. It could not take any more friction. Then, in a split second, the impulse exploded from an excessive amount of friction. The blast knocked Ezekiel into the wall of the canyon. Genzo fell to the ground and attempted to stand up. When he got up, Genzo saw that Ezekiel was smashed into the canyon wall. He smiled at his triumph.
Heh, He thought, That'll teach that punk not to mess with…huh!?" Genzo looked again to see that Ezekiel was no longer inside the crater in the canyon. He frantically looked for Ezekiel.
"You really put some damage on me," said a voice, "No one ever did that before. Good job."
Genzo turned around to see that Ezekiel was leaning against a dead tree. He walked up to Genzo and smiled. His jacket was mildly torn. His face had at least 10 cuts. His forehead was bleeding quite a lot. His left arm was bleeding as well. Despite all of that, he was still in a fighting mood.
"I never got hit that hard since some man named Pain attacked me for trespassing in his territory," Ezekiel laughed, "Back then, I wasn't strong enough to face someone that powerful, so I escaped. You really should see my most powerful ability. It will knock you out of this world forever."
"Most powerful technique?" Genzo asked, "You were just toying with me!?"
Saphiro woke up from Genzo's attack and stared around the area. At first he thought he was under the influence of Ezekiel's Memory Placement Jutsu. But after slapping himself a few times, he was convinced he was awake. He quickly found Genzo and ran to his side. He then growled and slammed his fist into Genzo's side.
"Hey!" Genzo shouted, "What the hell!?"
"That's for knocking me into a house!" Saphiro snarled. He turned to Ezekiel and frowned at the sight of his battle damaged body. He was angry because he was unable to land one blow on Ezekiel. But Genzo was able to severely damage him!? Saphiro was determined to defeat Ezekiel one way or another.
"You're just in time to see my most powerful technique," Ezekiel beamed, "I'm sure after I activate this, you two will just be remnants of my memories. I wasn't going to do this but you leave me no choice."
"Less talk, more fighting!" Saphiro yelled.
"No matter what you do," Genzo growled, "We'll still grind you into dust!"
Ezekiel just smiled at the threats, "We'll see," he said. Then, he closed his eyes and made a series of hand signs.
I gotta be prepared, Saphiro thought, He might be trying to use his Memory Placement Jutsu again. I gotta stop him! Saphiro rushed towards his uncle in an attempt to stop whatever he was doing. But, a series of words made him stop in his tracks.
Ezekiel smiled again and shouted, "Kimza Clan Kekkei Genkai: Nokerrogan!" Then, Ezekiel opened his eyes. His eyes were different than normal. His irises had 12 small, strange, Y-shaped marks in them. His irises also spiraled into the pupil. Chakra radiated from the marks into the pupil. And the whites of his eyes had blue veins instead of red.
Saphiro was astonished at what he had seen. The Kimza Clan had not only a bloodline limit, but it was also a visual jutsu. He figured out why his body went into those stages all of his life. It was a premature version of that jutsu Ezekiel was using. But, what about the chakra that radiated on his arms? He didn't see that on Ezekiel.
"What the hell is that!?" Genzo asked shocked.
"It's known as the Nokerrogan," Ezekiel laughed, "The most powerful Kimza Clan jutsu. I am now able to see your chakra levels." He stared at Genzo with a careful eye. As he did, his pupils kind of opened up like a spiral cover of a camera. Chakra slowly entered his pupil and turned it dark blue, "Hm," he continued, "Your chakra level is strong. No wonder you had a heavy blow."
If this guy can measure his opponents' chakra levels, Saphiro thought, I wonder what he can do as well?
Ezekiel then stared at Saphiro. He smiled greatly when he saw his nephew's chakra. He slowly closed his pupils back to their former diameter. Then the pupils turned back into their black shade.
"Nice," he said, "Saphiro, your chakra level is not only immense, but is very strong. It seems to me that you don't know what kind of power you possess. I'm sure I can help you. I'll show you the true power of the Kimza Clan!"
"Come on then!" Genzo snarled, "We don't have all day!"
Ezekiel closed most of the fingers of his hands. He only let his index and middle fingers open, "I'll show you one of the great Kimza Weapons!" he shouted. He then opened up his pupils again. As he did, his fingers engulfed themselves in chakra. The chakra became intensified as Ezekiel pointed his hands at Saphiro.
"What are you doing!?" Saphiro demanded.
"Kimza Style: Kimza Arrow!" Ezekiel announced. He closed his right hand and drew it back. Then, he punched towards Saphiro. As his arms went full length, he opened up his index and middle fingers. A blast of intensified chakra was released from his fingers. It was rushing towards Saphiro at a speed above the top speed of a ninja hawk.
"Oh crap!" Saphiro exclaimed as he dodged the attack. The arrow then penetrated a limestone wall behind him. Instead of leaving a crater, the arrow went straight through the wall. The hole was more than 4 feet in diameter. The chakra blast was just one foot in diameter. Saphiro stared at the wall and stepped back from Ezekiel.
Ezekiel waved his finger at Saphiro, "That's not my only surprise," he said, "Here is another Kimza Weapon. Kimza Style: Kimza Sword!" Then Ezekiel's arms were swallowed up by chakra. Then, the chakra turned from like a mild swirling to a rapid blaze. Ezekiel made his hand into a palm, his fingers side by side. He got into a fighting stance and made a provoking tease to Genzo.
