Chapter 1: Sokka and Katara.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh 5ds, Avatar the Last Air Bender or Naruto, I do own Kasumi and her deck which is based off of Fire Emblem Female characters also she does have one one male Fire Emblem Character.
Starting this chapter, as I did with the first story of this, it will be told from Kasumi's point of view.
It was strange really. Not too long ago I was practicing against my brother Naruto, then shortly after Lady Tsunade had called Iruka-Sensei and the rest of Team Ten to her office to discuss our new mission. This was my first A ranked mission a mission that I hardly was on due to the fact of how precious I along with the rest of the Signers were to the Leaf Village and to the world. We were on the blimp and have taken off to the Southern Water Tribe. Other than Lady Tsunade's hunch we really didn't have anywhere to start. We were above the clouds now when it hit me. With Takara at my side, I turned to Haku "What do you know of the Souther Water Tribe Haku?"
"The Souther Water Tribe" Haku began turning towards me with a s mile "Is what one would call the Northern Water Kingdom's sister tribe. They too had Water Benders but didn't have a castle."
"So like a village sort of thing?" Naruto asked.
"Vulpix?" Takara muttered confused.
"Yes," Haku said "However I have the strangest feeling that there now might be only one Water Bender left in the Souther Water Tribe?"
I was silent as I knew where Haku was getting towards, but my brother on the other hand had to speak his mind "Dead? Wiped out by an illness?"
"No" Haku told Naruto "But yes, the Souther Water Tribe's Water Benders migth've all been murdered by the Fire Nation."
I gritted my teeth as Naruto turned to me "I'm sorry you had to hear that sis."
"Reports did say the Fire Nation had been busy during the Cease fire with our Leaf Village" Iruka-Sensei spoke up "It was as if they were trying to say, yeah we might've been beaten once but that was only once."
"But why kill all the other Benders?" Hanabi asked "I mean we at the Leaf value differences but why does the Fire Nation want to kill the other Benders?"
"Simple" I said "They see as Fire Bending the best and want to make it the only type of Bending."
"Exactly what I get when I fight against them" Haku muttered dryly.
"There is so much hate in this world" I muttered equally "If only it didn't exsist."
"That's what the Avatar is there for" Haku told me "My people often said that the Avatar was the one that made peace between the Fire Nation and all of the other countries with Bending abilities."
"How long exactly has this Avatar been gone for?" Hanabi and I asked him.
"For one hundred years" Haku admitted.
"That's too long" Iruka-Sensei said "Haku you seem to know a lot of about the Avatar, now what happens exactly when someone kills an Avatar?"
"Normally" Haku began "If someone happens to kill the Avatar, the Avatar would be just reborn but in another Bending kingdom."
"I see" I said "So by that factor, we could probably rule out that the current one-"
"Exist?" Naruto asked scratching his head "I don't know sis, he'd have to be pretty old now."
"True" Hanabi said "But they do say the older you are the smarter you are I mean look at Jiryia."
"True" Naruto muttered hanging his head "The Pervy Sage is old and he and Granny Tsunade are old and powerful to boot!"
Thirty minutes had passed and I turned to Haku "How much sooner are we going to be in the Souther Water Tribe's Village?"
"Shouldn't be that much longer" Haku admitted "We've only been flying for an hour. It normally would take us two day to travel to the Southern Water Tribe Village."
"By then" Iruka-Sensei began "It might've been too late to find the Avatar."
Several things went into my mind, if the Avatar was alive he would had to be old but unlike my big brother Naruto, I respected elders. Well except for Jiryia, he was a pervert no matter what you seen in him. Behind those eyes of experience in fighting lies the eyes of a pervert as well.
While we were flying for another hour I was continuously teaching Hanabi Hyugga and Naruto Dueling. You see before becoming a Shinobi of the Leaf Village I was the head of Duel Academy's Security Force and I had been teaching the two ever sense that day. Now it was practically whenever I had spare time to teach my brother and one of my best friends to Duel. Once again I had given them a hard Duel Puzzel. My brother hated these but both Hanabi and I insisted that he wouldn't get any better avoiding these hard puzzles. Heck when I was younger my mother used to give me Duel Puzzles. As an upcoming powerful Duelist myself. Hanabi was able to solve the Duel Puzzle but Naruto...
