DRC: Rikudo vs The Avatar
Hey everyone here's the second rewrite of the 2nd chapter for Rikudo vs The Avatar. I've realized that most of it seemed to be rushed and I didn't put much depth into the plot. Also if you noticed in the first chapter Azula's character is not similar to the one in the canon and I have a reason for it. Personality wise she'll mainly be calm, calculative, able to keep her emotions in control and be somewhat aloof and confident since she is royalty but also add a slightly 'tragic' part in her character.
Basically she is a prodigy and everything was easier for her to understand but the main this was her childhood was short lived due to Ozai's training and having her study and practice until she could do them with ease without making any form of mistake. In retrospect though the reason she's gaining a slight interest in Naruto is because of his strength due to how he was able to easily take down the five benders with two being masters in their elements.
Oh and for certain reviewers I didn't make the Gaang extremely weak or any of that kind of crap you think I'm doing. They will get stronger throughout the story but Naruto will still remain stronger, being the successor of his ancestor and second vessel of the reformed Jubi. And since he is a ninja he won't go all out 'yet' since he's going to test Aang and see if he can prove his worth as a protector which he'll doubt since the kid is naïve about how the real world operates. Naruto on the other hand is a realist and knows just how cruel the real world can be and believes that people should not rely on one person to solve their problems and they worship the Avatar like he's some sort of god which doesn't sit well with him due to his encounter with Pein/Nagato, Orochimaru, Kabuto, Danzo, Obito, and Madara.
Lastly Naruto isn't on the evil side people so stop saying I turned Naruto into a bad guy for goodness sake he is a GREY character, meaning he isn't on anyone's side and if you'd read the middle parts of the chapter he uses a technique that slightly changes Azula's personality a little but through time she will change but not instantly.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except for whatever I created.
Chapter 2: The Sage meets the Avatar
Si Wong Desert
In the middle of the desert a giant white snake was slithering through the sand with four people on top of her head. They were Naruto, Azula, Mai, Ty Lee, and Shiroi the snake summon. Naruto placed a barrier around them which kept the sand and wind out and the girls were currently enjoying the ride.
"This is so cool! This beats traveling in that metal tank huh Mai?" Ty Lee says while the weapon user nods and brushes a strand of her hair back.
Azula and Naruto were looking around the desert for any sign of the Avatar. Azula was looking through a hand held telescope while Naruto used the Tōmegane no Jutsu (Telescope Technique) to search through the desert with a small glass ball like the 3rd Hokage used to use in Konoha before he died. Azula wasn't kidding when she said that there was barely any life in the desert. Heck this place reminded him too much of Suna's desert but it wasn't as hot or humid as this place.
Azula noticed what looked like a tower-like structure not far from their location. She then taps Naruto on the shoulder and got his attention. "Naruto I see a tower right over there." Azula informed, pointing to the east. Naruto uses his Rinnegan to zoom into the location she pointed at and saw a tower sticking out of the middle of some sand dunes and two life forms
"That's not all. There are two life forms standing outside of the tower. One's the blind earth bender and the other seems to be the flying bison. Shiroi stop." The white snake nods her head and stops in her tracks and coils up.
"Why did we stop Naruto?" Ty Lee asks the blonde who narrowed his eyes, focusing his attention on Toph and the Bison.
"That girl is a sensor and power type Ty lee. She must have the ability to sense vibrations through the ground as well as read a person's body language and since she's blind, there's a possibility her other senses are stronger than that of a normal persons so we have to take caution with this one." He answered in a serious tone.
"I could block her earth bending chi like I did to the water bender once." Ty Lee offered but Naruto shook his head.
"No that's too risky, especially with that Bison around. He'll catch your scent and alert the girl to your presence which would put you in even greater danger. The wind current's speed also makes it worse since we're not downwind and the creature will be able to pick up on our scents a lot faster." He explained. Azula took this info in and couldn't help but agree and trust Naruto's judgment on this since he has more experience with this kind of thing than she did.
After thinking about it for a few minutes the Fire Princess spoke up. "Then what do you propose we do then Naruto?" Azula asks. Mai and Ty Lee were surprised at her question. Usually Azula prided herself in her skills and wouldn't ask for any form of help whatsoever not even from them unless she asked for it. They wondered if Naruto already had an effect on her personality since she seemed to be more relaxed with him around. Naruto thinks about it for a while and the young sage did a few handseals and from his body a wood clone formed, surprising the trio when they saw a second Naruto manifest from the original.
"Wh-what is that?" Ty Lee stuttered out as the clone stood straight up and glances back at Naruto and the three girls.
"This ladies is a clone or second manifestation of me and can be used in reconnaissance missions, espionage, or to assist me in battle." He answered. The Acrobat approached the clone and pokes him a couple of times, much to the clone's irritation.
"Stop that." He said, causing the bubbly girl to 'eep' and zip behind Mai while Naruto and Azula chuckle.
"I forgot to mention that aside from being my replica they can also have the ability to think on their own and carries a portion of my knowledge and techniques." He informed the girls before pulling out a tri pronged kunai with a mixture of seals on it and looks at his clone. "Once the girls and I are inside the tower I want you to keep that Earth Bender and the Bison distracted as long as possible."
"How will we get into the tower Naruto?" Azula wondered as he turned his gaze at the tall building.
"I want each of grab onto me and whatever you do, don't let go for even a second." He warned. Azula noticed the seriousness in his voice and nodded while he threw the Kunai into the entrance of the tower. Mai and Ty Lee each grab an arm while Azula wrapped her arm around his waist, each keeping a firm grip on him before vanishing in a flash of yellow.
Wan Shi Tong's Library
In a flash of yellow, Naruto, Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee appeared before the Kunai as well as in the middle of what appeared to be a large library filled with countless books. The blonde sage looked around and whistled lowly at the countless books in the place. "If Sakura was here she'd be having a field day," He noticed the girls were looking at the countless books but haven't released him yet. "Girls I know I'm cute but could you please release me?" he asked with humor etched in his voice.
Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee looked back at him and noticed they were still holding onto him and in and instant released him with a tint of peek forming on their cheeks, much to his amusement. "I have to say I've never seen so many books in my life."
