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"Kimimaro Was Wasted, So I’ll Fix That!"
    In canon, Kimimaro was a joke.
    One of Naruto’s forgettable side antagonists, dead before the plot even mattered.
    Locked in a cage by his clan, dragged out only to die for Orochimaru, and discarded by the world.
    A sickly prodigy wasted as nothing more than a pawn.
    Then I woke up as Kimimaro.
    The tragic flower meant to bloom for others and wither in silence?
    Not this time. I know how his story ends, and I refuse to repeat it.
    Bonds? Chains.
    Devotion? A joke.
    Weakness? Death.
    If my clan betrayed me, I’ll betray the world.
    If they put me in a cage, I’ll put the world in a cage of bones.
    I’m done being a pawn.
    I’m done being a tool.
    And I’ll never be forgotten.
    If you want to be cherished, you need strength first.
    So I’ll climb the staircase one step at a time… until the whole world kneels to me.
    Warnings:
    * MC is generally amoral, power-hungry, and sometimes outright villainous.
    * Yes, there’s a harem involving both canon and OCs, kept logical and believable.
    * NO system, no stats, no cheat menus - just Naruto-world plotting and power growth.
    * This isn’t canon. Expect many fitting OCs, fan additions, etc. Ripple effect plot changes also pile up hard.
    * Timeline purists beware: the original story itself had inconsistencies. Don’t expect “perfect” chronology.
    * Expect darker politics, deeper worldbuilding, and deliberate writing quality.