Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto nor Avatar: the last airbender, the rightful owners of Avatar: The last airbender is Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. The rightful owner of Naruto and Naruto Shippuden is Masashi Kishimoto, if I did however everyone would see under Kakashi's mask. Non-profit work thank-you;)
*I'm sure this story has been done a thousand times (better) but here's my take at it...and time-skips ARE included!*
Questions, suggestions, and comments put that in the review section or PM me, I will also put in a poll once in a while. And no matter what I will finish this from beginning to end! Or I'll try at least...
*Also, if you're confused with the later setup, dealing with Naruto and Sasuke's elements, go down to A/N.*
Water tribe. Earth kingdom. Air nomads. Fire Nation...Lightning country. Everyone nearly forgot about the lightning country, always skipped during the avatar cycle, always neutral during wars, always everything. Never blessed with the avatar, the lightning king was determined to make his army the finest there was, filled with powerful lightning generators that made fire benders's lightning look like weak static electricity you use on your friends.
Able to create storms, powerful lightning shots with colors never seen before, and speed unmatched by even those of the air nomads. The only word to describe a lightning bender was this: awesome. Not one single avatar ever dared try learning lightning, believing it wasn't a real element. Though behind the avatar's lies were the truth, they were scared, they were almost unworthy of such an element. Not Aang however...
During the fire nation's deadly strike on the air nomads lightning country neither helped nor fight. There was no point. Yet that did spark a clan to come overseas to the lightning country, that clan was the Uchiha clan.
A thousand years later...October 10...
Namikaze Minato tightly squeezed his wife's, Uzumaki Kushina, hand. "...! Kushina are you okay?!"
"DAH! Do I look okay?!" Kushina cried, she death squeezed Minato's hand. "...is it over yet?" Kushina weakly asked.
"We're almost done..."
"..."
The doctor gently wrapped up the newborn baby in a soft towel, she handed the child to Kushina. Kushina smiled at the sight of her baby, he was so warm and tiny. "Naruto..."
Minato lightly sighed. "I only wish you could grow up in a better time...Naruto..."
If only fate had worked out perfectly then maybe things would've changed. This is the story of Uzumaki Naruto, of how he changes this war-torn world for the better. And it begins fourteen years later...
Naruto sat on his bed, he clenched the photo of his mom and dad, he lived alone in their once busy house. Trapped in the fire nation. "...everyday you're gone..." Naruto set down the photo. "...it feels like centuries have passed...since I last saw you..."
It was but ten years ago his parents both died during the war yet just two months ago class ended. Probably because their teacher, Umino Iruka, was also out fighting in the war. (Iruka-sensei, I won't stop my fire bending practice until I master it just like you!)
He picked up his backpack full of the important materials: ramen, ramen, and of course ramen then burst out of the door. Naruto looked up, it was going to be another sunny day. Something caught Naruto's attention. He walked over and picked up the poster covered with footprints and dirt. "...the avatar? What...wait. DATTEBAYO! THE AVATAR IS ALIVE!" Naruto yelled.
Naruto's neighbor, cursed to live next to loud-mouth, thrust open his window. "SHUT-UP!"
Naruto stuffed the poster in his backpack. "Heh old man, won't be seeing you around!" Naruto ran off in search of a ship.
The Lightning country...
Little did people know in the forgotten land of the Lightning country, their weather was always humid and moist. Perfect climate for a storm. It never seemed to stop raining there it seemed like a gloomy place. The one thing though the Lightning country was known for, was for being quiet. Neutral. Until even that changed...
Uchiha Sasuke, born to the Lightning country, was doing that one thing he hated. Sharpening stuff. There was a knock at his door. "What is it?" Sasuke abruptly asked, not looking up from his task.
Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke's happen to be older brother, stepped in. "Sasuke," Itachi held out a platter of dead fish. "can you cook these for me?"
"Cook them yourself. I'm tired of playing that game."
Itachi sighed, he set down the platter of fish on the table. "..."
Sasuke slid his katana in his holder. "I can't be playing games with you Itachi, the fire nation is going to kill all of us. How can you be like this?"