Ty Lee nodded in agreement. "Yeah we didn't even have this many books in the Fire Academy."
Mai on the other hand scoffs. "Thank Agni those days are over because studying from those books were troublesome." She commented. Naruto heard the word troublesome leave her lips and snickered, getting the knife user's attention. "What's so funny?" she questioned.
"Sorry Mai-chan but when you said troublesome, it reminded me of a friend of mine named Shikamaru," He replied "He was one of the sharpest minds from my village who was able to plan ahead of his opponents and was also a keen strategist who could think up plans on the go as easily as breathing but was lazy as hell and spent his time either cloud watching or playing strategy games. Honestly if the guy had any ambition he'd be a threat even to me."
Mai however huffed at the insinuation that she was some kind of lazy bum. "For the record I'm not lazy, I just don't like being bored or doing boring things." She informed.
Azula was about to say something but her eyes widened when she saw a large Owl stare down at them. Mai and Ty Lee looked up as well and were wide eyed as well. Naruto didn't look as shocked as they were and kept a calm and impassive expression. "That's a big bird." He muttered as the Giant Owl spread its wings and descended to the ground and loom over them.
"Greetings Human's, what brings you to my lair?" The Owl questioned in a deep and otherworldly tone as he looked at them with a keen eye. Naruto steps forward with his Rinnegan activated with a stoic and calm expression on his face.
"Wouldn't it be wise for the person who speaks first to give his or her name before asking for the name of the guests?" Naruto replied calmly as he was eye to eye with the Owl. The giant bird of prey gazed into Naruto's eyes and was surprised to sense the power flowing through them before nodding.
"My apologies, I am Wan Shi Tong, the Spirit of Knowledge, Guardian of this great library and He who knows 10,000 things." He introduced. Naruto nodded in acknowledgement as the Owl introduced himself.
"Greetings Wan Shi Tong-san I am Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze, Successor of the Rikudo Sennin or The Sage of the Six Paths and these are my companions Princess Azula of the Fire Nation and her friends Ty Lee and Mai." He introduced with a bow.
"It is a pleasure to meet you all but I'm afraid you must leave as humans have not been allowed to enter my library for centuries due to abusing the knowledge they seek for their own gain." Wang Shi Tong said but a sly smile took form on Naruto's face.
"Now we both know that is not true my friend because I know the Avatar and his friends are here as well so do we not deserve a chance to learn a bit of the vast knowledge this place holds?" Naruto requested. The spirit was surprised that this young man before him was able to see through his lie so easily and looked for any form of deceit in the Sage's eyes.
"Very well then, I see no form of deceit in your eyes young Sage so I'll allow you and your friends to use my library and any other sources to your liking," His gaze turned fierce and his feathers bristled a bit "But know this if you betray my trust I will not hesitate to end you or your companions."
Naruto nodded in agreement. "I give you my word and swear on my title, clan's honor, and life that we will not abuse any of the knowledge your library holds and will take responsibility should we break your trust." He assured the Owl who accepted his word and the trust laced in them.
"Before I allow you passage to my library do you each have anything to contribute?" Azula looks through her travel bag and pulls out a scroll.
"I have a scroll and a journal with the scroll containing instructions on advanced firebending and lightning generation, and my great grandfather's diary." She offered the Great Owl who brought his right wing forward in front of scroll and book before pulling the appendage back with the items vanishing.
"These will make a fine addition especially the firebending scroll and history of you ancestor princess but I advise that you follow your own path and not the one others made for you as it will end in turmoil." He advised. The princess looked a little troubled but nods.
Ty Lee stepped forward with a scroll and held it out. "I offer a scroll on my Chi Blocking technique that I've learned and mastered." She offered and like the others, they vanished under his wing.
"This is acceptable. Chi Blocking is a very rare and new art so you must be highly skilled in learning such an art." The Acrobat smiles at the praise before stepping back and allowing Mai to step forward with a manual.
"It's not much but I have a manual on weapons forgery for the special knives I made and one with the blueprints on the design of the projectile launchers I keep hidden under my sleeves." She offered and got a nod of acceptance from him.
"These will indeed make a fine addition to the weapon's sector of my library," And he turned his gaze to Naruto "And what do you offer young Sage?"
"A couple of things that will interest you greatly," he pulls out one of the large scrolls on his back and places it on the ground. The Owl watches with interest as Naruto unravels the scroll that had several odd containment seals on it, taps one of them, and in a puff of smoke one scroll and three books appear "My first contribution to you is a scroll that contains the knowledge of my mother's clan who were respected and feared for their skills in Fuinjutsu or Sealing Arts.
The next book was white with the yin-yang symbol on the cover. "This is a book based on the history of my ancestor who once saved the world I came from, from destruction and the creator of all the ninja arts as well as the history of the elemental nations."
The other book had a green cover that said Tale of the Gutsy Ninja. "This is the first novel my godfather wrote during his time as a Shinobi and describing the nature of the human heart in various forms both positive and negative."
Wan Shi Tong reached out and swipes the items under his wings and they vanish. "These offerings will be very interesting to read as will the history of you people… and the last contribution?"
Naruto had to suppress a huge grin that was threatening to escape his visage and held out a limited edition gold covered Icha Icha book with Jiraiya's signature written on the left hand corner. "This I believe you'll personally find very… entertaining." He hinted, getting a curious expression from Wan Shi Tong.
He takes the book in his feathered appendage and uses the other to open up the book and read the inscriptions of the pages for a little before a tint of pink appeared on his face and giggles in a manner that the girls didn't like for some odd reason. Naruto had to fight the urge to laugh out at their expression and the one from the Wan Shi Tong. "Oh my… this I shall cherish greatly…" He said to himself as he turned a page and continued to giggle again before stopping and looking at the group. "Enjoy the library" he said before moving backwards into the shadows with a giggle echoing around the area.
Naruto shook his head in amusement that a spirit as great and wise as the Owl was a pervert. 'Kyofu was right everyone was a pervert at heart no matter who they were.'
