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Book Three
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Chapter II
Rebirth.
After a hundred and seventy years, there are new airbenders in the world and Bumi is one of them! So too is the mysterious Zaheer, who escaped from his prison thanks to his new ability. Now banished from Republic City, Korra made it her mission to find the new airbenders. Will she and Tenzin be able to bring back the Air Nation?
Air Temple Island.
"Did someone order a fully equipped Future Industries airship?"
Naruto holding several large bags of luggage looked up to see an airship land at the docks with Asami walking out.
"It's perfect! Thanks, Asami." Korra said as she stood beside Naruto before he spoke.
"How the hell did I get stuck carrying all your crap?!"
"It's your job as a boyfriend," Asami said before pointing to the ship and having him walk off.
"I thought it was to have you screaming in pleas-!" Naruto stopped as Asami spoke up over him.
"I figured if we're going to Ba Sing Se to search for airbenders, we should do it in style." She said before Meelo and Ikki went up the ramp after Naruto via air scooters.
"Yay, airship!"
"I wanna see! C'mon, Poki."
"While you guys are gone, Pema and I will hold down the fort." Kya said before picking up Rohan., "Who's excited to spend some time with your Auntie Kya?" She asked, having him throw up on her shirt. "Oh!"
"Aw, he likes you," Pema said to her sister-in-law before Kya pulled water from her pouch, used it to pick up the spit-up, and threw it in the grass.
Korra turned to see Mako walking up with a cylinder before waving. "Mako, I'm so glad you're here."
"Of course, Korra," Mako said before taking a more professional stance. "Once I received your message I proceeded to contact various locations within the Earth Kingdom as ordered by you, the Avatar."
"Right, did you find any more leads?" She asked as he handed her the map.
"There are reports of airbenders popping up all over the Earth Kingdom. I marked the villages on this map. You guys can take it with you."
"Actually, I was kind of hoping you could come, too."
"Really? I don't know, Chief could use me-!"
"Naruto got Zira to help out the police while he's gone. You're a part of Team Avatar, and we can't do this without you." She said as Pema walked up to Tenzin.
"I'll miss you, sweetie."
"I'll miss you too. Once we find the airbenders, I'll send word. You can join us at the Northern Air Temple then."
"Hey!"
They looked to see Meelo and Ikki ride up and stop by them. "How come Jinora gets to go with you but we don't? That's so not fair!"
"Yeah! What this girl said!" Meelo exclaimed, pointing at Ikki. "Not fair!"
"Because if airbenders show up here, they're gonna need some guidance from the two of you," Kya said walking over. "It's a very important job."
"Really? Me, a teacher? Yay!"
"Those maggots will bow to me!"
"Go easy on them, son," Tenzin said as his kids cheered.
On the ramp, Naruto stood as Korra walked up to him.
Smack!
And stifled a moan as he smacked her on the ass. "Oh, you like that?" He asked, looking at her.
"N-No."
"Oh come on, I know you like it when someone else is in charge." Naruto smiled as they walked in.
After getting everything onboard, the group flew into the sky, Naga and Oogi on the open deck, headed out in the wind. Inside, the group sat at a large table looking at the map before Mako spoke. "As of now, these are the towns where we've gotten reports about airbenders. It looks like we can hit up most of them before we get to Ba Sing Se."
"We're going to bring the Air Nation back from the brink of extinction after nearly two hundred years," Korra spoke up excitedly before Tenzin looked over.
"And it's all because of you, Korra."
Later, Naruto was in his room at a table by the window when he put away a sharp double-sided blade. He heard a knock at the door before walking over, opened it, and saw Korra without her pelt. Naruto smiled at her before letting her in. (1.)
Later, the group visits multiple Earth Kingdom villages but is ultimately unsuccessful at recruiting individuals, who have lives of their own and are uninterested in learning about the Air Nomads, mostly due to Tenzin explaining the 'Downsides' of living like a nomad. Deciding that Tenzin's method of recruitment is not working, Korra, Mako, and Bolin try taking matters into their own hands.
They attempt to force a young, unambitious airbender named Ryu to join their cause but ultimately cannot convince him.
Ocean, Wood Prison.
At a wooden prison surrounded by ocean, no land in sight is White Lotus sentries standing at each corner of the platform, guarding a single prison cell made of wood, where one man was doing pull-ups.
