AN: I do not own original Naruto characters and jutsu
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 21: The Tragedy of The Kimza: Part One
The battle with Ezekiel was getting more and more costly by the minute. So far, Kaede, Art, and Rosetta were knocked out. Genzo was either dead or on the brink to that point. And Oro was in the state Genzo was in. The only thing Saphiro knew was that he and Noboru were the only ones left in the village able to combat Ezekiel. Ezekiel's Nokerrogan ability could kill him in just one attack. There was only one thing Saphiro could do to guarantee his safety. He had to find Noboru fast.
Saphiro turned away from Ezekiel and ran. As he ran towards the gate, Ezekiel appeared from nowhere and kicked him to the ground. Saphiro felt his heart racing as Ezekiel stared into the green pools of his eyes.
"Where do you think you're going?" Ezekiel asked.
"I'm going to get help," said Saphiro, his eyes flashing with anger, "I know I can't fight you alone. So, I'm going to find someone I can team up with to kill you!"
Ezekiel let out a laugh, "I'm sorry my boy," he said, "You and I are the only ones in the village alive. Everyone is either dead or on their way there."
"There is someone left!" Saphiro yelled, hoping that at least one person survived Ezekiel's onslaught.
"You mean that shinobi at the gate. I easily killed him. He didn't put up much of a fight. In fact, there was another group besides your group that came here. They were all from your village. And they're all dead. Each and every one of them."
Saphiro was astonished and frightened. Ezekiel managed to kill Noboru, Masato, Team 23, Team 24, Genzo, Rosetta, and Oro. He didn't want to start thinking about Kaede and Art. He knew Ezekiel could've gotten to them, but he didn't want to think about their last moments of pain. He suddenly had a vision of his best friends being murdered by Ezekiel. Tears streamed from his eyes as he stood up. A scowl slowly pulled his cheeks and his eyes started flashing with anger and grief. He cracked his knuckles and got into a fighting stance.
"You killed my friends," he growled, "What you did is totally unforgivable. I'm going to make you suffer a fate 100 times worse than theirs! You're dead Ezekiel!" Saphiro quickly rushed towards Ezekiel. His frown grew angrier with every stride he took.
"Come on," Ezekiel laughed, "I'm waiting."
Saphiro cocked his fist back and swung a mighty punch towards Ezekiel. Ezekiel, still as nimble as ever, ducked Saphiro's attack and punched him in the stomach. Saphiro lurched over in pain as he held his stomach. Then, Ezekiel grabbed Saphiro's head and slammed his knee into his face. Saphiro flipped into the air and fell onto the ground. He growled and tried to stand up.
"Die Saphiro!" Ezekiel shouted as he jumped into the air. He lifted his right leg up as he jumped. As he fell back to the ground, he rushed his foot towards its destination: Saphiro's stomach. He smiled victoriously. If he attacked Saphiro this way, there would be no hope for his opponent. Saphiro would be killed by the force of the stomp.
But, Saphiro's fury gave him a sense of foreshadowing. He quickly rolled over and jumped out of Ezekiel's range. Ezekiel's foot slammed into the ground and sunk into the crumbling earth. Ezekiel tried to remove his foot from the ground, but he was stuck.
Saphiro stood up and darted towards Ezekiel. He pulled 8 shuriken out his shuriken pouch. He held 4 in each hand. He quickly threw the ninja stars towards his uncle. Then, he pulled out some smoke pellets and threw them at Ezekiel. The pellets exploded and created a violet curtain of smoke.
Ezekiel smiled and used a weak impulse to clear the smoke. He saw the shuriken coming at him; but he couldn't get his foot out of the ground. Then, it was too late. All of the shuriken penetrated his body. He coughed up some blood as he kneeled on the ground.
Here's my chance! Saphiro thought as he propelled himself towards Ezekiel. When he reached him, Saphiro thrust his knee into Ezekiel's stomach. Then, as Ezekiel fell forwards, Saphiro grabbed his head and pulled upward. Ezekiel's foot was freed from the ground. Finally, Saphiro clutched body, pointed his body downward head first, and jumped into the air. Saphiro then fell to the ground and slammed Ezekiel's head into the earth below. Saphiro jumped away as Ezekiel fell onto his back.
Saphiro smiled and slammed his right fist into his left hand, "I knew I would get you once during this battle," he laughed, "And now, I bet you're too weak to continue fighting."
Ezekiel opened his eyes and smiled, "I never would've thought you'd come this far," he said, "At first I thought your death was going to be quick. I was wrong. You are quickly becoming one of my greatest opponents to battle. I'm sure Renji is proud of you."
