Book One Water: The Teen in the Ice
Ever since I was a child, I've been told stories of the old days… days of peace between the Water Tribe, the Fire Nation, the Earth Kingdom, and the Air Sages. The peace had only been able to remain due to a person known as the Avatar who could master all four elements though, one day the Avatar had just… vanished and was never seen again…
Legend says that the Avatar was to be reborn as an Air Sage, yet no one has claimed to have seen him… another is that the cycle of rebirth for the Avatar Spirit had been broken with there being no birth of the Avatar in the Air Sages. But, I haven't given up yet… I have hope in my life; I believe that the Avatar will return to us… I believe that this war will end before we're wiped out… I know… I just know it that the Avatar will return and save the world…
It was a simple and cold day in the South Pole; for those of the Water Tribe it was just a nice day since they have adapted to the cold weather. Unlike those from the Fire Nation for it is always warm there like it is in the Earth Kingdom. A young woman, a water bender, is in a row boat with her cousin trying to do some hunting though it didn't seem like it was going as he had planned. For they've been out in the water for an hour now and still no fish for them to eat.
One of the two teens that were on the row boat, was a young woman with long blue beautiful blue hair in a rope, two locks of her hair framed her face giving her a bit of a beautiful glow to her. In the back, her hair had been braided into a rope with the purest white feathers braided into the end. She wore knee high black boots with white fur going up the side. Dark blue coloured pants with a white wrap going around the right knee. A beautiful lavender coloured jacket with fur trim around the bottom of her jacket, the cuffs and going up the center till it reached her neck and moved over her left shoulder to the back reaching the center where a Yin-Yang symbol was placed. With the jacket was a black strap that reached right shoulder, and reached down to her left hip. It made a criss-cross shape on her back, just under the symbol of her clan. Along her arms was a black stripe that started at her upper arm and reached down to the furry cuff. At the beginning of the stripe was two little threaded feathers. To finish off her outfit was a simple white furred hat that also hung at the sides of her head to keep her ears warm and the light blue three fingered gloves. Her lavender coloured eyes shined with sadness from the war that went on…
For the young man next to her, he wore a different outfit, the only thing they shared like the rest of their tribe was the lavender coloured eyes.
The young man had a stern look upon his face, the face of a warrior and a leader. Something that wasn't very common for someone that wasn't the leader of the tribe but for the time being, he was the only true warrior in the tribe. His long brown hair pulled back at the nape of his neck, two locks framing his face like the woman's though not as close as hers. His outfit is similar to the woman's though his boots reach his ankles, his pants a dark blue with black wraps around his thighs. There was no fur going up his body, rather than it started just a little past his shoulder and went to the center of his back with the Yin-Yang symbol. His jacket was also a dark blue with a black sash starting from his left shoulder going down to his right hip and around to his back crossing with the fur and the symbol that resided on his back. The fur on the hem of his jacket draped down to his waist, just barely reaching his thighs. On the sash, like his upper arms were embodied with white feathers. Three on the sash, and one on each of his upper arms. To complete his outfit was a black headband and dark blue gloves.
Both teens were responsible for the village while the leader, the woman's father had gone out with the men of their tribe to aid the Earth Kingdom in the hopes of ending this war. Though, even he knew that it wouldn't be enough to stop the war… not at the rate it was going…
Holding a white spear in his hand, the young man looked into the water as he spotted some fish, looks like they'll start having some luck after all for tonight. Smirking, he said "watch how a man does it Hinata." Said the man with a smile before twirling the spear around in his fingers and getting ready to get him a fish.
The young woman just sighed and looked at the water, wondering why this war was even happening in the first place. It seemed like the one Fire Lord had gone mad with power, something that she would never easily understand… like her water bending. She was the only bender in the South Pole and for that, she had no real training yet, it didn't stop her from trying to master this sacred art. Taking a deep breath, the young woman focused the energy within her body, trying to harness the power of her bending ancestors to help her control the water below her.
