By: The White Dragon Rider
Disclaimer: I own NOTHING! Are we clear? Good! P.S. Please don't sue me
(Ok here we go with the next chapter and the first chapter with Zuko and Sasuke. So far no KataraxZuko is planned but that could change later)
Chapter 5: Sharingan EyesTwo people walked down a path in the late day sun
One was a younger teenager with short black hair that looked recently grown and a giant burn mark on his left eye
The other was an older man with gray hair and quite a few pounds on him to put it nicely
One was Zuko the banished prince of the Fire Nation
The other was Iroh who was a famous Fire Nation general and true Fire Lord
Both had been accused of being traitors to the Fire Nation and were now on the run
They had nowhere to go
The Earth Kingdom wanted them captured and the Fire Nation wanted them too
So they had two giant powerhouses looking for them and nowhere to go
Ironically they planned to hide in Ba Sing Se the Earth Kingdom capital that Iroh had nearly conquered years ago
They would not be noticed in a city of many refuges and could hide there for a long time
Iroh was fine with it but Zuko wasn't
He had things to settle on the outside
Zuko had no idea what to do expect for one thing
Take down his sister Azula
He had a giant score to settle with her and he had to be sure he was strong enough to beat her next time they fought
Plus he also wanted to settle the score with the Avatar
But he wasn't even sure that would help him now
Either way he wasn't going to get a chance to do anything hiding in a city
But as his uncle had told him earlier it was their only safe choice for now
So he went along though he didn't like it
They planned to walk to the hidden port that often gave passenger's rides to the city
All they had to do was avoid getting into trouble until then
"Such a lovely day isn't it" said Iroh happily to lighten the mood
"It's hot" said Zuko moodily
He could never understood how his uncle could behave the way he did even when things looked bad
Zuko was semi-convinced he was senile sometimes but others he seemed to be extremely wise
His uncle was one giant mystery to him
"Maybe we should stop for some tea soon" suggested Iroh
"We don't have time" said Zuko moodily
"There's always time for tea" said Iroh
Zuko knew that his uncle would stop for tea even in a war zone
"We have to move quickly in order to get to the ferry" said Zuko seriously
"What's the rush? It's not like the port's going to leave before we get there" said Iroh relaxed
"The longer we're out in the open the more vulnerable we are to attack" said Zuko
"You worry too much" said Iroh
Suddenly a knife came flying out of some nearby bushes
It flew behind Zuko and Iroh's head by inches and imbedded in a tree off to the right of them
Zuko got into a fighting stance and turned to face where the knife had come from
Iroh didn't even blink and turned to the knife
The bushes shook for a few seconds before a figure emerged
It was the head of a man with sliver hair and most of his face except his right eye covered
"Hello there" he said calmly like nothing was going on
"Who are you!" demanded Zuko fearing this guy was a Fire Nation bounty hunter
"Name's Kakashi Hatake" he greeted in still a calm, friendly tone
He then made a move to come out from behind the bushes to come towards Zuko and Iroh
"Don't move!" shouted Zuko fiercely getting ready for any attack
"It's ok" said Iroh calmly
"What do you mean?" asked Zuko surprised
Iroh took Kakashi's kunai and showed it to Zuko who was shocked by what he saw
It had a scorpion bee impaled on it
"It was about to sting you so I though I would help" said Kakashi calmly
"Thank you" said Iroh politely
"No problem" said Kakashi in a friendly tone
Zuko said nothing and still held his fighting stance to Kakashi until Iroh bumped him in the ribs forcefully
"Don't be rude! Thank the man" said Iroh
Zuko looked annoyed for a second before dropping his stance but not his guard
"Um thanks" said Zuko halfheartedly
"It seemed like a good thing to do" said Kakashi
"You have very good aim, that was a difficult shot" said Iroh impressed he could hit a buzzing bee cleanly through the thorax so easily
"Let's just say I have good eyes" said Kakashi
"One good one by the looks of it" said Zuko bitterly
Iroh bumped him again
"Don't be rude!" he said sternly
"Half his face is covered" said Zuko in a whisper to Iroh
"And by the looks of it you should do the same" said Kakashi returning the rudeness in a calm upbeat tone
Zuko put his hand to his scar and realized he shouldn't talk
"Pardon my nephew, he is a bit hot headed" said Iroh to Kakashi