Saphiro snarled at Ezekiel, "It's because you he's head," he growled, "And I'm going to avenge the Kimza Clan, Genzo, Rosetta, Art, Noboru, Masato, Team 23, Team 24, Zoka, my father, and most of all my love Kaede. I'm going to rip you apart!" As he tried to rush towards Ezekiel, his muscles suddenly shut down on him. He fell to the ground and tried to stand up. No matter how hard he tried, his body wouldn't get back into motion.
"I see you're suffering from aftershock too," Ezekiel laughed.
"What are you talking about?" Saphiro asked.
Ezekiel grinned, "Isn't it obvious. Our bodies have suffered so much external damage; they needed some time to recover. So now, the muscles needed for movement and external activity shut down. It's going to take a few minutes for your muscles to recuperate. Don't worry though. Whoever gains control of their body first takes the life of his opponent."
"What external damage did you receive!?" Saphiro snapped, "I remember I was getting pounded. I could barely land one blow on you."
"The Jojetsu Drill Strike," Ezekiel responded, "Its damage was powerful. In fact, it put my body into paralysis at the point of my impulse exploding. The only reason I kept going was because my Nokerrogan was activated. I was finally feeling the effects of aftershock when my foot was stuck. If that wasn't the case, I would've already gotten out."
Saphiro's eyes glimmered with confusion. They only reason Ezekiel couldn't get out of the ground was because his body was on strike!? Now he knew he wasn't facing an average Jonin. Ezekiel had to be an S-ranked villain. Hence, Naruto saying that the mission to this village was S-ranked.
"Well," Ezekiel continued, "Since we're at this predicament here; why don't I tell you about the destruction of pitiful clan and this village. I'm sure it'll pass the time."
At first, Saphiro didn't want to. Then he realized that this could've been the only chance he got to hear about his clan. Plus, he was sure Ezekiel wasn't always an evil man. He was sure that picture in the Nurmakage's manor wasn't some lie. Both Ezekiel and Renji looked like they were very close back then.
"Fine," Saphiro answered, "Tell me. And tell me all that happened. No matter how gruesome the details are."
"Okay," Ezekiel laughed. Using his last reserve of strength, he made a series of hand signs, "I will use the Memory Placement Jutsu to create the story in your mind. This is all I can do. After this, my body will be in total shock." He then stood up and ran towards Saphiro. He placed his chakra covered hand on Saphiro's forehead and fell again. He blacked out afterwards.
I'll finally see…how…and why…my father…was…killed… Saphiro thought was he slid into unconsciousness.
The Canyon Village. 30 years earlier…
Renji Kimza loved to see his elder brother Ezekiel train in the forest behind his home village. He loved to study the many movements his brother made. He was leering in on Ezekiel using a Kimza Weapon he created. He was one his greatest fans. He stared at his older brother in admiration.
Ezekiel was surrounded by 7 large bull's-eyes in a circular pattern. He slowly closed his eyes and made a series of hand signs, "Nokerrogan!" he shouted as he opened his eyes. Back then, his hair was brown and his eyes were green. He looked around at the bulls-eyes and smiled. He jumped high into the air.
You can do it bro! Renji encouraged internally.
Then Ezekiel started to spin in midair. He started to spin faster and faster. Then, he was levitating above the ground. Chakra formed around his spinning body. It then turned into a small tornado.
Renji moved in on Ezekiel so that he could see his brother's new technique. He grinned when he saw what his brother was doing.
Ezekiel then charged chakra onto his hands. In one fluent movement, he extended his arms. The chakra on his arms darted through the impulse. It then spiraled up and down on the impulse. The impulse looked like a corkscrew with triangular shards pointing out five per segment.
Finally, Ezekiel rushed his hands down and shouted, "Kimza Style: Cutting Spinning Impulse!" The impulse rushed Ezekiel's body and struck the ground below. Using his chakra for steering, he directed the impulse into each bulls-eye. The targets were instantly destroyed. At last, the cutting whirlwind died out. Ezekiel fell onto the ground and landed on his feet. He stretched his body and started to walk away. Then, he turned around and smiled.
"Renji," he said, "I'm heading back to town. You coming?"
Renji jumped out of a tree not far away and smiled at his brother, "Sure thing!" he said smiling. He ran ahead of his brother and gave him a thumb's up, "Nice jutsu you created!"
