Naruto: the Legend of Aang

Journey to the north arc


AU: And this time I better make some lines on my owned and this story will be most interesting ever.

Sakura: Naruto? Is Sokka is like Shikamaru when he was lazy?

Naruto: Not sure, Sakura? All I did notice he look like Shikamaru's Ancestor?

AU: I don't owned Naruto and Avatar.


"Avatar." Normal speech

'Avatar.' Normal thought

"Avatar." Biju and Spirit speech

'Avatar.' Biju and Spirit thought


Book 1: Water: Chapter 10: Great Divide


"Water, Earth, Fire, Air."

"Long ago it is said that people were able to control these elements at will, but there was only one that could control all four elements, the Avatar, the one who was said to bring stability to the world in times of crisis.

"But as the old way of controlling the elements was switched out with Ninjutsu, the Avatar also vanished."

"But now the Avatar has returned in the form of one of my students, Uzumaki Naruto."

"Thanks to an accident however, my team and I have been sent backwards through time to a world that has suffered a century old war and we must help the current Avatar stop the Fire-Nation, and find a way back to our own time."


(Story Start)

==At Campsite - Sundown==

As the sun setting behind some tall rock outcroppings. The sky is mostly cloudy and the clouds reflect the light of the dying sun. While Everyone is camping on her sleeping bags, as Sasuke where laying against the boulder and while Kakashi still reading his book. It's been days from travel to the North pole by training with their Ninja arts and Bending and while a Pan down to show a patched up tent being jostled about from the inside. A rolled up tarp lies next to the tent. Sokka is inside a tent, trying to assemble it. Sokka can be heard grunting and fussing about as he tries to finish setting up the shelter.

"Um, aren't you forgetting the tarp?" Katara said before walk at the tent with a pile of firewood in her hands with Sakura helping.

"Right, got it..." Sokka said and grab the wrapped up tarp and tosses it inside the tent.

"Sokka, you're supposed to put the tarp on top of the tent. You know, so we don't get rained on?" Sakura said while holding the firewood.

"Ordinarily, you'd be right, but seeing how it's the dry season, you're not. Besides that tarp makes a pretty warm blanket." Sokka gesturing widely as he replies to his sister and Sakura. And he knelled down and continue tighten the tines.

"But what if it does rain?" Sakura complained,

Sokkaturn to the girls spreading his arms wide in exasperation. "What if it doesn't? Then I would have put up the tarp for nothing."before he continue to working and causing the Katara stomp her foot in furious.

"You're infuriating!" Katara growled.

As Sokka turn look at his sister replied. "Katara, why don't you worry about gathering firewood, because that kindling is looking pretty sorry." He lazily said and with Katara with a leer while holding the poor firewood.

"Well, if you don't like my firewood!" Katara yelled angrily. And throws the sticks at Sokka who shields himself from the wood. He stands in anger after the hail of sticks subsides.

As Sokka stood and argue his sister. "Fine by me, if you're not gonna do your job" then he tears the tent down and the two stare at each other angrily.

"Guys, stop arguing!" Sakura plead to not to argue but they ignored while Naruto and Aang went back and approaches with food on their hands.

Naruto spoke. "Okay, Guys, I got the grub if you guys got the-" as he couldn't finished his sentence as the siblings turn away from each other in anger with their arms folded.

"Hey, where's the campfire? And what happened to the tent?" Aang asked while holding a food.

"Sokka and Katara were having a argument about tents and firewood." Sakura explained.

Sokka spoke "Why don't you ask Miss Know-It-All, Queen of the Twigs." with a rude tone.

Katara turn around and said. "Oh yeah? Well, you're Mister Lazy Bum, King of the-" picks up and throws a twig at Sokka's head. "-Tents!" Causing Sokka turns around, looking angrily at her.

Aang laughs and drop the grub and spreading his arms. "Okay, listen guys, harsh words won't solve problems, action will." He said calmly. "Why don't you just switch jobs?"

As the siblings stops argued. "Sounds good/Whatever." Katara and Sokka said and the same time, then bent down and fix the tent.

Sakura turn to Aang then said. "Thanks Aang."

"I'm impressed, Aang." Naruto patted his back with praised.

"Your welcome, Naruto, Sakura." Aang said grinning while gloating. "You all see that? Settling feuds and making peace, all in a day's work for the Avatar." and heard a screech letting Aang's attention and turn to see Momo and Appa fighting over a watermelon. As Momo keep pushing the melon and pulls it out and continuously tries to fly away with it, while Appa pins it down. And collapse, then stood and walk away. As Appa took his tongue out and pick the melon then Momo quick took and runs away with it and then Naruto takes the melon that he saw Aang's attention and lifts on the air and uses airbending to slice it. As the bigger half land at Appa and grab the half on his mouth and Appa eats his half of the melon and the other is a smaller half landed at the lemur. Momo seems to be complaining about how he got the much smaller half and Appa got the bigger half.

"Come on, Momo, that's fair." Aang said with his hands on his hips look at Momo. "Appa's got five stomachs." He pointing the sky-bison

"No kidding!" Sakura exclaimed. "Cha! Of course he has five stomachs!"Inner Sakura exclaimed.

==At the Scenery of 'The Great Divide'==

As the group arrives and shows standing on the edge of a huge canyon while Sokka knelled with Sasuke as well. While Momo flew at the air.

"There it is guys. "The Great Divide"." Aang said and scenery the canyon as before Momo land on Naruto's shoulder.

"This place is a lot different since the last time I was here… Well, the next time." Kakashi admitted.

"Wow, I could just stare at it forever. " Katara awed while staring the view.

"So am I." Sakura awed.

"Yeah, it's amazing in that view." Naruto admitted.

"Okay, I've seen enough." Sokka said in lazy expression as turn around and walk away.

"How can you not be fascinated Sokka? This is the largest canyon in the entire world." Katara explained.

"Then I'm sure we'll be able to see it very clearly from the air while we fly away." Sokka said before pulling the reign of Appa.

"Come on Sokka, stop being lazy like Shikamaru." Naruto said with a annoying expression.

"Who's Shikamaru?" Aang asked in confuse.