Genzo cracked his knuckles, "I'm ready to take you out Ezekiel," he laughed. He shifted his gaze to Saphiro and made a concerned look, "I'll fight him for now. That Kimza Sword could be able to cut into limestone. Luckily for me, I have my Jojetsu!" He rushed towards Ezekiel with full force.
Ezekiel swung his chakra covered arm towards the rushing shinobi. Genzo dodged the attack and punched towards Ezekiel. Ezekiel ducked to avoid the strike. He then jumped into the air and slashed down towards Genzo. Then, using his Jojetsu metal, Genzo blocked the hit and jumped back. He smiled at Ezekiel.
"Not bad," Ezekiel said, "Too bad your Jojetsu isn't that pliant."
"Huh?" Genzo asked. He looked at his right arm to see that his metal armor had a large slash in it. But it was no normal slash cut. It also had grinding marks in it. He barred his teeth at Ezekiel and stood ready to defend himself.
"What kind of jutsu is the Nokerrogan!?" he asked.
"The Nokerrogan," Ezekiel explained, "serves as three tools. For one, it is a device that enables me to measure one's chakra levels. The more chakra you have, the stronger your jutsu. A Kimza can decide whether it is wise to battle a certain opponent using the scan technique. It is also the activator of the Kimza Weapons. The Kimza Sword and Arrow aren't the only weapons. In fact, there are more than fifteen. And last, it is a scope that can zoom in on enemies. The scope copies the style of the Byakugan. But, instead of actually zooming in, it makes a crosshair for the Kimza Arrow. The crosshair gives a Kimza an increased chance of hitting their mark. Pretty astounding huh?"
Genzo growled at Ezekiel, "I don't care what kind of kekkei genkai you have. I'm still going to defeat you!" He then rushed towards Ezekiel without another word.
"So be it," Ezekiel sighed, intensifying his chakra blades again.
Genzo threw a punch at Ezekiel with all of his might. Ezekiel moved to dodge the attack and spun in a circle to create a safe perimeter around him. Genzo jumped away and pulled out a kunai. He jumped onto a building and threw it towards Ezekiel's head.
Ezekiel stopped spinning and knocked the kunai away with his arm. He then raised his right arm. A vortex appeared above Ezekiel and he jumped into it. He then reappeared above Genzo. He kicked towards Genzo with careful timing. Genzo, without any delay, blocked the kick and jumped away. Genzo then rushed to Ezekiel and attacked him with a series of blows. Ezekiel blocked every single blow. Finally, Genzo jumped away Ezekiel and tried to catch his breath.
"Are you tired Genzo?" Ezekiel asked, "If you want you can rest, in the afterlife with your friends! Kimza Arrow!" Ezekiel then charged up another chakra blast and released it. This one was larger than the other one. It was coming way too fast, too fast for Genzo to put up a metal wall.
I gotta do this! Genzo thought, I hope it works! Genzo then put his metal covered arms up and blocked the blast. However, the attack was still trying to go forward. And it wasn't slowing down, it was speeding up. Genzo looked at his arms to see that the Jojetsu metal was slowly being destroyed by the blast. In almost no time at all, the metal could be destroyed. Genzo shifted his gaze to see that Ezekiel was charging up another blast.
"I'll love to see you escape this!!" Ezekiel shouted, launching the attack. As the blast clashed the other, it fused to create a more powerful attack. The blast completely destroyed the metal armoring Genzo's arms. Genzo's arms were thrown back from the force of the blast radius. He stared at Saphiro and looked into the sky. His eyes slowly teared up.
"I'm sorry Rosetta," he said, "Kimza. You'll have to defeat Ezekiel alone. I can no longer help." As soon as he said that, the blast penetrated his body. It didn't go straight through him, but it did knock him off of the building. He fell at least 60 feet to the ground. He hit the ground with a large boom.
"Huh!?" Saphiro asked himself after the boom. He looked all over the place to see what happened.
Saphiro suddenly looked to the left to see that Genzo was on the ground again. Genzo had a large cut in his left side. It wasn't too deep, but blood stained his black shirt. Blood also stained his face. There were more cuts. His left eye had one cut starting from the eyebrow down to his cheek. Luckily, his eye wasn't ruined. His eyes were closed, but he wasn't making any movements at all. Saphiro quickly ran to his friend's aid. When, Saphiro shook him, he didn't respond consciously or unconsciously. Saphiro shook him frantically, tyring to bring him back to consciousness.
"Genzo!" Saphiro shouted concerned, "Don't die on me! You gotta wake up! Genzo! Genzo! GENZO..."
AN: Sorry about the cliffhanger. And believe me, Genzo is one of my favorite characters. But you'll have to see what happens to Genzo later on. In the next chapter, with Genzo down and out, Saphiro must fight an Ezekiel he never faced before. Plus, a tragic story begins. See more in Chapter 21 of Kimza Chronicles. See you around!
Also: Sorry if my writing was kind of off today. I had a writer's block. And, please review. I'm going kind of crazy without reviews. Please! I need your support!! Thanx for reviewing.