Genzo Nekiogama

Genzo Nekiogama is a major character from the fanfiction, Naruto: Kimza Chronicles, and its sequel Kimza Chronicles: The Last Sealer. He is widely considered Saphiro Kimza's rival. He is a Jōnin-level shinobi from Konohagakure, a member of the Nekiogama clan and a member of Team Neji.

Background
Genzo was born prematurely during an era of prosecution for the Nekiogama clan, known in Konoha as the "Season of Rust". Not only being severly underweight, Genzo was born with numerous healths problems, the most prodominant having a weak heart. Most was certain that the baby would only live to see his third birthday at the most. His father and head of the Nekiogama clan, Myugen, told them that the night Genzo was born, he had a vision that his grown-up son would rise to become the greatest of the Nekiogama. Now allowing his son to die easily, Myugen decided to train Genzo as soon as he could walk in order to increase his health.

When Genzo was three, his father started training him in the fighting arts of the Nekiogama. Genzo was a quick learner and he progressed well. As he got older, his skill and health rose. One day, after a check up, the village doctors told them that Genzo had overcome his health problems and his life expectancy rose many years. The clan called Genzo "the Miracle Child."

However, Myugen wanted Genzo to become stronger, so he trained his son in the advanced Kekkei Genkai of the Nekiogama, the Jojetsu Alloy. Genzo was eager to train, however it went terribly. The training and the Alloy corrupted his chakra network and immune system; his health problems returning almost all at once and Genzo was ridden to bed rest for half a year, dying almost a probability. After Genzo miraculously recovered, Myugen vowed to never train his son too hard again.

When Genzo was 6, he made friends with Saphiro Kimza. As the two were playing ninja one day, Saphiro accidently awakened his Nokerrogan right in front of him. Genzo was shocked and somewhat afraid at what happened. As Saphiro was taken away to get his dojutsu sealed, Genzo strayed away from Saphiro. Later, he made friends with Linne Kechkuro, who saved him from a nearly-fatal spider bite. A week later, he met Art Uzūba, who made Genzo laugh plenty of times.

As he started ninja academy four years later, Genzo vowed to overcome Saphiro and his strength. However, Genzo was disappointed when he saw that Saphiro was struggling in class. Undetered by this, Genzo believed that Saphiro had the makings of a great shinobi in him, and he would force it out if he had to. Genzo became a bully instead, harassing Saphiro at every turn while showing the entire class he was top student. All the while, he knew Saphiro was a worthy opponent and he would fight against him one day in a battle to remember. Genzo returned to his father and requested to train in the Jojetsu Alloy style. His father agreed, but only if they took it slowly. As they did this, Genzo's health was finally perfected.

Personality
Throughout the series, Genzo possesses a serious demeanor and a "no playing around" attitude. He takes his duty as a shinobi seriously and intends on doing the best that he can do to complete the mission. This seriousness is at fault sometimes when he either misses out on more playful moments or merely ignores them. This is contrasted with Saphiro's lightheartedness. However, this attitude is the pillar of his team and his teammates look up to him as the de-facto leader.

In the beginning of Kimza Chronicles, Genzo was cruel towards Saphiro and his cruelty reached his fellow students as a result. Genzo was feared for his ruthlessness and respected for his abilities. However, Genzo used this as a means to help Saphiro reach his true potential. When Saphiro defeats him at the end of the Beginning Arc, Genzo almost completely loses his cruel side, though he retains some of it to tease Saphiro whenever they must compete.

Despite being a team player and working well with others, Genzo is a loner and perfers to do things on his own. Even when trying to solve a complex problem ot taking on powerful enemies, Genzo rather have the first crack at it and wants a one-on-one. His loner attitude usually gets him in danger or leads to bad decisions on his part. However, as the series goes on though he never completely loses this ideal, Genzo learns that many accomplishes more than just one.

Though it is subtle, Genzo has a fear of his health declining suddenly. Due to his hardships at a young age, Genzo trains to keep his body strong and prevent illnessess. Even when his health has reached near perfection, Genzo still does what he can to push it towards its peak. During the time between Kimza Chronicles and The Last Sealer, Genzo's health worries stop.

After Oro's death, Genzo and Saphiro's rivalry reached a breaking point, almost to the point where the two were ready to kill each other. This soon makes Genzo realize that he truly cares about his friends, even if his anger is targeted towards the wrong cause. He trains to become a better friend as well as extinguish his emotions towards Saphiro. The two truly make up when Taro is added to Team Neji. He is also the only one besides Art that doesn't hold any negative emotions towards Saphiro when he joined Shinziro.

Due to an near-deadly experience as a child, Genzo has a phobia of spiders. Though he seems confident when up against spider summons, merely his perference to fight over running is strong. He tends to steer away from spider webs and when face to face with an aracnid, he freezes in place to tries to kill it quickly. It is currently unknown if he still has this phobia in The Last Sealer.