He was born as a rare holder of his clan's kekkei genkai, Shikotsumyaku, and his clan, despite their battle-lovingness and bloodthirstyness, grew to fear him, keeping him locked up for most of his young life, releasing him only to fight for the clan when needed. Kandachi | He was able to defeat several hundred of Naruto's Nine-Tails-enhanced shadow clones effortlessly, at the same time not allowing himself to be struck. Muku | After meeting Orochimaru, Kimimaro developed a strong devotion towards him, bordering on religious zeal or considering him a father figure (the manga suggesting the former, and the anime suggesting the latter), seeing Orochimaru's apparent kindness as a reason from him to exist under the notion that serving Orochimaru in any way is the only purpose he has. Gotta Know! After being mobilised, he becomes part of the group that Chūkichi requests assistance from, alongside Chiyo and Hanzō. Recognizing Gaara as a long-range fighter since he would be difficult to get close to, Kimimaro began to evade Gaara's attacks and pointed out that since his techniques and defense both involved using sand, Gaara was foolish to fight where there was not sand. [5] After infiltrating Konoha during the Chūnin Exams, the Sound Five killed three Kusagakure genin, so that Orochimaru could impersonate Shiore. Noting that all of Gaara's techniques involved sand, he pointed out it was foolish for Gaara to fight somewhere where there wasn't sand. Shabadaba | Kimimaro, Akatsuki However, Kimimaro became afflicted by an unknown disease that destroyed what remaining worth he was to Orochimaru. He seemed to be quite prideful yet foolish, as he declared war against the much more military organised Kirigakure in order to prove their clan's superiority, while ordering Kimimaro not to over-think it and just follow his own instincts. The jinchuriki insulted Kimimaro’s loyalty to Orochimaru angering him and making him lose his focus. As a result, he would kill any he considered "trash" ninja, regardless if they were friend or foe as was with the case of Tayuya for her group's failure to deliver Sasuke in time. Ao | Kimimaro then took Sasuke and when Naruto tried to fight him, he was able to fend him off for a while, allowing Sasuke to emerged from the casket and leave. It also increased his healing ability, as shown when the torn flesh he suffered earlier were instantly healed after releasing the power of his seal. He nearly killed Naruto while he was sleeping but hesitated at the last moment, and part of the reason he was able to keep his true intentions hidden was that Naruto was so immediately infatuated with him. Unlike the rest of his clan, Kimimaro didn't have a particular interest in fighting or killing and saw his abilities only as a means to be of use to others.

Indiscriminate Grand Melee Tournament Meeting!! Tobi, Taka Although they were briefly able to gain the upper hand, they were eventually surrounded and outmatched. Kimimaro was born into the Kaguya clan, a clan of battle-hungry barbarian warriors. Even near death, Kimimaro's power could frighten the normally-arrogant Tayuya and battle Naruto, Lee, and Gaara consecutively without actually being defeated by them. Naruto He meets up with Sasuke and they begin to fight, only to be interrupted by Naruto who fought against Kimimaro and told Sasuke to run. When the Kaguya clan moved to strike the village of Kirigakure, Kimimaro was released from his prison cell and sent to kill as many people as he could. Using these two things together, Kimimaro managed to overcome an immensely powerful opponent like Gaara, albeit at the cost of having great difficulty. When Lee used the Drunken Fist Style however, did Kimimaro struggle a bit as he was unable to do anything.

Under Orochimaru, Kimimaro found purpose in his life as he desired to ensure the continuation of his master's dreams and ambitions. Kimimaro made an appearance in the Chunnin exam arc, being the person who killed a Genin named Shiore so Orochimaru could impersonate him, and also being one of the reasons for the Fourth Kazekage's death, and the death of his four bodyguards. Though Kimimaro's relationship with Orochimaru was similar to Haku's relationship with Zabuza, the only difference was that Orochimaru ultimately lost interest in him when he became of no use to him. He tried to intercept Naruto when he went after Sasuke, but Lee stopped him and continued to fight him. TaijutsuCursed Seal:TransformationSealing Technique:Cursed Seal of Earth. During the attack, Kimimaro's Shikotsumyaku abilities allowed him to easily kill many shinobi and, at dawn, he saw he was the only survivor of the Kaguya clan, all his clansmen having been killed due to underestimating their opponent's defenses. Leader of Orochimaru's Sound Five Kimimaro as a child. After Lee drank some Sake by accident and began to utilize the Drunken Fist, Kimimaro was unable to keep up with his unorthodox movements as was stuck down and disarmed of his sword. At this point, he gave a bloody cough, but decided to ignore it.

Gaara | Kimimaro thus became the only person who could surpress Jugo's killing instincts when the cursed seal activated. When enemy reinforcements arrive from the Fifth Division to provide assistance, Kimimaro attacks them with his Shikotsumyaku, which manages to pierce even the samurai's chakra-infused blades. He was one of the few Kaguya to possess the power of Shikotsumyaku, allowing him to manipulate his bones. Kimimaro fighting Naruto's barrage of shadow clones. As a child, he didn’t want to hurt anyone and even liked flowers. Even if he had managed to kill Gaara and Sasuke I think his illness would have caught up to him even if he managed to catch up to Naruto. However, he finally succumbed to his illness just before he could kill Gaara and died where he stood. When active in Level 1, it spread across their entire body in in contorting and parallel lines. Cursed Seal Lv. Satori |

Madara Uchiha | Nagato | Kimimaro saw Gaara as a stronger opponent than Lee, his sand being a strong defense. After his reincarnation, he kept himself from being sealed away and slaughtered many enemies until Itachi Uchiha had Kabuto release the Impure World Reincarnation. While not shown in combat, it stands to reason that he was a powerful shinobi, considering that he managed to be amongst the last ones to be killed besides Kimimaro by Kiri forces. Afterwards, Kimimaro fought and defeated Orochimaru's bodyguards, the Sound Four, in unison and forced them to accept him as their new leader. After his reincarnation, he kept himself from being sealed away and slaughtered many enemies until Itachi Uchiha had Kabuto release the Impure World Reincarnation.

Soon after, Kimimaro met Jūgo, a berserker whom Kimimaro felt a kindred spirit with.