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The tribe that gathered felt all kinds of emotions at what was about to happen. They were excited, anxious, and slightly relieved.

Why?

The blonde that has made his mark on all of their lives was about to embark on a dangerous mission.

The excitement was from the knowledge that the Southern Water Tribe was finally able to bring the fight to the Fire Nation. Despite the fact it was through someone not originally part of the tribe, he was fighting on their behalf.

Anxiousness was brought on by their natural protective instinct for one of their own.

However, the relief quickly shot down almost all worry when they remembered the kind of person their brave warrior was.

He was a man of unfathomable strength and resolve that was only thought of in the wildest of dreams. Any mortal being would tremble in fear and awe if they were unlucky enough to stand in his way. He was a god amongst men! Someone with the power to change the world! Someone who-

"I already told you I have everything I need, Kya!"

-possessed a whiny voice!...huh?

"Don't you raise your voice to me you lunatic! I have a right to be worried for what you're about to do! You're so lucky we already know what you're capable of!" Kya exclaimed while overlooking Naruto as he sealed his supplies away on his person.

Naruto muttered to himself as he sealed away some jerky to the small food seal on his arm. It was barely visible as it glowed, but quickly disappeared.

"What was that?!"

"Nothing!" Naruto quickly and fearfully responded.

She gave him a triumphant look as she spoke again. "You better believe it was nothing." She then looked slightly worried. "Are you sure you're going to be okay by yourself? What if you get hurt or even lost?"

Naruto stood up and planted his hands on her shoulders while giving her a reassuring smile. "I'll be fine. I heal fast and Hakoda taught me everything about navigating on the ocean. I also have my shinobi abilities, remember?"

She looked at him blankly. "You mean like the one that knocked you out into the snow a few days ago?"

Naruto sheepishly scratched the back of his head. "I don't think that one will be required on this trip, and if I do it's definitely going to be under safe circumstances, I swear!"

She didn't look to believe him for a second, but quickly sighed and proceeded to wrap him in a deep hug which he quickly returned and placed his chin on the top of her head.

"Just come back alive, okay?" She muttered into his shoulder.

He tightened the hug. "Don't worry. I'll get back as soon as I can, dattebayo!" His body tensed up in the embrace and he let out a small groan. "Damn it..."

Kya giggled before she stepped back and gave him a kiss on his whiskered cheek. "You better." She playfully ordered with a sad smile.

"Are you going to take off or are you going to start making out with my wife?"

Naruto jumped and turned to Hakoda who was giving him a small glare, but Naruto could tell he wasn't serious. He recomposed himself and calmly shrugged. "Not my fault Kya can't keep her hands off of me."

Before Hakoda could reply, Kya roughly grabbed his cheek. "Oh, really? Why do you think that Na-ru-to?" She sweetly said as she increased the pressure with every syllable of his name.

"Alright! Alright! I get your point!" Naruto pleaded before rubbing his sore face when she let go.

Hakoda rolled his eyes before getting serious. "You good to go?" He asked.

Naruto nodded back. "I just got to say goodbye to the kids."

Hakoda smiled. "Go ahead."

Naruto then walked up to the front of the crowd where all the children, including Katara and Sokka, were at.

"Alright little warriors, I won't be able to train you for one or two weeks, so keep up what I've had you working on, okay?"

All the boys and girls nodded. Yup, boys and girls. It turns out that the normal system of just having male warriors was broken after his memories of all the amazing kunoichi were shown; even the parents were all for it. They barely started, but showed a lot of heart. Katara was certainly delighted at the change of pace and worked even harder to get better control of her bending ability.

One boy spoke up. "Are you going to tell us what you're doing? Only the adults were told, and they only know a little."

Naruto looked around as if asking for permission.

The various faces in the crowd gave a trusting smile and nod.

Naruto had to think a little before saying, "I'm going to a Fire Nation outpost the warriors know about to try and find the people that attacked you guys a couple years ago. Then I'm going to beat them up; as simple as that." He stated with a small smile.

"Ooooooooh." They responded in unision before muttering among themselves.

