AN: I know this confused you somewhat. I guess I should explain what's going on. Naruto has been secretly training/killing guards during the night. He breaks his henge during the night so the guards see the blond instead of the other Naruto. During the day he is an 'average' student, who is learning how to do fire bending. Of course I will explain that soon.

Previously on the Legendary Swordsman

Naruto kept running as Azula had her smirk on her face. Ty Lee was laughing her ass off. Naruto was able to out run Mai and get back to the other two. The two are surprised to see Naruto was holding his side wincing.

Naruto saw they're look and did a sheepish laugh as he tried to hide the pain. His became wide as he saw Zuko. Zuko was bandaged up with only one hand free. He had a smirk on his face as he said, "Burn"

A fire ball came out at Naruto. Naruto said the mother of all curses, "Fuck". Before it could hit the war bells went off. Naruto recognized it and sighed. He caught the fireball with ease and dissipated it. His eyes changed from soft and happy to hardened and cold. He said, "You guys are going to have to do better than that if you want to defeat me and the rebels."

As soon as he had said this, he changed forms from the Naruto they knew to the blond haired menace that has killed their guards. Naruto got into one the ninja stances and said, "Let's rock".

Chapter Ten: The Lava Flows from Up to Down

Azula and Zuko are in shock by this Naruto. They have known him for two years and he always seemed goofy and quirky. To see this stern cold Naruto scared them especially Azula. She said in a shocked and hurt voice, "Why Naruto? Why are you invading us? What did we do to you?"

Naruto in his stone cold voice said, "Azula, you just don't realize what's going on. You haven't thought about how many people are in trouble because of your father. Lava Lord Ozai has been doing things to people that you would vomit. Imagine Ty Lee, Azula and Mai that you are mothers and wives and the government has taken your husband away from you as they 'disappear'. Now you're left all alone with a child. Now imagine that kid is exceptional in fire bending and they take him or her away. If it is a girl they are used as breeding machines. Well that is what your country has been doing."

Azula shook her head as those crazy thoughts are coming back in full force. Unfortunately her little teddy bear has become Orion. Her eyes became stern and cold just like Naruto's. She has officially embraced her psychotic side. She began charging electric particles into her hands. She said to Naruto Uzumaki, "For such an accusation against my father, you will learn your place. In the ground! Mai, Ty Lee, and Zuko get in battle positions. We're going to put this betrayer to the ground."

Azula started to strike first with her blue lightning. Naruto easily dodge it as if it is nothing. Naruto came at blinding speed towards the four. Naruto pulled out a kunai and almost hit Azula. Mai threw a shuriken at Naruto to deflect it. What surprised the four was Naruto's ability to catch the shuriken in between his two fingers.

Naruto did something unorthodox. He held the shuriken and cut his right palm. The four's eyes became wide as Naruto's blood dripped on the floor. Naruto said, "As my blood falls onto the ground, I make the promise to protect the innocent even if I have to stop my friends and family. Hijutsu: Chi Bushin no Jutsu (Secret Art: Blood Clone)!"

When Naruto said this the blood on the ground multiplied. Instead of there being one Naruto, there is four of them. He sighed as he said, "You guys can back out now. Or you can face me and trust me you will not like it."

Instead of running which was secretly his hope, they got into a better stance. Zuko screamed, "I'm not running from a pathetic traitor. That started the battle.

XXXXXXXXXXXXX Zuko XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Naruto was able to break the four up. Divide and conquer is the best way for Naruto to win. The Naruto clone looked at his opponent Zuko with a cold but sympathetic look. He didn't want to face his opponent or for that matter any one of them.

Fate was just not on his side today. He pushed Zuko right back with a fireball he created. Naruto winced as one of his chakra points were inflamed. He saw the hatred grow in Zuko's eyes. Naruto said in a monotone voice, "Zuko, I know you hate me now. I understand that you feel-"

Zuko cut him off by screaming, "You know nothing! Father already hates me but he keeps me around because of my sister Azula. Now when he finds out that my best friend who I considered my brother is a traitor and who is trying to take over, what do you think will happen to me? No Naruto you don't understand but trust me you will."

Zuko sent a fierce flame at Naruto. Naruto quickly dodged the flame. Naruto threw three shurikens at Zuko where it would not be vital. To Zuko it was coming at him very fast. He sent more and more fire towards the shurikens to try and slow it down. It seemed to work as the shurikens went passed him. Zuko was not able to take a breather as Naruto came kicked right into the chin knocking him back. Naruto came at him faster than he thought was possible and elbowed him into the wall.

Naruto has a look of disappointment from Zuko. Zuko should be able to defend Naruto better than that. He said, "Zuko, show me that you are not a failure to your father. Fight me like a prince of Lava that you are. Show me that you aren't weak like your father said you are."

That did it for Zuko. He was going to kill Naruto. His anger wasn't fully directed at Naruto. It was at his father but in his blind rage Naruto and his father are the same. They both were going to pay. He pulled out his semitar out of his his robe. He pulled his arm out of wrappings and was ready to kill Naruto.