Staring at the water like a longtime friend, Hinata moved her hands in gentle motions, like creating a wave with her hands, moving them slowly up and down, creating a circle in the air. Smiling, the water started to form an orb as it started to float into the air. Hinata couldn't help but grin as she said "Neji, I did it! I caught a fish!"
"Sure you did Hinata… now quite please. I'm trying to catch lunch." Calmly said Neji as he got ready to catch the fish that was in his sights. Hinata had to admit, he was a bit of a weird guy… they were cousins yet he wasn't a bender like she was. Though, he was also a bit of a sexist but also respected women if that made sense. Her father had asked Neji to keep her safe, but also to keep the village safe. It was strange that he wouldn't let her fight but maybe it was because she didn't know how to control her bending yet and he didn't want her to get hurt… that could be possible.
"Please Neji, just look what I caught?"
"Fine…" Neji said before turning around and staring at Hinata with slightly wide eyes that she had been able to catch a fish before he could. Shaking his head, he calmly said "you were able to catch that because you're a bender… I have to rely on skill to catch a fish." Hinata just sighed before grabbing the fish and setting it in a basket. Sometimes, she hated it that Neji didn't respect the sacred art of Water Bending, least when it came to a woman using it.
Bending has many possibilities! Water can even be used for healing and yet… he just sees it as 'magic' water rather than bending. Grabbing a lock of her hair, she started to run her hands down it as she tries to think on what she could do while Neji did some hunting… yet, he still couldn't catch anything. Taking a deep breath, the young woman repeated the process a few times, catching some fish for them to eat tonight. Though, she couldn't help but wonder how she'd be able to learn bending when she is the only water bender in the South Pole.
"Hinata… did you catch fish?" asked Neji as he turned around with a raised eyebrow at her. Hinata just nodded and sat down, not sure if he was happy, or angry. "Hinata, how many times have I told you not to use your bending! You don't know how to use it and you couldn't yourself or those around you!" shouted Neji.
"But…"
"No buts! If you think you're so powerful and able to use you're bending without hurting anything then prove it! Use it on that big block of ice! We all know that only masterful benders can move ice that size without hurting anyone." Said Neji with narrowed lavender coloured eyes.
Gulping, Hinata stood up and tried to focus on the ice, after all ice was just another form of water right? Yeah… yeah it was just another form of water bending. Taking a deep breath, Hinata focused the bending energies within her body once more. Holding out her hands, Hinata tried to focus on moving the ice… though it didn't seem possible with it being fifteen feet tall… and who knows how wide it was. It didn't look like that she would be able to move it knowing with how much trouble she has it with her water bending. Breathing in and out, Hinata kept on trying to move the ice, moving her hands from left and right, only the waves seemed to be moving. Frowning, she tried something else…
Thinking on the loss of her mother, thinking about how long this war had upset so many people… of how angry it had made so many people. Her eyebrows narrowed on her forehead as she focused on the emotion that she held onto when her mother died… when so many people had died because of this war. Anger… sadness… those were the feelings that she felt when she lost her mother and the thought of not being able to keep her safe.
Suddenly, there was a crack… Opening her eyes, Hinata looked up and almost screamed when she saw the ice starting to break. "Hinata what did you do?!" shouted Neji as he tried to row them out of there in time. Though, Hinata tried to do with what bending she did learn on her own, moving her arms back and forth trying to get the boat moving. "Keep moving! Gotta keep moving!" shouted Neji as he tried to row them out of harm's way. Though, when Hinata turned her head, the ice didn't just shatter, but it was being shoved out of the way by something under it… but what could possibly be under the ice that would cause it to shift aside?
Either way, they had to hurry and get out of the way before they were thrown into the ocean. Hinata kept on moving her arms, hoping to use that to her advantage to keep moving, to keep going! When she turned her head to look over her shoulder, what she saw surprised her…
"What the heck is that?" said Neji in shock.