Ezekiel smiled, "Thanks. It is pretty cool." As the two brothers walked back to town, Ezekiel decided to eat at the food bar near their home. Ezekiel ordered fried rice with chicken strips while Renji ordered miso pork ramen with extra pork. As the two ate, Renji occasionally looked to see Ezekiel calmly eating. After a while, he finally started to talk.
"You think you'll like being an apprentice for the Nurmakage?" he asked.
Ezekiel turned his head to his younger brother and smiled. He gave Renji's head a pat, "Of course I will," he beamed, "I always wanted to be the Nurmakage. And this will give me a chance to."
"Yeah," Renji continued, "But we won't have that much time together. It's kind of boring without you to hang around with."
"You're almost 13," Ezekiel said, "It's almost time for the Chunin exams too. You should start hanging around your teammates more. Just watching me train isn't real training."
Renji let his head down disheartened. He always wanted to be trained by Ezekiel. Most people said that Ezekiel was the most powerful Kimza in this generation. He wanted Ezekiel to train him so that he could show his brother that he could be as strong as him.
"I'm not trying to make sadden you," Ezekiel sighed, "It's just in order for you to get stronger; you'll have to make your own path and follow it. Following mine's won't be as exciting. You understand?"
Renji nodded, "I understand bro." He stared at his bowl of ramen and ate it in a flash. Ezekiel happened to see his brother's quick consumption and looked up from his food. He smiled with a smile which was way different than the Ezekiel 30 years later.
"I'm surprised you're not fat from all that eating," he laughed, "Go easy and savor the food okay?"
Renji just laughed at Ezekiel. After a few minutes, and 2 more bowls of ramen for Renji, a young man came to the brothers. He held a large scroll in his hands. He was a Kimza Clan member. He bent over and started to pant.
"What's up Raioku?" Ezekiel asked.
"The Nurmakage," Raioku panted, "Is holding a meeting. It's mandatory for all citizens of the Canyon Village to be there." He quickly dug into one his pockets and pulled out a bottle of water. He drunk some water and poured some on his face. It was the later summer and the temperature was above 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
"What's the meeting about?" Renji asked.
"It's about the Leaf Village. I gotta tell the other villagers. See you later!" Raioku waved at the brothers and ran away. Renji and Ezekiel stared at each other and shrugged.
"Let's see what's going on," Ezekiel said. He put 84 Ryo on the table and walked to the center of town. Renji, being his biggest fan, trailed behind.
At the Nurmakage's Manor, the Nurmakage was preparing to speak to the village about what to do with Konoha. Soon, Renji and Ezekiel came along with a group of villagers. They all cheered when the Nurmakage stepped out the manor. The Nurmakage wore the traditional robe of the kages of the ninja world. The robe was gray. He cleared his throat as he started to speak. He was old, but he had a powerful voice.
"Attention citizens of our beloved Village Hidden within the Canyon," he said, "Today, I have assembled you here to speak to you about the Village Hidden within the Leaves. They, for now, are not our allies. I depend on your opinions to tell me and the elder council about what to do with this village. I need your opinions. Anyone?"
"How about we crush their village?" requested one villager.
"I agree with him," said another villager.
"Let's destroy the Leaf Village!" shouted a third villager.
The crowd started to shout in agreement to the plan of destroying Konoha. Then, in a split-second, Ezekiel used a vortex to teleport to the front of the crowd. He turned around and started waving his hands.
"Wait!" Ezekiel shouted, "Do you know what you're doing. The Plateau Village is a very powerful village. Despite our best efforts, we are still unable to defeat them. Even our Nokerrogan is not a technique we can use to stop this war. They could easily crush us with their new performance enhancer! We need an ally with us. The Leaf Village can help us take down the Plateau Village. How about it grandfather? How about me, Renji, Raioku, and some other go to the Leaf Village and make an alliance with them?"
The Nurmakage was Ezekiel and Renji's grandfather. He scratched his head and smiled, "Okay," he said, "You have 2 weeks to make an alliance with them. When you're in the village, find some info on them. Just in case they'll become our enemies; we can use the intelligence gathered to combat them."
Ezekiel bowed gratefully, "Don't worry grandfather," he said, "The Leaf Village is going to be our best friend by the time I'm done persuading them!"
At the Kimza Compound, Ezekiel prepared for the journey to Konoha. After he finished, packing his things, he went to check on Renji. Renji was finishing up packing when happened to see Ezekiel stare at him. He finished packing up and smiled.
"Are you ready?" Ezekiel asked.
"Sure am!" Renji answered, "I can't wait to see your political skills in action!"
Ezekiel looked down the street to see the Nurmakage's manor. He looked at Renji again and sighed happily, "I'm going to see grandfather," he said. He then walked away.
