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 23: The Tragedy of The Kimza: Part 3
A few days passed since Lai's death. The best medical ninja were looking over the crime. Ezekiel was usually the calm type. He just casually did his duties as Nurmakage and partook in the murder investigation. He knew that the investigators would find his DNA on Lai; he just had to wait and find a way to clear his name.
Renji, however, knew Ezekiel all too well. He could tell that Ezekiel was nervous. He decided to join in on the investigation as well. He knew that Ezekiel was involved in the murder. He thought that an enemy more powerful than Ezekiel knocked Ezekiel out and killed Lai. But, Renji wasn't too sure. Ezekiel and Lai were the most powerful shinobi in the village. They could've easily defeated the attacker. Renji finally decided to keep an eye on Ezekiel.
Ezekiel was at the Nurmakage's manor. Ezekiel knew that if he didn't reseal Bukarok, he could end up killing someone else. But, for some odd reason, he enjoyed it. Perhaps he was becoming evil. The only way he could stop Bukarok now was killing himself. That way, Bukarok would die as well. He was going to use his Kimza Sword Attack to finish himself off. But as he charged up his chakra, a shocking pain surged through his body. He fell to the floor and growled in pain.
"What are you doing?" Bukarok asked, "Are you planning on silencing our deal? I thought we were friends."
"I'm not your friend!" Ezekiel yelled, "At least not anymore! You killed one of my family members! As soon as I find out how to seal you back into that scroll—" Ezekiel was interrupted by another wave of pain shaking his body.
"You are not doing anything," Bukarok laughed, "You and I are now one. That means I have access to your body. I'm going to use it to plan the ultimate revenge. The Kuguari Clan will pay for sealing me in that scroll for 60 years! And not even my own host is going to stop me!"
"This is my body!" Ezekiel shouted, "And I'm going to keep it that way! Kimza Style: Kimza Arrow!" Ezekiel charged his hand with chakra and thrust it into his stomach. Then, in one fluent action, Ezekiel drew his hand forward and blasted himself with chakra. He fell to the ground and stayed there. But instead of dying, he just was stunned.
"Dead yet?" Bukarok snickered.
"What did you do to me!?" Ezekiel yelled.
"I said I couldn't let you die. I used my chakra to create an internal shield near your stomach. If you keep this reckless behavior, I may have to take over your body completely. Maybe then, I can stay undercover so that I can destroy the Kuguari Clan."
"Fine," Ezekiel huffed, "I guess there is no way to stop you by killing me. I'm going to say this once. If anyone finds out it was me who killed Lai; you and I are as good as dead."
"Don't worry," Bukarok reassured, "I'm going to make sure none of those elders find out." Bukarok then released an evil laugh that wasn't very surprising to Ezekiel. He had to make sure Bukarok didn't do anything that would make him a suspect in the murder.
Later on, Renji was walking through the streets of the village. He had a chain with a dog tag on the end of it. He was bringing the item to Ezekiel. Luckily, he found Ezekiel eating at the food bar not too far from the Kimza compound. He ran to him and held out his hand with the chain in it.
Ezekiel saw the chain and tilted his head to the side, "Um," he said, "What is that and why are you giving it to me?"
"It's yours," Renji said, "Remember that chain I bought you when I was 10? I found it in the attic in your room." Just as he said that, Ezekiel stared into his eyes with a snarl.
"What were you doing in my room Renji?" he asked.
"Well," Renji explained, "There were some rumors of you killing elder Lai. I'm trying to prove it wasn't you. If you don't mind, I would love to take some items you had days earlier to the medical ninja."
"Why are people thinking it was me who killed elder Lai?"
Renji scratched his head, "There were injuries on Lai that looked like they were done by a Kimza Sword attack. But, they were done in a spiraling pattern. Some citizens think that they were done by your Cutting Impulse. If you don't mind; I'm going back to your room for evidence of your innocence." Renji walked away to go back to Ezekiel's room.
Ezekiel was shocked. If the village found out it was him who killed Lai, he would be stripped of his title and jailed. He had to clear his name one way or another. He had to ask for a favor from Bukarok. He knew he would pay for it; but what choice did he have? He dug into his mind and found Bukarok.
"Hello Ezekiel," Bukarok chuckled, "What can I do for you?"