"I… I don't know…" whispered Hinata as she stared at what was starting to come out of the now glowing ocean. It seemed like the water was coming alive, for the orb of light in the water seemed to be growing bigger, and brighter. Hinata didn't know what was going on, but she couldn't help but just stare for it seemed to have her in some kind of trance. Rising from the water, breaking the ice berg even more, was an orb of ice just starting to rise and float on the surface. "It's an orb of ice!" shouted Hinata as she just stared at it.
"Let's get moving!" shouted Neji as he tried to row them out of there. Hinata though, just kept on staring at the orb only to blink when she saw the outline of something in the ice. One outline was big as two buildings, maybe bigger. The other, was the outline of a person… Shaking her head, Hinata grabbed Neji's sword from his pack and started to run on ahead. "Hinata what are you doing?!" shouted Neji as he tried to run and catch up to his cousin.
"Someone is in there!" shouted Hinata before making a break for the orb of ice, thankful that it was on a flat surface for her to stand on at the least. Once she reached the orb, along with Neji both of them just stared at the ice in surprise. Whoever was in there, seemed to have been in some kind of meditation state… Frowning, Hinata reached her hand toward the ice only for Neji to grab her wrist. "What are you doing Neji?"
"Don't touch it… it could be a trap from the Fire Nation…" whispered Neji.
Frowning, Hinata just stared at Neji and sighed softly before turning to look back to the orb. Whoever was in there, there was a faint glowing on… the glowing was from some weird shape that looked like an arrow… some on what she guessed was the forehead, and the hands… What else glowed seemed to be six lines on the face. At first, she thought that maybe the person in there was dead… that it had been too late to save him. But, what she hadn't expected was for the eyes to snap open within the ice. "He's alive!" shouted Hinata as she ran up to the ice and swung the sword at the ice a few times. Hoping to break him out of there.
The young woman kept on swinging the sword at the ice, hoping that the sword would break through the ice; she had to hurry up and get him out of there before it was too late to save whoever was in the ice. The sword kept on making a 'clink' sound as it made contact with the sword, something that Hinata had come accustomed to from years of having to cut ice to put in a pot to help keep it cold and of course to purify the water for them to drink or use for birth.
Giving the ice one last hit, Hinata gasped when she felt a gust of wind bursting from the crack… the crack growing bigger and bigger going upward, the cracks growing wider and going further. Hinata didn't know if she did the right thing anymore… this was all freaking her out a bit. Gulping, the young woman backed away as did her cousin as they tried to get away from the ice. Suddenly, the top of the ice shattered as a bright blue light burst from it and flowing into the sky, causing it to light up… 'Am I doing the right thing?' thought Hinata in confusion before covering her eyes from the bright light.
The light was blinding, that was for sure, though she wasn't sure why that was happening. What could possibly be in the ice?
When she opened her eyes, Hinata looked up and stared in shock. For standing on the edges of the now broken orb of ice stood a… a young man. He seemed like he was around their age... he had bright blonde spiky hair and tired looking ocean blue eyes. His skin was a tanned colour though she was amazed that it was a little tan to be honest. His clothes, they were something that she's never seen before in her life. They looked like… robes. The robes were black with hems. Such as going around his neck and flowing down to the left and right of his chest. Though, it also seemed like he had some kind of belt around his waist that went around and then went downward in the front. What she also noticed, was the sleeves… The right sleeve, reached his upper arm and the end of it, was also orange. While the other was long just reaching his wrist while the other half of the sleeve seemed to reach his fingers. Next on his outfit were two flaps, one in the front and one in the back… She assumed that they were the same on both sides, white cloth with orange arrows pointing downward.
Next on his outfit were a pair of orange pants, from what she could gather was for durability. Hinata had to admit; orange was a good colour for him. Next and finally, were his shoes. It seemed to have some kind of black material almost like her boots though two straps of red and black were wrapped around just under his knees. Around his just up his leg a little, with two straps going down his ankles that have been attached to what appeared to look like sandals.
"Who is that?" whispered Hinata with confusion in her expression.
"I don't know Hinata…" whispered Neji.