When he reached the oval office of the manor, Ezekiel saw that his grandfather doing some paperwork. His heart raced in worry when he saw his grandfather cough quite violently. He walked to his grandfather gave him a relaxing pat on the back.
"You need to take it easy grandfather," Ezekiel said concerned.
"I'm not that young anymore," his grandfather, Toshiya, replied. He picked up the picture of him, Ezekiel, and Renji and sighed, "I'm now 78. I'm getting too old to do this. I want to take a vacation. Renji, you know you're my star apprentice right? I want you to know that if you do become the Nurmakage, I hope that you'll be a great leader."
"I'll promise that I'll never become mad with power. I'll be the greatest Nurmakage that ever lived." Ezekiel put his hand on his chest.
Toshiya nodded, "Good," he said, "Now, be on your way. The Leaf Village is awaiting your proposal."
"Right," Ezekiel ran off to get Renji. Before he left the building, he felt a slight pressure on his heart. It wasn't pain, but it was disturbing. He decided to forget about it and just focus on his mission.
During the group's mission to Konoha, Ezekiel had the same pressure in his chest over and over. It also seemed to him that it was getting more intense. But, he refused to let the pressure get to him during this mission. He was certain it was just nerve impulses.
After a few days, Ezekiel and the group of Canyon ninja finally made it to Konoha. They were greeted by a Leaf ninja who was on guard duty. The guard made a hand sign and stepped back.
"What is your business here!?" he asked sternly.
"We're here to speak with the Hokage," Ezekiel retorted, "We want to make peace between our villages and become allies." Ezekiel pulled out all of his ninja gear and set them on the ground, "To prove we're not enemies, I've placed my gear on the ground. Now you know that I'm not here to fight."
The Leaf ninja stepped back, "Okay," he said, "You can come in. Open the gate!" Slowly, the gate opened and revealed a village larger than the Canyon Village. The group was in awe at the village's immense beauty. Ezekiel and Renji walked away towards the Hokage's manor as the group was still leering at everything. They finally came to theirselves and ran to the others.
"What should we do while you're at the Hokage's manor?" asked a Canyon ninja.
"Whatever you want as long as it's legal," Ezekiel answered, "Just make that sure you buy us some rooms at the inn." Ezekiel raised his hand as he walked away, "We'll be back soon!"
At the Hokage's manor Ezekiel and Renji met with the current Hokage, Sarutobi. He smiled at the Canyon villagers and offered them a seat. The Kimza brothers sat down and started their conversation.
"You see," Ezekiel said, "The Canyon Village needs your help. The Plateau Village is a very powerful enemy in our part of the world. They have plans of destroying every village in the world. I'm sure that if we work together, we can take on the Plateau Village. Even though you're far away from our nation; I'm sure we can become powerful allies. I heard your clans here are amazing for their different Kekkei Genkai techniques."
The Third Hokage smiled, "I heard that the Canyon Village is an amazing place. The Kimza and Kuguari clans are very powerful. I'm sure we can make peace with one another. Tell Lord Nurmakage that as soon as he wants, we can meet and sign a peace treaty."
Ezekiel shifted his gaze to the left to see that a little boy was standing behind the chair the Third Hokage was sitting in. The boy had blonde hair and blue eyes. He had 3 lines on each of his cheeks. The markings sort of looked like whiskers. He was quiet and very shy. Just seeing Ezekiel made him jump back in fright.
"What's up?" Ezekiel asked, "I'm Ezekiel Kimza and this is my little brother Renji. What's your name?"
The boy swallowed his pride and spoke, "Naruto," he said, "Naruto Uzumaki."
The Third Hokage looked at Naruto and smiled, "Naruto isn't much of a brave person. He doesn't have any friends. Maybe that's why he's afraid of you. Everyone has decided to shun him, despite Minato's dying wish."
Ezekiel heard about the terrible tragedy that took place 5 years earlier. He smiled and gave Naruto's head a pat, "I'll be your friend," he said, "I'm not a person who holds grudges."
"Really?" Naruto asked, his bright blue eyes lighting up, "You'll be my friend?"
"Sure thing!" Ezekiel agreed.
The Third Hokage got up and shook hands with Ezekiel and Renji, "Thank you for coming," he said, "I'll tell the village about your proposal. And thank you for being Naruto's friend. Feel free to stay here as long as you want."
"Thank you Lord Hokage," Ezekiel said. As he got up, a sudden feeling took over him. It was the same pressure he felt days earlier. This time however, it was pain! Ezekiel fell to the floor and started writhing. Renji, the Third Hokage, and Naruto rushed to him. They shook his shocked body.
