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Water. Earth. Fire. Air.
Long ago the four nations lived together in harmony. Then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, could stop them. But when the world needed him most, he vanished.
One hundred years passed and my brother and I discovered not only the new Avatar, an airbender named Aang, but also an Avatar from the future, a Shinobi named Naruto. And although Aang's airbending skills are amazing and Naruto's jutsu are incredible, they both have a lot to learn before they're ready to save anyone.
But I believe Aang and Naruto can save the world.
Avatar: The Last Airbender and The First Shinobi
Previously on Avatar:
The smaller shape opened its glowing eyes. "He's alive!" Katara exclaimed.
She broke trough the iceberg. A light shot up into the sky.
The same colored light circled down around the beam.
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Zuko stared at the light then glared at it. "Finally."
"That light came from an incredibly powerful source."
"Head a course for the light."
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"I'm Aang."
"Me! Naruto Uzumaki!"
Katara gasped. "You're airbenders."
"I'm a ninja…in-training."
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"This is the village."
"No one has seen an airbender in a hundred years. We thought they were extinct."
"You've seen ninja before, right?" Naruto asked. "Nope never heard of them." Gran Gran responded.
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"You're looking at the only waterbender in the whole South Pole."
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"Woah. What is that?" Aang asked. "A Fire Navy ship."
"Naruto what are you doing." Naruto, who was halfway into the ship, looked at her.
Aang headed towards the ship. "Wait. We're not allowed in there. It may be booby trapped."
Katara followed Aang into the ship.
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"How long were you two in that iceberg?" "I don't know…a few days maybe?" "Last thing I remember was being in forest."
"I think you two were in there for a hundred years!"
"This is the 16th century."
"I'm from the 21st century!"
"I'm not a hundred years forward; I'm five hundred years back!"
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Naruto tripped over a wire.
"What was that you said about booby traps?" Aang asked.
A flare shot into the sky. "Holy crap." Naruto muttered.
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Zuko looked at the hopping figures. "I found the Avatar." He looked back through the telescope and spotted the village. "As well as his hiding place."
Book 1: Water
Chapter 2: Return of the Avatar
Aang, Katara, and Naruto trekked back to the village. Katara looked back at the flare, still in the sky. She had a good feeling there was going to be trouble because of that.
Naruto groaned. Aang and Katara looked at him curiously. "This is all I have left from my time. A pack of gum, scrolls about bushin, henge, and Konohagakure," Aang opened his mouth. "The village I come from." Naruto answered the unasked question. Aang closed his mouth. "Two shuriken, two explosive tags, a single kunai knife, my goggles," he pointed to his forehead, "and the clothes on my back!" he threw his hands up and two small 'boxes' fell out his jacket.
"Oh! And let's not forget the two disposable cameras whose pictures will never get developed!" He pointed a camera at the three of them. "Cheese!" he shouted angrily. Katara and Aang, not expecting the flash, were blinded. "Thanks a lot karma!"
Aang rubbed his eyes. "So Katara, you said you're the only waterbender here. What happened to the others?"
"They were wiped out a long time ago."
"So, what, there's no to teach you?" Naruto asked, calmed down.
Katara shook her head. "No one."
"What about the Northern Water Tribe?" Aang suggested. "There are waterbenders there. They could teach you."
Katara looked at him skeptically. "You're suggesting I go to the North Pole to learn waterbending?"
Aang shrugged. "Well a waterbender does need to master."
"You expect her to go to the other side of the world?" Naruto rolled his eyes. "I mean it's not like 'Take a left, you can't miss it.' That crazy, dattebayo."
Aang raised a finger. "But you forget. I have a flying bison. Appa and I can personally fly you to the North Pole. We're gonna find you a master!"
"That's-! I don't know. We haven't had contact with our sister tribe for years. And I've never left home before," she said, uncertain.
"Why don't you talk it over with Gran Gran? She and the tribe are standing right there." Naruto pointed out.
Katara looked ahead. Sure enough all the villagers were standing outside the village. As they approached, most of the children ran out and gathered around the boys.
Sokka pointed at the two. "I knew it! You signaled the Fire Navy with that flare! You're leading them here!"
"They didn't do anything. It was an accident." Katara said, defending them.
"Yeah, dattebayo. We were on the ship…and the booby trap…I set it off-" Naruto looked at crowd glaring at him. He rubbed the back of his neck. "My bad?" he ended weakly.