Suddenly, the young man's eyes rolled in the back of his head, knees buckling from his own weight as he started to fall over. Hinata, acting quickly rushed forward and grabbed a hold of him… only to end up falling over herself. "Hinata are you stupid?! He could be with the Fire Nation!" shouted Neji.
"He needs help, we have to take him back to the village!" shouted Hinata, carefully pushing herself up… the thing she noticed on his back was a strange red swirl in the center… that was amazing. Flipping him over, she brushed his bangs back and was surprised when she saw an orange arrow on his forehead. Just like the arrows on his clothes and his legs. Shaking her head, Hinata pushed herself to her feet and helped the blonde teen and tried to get him to the row boat. Only to hear a sudden sound. Neji grabbed his sword and went to what was left of the ice orb and what he had seen made him want to fall over. "What do you see Neji?" asked Hinata from the boat.
"You won't believe this…"
It was a late and stormy night, the storm was strong enough to blow anyone away to never be seen again. A young man sitting on the saddle of his red nine tailed flying fox. The fox had been his friend and companion for a long time now; ever since he was five… he had been the only one to have been paired up with a flying fox in a long time. Taking a deep breath, the young man leaned back in his seat as he tried to fly the red beast through the air.
"Don't worry Kurama; nothing is stronger than you are. I just hope we can get to the Earth Kingdom alright… maybe if I'm lucky I'll have a place to stay for a little while… I just… just don't want to be separated from the pervy sage. I can't think on what would happen if…" Kurama let out a small concerned growl as if saying don't worry, nothing would happen.
The young blonde teen smiled and gently rubbed the fox's long rabbit-like ear as Kurama walked through the air. If he had stayed at the temple, there was a good chance that he would have been taken away from his home and transferred to the next temple rather than staying with his teacher…
Running a wet hand through his soaked hair, the young man held onto the reins as Kurama flew through the air, trying to stop the powerful gusts of wind from knocking them over. "Hold on Kurama, I sense a big wind coming our way." Said the blonde teen, trying to brace themselves for the wind. Though, it seemed even they couldn't have prepared themselves for this strong wind. Screaming out in shock and surprise, he tried to bend the air around them hoping that would protect themselves. But it seemed that no matter what he did, he just couldn't get it to stop.
Kurama tried to fly the other direction, but no matter what he just couldn't get himself to fly straight. "Hold on Kurama! I'm sure that we can make it through this wind!" shouted the young man tried to steer himself out of the winds, trying to get Kurama to lower himself to settle using the wind to help him walk on the water. Maybe that would be safer… Though, it seemed that no matter what he tried to do, he couldn't get a firm grasp of what was happening. Or why the weather had changed so suddenly. It didn't make sense to him in the least.
Suddenly, he was thrown off of Kurama's saddle and falling toward the water below. Screaming, the young man tried to use the winds to keep him up, tried to keep him out of the water. But, before he could get a good grasp of the wind, Kurama's body had slammed into his body. Causing both of them to fall into the water… his vision soon went dark… the only thing he could remember was feeling cold… so, so cold.
Suddenly, the young man's eyes snapped open as he sat up quickly and looked around in shock and fear. Frowning, the young man looked around trying to figure out what was going on, where he was… and how he got here… none of this was making sense to him in the least. Taking a deep breath, he ran a hand through his blonde hair and tried to think of something… Looking down on himself, he saw that he was only wearing his pants… what happened?
"Oh, you're awake." Said a new voice.
Frowning, the young man looked up and stared at the woman before him with wide eyes. She had beautiful blue hair and lavender coloured eyes… wait, he remembered her, she was the woman he saw before passing out again… "Hi…" was all he could say, there was nothing more that he could think of to say, he never was very good at talking to women.
"I'm Hinata; may I have your name?"
"Naruto… I'm Naruto Uzumaki."
The woman smiled before handing him a mug with what he assumed to be a hot beverage something that was sometimes accustomed here in the Water Tribe, which is where he's guessing where he is with how cold it is. Well, it's colder here than it is in the Air Temples. Taking a deep breath, Naruto reached for the mug saying a quite 'thank you' before drinking the hot drink. It sent warmth through his entire body.