"No problem, let's just say I know what's it's like to have a fiery boy around" said Kakashi
"Really?" asked Iroh
"Yes, speaking of which…" said Kakashi before turning his eye to a nearby tree
Iroh and Zuko both looked to see a boy in blue with black hair standing on a tree branch in a nearby tree
The boy looked down on them with disinterest but also with caution
"Sasuke, why don't you come down and introduce yourself?" called Kakashi to him
He gave an annoyed scoff before jumping down onto the path next to them with ease
"Whoa" said Zuko seeing the boy make that big a jump with no problem
"Who are you young man?" asked Iroh
"Name's Sasuke Uchia" said Sasuke in an indifferent tone
"Nice to meet you" said Iroh
"Whatever" said Sasuke
"As you can see his manors are about as good as your…?" asked Kakashi
"Nephew" said Iroh
"I guess I should have seen the family resemblance" joked Kakashi much to the annoyance of Zuko
"So is this boy a relative of yours?" asked Iroh
"No, student" said Kakashi finally coming out from behind the bushes
Iroh and Zuko couldn't help but notice how the two were oddly dressed
The man with silver hair had on a green vest with some odd looking symbol on it
Meanwhile the boy looked like he could be of the Water Tribe with his blue outfit
But the outfits seemed too odd to be of any country they knew
They also noticed a carrying case for throwing knives on their legs
These two were odd but they decided not to mention it
"Oh really you're a teacher?" asked Iroh
"Yes, although it's a bit hard. I've had some interesting students" said Kakashi
"I know what you mean about difficult students" said Iroh looking at Zuko
Zuko look annoyed
"Let's go uncle we wasted enough time here" said Zuko trying to walk away
"You going somewhere?" asked Kakashi
"Actually we were going to stop for some tea" said Iroh happily as he stopped Zuko from walking away
Zuko gave an annoyed sigh but didn't fight back
"Would you care to join us?" he asked Kakashi
"We're busy" said Sasuke annoyed
"Don't be rude Sasuke" said Kakashi
"Of course we'll join you" said Kakashi politely
Sasuke also gave an annoyed sigh
In a small clearingIn no time Iroh had set up everything for tea and the four of them sat down and drank
Kakashi never took off his mask but for some reason his tea was getting drunk somehow since it was slowly emptying
Sasuke just attributed this to Kakashi's stealth abilities while Zuko and Iroh didn't notice
"This is quite good" said Kakashi to Iroh
"Thanks it's about some time someone appreciated it" said Iroh happily
Sasuke remained silent as did Zuko
"So where are you two heading?" asked Iroh to Kakashi and Sasuke
"Well were not sure right now" said Kakashi
"What do you mean?" asked Zuko
"We're lost" said Sasuke simply
"Oh? Well I have a map if you need to borrow one" offered Iroh
"Thanks for the offer but we need to look around here for a while first" said Kakashi
"Why's that?" asked Iroh
"We lost the other two of our group somewhere in the area when we arrived here a few days ago" said Kakashi
"More of your students?" asked Iroh
"Yes a boy and a girl wearing headbands like these" said Kakashi pointing at his headband with the Hidden Leaf Village symbol
"Have you seen any like that around here?" asked Kakashi
"Nope sorry" said Iroh
"What's the symbol for?" asked Zuko
"It's the symbol of our village" explained Sasuke
"Is it near here?" asked Iroh
"No, it's very far away" said Kakashi
'Farther than you can imagine' though Kakashi
"So you and your students are traveling?" asked Iroh
"Yes" said Kakashi
"We didn't plan it" said Sasuke bitterly
"What was that?" asked Iroh not quiet hearing him
"Nothing" said Sasuke quickly
"So what are you two traveling for?" asked Sasuke
"We are going to Ba Sing Se" said Iroh
"What for?" asked Kakashi
"To escape the war" said Iroh
"Ah yes the war with the Fire Nation I hear it's driving many people from their homes" said Kakashi
"Yes it is causing a lot of problems all over the place" said Iroh in a saddened tone
"Is that why you are traveling? Has the war affected your village?" asked Iroh
"Nope, actually it hasn't effected our village at all" said Kakashi
"You are very lucky" said Iroh
"So what are you going to do when you find your students?" asked Iroh to Kakashi
"I'm not quiet sure at the moment, I suppose work on a way to get home safely" said Kakashi
"Getting anyplace safely is becoming a problem nowadays" said Iroh
"Yes especially when you're wanted" said Kakashi calmly
Zuko snapped to alert as he said this
"I thought I recognized you two" said Kakashi