Gran Gran shook her head. "Katara you shouldn't have gone on that ship. Now we could all be in danger!"
"Don't blame Katara." Aang spoke.
"Yeah. She warned me about the ship, but I didn't listen." Naruto stated.
"And I convinced her to go in." Aang admitted.
They both bowed. "We're sorry."
"Aha!" Sokka shouted triumphantly. "The traitors confess. Warriors away from the enemy." he ordered. "The foreigners are banned from our village!"
"Sokka you're making a mistake." Katara argued.
"No. I'm keeping my promise to dad." Sokka retorted. "I'm protecting you from threats like them!"
"I'll show you a threat!" Naruto snarled and tried lunge at Sokka, but was held back by Aang.
"You see." Sokka said indicating Naruto. "Threat."
"They are not our enemy!" Katara yelled. "Don't you see? They've brought us something we haven't had in a long time. Fun."
Sokka scoffed. "Fun? We can't fight firebenders with fun."
'You also can't fight them with 6-year-olds.' Katara thought bitterly.
Aang smiled. "You should try it sometime."
"Get out of our village!" Sokka yelled.
"Grandmother, please, don't let Sokka do this." Katara pleaded.
"Katara, you knew going on that ship was forbidden. Sokka is right. I think it is best if the outsiders leave."
Katara was stunned. Couldn't they see Aang and Naruto weren't dangerous? She was angry. Angry at Sokka for being tyrannical. Angry at her grandmother for being so closed minded. Well if Sokka could make a decision like this, so could she.
"Fine!" she screamed. "Then I'm leaving too! C'mon guys, let's go." She took them by the arm and walked off.
"Where do you think you're going?" Sokka questioned.
"To find a waterbender! They're taking me to the North Pole!" she yelled back.
Aang blinked. "We are?" he looked at Naruto, who shrugged, then smiled brightly. "Great!"
"Can we get some shoes first?" Naruto begged.
Sokka frowned. Katara's not gonna side with strangers, is she? "Katara. You wouldn't choose them over your tribe, your own family, would you?" Sokka voiced his thoughts out loud.
This made Katara stop. 'I don't know. Would I?' she thought.
"Katara, I don't want to come between you and your family." Aang said then walked off towards Appa.
"Family isn't something you should take for granted." Naruto added before following Aang.
"So you're leaving the South Pole?" Katara asked sadness evident in her voice. "This is goodbye?"
"Afraid so." Naruto said, equally sad.
"Thanks for penguin sledding with me." Aang said.
"Where will you go?" Katara asked.
"Guess I'll go back home, look for the airbenders." Realization hit Aang. "Wow, I haven't cleaned my room in a hundred years. Not looking forward to that."
"Mind if I come along? Naruto asked. "I have nowhere to go and two is better than one."
"Sure." They hopped onto Appa.
"It was nice meeting everyone." Aang said to the village. Naruto took a picture of them.
"Let's see your bison fly now air boy." Sokka sneered.
"Come on Appa, you can do it. Yip yip!" Appa groaned, but only stood up.
Sokka snorted. "I thought so."
'I never thought I'd meet someone more annoying than Sasuke.' Naruto thought. "I think I'll miss you the most Sokka-teme." he said out loud.
A little girl wailed and ran up next to Katara. "Don't go. We'll miss you."
Aang looked at her sadly. "We'll miss you too."
Naruto waved "Goodbye."
Aang looked at Katara who looked back at him with sad eyes. Aang turned away and snapped the reigns and they left the village. The little girl walked back sadly.
Gran Gran walked up to Katara. "Katara, you'll feel better after you-"
"You happy now?!" Katara cut her off. "There goes my one chance of becoming a waterbender!" she stormed off, leaving Gran Gran feeling guilty.
"All right. Ready our defenses! The Fire Nation could be on our shores any moment!" Sokka yelled to his 'troops'.
"But I gotta-"
"And no potty breaks!"
Aang, Naruto, and Appa were resting in the holes of n ice formation. Appa rumbled. "Yeah. I liked her too." Aang responded.
"Amen to that." Naruto agreed. Naruto looked out to the sea. "What is that?"
Aang followed his gaze and gasped. A Fire Navy ship. "The village!" he slid down his perch. "Appa, wait here! C'mon Naruto!" Naruto blinked, looked at Appa and shrugged, then followed Aang.