Suddenly, there was loud screams coming from outside. Causing Naruto to jump out of bed, dropping the mug by mistake and rushing outside, without putting on his shirt or shoes. Looking up, he saw some of the children, all of which were wearing clothes similar to Hinata's poking and pulling at Kurama's silky red fur. "Stop that, he doesn't like it!" shouted Naruto as he rushed toward everyone and stood before Kurama. Though, what he had also noticed was that everyone was staring at him with slight fear in his eyes. Must be because he's a stranger to them…
"You shouldn't be out here without your clothes." Shouted Hinata as she comes out of the tent with his robes and shoes. Shaking his head, Naruto looked up at Kurama who still seemed to be growling at the villagers, not that he could blame them. The children had been poking him with a stick…
"Kurama, relax. Can't you give these kids a break, they were just playing around is all and I bet they were just curious about you." Naruto calmly said to Kurama, rubbing the giant fox's muzzle in the hopes of calming him down, ignoring the weird stares from the villagers as he just stared at the nine tailed angry fox.
"Shut up Naruto! Damn it I hate kids!"
"If you hated kids so much, you wouldn't have chosen me to be your companion… Just relax okay? Take it easy and I'm sure that they won't do it again." Naruto calmly said, half expecting Kurama to snort and growl before walking away. Though, the fox just lied back down on the ice with a 'thump' before laying his head on his paws. Turning around, Naruto just felt a little nervous now that everyone was staring at him.
"Mommy, he has weird tattoos…" said a little girl.
"Don't point."
Frowning, Naruto looked at his tattoos, wondering if there was something off about them… did they mess up when they gave him these couple months ago. There was no way that could be possible! Shaking his head, the young man looked up as he asked "is something wrong with my tattoos?" Seeing no one's even nodding or shaking their head just… staring at him with shock, fear and surprise. Sighing, Naruto grabbed his robes and shoes before putting them on, happy that he had pants on already for that matter. Looking over at them once more he calmly finished dressing himself as he ran a hand through his hair.
"You okay Naruto? You have been in the ice…"
"I'm fine; I should go on home though… I bet the other sages are worried about me."
"Sages?"
Naruto stared at them as if they were crazy. Why wouldn't they have known what sages were, it doesn't make a lick of sense to him! Shaking his head, Naruto took a deep breath as if to calm himself, the only thing he hated about this was that unlike other sages he did have an attitude problem. Something he had heard was from his mother. Looking at them, he calmly said "yeah, ya know… the Air Sages? The Air Benders, people who can bend and control the wind."
"No one has seen or heard of an Air Bender for a hundred years. People had thought they've been wiped out."
"Wiped out?" Naruto said with shock written all over his face. That couldn't be possible; he was just with the Air Sages a few days ago wasn't he? That… that couldn't be possible… No! They had to be hiding, they had to have been hiding, and after all they're cunning. Shaking his head, Naruto calmly said "I don't believe you. I was just at the temple not long ago! I know that! After all, what could wipe out Air Benders? No one can get to the temples."
"The Fire Nation did young Air Bender." Calmly said one of the Water Tribesmen. Naruto just couldn't believe that… there was no way that could be true… Taking a deep breath, he started to walk away. Telling Kurama to stay, that he was coming back.
"Wait, you don't know your way!" shouted Hinata as she followed after Naruto. Neji of course protesting the whole time though he tries to follow them but thinks about the beast that was in the ice with this Air Bender… He couldn't risk the lives of the villagers with that monster here… Though, that seemed harder than it sounded since no one has seen something like this before… maybe it's part of the Fire Nation.
Naruto took a deep breath as he sat on a hill of snow, trying to get his mind to think things through. People haven't seen an Air Bender for a hundred years… no one has even seen the tattoos before. That doesn't make sense; he had only been gone for a few days right? Taking a deep breath, Naruto held his hands together, his index fingers pointing upward while his other fingers are curled up with his hand. He had to think, clear his thoughts but… fear had crept its way up into his heart.