"I'm just trying to lighten the mood, I've joined the-"
"What?! Some group of terrorist guys from the water tribe and earth kingdom?! That's not enough to destroy the whole damn fire nation!"
Itachi walked up to Sasuke. "And you're just going to walk up to the fire nation alone?" He ruffled up Sasuke's duck-butt hair. "You need to join the avatar and teach him lightning. That is what I believe is your destiny."
Sasuke swiped off Itachi's hand. "Weasel! Don't lecture me on my self-need!"
Fire nation...
Naruto ran all the way to the docks. Once Naruto made it to the docks a man brushed past him, he hid in a nearby barrel. "General Zhao-sama we're ready to leave." A shaky solider reported.
Zhao glanced at his warship, everyone was in. "Then let's leave immediately."
At the exact wrong time Naruto breathed a sigh of relief. Zhao noticed the odd barrel just sitting there. "Pick up that barrel and throw in the ship."
He nodded and picked it up. "GAHH! This barrel is so damn heavy!" His arms were throbbing at weight of this thing. "It's like eighty pounds or something sama!" (40 kilograms)
"I didn't ask you to complain! Throw it in the ship!" Zhao barked.
The solider stuttered towards the warship, sweat dropping each step he took. Finally he dropped the heavy barrel in the cargo department. "Ugh...my arms feel like taffy..." He saluted to Zhao. "Zhao-sama! Ready."
Zhao gave him a deadly smirk then boarded the ship. "Let's capture the avatar."
As stiff where things were in the rest of the world, in the northern water tribe it was just a little bit different. News of the avatar coming up to the north to find a master spread all over the world, so of course everyone looked master Pakku. The water bending master!
But of course at the very worst time, master Pakku fell deathly ill. There was a knock at Pakku's door. "Come in." Pakku weakly called out, shivering under his covers.
Cheif Arnook opened the door letting the a cool breeze flow in. "You're as sick as ever, Pakku...we'll just have to get a replacement but..."
*cough* "I actually have a replacement in mind. He's actually a student of mine..."
"...a student...?"
Pakku paused to cough. "Don't be discouraged by his status. He's possibly the most talented benders of my class, he's even surpassed me in my own techniques. Even if this isn't to my liking perhaps a younger teacher will be better...as much good I'm saying about him he also has a terribly blunt side, it's like the boy can't even act in public, saying the most obscure things..."
"Enough talk master Pakku. Who is this individual?"
"*cough*...his name...? *cough*"
Avatar...
The avatar, known as Aang, finally landed Appa around the northern water tribe, after crossing several paths they were almost at the water tribe capital. "And...here." The big coat guy announced.
The Gaang walked up to a gigantic city of ice and snow, the main building laid in the center while several shimmers of light glistened on the snow and bounced on the ice. It was a beautiful city. "Welcome to the northern water tribe!" Big coat guy motioned to one of the gondolas by the river.
"It would be an absolute honor to give the avatar a tour of the city."
Aang bowed to the big coat guy. "Let's do it!"
Sokka, one of the avatar's friends, fell on top of the fluffy snow. "Finally snow! Ice! Cold! Who knew I would miss you so much!" Sokka explained, making snow angels in the snow.
Katara, Sokka's little sister, yelled at him to get up. "Sokka! We're taking a tour right now!"
"Whatever. I see all this stuff all the time." Sokka grumbled, stepping into the gondola.
Once the gondola set off the Gaang saw the city at a firsthand view, it was pretty amazing. "And so over there you see-" Cutting big coat guy off, a guy a bit older than Sokka and Katara, jumped onto the Ferro of the gondola.
"You must be the avatar? Right?"
Sokka jumped back. "What the heck?! He's so pale! Like a ghost or-"
"Sokka!" Katara conked Sokka on the head. "Don't be rude to him!"
The pale guy turned to Katara and 'smiled'. "That's fine. I'm sure peasants like you from the south don't really know how to act in public."
"Wait...what did you say?!"
"Hold it!" Aang cutoff. "We don't need a fight! So um it's a pleasure to meet you and I am the avatar, avatar Aang."
"Ok Aang, you might want to show them proper manners for the feast." With that the guy jumped off without uttering his name.