Naruto looked up to all the other members of the tribe and saw how they instantly became serious. They all knew 'beat up' was putting it very lightly.

He gave them a nod and they returned it.

Katara and Sokka walked up to him with Sokka holding his fist out. "Kick their butts good, okay?" He asked with a smirk.

Naruto bumped it with his own fist. "You know I will."

Naruto then kneeled to be face-to-face with Katara as she stood right in front of him. "Take care of all the little warriors and Sokka for me, alright? You're the responsible one, remember?" He gently asked ignoring Sokka's objecting "Hey!" in the background.

Katara slightly nodded before practically jumping on him with a hug, her arms tight around his neck.

He held on just as tight before letting go and giving her a peck on the forehead making her blush.

"Ewww/Awww!" Chorused the children and adults...wasn't really hard to guess who said what...

Some teenage girl then spoke up. "What about the rest of us lover-boy?" The other girls produced teasing smirks while their father's instinctively glared at the blonde.

Naruto was silent for a little bit before standing up with a scoff, arms crossed and nose in the air. "At least I had dinner with Katara and her family already! I swear, you all need to keep your hormones in check!" He then started walking back to Hakoda, but not before saying, "If you want a piece of this you got to do it right! I got feelings too you know?!" He said in mock anger and sadness before suddenly laughing as he walked away.

Everyone was perplexed at first, but then let out some laughs of their own.

The same girl from before turned to Katara. "So when's the wedding?"

The laughter grew as Katara slowly sank into the confines of her coat with her face practically steaming.

As Naruto got closer to Hakoda and his prepared cutter sailing ship, he wore a serious expression that he always got when heading off for a mission. There was nothing left between him and Whale Tail Island.

"You still know what you're going to do?" Hakoda asked as Naruto was climbing into the boat.

"Sneak into tower, gather information on the fleet's patrol pattern, chase if they are heading away or wait if they are close to anchoring near the outpost. Then I go have a nice little chat with all of the raiders, especially the leader." He said with a sadistic smirk as he prepared the sail.

"Get a little extra payback for me." Hakoda requested with his eyes narrowing from the memory of that.

"I plan on it." Naruto said seriously before looking back to him questionably. "Does this look intimidating enough if I do this at night?" Naruto proceeded to lift his teeth-covered facemask and pulled his newly attached hood over his head to hide his spiky blonde locks. Once both pieces of clothing were in place, he activated his Rinnegan and shot a mock angry look down towards Hakoda.

The chief could only dumbly nod and take a little step back.

Naruto chuckled at the confirmation and pulled down the black cloths while deactivating his doujutsu. "I guess I'm off then." He said before holding his arm down to Hakoda.

Hakoda nodded and clasped forearms with the shinobi. No other words were needed.

As Naruto got further and further into the icy waters, everyone else walked up to the shore. Kya cupped her hands around her mouth. "Remember not to die! I still want surrogate grandchildren someday!" Everyone laughed a little, but it quickly became a full uproar when they heard a distant "What, dattebayo?!" followed by an echoed "Damn it!"


(A Week Later - Whale Tail Island)

The sun was setting as Naruto approached the outpost on his genjutsu-covered ship. They probably wouldn't see it anyway if he docked it near them, but you can never be too careful.

Once he reached a small beach, he secured the ship and proceeded to leave a clone to keep it under the genjutsu while double-checking to see if he put a Hiraishin seal on it.

With everything ready he jumped onto the sand while pulling up his facemask and hood to cover his most noticeable features. He was wearing all black for this operation. He had his repaired combat boots and cargo pants that he wore when he first fell through the dimensional hole. His normally long-sleeved undershirt was all that covered his torso along with his fingerless gloves. Just like his coat, the shoulders possessed a white Uzumaki swirl and Konoha symbol. He opted not to have the Water Tribe emblem sewn on since he didn't want anything to be traced back to them.

With a final exhale he gathered chakra towards his legs and jumped high enough to to stick near the edge of the cliff. As he hung there he quickly went over the plan in his head and applied Jiraiya's transparency jutsu. The old perv's mind really did make an awesome jutsu...even if it was used for the wrong reasons.