He has long black hair, and a beard and is shirtless showing his lightly tanned skin and green tattoos covering his arms and wrapping around his chest and back. He also has tattered pants and is barefoot.
Suddenly, a speed boat sailed up to the deck, having two sentries walk over. "Finally. Our shift is here." As they got to the boat, they only saw one sentry in it. "Hey! Where are the other guards?" He asked as the man looked up revealing Zaheer, with a trimmed beard, and hair in a ponytail.
"Zaheer?"
Zaheer uses airbending to propel himself out of the speed boat over the White Lotus' firebending attack. He knocks the two sentries overboard with an airbending attack. As more sentries start coming out of the guard tower, Zaheer blasts two more overboard. A third sentry waterbends at Zaheer, who dodges out of the way and avoids a firebending blast as well.
The prisoner tries to watch what is happening through the wooden beams of his cage. Zaheer avoids another waterbending attack and jumps on top of the cage. He jumps down and throws a handful of rocks inside, having the man smile. Zaheer knocks over another sentry and launches himself up onto the platform between the two guard towers.
In his cage, the man earthbends the rocks in a constant circle. He suddenly heats the rocks to the point where they become lava and forms a five-pointed shuriken with it. He slices the wall of his prison using the lava and kicks a section of the wood out, knocking down one sentry. As he exits his prison, he knocks a sentry overboard before he and the man clasp hands.
"It's nice to see you again, Ghazan."
"Thanks for busting me out. Where did you pick up the new skills?" Ghazan asked before letting go to cross his arms.
"I have Harmonic Convergence to thank for that. I was given a gift. I believe it's a sign that our path is a righteous one.
Volcano.
Inside a volcano, a waterbending woman with no arms sat in a cell above a pool of lava that formed. She has long black hair that was slightly frayed and is wearing a purple dress and wraps that are tattered at the bottom.
"We're under attack!"
"Look out! Aah!"
She looks up in interest and sees a large blast of fire from one of the White Lotus. Two sentries are thrown off of their platforms with blasts of airbending. Up on the platform, Ghazan wearing a sleeveless shirt throws a barrel out over the cage. Zaheer, still dressed as a White Lotus member, slices the barrel open with airbending and water gushes out.
The woman spins and waterbends the falling water into a pair of tentacle-like arms. She knocks open the door of her cage and begins to climb. She launches herself up to a platform and throws a White Lotus member off. She then dodges a fire blast and propels herself to a higher platform using her 'Arms'.
She lands on the second-to-highest platform and freezes the end of her water arm into an angled piece of ice and uses it to hook the neck of a White Lotus and hurl him off of the platform. She simultaneously grabs another White Lotus member and slams him hard on the metal platform as Zaheer and Ghazan run up behind her.
"I never thought I'd be so happy to see your ugly mugs again." She said, turning to face the two.
"Great to see you too, Ming-Hua." Ghazan smiled as he crossed his arms as turned to Zaheer.
"I'm flattered, you busted me out before that girlfriend of yours." She said, having Zaheer smile.
"We're getting her next."
Team Avatar.
"Well, I guess we should just go to Ba Sing Se and try our luck there."
Tenzin sighed from his seat before Korra looked over. "I don't know what to do. I just thought more people would be excited about coming with us."
"Give them time, you're asking them to give up their life to start anew due to all but the last one being adults who have families," Naruto spoke as he crossed a village out on the map. "Some of them may decide to join up if, knock on wood, something happens and they have no training to protect their friends or family… Could try looking for younger ones, like our age, who would be leaving their homes to start their own life and family."
"Well, maybe you gotta do more to get them excited." Bumi smiled as he raised his hands. "You need to add a little razzle-dazzle."
"Yeah, razzle-dazzle." Bolin pointed over before looking at his hands. "We could put on some sort of airbending street performance."
"I was going to say we could cover Tenzin's robe in sequins, but that's even better." Bumi pointed back at Bolin
"It sounds ridiculous, but it might work." Korra mused over at Tenzin from her chair.
"I'm willing to try anything at this point," Tenzin replied enthusiastically, having Bolin pump his fists.
"Yes! That is the kind of enthusiasm I like to hear."