"As who?" asked Iroh calmly
"Prince Zuko and General Iroh the two who are wanted by the Fire Nation, I spotted several wanted posters for you in a town we landed near" said Kakashi calmly
Zuko got his swords out and got into a fighting stance and even Iroh look concerned nut he didn't even stand up
"Calm down I have no intention of fight you" said Kakashi calmly
"Yeah right! Like I'm going to believe that!" said Zuko fiercely
"It's true, our village has no affiliation with the Fire Nation of even the Earth Kingdom…" said Kakashi before taking a dramatic pause
"…It isn't even affiliated with this world" said Kakashi seriously
"What's that mean?" asked Zuko confused
"Well I'll guess I'll begin at where we come from…" said Kakashi
Later
Kakashi and Sasuke relayed their story to a skeptical Iroh and Zuko
He told them about the Hidden Ninja Villages, Jutsu, and a lot of stuff about their world
Kakashi told the about how they were transported to their world a few days ago by and unknown force
They had landed outside a Fire Nation Village and entered it to gather intel on where they were thinking they could be another Hidden Village
Kakashi and Sasuke were quick to figure out they weren't in their own world
They heard about the war and benders
It was there Kakashi spotted the wanted posters he had talked about
Iroh gave his story serious thought knowing never to count anything out while Zuko didn't buy it at all
"We have no use for capturing or fighting you since we have no affiliation with any force in your world" explained Kakashi at last
"That's quite a story" said Iroh
"Yeah and that's all it is, do you honestly expect us to believe a story like that?" asked Zuko not buying a word of it stubbornly
"Can you honestly do these "jutsu" instead of bending?" asked Iroh curiously
"Yes, would you like a demonstration?" asked Kakashi
"Yes" said Iroh looking for proof
Kakashi put his hands together and formed a sign
"This ought to be good" said Zuko expecting an obvious trick
There was…nothing
Kakashi's jutsu did nothing…at least they though it did
"Well that was pathe AAAAHHHHH!" screamed Zuko mid-sentence
A gloved hand appeared from under the ground near Zuko's feet
It grabbed onto one of his feet with a firm grip
"Earth Style: Headhunter Jutsu!" said a voice
Suddenly the hand began to pull him down into the ground
Before he knew it Zuko was buried up to his neck in the ground
"What the heck is this!" demanded Zuko
All of a sudden another Kakashi came rising out of the ground in front of Zuko like it has used earthbending
Zuko gasped when he saw two of the same man standing in front of him
Iroh looked on in interest
Sasuke picked up on what had happened the second he had see it since Kakashi had used a similar trick on him before
'I get it, the first jutsu was a ruse. It was a Shadow Clone Jutsu, he made a shadow clone and had it use the Headhunter Jutsu while the guy was distracted with the real him on the surface. He used the same tactic against me during the bell test' though Sasuke realizing how Kakashi did it without being seen
"I trust you believe me now?" asked the two Kakashi calmly in an "I told you so" tone
"How the heck are there two of you!" asked Zuko
"The Shadow Clone Jutsu, it allows the user to make a clone or clones to attack an opponent. With it one person can become and army in seconds" explained Sasuke
"That's correct" said Kakashi
His clone vanished in a puff of smoke leaving the real him behind
"Impressive!" said Iroh amazed
"Well I suppose it would be to someone who's never seen jutsu before" said Kakashi modestly
"Whatever just get me up!" yelled Zuko
After Zuko Gets Dug OutOnce Zuko was finally up he looked at Kakashi with a loathing look in his eyes
Even though he had a lot to say to him Zuko was too embarrassed by what had happened to try and fight him
After what he had seen Zuko didn't doubt their story much anymore
That jutsu stuff was real and these two could do some freaky things with it that Zuko had no intention of being on the receiving end of
Zuko sat down next to his uncle as the four continued talking
"So you can really do all that stuff you said you could with these "jutsu" huh?" asked Iroh impressed and intrigued by this odd and new fighting style
"Yes, I have many jutsu so I posses many ways of attacking and opponent. This is why I am considered an elite ninja in my village. I posses over 1000 jutsu which I have learned" said Kakashi
"Remarkable!" said Iroh
"Whatever" said Zuko bitterly still embarrassed by that head cutter jutsu or whatever it was
"So can you use fire with these jutsu?" asked Iroh