Azula was the first to speak up once Wan Shi Tong was gone. "Naruto if I may ask what was that book you gave the spirit of knowledge and why did he… giggle like that?" she questioned with a hint of her demanding tone laced in her words.
Ty Lee and Mai were also curious about the book while Naruto was inwardly sweating bullets at they each had their gaze on him. "Trust me the lesser you know the better." Was all he said. Mai and Ty Lee nodded in acknowledgment but Azula didn't looked too convinced and vowed to herself to find out about the contents of that book. "Now then let's enjoy the library."
"But I thought we were here to catch the Avatar not read up on the history of the nations." Azula thought only to receive a smirk from Naruto.
"Patience Hime, we'll get the cue-ball soon enough but it wouldn't hurt to find some knowledge that would benefit us in the future, after all 'Knowledge is Power' and from my experience if they're looking for a way to end this war soon, then it's possible that there will be some info in this library that will help them find a weakness in your home's defense and could spell disaster for your nation and people." He says. Azula wanted to make a remark but stopped and thought about it since it was a possibility that the Avatar's group could find such a thing in this vast library.
"You do make a good point but what can we do? You did promise the great spirit that we wouldn't abuse the knowledge in his library and the one thing I never want to do is anger a spirit because that is a fate worse than death." She said.
Naruto pondered on this before a smirk crossed his face. "You leave that to me hime, go ahead and start finding some books and scrolls that could benefit us, I'll be checking on the bald monk and his group to see what they're up to." With that Naruto vanished in a burst of wind, leaving the girls to do their part.
Planetary Calendar Room
From the shadows, Naruto followed Aang's energy signature into a room that looked similar to a planetarium and had to admit this was a very impressive invention. He watched Sokka turning the dial a few times in order to match the calendar and dates and hear him wanting to find out about the darkest day in Fire Nation history.
He watches the symbol of the sun and moon rotate until they merge and stop in place. "Hey what happened? Why did the sun and moon stop in place? Does this date represent the Darkest Day in the Fire Nation?" She asked.
"Shh! Katara don't speak so loud in front of the fox who's buddies with the Owl!" He whispered to his sister and saw the Kitsune whimper in a dejected manner.
"So I was right. They are misusing this place for this war… I think I should inform my fine feathered friend about this." He vanished in the shadows once more to find Wan Shi Tong.
Different Sector of the Library
The Animal Spirit was perched on a statue, giggling quietly to himself as he was reading the 10th chapter of the masterpiece Naruto gave him. "Oh this book keeps getting better and better… the Sage's grandfather is a true artist to create something so amazing" He said to himself.
Naruto appeared before the Owl crouching down slightly and stood up, only for a sweat drop to form on the back of his head as he saw the spirit's giggling form. 'Okay spirits are definitely perverts.' He thought before coughing out loudly. Wan Shi Tong paused and looks up to see Naruto with an amused expression on his face and the Owl also sported a look of annoyance.
"Is there a reason why you've come to interrupt my reading young Sage?" He asked with a hint of irritation in his voice.
"My apologies friend but the reason I was searching for you is because someone is misusing the knowledge of your library." The Owl's expression turned serious at what Naruto told him.
"And who would dare commit such an act and use my knowledge for their own insidious gain?" He asked in a voice full of fury and coldness.
"I'm afraid a member of the Avatar's group by the name of Sokka is using your invention in the planetarium to find out the day the Fire Nation would be vulnerable due to a war Azula-Hime's Great Grandfather started and wants to use that knowledge to possibly invade the land on its weakest day." Naruto answered.
Anger flashed through the spirit's eyes when Naruto informed him of this deceit. "What?! How dare they… after giving their word they wouldn't violate my trust for a war no less? They will pay for their treachery!" Naruto nodded in agreement.
"I agree my friend. The use of your knowledge was a privilege They deceived you, proving they hold no form of honor especially the Avatar who I believe was supposed to be honor bound and not deceitful and I apologize if their actions have broken what last ounce of trust you had for the human race." He apologized by giving a slight bow to the Owl.
"There's no need for you to apologize in their behalf Naruto because unlike them, you are honor bound by your word and for informing me of this treacherous action I am indebted to you." He thanked before his expression grew dark. "And now I must deal with the ones who have deceived me with their lies and show them why the spirit of knowledge is not one to trifle with." The Owl left while Naruto went to go get his teammates.
Outside the Tower
The Moku Bunshin was perched on top of the tower watching Toph who was leaning against the tower with a bored expression on his face. He had Shiroi wait under the sand until he gave her the signal in restraining the Air Bison. "Hmmm she looks bored… maybe I can give her a little bit of excitement." With that he leapt off the tower and lightly descends into the sand. He decided to pull a Tsunade and rears his fist back and slams it into the ground, creating a large shockwave that sent Toph and Appa tumbling back a couple of meters. The earthbender groans and slowly sat up gripping her throbbing head.
"Okay… that was not an earthquake." She muttered.
"No it wasn't that was me." C. (clone) Naruto spoke out. Toph's eyes widen when she recognizes the voice and then they narrow dangerously (If you're looking for an Older Version of Toph go to my profile).
She turned toward the direction of the sound with a furious look on her face.
"You… you're the guy who rescued Azula and injured the Old Man!" Appa growled and snorted as Toph gritted her teeth in her anger.
C. Naruto looked back at her and folded his arms. "I know. I was there." He said which made Toph clench her fists in anger.
"Do you not care that you could've killed the guy let alone us? What did we ever do to you?" She yelled/demanded as the sand rippled around her getting a raised eyebrow from Naruto.
"Nothing, but when I see a person being outnumbered and cornered with no way I can't help but intervene. Anyways we're wasting time and I'm afraid I don't have the time to play with you. Not that I wouldn't mind because who would not enjoy the company of such a strong, beautiful woman like yourself?" He said in a teasing manner.
Toph blushed a little from the compliment but then smirked and regained her as she entered her signature Earthbending stance.
"Bring it on! I'm Toph Bei Fong, the greatest Earthbender to ever live and I've beaten guys who are all talk and no walk just like you!" She declared until she felt a little unnerved when he started chuckling.