"I need you to…" Ezekiel took a break in his sentence before speaking again, "find a way to keep the elders of the Canyon Council from finding out it was me or rather you who killed Lai."
Bukarok laughed heartily at Ezekiel's request, "You're finally feeling my evil?" he asked.
"Not a chance," Ezekiel replied, "I just want you to stop them because they could jail me for something I didn't do. Besides, they are the last members of the Kuguari clan. You can finally have some sort of revenge. Just don't kill them."
Bukarok couldn't believe what he heard. He had to clarify what Ezekiel had said, "Are you sure you want me to do this?" he asked, "I might ending up killing them for my own selfish desires."
"I'm sure!" Ezekiel shouted, "And don't kill them! If you do, you and I are as good as dead!"
"Okay," Bukarok said with a sigh, "I won't kill them. In order for you to free me momentarily; you'll need to use an unsealing jutsu at half-power. Now to release me, follow these hand signs. The signs are: Dog, Hare, Horse, Dragon, Hare, Dragon, Serpent, Tiger, and Ram."
"Right," Ezekiel said. He made the 9 hand signs and lifted his hands into the air. He then shouted, "Mystic Kuguari Style: Forbidden Demon Summoning!"He cut his right index finger with his canine tooth. He then slammed his hands into the ground.
Soon after, Ezekiel's body started to radiate a strange purple aura. Then the aura started to intensify. The aura was actually chakra. The chakra spun in a whirlwind around Ezekiel. It then spun away from Ezekiel and appeared in front of him. A large black figure appeared from nowhere inside of the twister. In conclusion, the chakra tornado died out and walked out of it was a large wasp almost 35 feet long in length. It smirked at Ezekiel and rushed to him with its jaws open. At only 1 foot from Ezekiel, it snapped it jaws. Ezekiel could feel the energy of the wasp's bite from that distance.
"I'm guessing you're Bukarok," Ezekiel said, staring at the giant insect.
"I'm surely not one of those miniscule bugs am I?" the wasp laughed, "You're looking at me in my early prime. I'm not fully developed yet."
"You know what to do right?"
Bukarok laughed again, showing his great and powerful jaws, "I'm sure my comrade," he said, "I'll stop the elder council. You just worry about surviving without me."
"I'll live," Ezekiel said emotionlessly, "Now just find out what the elders are doing."
"Will do," the demon laughed, "Wasp Style: Hidden Hive Jutsu!" Bukarok then created a wasp nest in a tree near the Kimza Compound using sap and chakra. He then turned into a purple mist and slithered into the nest. Then, in almost no time at all, 30 wasps filed out of the nest and all over the village. Ezekiel stared at a 31st wasp that landed on his left shoulder.
"Guess who?" it laughed.
"Some kind of wasp cloning jutsu?" Ezekiel asked, "That's cool."
"That's not all Ezekiel," the wasp laughed, "Look at this. Wasp Style: Compound Eye!" Bukarok flew onto Ezekiel's neck and penetrated it with his stinger. The stinger extended until it penetrated into only half an inch of Ezekiel's spinal cord. He then transferred some chakra through Ezekiel's spinal cord and into his brain. The chakra interrupted the brain's occipital lobe and gave it a new sphere of vision. This enabled Ezekiel to view what all the 30 wasp clones were seeing. Ezekiel was amazed at Bukarok's power. He knew that Bukarok could be a useful tool in his battle against the Plateau Village.
"I can see something," Ezekiel said, "One of the wasps found the Elder Council. They're in the meeting room at the Kimza Compound. Bukarok, lock my vision there."
Bukarok then dismissed the other 29 clones. Now Ezekiel's vision was focused on only the clone who found the elder council. "Now," he said, "For hearing. Wasp Style: Second Antennae." He then transferred some chakra directly to Ezekiel's Primary Auditory Cortex. Ezekiel could now hear what the wasp clone heard. He was now hearing something about his jailing.
"So," one elder said, "What should we do? Should we jail Lord Nurmakage? He is now the prime suspect in the murder case. The medical ninja found DNA of him on Lai."
"I guess so," another elder proclaimed, "Lord Nurmakage is the only person who was around Lai the day of his death. Show of hands of those who want Ezekiel Kimza incarcerated and stripped of his rank of Nurmakage!"