"That would be Sasuke's expertise, his clan specialized in fire techniques" said Kakashi looking at the quiet Sasuke
Sasuke looked at Kakashi for a second before turning away seemingly lost in thought
He couldn't help but think about his clan after Kakashi had said that and how they were no longer experts in Fire Jutsu since they had been killed
Sasuke thought about their killed, the one he wanted to kill above all else
That was his life goal…kill their murderer…kill his older brother Itachi
Doing that was the only reason he existed, the only reason he lived his life as a ninja
All Sasuke's life was revenge, training to become strong enough to kill his older brother and restore his clan
Nothing else matter to him at all besides that, even his life
If Sasuke died a second after he killed Itachi he would die happy that he achieved his life goal
The look of revenge and hatred was clear in his eyes as he thought and Zuko who had lost interest in Kakashi's and his uncle's conversation spotted it immediately from where he was sitting
Zuko knew the look of revenge and glare of hated in one's eyes only too well from his past experiences
It was the same look that he always saw in his own face every time he looking in a mirror or clear lake or any other reflective surface
That look, like his scar, had been permantly burned onto his face by his father and his sister
He never went anywhere without it and he could never hide it except in those fleeting moments he felt happy
Unfortunately those never lasted long and always ended in more pain for him or others
It was like a curse that both boys had that occupied their lives and threatened to drag their very souls into the never-ending darkness and hell of revenge
The only way either of them would find peace was if they finally overcame the obstacles and finally got their revenge they longed for
But they had to be careful, one who seeks power for revenge is likely to be consumed by their desire for revenge and destroyed by their own darkness
"Sasuke?" asked Kakashi snapping Sasuke out of his thoughts
"Would you care to get more water for tea?" asked Kakashi holding out a canteen
Sasuke looked annoyed but took the canteen and got up
"I'm going too" said Zuko getting up and walking over to Sasuke
"Good we need some more fire wood too, you can go together" said Iroh happily
"I can handle myself, I don't need anyone to come with me" said Sasuke moodily to Zuko
"I know it's just that I don't want to be stuck here with these two" whispered Zuko pointing to Kakashi and Iroh
Kakashi was currently showing Iroh his Icha Icha Paradise book
"Oh my!" said Iroh looking at it closely and blushing happily
"I see what you mean" said Sasuke in an annoyed tone looking at them
"Let's go" he said as he turned around and began to walk away
The two boys left while Iroh looked through the book more closely and was amazed by what he saw
Small Field
The two of them decided to split up to get what they needed
Sasuke went to a nearby river to get water while Zuko went to a small field that was full of small twigs and branches blown off nearby trees
Zuko gathered all the small twigs he could find and used the larger ones for sword practice chopping them into smaller pieces with his two swords
He picked up a small log and threw it high into the air and hacked it clean in two with extreme precision and skill when it came back down
Next he tried the same trick with two logs
This time he had to be faster and strike more skillfully with his blows but he managed to do it with relative ease
He kept adding more logs to his little workout until he was all the way up to doing a bundle of five logs at once
Zuko dashed forward and took out the first two with two quick slashes, he took out the third and fourth by throwing his swords at them and slicing them in midair
His two swords embedded in a nearby tree with two loud thuds
The last one was out of reach and since he didn't have his sword he had no way of hitting it normallyHe dove towards the log, landed in a roll, and sent a small burst of fire at the log when he got out of the roll burning it in half
Zuko watched it fall to the ground in burning pieces before him with some satisfaction
'Not bad…' he thought '…but still nowhere near good enough to beat Azula yet'
Almost as soon as he had said that name in his mind he heard clapping behind him
"Not bad Zuzu, you might be able to get a job at a circus with that trick" said a taunting voice behind him that Zuko recognized on the spot