Sakura answered. "He was our friend in the future. When before we haven't born yet for 2,000 years. And he is always lazy too." with a on-edge expression,

"It sure does, Sakura. His families are very intelligent clan who specialized shadow." Kakashi explained.

Katara shocked. "Wait! They manipulate shadows like the Elemental Jutsu you guys do?" She asked.

"Yeah, it sure does. Shikamaru is always says "What a drag." when that times." Naruto comment.

Causing Kakashi with a eye-smile. "It is, just like his father when he was complained."

"Guys, we better get going to get to the canyon on flight, already." Sasuke said as he jumped on Appa's saddle.

"Sasuke's right, and it's best we better fly off." Sokka suggested and point his finger in the air.

And suddenly a man wearing a white and gold robes ran toward the group and said. "If you're looking for the canyon guide, I was here first!" before shoved past Sokka,

"Ooh, Canyon guide? Sounds informative." Sakura exclaimed along with Katara.

As the man point his thump at himself and replied "Believe me, he's more than a tour guide, he's an earthbender, and the only way in and out of the canyon is with his help, and he's taking my tribe across next." Before oblivious to the fact that Sokka is behind him, mocking him.

Sokka flinch and with his hands open in-front."Calm down, we know you're next." As Sokka walk towards to group.

As the man pointed at the group and taunt. "You wouldn't be so calm if the Fire Nation destroyed your home and forced you to flee!" As he wave his hand pointed at the canyon "My whole tribe has to walk thousands of miles to the capital city of Ba Sing Se."

"You're a refugee!" Katara asked.

"Huh, tell me something I don't know." Man huffed and turn his head away. As the group look each other.

Then they turn their heads attention. A large group of poorly dressed people is shown walking toward them. They wearing brown rags and fur pelts, and dismissed cleanliness. They were generally uncivilized, and were extremely messy and unkempt, yet relatively more practical, pragmatic and flexible about their way of living.

"Is that your tribe?" Katara asked.

Tribesman answered. "It most certainly is not! That's the Zhang tribe, a bunch of low-life thieves. They've been the enemies of my tribe for a hundred years." As before the group approaches. As the tribesman whistles to them. "Hey, Zhangs! I'm saving a spot for my tribe so don't even think about stealing it!"

As the women wearing a Hog-monkey pelt welting a sword on her back approaches the man. "Where are the rest of the Gan Jin? Still tidying up their camp site?" She asked and Konoha team turns out that women is their leader.

"Yes, but they sent me ahead of them to hold a spot." Gan Jin tribesman answered.

Zheng Leader arms crossed. "I didn't know the canyon guide took reservations." She said.

Gan Jin huffed. "Ha, of course you didn't! That's the ignorance I'd expect from a messy Zhang. So unorganized and ill-prepared for a journey." causing the Zhang tribe members yell out in protest behind them. As Katara, Sakura, Aang and Naruto look at each other worriedly while the group did the same, but turn around to see a large pile of rocks being levitated up makes Momo ran away from the spot and thrown canyon guide stands behind where the rocks used to be.

Canyon Guide sighed and dusted himself then said."Sorry about the wait, youngsters. Who's ready to cross this here canyon?" Before he pointed the entrance. As Everyone looked expression.

"Uh, one of them, I think..." Sakura pointed at left to reveal the Zhangs and the scout.

Gan Jin tribesman step rushing forward. "I was here first, my party's on their way."

Canyon guide apology "I can't guide people who aren't here."

As showing the Zhang filing past the three kids and the fuming Gan Jin scout. "Guess you guys will have to make the trip tomorrow." Zhang leader mockingly.

Causing the scout, whose eyes twitch in anger. As the turn his head behind and pans left to reveal another tribe entering the canyon entrance area. The scout points to them in triumph.

"Wait, here they come!" The Scout exclaimed and pointed at the group of clean, finely dressed people are shown coming toward them. But they were much more tradition-bound and tended to be precise with their way of living.

"Wow, those guys are clean and freshen." Sakura admitted of how they look calm.

Causing the Zhangs flinch and quick turn of the Gan Jins arrived. As the Leader look to the canyon guide. "You're not seriously gonna cave into these spoiled Gan Jins? I mean we're refugees too! And we've got sick people that need shelter."

"I... uh... well..." Canyon guide wasn't able to say.

Gan Jin tribesman scout spoke."We've got old people who are weary from traveling."

"Sick people get priority over old people." Zhang leader respond.

Gan Jin leader spoke. "Maybe you Zhangs wouldn't have so many sick people if you weren't such slobs."

"If you Gan Jins weren't so clean, you wouldn't live to be so old." Zhang leader insulted them.

As they continue argued over the two arguing tribes as spoke. "Well Aang, ready to put your peace-making skills to the test?"

"She's right, Aang. I could tried to break them up." Naruto said.

Aang responded."I don't know, a fight over chores is one thing, but these people have been feuding for a hundred years."

"But we better get them get along otherwise it will be worst." Kakashi said and cause everyone nodded.

Katara and Sakura stepping forward. "Everybody listen up!" Katara yelled.

As Sakura pointed at Naruto and Aang. "This two are the Avatars, and if you give them a chance, I'm sure they can come up with a compromise that will make everyone happy." She added.

Naruto spoke in. "Uh, you could share the earthbender and travel together?" He declared.

"Absolutely not! We'd rather be taken by the Fire Nation than travel with those stinking thieves!" Gan Jin leader yelled in responded pointing at the Zhangs.

"We wouldn't travel with those pompous fools anyway!" Zhang leader yelled as the two tribes begin to shout at each other again.

As the Tribes still argue, as Naruto and Aang look at the tribes with leers of annoyance of their argument.

"That's enough! DATTEBAYO!" Naruto yelled.

As Aang joined in. "All right here's the deal, you're all going down together and Appa here will fly your sick and elderly across! Does that seem fair?" he exclaimed and causing both leaders nod in agreement,

==Later==

As the sick and elderly boarding Appa on his saddle,but it seems that each of the tribe that been stay away each other.

Aang patted Appa's head. "Sorry, Appa, Kakashi will take cared of you, when we can get there on the other side."

"His right Appa." Naruto said as Sokka approaches them.

"Aang, Naruto, this feuding tribe stuff is serious business. Are you two sure it's a good idea getting involved in this?" Sokka asked.