If he was going to fight the Fire Nation, Sokka decided, he was going to do it dressed as a true water tribe warrior. He put on his toughest leathers, pulled on his gloves, tightened his tunic, and put on black, white, and grey war paint on his face.
With the help of attendants, Zuko was fitted into his armor. He was taking no chances with this battle. A helmet with a flame emblem on the front was placed on his head. Zuko was expecting this to be the battle of his life. Little does he know how wrong he is.
Sokka stood on top of the ice wall serving as lookout. Suddenly everything started to shake as a rumbling noise boomed. The villagers looked up in alarm. Parts of the ice wall, including Sokka's watchtower, crumbled. "Ah man." Sokka moaned.
A huge shadow could be seen through the mist approaching the village. "Aah man." Sokka's voice cracked. The ship broke through the ice, cracking the ice all the way into the village. Katara just barely rescued a kid from the crack. She put him in a tent and turned to her brother.
Sokka was still on the wall with his club raised like he was going to attack the ship with it. "Sokka get out of the way!" he heard Katara scream. He wanted to, but pride, determination, fear, and stupidity kept him there.
The ship finally reached the wall, causing it to fall back. Somehow the part Sokka was standing on stayed intact and he only slid backwards. The bowsprit opened down with screech almost crushing Sokka, who barely moved out the way.
Steam cleared revealing Zuko and several Fire Nation soldiers. They walked down the now gangplank. Zuko scanned the crowd, looking for someone who looked like, well, an Avatar.
Sokka, getting his bearings straight, charged at Zuko with a war cry. Zuko easily kicked the club away then kicked Sokka headfirst into the snow. The tribe gasped at how easily Sokka was beaten.
They stepped back as the soldiers reached them. Zuko looked at the crowd. Nothing but women and children. "Where are you hiding him?" Zuko questioned. The villagers were confused and didn't respond. He grabbed Gran Gran out of the crowd. "He'd be about this age. Master of all elements." They had no idea what he was talking about. He pushed Gran Gran back then let loose a wave of fire over their heads. The villagers cringed. "I know you're hiding him!" Zuko yelled.
Sokka, recovered from the fall, picked up his club and charged at Zuko with another war cry. Zuko mentally sighed. 'Stupid water peasant.' He ducked under Sokka and flipped him over his head. Zuko then fired a blast of fire at Sokka. Sokka rolled out of the way and threw his boomerang at the Fire Prince. Zuko just narrowly avoided being hit in the head with it.
A little boy tossed Sokka a spear with a cry of "Show no fear!" Sokka charged at Zuko for a third time, no more successful than the previous times. Zuko easily broke the head of the spear then snatched it from Sokka and bonked him on the several times knocking Sokka down.
Behind Zuko, the boomerang came back and hit Zuko in the head and knocked Zuko's helmet around. He readjusted it and glared down at Sokka. Two fire daggers formed from his hand.
Before he could do anything, Aang slid in from behind on a penguin and swept the firebender off his feet with his staff. Zuko landed face down with his butt in the air, his helmet landing on it. Aang slid by the cheering children, covering them in snow. They stopped, annoyed, but then started up again. Aang slid to a stop and pushed off by the miffed penguin.
"Hey Katara. Hey Sokka." Aang greeted like nothing was wrong.
"Hi Aang. Thanks for coming." Sokka thanked dryly.
Zuko got up and went into a firebending stance. Aang adopted a serious look o his face and held his staff in front of him. "Give up. You're surrounded." Aang announced.
Zuko and his men looked behind them and saw nothing but snow. "Surrounded by who?" Zuko scoffed.
"B-b-bye m-me." Ten Narutos popped out of the snow. The soldiers jumped.
"Naruto!" Katara beamed.
The firebending soldiers out of surprise created fire daggers while the non-bending soldiers pointed their spears at the Narutos. All the Narutos froze as fear consumed them.
Zuko ignored Naruto, instead focusing on Aang. "You're the Airbender?" Zuko asked incredulously. "You're the Avatar?" Everyone's eyes widened.
"Aang." Katara gasped.
"No way." Sokka muttered.
"Woah." Naruto muttered.
Zuko and Aang circled each other. "I've spent years preparing for this encounter. Training. Meditating. You're just child!" Zuko shouted.
Aang relaxed his stance. "Well you're just a teenager." he said with a shrug.
Zuko fired several blasts of fire at Aang. Aang twirled his staff to him. Some of the fire however reached over the villager's heads, causing them to cry out. Aang realized that if this continued, someone innocent would get hurt.