"Jeez! That guy makes me so mad!" Katara yelled.
"I know. That better be the last time we see that guy again." Sokka agreed. "Gondola guy! Let's get the steppin'! I wanna go to the feast as fast I can!"
Naruto...
*THUMP*
Naruto blew open the head of the barrel once he heard the thump. "Alright Avatar! Here's UZUMAKI NARUTO!"
"..." The world Naruto saw wasn't the water tribe. It was actually a pretty stormy but grassy place, several evergreen trees and mountains lined up in the background. Just ahead there was a road littered with puddles and aligned with rows of Sakura trees.
Naruto looked up, it started to lightly rain. "This isn't the water tribe..."
"No. It's not."
Naruto swung his head around, a guy wearing a high collar shirt stood behind him. His hair was jet black in the style of a duck's butt. "Who are you?" Naruto asked.
"Uchiha Sasuke. Yours?"
"Uzumaki Naruto!"
"Uzumaki...you must be from..."
Sasuke slid out an iron katana then ran off, leaving Naruto in the rain. "No way! He can't leave me!" Naruto jumped out of the barrel and ran towards this Sasuke character.
(Just like I thought...it's still here...) Sasuke gathered a large amount of electricity on his fingertips.
"SASUKE!"
Sasuke turned around. (Damn! That blonde headed idiot...he's gonna get himself killed...)
Once Sasuke got close enough, there was in fact a fire nation boat still beginning into the ocean. (Perfect.) Sasuke shot a bolt of white lightning at the back of the ship.
A catapult turned to Sasuke. "READY! NOW! FIRE!" Several flaming rock sped towards Sasuke. Sasuke only smirked.
"Sasuke watch out!" Naruto yelled.
In a quick second Sasuke wielded his katana and jumped on the flaming boulder. He then used that as footing and jumped onto the next. "This is over!" Sasuke stuck his electrified katana into the boulder causing it to explode.
"Heh! I won't let you do all the work Sasuke! I can fight too!" Naruto spread out his legs and got into stance. "I can fight too!" Naruto fire bended a small blast of fire. "...what?!" He kicked his leg, then pushed his palm out. Still nothing.
Naruto jumped away from the boulder and fell down as it landed on the ground. (Why is it that I can't ever do anything?)
Sasuke jumped back on the ground. "Heh..." Sasuke ran off at light speed, once his foot touched the water he ran on that too. Fast enough to run on water. The fire nation ship turned around and sped towards Sasuke to finish him.
The captain nearly died. "I...impossible! Running on water?!" The captain turned to his crew. "Canons. Ready."
"Read sir."
"NOW! SHOOT THE CANNONS!"
Naruto stood up from the wet, grassy ground. (I never realized how strong people are...that is why I have to be strong like them.)
"I'm going to follow you Sasuke..."
Sasuke's katana slashed the cannon ball straight through.
"...I want to be great..."
Sasuke gathered up more electricity on the tips of his fingers.
"...I want to be a hero..."
Sasuke jumped up from the water then shot the bolt of electricity straight at the cannon, exploding it.
"...That is my dream."
Naruto jumped up on the floating boulders drifting in the sea. The ship wasn't that far away. "I'm coming Sasuke."
Once Sasuke jumped up on the ship he was immediately attacked. "All you lighting people can do is shoot lightning?!"
"No...we can do more." Sasuke crossed his arms, a discharge of electricity shot up from around his body.
"DAHHH!" The guys on top of Sasuke fell back down, the skin of their chest was burned and started to sizzle.
The captain of the ship and Sasuke walked up to each other. "You're quite annoying you know. Stupid red backs should stay where you're suppose to be." He cracked his head and knuckles. "We'll have a proper fight, shame it can't be an Agni Kai."
"In the Lightning country we call it Denki kettÅ...this'll be too easy. I thought you would be a lot older..."
"Don't get ahead of yourself. General Hozuki Mangetsu has never lost a fight before."
Mangestu smirked, showing his shark teeth. "Let's begin."
Mangetsu blasted a burst of fire at Sasuke, Sasuke jumped up on top of the ship. Mangetsu pulled out a giant sword, then lit on fire. He jumped up on the top of the ship and swung down. A circle of fire surrounded Sasuke.