Zuko felt rage well up inside him and without even looking turned around and sent a powerful blast of flame at where the voice had come from
He could see Azula smile tauntingly before quickly stopping the attack with one of her own blue flame blasts
Zuko now faced his sister who was standing about 10 to 15 feet away from him on the edge of the field near the woods
She was standing next to the tree his swords had embedded in with a sickly happy smile on her evil face
Zuko gave her a glare that would scare most but not her
Azula didn't know what fear was since she had never come up against anything she couldn't handle on her own
The only thing she cared about was being strong and perfect and emotions such as compassion and fear just got in the way of that
Zuko got into a fighting stance instantly while Azula just gave an evil smirk at him
"What's the matter brother not happy to see me after that last time?" she asked playfully
"Wow he's changed a lot since the last time I saw him" said a dull voice behind Zuko
"I do have to admit he does look better with hair" said a more upbeat voice
Zuko turned around to see two other girls standing behind him
One was in pink with brown hair in a long ponytail while the other was in red robes with black hair
"Who are you!" demanded Zuko
"Don't tell me you forgotten us already?" asked the one in pink playfully
"Oh yeah now I remember, you're Azula's friends (I doubt they really like her) Mai and Ty Lee" said Zuko
"Glad to see you remember us" said Mai in her usual toneless voice
Zuko knew he was in trouble now
He was outnumbered three to one and he knew that odds are Mai and Ty Lee weren't there just to watch
Zuko knew Azula would only bring them along if they were useful and odds are that meant they were good fighters
He was now surrounded by three powerful fighters and out numbered and outclassed
Still he held his fighting stance facing Azula
"Still want to fight brother?" asked Azula playfully seeing Zuko was still in his fighting stance
"This'll be easy" said Mai taking out a throwing knife
Ty Lee also got into a fighting stance
"No, you two stay out of this. This is between me and him" said Azula to Mai and Ty Lee who backed down
Azula removed Zuko's swords from the tree next to her and threw them to Zuko
"Now brother defend yourself!" said Azula as she got ready to fight
Zuko picked up his sword and let loose the first attack
He sent a fire blade towards Azula who simply jumped out of the way with amazing speed and skill
Zuko watched as it exploded against the tree she had been standing next to causing the whole thing to burst into flames
"Not bad brother, you've improved but you're still no match for me!" said Azula with a confident grin
They both charged each other and continued the battle
Nearby RiverSasuke was busy dunking his canteen into a shallow river he had found in the woods when he suddenly heard a noise
A distant explosion could be heard followed by the sound of tons of birds taking off after being startled by the loud sound that resonated through the otherwise peaceful and quiet woods
Sasuke looked in the direction it had come from to see a plume of black smoke billow up from the treetops
Based on the smoke he could see that it wasn't too far away from where he was
Sasuke guessed that some kind of battle was taking place nearby that involved fire attacks
He wasn't sure if it was a good idea to check it out first but then he remembered how that Zuko guy could use fire and thought it could be him in trouble
Sasuke first thought about going to Kakashi for help but decided that doing that could cost him valuable time and it was just easier to go alone since he would have to backtrack to Kakashi and right now he was very close to the fight
After accessing the situation Sasuke decided that he would have to go alone
Sasuke decided that he would stealthily approach the area to see what he was up against and see how to proceed from there
He thought out his plans and strategies carefully unlike that idiot Naruto who would just burst into the area even if it was filled with over a hundred enemies and end up getting in serious trouble
Sasuke quickly sealed up his canteen and dashed off into the woods to find where the battle was taking place
He was not the only one to notice the explosion
With Kakashi and Iroh
Kakashi and Iroh were pack at camp still relaxing
Right now Iroh was doing an amazingly good impression of Kakashi by reading the Icha Icha book close to his face
"What page are you on?" asked Kakashi
"14, the girl just met the boy at the bridge" said Iroh without looking away
"I loved that part, on the next page you find out that she…" began Kakashi