"If I go with you, will you promise to leave everyone alone?" Aang asked, signifying his surrender.
Zuko never had any intentions of harming anyone, well, after seeing there were no threats. He wasn't above threatening and scaring women and children, but he wouldn't harm defenseless people. Zuko nodded. A soldier took his staff and Aang was lead to the ship.
Katara rushed forward. "No Aang! Don't do this!" she cried.
Aang smiled at her. "Don't worry Katara, it'll be okay." he was pushed forward. "Take care of Appa for me until I get back."
"Head a course to the Fire Nation. I'm going home." Zuko bellowed.
Aang looked back with at the tribe with a sad smile as the gangplank rose. His smile dropped when he saw Katara's eyes water. He knew his decision to give himself up was best for the village, but after seeing Katara he felt bad about it. The bowsprit completely shut and the ship started to depart.
Nobody noticed that Naruto had disappeared. Nobody also noticed that Zuko came with six soldiers and left with seven.
A few hours had passed since Aang was taken. The mood of the villages was somber. Not only did they banish the Avatar from their village earlier, but they were helpless when the Fire Nation took the world's last hope for peace. Ashamed, sad, and hopeless, the villagers wordlessly started repairing the village.
Out by the water's edge Katara stared at the horizon while Sokka was carrying some materials behind her. She has standing there for a while hoping to see Aang glide back laughing and unharmed. But a girl could only wait for so long. She decided it was time to take action.
"We have to go after that ship Sokka. Aang saved our tribe, now we have to save him." Katara declared.
"Katara I-"
"Why can't you realize that he's on our side? If we don't help him, no one will. I know you don't like Aang, but we owe him and I-"
"Katara!" Sokka yelled, tired off hearing his sister rant. "Are you gonna talk all day or are you coming with me?" he gestured to a canoe all set to go.
Katara gasped happily and hugged him. "Sokka." 'I don't give him enough credit.'
"Get in. We're going to save your boyfriend."
Katara blushed. "He's not my-"
"Whatever."
"What do you two think you're doing?" interrupted a voice. They turned to Gran Gran, who was giving them a stern look before smiling at them. "You'll need these. You have a long journey ahead of you." She handed them a blue bundle, shocking the two teens.
"It's been so long since I've had hope. But you brought back to life, my little waterbender." Gran Gran hugged Katara then turned to Sokka. "And you, my brave warrior," Sokka stood tall expecting some sort of praise. "Be nice to your sister."
Sokka deflated and barely returned his grandmother's hug. "Yeah. Okay Gran."
"Aang is the Avatar. He's the world's only chance. You both found him for a reason. Now your destinies are intertwined with his."
Katara looked at the canoe and sweat dropped. "There's no way we're gonna catch a war ship with this." As soon as said that Appa appeared from over a hill with a roar. "Appa!" she ran happily towards the sky bison.
"You just love taking me out of my comfort zone, don't ya?" Sokka deadpanned. "And where's Naruto?! Why isn't he coming with us?!"
On the deck of Zuko's ship, Zuko and Aang faced each other. Zuko with Aang's staff flanked by his Uncle and a guard and Aang with his hands bound behind him and surrounded by Zuko's guards.
Zuko inspected the staff. "This will make an excellent gift for my father." he looked at Aang. "I suppose you wouldn't know of fathers, being raised by monks." Aang glared at Zuko. "Take the Avatar to the prison hold. And take this to my quarters." he handed the staff to Iroh and walked away.
Iroh to the guard next to him and handed him the staff. "Hey, you mind taking this to his quarters for me?" It was more of a command than a question.
Aang looked back at his staff as he was lead down to the lower levels of the ship. Aang looked at the guards. One in front, two behind him, not a problem. "So…I guess you never fought an airbender before. I bet I can take you all on with my hands tied behind my back."
"Silence." a guard barked.
They reached a door and stopped for the lead guard to unlock it. Aang took a deep breath while one guard raised his and punched the guard next to him out, surprising Aang and the other guard. "What are you doing?" the lead guard demanded. The guard chuckled then erupted in smoke, turning out to be Naruto.
"Naruto!" Aang yelled, surprised.
"What the hell?!" The guard got into a fighting stance. Aang quickly inhaled and blew a strong wind that slammed the guard into the door, knocking him out.
