The Nine

The Nine are a group of nine of Shinziro's most powerful field operatives and are technically the eqivalent of lieutenants and captains in Shinziro's army. The Nine are considered the main weapons behind Shinziro's Guardian Beast project. All nine of the Nine lead their own teams as they find Guardian Beast chakra and essence. Saphiro Kimza was once a member of the Nine in Kimza Chronicles: The Last Sealer.

The Nine are all S-rank criminals who have at least higher Jonin-level power and skill. The members of the Nine are chosen after a long hard period of testing. The Nine are also a team as well, as three teams of three men can be made at any time. It is stated that if all of the Nine fall, the majority of Shinziro is open to attack.

History
The Nine was made by the leader of Shinziro, Daigaru Meitochi as a means to protect Shinziro and find the chakra and essence of the Four Guardian Beasts of Hell's Gates. He made the Nine to lead the regular forces of Shinziro as well as to have special ops operatives that could find and extract the chakra he needed to continue his research.

The Nine were also created to study various Kekkei Genkai. Whenever a person who was number One of Shinziro had a Kekkei Genkai, they were sacrificed to be used as study due to their power reaching a peak of sorts. One example of this was Aichi Uchiha, who had became number One three years before the start of Kimza Chronicles.

Tasks
The Nine are special when it comes to placement in Shiziro an have their own special tasks. Each of the Nine has a number assigned to their ranking in the group, with Nine being the lowest and One being the highest. Whenever a member of the Nine dies, the next one behind him or her takes their place, and the next highest goes to avenge the fallen. In the event two or more of the Nine are killed at one period of time, the Nine stops replacing members and focuses on keeping Shinziro safe until a new replacement can be found. In times of war, the Nine become the first warriors in the line of defense, most of them Jonin-level or higher.

The Nine's most important job if finding the location of the residual chakra from any Guardian Beast that is or was nearby. Each of the Nine is put in a three-man squad along with a tracker and a sealing specialist. The tracker finds the chakra, the sealing specialist seals it in a capsule for observation and augmenting, and the member of the Nine fights off any threat that is nearby, usually by assassination. Members of the Nine also fight off any threats considered too great to fought by lower operatives. The lowest-ranked Nine member usually goes first, as so on. If all of the Nine are unable to win, the Left Guard usually fights instead, followed by the Right Guard and Ziro himself.

Goal
The main goal of the Nine is to assist the regular forces of Shinziro in combat as well as well as gather energy from Guardian Beasts They also have their own, self driven goal to defeat some of the most powerful shinobi from every Hidden Village, in order to cripple the villages' militaries.

Wardrobe
Members of Nine wear their own special variation of the clothes of average Shinziro operatives; a large white jacket with a red stripe going down the sleeves and a hood with various red markings, a combat vest, white pants, and white ninja's sandals. There are symbols of the nine on the front of the jacket and their respective ranking numeral in kanji on the back. These jackets can also contain hidden weapons and tools that could be used for battle or other tasks.

Members

 * Number One: Mizoru Hatsugu (formerly Aichi Uchiha)
 * Number Two: Niguro Satsukamochi
 * Number Three: Naomi Bara
 * Number Four: Yugo Huyga
 * Number Five: Tetsugu
 * Number Six: Yatsu of Shiragakure (deceased)
 * Number Seven: Tamao Ehu (captured)
 * Number Eight: Yushiro Gentake (deceased)
 * Number Nine: Saphiro Kimza (formerly)