"Kimimaro, listen to me. Being chosen by that lord is a blessing countless people throughout the Shinobi World dream of but can never obtain. I know we've treated you badly, but I'm begging you for one thing. Whatever else may be true, you're still one of the Kaguya Clan. The next time you see Hatake Ziyan, whatever he asks of you, you must agree! Do it for our Kaguya Clan!" the Kaguya Clan's grand elder pleaded.
Kimimaro lowered his head. He hadn't expected the grand elder to abandon him so decisively for the sake of the Kaguya Clan. Even though he was the most gifted person the clan had produced in a hundred years, faced with a threat to the clan's survival, the grand elder had given him up without hesitation. He hadn't even asked what Hatake Ziyan would do to him!
Suddenly disheartened, Kimimaro looked at the grand elder before him, whose legs had been severed, and recalled what Hatake Ziyan had told him. Perhaps he was right. If this was how the Kaguya Clan behaved, perhaps it really would be better off destroyed!
"Grand Elder, did Hatake Ziyan cut off your legs too?" Rather than answering, Kimimaro asked a question of his own.
At Kimimaro's words, the grand elder seemed to see the events of that day all over again. His body trembled uncontrollably as he shouted at Kimimaro, "Get out! Get out of here! I won't interfere in your affairs anymore. Do whatever you want! I need some time alone!"
Like a man driven mad, the Kaguya grand elder frantically chased Kimimaro out.
Kimimaro was bewildered, but one thing was obvious: Hatake Ziyan had terrified the grand elder so thoroughly that merely hearing his name nearly sent him into a breakdown.
After leaving the grand elder's house,