"You okay?"
"Why did you follow me?"
"You don't know your way back…"
Sighing, Naruto's arms slumped on his knees as he turned and stared at the woman that he saw in the tent. Why did she care about what happened to him? Running a hand through his hair, the young man said "look, I'm not staying… I'm going to return to the Air Temple…"
Looking up at her, he saw that her eyes were filled with worry and concern for his well-being. Why would she care? Was she just that nice or… was she just pitting him for some reason? Looking away from her, the young man tried to think on what he could say or do… though it seemed that no matter what it wouldn't have mattered to him in the least. After all, he had his own problems right? Though, Naruto didn't know if what the people in the village said was true… "What's going on…? How can no one have seen an Air Bender for so long…?"
"The Fire Nation wiped them out."
"Huh? Why?"
"So the Avatar couldn't be reborn. The Fire Lord killed the Air Benders and that was the start of the war with the Fire Nation."
No, that can't be right! There was no war, he was sure of it! There couldn't be any way; there hadn't been one when he had left. None of this was making sense. Grabbing his temples, Naruto's head bent downward as he tried to process all of this information. It doesn't make a lick of sense to him! There couldn't be a stinkin' war! Suddenly, Naruto felt something wrapping around his shoulders and pulled him close. Blinking slowly, the young man looked up and saw Hinata holding him, as if to comfort him… Just staring at him in shock, he didn't know what was going on… was she just that concerned for him or… was there something more. Blushing softly, Naruto just let her hold him for a moment and took a deep breath as he just took in the warmth of her comfort.
"I think you've been frozen for a hundred years. Why else… wouldn't you know about the Air Benders… the war… everything." Naruto listened to her words, how could that be possible? He couldn't have been frozen for so long, it just didn't make sense to him but… it is starting to make sense to him now. The people never seeing an Air Bender, people talking and going on and on about the war… Damn it, why was this happening… why?
Pulling himself out of Hinata's arms, he whispered "I don't know what to do… if I'm the last one, what… Damn it I don't know…" Rubbing his forehead, Naruto tried to think of something, he had to think of what he could do now…
"I have to ask, do you know the Avatar?"
"I know him…" Naruto whispered, it wasn't a lie, he does know the Avatar… Sighing softly, he looked up at the sky only to blink when he saw black snow falling. Hinata gasped in shock causing him to turn around and watch her run off to the village. This couldn't be good. Narrowing his eyes, Naruto jumped up to his feet and headed back to the village, though stayed hidden. He didn't want anyone to get hurt… that, and he wasn't sure what he was facing yet.
Just as he arrived to the village he stared at the giant boat as it broke through the ice, Naruto just stared at it as he tried to figure this all out. He's never seen a boat like this before, must have been made recently from the designs on it. Though, he remembered that style for sure… that was a Fire Nation ship thanks to the symbol on the side of it. Narrowing his eyes, Naruto took a deep breath as he walked a little further into the village, hoping to get a better look at who would be coming out of the ship…
The closer he got, the more he saw of the villagers, they all stood their ground… well, mostly Neji since it appeared that he was the only warrior here in the village. It was strange to see that, made him wonder where the other warriors were. Maybe they had all gone off somewhere, he couldn't say for sure.
Walking out of the ship were an army of men wearing the same kind of armor, though he didn't pay them any attention. His attention was at the teen in the middle… he was weird, and gave off a strange aura…
The teen in the front had short black hair with two locks hanging at the sides; in the back it seemed spiky… almost like a duck's behind. Naruto had to snicker at that. Around his torso was red armor, just a little of the armor reached his left shoulder and down a little while his other arm was void of the red armor. Looking up at his neck, Naruto noticed that it was a high collar armor with gold around the top, which was a little different than what he used to see. Squinting his eyes, Naruto saw that under the armor was some kind of grey shirt with only one sleeve on his left arm while, again it left his right arm bare.