With his body invisible, he climbed over the top and made his way to the tower in a steady walk. He passed by the grunts that worked here without any care or worry. 'Wow, this is really easy.' He thought as he walked right in through the open door to the main building.

He walked throughout the halls and climbed up the stairs with muted footsteps; the only thing that required any effort at all was to step aside so the guards wouldn't bump into him.

Eventually he reached a room that seemed to have all the main paperwork that was transported by messenger hawk, although all the day's mail looked to have already been sent if the lack of hawks meant anything.

The only person in the room was a woman studying a map of the Earth Kingdom. Naruto calmly walked behind her with a small internal struggle. 'Should I or shouldn't I?' He mentally shrugged. 'Fuck it. Might as well.'

He ever so slowly leaned his head right next to her ear and removed his invisibility.

"Sneak attack." He whispered gently.

Her eyes shot open in fright, but before she could utter a sound, she was chopped on the back of the neck and fell into unconsciousness.

Naruto caught her shoulders before her face could hit the desk and folded her arms on it to cushion her head.

"That's how you do it, Sokka." He quietly said while mentally chuckling. "Now let's see what we could find."

He looked through various files until coming upon the mission log of the Southern Raiders. He saw that they had various campaigns mostly set along the shores of the Earth Kingdom over the years. There was reports of destroyed villages, taken prisoners, and lives both militaristic and civilian snuffed out by there hands. It was all for the glory of the Fire Nation. 'Just you wait.' He thought bitterly.

After a few minutes he came upon a small section of the report from the Water Tribe raid. 'Raid successful...no casualties...confirmed kill of last Southern Water Tribe waterbender by Commander Yon Rha...' He narrowed his eyes. 'Well, at least I know who I'm looking for.'

A little later he found the fleet rotations and learned they were approaching in a few hours. Turns out that Yon Rha was about to retire and gather his possessions in the outpost's barracks and have final send-off.

"Perfect." He muttered.

After applying a small medical ninjutsu on the woman to ensure a deep sleep, he quickly left the building to wait for his prize to arrive.


(A Few Hours Later)

Three big metal ships adorning sea ravens on their red flags came to a stop near the outpost where their anchors sunk deep into the water below to secure their positions. Uniquely armored soldiers calmly walked out onto the decks of each respective ship while conversing with each other without a care in the world.

A man on the middle ship was the last to join his soldiers. The various men turned to give him nods of respect and mutterings of 'commander' as he walked by with his blank face and greying black hair.

They all seemed to stare at him when he looked as if he was going to give an order, but that quickly died in his throat when an overpowering aura was released into the air.

Everyone tensed not knowing what to do about this new sensation. Everyone, including Yon Rha, looked around in unease trying to find anything that could be causing this.

Their curiosity was ended as they suddenly heard an emotionless voice say, "So this is the esteemed Commander Yon Rha."

They all turned to the front of the ship where a black-clad stranger was calmly standing with his arms crossed. His facemask and hood only made them more anxious.

'Where the hell did he come from?!" Was the thoughts of many.

"Who are you and what are you doing on this ship?!" Yelled Yon Rha after he was able to find his voice.

"That Doesn't matter," He simply said, "You won't be alive long enough to find out." He finished as he started to take a few steps forward.

This seemed to snap them all out of it as they suddenly went on the offensive. Two men simultaneously shot small fireballs towards him, but when they got near he just...vanished.

The men who shot the fire could only look at the empty spot in confusion before feeling a sharp pain in their throats.

Everyone else could only look on in shock as the intruder appeared behind the two men in the blink of an eye before thrusting his hands forward with a sickening squelch.

The three of them stood still before the man stepped aside and let the other two fall down as they desperately clawed at their throats and the kunai now lodged through them. They were only able to let out a few desperate gurgles before becoming limp and letting the blood slowly drip onto the metal surface supporting them.

The other soldiers were frozen on their feet. How did this man move so fast? Could they actually hurt him?

That's when they saw him slowly turn around and were surprised even further.