"I'm throwing in the towel!" Naruto declared.
Seeing Naruto like this caused me to smile, Takara to start rolling on the floor laughing and Iruka-Sensei to try to hide his laughter "Naruto, you were always horrible at Puzzles even ones in Ninja Academy."
"Yeah, compared to those, Duel Puzzles are harder" Naruto grumbled.
"You'll get the hang of it" Haku encouraged him "You just have to put your mind into the Duel Puzzle, just as you put your mind into Dueling against a real opponent."
"I can't help it if I know my deck inside and out" Naruto declared.
Hanabi turned to me "Lady Kasumi, what do you suppose will happen once we get to Southern Water Tribe?"
"If the Avatar is found there" I began "We must follow our mission, and protect him if he fights against the Fire Nation."
Iruka-Sensei nodded as he was driving the huge blimp and while he was driving, Haku looked outside "We are in the area of the Southern Water Tribe."
Hearing this Hanabi, Naruto, Takara and I looked out of the window of the blimp. The area looked like we were in the South Pole. Ice bergs littered the water which even we knew had to be ocy cold. The land was pitch white covered in snow."
It wasn't long before we spotted a Fire Nation ship on the sea.
"Let's try to avoid being spotted" I suggested "We don't want to officially announce to the Fire Nation that the Leaf Village is back."
"Good point hold on" Iruka-Sensei said and with this we vanished up into the clouds. Before we completely vanished I managed to get a look at the Fire Nation soldiers on the navel ship.
They were unaware that a blimp was high into the air. However one Fire Nation soldier in particular turned his head. There was no doubt about it, the black hair, and Fire Nation uniform, and even the man's eyes. I managed to see them last when we left. One was normal but the other was swollen. Despite this I knew who was on that ship and luckily we managed to go above the clouds. The man on that ship was Prince Zuko one of the heirs to the Fire Nation thrown.
"We are in the clouds once again" Iruka-Sensei told me he then gave me and Hanabi orders "Hanabi, Kasumi, tell us when we are in the clear."
"Right" Hanabi and I responded and with this Hanabi activated her Byucugan while I activated my Psychic Powers in their Prime State when this happens, my eyes turn from brown which was normally my mother's eye color to bright blue. While my powers were in their Prime State, they not only were at the maximum power I could dish out to my opponents but they also acted like the Hyugga Clan's Byucugan giving me similar to what we saw was X-ray Vision and they also acted like the long dead Uchiha Clan's Sharrigan allowing me to predict my opponent's moves in battle no matter what the type of the move was.
Once we were in the clear Hanabi and I turned with Hanabi stating to Iruka-Sensei "We're in the clear Iruka-Sensei"
"Good" Iruka-Sensei said.
Haku noticed me "What's wrong? You look like you know who was on board that ship?"
"I do know whose on that ship" I told him.
"Who Kasumi?" Naruto asked me.
"Prince Zuko" I told him.
Naruto gave out a gasp "Oh-no, but why is the Fire Nation here?"
Haku shrugged but Iruka-Sensei answered "Jiryia's spies stated that the Fire Lord banished Zuko from the Fire Nation?"
"Wait a minute" Naruto interrupted "The Fire Lord Banished his own son? For what?"
This even threw me off I knew from experience on how cruel the Fire Lord could be but to even banish his own son from the Fire Nation? Why did he do that?
Once again Iruka-Sensei answered "We don't know much of the details, but Jiryia's spies say that Prince Zuko spoke out of bounds during a recruiting exercise and was forced into a Angi Kai, a Fire Nation Duel between Fire Benders. The Fire Lord was Zuko's opponent and sense the Fire Lord's son didn't want to hurt his father, his father won that duel and as a result banished him from the Fire Nation..."
"Can he ever return back?" I asked weakly.
"Not unless he brings the Fire Nation the Avatar" Iruka-Sensei said.