Later at an Earth Kingdom town made up of sandy-colored rock buildings. A small crowd gathered to watch the airship as it landed before Bolin with a fake mustache walked out with a megaphone. "Come one, come all, and witness the amazing airbenders! An airbending show that will leave you breathless with wind! First up, the tattooed master himself. You know him as the son of Avatar Aang."
"He shaves every hair on his head, every single day. It's the one, the only guy with an arrow pointing to his nose… Tenzin!" Tenzin walked up and took off his shirt then airbends a large air-wheel and rides it around the crowd as they looked on in awe. They cheered as he stopped in front of them and threw his hands up in the air. "Now, now, ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, please be quiet. I have some serious news."
"We've heard that an escaped firebending convict has been spotted near here. Now, I don't want to panic anyone, but if you see a firebender with a red scarf…" Bolin trailed off before a person yelled out.
"I see him. He's right there!"
Naruto who was at the ramp saw an unenthusiastic Mako walk out of the crowd. "I am the escaped convict, and you will all reap my fire." He said flatly before throwing a small flame up in the air.
"Oh, no, who will help us?"
"I will!" They looked to see Korra by the side of the ramp. "With my airbending skills."
Korra catches Mako in an air-bent tornado. She lets him go and he falls, but she catches him with another airbending blast and brings him up in another tornado.
"Whoa! Aah! Hey! Let me go!" He whispered as he got to the ground. "This is not what we rehearsed Korra!"
Korra laughs and turns to her lovers, who also start to chuckle and smile. Oogi soars through the air and does a barrel roll. "With the power of airbending, even this beast can float like a feather! And look what can be done in only a few short weeks of practice." Bolin continued as Bumi shot some blasts out of his hands. Suddenly, Jinora flew on her glider, scaring the crowd.
"No, no, don't worry, folks, she might be young, but she is in full control," Bolin said as Jinora landed on top of a fountain behind the crowd. "Ladies and gentlemen, if you or anyone you know is an airbender, please send them our way. Master Tenzin and Avatar Korra would love to teach them all they know." Bolin finished as the crowd dispersed.
"Hey. Hello."
They looked to see a boy Jinora's age with short hair, sides shaved, tanned skin, and green eyes. He's wearing a green tunic over a white long-sleeved shirt with the sleeves up to his elbows, a backpack, and brown pants and shoes.
"If you're looking for airbenders, you just found one." He shot some air out of his hands and looked at them. "I want to join you guys."
"Get outta town!"
"We got our first recruit." Korra smiled as Naruto walked over to look down.
"Just to be clear, we're going to be heading to Ba Sing Se, then the Northern air temple where you and others will live as nomads and rebuild the air nation. Does that sound good to you?"
"Yeah, Ba Sing Se, rebuild the temple, air nomad what do you do… I'm in." He said rather quickly looking to the left. "Let's go right now."
"This is going to be so great. You are gonna love it… Ah, ah…" Bolin trailed off looking at the boy. "Real quick, what's your name?"
"Kai. So when do we hit the road?" He replied, trying to leave before Tenzin raised his hand.
"Hang on a second, Kai. Where are your parents? We can't have you come with us without their permission."
"My parents are... Gone."
"You're an orphan?" Bolin asked after Kai looked down.
"It happened about a year ago. My hometown was raided by outlaws, but my parents fought back against them. I was so scared, but they told me not to worry. They would protect me. And they did. My parents saved me and the entire village. But they died in the fight. Mom and pop meant everything to me. They were my whole life. Ever since then, I've been on my own and on the run." Kai explained with a sigh at the end. "Those same outlaws are still after me."
"Well, you don't have to be on the run anymore. Right, guys? Tell him." Bolin spoke looking back at the group.
"I'm so sorry about your parents," Tenzin said, putting a hand on Kai's shoulder. "I know we could never replace them, but we're here for you."
"We'll keep you safe. Come on." Korra said before they all turned to walk before Bolin put a hand on Kai's shoulder.
"When you board this airship, you're gonna leave your old life behind and start a new path. That's some big brother advice. Just think of me as your big brother."
They got inside before Mako turned to see men drive up on motorcycles. "Guys, I think we've got trouble."
Naruto walked out as one man walked over. "Release the boy or we'll take him by force."
