Summary

"KimimaroWasWasted,SoI’llFixThat!"Incanon,Kimimarowasajoke.OneofNaruto’sforgettablesideantagonists,deadbeforetheplotevenmattered.Lockedinacagebyhisclan,draggedoutonlytodieforOrochimaru,anddiscardedbytheworld.Asicklyprodigywastedasnothingmorethanapawn.ThenIwokeupasKimimaro.Thetragicflowermeanttobloomforothersandwitherinsilence?Notthistime.Iknowhowhisstoryends,andIrefusetorepeatit.Bonds?Chains.Devotion?Ajoke.Weakness?Death.Ifmyclanbetrayedme,I’llbetraytheworld.Iftheyputmeinacage,I’llputtheworldinacageofbones.I’mdonebeingapawn.I’mdonebeingatool.AndI’llneverbeforgotten.Ifyouwanttobecherished,youneedstrengthfirst.SoI’llclimbthestaircaseonestepatatime…untilthewholeworldkneelstome.Warnings:*MCisgenerallyamoral,power-hungry,andsometimesoutrightvillainous.*Yes,there’sahareminvolvingbothcanonandOCs,keptlogicalandbelievable.*NOsystem,nostats,nocheatmenus-justNaruto-worldplottingandpowergrowth.*Thisisn’tcanon.ExpectmanyfittingOCs,fanadditions,etc.Rippleeffectplotchangesalsopileuphard.*Timelinepuristsbeware:theoriginalstoryitselfhadinconsistencies.Don’texpect“perfect”chronology.*Expectdarkerpolitics,deeperworldbuilding,anddeliberatewritingquality.