Child of the Roots

This is my first fan fiction and I do not really plan on doing this story for long. This chapter is being done out of hope that a talented writer will take notice and want to adopt this story. I will only continue writing this fan fiction if no one els is interested in finishing it. I will do my best, but remember this is my first crossover fan fiction so do not hesitant to point out my mistakes because I want to do this story justice.

All characters do not belong to me. Avatar and Naruto are not of my creation, so no credit belongs to me. I am a fan of both and would never dream of taking credit for someone else's story. It is written just for enjoyment. Enjoy and thank you.

Chapter 1: An Ending Can Be A New Beginning

'My time to move on has finally arrived,' thought Zuko quietly to himself. 'It's funny. I always thought I would be the first one to go, but I ended up being the last...'

Zuko, former Fire Lord and and friend of Avatar Aang, layed in bed surrounded by his familygrldren of his friends, and members of the new Team Avatar. His daughter, the current Fire Lord, was doing her best to prevent the tears that threatened to fall from her eyes and his grandson, Iroh, sat by her side with a somber expression on his face. Korra and Asami were near tears, but did their best to smile at him. Bolin was already a blubbering mess and his brother, Makko, did his best to comfort him. Tenzin with his siblings and Lin stood by in silence nearby, but their pained eyes spoke a thousand words. His death reminding them of the loss of their own parents. It was a sad day because the last living member of the original Team Avatar and Fire Nation history's greatest Fire Lord was dying.

"There is no need to cry for me...," Zuko murmured to everyone in the room. "I have truly lived a fulfilling life filled with adventure, love, and peace. I am happy to say I have no regrets. Not one," Zuko said in a slightly stronger voice so he could be heard over Bolin's sobbing. He turned to his daughter and said,"There is so much I wanted to say and I am sadly running out of time, so will only say this...I became the happiest man in the world when you were born and it has been a great honor being your father." Tears sprang from the Fire Lord's eyes and continued to fall like rain drops on a rainy day.

Zuko then turned toward his grandson with tired eyes and said," I also got to experience the joy of being a grandfather and let me say you remind me a lot of my uncle who you were named after. You have grown up to be a great man, but work too hard. Relax a little. Enjoy a cup of tea, have fun, and fall in love with a nice girl..."

Iroh let out a sad chuckle and whispered, "I'll try..."

Zuko then faced everyone in the room and rasped,"I will leave this world in confidence knowing that it is being left in the care of a new generation that far surpasses the one b-before it...Goodbye till we meet again..." Like that Zuko was gone and another life was being born in a distant world.