"I admire your passion Toph but unfortunately for you…" He vanished and appeared behind Toph with his back turned to her "I am on a whole different level than those you have faced." Her eyes widened when she heard his voice behind her.
"When did he?"
"Futon: Gēruyashi (Wind Release: Gale Palm)"
Toph was sent flying by a powerful gust of wind C. Naruto released from his palm when he spun around and swung his arm forward in a palm strike to her back. She hit the sand hard and her form slides across the dunes and stops for a second.
C. Naruto smirks as Toph gets up with a surprised look on her face despite having the wind knocked out of her for a few seconds. "Y-you can Airbend? But How? Only Twinkle Toes could do that!" She questioned.
The clone snorts a little from the nickname Toph gave to Aang but kept a straight face. "I am the Sage of the Six Paths and Master of the Elements and the cue-ball's skill of the wind pales in comparison to mine." With that he dashes towards Toph who was scowling due to having some difficulty sensing his movements in the sand since it was less durable than earth and could only feel tiny bursts of seismic movement. Appa suddenly landed in between her and the clone who skids to a halt but didn't get a chance to react due to the beast spinning around and swinging its flat tail downwards, slamming it into the sand and sending a strong blast of air at C. Naruto.
It sent him flying backwards and crashes into the sand closing the distance between him and the blind earth bender. "Thanks for the save buddy." Toph thanked and got a grunt from Appa.
C. Naruto regains his composure and glares at the beast. "So you wanna play as well?" His question was answered by Appa snorting and charging at the clone "If that's the case then I have the perfect playmate for you." He brought his index finger and thumb to his mouth and lets out a high pitch whistle. The sand underneath Appa exploded as the bison found himself being restrained by something huge and strong. Something much Larger and stronger than him and that something was Shiroi who had the beast wrapped in her coils.
"APPA!" Toph called out as the Bison struggled in the summons's coils. She may have a slight dislike for the Air Bison but that didn't mean she wanted him to get eaten by a Giant Snake that somehow appeared out of nowhere. She was about to help him only to feel some sand wrap around her feet, stopping her movements for a second and scowls as she sensed some sand swirl around the clones form in a spiral like fashion.
"Not so fast Miss Bei Fong, I want to see if you can back up your claim as the Greatest Earthbender in the world. After all, claiming a title of that magnitude requires more than talk." He stated. The blind bender lets out a soft snort and with a swipe of her arms outwards, releasing herself from the sand that was binding her feet.
"Like I said earlier buddy, Bring. It. On." She declared as she got into the Southern Praying Mantis stance.
Naruto smiles at her enthusiasm and the sand under his feet shifts and swirls around him like a snake. "Very well then, let's see who is stronger, the World's Greatest Earth Bender or a master of the Desert" He challenged.
With Azula and her Team
The Princess and company amazed by the things they found in the Knowledge Spirit's archive. Azula found several books on the most advanced forms of firebending and even the ancient styles that were based more on the movements of the dragons who were the true practitioners of the firebending arts.
Mai and Ty Lee had found a few books and scrolls that ranged from special weapons, fictional novels, and even fighting styles that didn't require elemental bending that were similar to Ty Lee's Chi blocking skills. That was when Naruto appeared beside Ty Lee, causing the girl to scream out in surprise and Mai and Azula spun around in their fighting stances with May drawing two curved knives only to see Naruto rub his numb arm due to the female acrobat jabbing his arm in several places.
"Oh my gosh I'm so sorry Naruto!" Ty Lee apologized as he manage to get some feeling back into his right arm.
"It's okay Ty Lee it was my fault for scaring you like that." He replied back.
"Did you find them Naruto?" Azula asked her new partner and got a nod.
"Yeah I did and not only that but I just found out that they discovered a day when firebenders lose their ability to bend and the nation will be at its weakest." He informed the Fire Princess. Her eyes widened since she just realized that there was only one day in every 100 years when fire benders lose their ability to bend.
"The Day of the Black Sun." She whispered to herself.
"Pardon?"
"It's a day when the sun and moon intertwine and those with the ability to fire bend are cut off from the sun with is the main source of our bending. My Great Grandfather wrote about it in his journal saying it was the one day where he believed that losing his ability to bend was the most drastic day in his life." Azula explained.
"And if they were to invade your homeland on that day, the fire benders won't be the only ones in danger, the civilians will suffer as well since those who will attack will more than likely want to gain their retribution through them after losing their loved ones and that is what worries me the most." Naruto informed.
Azula noted his serious expression and nodded in agreement. "So what do you propose we do?" she suggested.
"Right now gather whatever scrolls and books you've wanted to take and then we'll greet the cue ball in his friends. I want to personally see if this boy is what he claims to be in terms of being a master of the elements." Naruto answered.
"So you're gonna fight the Avatar and measure his current level of strength? You don't think he'll be much of a challenge to you?" Azula asked the blonde sage.
"A challenge? I wouldn't consider him to be a decent warm up after that fight in that abandoned village but one can never be too careful." Naruto answered. Azula nodded and thought about how the more she learned about Naruto, the more mysterious to her he became. She couldn't help that her curiosity grew more and wondered how it was possible for him to do the things no one else in the four nations could do and admired the fact that he was a good strategist and made good judgment calls.
Even when she made a plan, Naruto would weigh out the pros and cons of her plots and even give her ideas that would improve her plans in finding the Avatar for future references and she highly doubted that any of the military strategists or even the academy teachers from the Fire Nation could match his level of intellect.
After gathering all of the scrolls and book in a large storage scroll for safe keeping, Azula and her friends gather around Naruto and they vanish in a flash of yellow and reappear in the entrance of the Planetarium where they heard Sokka boasting about finding the Fir Nation's weakness.
"This is great! We finally found the Fire Nation's weakness. With the solar eclipse appearing in the middle of the summer the fire benders will be helpless and we can finally defeat the fire lord and pay those monsters back for what they did to us!" Sokka declared with a victorious smirk on his face until a shadow hovered over the Gaang. They turned around and their eyes widened when they saw Wan Shi Tong staring down at them and from the expression in his eyes he wasn't happy at all.