"To tell you the truth, I'm not sure. But when have I ever been?" Aang said grinning broadly.

"Same here, Dattebayo!" Naruto replied.

Katara walk in place her hand on his shoulder. "Naruto and Aang are the Avatars, Sokka, making peace between people is his job."

"Yup, So am I, Dattebayo!" Naruto exclaimed as he walk in besides Aang.

And the Silver haired sensei. "Sure it is, being an Avatar from the future, after reborn from his mother Kushina." Kakashi said.

"Yeah, I didn't knew Lady Kushina was the Hokage's wife and Naruto's mother after all." Sakura admitted. "Since you told Naruto about his heritage back at the Kiyoshi."

"Thanks Kakshi-sensei, Sakura." Naruto said with a foxy-grin.

"Baka, it better be." Sakura with a space out expression as the Inner appeared. "Yeah, Naruto! You are a number one Avatar! Cha!" Inner Sakura said.

Sokka turn his head stared the canyon. "Aang's and Naruto's job gonna make us cross this whole canyon on foot isn't it?" He said dismayed.

"But Dope and Aang will think of something to breaking the argument." Sasuke suggested.

"Yeah, right, teme. We better to find the reason to hate each other?" Naruto said.

==At the Canyon Guide's Home==

As the two tribes and the others were gathered around and as the Canyon guide out in the house and announced. "Okay, now comes the bad news. No food allowed in the canyon," As he started makes motions with his hands to illustrate the skittery monsters that might lurk in the canyon. "it attracts dangerous predators." Causing Both tribes yell out in protest.

"No food?! This is ridiculous." Gan Jin Leader said with his hands on his hips.

Canyon Guide coos. "Oh, you babies can go a day without food? Would you rather be hungry, or dead?" As he raises an earth pillar to tower over the rest. He continues, cupping his hands to his mouth to amplify his voice. "Now, we're heading down in ten minutes. All food better be in your gut or in the garbage!"

Now The Zhang tribe quickly whips out and shoves food into their mouths, which stands in stark contrast to the Gan Jin tribe, who eat slowly with chopsticks and wipe their mouths.

With Everyone saw both tribes eat their food in manners.

"Those Zhangs didn't learned to make manners and while the Gan Jin did eat properly." Sakura comment and turn her head to Naruto. "No offense Naruto? You maybe never learned to do manners."

"None taken, Sakura." Naruto replied. (AN: Since Sakura was look behave since the traveling.)

==With Aang==

Aang told the people on Appa. "Kakashi and Appa's going to take good care of you 'till we get there." As he jump of the saddle and said To Appa. "See you on the other side buddy!," as he turn to Kakashi. "Take cared of these people."

Kakashi replied. "I will, and take care of my students?" Causing Aang nodded for respond and turn look at his students with a nodded and they nodded back. "Yip yip!" Appa roars and takes off.

==Moment Later==

As the groups of people climbing down into the canyon. With Naruto and Aang on the Lead while Sokka and Katara on behind them and so does Sasuke and Sakura. Then the tour guide stops Naruto and Aang and look down the gap of the roadway of how deep it is, as the guide earthbends by turned backwards and extend his hand to form a bridge in a gap in the path.

"Nice bending!" Naruto admitted.

"The job's much more than bending, kids. Folks want information." Canyon guide explained to Naruto and Aang as turns to the travelers. "Many of you are probably wondering how canyons are formed. Experts tell us this canyon was most likely carved into the ground by Earth-Spirits who were angry at local farmers for not offering them a proper sacrifice." Katara and Sokka look at each other, while Sakura holding Momo, Sasuke look cautious for a certain situation as they heard the rumbling as they look up in fear as an avalanche of rocks comes falling toward them, and the canyon guide earthbends it away from them.

Canyon guide chuckled. "Hehehe, guess the spirits are still angry! Hope you all brought sacrifices."

"Haha. Very funny old man." Naruto muttered with a dried look and turn his head to group along with Aang with the same expression.

As everyone arrived the canyon floor and the canyon wall on the right side of the screen. The view pans slowly rightward before cutting to a closer, overhead shot of the group now at the bottom of the switchback trail. They have just entered the canyon floor. The guide stands in front of the two tribes and the kids. Katara, Aang, and Sokka look at each other in exasperation and the scene fades to show them standing at the bottom of the canyon next to a huge boulder.

"Okay, everyone stand clear of the wall." Old man guide instructed. As he throws the boulder and destroys the bridge he had made earlier.

"Why'd you do that?" Aang asked.

"Yeah, what gives?" Naruto asked.

Canyon guide answered. "These people are fleeing the Fire Nation, aren't they? Gotta make sure we can't be followed. We'll be safe now." But without notice a huge animal appeared behind the smoke and as he is picked up by a huge animal while the old man yells out.

Aang flinch and blows away the dust to reveal to be a crocodile, ant, and spider-like creature. It has four eyes on either side of its face and a forked tongue in a sharp-toothed jaw. Much like a traditional arachnid.

Sokka yelled."We gotta help him!" As he throws his boomerang at the creature, which drops the canyon guide before the boomerang hits and comes after Sokka instead. "Okay, now we gotta help me!" Katara and Sakura comes to his aid and does a water whips on the creatures, but she and rosette is quickly thrown aside, as Sasuke fires it's fireballs at it. Naruto jumps down and thrown all shurikens at the creature as the shurikens hit's the creature and sends a multiple blasts of air at the crawler and Aang came in twirl his glider in-front and create a vortex and as the creature was caught in the tornado and the bald avatar while the whip and slam in the wall and let the creature drives it away.

As everyone exhausted of the attack as both Avatars look at the creature. As Naruto turn over to the guide. "What the hell was that!?" He asked.

As Sakura and Katara with the guide on the ground. "Canyon Crawlers." He answered groans in pain, "And there's sure to be more!"

"There's more, well this is not good." Sasuke comment.

With Katara holding his arm. "Your arms, they're broken!"

Canyon guide exclaimed. "Without my arms, I got no bending. In other words-"

"We're trapped in this canyon." Naruto and Aang said the same with a fear expression.