Naruto looked to see a gold badge on his armor before looking over his shoulder. "Guys, these are policemen!" He said before looking back. "Why?"
"I'm a sheriff and these are my deputies. And the kid is a thief. Whatever he told you is a lie. We've been chasing him for months."
"Where's Kai?" Naruto asked, looking back to see everyone but Kai.
"Right here."
They turned to see Mako walking from behind a building beside them holding Kai in one hand, and his bag in the other. "I found him slipping away."
"I was going to the bathroom."
"With your sack of gold?" Mako asked, dropping the bag and having gold coins fall out.
"I told you, I found that on the road!"
"Enough with the lies, kid. I want the truth."
"The truth is, he's the outlaw. He spent his entire life as an orphan until he got adopted by a really nice family about six months ago. And how did he repay them? By taking their entire life savings. We've been after him ever since." The sheriff explained as Naruto looked at Kai.
"Is that true?"
"The person who stole that stuff was the old me. Once I got airbending, I changed. I don't know how to explain it, but I feel like airbending chose me for a reason. Like I'm a new person. I'm sorry! Please! You have to listen to me." Kai said as the sheriff walked over.
"Are you taking him back to the orphanage?" Naruto asked, getting the man's attention.
"No. He's headed to jail."
"You guys got the family's life savings back. Now let us take Kai." Naruto said to the man before Tenzin walked up.
"Do you really want our first new member of the air nation to be a liar and a thief?
"He just needs some guidance, Tenzin. I was the same way. And look how I turned out."
"That's an argument against you, Naruto."
Naruto sighed as Kurama jumped up on his shoulder, scaring the others. "Who better to give that guidance to him than us?"
"Do you want this kid or not?" The sheriff asked as Tenzin looked at Kai.
"Yes. You can release the boy into our custody."
Kai ran over to Naruto at that. "Thank you.
"Don't make me regret it."
"Welcome to the family, little bro," Bolin said as they all walked to the airship before Mako stopped Kai.
"I just want you to know, I'm going to be watching you, kid. I know exactly what you're all about because I've been there before. You don't have me fooled."
"Whoa, hey, lighten up. I'm turning over a new leaf. Making a change. Don't you worry about me." Kai ran up to see Jinora at the door.
"Hi, I'm Jinora." She introduced herself with a slight blush. "If you need any help with airbending I could show you what I know."
"Thanks. That's really nice of you."
"Jinora! We're leaving now." Tenzin yelled, getting the kids to run inside before Naruto stopped Kai as he saw the interaction.
"If you hurt her… There won't be enough of you to fill a thimble."
"Hey, I thought air nomads were peaceful," Kai said before Naruto created a blade of fire and had water come out of a small pouch on his back and formed an ice blade.
"Who said I was only an airbender?"
Later, in his room, Naruto sat at a table working on something before standing and picked up a rope bundle with a blade tied on one end.
Ming-Hua's Prison.
"They came out of nowhere. I'm so sorry, Lord Zuko."
A sentry said to an elderly fair-skinned man with a burn scar over the left side of his face and a gray goatee. He has a topknot with the Fire Nation emblem on it and black and red clothing.
"How could you let this happen?" Zuko asked, looking at the empty cell.
"They caught us by surprise. And Zaheer is an airbender now."
Zuko's eyes widened at that. "No! This can't be. Do you have any idea of the power these criminals possess? Individually, they can take down any bender. Put them all together, they could take down the entire world. And now you're telling me their leader is an airbender?"
"We can track them…" The sentry trailed off as they walked to the exit of the building on top to see a large red dragon.
"We don't need to track them. I know exactly where they're going. Notify the new chiefs of the Northern water tribe that an attack on their prison is imminent. And send word to Lin Beifong in Republic City. The Avatar must be protected."
Zuko got on the dragon's head as the sentry looked up. "Where are you going?"
"To stop them," Zuko replied before flying off.
To Be Continued.
A/N: Thanks for reading and let me know of any mistakes.
1. There's a lemon there that'll be up on AO3 in an hour.
A/N: Remember to vote if you haven't! I'll take the poll down a week after Shinobi on Board's next update and leave it up to let you all know what won then after a rotation of updates, to let the people who only read one story know as well, the Shinobi poll will go up for a rotation than the second next story poll since two stories are close to ending.
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