I sighed "Alright so we know one of our enemies has a motive now but even with this I will protect the Avatar with all I have."
"We all will" Haku said.
"That jerk" Naruto muttered and when he said jerk I knew who Naruto was revering to the Fire Lord of the Fire Nation "No one would've been that low, I mean compared to being banished by his own father, having rocks thrown at you and being abused by the villagers doesn't sound that bad."
So we appeared out of the sky and landed on the snowy ground away from any oceans. As soon as we set foot out of the blimp we were surrounded however like well trained ninja, we expected an ambush and was ready for the fight. Sadly we looked at the group. The group seemed to be just children.
Sweat dropping Naruto and I could only imagine what would've happened if my father would've seen this. Had my father been here with us he would've blown out at whoever was the children's commander due to the fact he was endangering children which in my father's point of view meant putting civilians in harms way. That was one thing my father never liked, heck he didn't take it too well when I we thinking the idea of becoming a ninja of the Leaf. I remembered that my mother and Uncle Crow had to hold my father back and to calm him down.
"We got you surrounded Fire Nation" the commander of the group spoke up.
I got a good look at the commander. He was a boy about sixteen years older than I was. He had black hair it was short but it was similar to Iruka-Sensei's hair style. He wore a blue escomo jacket with blue pants and black boots. He was wearing a helmet and in his hands was a boomerang. At first glance we knew this guy was a trained warrior, or what we thought was a trained warrior.
"Fire Nation?" Naruto began chuckling he was cracking his knuckles and I gave out a sigh leave it to my older brother to nearly start a fight with someone but Iruka-Sensei held up his hands "I see you are the commander of this group boy, however we aren't Fire Nation."
"Spare me your lies!" the boy shouted "I won't let you raid our village for fun! You want to raid it you have to get passed me "And that's not likely."
"We aren't" Iruka-Sensei stated trying to negotiate with the boy "And if we were, you will find out that you're group could be easily taken out."
That is when a girl with black long black hair joined the group. She wore the same outfit as the boy but she didn't seem to have any sort of weapon.
"Get back Katara" the boy said.
"No, Sokka" the girl said "Look at their head bands!"
The boy whom we guessed was called Sokka took a look at our head bands.
"A leaf?" Sokka asked.
The girl Katara looked at us "Correct me if I'm wrong on this but are you five by any chance Ninja of Konoha?"
"We would be miss" Iruka-Sensei answered calmly.
"Ninja?" the boy shouted it was then he realized that Iruka-Sensei was right, his soldiers maybe strong enough to take other soldiers on but, against a Ninja, even he knew that was going to be a problem "And Konoha? Sis what are you talking about?"
The girl turned to him "Konoha is the Ninja Village Hidden in the Leaves, Sokka, that village is the most strongest in terms of military strength." She then turned to Iruka-Sensei "I'm Katara by the way, and this is my older brother Sokka"
Now that he knew who we were and heard how strong we were suppoesd to be, Sokka looked like he was going to have a heart attack but he turned to the children "Okay you may go."
The children ran off.
"It's a pleasure to meet you" Iruka-Sensei said to her "I'm Iruka Umino, I am a Jounin of the Hidden Leaf Village and these three are my students."
"I see" Sokka said he then looked at me then to Haku "I can understand that you boy are a ninja but the two girls?"
Sokka paused looking at me and Hanabi "Well the girl with black hair I can understand as she has the perfect stance but you" he said looking at me "the Short stock?"
That is when something ticked off in my head. Now I'm pretty reasonable and can take a joke or two but calling me short stock is something I won't tolerate due to the fact Uncle Jack Atlas always called me that "What did you say?" I asked trying to hold back on what was coming up.
"Uh, I called you a short stock" Sokka said to me "I mean seriously girl what are you going to do about it."
There was dead silence in the ranks and Haku muttered "Oh crap."
Hanabi even backed off she knew what was coming and she let Sokka know it "Nice knowing you already."
"Well, I suppose" I stated to Sokka grabbing a Kunai from my purse "I'll kill you!"