This however caused Aang to fly into Naruto all the way down the hallway. Naruto took the brunt of the impact while Aang hopped off Naruto onto the deck unscathed. "You okay Naruto?"
Naruto looked up at him dizzily. "Yeah. Just fine."
Aang looked at where his staff was taken to. "Aang let's go." a recovered Naruto called.
"Wait. I need to get my glider back." Aang kicked the door open with airbending.
"We don't have time for that. We've got to go now!"
"If we get my glider we won't have to swim in freezing cold water."
"…Well what are we waiting for? Let's get that glider, dattebayo!" Naruto followed Aang into the command tower.
"There's a stowaway onboard! He's freed the Avatar!" a guard yelled.
Sokka sighed and tried again. "Go…Fly…Soar." For the past ten minutes he and his sister had been riding on Appa, the 'flying' bison. Sokka rolled his eyes. 'More like Appa the normal bison.'
"Please Appa, we need your help. Aang needs your help."
"Up…Ascend…Elevate."
Katara shot Sokka a look. "Sokka doesn't believe you can fly, but I do Appa." She rubbed his head. "Come on. Don't you wanna save Aang?" Appa groaned.
Sokka then thought of something. "What was it that kid said?" he asked himself. "Yee-ha? Hup hup? Wahoo? Yip yip?" Appa groaned and flapped his tail and climbed into the sky.
"You did it Sokka!" Katara cheered. Sokka was even more excited.
"He's flying! He's flying! Katara he's-" he noticed Katara's smug look and calmed down. "I mean, big deal, he's flying." he couldn't help but smile though.
Aang and Naruto ran down another hallway, constantly looking behind them for pursuers. 'Come on staff where are you?' Aang thought.
"Hey Aang."
"Yeah?"
"Sorry."
Aang looked at him confused, before realizing what he was talking about. "It's okay."
Naruto smiled and looked down the hallway. 'Please don't let us run into anybody.' Naruto pleaded. They turned the corner and ran into three guards. 'Dammit!'
Aang smiled weakly. "By chance have you seen my staff around?" They responded by raising their spears at them. Aang ran past them, running along the walls and ceiling. "Thanks anyway." He called back.
They looked at the trail of dust he left behind before turning back to Naruto. Naruto gulped then took a calming breath. 'Remember what Aang said.'
(Flashback)
Aang and Naruto peered at the village from behind a snow mound.
'That looks just like the old Fire Navy ship.' Naruto thought.
'They were right.' Aang thought with a sad expression before putting on a determined face. "We have to stop them."
Naruto nodded. "Right, let's-" Naruto paused when he saw the masked firebenders. When he saw those skull masks he just froze in fear.
Aang noticed his new friend's fear. "Naruto?"
"T-t-those are f-firebenders?" Naruto shivered. Zuko had just released a wave of fire. 'I can't fight these guys. They'll destroy me.'
"Naruto." Aang said in a strangely calm voice, snapping Naruto out of his thoughts. "Remember what I told Katara? If you want to be a bender you have to let go of fear." He looked towards the village. "I don't know about ninja but I think the same holds true for you guys too. And more than that, we have to save our friends."
Naruto nodded. "You're right. Let's do this."
(Flashback End)
Naruto formed the had sign for Kage Bunshin. "Come and get it." He challenged.
Aang jumped into another hallway occupied by a firebender soldier. The soldier sent a blast of fire at him. In one swift move Aang jumped over the fire stream and the fire soldier and cut the rope on his hands on one of the spikes on his helmet, knocking the soldier down.
Aang looked in several rooms in search of his staff. He opened the door to another room and cringed when he saw it was occupied. He relaxed slightly when he realized the old man was asleep. He gently shut the door while quietly apologizing to the sleeping man.
Checking a few more rooms in a hurry to get out he almost passed an open room that held what he was looking for. He headed towards the staff but stopped when the door shut. He turned around and saw Zuko glaring at him.
Naruto jumped into the hallway Aang was just in. Before the still grounded guard could attack Naruto kicked him in the head. He continued down the hallway, checking each room and loudly calling for Aang.
"Aang!" he yelled into another room. Iroh shot up eyes wide then tiredly looked at Naruto. Naruto pulled out his kunai, anticipating a battle.
Iroh stared at Naruto, studying him from head to toe. After about a minute of silence Iroh finally spoke. "Wearing sandals all the way out here? Your feet must be freezing. I'm sure we have spare boots a few doors down." Iroh winked at him.