What he also noticed was the black hand guard with the gold designs on his hands…
The only time he's seen hand guards like that was with the royal family… Frowning, Naruto scooted a little closer to try to get a better look at this guy… there was no way that he could be of the royal family… Around his waist was some kind of material that looked like a skirt with a black belt that had a gold buckle around his waist. To go with that, was a pair of dark blue pants, and down were his shoes. The design was similar to his though different at the same time. The material went up just ending under his knee, the material for his shoes were also dark blue. It ended just above his foot with two straps going down over his ankles reaching the sole of his shoes, and over the top of his foot, under his toes was a gold band.
Whoever this guy was, he meant business. Narrowing his eyes, Naruto used the wind to make himself to get to Kurama quicker… he had to hurry up and protect these people. It seemed like Neji couldn't even do that but, that was to be expected with him only being one man. Once he reached Kurama, he looked up at him as he said "Kurama, I'm going to-"
"Going to do something stupid…"
"I am offended! What makes you think that I'll do something so- okay yeah I'll do something stupid. Just look after the village alright? Seeing Kurama nod, Naruto grabbed his staff and took a few more steps out toward the crowd, though staying hidden for the right moment. He could hear the teen talking to everyone in the village.
"Listen up; I'm looking for someone who would look to be a hundred years old. I'm looking for someone that you should all know someone who can master all the elements." Said the teen, his eyes narrowed into a glare. Naruto saw Neji coming up to him and threw what appeared to be a boomerang. Naruto almost slapped his forehead, thinking that was stupid. Who the hell uses a boomerang?! Come on that's the most stupid weapon ever and he should know, he knows how to fight!
"Take that!" shouted Neji with a glare before he charged holding a sword in his hand. Getting ready to kick some ass and take some names! Though, just as he was close enough, the black haired teen with his quick reflexes grabbed the sword and kicked Neji in the stomach before throwing the sword into the snow. Neji gaged in pain, the kick must have been a hard one to have caused that kind of damage.
"I'm not fooling around. Tell me where the Avatar is and I'll let you all go." Said the black haired teen with a glare.
Naruto sighed before he started to walk out of the crowd. Originally, he was going to fight this guy, kick him out of the village but… he couldn't do this to them. He couldn't risk their lives because of his plan. Looking up at the teen, he said "leave them alone. You're here for me." Naruto walked out of the crowd and narrowed his eyes at them, his eyes hard as steel as he prepared himself for a fight, though hoping that it wasn't one that would put these people in danger. The black haired teen just stared at Naruto with a raised eyebrow as if not believing him.
"Prove it that you are an Air Bender." Demanded the black haired teen.
Naruto narrowed his eyes for a moment before hold out his hand and grinned before a gust of wind blew from the blonde's palm and headed toward the black haired teen, blowing him back toward the ship. The sounds of people giggling could easily be heard. Naruto just grinned before twirling his staff in his hand and swung it much like a sword as another gust of air shot out and headed toward the other soldiers. "Get him!" shouted the black haired teen, causing all of the men in armor to rush to Naruto and grabbed him, narrowing his eyes; the young man couldn't bend with his hands or feet, not with them being bound…
The teen dusted himself of snow and walked over to Naruto with a dark glare of his own. "An Air Bender… you're the avatar!" shouted the teen, causing everyone to gasp out in shock. Naruto just narrowed his eyes back and slammed his head into his. The teen howled in pain before shouting out "take him to the ship! I'm bringing him to my father. Let's go."
"Naruto!" shouted Hinata as she rushed forward.
Naruto turned as he said "Hinata… take care of Kurama… if he ever wants to go somewhere, just say these words to him!" He then started to growl something out to Hinata, as if hoping that she would understand him, hoping that she did… please, please just let her understand what he was trying to do… it was the only way to keep Kurama safe and happy, but if he's lucky, he'll be able to get out of here in no time…
Hinata's sad face was the last thing he saw as he entered the ship, the door closing before he saw nothing but the darkness of the ship.