Where his eyes were previously hidden in the shadows were now two glowing orbs of violet staring down at them with the promise of pain. Each of them felt a chill shoot down their spines and a trickle of sweat rolling down their foreheads.

He strode forward again and made everyone go on the attack hoping that their superior numbers would overpower him.

Some shot fire from a distance while others moved in with fists aflame to land a punch.

Their efforts were for naught, however, as he easily sidestepped the blows and fire while staring intently at all their attacks. He looked to be playing with them and didn't even fight back!

It was only after nearly a minute of prolonged battle that he decided that he had seen enough. With a Shunshin to appear at the front of the deck again, he faced them all with his left hand rising before he quickly brought it down.

The result was instantaneous as all of the Southern Raiders slammed into the ground unmoving as if a huge weight was brought onto them. Their grunts of struggle were heard throughout the group. Yon Rha, though, was simply held in place standing up as he was noticeably shaking in a mixture of fear and resistance of the unknown force surrounding his body.

The man walked forward again; this time with no obstacles in his way except for the motionless bodies he had to step over. Yon Rha felt more and more frightened as the distance between the two of them was shortening. The pit of his stomach dropped and cold sweat was starting to glaze over his wrinkling skin. His eyes that were previously filled with pride and authority were now cowering and about to allow tears of fear escape.

He was praying for any sort of help to arrive. Wait! What about the other ships?! Hope slightly filled his heart as he quickly turned his eyes left and right, but only saw something that stomped on any possibility of getting out of this unscathed.

At the port and starboard sides of the other ships were all the other soldiers forcibly lined up in order to look at him. He noticed that next to them was a man that looked exactly like his attacker with his own arm raised towards the frozen soldiers; he seemed to be controlling them too.

"W-what?!" He whispered in disbelief. "There's more of them?!"

"Don't you just love kage bunshins and gravity control? They are just so helpful sometimes." Said the before mentioned attacker nonchalantly as he was now only a few feet away from the commander.

Yon Rha snapped his head back towards him with ragged breaths and now sweaty bangs hanging messily over his face. "P-please don't do anything else! I surrender! Take anything you want!" He was just about to bawl his eyes out. "Money, these ships, my men as hostages, anything!"

The man then proceeded to land a hard punch across Yon Rha's face breaking his nose with crimson liquid starting to gush out.

"You're nothing but a cowardly piece of shit!" He yelled as he roughly grabbed his chin to force him to look him in his rippled eyes. "You're all high and mighty until you're backed into a corner! Instead of going down with dignity, you're giving up everything for you own safety! Even your own men! Pathetic!" He finished as he let go. The defeated commander only let out scared whimpers of pain.

The now angry purple-eyed man stepped back and cleared his throat. "With that said, let's get down to business." Out of nowhere dozens of copies of the man appeared next to him. The original simply nodded his head and they quickly rushed out in different directions. Some ran into the entrance of the ships while others jumped over the railing, but no splash was heard.

"While we wait I might as well deliver my letters." He said somewhat cheerfully.

"L-l-letters? Is...is that all you came here for?" Oh, there was that tiny bit of hope again! "S-sure! I'll take them and send them to anyone you want!"

"Why, thank you! You're not such a bad guy after all!" He replied. A piece of paper suddenly appeared in his right hand and looked down at it as if reading. "Ahem, from the Southern Water Tribe..."

Yon Rha's face instantly blanched just before he saw the man flex his index finger.

CRACK

"AAAAGGHHH!" The Southern Raider leader yelled in bloody murder as his arms snapped in multiple places.

"Such kind words, don't ya think?" He flipped the blank paper over. "Now then, from Chief Hakoda and his kids." He flexed his finger again.

SNAP CRUNCH

No scream came from his wide open mouth this time as his legs were shattered practically into dust; only a quivering breath was squeaked out and tears flowed down his cheeks.

"I know, right? I nearly cried when I read it too. Gets me every damn time." He wiped away a fake tear. "Now the last one," he started as the paper was tossed aside without any care, "Well, that's a surprise, but it does come from a very nice woman by the name of Kya. I doubt you recognize the name, but does the last Southern Water Tribe waterbender ring any bells?"