Naruto grabbed onto my arms just in time "Now, now sis! Calm down, they aren't our enemy."
However even Naruto couldn't fully protect Sokka, he could protect Sokka from my Kunai but not what happened next. I mentally caused my psychic powers to send Sokka flying. Katara his sister just stood her ground surprised while watching her brother whom was now screaming at the top of his lungs nearly hit an ice berg. I said nearly because Haku managed to catch him right in time and land skillfully with Sokka in his arms nearly scared to death "What was that?"
"That" Haku answered "Was Lady Kasumi's Psychic Powers."
"Psychic?" Katara asked Haku "As in she's-"
"Yes" Haku said "As in one that can predict the future, she can control her powers but there is truly one thing that will make her lose control of them and that's." he paused looking at me as I finally calmed down and I nodded giving him permission "Being called Short Stock like you did just now, it's because it's the only verbal pep eve she has.
"Trust me" Naruto told Sokka "If I hadn't been holding her back with her Kunai, you would've been killed. My little sister isn't someone to mess with when angered.
"I'll buy that now" Sokka said he turned to me "Sorry about that. But who are you I mean I know Iruka here but who are the rest of you?"
"I'm Kasumi Aki Fudo" I said and both Sokka and Katara knew that I had calmed down a bit "Sorry for my out burst,"
"I'm Haku" Haku told them.
"I'm Hanabi Hyugga" Hanabi answered "Trust me, even though Lady Kasumi and I are quite young for our age, we are skilled ninja."
"And who are you?" Katara asked my older brother.
"Heh" Naruto said smiling at her "I'm Naruto Utzumaki, like my younger sister I'm also a Genin but not on Iruka-Sensei's team, I'm merely here to protect my younger sister."
"You and Kasumi are brother and sister?" Katara asked.
"But you two don't look alike" Sokka said.
"It's okay" Naruto told him "I'm adopted, Kasumi's the true daughter of my parents but anyway, I'm going to be the next Hokage!"
"Must you tell everyone that?" I muttered.
"Hokage?" Katara and Sokka asked.
"The most power ninja and leader of our village" Iruka-Sensei answered them.
"That stands for Fire Shadow though" Katara said "But yet your Village is Hidden in the Leaves."
"True" Iruka-Sensei said "But we aren't Fire Nation in fact we had our run in with the Fire Nation."
"That's right now I remember" Sokka said to us "As we've heard here Konoha was attacked by the Fire Nation in a military champaign but Konoha fought against them and despite them using their machines against the Leaf Village, Konoha withstood the attack and it was the first defeat of the Fire Nation...That Konoha?"
Naruto nodded "The same one!"
Sokka sighed "Well sorry for attacking you."
"Uh you should really think this threw next time" I said to Sokka.
"Why?" Sokka asked me.
"We aren't the only ninja village out there" Hanabi answered him "We just happen to be on a mission where the Fire Nation most likely is an enemy to us during this mission."
"Oh" Sokka said and Hanabi continued "There our other Ninja Villages out there, such as the Fire Nation's ally the Hidden Sound Village."
"Oh" Sokka said.
"Lady Kasumi's correct" Iruka-Sensei told Sokka "Had we been Sound Village Ninja, you would've lost the battle."
"The Sound will attack anything that tries to stop them" Naruto warned Sokka "Unlike us Leaf Ninja."
"Well" Katara said "Our real warriors including my father the chief of the Southern Water Tribe is out fighting against the Fire Nation and we really don't have any other means of defense, we appreciate you telling us that the Fire Nation has an ally."
Sokka turned to Naruto "But yet I sense that you aren't a normal Ninja, like I sense you are a Bender of some sort my instincts are telling me you are a Fire Bender."
"That I won't deny" Naruto told him.
"So why aren't you attacking us?" Sokka asked "Isn't that what Fire Benders do?"
"Maybe those found in the Fire Nation" Iruka-Sensei answered Sokka "But not those found in the Leaf Village, in fact there are three known Fire Benders in Konoha but all are like Naruto, they wouldn't harm anyone. In fact you want to know the truth about something else?"