Out of a total of 15 members, all 15 raised their right hand.
"We have made a decision," the new lead elder announced, "Ezekiel will be arrested as soon as possible. We should owe our Renji. He's the one who found out Ezekiel was involved in this murder. He knows Ezekiel more than anyone else in the village." Then the 15 elders stood up and left the meeting area.
Ezekiel was shocked. He was shocked because he thought Renji was fighting to prove him innocent. Instead, he was trying to imprison him? Ezekiel's state of shock grew into anger. His anger signaled Bukarok to cancel all of his jutsu and grow back to his average size. He leered at Ezekiel. His smile grew into a grin.
"You want me to kill them?" he asked, still grinning.
"No," Ezekiel answered, "You killing them will just lead them to knowing I released you from your seal. For now, I have to follow in their plan. I'll let them arrest me. You use your Clone Jutsu to find out what's going on outside while I'm incarcerated. They'll have to release me. I'm the Nurmakage. I'll find a story to lead them to thinking I was using self defense."
Bukarok smiled at the Kimza and knocked him to the floor. Ezekiel growled at the wasp and tried to stand up. But no matter how hard he tried, he was no match for the demon.
"I got another idea," the demon laughed, "How about I take over your body and kill the Elder Council? Pretty smart huh?"
"NO!" Ezekiel yelled, "I have to stay on the elders' side until we're free."
"Sorry," Bukarok chortled, "I wasn't asking!" He then turned into a purple plume of smoke and jetted into Ezekiel's mouth. Suddenly, his eyes turned red and his hair started to change colors as well. He stood up not as Ezekiel anymore; but Bukarok-Possessed Ezekiel. He laughed greatly at his triumph. He then dug into Ezekiel's memories and instantly learned the Vortex Jutsu. He used it to create a vortex to track down the elders.
The Elder Council was walking through town. They were trying to find Ezekiel. They then saw him near the temple. He smiled at the elders and cracked his knuckles.
"Ezekiel," the lead elder said, "You are under arrest for killing Lai Kimza. Come quietly and perhaps we'll lower your sentence."
"Go to Hell," Bukarok laughed, "Lai deserved to die. Just like the rest of you Kuguari trash. You're going to wish you were never born after I'm done with you. Nokerrogan!!" Then Bukarok activated the Nokerrogan and covered his arms in chakra.
One of the elders caught sight of Ezekiel's eyes. She saw that they were not green, but red! She jumped back to the lead elder and told him about Ezekiel.
"What!?" he shouted, "You're not Ezekiel. You're Bukarok! So you manipulated Ezekiel into being your container. We're going to destroy you Bukarok!"
"Oh yeah?" Bukarok laughed, his voice totally interrupting Ezekiel's to change into his own, "We'll see who's going to be destroyed! Kimza Style: Kimza Arrow!" He charged his fingertips with chakra and fired the chakra towards the 15 elders. 13 managed to get away. 2 were struck by the attacks. One was fatally injured. He died in a matter of seconds.
"We have to use the Kuguari Gridlock Seal," shouted one male elder, "It's the only way to seal Bukarok without harming Ezekiel!"
"But we need twenty-one Kuguari Clan members!" shouted another elder, "We are down to only fourteen!"
"Find 7 Kimza," said a third elder, "They'll have to work! Now go! We'll try to stay alive until then. But just in case, bring 8 Kimza!"
"Right!" the second elder ran off to find some Kimza Clan members. The other 13 stayed behind to combat Bukarok.
So far, Bukarok was amazed. He was surprised that such old former shinobi could still battle in such a talented fashion. He knew he had to take down the elders as soon as possible. Ezekiel could reawaken at any moment and reclaim his body. He had to use the Cutting Impulse to kill them in one attack.
The lead elder rushed to Bukarok and attacked him with a series of strong blows. Bukarok dodged the raging assault and bolted to the elder. He gave him a paralyzing blow to the gut and grabbed his head. He slammed the elder into a pole and threw him to the ground. The elder jumped up and retaliated with a kick to Bukarok's (or Ezekiel's face). Bukarok fell to the ground but recovered in time to dodge a stomp by another elder. He was fighting a battle with odds against him. Then, the elder who went to get help came back with 8 Kimza.