"Mr. Ezekiel!" Naruto shouted, "Don't die! Wake up! Wake up!"….
When Ezekiel awoke, he was in the hospital. The hospital was white, sterile, and very quiet. Ezekiel was sure if he just whispered, the whisper could echo all over the hospital. He looked around to see that Renji was sleeping in a chair next to him. Renji awoke and smiled.
"You okay Ezekiel?" he asked.
Ezekiel nodded, "Yeah," he said, "Why?"
Renji looked into the air, "You were knocked unconscious for no reason. What the hell happened?"
Ezekiel shook his still spinning head, "I don't know. There was this pressure in my chest. It grew more intense by day. After a while, it finally tried to take my life away."
Renji nodded, "Well," he said, "I'm going to check out the Akimichi Clan. It's awesome how they can expand their bodies. You can check out the Uchiha Clan. The doctors said that you'll be out by 4:30." Renji stood up and walked out of the room.
Ezekiel just stared into the air. What happened to him? Why was this pressure getting stronger and stronger by the day? Well, he really didn't care. The pressure was gone, what that's what mattered to him. He fell asleep, waiting to leave.
Ezekiel spent the next few days gaining data on the Uchiha Clan. He spent most of his time staring at only one Uchiha. This one was always being followed by a smaller Uchiha. That Uchiha was the most interesting to him because he felt like he was staring at a mirror. He could just see himself in that Uchiha. And he could see Renji in the other. The Uchiha Clan wasn't far off from the Kimza Clan. Ezekiel was certain that the Uchiha and Kimza clans could become great allies.
During the group's 5th day in the village, they were greeted by another group of Canyon ninja at the inn they were staying at. At first, Ezekiel thought that his grandfather wanted his group to come home. He quickly walked up to the leader of the group.
"What is going on?" Ezekiel asked.
"There has been a disaster," the Canyon ninja said, "The group, including you and Renji, must come back to the village."
When the group got back to the village, Ezekiel and Renji were due for shock. They found out that Toshiya had died a few days earlier. The Nurmakage's funeral was the biggest in Canyon Village history. Everyone was grieving from the loss of the Third Nurmakage. Ezekiel, eyes full of tears, kissed his grandfather's forehead and left the burial early to find the coroner. He had to find out why his grandfather died.
"He died of not only old age," said the coroner, "But also of an Internal Vortex attack. It destroyed his heart in the end." The Internal Vortex was a vortex used to kill the target by using a vortex to attack the internal organs. Plus Ezekiel knew that the pressure in his chest was a sign of his grandfather's death. The coroner dug into his pockets and pulled out a sheet of paper, "You might want to read this."
Ezekiel read the note,
"Dear Ezekiel,
If you are reading this, I am dead. I knew I was going to die. I just didn't want to see you and Renji cry over my passing. I want you to be happy that I'm in eternal happiness. I can finally see your mother and father again. I also want you to know that you are a 16-year-old Jonin who must take a very important step in your life. I want you to become the Nurmakage of the Canyon Village. I hope you'll best Nurmakage that ever lived. I'm sorry you didn't get to say goodbye. I'm sorry I didn't. But, I'm sure we'll see each other again one day.
Sincerely, your loving grandfather, Toshiya Kimza."
Ezekiel's face stained of tears of pride and joy, "I'll promise I'll be the best Nurmakage ever! And I'm never going to be tainted by evil!"
The next day, Ezekiel stood on the balcony of the Nurmakage's manor. He wore the traditional Nurmakage's clothing. He was the youngest Nurmakage in history. He took off his hat and held in his hands. He let tears slide from his eyes as he saw the village cheer for him. Renji stood to the left of him, Raioku on the right. He couldn't fail anymore; he was now the protector of the village. His dream finally came true. He now knew that his grandfather chose the right person. He threw his hat high into the air and stepped onto the rail of the balcony.
"I am Ezekiel Kimza," he announced, "And I am the Fourth Nurmakage!"
To be continued…
AN: That was COOL! In the next chapter is Part 2 of the 9 part 'Tragedy of the Kimza' saga. Ezekiel is now the Nurmakage of the Canyon Village! But what happens when he taste the wrong side of power!? Plus, Renji must make a pact that could decide the fate of the village! Get ready for Chapter 22 of Kimza Chronicles! Give me good reviews! See you around!
Also: I decided to do the story of Ezekiel in this style because using italicized writing might would've been too memory. Plus, it's Saphiro's dreams. shrugs in confusion