"You humans are so predictable and are also terrible liars." The Owl stated and glared at Sokka's paling form. "I take your word to heart when you said you wouldn't abuse my knowledge for violence especially you Avatar." The Giant Owl said with disdain in his voice.
"Please great spirit you have to understand we are doing this in the name of justice and to save the ones we love. This information will keep the rest of the innocent from being hurt." Aang tried to reason but Wan Shi Tong wasn;t hearing any of their excuses and glared darkly at the Avatar.
"Your Justice is nothing more than a suppression of revenge and now I must do what I have to do protect what I love and unlesh my form of justice which includes ending your traitorous lives." He said while he spread his wings and prepared to attack.
"Hold on Won Shi Tong," everyone turned their attention to the approaching forms of Naruto along with Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee, much to the group's shock and fear "Allow me to deal with them in your steed since you shouldn't have to stain their traitorous blood on your talons."
The Owl's eyes soften somewhat from Naruto's appearance but still the fury he expressed for the Avatar and his friends were still there.
"Thank you Naruto but my honor demands retribution for their actions against me but you and your friends have proven that you are bound to your words and have not deceived me in any way."
Sokka noticed Naruto and his eyes bug out. "YOU!" he cried out, pointing an accusing finger at Naruto who didn't look the least impressed.
"Yes me… for a self-proclaimed warrior you aren't that bright." Naruto remarked, getting a peeved look from the teenager. Aang and Katara couldn't help but snicker at the jab while Azula and her friends chuckle. Sokka glared at his sister and friend with his sister looking away and Aang giving him an apologizing look.
"Sorry Sokka but he did get you with that." Sokka said nothing and looks back at the Owl.
"Please Great Spirit you have to listen to me, that guy before you is working with the fire nation, the people who not only started this war but also burned a portion of your library." He said but cringes when the Owl's glare intensifies especially when he tried to point the blame at his new friends.
"I know who they are but unlike you who were looking for a means for war, they came here only seeking knowledge and nothing more. This agent as call him swore an oath not to break my trust and even forfeited his life should they betray me."
Aang and the others were surprised and worried because they realized that they were in big trouble and it was only getting worse. Wan Shi Tong turned to Naruto.
"Naruto since they have attacked your honor in spite of their own deception I will allow you to deal with them as you deem fit." He offered before flapping up once and landing on top of a large bookshelf.
As Naruto set his gaze on the trio, Azula decided to speak up. "So you all were planning on invading my homeland on the day of the eclipse huh? Well it would've work if the water peasant hadn't blurt it out in the open." She stated and smirked when Sokka paled at the realization.
"Indeed but what can you expect from a wannabe warrior?" Naruto replied while Sokka fumed at the insult to being a warrior but was ignored as Naruto set his sight on the 13 year old monk and from his facial expression he didn't look the least impressed. "So you're the Avatar? The Messiah of the People, Master of the Elements, and the only being on this planet the Fire Lord fears."
He narrows his eyes at Aang who was looking a little unnerved. "I have to say I am not impressed."
"Hey you better watch what you say buddy because Aang is more powerful than you can ever imagine!" Sokka says only for Naruto to give him a look of annoyance.
"I was talking to the kid with the arrow on his forehead not some warrior wannabe who got knocked out by his own weapon." That right there caused Sokka to remain shocked and silent. "I mean really that was just plain pathetic. I'm willing to bet that you're the village idiot," Naruto stated with a smirk on his face infuriating Sokka but then tapped his chin a couple of time. "Actually no because even a village idiot would know better than to throw a projectile at an assassin who can kill him without batting an eyelash, so you must be retarded."
Now Sokka's face was red and steam escaped from his ears while Katara, Azula, Ty Lee, and Mai had to hold in their laugh.
"Enough! Who are you and why are you with Azula?" Aang asked/demanded. Naruto however scoffed at the kid's demand and folded his arms.
"I have no reason to explain myself especially to a child." Naruto retorted. Aang narrowed his eyes and was about to say something, but Naruto suddenly appeared in front of Aang, surprising the Monk at his speed. Before he could say anything, Naruto delivers a kick into his chest and sent him flying backwards and crashing into the wall of the planetarium.
The wall shook slightly from the impact and strength behind Naruto's kick and said blonde look impassive as he saw the boy's body slide down the small crater and onto the ground hard.
"Aang!" Katara cried out and rushed to her friend's aid as did Sokka.
Won Shi Tong witnessed the move and was impressed at Naruto level of speed and strength behind his physical attack as were Mai and Ty Lee.
"Wow he's fast." Ty Lee says with Mai nodding in agreement.
"And strong. I'm just glad he's on our side." Mai commented.
Aang on the other hand was in pain. Never in his life has he been hit like that. He could feel his bones rattle from the kick and was having a tough time breathing. "Aang are you okay?" Katara asked as she tried to help him up as did Sokka. He used his staff and staggers back to his feet, glaring weakly at Naruto who still didn't look the least impressed.
"It would appear that your so called power is highly exaggerated. Tell me Aang, back when you and your friends had Azula cornered, what would you have done with her after she was captured and restrained?" Naruto questioned.
Aang, Katara, and Sokka were confused by the question as were Azula, Mai and Ty Lee, wondering why he was asking the Avatar a question like that.
"We would've taken turned her into the Earth Kingdom as a prisoner, why?" Aang replied. A scowl formed on Naruto's face and Aang for some reason shuddered at the fierce expression on the blonde's face and unknowingly took a step back for some reason.
"So in other words, you would hand her over to people who despise the Fire Nation and leave her at the mercy of her interrogators? Are you as stupid as the wannabe warrior over here?" He questioned. Aang was unaware of the cold tone in Naruto's voice and fumed at the insult.
"What's the big deal? It's not like anything bad would happen to her if she was thrown in jail!" he shouted only for Naruto to release a vast amount of killer intent around the room. Sokka and Katara shivered from the unknown feeling they were getting but Aang was getting the worst of it because for some reason when he looked into Naruto's eyes, he saw visage of himself being stabbed through the heart by a single edged blade and broke into a cold sweat.