==Later==

As Katara and Sakura tending the guides wounds during the attack by the Canyon crawlers. With the others behind the girls. And as Sokka spoke. "I thought the whole point of ditching our food was so we wouldn't have to deal with things like canyon crawlers."

As Gan Jin leader exclaimed pointed at the Zhangs. "It's the Zhangs! They took food down here even after the canyon guide told them not to. "

"What?" Zhang leader flinched as before she walk towards the Gan Jin Leader. "If there's anyone who can't go without food for a day, it's you pampered Gan Jins!" She argued and pointed at them.

"I hope you're happy. We're stuck in this canyon with no way out." Gan Jin leader suggested.

As Naruto, Aang, Katara, Sakura and the Guide before look the Gan Jin Leader and they turned their heads to the Zhang leader continue their argued. "Why don't you thank yourself, food hider?" She exclaimed.

As Aang stepped in and said. "Look, sticking together is the only way to-"

Zhang leader interrupted. "I'm not walking another step with the likes of them!"

"Now there's something we can agree on." Gan Jin leader suggested with his arms crossed.

As Aang turned to the guide. "Any ideas?" He suggested.

The guide look distressed. "No bending... we need to get out of this canyon... I won't die down here! I won't become part of the food chain!" He said whining. And cause Sasuke look annoying of the old man's problem. As Sakura tried to calm the guide down.

With Aang and Naruto looked shocked about the guide's mental trauma. And as the Gan Jin Leader taunt. "See! We're going to become part of the food chain because of you!" He turn the side and he points to Zhangs.

Zhang leader obvious and replied. "Sure, unjustly blame the Zhangs like you always do!" She exclaimed.

Gan Jin leader replied. "Gladly" As the gust of wind blown on the side. "Enough!" Aang angrily causing the leaders attention.

"We thought we could help you guys get along, but we guess that's not gonna happen." Naruto furiously.

As Naruto and Aang Jumps onto a tall rock. As Naruto spoke declared. "We should split up, Gan Jins on this side…" He pointed at the right side of the path with his hand.

While Aang pointed his glider on the left. "And Zhangs on that side! We'll travel in two separate lines." He added.

Causing Sooka and Katara look amazed, while Team 7 were admitted about their blond knuckle-head blond was a good leadership, Sakura was admitted about the blond idiot-turns-good and while Sasuke smirked. And soon he'll hope he will become a Hokage soon.

With their declared, the two leaders nod at each other and start walking. Aang and Naruto look at sides the tribes going in the different directions and they jumps down to Sokka, Katara Sasuke and Sakura with Momo flew at Naruto's shoulder.

Naruto spoke in. "Sasuke and Sokka, you go with the Zhangs. Sakura and Katara, you go with the Gan-Jins. See if you can find out why they hate each other so much." He ordered them. Before they heading the tribes separated ways. But leaving Team 7.

"Is there somethings wrong, guys?" Naruto asked.

"Yeah, I just want the reason about what they hate each other?" Sasuke said.

As Sakura look at Sasuke. "I know Sasuke, I wonder why?"

"Yeah, but the best we better get moving." Naruto suggested. "And I will see you guys tomorrow, and while waiting for me and Aang of what you learned?"

As his teammates nodded understand and while they headed separately, while Sasuke going with Sokka and Sakura with Katara, as rosette turned her head behind stared the blond teammate when he was they split up and the camera pans to show them walking separately

==With Naruto and Aang==

Naruto and Aang watch the camps from both tribes with Momo for sure. Until nightfall. As Naruto and Aang look each other and nodded for waiting for Sasuke and Sakura for report.

==At Zhang Camp==

As the Zhangs were setting camps on their tents. While Sasuke is on duty for activity until dinner.

With Sokka went to the Zhang Leader and said. "So, you guys aren't going to put up your tarps" He wondering.

"What for? Its the dry season." Zhang leader replied.

"Exactly!" Sokka exclaimed.

As Zhang leader turn and look at Sokka. "Besides, we like to use the tarp as a blanket." She said.

"Finally, someone gets it!" Sokka smiling for admitted.

==At Gan Jin Camp==

With Katara as the Gan Jin that where they are putting up tarps over their tents. And while Sakura look at the tribesman setting tents.

As Katara turn to the leader of the Gan Jin. "You really think it'll rain?" She asked wondered.

Gan Jin Leader replied. "No, but you can never be too careful, right?"

That makes Katara smiles.

==At Nightfall - With Gan Jin Camp==

As where they are sitting around their campfire. While Katara sit next to Sakura before she went in her duties with the Gan Jin Leader as they had wondered of how long they been sitting. As the The Gan Jin leader looks around and pulls a piece of bread out of his sleeve. Katara and Sakura looks stunned to see all the other tribe members doing the same.

Gan Jin leader break the bread in two and offer them to the water-tribe girl and pink kunoichi. "Would you care for some bread, Katara, Sakura?" As the girls took the bread.

As Sakura guessed. "So it was you guys who had food!" She said.

"Oh come now, you really think that tribe of thieves isn't smuggling food? Why should my people go hungry when the sneaky Zhangs are stuffing their faces." Gan jin leader before turn his eyes stared the location were the Zhangs camped.

Katara hesitates. "Well, I guess it's okay if everyone's doing it." As Katara and Sakura takes the bread and eats it.

As Sakura stared the bread she ate and turn to the Gan jin leader. "So, why does your tribe hate the Zhangs so much?" She asked.

"Yeah, give us the reason?" Katara added.

As Gan Jin replied. "You two seem like a smart girls Sakura, and also you Katara, I bet you would enjoy hearing some history."

==Historical Flashback==

Fades to show a large gate with a finely dressed man running toward it. Voice-over. "The patriarch of our tribe, Jin Wei, was an earthbender warrior who was assigned an important duty," As the par of arms holding a Orb and before par of arms taken the orb, "transporting our sacred orb from the great eastern gate, to the great western gate." As Jin Wei hold the orb in the gate lets sun rays to orb absorb it, And before Jin Wei begun to travel. "Taking the orb from the east to the west represents the sun's rising and setting." As Jin Wei travels to the east. "It was our tribe's ancient redemption ritual." As scene Jin Wei approaches the Eastern Gate. "But as he approached the gate, Jin Wei was attacked by one of the Zhang," As ti reveal a man holding a sword, as before a man caught the orb, "a vermin named Wei Jin, who looked at the orb with envy." Wei Jin stared the Orb with a greedy face "That coward Wei Jin knocked Jin Wei to the ground, and stole our sacred orb." Before Wei Jin ran with the orb on his hands.