*BAM*
Mangetsu fell back down, his neck was oddly burned. "Heh...sorry Sasuke. The hero always arrives late."
Sasuke jumped back down to where Mangetsu laid, blood covered his neck. "Lucky shot. Looks like you hit a major vessel."
"Can you drive a ship?" Naruto asked as he fell down on the deck.
"Of course. And for the record I could've finished him off myself. Idiot."
*vein pops* "Shut-up! Shut-up right now!"
Sasuke walked up to the engine room and started up the ship. "Naruto. Map."
Naruto handed Sasuke the map. "We're going to the northern water tribe. That's where the fire nation is going. And that's where the avatar is."
The avatar...next day...
Just yesterday the entire Gaang was invited to a feast at the water tribe, the most important people came, even the princess Sokka met earlier. Today however Katara and Aang were heading up to the palace.
Katara sighed. "I can't believe we aren't getting taught by master Pakku, I was really looking forward to meeting the master who taught those waterbenders at the show."
Aang air jumped over a couple of steps. "Anyone recommended by a master sounds good to me Katara."
Once Katara and Aang reached the final step it was another surprise for them. Katara groaned at the sight of the rude pale boy from yesterday. "Excuse me. But why are you here? We're about to get taught by the master's best pupil."
"Why would I leave? I'm the master's best pupil."
Katara and Aang looked at each other. "You? Yeah right." Katara laughed.
The pale guy walked up to them, his short dark brown hair blowing in the cold wind. "First off. My name is Sai...I guess then I'll have to prove I'm stronger than you."
Sai 'smiled'. "Ok then..." Sai pointed to Katara. "...let's fight."
Katara and Sai went on the opposite edges of the snow-covered land. "Ok then. You can start. I promise not to hurt you okay."
Katara nodded, she bended the water from her pouch then shot it straight at Sai. Sai held out his palm then clenched it into a fist. Freezing the water. Sai used his other hand and punched the ice to Katara.
Katara ducked under the incoming ice shards while Sai plunged his hand into the ice-cold water. A stream of water gushed under Katara's feet. Katara re-bended the water then shot it back at Sai.
Sai took out a very blunt sword then slashed the water with it. Sai ran towards Katara, he jumped up then stuck his sword in the ice. A circle of jagged ice shards surrounded Katara. Sai bended the water out of his ouch then splashed it on Katara, he held out his hand and froze her.
Sai walked over and unfroze the ice. He picked up Katara. "Are we done?" Sai asked.
"...I'm sorry Sai...you proved me wrong..."
"Don't be sorry. I got some pretty nice shots of your...never mind...do you want to begin training now?"
Katara sighed again. "I think we should."
*cough* "I came to check up on..Sai...you aren't going to train the girl are you?" Pakku asked, barely walking up to him.
"..."
Pakku looked at Katara. "Woman will heal. Men will fight."
Katara's expression wildly changed. "What...?"
"You heard me. Go on. Go to the healing class."
"That's not fair!" Aang protested.
"It's ok Aang. We'll think of something. For now we're separated." Katara coldly stated.
Katara ran off, she wanted Aang to learn water bending, she didn't want to jeopardize Aang's chance. (Katara...) Pakku shakily walked back to his house, breaking the rules was not what is prized student what do so he entrusted him to the avatar.
"We begin at now." Sai informed, he walked off in Katara's direction.
Aang ran up to Sai. "Where are you going Sifu Sai?"
"...I'm going to teach her because...that's just...how I want to...to do it."
A/N: Zuko's plot is next chapter...and update will be next week...hopefully:/
Guest: Edit: I thought someone would ask that. So yeah. It's going to be something like that. Especially since Uchiha basically belong in the Fire Nation. I'll incoprate that. I promise.
*I know people are going crazy with the Naruto should be lightning and Sasuke Fire not vice versa. Don't worry:) It will change later, and I'll explain everything.
Also, my old idea was for Naruto to be an airbender but be frozen in ice along with Aang so things CAN change ya' know;) [I might actually incorporate that...]