Zuko is left as an infant to live in the Northern Water Tribe for his own protection, to be raised by a kindly, noble couple. Outed at a young age as a firebender, he fights for a place in the society he loves, for the acceptance of his family, for the love of the princess, and to win the war without knowing his true family is the cause of it. Zue, some/eventual Zutara.

It was a mission of revenge. There weren't supposed to be any survivors, but Chief Hakoda couldn't bring himself to kill the Fire Nation boy. Against his better judgment, he brought him home. A Zuko joins the Water Tribe story.