""Don't you know anything about war you foolish, ignorant child?!" Naruto growled out in a tone so vicious it unnerved everyone in the room.
Ty Lee however lets out a shudder as she saw the dark expression on his face. "Whoa, Naruto's aura just went dark all of sudden and it feels so… scary." Ty Lee said to herself as she hugged herself.
"For once I have to agree." Mai said as she too felt something unsettling from Naruto but to see the Avatar tremble before him must mean he's facing the worst of it. Azula was somewhat unnerved from the feeling she was getting and it made her want to shiver uncontrollably until it suddenly faded and everyone manage to get their bearings back.
Naruto calmed himself due to noticing that his murderous intent, while focused on Aang, did spread out and scare his teammates so he settled down. "Let me give a brief history in war kid. When an enemy or ally is captured by the opposing side, after getting 'interrogated' for information they are as you say sent away to prison as POWs or Prisoners of War but not in the way you think they would." He noticed Aang was growing more confused and had to keep himself from rolling his eyes at the kid's lack of knowledge of the real world.
"What could be worse than jail?" Aang wondered and NAruto had to keep himself from rolling his eyes.
"A lot of things could happen, things that would give you nightmares and make you want to kill yourself just to be free from the torture and if you had succeeded in capturing Azula and handed her over to the Earth Kingdom she would've been subjected to something worse than jail time because if you had noticed she not only the daughter of the man who is continuing this war and is a member of royalty, she is also female and they tend to suffer in prison even more than the male gender do." He glanced at Katara's form and noticed her eyes widened in horror. "From your female friend's expression she knows what I'm talking about."
Aang glances at Katara only to see fear etched in her eyes and her body to tremble at what Naruto was implying. "Katara what is he talking about?" He asked the female waterbender but Naruto spoke up again.
"This is gonna be short and simple for even you to understand monk. If your friend Katara was captured and sent off to a prison, she would've been subjected to being raped on a daily basis by both male prisoners who haven't laid eyes on a female for Kami knows how long or even by the guards for entertainment." Aang was horrified beyond belief at what he just said. Ty Lee covered her mouth as a gasp escaped and Mai was just downright terrified. "If that could happen to her then what do you think Azula would be fated to in a prison full of people who'd want to get retributions for the wrongs her family committed?"
Azula looked away and closed her eyes in fear of being captured and going through something so horrendous if she was caught by the enemy.
"B-but… th-that can't be true… they would never…" Aang stammered out as he tried to deny the things Nauto said only to be on the receiving end of a glare so fierce and dark, he almost lost all of his composure.
"Fool! Did spending the last 100 years in ice make you brain dead?!" He snapped, causing the young monk to flinch from the sharp tone in his voice. "The world you live in is nothing but a fantasy. This is the real world kid in the real world things like that happen!" He paused for a minute and then his expression became dark. "And in the real world you can't save everybody no matter how strong you are."
Aang looked down at the floor and pondered on what Naruto said until something small whizzed past him and hit the wall with a thud and Katara crying out in shock and pain, causing Aang to snap out of his stupor and turn around to see Katara staring at the rip on the sleeve of her shoulder and notice a red spot forming around the cut.
The waterbender grips her shoulder for a few second, pulls her arm away and stares at the blood, her blood in the palm of her hand and trembled. Aang noticed a shuriken imbedded in the wall behind Katara and spun around glaring at Naruto. "Why did you attack her for? She did nothing to you!" He shouted.
Naruto on the other hand looked impassive when he threw the shuriken at Katara and hit her on the shoulder. "And? I'm the enemy and I'll use any advantage I can to get you and that includes attacking your friends."
Aang clenches his fists and grits his teeth in anger that the person before him would stoop so low as to attack bystanders especially if they were his friends. "Why are you doing this?" "Why are you doing this?" Sokka and Katara looked noticed a faint glow on Aang's arrow tattoo on his head as did Naruto who smirked inwardly.
"He's almost there...just a little push and then we'll see just how powerful the Avatar really is." Naruto thought as the faint glow started to get more noticeable.
"I am doing this because people rely on this Avatar like he's some sort of God who can solve everyone's problems, fight their battles and bring everlasting peace." He spat the word peace out like it was something vile. "But look what happened, you ran away and remained hidden for the past 100 years while countless innocent people suffered from the destruction this war caused while wondering where their savior was and why he hasn't done anything to end the war."
Aang's shame and anger grew and was directing it at Naruto whose verbal assault was working on triggering the Avatar State and the blonde knew he was close to seeing this so called power.
"To think the Master of the Four Elements is nothing more than a weak pathetic child who not only brought great shame to his predecessors but also allowed his own people to die especially the one who was the closest thing he had to a parental figure." He noticed Aang was trembling in anger and Naruto decided to deliver the final blow. " I believe his name was Monk Gyatso, the only person to see you for who you were and not what you would become and yet despite his attempts you abandoned him and left him to die."
Aang couldn't take the verbal assault and the arrows on his arms and head as well as his eyes glowed white and he looked up at in fury while said blonde remained calm and focused. Katara and Sokka saw Aang go into the Avatar State and looks of hope appeared in their eyes. Sokka grinned triumphantly
"Alright the Avatar State! Now you're gonna get it tough guy!" Sokka declared knowing Aang could easily take this guy down with only one attack. Naruto ignored him and kept his gaze on Aang. A powerful wind current blew around the library and books and other objects were floating and twisting around the cyclone sphere Aang created. Naruto's hair and coat blew back from the powerful gust but his facial expression remained the same. Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee were protecting their faces from the debris flying past them but they manage to look on in wonder of Aang's Avatar state, having never seen it before and watched as Naruto prepared to fight the Avatar at his strongest and show everyone what he was capable of.
"So this is the Legendary Avatar State I've heard so much about. This should be interesting." Naruto leaps back and starts to gather chakra around his form. Everyone watches as the energy shifts from blue to a gold color until a flash of light coated the entire area for a few seconds before dying down. The spectators as well as Avatar Aang were surprised to see Naruto's body shrouded in a golden aura that flowed off of him in a flame like pattern with a series of seals and designs that looked like spirals on his shoulder, torso, and hands.