Naruto blinked. This guy, his enemy, was smiling telling him what he was looking for all day. Naruto shrugged. "Err, thanks old man." As Naruto shut the door he heard Iroh laugh in a way that reminded him of the Sandiame. Naruto smiled.
Inside Iroh rubbed his chi in thought. 'A time traveler huh?'
After almost three years of searching he finally find and captures the Avatar and not even five minutes later he escapes. 'Of course.' Zuko thinks to himself. Nothing has ever been easy for him. Why would this be any different.
When the Avatar went for the staff, which he left out in the open on purpose, Zuko smirked. 'This kid is predictable.' He shut the he was hiding behind, trapping the Avatar in the room. "Looks like I underestimated you." Was all Zuko said before letting loose several blasts of fire Aang dodged around.
Rolling into a corner Aang tried to catch his breath but was forced to dodge more fireballs. He rolled under Zuko and used circle-walking to stay behind Zuko. Zuko growled as he was unable to hit and jumped away to get some distance. 'Close combat isn't gonna work.'
He fired more blasts but Aang bent the air away from the fire, making the flames die. Aang then jumped into the air and formed an air scooter, riding all around the room dodging every blast.
The door flung open and Naruto, in boots, flew in feet first into Zuko. Zuko flew back into his mattress while Naruto flipped back next to Aang, who recovered his staff. With airbending Aang slammed the mattress, and Zuko, into the wall then into the ceiling. Zuko looked up to find both boys gone.
Opening the hatch to the bridge Aang and Naruto poked their heads out to see if the coast was clear. There was the helmsman, but beyond him was their way out. They rushed out on the observation deck and Aang opened his glider and jumped off. "Hop on." he called. Naruto jumped on the back of Aang's glider. 'We're out of here.' Aang thought.
Unfortunately Zuko wasn't done with them. He had jumped off the observation deck and grabbed Aang's foot. Aang couldn't support the weight of him, Naruto, and Zuko and they crashed onto the deck. All three got up and squared off again.
Zuko: angry and determined.
Naruto: ready and unwavering.
Aang: nervous and hesitant, which was obvious to the other combatants.
Zuko smirked. 'This should be easy.'
Naruto threw Aang a disbelieving look. 'What happened to being brave and fearless?'
A growl took their attention away from each other and looked up. "What is that?" Zuko asked out loud.
"Appa!" Aang exclaimed.
"Wow. He really can fly." Naruto said amazed. As he got closer they were able to make out Katara and Sokka in Appa's saddle.
With his distraction with Appa, Aang almost got roasted by Zuko. He narrowly blocked the blast by twirling his staff. He jumped back to avoid another blast and almost fell overboard.
Naruto ran at Zuko, placing his hands in a cross seal. "Kage Bunshin no jutsu!" Four clones puffed up besides him. Zuko's eyes widened.
'What the hell?! He just turned into five people. What kind of technique is that?'
Two of the Naruto's jumped at him. One threw a punch that Zuko caught. Using the momentum, Zuko slammed the clone into the ground and kicked a ball of fire at the second one. He was surprised when they disappeared in a puff of smoke. 'These copies can't take much damage.' Zuko realized.
Sidestepping another clone, he slashed into its side with a fire dagger, destroying it. A fourth Naruto came at him with a kunai knife but he easily kicked him away into the last Naruto. The last clone disappeared as real Naruto tumbled away.
With the ninja out of the way Zuko turned his attention back to the bald monk, firing several blasts of fire at him, the last one knocking Aang's staff away. Aang jumped out the way of another blast of fire and landed on the rail. Zuko kicked one more ball of fire, this time Aang couldn't dodge it. He fell unconscious and over the side of the ship into the water.
"Aang! Noo!" Katara cried. Aang was the Avatar. He was supposed to bring peace to the world. He wasn't supposed to. Not like this. "Aang!"
Beside her Sokka looked equally shocked. He may have not liked the kid, but he didn't deserve that. 'He saved our village, and he lost his life doing it. No one should have to die that young.' He looked at Naruto and gasped. "Naruto look out!"
Zuko's eyes widened when the boy fell overboard. That wasn't supposed to happen. He was supposed to capture the Avatar, not kill him. Even if he told his father that he killed the Avatar, he doubted his father would let him back home. Zuko trembled, in rage. He glared at the yellow haired ninja who freed the Avatar. With a loud war cry, he sent a massive fireball at the blond.