"Sure" Sokka said.
Iruka-Sensei turned to me and I nodded understanding what my sensei had in mind. I was an Earth Bender and I turned demonstrating my Bending abilities.
"Kasumi is an Earth Bender!" Katara shouted.
"And there is one other person that can bend" Haku said and with this Haku demonstrated his Bending abilities.
"You're a" Sokka began but he was beat by his sister "A Water Bender!"
"Yes" Haku said to them "I'm a ninja of Konoha, but I was born in the Northern Water Kingdom."
"So are there any Water Benders here?" Naruto asked.
Katara looked down at her feet "I'm afraid I'm the last Water Bender here, but..."
"But what?" Naruto asked.
"She doesn't know how to Water Bend completely" Sokka said "Due to the Fire Nation attacks we can't go to the Northern Water Kingdom to train."
"Can you teach me Haku?" Katara asked.
"I could" Haku told her "However I'm on a mission right now, perhaps in my spare time?"
Sokka paused "It would be good if you helped her on it but may I ask what mission you all are on?"
Iruka-Sensei then told them of our mission.
"But" Katara began "The Avatar has been missing for over one hundred years! You're mission will just be wasted."
"There is that and if he is still alive" Naruto muttered "He'd be an old geyser."
Hearing this I hit my brother on the head and he looked at me "What was that for?"
"Watch what you are saying" I hissed "Show the Avatar some respect."
"Honestly" Sokka began "I saw nothing wrong with that."
Iruka-Sensei sighed "Let's just say there is more to Lady Kasumi than meets the eye. She just isn't an Earth Bender,"
At this point Takara was at my side, she nudged my leg gently as if letting me know she was still there and Sokka noticed her as I turned to my pet patting her on the head "Steady girl."
"Dinner" Sokka muttered looking at Takara.
"Wait Sokka!" Katara shouted as if she knew Takara wasn't an average fox which she wasn't however her warning would be too late.
The moment Sokka dove for my pet, Takara felt threatened, then she opened her mouth and breathed fire at him while shouting her name "VULPIX!"
When the fire attack ended Sokka was fried stiff and he fell onto the ground still surprised and his leg twiched as he asked out "What is that fox?"
"She's my pet Vulpix" I answered "Her name is Takara."
"Oh," Sokka said still in a dazed tone.
Ingoring her brother's predictament Katara turned to us "Why don't you spend the night with us? I mean you had a long journey."
"That and it is getting night" Haku said "It won't do us good searching for him at night."
That was true it was getting night and it wouldn't be a good idea to continue searching for the Avatar. So we agreed to spend the night in the Southern Water Tribe's village. It wasn't like the Leaf Village but this was to be expected. There Katara and Sokka told their grandmother about their visitors. The elderly woman looked at me then smiled "Well so you're the Kasumi I've heard about?"
"You know about her grandma?" Katara asked with Sokka looking shocked and confused as well.
"Sure do" the elderly woman said "Why you're mother you two was the one that taught Ruka how to Water Bend.
The elderly woman turned to me "Do you know Ruka by any chance?"
"Do I?" I asked excited "If it's the same Ruka, that I know then yes! She's my Aunt!"
"She used to talk about you all the time" the elderly woman said "Anyway, we did meet your mother and father during the time Ruka decided to learn Water Bending."
"Grandma you know a lot about Kasumi, and you know who her mother and father are?" Sokka asked.
"Indeed" the elderly woman said "Iruka is right, there is more to Kasumi than meets the eye. You see my grand children, Kasumi, is a Signer."
"Signer?" Katara asked then she got it "Wait a minute as in those people that can summon the Crimson Dragon?" Then she told her brother the legend of the Signers well the parts she knew by stories by her own grandmother which caused Sokka to turn to me bowing to me "It's an honor to met you Lady Kasumi."
Now I was used to being called Lady Kasumi but I wasn't used to people bowing to me "First of all" I told him "Please don't bow to me."
Sokka stopped and then stood upright with Katara nodding her head "I see so that would be why everyone's calling her Lady Kasumi."