==Ended==

As back to the Gan Jin leader's face with his eyes closed. "Our people have never forgotten. You can never trust a Zhang." With his eyes open and stared the girls.

Katara and Sakura was stunned of the tale as Katara glares at the Zhang's camp. And while Sakura will going to Naruto and Aang of what she learned. 'I better tell Aang and Naruto about this.'

==At Zhang Camp==

It shows the Zhang tribe and Sokka and Sasuke sitting around the campfire. While Sasuke sharpen his kunais before his also return to camp.

Zhang leader took out a meats on the sack and offer to Sokka and Sasuke. "Care for some meat?"

Sokka accepted "Would I!" He exclaimed and takes the meat and bites down hungrily.

"Hm." Sasuke accepted and took the meat and take a bite.

AS the Zhang leader stared the fire. "I know what you two must be thinking, we're horrible for endangering everybody by bringing food down here" She said.

"Hm-hmm." Sokka replied while Sasuke was listened.

Zhang leader explained."The Gan Jin think so badly of us, they probably assumed we brought food in and decided to bring food in themselves. That's why we brought food in."

Sokka still eating. With Sasuke "Hm." of what she was saying.

As Zhang leader turn her eyes stared the camp of Gan Jin. "Our conflict with the Gan Jin goes back over a hundred years." She start tell the boys a tale.

==Different Historical Flashback==

Fades to show a poorly-dressed man running through a large gate. "Our forefather Wei Jin was leaving the western gate of our village, when he saw a figure in the distance." Before Wei Jin stopped and saw a man collapsed in the ground. "It was a man of the Gan Jin tribe, Jin Wei, collapsed on the ground." As poorly man approaches the Wei Jin. "Noble Wei Jin stopped to help him." Before Jin Wei pointed of what Wei Jin attention. "Jin Wei was transporting a sacred orb," It revealed a orb on the ground that Jin Wei pointed, "a very powerful relic used in his tribe's redemption ritual." As Wei Jin attend to help Jin Wei with a shameful. "Wei Jin tried to tend to the man's wounds but Jin Wei insisted the orb was more important," As Jin Wei told Wei Jin about the orb, "and asked him to take it back to his tribe." As Wei Jin ran to the orb and take it. "Kind Wei Jin promised to send help for the man as soon as he could," As before he took the orb and ran travel to the West, "but as Wei Jin crossed the border to return the orb into Gan Jin territory," As the Gan Jin swordsman arrived and before the man slashed him with a sword and fly backwards, drop the orb and himself, "he was arrested." As the scene turns out a door open. "Instead of thanking him for his kind and selfless deed," Before Wei Jin was thrown to jail, "they sentenced him to twenty long years in prison." As he land on the floor and turn his head behind with a angry look and soon the cell door is closed.

==Ended==

Back to Zhang leader with a angry look. "We Zhangs will never forget that injustice." She snarled.

"I see." Sasuke said for understand. 'I better head to Naruto about this.'

"That's just terrible." Sokka said for concerned as looks at her piece of meat on Zhang leader's hand. "You gonna finish that?" He asked of what he pointing and responded with a bite.

==With Aang and Naruto==

Aang sitting with Momo far from both camps.

"Sure would be nice to be sitting around one of those campfires, telling stories and laughing." Aang said.

"Yeah, it sure does looks peaceful." Naruto said letting Momo coos.

"Its okay Momo, we'll be out of here soon enough, and then we can eat our weight in leechi nuts!" Aang said cause Momo's ears pop out and look and stare a bug and jumps up and snatches a bug out of the air, he eats part of it before offering the rest to Aang cause eyes widen of how disgusting to eat bugs.

"Nah, I'll wait for the leechi nuts." Aang said as Momo keep eating.

"Hey, Aang." Naruto called and as the bald Avatar react and catch something on his hand as he look and open his palm it reveal to be a black ball, as he look at the blond Avatar. "What this?"

"Food Ration Pills. I brought those in my pouch. While the guys got those." Naruto said and he took another pill and ate it. "It maybe taste awful stuff, but it's not bad."

As Aang did not told him twice and so as he ate the pill and but it tastes look bitter, it's not bad.

"Lonely isn't it, being impartial" As the two Avatars turn attention to the injured canyon guide walking approaches the Avatars.

"We wish we could help these people get along, but it just seems impossible. Anyhow, I guess our biggest problem is getting out of here." Naruto said as before he stood and help him lay on the rocks.

"I'm not so sure the two problems are unrelated." He replied of concerned, after that he took a nap, while Aang looks away sadly.

==Next Morning==

As the Sun rises, the two tribes traveling again in daylight. As Canyon Guide and the Avatars are waiting for the Water-tribe Siblings and Other Teammates of Naruto.

"All clear, we're almost to the other side." Canyon guide said and pointed to the path. As the Gan Jin leader along with his 2 tribesman. As the Zhang Leader look their rival tribe attention and continue to walk, before Naruto and Aang jumps down as they look at the tribes each and they meet up with their friends.

"Katara, Sokka, Sasuke, Sakura!" Aang called and let their friends attention.

"Will these people cooperate long enough to get out of the canyon?" Naruto asked.

"I don't think so, Aang, Naruto, the Zhangs really wronged the Gan Jins." Katara said.

"They ambushed Jin Wei and stole the sacred orb." Sakura explained.

"What are talk about, you two?" Aang confuse.

As Sokka spoke. "Yeah Katara, Sakura, what are you talking about? Wei Jin didn't steal the orb, he was returning it to their village gate and was wrongfully punished by the Gan Jin." Sokka argued.

"Sokka was telling the truth, Katara? That Wei Jin was Innocent." Sasuke said.

"You sure, Sasuke?" Sakura curious.

"I'm positive. Wei Jin saw Jin Wei was injured from the travels, so he was tired from his travels and he asked Wei Jin to take the Orb and return to Gan Jin." Sasuke explained.