"Aang!" Naruto watched on with shock as Aang fell overboard. Aang, his new friend. Friend, how long has it been since he's last had one of those. He could faintly hear Katara call for Aang. He barely heard Zuko's war cry. He didn't hear Sokka's warning call at all. He heard nothing. He was by himself again. Naruto felt hollow, yet at the same filled with despair and rage. He gripped the rails harder.
Aang could feel he was in water but couldn't do anything about it. He felt tired and numb.
"Aang!"
'Naruto? He's still up there with that firebender.'
"Aang! Noo!"
'Katara? That's right she was on Appa.'
"Aang!"
'She's still headed towards that firebender.'
"Aang!!" Panic rose in Aang.
'I'm in trouble. He's in trouble. She's in trouble!'
Naruto's eyes and whiskers glowed white.
Aang's eyes and tattoos glowed white.
Naruto turned to the fireball and effortlessly dissipated it by backhanding it. Zuko stepped back in fear at Naruto's glowing stare. With a punch Naruto sent forth his own mighty blast of fire. Zuko blocked the flame but was thrown back from the force of the blast.
Several soldiers came out and surrounded Naruto. Naruto crossed his arms and flung them out, unleashing a strong wave of wind that knocked them back. Zuko and the water siblings looked on in shock. 'He bent fire and air?' they all thought.
Zuko got up and looked at Naruto in awe and confusion. 'But I thought-' A splash caught everyone's attention.
A cyclone of water shot out of the sea. At the top was Aang with his eyes and tattoos glowing just like Naruto's. Zuko looked at Aang in fear as he towered over the ship.
Aang landed on the deck and bended the water around him then unleashed it, knocking the soldiers back and Zuko over the side of the ship.
Sokka and Katara looked on in shock. "Did you see what they just did?!" Katara squeaked.
"Now that was some waterbending…and firebending and…and what the hell just happened!" Sokka exclaimed.
Naruto and Aang collapsed, exhausted from using the Avatar State. Once Appa landed Katara rushed over to Aang. Naruto was already getting up and with the help of Sokka he was able to walk over to them.
Katara shook Aang. "Aang. Are you alright?" Aang groaned and looked at the gathered people.
"Hey Katara. Hey Sokka. Thanks for coming." he smiled tiredly.
Sokka smirked. "Well I couldn't let you guys get all the glory."
"But we won already." Naruto stated.
"We still came!"
Naruto smiled. "Yeah. Thanks." he said sincerely.
This shocked the older boy. "Uh…"
Aang looked towards his right. "I dropped my staff."
"I'll get it." Sokka volunteered and ran off causing Naruto to fall on his face. As Sokka picked it up another hand grabbed it, freaking him out. When he realizes that it's Zuko, Sokka tries to pull it away but Zuko wouldn't let go.
After a short tug-o-war battle for the staff Sokka decided to get payback and poked Zuko in the head the same way Zuko did to him earlier. Zuko lost his grip and almost fell into the water but he grabbed on to the anchor chain.
"That's from the Water Tribe!" Sokka yelled triumphantly.
Katara just finished helping the boys onto Appa when she saw the guards advance towards them. She pulled a stream of water from the puddles on the deck, scaring the guards a bit. Trying to do what Aang just did, she flung her arms forward. But the water flew backwards and the water behind her froze.
"Katara!" she heard Sokka yell. Katara looked behind her and saw that she froze her brother's feet to the ship. The soldiers continued forward, thinking she was no threat. Katara turned around and repeated what she just did hoping for the same results. She turned around and gave a mental cheer. The soldiers were frozen in place.
Katara climbed on Appa and shouted at her brother. "Hurry up Sokka!"
Sokka was chipping away the ice around his feet with hisboomerang. 'It your fault that I'm stuck. I didn't ask for all this flying and magic; I'm just a guy with a boomerang.' He got himself free and ran up Appa's tail. "Yip yip! Yip yip!" Sokka cried.
Iroh had to rub his eyes when he saw the giant mammal fly into the air. "Huh?" he surveyed the chaos on the deck; the unconscious firebenders, the frozen guards, and his nephew struggling to get back onboard. He quickly helped Zuko back on deck, who ordered to shoot them down. But with everyone incapacitated, it was up to Iroh and Zuko. Together they launched a large ball of fire at Appa.
