As you may know, this is the first chapter of the 2nd part of the "When Fire Meets Water" trilogy. Reading the first part is not required to understand the whole story; I don't blame you, that story is 3 years old. So if you don't want to read it, here are some important information:

Azumi is on Team 7.

Her element is water.

She has been living with Kakashi for the past years after her parents passed away.

She does not like Sasuke; or at least she didn't. They're okay now. At the end of the last chapter in the first story in the trilogy, they kissed and everyone knows.

They are now 14.

Here's the summary:

The Sword of Destruction is a powerful object that can destroy an entire country if in the wrong hands, and unfortunately, it is. The enemy has planned to kidnap the heiress of the sword, but things might not be so easy with Team 7 around, especially with Azumi. Now not only do they have to protect the princess, they also have to retrieve the sword and save the Ice Village. Sasuke x OC

There was a little ruckus down at the number one ramen stand. Apparently, a "dobe" forgot his money and was asking the "teme" to pay for him, and their "aho" of a friend seemed to have forgotten hers too.

"Come on, Sasuke! We'll pay you back!" Naruto pleaded.

"Promise!" Azumi added.

"No."

"Pretty please?" Naruto asked.

"No."

"Pretty please with a cherry on top?" Azumi urged.

"No."

"Pretty please with a cherry on top and sprinkles?" Naruto pressed.

"NO."

"Pretty please with a cherry on top with sprinkles and fudge?"

"Fine." Sasuke gave in.

14-year-old Naruto and Azumi high-fived each other happily. Seeing this, Sasuke resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "Losers," mumbled the Uchiha as he finished up his bowl of noodles.

"But you would do anything for us," Azumi sang as her tallest teammate paid the money for all three of their meals.

"Hn."

All of a sudden, a flash of pink caught their eyes, and they all looked down the road to find Haruno Sakura running towards them. "Sasuke-kun! Naruto! Azumi!" the young girl called out.

"Sakura?" Azumi asked.

"Sakura-chan!" Naruto repeated with an even happier and energetic voice that only belonged to him.

The cherry blossom reached them. "I just heard that they're shooting a new film at the Cinema! Ino-pig said that it featured the really famous actress, Sureyuki Akira! Want to go watch it with me?" she asked.

Azumi asked, "What's it called?"

"The Sword of Destruction."

"The Sword of Destruction? That sounds cool!" exclaimed the blond.

"I heard it was! Want to go see it?"

"Sure!" Azumi agreed.

Sakura then turned to the silent Uchiha. "How about you, Sasuke-kun?" she asked sweetly.

"Hn."

"That's yes in Sasuke language. Let's go!" exclaimed Azumi.

X X X

Meanwhile, their Hokage, Tsunade, decided to take a break and look out at the sky. She watched as a flock of birds flew across the sunny afternoon sky.

"Shizune," she suddenly said.

"H-Hai?" stammered her assistant, who was caught off guard.

"Call Team Seven. I have a mission for them," announced the blonde-haired woman. Shizune nodded respectfully before going to request someone to retrieve the interesting team.

I hope this works out, Lady Hokage thought.

X X X

"That was an amazing movie! I loved it how they made the sword. If only the Sword of Destruction existed. That would be so cool!" Naruto rambled.

Sasuke spoke, "Too bad there isn't a Sword of Destruction."

"How do you know? What if there is?" Naruto and Azumi asked in unison before locking eyes and laughing. The four were oblivious that a certain person was watching them. After a few minutes, the person decided to reveal itself. But before they had the chance, out of nowhere, Kakashi appeared.

"Yo!" he greeted, startling the four Genin.

"Kakashi-sensei! Don't scare us like that!" Sakura scolded.

The Jounin smiled brightly. "Sorry," he apologized. "I was just informed that Lady Hokage wants to talk to us."

"Granny Tsunade?" Azumi and Naruto spoke in unison again, earning a nod from their sensei.

"I wonder what Tsunade-sama wants to talk to us about," Sakura wondered out loud.

"Then let's go," Kakashi said. His four students nodded.

The figure in the shadows began to move out. A sudden feeling that they were being watched reached Sasuke and he quickly jerked his head at the source - a tall, leafy tree nearby. The figure immediately stopped his movement and watched the Uchiha, and just as the Sharingan user began to reach for a kunai, Azumi called out his name.

"Sasuke! Come on!" the light-haired girl called out.

His eyes flickered to Azumi before he withdrew his hand back into his pockets. With one last glance at the tree, he set off to catch up with his team.

X X X

Updated: 7/19/13