He came at Naruto with blinding rage. He came at him swinging his blade. Naruto duck and went to strike with his kunai that was hidden in his sleeve. He almost succeeded but Zuko rolled out of the way in the air. He tried to slice Naruto in half but Naruto used the kunai to block. He went up against Zuko pushing him and Scimitar back.

Zuko jumped back and came back with full force. He truly was ready to strike Naruto and end him. Naruto dropped down and went passed him and hit him in the back of the knee. Zuko went down only to meet an elbow in the back of his head.

He screamed in pain, only to lose focus. Naruto took advantage of this and flipped Zuko on his back. Zuko quickly put his guard up with his sword. Naruto forced the kunai down on him. Naruto said, "Just give up and you won't die."

Zuko snarled, "Never!" He arched his back and forced the kunai to slide past him. He held Naruto's arm down and flipped over Naruto. He was able to get back at square one with Naruto. Naruto secretly smirked. He was going to have fun.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Ty Lee XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Ty Lee looked at the Naruto clone. She saw that even though Naruto was in his cold demeanor he was having conflicts coursing through his mind. She said, "Naruto-kun, I don't want to fight you."

Naruto said in a cold, stern voice, "That's fantastic. It will make it so much easier to beat you." He rushed her with a right hook. Her eyes went wide at his speed. She instinctively did a back flip to get space between Naruto and her. This gave her an opportunity to look at who she is fighting exactly.

Naruto on the other hand used this space to pull out a handful of sewing pins and threw them at her. She dodged them rather easily. She thought it was a little to easy too dodge. She did not see the extremely thin strings that were connected to the sewing needles. Naruto smirked giving her the indication she was caught in a trap. Naruto pulled his arm back causing the needles to connect and wrap Ty Lee. She quickly pulled out her butterfly dagger that she somehow hid.

She was able to deflect the needles with the dagger. If this surprised Naruto there was little indication of it. He said, "So Ty-chan, has been with holding weapons from her best friends. How interesting. I thought this fight would have ended quicker."

She said, "Well Naruto-kun, some people had to learn how to survive as the daughter of parents who are dirt poor. I barely made it to the academy. The only way I made it was a lottery for the last spot because of one of the generals' daughters died from a sickness." Ty for the first time in a long time had a cold look.

She continued, "I had to learn how to survive two different worlds. The world of the poor where you could barely live as it was, where people had a grain of bread to survive. I was picked on there as I was given the chance to go to the academy. They despised my family and I for so called 'turning our back on our own kind'. They knew that if they had the chance to they would take it. Some people had touching problems so I learned how to fight and protect myself.

The other world is just as bad. You see the world of the rich is just as bad. They beat you mentally as they keep coming back to the fact that you are poor. They make fun of your text books because they are tattered. I was told by my mother to keep my head up and keep smiling. After the experiences I went through I carried this butterfly dagger in the memory of my late mother who was a kunoichi.

I was able to finally make friends and now you want to take that away from me. There will be hell to pay." She came at Naruto with a fire in her eyes that did not burn out.

Naruto knew how that felt. He will however have to take her out. He had one more needle which held a poison that will knock her out. He did not ever wanted to fight Ty Lee when she is pissed. He pulled it quickly as she came at him. Before she struck, a needle hit her right in the back of the neck. The effects were instant and she fell to the ground unconscious.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Mai XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Mai's face didn't show much, the Naruto Clone concluded. He saw that she was going to fight him with weapons. He pulled out a kunai. She said, "You know Naruto, I was not in anyway surprised that you were a traitor. It is unfortunate that we will bring you in and you will be beheaded. I do however hope they castrate you first. I want you to feel unbearable pain for your mutiny."

Naruto replied, "Mai-chan, it seems we are on two different plains aren't we. You believe I am a traitor to the royal army while I believe I am doing something that is right. I guess that is the real world. Before we engage into our little scuffle I want you to ponder this thought. 'When two different perspectives meet at one point what makes the other right or wrong?"

She threw three throwing knives at Naruto. He dodged them and threw some kunai back at her. She tried to deflect them but it was futile as she was hit in her arm. She grimaced as she took the kunai out and she clutched her arm. Naruto used this time to come and attack her with a kunai. She moved out of the way only to feel a kick in the back of the head. He turned his kunai around to try and stab her. She rolled out of the way just in time. She saw some of her hair strands float in the air.

Naruto had a smirk on his face. He saw the awe that was in her eyes. He said, "Better be careful, you do want to be at my beheading with Zuko, right?" Naruto always knew how to taunt people. This taunt made her rush him causing the hole Naruto caused from his kunai in the shoulder to start bleeding some more. Naruto waited until she was close enough to deflect her attack to hit her with in the ribs then in the shoulder. She grunted in pain only for Naruto to hit her in the back of the head.