"Exactly and it's the same people" the Elderly woman said "And too Kasumi, I can see why meeting and protecting the Avatar is important to her."
"Why?" Sokka asked.
"Avatars" the elderly woman began "And Signers have worked together in the past. Multiple time actually the only time they hadn't was during the war with the Army of Shadows."
"So it would make sense that Kasumi's trying her best to help the Avatar" Katara said.
"Indeed" The elderly woman said.
Everyone was silent for a while the villagers all turned to me making me feel uncomfortable around them but they were not looking at me as if I was a bad guy, they were looking at me as if I could restore people back to normal. Even my own friends and brother seemed to have been bowing to me.
"You don't have to bow" I began.
"Sister" Naruto began "You're life is equally important and has equal meaning to the Avatar which means you are equally precious to the world as well."
"Well then" I said "I'm sure I will understand this but please I'm really shocked right now, so shocked that I don't know how to respond."
"Well when you meet the Avatar" Hanabi suggested "Ask him what you should do in this situation."
"I will complete my mission in protecting him" I said confidently.
Sokka then turned to Iruka-Sensei "So can I ask you to help defend this village if the Fire Nation attacks?"
Iruka-Sensei paused "Konoha is in a ceasefire with the Fire Nation and Sound Village."
Sokka looked down but Iruka-Sensei smiled "But that doesn't mean Konoha won't help you, your people are giving us a decent meal."
"Which reminds me" Naruto interrupted "IS there any more Ramen?"
"You nearly ate the whole batch!" Katara shouted.
"That's honestly nothing" I whispered to her "Before being adopted, my brother has been known to eat seven bowls of Ramen a day."
Katara sighed "Well I guess one more wouldn't hurt."
So after the dinner Katara got up to help her grandmother out with the dishes, Hanabi and I followed suit.
"You don't have to help us" Katara said to me "You are our guest."
"Nonscene" I told her "This is just another D-Ranked task for me and Hanabi here, besides big brother nearly ate you out of the house."
"I see" Katara said as Hanabi and I helped dry the dishes.
After completing this task Sokka, Katara, Naruto and I played with Takara.
"She's a playfull little fox" Sokka admitted.
"Yeah" Naruto said to him "But you wouldn't guess it but Kasumi can have Takara fight along side her during a fight."
"Yeah about that" Sokka said "I understand that your village is in a Ceasefire with the Fire Nation but how do you plan to help us out?"
"Simple" Naruto said "Don't underestimate ninjas! We have techniques that can help you out...Like this, Transformation Jutsu!"
With this Naruto turned himself into a member of the Southern Water Tribe.
"Exactly what we'll do" Iruka-Sensei told Sokka "Everyone of the ninja here have this ability actually this is required of Shinobi of our village to know in order to graduate from the academy."
"I see it now" Katara said "By transforming your bodies you can fool the Fire Nation into thinking the Leaf Village isn't here."
"The big problem though" Naruto said turning to me "Is going to be hiding your Earth Bending abilities that and Takara."
"Vulpix?" Takara asked tilting her head at my older brother.
"Might give Kasumi away...And if that happens" My older brother growled "Well know this, I won't let the Fire Nation take her!"
"But the Fire Nation would need all five Signers" Sokka told him.
"True" Iruka-Sensei told him "But Kasumi is the daughter of two other Signers. Perhaps the Fire Lord holds Kasumi for ransom and orders up to five Signers to surrender themselves to him. Then he'll gain access to the Crimson Dragon and even the Avatar isn't a match to the Dragon God."
"Point taken" Sokka said "But I don't think Takara would give her away, I mean there are plenty of pets in the Southern Water Tribe."
"Naruto" Iruka-Sensei said "You let me and Haku worry about Kasumi's safety if the Fire Nation does come,"
"That's right" Haku told my brother "After all" Haku's eyes turned deadly serious "I will be at your sister's back the whole time Naruto, and if even they do figure out that they are fighting against Kasumi...Well they will have to kill me first."
"I understand that will have to happen" Sokka told Haku "But may I ask you why you would willingly do that?"