The lead elder pointed at the Kimza, "Now," he said, "To activate the jutsu, one elder has to grab onto Bukarok and not let go."
"I'll do it!" shouted the largest and most athletic elder. He grabbed Bukarok and strained his movement.
"Now," the elder continued, "We have to form a square and use our chakra to create a grid!" When the shinobi were in place they charged their chakra. The chakra created a grid around Bukarok. The chakra also caused Ezekiel to lose his strength. Bukarok couldn't control his host's body so he fell to the ground. The large elder, knowing his job was done, moved away.
"Now!" the elder concluded, "The last step! The hand signals are Dog, Hare, Dragon, Hare, Rooster, Tiger, Ram, and Horse!" When all twenty ninja completed their hand signs; the lead elder raised his hands, "Kuguari Style: Gridlock Sealing Jutsu!" He then slammed his hands into the grid. A cage of chakra formed around Ezekiel and charged his body with chakra. The jutsu caused Bukarok to be slowly expelled out of Ezekiel's body.
"It's working!" a female elder said in triumph.
"I am not going to be sealed again!" Bukarok thought, "Not again!" Then, to the dismay of the elders, Bukarok used his chakra to make Ezekiel stand up. He charged the Kimza with chakra and made him spread his arms apart.
"We can't let this demon win!" shouted the elder, "Mold your chakra more! Perform more hand signals! Hare! Dog! Serpent! Boar!..." Doing this made the cage more powerful. But, Bukarok was still trying to free himself.
"I'm going to eliminate all of you!" Bukarok shouted, "Kimza Style: Cutting Impulse!" Bukarok created a cutting whirlwind and made it bash multiple times against the cage of chakra. Then, in a spectacular display, the impulse broke through the cage and exploded. Bukarok was knocked into a wall at a fatal force. Ezekiel regained control of his body. But, he was still knocked out cold. The elders walked to Ezekiel and charged their hands with chakra. They moved their hands along his body.
"Bukarok is still present within him," the lead elder explained, "Put Ezekiel in prison and find Renji for me. He must make a very important decision."
Ezekiel finally awoke from his unconsciousness. He looked to see that he was in a jail cell. He tried to contact Bukarok but couldn't find him. He just sat in the bench on the western wall and went into a state of thought. Then, Renji walked to the jail cell. But he looked different. He wore the traditional Nurmakage's robes. Ezekiel clenched his teeth in anger at his brother.
"Is this some kind of joke?" he asked.
"No," said Renji, "I am the Fifth Nurmakage. You were stripped of your rank when the elder council found out you was the container of Bukarok the wasp demon. As of now, you are going to be sentenced to death for disobeying the sacred Kimza Scroll. I'll find some way to get you out of here."
"I don't need your help," Ezekiel growled, "You got me in here in the first place! And how did the elder council make you Nurmakage! You don't even know all 15 Kimza Weapons!"
"I thought that I found something that could defend your innocence! And I'm your brother! My skills come from me seeing you train almost every day! My power must've been no secret to the Canyon Council! I'm telling you, I'll get you out of this situation!"
"I don't care!" Ezekiel retorted, "Just leave me alone Lord Nurmakage. Let me die. After all I did for this damn village. I hope that you'll live happily knowing you killed your brother."
Renji didn't say anything to Ezekiel. He couldn't as a matter of fact. He was torn at the fact that his own brother hated him for trying to save him. He just silently turned around and left the building. Ezekiel just sat on the bench and pondered about what happened over the last few days. He knew that he couldn't contain his anger for long. It would soon twist him into something he never thought he would be. This was just the beginning of the turning point of the Kimza Clan. The clan, perhaps the entire village would soon be engulfed in war that will kill it from the inside. Ezekiel's evil heart was finally ripe. And it was Bukarok's for the picking…
AN: This is getting white-hot!! In the next chapter, Ezekiel's execution turns from bad to worse. The most ultimate battle in the history of the Canyon Village will begin. A massacre will erupt into the shot heard around the ninja world. And Renji and Ezekiel would engage in a battle that Saphiro would be forced to continue 25 years later. Be ready for chapter 24 of Kimza Chronicles See you around!
Also: How about the jutsu in this chapter. Pretty cool huh? And the metaphor at the end of the chapter? How about it. I guess I am becoming a good author. Please review!