As she fell to the ground she heard Naruto say something. He said, "To answer the question earlier it Morality." She silently slipped into unconsciousness.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Azula XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Naruto saw Azula's face stoicism. Her face also showed cracks and creases in her perfect world. She said, "Traitor, I want to know why. Why shouldn't I kill you right now?"

Naruto taunted her, "Now Azula-chan, what have you learned about giving people second chances? When you give them that much time you will pay for it sincerely." When Naruto said this he came at her with a burst of speed. With her training from her father she learned how to fight back with here bending. Her hands became enflamed as she sent fire balls at Naruto.

Naruto easily dodged the fire ball and launched a punch towards her. She blocked it with her enflamed hands causing Naruto to wince and grunt at the burn. She pushed his hand up and went under to hit him in the stomach. Naruto was able to grab her wrist. He smirked as he started to spin her. He then flung her to the other side.

At first Naruto thought it was a good idea. Unfortunately, Azula used this time to raise her fire level from yellow to red. She sent a stream of fire towards Naruto. What surprised Naruto was the fact that the fire started to grow bigger and bigger. Naruto didn't have enough time to dodge the fiendish fire. He cursed as he knew this was going to hurt.

Before it was too late to stop the fire he remembered something that a man grayish silver hair had taught him. He went through the handsigns: Boar, tiger, ram and dog in a slow pace. He unfortunate messed up a sign with the position of the pinky. He said, "Suiton: Junsai (Water Style: Water Shield)" Naruto noticed that his finger was off. Unfortunately it was too late.

Azula saw Naruto get engulfed with her fire. Her psychotic demeanor made her crack a smirk. She said to no one in particular, "That what's you get when you mess with Azula, the Princess of the Land of Lava." She felt like doing a maniacal laugh there. That was until a kunai whizzed passed her. She put her hand up to the cheek and felt a liquid substance. She looked on the ground to see a red liquid; blood. It was blood, her blood.

She saw in the fog, a shadow of a person hunched over. She heard a voice say, "Were not done just yet Azula-chan." Her eyes went wide as it was Naruto's voice. Her eyes then narrowed as he was supposed to be burnt to a deep crisp. He was supposed to be ashes floating in the wind.

She snarled, "How are you alive? You were hit dead on with a powerful fire attack." Her hands were shaking back and forth. He was panted hard but was able to smirk. She was finally able to get a good look at him. His clothes were burnt almost completely. His body was smoking with second and third degree burns all over his body. Surprisingly his hair stood the same way.

Naruto taunted, "Well Azula-chan, a ninja never tells his/her secrets but because it is the hime of Yougan, I am obliged to." She snarled as she got ready to attack once again. She rushed him with her hands ablaze with blue fire. She started to strike with jabs left and right. Naruto dodge the attacks stealthily.

He knew exactly how to get her to go in a blind rage. His smirks grew bigger as he started to taunt her once again. "Azula-chan, I thought you were the hime of this land not a little baby having a temper tantrum. Now Azula-chan, you wanted to know how I'm here. Well it's easy, I used my water shield. It just so happened that I wanted to see how powerful you are. I was pretty disappointed. I could have sworn Ty Lee was throwing the fire because it couldn't have been the Hime no Yougan."

She snarled and was throwing punches and kicks chaotically. Naruto swiftly dodge them. Yet as the battle raged on Naruto's burns and scorch marks started to blister and it was hurting a lot. The temperature from her fists were affecting him also. If she was in the right state of mind she would have use this to her advantage.

Naruto knew he had to try and finish this fight off quickly. He said, "Azula-chan, sorry about this but..." Naruto kicked her in the abdomen. As she bent over in an oomph, he spun and driven a chakra enhanced elbow into her temple. She fell to the ground passed out. Naruto fell onto the ground on one knee. He was panting as the blisters were pissing him off.

He wanted to scream in pain from the side effects of using the Chi Bushin. When the clones disperse that take up an abundant amount of chakra from the person. In addition when they disperse the memory becomes high definition compared to the Kage Bushin. It becomes vivid to the molecular level. The biggest problem is what it does to the blood in the body. It causes the blood in the body to do what happens to rain drops when they hit the ground; splat and explode. They come back together but it is a painful process. The Seven taught it to him because it a perfect bushin to train with as it has photographic memory and it did help with contain his chakra control.

Naruto saw Jinpachi appear right next to him. He said, "Naruto, take these pills. They will help with your blisters and pains and this one will replenish your chakra. You got to hurry up and get to the throne. We will meet you there. We have some unfinished business to take care of."

Naruto nodded and took the pills. They had a bitter taste to it but they were extremely effective. He lifted Azula and trekked his way to the Throne room where secrets will be revealed. The world of five lives will change, Naruto's in particular.

Author's Note: hey guys sorry for the long update. I've been extremely busy. Anyway four days ago was my birthday so yeah I was happy about that. I want to point out that secrets will be revealed and things will be moving in a faster pace.

Once again review. If you have questions about anything just P.M me or review. I will try to get to you either by message or the next chapter. Ja for now

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