Katara replied. "Not innocent and punished enough if you ask me." with her arms crossed frowned.

Causing Sokka's frustrated growls. While Aang break the argued. "Okay, okay I get it! Now I need your help, I need everyone together at the base of the canyon wall." He said and as he got out the wings of his glider and takes off on the air and with Naruto followed him with Aang and jumped on the top of the glider with his chakra on his feet and towards to the ledge of the canyon walls and as they arrived before the tribes begun the argued and with Aang landing between the two tribes.

As Aang spoke. "Please everyone, as soon as we get out of here we can eat and then go our separate ways, but I need you all to put your heads together and figure out a way up this cliff." with his hands on the each side.

Gan Jin leader spoke with his hands on his hips. "Maybe the Zhang can climb the wall with their long disgusting fingernails." He exclaimed.

"Oh sorry, I forgot that to the Gan Jin unclipped fingernails is a crime punishable by twenty years in jail!" Zhang leader mocking the Gan Jin.

"Why, you dirty thief!" Gan Jin leader angered insulted.

"You pompous fool!" Zhang leader replied the insult.

As the tribes began to argue loudly again, accompanied by Katara and Sokka.

"Guys, focus!" Naruto yelled. "How many times do Aang have to say it? Harsh words won't solve problems, action will!" He added.

"Like I said? Harsh words won't solve problems, action will!" Aang argued.

As the Zhang leader heard his right and look at the Gan Jin leader. "Perhaps the Avatars is right."

"Yes, perhaps he is." Gan Jin leader agreed and causing Aang and Naruto grins happily at this.

"Harsh words will never solve our problems." Zhang leader taunt stated.

Gan Jin leader taunt replied. "Action will!"

As Gan Jin and Zhang Leader drawn their swords and Aang and Naruto yells in surprise, as they clash their swords.

They now drawn back to their stance. "To the death! And let this be the end of this rivalry!" Gan Jin declared.

Naruto stared at Aang with concerned "Aang take it back?"

"Right," Aang replied as he turn to the tribe leaders. "You know, I take it back. Harsh words aren't so bad!"

The two leaders ignore him as they begin to fight, before the Zhang leader twirl her large curved sword. and charged and deflect Gan Jin's Jian thrust. As the keep slashing and slashing. They are evenly matched, as they back to their stance; The Gan Jin leader's beard cut and fall out and the Zhang leader's left pigtail fall off and cause them furious and continue fighting again and again, until cause Naruto and Aang upset for have enough and as Aang in the air then slam the glider on the ground and blows them apart with a strong gust of air. The two tribes go flying backward.

Aang looks furiously, then Naruto and Aang notice there's a large amount of hidden food on the cloth and with Aang with a slacked-jaw in shocked.

"Is that... food?" Naruto said, as the Gan jin tribesman kick the cloth and cover the food.

"Everyone smuggled food down here?" Aang said turn look at the Gan Jin and he turn to Zhang. "Unbelievable!"

With Naruto yelled at the both tribes. "You guys put our lives in danger because you couldn't go without a snack for a day?" Before the Zhang leader pick the food and she drop one.

"You're all awful!" Aang upset and it replaced with looks in wonder at he saw a custard tart, and causing his stomach growls and with his hand on his stomach. "So hungry. Is that an egg custard in that tart?" He asked he pointed at custard.

"Aang there's no time to-" Naruto couldn't finished his sentence.

Suddenly a growled he heard and with Aang corner his eyes turn behind to see dozens of canyon crawlers approaching, as they prepared to attack and cause everyone to flee in panic.

As Sokka, Katara, Sasuke and Sakura ran towards to the others. "Oh no, that's a lot of canyon crawlers" She concerned.

"We barely survived one!" Sokka said and taking out his boomerang.

"I agreed!" Sasuke agreed and took out two kunais.

As Canyon guide stepping back holding his right hand in-front, cause the group attention of how he look distress. "They're coming back for me! They've had a taste and they're coming back for me!" He said.

As Sokka and Sasuke runs forward as Katara stop them grabbing their amrs. "Sokka, Sasuke, wait." As the boy turn to Katara. "I don't care about this stupid feud, Me and Sakura just want us to get out of here alive"

"Yeah, Sasuke we better get us out of this canyon." Sakura added.

Sokka shrugged replied. "Me too. I only took their side 'cause they fed me." As the group ran forward.

==With Naruto and Aang==

As the Canyon crawlers charging straight to the Avatars and Aang flew off with his glider and Naruto make a cross-hand seals. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" As the poof of smoke appeared and make 20 clones and throws a volloy of shurikens and enhanced with wind and charge forward at them as Aang flip the wings on his glider and twirled in the air and land wing the staff and make a gust of wind blown the canyon crawlers and makes the crawlers angry and charges at them, and as they dived them and they jumps in the air as the canyon crawlers, and soon has them all in a pile, as Aang land on it's head and leaps very high and slam the staff in the pile and scattered around. As the crawlers pick themselves up on their feet and target the refugees.

As the canyon attack the three refugees in panic and as the two ran as the other climb over the boulder and as the crawler bite the Gan Jin tribesman robes. As with the Zhang leader attack the crawler and the crawler grab her sword to push her in.

With Katara cautious and she heard a scream then turn behind saw the other 2 Gan Jin tribesman surrounded by the other 2 crawlers and she them by hitting them with her water whip. Then with off guard and the crawler bites her water whip and broke her concentration.

Sokka ran away from the crawler and as he slide in the rock as the crawler followed and he throw his boomerang at crawler then it returns at him and he saw the another one and resume running.

As Sasuke fires with his fireball at them, while Sakura throws shurikens at them and followed with her waterbending, and with Naruto attack them with his air-bend. As Aang twirls his staff and make a whirlwind and blew them off.

Though Aang, Katara, Sokka, and the tribe leaders fight hard to hold them off, Aang looks around they are vastly out numbered with Naruto of what he witnessed. and then on his attention to see the crawlers eating the food out of the bags from the other tribes.

As Aang corner his eyes at the pile of bag of food.