Haku nodded "Yes, Kasumi's mother Aki-Sensei is really important person in my life. One day she risked her life to save me regardless of her own life. After saving my life she told me she knew that I was a ninja, then told me that if something were to happen to her then I was to protect Kasumi with my life."
Sokka was about to say more but Katara was actually smiling at Haku as he explained "Even though Aki-Sensei is alive to this day thanks to a bit of intervention of the Crimson Dragon and Orochimaru's Forbidden Jutsu. I am still holding my promise to her."
"I see" Sokka said "So you're keeping your promise to Kasumi's mother."
Haku nodded "Yes, the first Fire Bender I had ever befriended" He turned to Naruto "Naruto here is the second one I've befriended."
"I'll protect my sister no matter what" Naruto told Haku "I promised my father I would protect my younger sister, and I will keep that promise."
There was dead silence but Sokka and Katara knew by our looks that we were a serious bunch of Shinobi of the Lead Village. They now knew that if the Fire Nation wanted to destroy this village, it wasn't going to be easy with us around. Takara was on my chest. I was alone with my pet and often times whenever I was alone Takara had that warm feeling when she was around. It was getting night and I was going to take the first watch. I had disguised myself as Katara and was with Sokka. Even when Sokka's sister was sleeping he had thought that I was his real sister. He sat down with me "You know sis, one of these days the Fire Nation will be defeated...Hey what did you you think of hearing the Sound Village was an enemy to us as well?"
I paused thinking on my answer, even though I had transformed myself to be Katara, I still didn't have her mind, not that I wanted to have her mind.
"Well" I said finally trying to act the part "It makes sense really, the Fire Nation would've never known where Konoha was unless there was someone helping them to find it. I mean compared to us we are pretty much in the open. Those ninja of the Leaf Village know where the Leaf Village is but won't tell us where it is. They are secretive and protective of their Village."
"Who wouldn't?" Sokka asked then he noticed the Takara "Uh what is Takara doing at your side sis?"
"Vulpix?" Takara asked cocking her head then Sokka looked at me "Hold on there you aren't Katara are you?"
"Correct" I said then I transformed back into myself.
"Gees" Sokka said "That transformation jutsu of yours is really something. I really thought you were Katara."
"I could see that" I told him.
That was when he noticed my Duel Disk.
"What is that on your arm?"
"Oh a Duel Disk" I told him then I proceeded to tell him about my life before I became a Ninja of the Leaf Village when it was done he looked at me with surprise on his face mostly from hearing I had nearly died multiple times and yet no matter how many times I had been nearly killed I came back stronger than ever. I did however leave some parts out like having to be able to Summon a God.
"Man" Sokka said after a while of silence "Too be nearly killed at least five times and to come back, you are one brave girl. Then again Orochimaru really never left you any choice."
I nodded "It was ether I was his or not" I told him "I choose not to...Although I did want to when he revived my parents and threatened to use the Crimson Dragon against the Leaf Village."
"May I ask who helped you decide not to on that one?" Sokka asked me.
I turned towards Haku whom was keeping watch on the south side of the town "Haku did."
"He must be one heck of a loyal guardian Lady Kasumi" Sokka said "One would kill to have such a loyal friend on their side. You think Haku could teach my sister to master Water Bending?"
"Well" I said to him "I think he could teach her the basics but we have to see to our mission. Missions in the Leaf Village comes first."
"And they should for any village" Sokka said he turned to Takara "I can't wait to see you and Takara in action."
I closed my eyes "You and Katara might see us in action sooner than you think."
He was silent as he and I kept the first watch with Takara waiting patiently at our side. Katara had overheard me and Sokka talking and walked out of the room.
"You're the real Katara right?" Sokka asked her.
"I am silly" Katara answered her older brother she turned to me "I've overheard you and Sokka talking, and I'll have to agree with my brother, you are one heck of a person Lady Kasumi. I can see that you are serious in finding the Avatar."
Sokka nodded "Hey listen why don't you and your friends travel with me and Katara tomorrow?"