His first Biju Modo (Tailed Beast Mode) lite up the once darkened room, showing every his new form. His eyes were no longer deep blue but were now golden colored with a slit pupil in both of his ocular organs and he looked back at the stunned Avatar with a cold expression.
"Now let's see what you can do, boy." He challenged.
Outside the Tower
The Wood Clone weaved to the left and right as two blasts of sand that attempted to crush him under the weight before thrusting his hand forward and shoots a tendril at Toph who brought her hands together and seperates them, splitting the tendril in half, shaping it into a spiked mace and throws it back.
Another tendril rose beside Naruto and slices the elemental crafted weapon in half. He had to admit that despite being a clone, he was actually impressed by Toph battle prowess and how she easily manage to learn how to fight in the sand in a little amount of time even though she was still at an advantage of only being able to mainly counter attack, defend or evade his move due to her form of 'seeing' and could only sense small bursts of seismic waves in the sand.
He leaps up into the air and a floating platform of sand forms under him and he lands on it. He watches Toph frown and try to search for him before sensing the energy source of his creator and the Avatar. "So boss is using that form to face the Avatar in his new state…" He said to himself before turning to Toph and speaks out.
"I have to say Toph for someone so beautiful you are indeed a gifted and powerful Earthbender, despite being blind." C. Naruto commended to the blonde her. A tint of pink formed on her cheeks when he complimented her on her strength but regained her composure.
"Thanks, you're not bad either despite being from the Fire Nation." Even though the fight was one sided he was impressed with how long she was able to last and could sense that she didn't have enough strength left to fight as she was losing stamina fast.
"Either way it was fun fighting you but I have to put an end of this." As he floated on the sand platform. "Ryūsa Bakuryū (Quicksand Waterfall Flow)" C. Naruto raises his hands into the air, causing the desert dunes around him to rumble and quake. Toph's eyes widened as she sensed the grained earth shift around the area and inwardly admit that he really was a master of the desert. Her eyes widened in horror as she sensed a massive wave of sand behind her and turned around.
"Aw crap that's enough to bury the tower and I can't let that happen." She gets into a horse stance and squeezes her fists as she attempts to summon a vast amount of sand herself. With a battle cry, she throws her hands up into the air causing a large wall of sand to rise around her and spread outwards. The Sand Tsunami crashed against the wall of sand, resulting in sonic boom to echo around the dry terrain. Toph grits her teeth from the strain behind Naruto's attack and is pushed back from the sheer weight. Beads of sweat trickle down face as she struggled to keep the barrier from crushing her and the tower.
As the Titanic clash occurred Toph rears back a little, bringing her foot and with one final battle cry, stomps her foot on the ground and thrusts her hands forward, causing both her wall and C. Naruto's technique to explode and sent sand everywhere. Toph fell on her knees and panted heavily as the move took a great toll on her body and she losing consciousness.
"I'm sorry Appa… please… be… alright…" She said before collapsing and falling face first into the sand. C. Naruto hops off the platform and descends to the ground but lands softly on the sand next to the blind bender. He couldn't help but be impressed by her last move before scooping her up in his arms in a bridal fashion, walks towards the tower and he sets her down against the wall until her heard Appa. He turned around to see the Air Bison manage to get free from Shiroi's coils but was now being ensnared in ropes by Sandbenders and was struggling to free himself. The White Snake however manage to evade capture by either crushing several of them with her tail and ate a few of the desert bandits.
They were about to use their sandbending to restrain her until they were knocked away by a large sand tendril. The bandits turned around and saw Naruto was responsible for the attack and were about to return the favor but the sage gathers a vast amount of sand that shifts and shapes into the head of Shukaku who opens its maw and releases a devastating roar.
The bandits stop in their tracks as the newcomer created the sand demon and decided to cut their losses and took the Bison, using their sand gliders to sail across the desert. "Later Shiroi-san." C. Naruto say to the serpent who nods and disperses in a puff of smoke, returning to her realm while the clone turns to wood and dissolves.
Back in the Library
The battle between the Avatar and Rikudo Sennin was pretty much one sided with Naruto having the advantage. Naruto was easily evading a series of air blasts that missed him and destroyed most of the bookshelves and walls of the building. Just as he evaded another blast and landed onto a bookshelf he froze due to gaining the memories the Moku Bunshin he had fight Toph and cursed as he was hit by a powerful air blast that sends him skidding backwards and stops before he nearly falls over the edge. Sokka whoops in joy as he saw the blonde get hit by one of the air blasts.
"Alright nice shot Aang!" Sokka cheered and grinned arrogantly at Azula and her friends. "Looks like your friend isn't gonna last long ladies." He mocked but they ignored him and continued to watch the fight.
Naruto vanished in a flash of yellow as an Airwave destroyed another section of the library. "Not bad kid but your control needs work." He inhales some air into his mouth and his chest expands as he adds a large amount of wind chakra into his lungs.
"Futon: Mugen Daitoppa (Wind Release: Infinite Great Breakthrough)!" He releases a powerful wind blast that heads straight for Avatar Aang who increases the size of his wind barrier but the force from the attack was so great that it sends him sailing backwards.
"Aang!" Katara cried out as she saw the last hope of the world crash into the pillar that was collapsing and while Naruto stood in his spot with his arms folded sporting a bored expression on his face, know the boy wasn't dead due to sensing his negative emotions.
"Get up boy I know that attack didn't finish you of yet!" He calls out and his answer was a giant fireball erupting from the pillar and expanding as it sailed across the room and towards Naruto. He sighs in annoyance of the straight forward attack and rears his head back. "Suiton: Suijinheki (Water Release: Water Wall)." He expels a large quantity of water from his mouth and rises in front of him. When the fireball makes contact, the colliding elements turn into steam until it clears out of the way.
"Let me show you a real fire attack. Katon: Gōka Messhitsu Fire Release: Great Fire Destruction." He takes a deep breath and unleashes an massive stream of white fire that incinerated everything in its path. Aang's eyes widened and knew even in his Avatar State realhe would die if he was hit by a fire blast of that magnitude and used Airbending to hover over the wave. The heat from the technique caused the damaged section of the library to not only be reduced into ashes but became even hotter than the heat outside the desert.