Sooner the tribesman tried defend themselves and as Aang appeared. "Everybody, watch me and do what I do" He yelled he took out a bag on his hand before letting everyone attention, as he jump off and land at the crawlers and distracts a crawler with a piece of food at them and the crawler caught it and turn attention to Aang as the one of the crawler charges at him and as Aang throws a bag over its snout and leaps on its back, as the two tribes mimic him, working together. as the Zhang tribesman lure the crawler and with the Gan Jin on it's back as the crawler distracts as its bag cover its snout, As with Katara holding the fish and Sokka packing at bag on it;s mouth and with the Zhang leader leap the crawler's head and Gan Jin Leader place the food on the ground and trows the bag on its mouth.

When everyone on board their canyon crawlers minus team 7? Since they can climb wall

As with Naruto holding a huge bag of food onto his hands and lifts in the air and said. "Now follow me! We're riding out of this hole!" As he swing it's sack and letting the crawlers respond and he place his foot on the wall and start climbing and guide the crawlers up the canyon wall with Sasuke and Sakura followed with Momo flying to the top.

==At the top of the Canyon==

As Everyone arrived with Naruto holding the food. As Aang instructed. "Everyone, get off!"

Now the Water-tribe siblings jumping off a crawlers, and the tribe leaders followed. "We made it!" Zhang leader exclaimed. Plus the Canyon Guide jumping off by dropping off with a 'Umph!' with Sasuke and Sakura arrive and helping the guide. As soon as all the people have made it up the cliff, Naruto throws the bag back down, and the crawlers follow.

Zhang leader spoke. "I never thought a Gan Jin could get his hands dirty like that." She admitted.

"And I never knew you Zhangs were so reliable in a pinch." Gan Jin Leader smiled admitted.

Zhang smiled. "Perhaps we're not so different after all." Causing Aang and Naruto sighs in relief along the their friends.

"Too bad we can't rewrite history." Gan Jin leader replied and draws his sword. "You thieves stole our sacred orb from Jin Wei!" He justified.

As Zhang leader draws her sword. "You tyrants unjustly imprisoned Wei Jin for twenty long years!" She argue with justified.

That causing everyone expression plus Aang with his hands sides of his face with sighs in frustration and pop of he realize something. "Wait a second..."

"What?" Naruto confuse.

"Jin Wei? Wei Jin? I know those guys!" Aang exclaimed before he stared his hands of certain.

"You sure?" Sakura exclaimed.

"Yes, yes, we're all aware of the story." Gan Jin leader said as Zhang leader's sword closer.

Aang spoke. "No, I mean I really knew them." As the tribe leaders lower their swords. "I might not look it, but I'm a hundred and twelve years old." He explained letting everyone attention. "I was there one hundred years ago on the day you're talking about."

==Aang's Historical Flashback==

Scene fades to show the two men facing each other.

Aang spoke the tale. "There seems to be a lot of confusion about what happened." Before the Jin Wei and Wei Jin make a stance to fight each other. "First of all, Jin Wei and Wei Jin weren't enemies." Before causing them attention. "They were brothers," They stand, "twins in fact," They change into identical men, "and they were eight;" then side opens into 8-year kids, "and most importantly, they were just playing a game!" Causing the kids cheer. "The sacred orb from the legend, that was the ball!" Before a ball appeared in thin air. "And the eastern and western gates were the goal posts." And the gates were appeared on both sides as Jin Wei ran with a ball on his hands. "Jin Wei had the ball and was running toward the goal when he fell and fumbled it." Jin Wei tripped. As the ball heading to Wei Jin. "Wei Jin didn't steal the ball, he picked it up and started running it toward the other goal, but he stepped out of bounds," Before he pick the ball and running towards the out-of-the-line as a panda with a red-flag and whistle, "so the official put him in the penalty box. Not for twenty long years but for two short minutes." Before the panda pick Wei Jin up and towards the 'penalty box' and with his arms crossed and cause Jin Wei laughed at him with pointing his finger at him.

==Ended==

As Aang with his arms spreading as Katara with her thinking gesture with a grin along with Sakura, while Sokka was his right hand on his hip and along with Sasuke with his arms crossed and with Naruto with a hands on his pocket. "There was no stealing and no putting anyone in imprison, it was just a game." Aang finished.

"You're saying the sacred orb was actually a sacred ball?" Zhang leader suggested.

Aang replied. "Nope, just a regular ball."

As the Gan Jin Scout asked. "What about our tribe's redemption ritual?"

"That's what the game was called, redemption." Aang answered and explained. "As soon as you got the ball from one end to the other, everyone would yell "redemption"!" He exclaimed. with his hands on the air.

As The tribe leaders look at each other skeptically. As Aang hold his hand at the Zhang leader. "Don't get me wrong, Wei Jin was kind of a slob and Jin Wei was a little stuffy, that much is true. But they respected each other's differences enough to share the same playing field."

As Zhang leaderlook to the Gan Jin leader and said. "I suppose it's time we forget the past." She stated.

"And look to the future." Gan Jin leader finished and bowing.

The Zhang leader bows back and Aang and Naruto looks at them happily.

==Later==

As Aang, Water-tribe sibling and Team 7 rendezvous with Kakashi and Appa. As the both tribes standing with Appa. As with Kakashi was congrats Naruto of his leadership skills, same goes with Sakura and Sasuke for he witness his skills. As they reported the reason of what the tribes hate each other.

As with Aang hug the bison and said. "Good to see you, boy. Did Kakashi take cared of you? Did you miss me?" As Appa licks Aang as the Gan Jin leader approaches.

"I cannot thank you enough, Avatar." Gan Jin said and he turn attention to the blond Avatar. "And also you, the future Avatar."

"Anytime, Believe it." Naruto bow in respected and as Aang turn to him covered in Appa's slobber. "Well, you know I try." Bold monk said.

"Ugh!" Gan Jin leader recoils in disgust.

As the Gan Jin leader heading return the two tribes standing together.

Zhang leader announced. "Let us travel to the Earth Kingdom capital as one tribe." As Both tribes cheer as they start walking.

As the group turn behind the injured Canyon guide came in running forward. "I'm going too! I'm sick of this place!" He exclaimed and joining the tribe.

As they turn attention to Aang. "You did it, Aang. That's the why you did told the tribes about this situation?" Sakura exclaimed.

"That's some luck you knew Jin Wei and Wei Jin." Sokka admitted.