"Well" I said "Even though Lady Tsunade told us her hunch was saying we'd find the Avatar somewhere around the Southern Water Tribe, we don't have any other reason not to do so. So what are you two going to be doing then?"
"Hunting" Sokka said "Sense Katara and my father is out fighting against the Fire Nation, I have taken up the leadership role, and I can tell you I would love to have the Lady Signer present with me."
"Well I guess we will tag along, it'll give us some place to go" I confessed.
"It's so quiet" Haku said as he joined me, Sokka, and Katara. We turned to him confused at first even as I admitted out "But I sense that it's the calm before the storm."
Now I could tell by the way Sokka and Katara acted at hearing this that had I not told them I was psychic they probably would've taken me as an enemy, but they remembered I was psychic and possibly could predict such things."
"If that comes true" Sokka told me "We'll be ready this time."
I nodded at this remark, we certainly would be ready. I turned my attention to the moon staring blankly out of the horizon. Somewhere, I knew Prince Zuko was on the same mission as I was. However his mission was different than mine. His was to hunt the Avatar down and bring him back to the Fire Nation to restore his honor. My mission along with Team Ten and Naruto was to find the Avatar and protect him while he fought against the Fire Nation. Deep down inside my heart, I knew the Avatar was still around however just like everyone else didn't know where to see him.
I shook my head free but quickly found myself wondering something, would the Avatar enjoy the game of Duel Monsters? Was he a Duelist? Hopefully sense Signers were Duelist themselves then Avatars would be considered Duelists as well.
"Uh Lady Kasumi" Katara said but her brother waved her hand in front of my face as I turned to them "Yes?"
"Could you by any chance show us what a Duel looks like?" Sokka asked me.
"I'd be glad to, problem is to find another Duelist."
Hearing this Sokka and Katara turned to Haku whom looked back at them "What?" then he got the message "Oh-no, I've Dueled against Lady Kasumi twice already and even though I nearly defeated her both times I lost in the end. Besides, Why would I want to Duel her?"
"Because you're Duelist and you have to" Sokka smiled which caused me and Katara to sweat drop at this remark.
"And I won't Duel Haku" I told Sokka "Not unless he wants to Duel me,"
"Then how about Hanabi or Naruto?" Sokka begged me and Haku.
"Those two are sleeping" Haku said for us turning to the two ninjas whom were sleeping silently with Naruto muttering "Rasen!" then he stopped and silently went to sleep and then Haku spoke his sentence "Plus I'm really out of at least Naruto's league...Hanabi Hyugga maybe not."
"I think I would love to see you and Hanabi duel" I said "She knows her deck inside and out and doesn't get a head of herself like my older brother does."
Haku thought about it but I turned to them "As for me, I'm really out of Naruto and even Hanabi's league."
"That's true" Haku told them "After all they are still being taught by Lady Kasumi."
"They haven't learned everything yet" I told them crossing my arms "If I am to Duel both of them one day, then it would have to be with me guiding them and teaching them about Dueling."
"I see" Sokka said then I nodded "However I would be happy to Duel just about anyone, just not those that I consider my friends unless they want me to Duel and make a challenge themselves."
"I can't wait to see one of these Duels" Sokka said "Especially if you are involved, I mean you took three Duels that could've killed you but yet, I know most people would've given up and stood away from deadly opponents but that just makes you one of the bravest person of them all, well for a girl anyway."
I smiled despite us getting to a rocky start at first, there was hope in a new friendship but yet, my psychic powers warned me that both Sokka and Katara would join us in protecting and helping the Avatar out. Once more I turned scanning the horizon as the night continued. Takara was at my side and after smiling at her, I nodded we would find the Avatar. Not only that but we would bring peace back into this world!
End of Chapter
I know this is short compared to my first Chapter 1 in Kasumi: the Last Signer but this chapter was meant to introduce the Southern Water Tribe mostly Sokka and Katara, so what will happen next? Find out in Chapter 2: Aang
As explained in my previous stories I will sometimes do Card of the Chapters, but not all chapters will have them! Only those Chapters that had a Duel in them will have one.