Chapter 1:Searching for a decent kid and travlling to new lands

AN: This is my first fanfiction so I would really like some feedback on it. I always liked TophxGaara fanfiction, but then I thought what if Toph wasn't a love intrest of Gaara, but a parental figure of his. This story takes place after the hundred year war ended and before Gaara kills his Uncle. PLease enjoy.

Traveling was something Toph always wanted to do after being hidden behind walls for a good part of her life. But, that all changed when she met the Gang, they traveled almost everywhere, the Fire Nation, Earth Nation, and some of the old Air Nomad temples, and thankfully Aang already learned waterbending so they didn't have to go to the North Pole for a long visit. She hated walking on nothing but ice, she couldn't see a thing!

This time though she wouldn't be travelling with the gang, fighting the Fire Nation to restore peace. She would be travelling alone to find a student to teach metalbending to, a bending she discovered when stuck in a cell. Toph didn't want anyone to use it to miss use it, like the Firelord did with his firebending. Normally she would not be picky if anyone asked her to teach earthbending, as long as they respected her or she liked them enough to let them get away with it, but this bending was special to her because it was something she created, so she was the a bit picky to teach anyone.

Sad enough NO ONE in the Earth Nation met Toph's standards thus she went to Omashu to see King Bumi and ask him if he knew anyone that she could teach metalbending to.

"You're the teacher Toph, you must chose who you want to teach.", he said and bit a piece of rock candy.

"But there is no one that suits what few standards I have, I've spent 3 years travelling the Earth Nation and the dessert for this one person. And I even search the Fire Nation somewhat. And guess what, there was absolutely no one! Even the nonbenders!", said Toph.

"Even the nonbenders?...hmmm,"the old King scratched his head and chuckled. "He he he… I wouldn't say that your travels are over just yet."

"What do you mean?"

"Have you ever heard of the Elemental Continents?",he asked.

"Yeah…my parents mentioned them a few times. They are far away from the Elemental Nations and like to keep to themselves, but they welcome trade and visitors, my father does a lot of business with them…Why do you ask?", she replied. "Are you suggesting that I travel there to see if anyone is suited for metalbending!?"

"BINGO!", Bumi shouted.

"You make it sound easy!", she yelled. 'But, it's worth a shot I guess.' She sighed

"Why, why did it have to be such a long boat ride,"she moaned. She didn't get seasick no that was sokka's thing, she got something much than seasickness, bordem. That and she could see almost nothing because it was a wooden boat. Thankfully her friends gave her a metal walking sick since she was going to a country that had some houses built over water is some areas, or that's what she heard at least. She still thought the stick was useless, but it could be used as a decent bat to whack idiots if need be. And a boat ride later she landed in the Land of Iron.

'Nothing but idiots swinging swords,' she thought.

The people in this place were nice but they kept mentioning people called ninja. They apparently can do stuff similar to bending called jujitsu. 'Hmm, maybe one of these ninja people will be bright enough for me to teach,'she mused. 'Plus if any ninja can do what they call earth jujitsu then anyone can probably earthbend if they are taught,' she sighed. 'Just means more work for me, but that also means that I get to have even more fun messing around with the little prick once I find him.' She smiled a demonic smile when she thought of all the torture she would put her student through. She laughed. She couldn't wait to find her new student.'

She was aiming for the Land of Rock and Stone since that's where she thought that she could find a person as in touch with the ground as her, but since she didn't know where any of them was, and couldn't read any signs, she passed both countries without knowing. And before she knew it she was touching a dessert, sand surrounded her feet and. Even though she liked how the earth covered her feet, she couldn't see as well as she could when she was on solid ground. Since it was one of the few things that bothered her, she bended the sand she was standing on flat, so she could see and walk better.

For a few days is wandered in the dessert and was quickly running out of water and the sun was killing her. She could easily bend some of the sand to make some shade and rest, but since she couldn't bend water out of the ground or food, she needed to find a village soon. 'Some meat sounds really good,'the earthbender thought. Deciding that she shouldn't waste anymore time she focused on the vibrations running through the earth. There was a village a few miles to her left. "Yay! Meat here I come!," she shouted in excitement and started her trek towards the village.

And that village just happened to have a young sand jinchuuriki.

AN: Like it? Don't like it? Please Review! I would like to know what I'm doing wrong, and get new ideas. I'm so sorry that the chapter is so short, I'll try to do better next chapter.

I was wondering is I should pair Toph up with someone eventually. Tell me your thoughts on it, if your against it or not. If your not against it then please tell me who you want Toph paired up with. I would prefer someone not in Konha's Rookie 12 since Toph is going to be older than Gaara by quiet a bit. I was thinking TophxItachi. Tell me what you think and I'll make a poll so you can vote.

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