"You could call it luck." Aang replied. "Or you could call it lying." He added with a sly smile.

Causing the group shocked in surprised. "What?" Sokka flabbergasted.

With Sakura exclaimed. "Wait a minute! You don't mean-"

"I made the whole thing up." Aang said with a grin,

"You did not!" Sakura shocked while holding Momo.

"That is so wrong." Katara said with a devilish admiration.

As Naruto give Aang a noogie. "Look at you! It seems you are a prankster like I was? No wonder were did I get a habit of pranks."

Sakura was surprised of how that where did Naruto got a prank habits came from."

As Kakashi couldn't help with a eye-smile. "You were right, same goes with your mother."

Naruto surprised. "Mom was habit with pranks?" He asked.

"Oh yes, she is." Kakashi replied.

"Naruto? Can you let me go!" Aang said.

Naruto surprised as he let go to his fellow Avatar. "Sorry Aang. I couldn't help it, believe it."

"That's okay," Aang said as look around. "Now where is that egg custard tart? I'm starving!"

With that everyone went to Appa and get something to eat.

(Chapter Ended)


==Chapter Preview==


Katara: "We need you, Aang." - Voice-over; softly.

Aang: "I need you, too." - Close-up while looking to Katara; contently.

Sakura: "We need you and Aang, Naruto."

Naruto: "Sakura."

Aang: "Be careful, guys! Guys?"

Aang: "Gyatso?"

Gyatso: "Why did you disappear?"

Sokka: "Out of food and out of money. Now what are we supposed to do?"

Katara: You could get a job, smart guy.

Iroh: "There is a storm coming. A big one."

Zuko: "You're out of your mind, Uncle. The weather's perfect. There's not a cloud in sight."

Iroh: Next time on Naruto: Legend of Aang: The Storm


==Character Status==


|...| - Trademark


Naruto Uzumaki


Level: 12

Role: Jinchuuriki, Avatar.

Rank: Genin.

Affiliation: Konohagakure(Hidden Leaf Village)

Clan: Uzumaki Clan

Techniques: Henge, Kawarimi, |Kage Bunshin|, Oiroke, Harem, |Air blast|, Air slice, Gale, Kukiken, Wave, Water whip, Avatar State(Uncontrollable).

Weapons: kunai, shuriken.

Bending type: Air, Water,


Aang


Level: 12

Role: Last-Airbender, Avatar.

Affiliation: Southern Air-Temple

Techniques: Air ball, |Air scooter, Gale|, Gust, Air slice, Tornado, Air funnel, Air Slam, Wave, Water whip, Avatar State(Uncontrollable).

Weapons: glider.

Bending type: Air, Water, Avatar.


Sakura Haruno


Level: 9

Role: Common Kunoichi, Water Bender.

Rank: Genin

Affiliation: Konohagakure(Hidden Leaf Village)

Techniques: Bunshin, Henge, Kawarimi, Wave, |Water whip|.

Weapons: kunai, shuriken.

Bending type: Water.


Katara


Level: 9

Role: Water-Bender, Instructor of Waterbender.

Affiliation: Southern Water Tribe,

Techniques: Wave, |Water whip|.

Weapons: none

Bending type: Water.


Sasuke Uchiha


Level: 12

Role: Uchiha Survivor.

Rank: Genin.

Affiliation: Konohagakure(Hidden Leaf Village)

Clan: Uchiha Clan

Techniques: Bunshin, Henge, Kawarimi, Shishi Rendan, |Katon: Goukakyo|, Katon: Housenka, Katon: Ryuka(Fire Style: Dragon Flame Jutsu).

Weapons: kunai, shuriken.

Bending type: unknown.

Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan.


Sokka


Level: 7

Role: Warrior, Tactician.

Affiliation: Bendless Boomerang Club, Southern Water Tribe.

Techniques: none

Weapons: |Boomerang|, club, jaw-bone dagger.

Bending type: none


Kakashi Hatake


Level: 32

Role: Copy Ninja Kakashi, Kakashi of the Sharingan, Hero of the Sharingan.

Rank: Jonin, ANBU Captain(Former)

Affiliation: Konohagakure(Hidden Leaf Village), ROOT (Ne)(Defect)

Techniques: |Raikiri(Lightning Blade/Cutter)|, Magen: Narakumi(Demonic Illusion: Death Mirage), Doton: Shinju Zanshu(Earth Style: Headhunter), Doton: Doryuheki(Earth Style: Mud Wall), Doton: Moguragakure(Earth Style: Hidden Mole), Fuja hoin(Curse Sealing), Katon: Goukakyo(Fire Style: (Great) Fire Ball), Genjutsu: Sharingan, Kirigakure(Hidden Mist), Raiton: Kage Bunshin(Lightning Style: Shadow Clone), Raiton: Jibashi(Lightning Style: Earth Flash), Taju Kage Bunshin(Multi-Shadow Clone), Sennen Goroshi(Thousand Years of Pain/Death(:3), Kage Bunshin(Shadow Clone), Sairento kiringu(Silent Kiling), Kuchiyose(Summon(Dogs), Kuchiyose: Doton: Tsuiga(Summoning: Earth Style: Fanged Pursuit).

Weapons: Kunai, Shuriken, Tanto.

Bending type: Unknown.

Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan.


Zhang Leader


Level: 32

Role: Leader of the Zhang Tribe

Affiliation: Earth Kingdom

Techniques: None

Weapons: Large Curve Sword.

Bending Types: None

Gan Jin Leader


Level: 32

Role: Leader of the Gan Jin Tribe

Affiliation: Earth Kingdom

Techniques: None

Weapon: Jian sword

Bending Types: Earth


Canyon Guide


Level: 20

Role: Tour Guide

Affiliation: Earth Kingdom.

Techniques: Rock Throw, Rock slide

Weapon: None

Bending Types: Earth


Finished Date: 5/7/2014/10:00pm - Updated Date: 4/7/2014/10:29pm


Phew! I took a long time to write the new chapter, so I decide to have Sakura and Sasuke behave a little for at least, but you can re-write this chapter if the 'USER" did not make a new chapter for this, and so that's my chapter I made. But it's hard to describe the fighting scenes. Pleas Review.