"Whoa now that is hot." Ty Lee commented as she felt the heat from the attack with Mai and Azula agreeing.
As the ground from beneath them shook, several large amounts of debris hit the ground causing Sokka to cry out. "Ah! If this keeps up, they'll bury us in the library!"
Naruto was about to make another move but stops and inspects his surrounding, noticing the place really was falling apart and cursed inwardly as he allowed himself get caught up in the fight between him and the Avatar. "Damn it, if this continues the girls will get hurt… I'll have to end this now."
He deactivates the chakra mode and returns to his normal form as Aang hovered over him. "Sorry kid but the fun's over. While your form is powerful, you lack the control to use it properly and are just throwing random attacks at me and causing unneeded damage and had this been a populated area, countless people would've been injured or killed." The Avatar narrows his eyes at Naruto who showed no fear of him "Overall I'm rather disappointed since I was only using less than a tenth of my strength as a test and if I wanted to kill you, you would already be dead."
"Silence. What you have done is unforgivable." Said the Avatar as he sounded like he was talking as one with many other voices. "You side with the Fire Lord whose family has caused nothing but imbalance in this world and now you will pay with your life."
The girls eyes widen in horror when the boy stated that he would kill Naruto and were about to tell him to run but stopped when they saw Naruto remain calm and just stood there, not the least bit affected by the threat of the monk threatening to kill him and scoffs.
"Spare me the death threats kid unless you've got the power to back them up and unfortunately for you," He activates the Rinnegan, brings his right arm up, and aims his palm at the monk "You don't, Shinra Tensei (Heavenly Subjugation of the Omnipresent God)."
The Avatar didn't get the chance to strike due to being hit by the powerful invisible force and went sailing across the room like a bullet, crashing through several bookcases and hitting a wall hard enough to knock him out of the Avatar State and render him unconscious. Katara and Sokka quickly ran to the location Aang landed in while Naruto shook his head in disappointment.
Unknowingly a large piece of ceiling cracked around until it was loose and fell down to where Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee were. A small piece of rubble landed beside Ty Lee who noticed it and looks up, only to scream as the large piece of debris descend. Azula looked up as did Mai and their eyes widened in fear knowing that they couldn't out run a piece of debris of that size.
Naruto appears in front of them and brings his hand up, firing a small blast of gravity that reduces it into dust. "Are you girls alright?" he asked and his answer was Ty Lee glomping him and almost made him lose his footing.
"Yeah we're good." Mai complied as she dusted off her clothes but sweat dropped when she saw Ty Lee rub her head against his chest with her arms around his waist and it grew when she saw Azula's brow twitch at the affection the acrobat was showing to the blushing blonde.
"Ty Lee since we're fine would you be so kind as to let Naruto go and go search for the exit?" She asked sweetly but Naruto knew that from the strain it wasn't a sweet gesture in any form and detected a small hint of jealousy in the princess's voice. Ty Lee was unaware but let's Naruto go and nods happily before cartwheeling away.
"Okay…" He looked around to see the avatar and his friends gone and sensed them outside of the tower.
"Looks like they got away from us." Azula states and Naruto nods.
"Yeah sorry about that Hime, I got too caught up in the fight and endangered you three." He apologized but Azula shrugs it off and pats him on the shoulder.
"It's alright Naruto we'll get them next time but for now we'll head back to the entourage and rest for a bit." She assured the blonde ninja and for some reason she looked a bit sheepish. "And for what it's worth I'm glad you're not hurt… and the fight was… pretty amazing." Naruto smiled as she looked away with a blush forming on her face.
"Yeah Naruto you actually worried us for a while there but it good to see no harm come to you." Mai admitted with her arms folded only to be on the receiving end of a one armed hug by a grinning Naruto.
"Awwww, Mai-chan I didn't know you were worried about little ole me, I feel so special knowing you cared." He teased with a fox-like grin on his face while the knife thrower blushed and averted her gaze from his but was secretly enjoying the hug, not that she'd admit it out loud. "Wait where is our large feathered friend? I hope he didn't get caught in the attacks?"
Said Owl descended towards them and landed on the ground, folding his wings in place and while he was a little ruffled, he was not harmed in the least. "Fear not I am okay."
Naruto was about to speak up until a pink blur AKA Ty Lee landed behind Azula. "Guys I found the exit!" She said loudly, causing Aluza to jump. She lost her balance and tripped towards Naruto and Mai, trying to grab them both to regain her footing but ended up dragging them down and into a mess of tangled bodies.
The two girls groaned and shook their heads only to hear muffling noises underneath them. They looked down to see Naruto under them and their breasts smothering his face while he was waving his arms around frantically. Their faces turned scarlet and the instantly jump off the blonde who sat up gasping for air.
"Oh Kami I thought I was gonna die!" He cried as he regained some color back on his face until he had his sight on Azula and Mai who had their backs turned to him, scarlet faced and covering their chests with their arms. Naruto's face heated from what happened earlier. Ty lee was giggling, and Wan Shi Tong chuckles at his new friend's reaction.
"…. I think I'm gonna go check to make sure that the exit is clear. Oh and sorry about the damage to the library."
"It's alright most of the things in those sectors were greatly worn out and my servants will fix the place up. Now if you'll excuse me I have a book to get back to reading." When he vanished into the shadows, Naruto's brow twitched when he heard the spirit giggle perversely and muttered 'Ero-Spirit'.
"Ty Lee come on we're gonna check to see if the coast in clear." She nodded happily and joined with Naruto, leaving Azula and Mai by themselves.
"Mai."
"Yes?"
"When we get back to the entourage, remind me to kill Ty Lee and fry Naruto with a blast of lightning." She informed her friend.
"Sure just remind me to turn her into a pin cushion and use Naruto for target practice once your done with them." Mai says.
"Agreed."
And Cut! Hey folxs here's the remake for chapter 2 and tell me if you like this version better than the original and until then peace out and have a happy Halloween^^.