Aang jumped to the back of the saddle and with a swing of his staff he released an arc of wind that deflected the fireball into an ice cliff. A large amount of ice fell on the ship and prevented it from going any further. The kids laugh in success as they get away.
Zuko glared at them, then at the snow.
"Good news for the Fire Lord. The nation's greatest threat is just a little kid." Iroh commented.
"You're wrong Uncle. It's not just a single kid, but two, two Avatars." Iroh looked shocked at Zuko's statement. "And they just did they just did this." Zuko looked at where they flew off. "I don't know how that's possible and I don't know if that makes my task easier or harder but I know I won't underestimate either of them again. Dig this ship out and follow them." He turned to his crew, half were frozen and the other half were thawing them out with small flames. "…as soon as you're finished with that." He finished lamely.
The sun was setting and they were still flying on Appa. Katara decided now was the time to ask questions. Aang was sort of sulking while Naruto has been cheering how cool and strong he was non-stop.
"How did you do that?" she asked Aang. "With the water? It was the most amazing thing I've ever seen."
Aang looked sideways at her. "I don't know. I just sort of…did it."
Katara looked down. That wasn't the answer she was expecting. She looked at Naruto. "I don't suppose you know how you were able to bend fire and air?"
Naruto shook his head smiling. "Nope. I don't know, I don't care, dattebayo." Katara sighed.
Sokka raised a hand. "Wait. I thought only the Avatar could bend more than one element?" Katara nodded. "And aren't you the Avatar?" Sokka pointed at Aang. Aang nodded. "Then how did you," he pointed at Naruto. "bend two elements?" Naruto shrugged.
"I think he is the Avatar." Katara said slowly.
"But I thought there could only be one Avatar at a time?" Sokka questioned.
"Normally yes, but, Naruto is from the future. My guess is he's the Avatar of his own time." Katara explained.
"But I'm not in my own time."
"But you were still born with the Avatar spirit. It stays with you no matter where or when you go. Right Aang?" Aang just shrugged. She looked at him.
"Why didn't you tell us you were the Avatar?"
"Because…I never wanted to be."
"What? Why not? Being the Avatar sounds like it's gonna be awesome! Dattebayo!"
"You wouldn't understand. Not yet." A moment of silence passed.
"But Aang," Katara continued. "the world's been waiting for the Avatar to return. And now we've got two to stop the war."
Aang looked down. "And how am I-we, supposed to do that?"
"Well, according to legend, you first need to master water, then earth, then fire, right?"
"That's what the monks told me."
"Well if you go to the North Pole, you can master waterbending."
Aang smiled. "We can learn it together."
"Wait, what about air?" Naruto asked.
"I already mastered air."
"But I didn't!"
Aang frowned thoughtfully. "Do you even know what your natural element is?"
"Natural element?" The other three groaned. "Hey, I'm new to this. Just give me some time and-" Naruto stopped as his eyes and whiskers glowed.
"What's wrong with him?" Sokka asked.
Before anybody could answer the glowing stopped. "Air." Naruto said.
"What?" Aang asked.
"I'm a natural airbender. That's what that guy said."
Sokka looked around. "What guy?"
"I don't know! I think it was a guy. All I heard was a voice, a deep masculine voice."
"You two are even freakier than Katara." Sokka stated.
Katara looked at him. "But you're still coming, right? There'll be plenty of firebender heads to knock on the way." she said in a sing song voice.
Sokka smiled a bit. "I'd like that. I'd really like that."
"Then we're in this together." Katara declared.
"All right, but before I learn waterbending, we have some serious business to attend to," Aang pulled out and opened a map. "here, here, and here." he pointed to several places.
"What's there?" Katara asked.
"Here we'll ride the hopping llamas. Then waaay over here we'll surf on the backs of giant koi fish. Then back over here we'll ride the hog monkeys. They don't like people riding them, but that's what makes it fun." Aang smiled brightly at them.
They looked at each other, then back at the map, then at Aang, then back at each other.
"Cool." Naruto said.
Aang: All right! We're going home.
Appa: *roars*
Aang: I can't wait to show you all the airbenders, sky bison, and even lemurs. Hey, where is everyone? This place is like a ghost town. The airbenders have to be somewhere. I can't be last airbender. I CAN'T!
Next time: The Southern Air Temple
Author's Note: Well that's the second chapter. Review. If you like this story, review. If you think this story needs improvement, review. Please review!