He gave no response as he was still in his shocked state with his eyes rolling back. Before he could mercifully pass out, a glowing green hand touched his head.

"Can't have you nodding off on me now, you'll miss the surprise." He said in fake worry.

When he took his glowing hand off of the commander, his head slightly jerked in realization. He backed up and clapped his hands together. "It seems like that's my cue!" He said excitingly. "You'll be getting Kya's message shortly, but before that I'd like to say one thing." His eyes instantly seemed a thousand times deadlier. "You. Don't. Fuck. With. My. Family!"

And as quickly as he appeared...

...He disappeared in a yellow flash..


(Fire Nation Outpost - Whale Tail Island - Open Cliff)

...And reappeared on the cliff next to the barracks in the same manner; courtesy of the seal he placed before he made his way to the ships via water walking. As he settled and faced the anchored ships several hundred yards away, he heard multiple gasps behind him followed by a, "What the hell?!"

"Nice night, isn't it?" Naruto asked without looking back. "You guys sure have a nice view. I wonder what it's like at dusk?" It looks like all the distant firebending caught someone's attention and everyone gathered to get a look.

One was able gather himself. "Put your hands up! We're taking you into custody!" They all then got into fighting positions forgetting their shock of the intruder's teleportation.

Naruto hummed in thought and shrugged his shoulders. "Don't really feel like doing that, but I'll meet you halfway if you want." He turned around to see their shocked faces once they saw his glowing, disinterested Rinnegan eyes. He raised his hands up to his chest and connected them together to form the snake seal.

"Can you all do me a favor? I'd really appreciate it if you send a message from me to the Fire Lord."

They all remained cautious while in their stances, but were curious to what this mysterious man meant.

Now for why he said what he was about to say...he had no idea...it just felt right and completely appropriate for this situation. In a weird way, it was a bonding moment with a former enemy.

He cleared his throat...

"Art is an explosion!" Then he sent chakra through the seal, "Katsu!" He yelled before the unthinkable happened.

Everyone watched as the ships of the Southern Raiders exploded in brilliant flames of red and orange before clouds of black rushed into the air. The surrounding area shook and caused a few people to lose their balance before looking on in shock. The elite special forces of their navy...

...Were completely wiped out...

"They really shouldn't have been carrying that much blasting jelly...oh well!" Naruto exclaimed before looking back at the shell shocked grunts. "I guess you just got to learn from your mistakes." He shrugged and and waved his hand. "Ja ne!" Then like before, one flash of yellow later and he was gone.


(Open Waters Near Patola Mountains)

Naruto was drifting along on his ship with a couple of clones maintaining the sail and steering. "Let's try this again..." Naruto quietly said to himself while holding his hand forward and palm up.

With an inhale of breath he continued his efforts and actually managed to break a sweat. "Come on...come on."

There was a sudden flicker...another...another...

Then flames suddenly shot up a few feet into the air in a roaring blast before Naruto gained control and let it die down before he stared in fascination at the small flame floating above his hand.

"Yatta! Who says I need Chi to firebend!" He yelled out with a jump.

He shot a few experimental balls of fire into the open air before sitting back down on small crate and letting out a loud sigh followed by a small chuckle.

He looked at his hand and said, "I guess I was right. Wonder if it works for waterbending?"

Chapter End

AN: I hope you enjoyed the chapter and didn't think Naruto was too sadistic. He is a shinobi after all and while he doesn't exactly like killing, he will do it when it's necessary. The Southern Raiders have a history of killing in this story which shouldn't be too hard to believe, so it's justified. And they hurt those who he considers family...so...yeah.

Now about the bending...I know that he already has plenty in his arsenal, but I just felt he should have it. His bending is different though. How? I don't know...I'm trying to think how chakra affects Chi. I kind of thought of small theory regarding affinities, but I'll probably talk about it in the next chapter. Here's a hint: Why do you think he was observing the firebenders while they fought instead of attacking back?

If you want to guess or even contribute your own ideas, go on ahead! It might better than my half-assed theory and be incorporated instead. Remember, I'm making this up as I go along.

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