"Don't tell me! I want to find out for myself!" said Iroh before Kakashi could tell him the spoilers
Just then the two of them heard a distant explosion in the woods and looked up to see a lot of birds flying off after being scared by the explosion
The thing that worried them was that it came from the direction Sasuke and Zuko had headed off to which wasn't a good sign at all
"What was that?" asked Iroh seriously closing the book and getting to his feet
"An explosion" said Kakashi seriously also getting to his feet and looking at where it had come from
"Zuko and Sasuke headed off that way" said Iroh
"Yes, sounds like trouble" said Kakashi
"We better go and see what it is" said Iroh
"I think that's going to have to wait" said Kakashi looking around with his exposed eye
"Why?" asked Iroh
"We have company" said Kakashi seriously
As soon as he said it a small platoon of elite firebenders came charging into the clearing and set up a line around the two
The two watched calmly as the firebenders assembled around them without so much as a concerned look on their faces
"Hold it right there you two!" shouted the commander sporting red armor with real gold on some parts
"Well it looks like we have a few guests" said Kakashi calmly
"Would you like to join us for tea?" joked Iroh holding up a cup and taking a sip
"You! Dragon of the West! You are to be apprehended for you crimes against the Fire Lord and Fire Nation! We have orders to take you in dead or alive! Surrender now and live or fight back and die! Your choice" said the commander fiercely
"Dragon of the West?" asked Kakashi to Iroh
"Yes my nickname" said Iroh calmly
"You!" shouted the commander pointing at Kakashi "Who are you and how are you affiliated with this criminal?"
"Well if we're going by nicknames, I am Kakashi of the Sharingan eye or mirror ninja Kakashi. As for how I am affiliated with this man I just stopped for a sip of tea with him" said Kakashi calmly
"If you side with this man you had better surrender right now or die!" said the commander
"Well I don't plan on surrendering so if you looking for a fight you're found one" said Kakashi calmly
"Fine then! All units prepare to attack!" shouted the commander
Kakashi responded by taking out his book and beginning to read it as the Fire Benders got into fighting stances
"What on earth are you doing!" shouted one Fire Bender
"I'm reading the book to find out what happens" said Kakashi turning a page
Iroh also looked very calm and took a few more sips of tea as they Fire Benders got ready for battle around them
"Grrrrr! Men show them they cannot be so cocky with us!" shouted the commander angrily at the two's show of disrespect
The Fire Benders then charged at them while uttering a loud battle cry from all sides
"Well it looks like I won't be able to finish my tea, at least it wasn't really good tea but it is still a shame" said Iroh calmly as he quickly dumped out the cup when the first Firebenders got close
Iroh dropped his cup and ducked as a Firebender tried to send a fire blast right at him
He grabbed the bender's arm and threw him over his head into a Firebender on the other side of him
Iroh then turned to two more benders charging at him and took them both out with quick fire blasts from each of his hands
Kakashi just stood there reading his book as the benders approached him
He didn't even try and get out of the way and attack as they bore down on him from all sides
Kakashi chuckled slightly just before all the benders sent fire blasts at him from all directions at the same time
He was instantly engulfed in flames
"Ha we got him!" said one Firebender happily in victory until he and the others were met by a surprise
When the flames cleared a log with a few weird strips of paper with odd writing on them was in the place of the man with the mask and silver hair
"What's this!" screamed one Firebender
All of a sudden the log exploded in front of them sending all the Firebenders flying
Kakashi appeared in a puff of smoke a few feet away from the beaten Firebenders with a happy look on his face still reading his book
Iroh and the Firebenders he was fighting stopped and looked at the scene when they heard the explosion
"Hey that's the trick that weird girl with pink hair used a few days ago!" said one solider recognizing it
"What?" said Kakashi with a serious look on his face now after hearing that bit of news
"Yeah and she had a headband like that too!" said another solider pointing to Kakashi's headband
"Sakura" said Kakashi realizing who it was
"Tell me where you saw this girl!" demanded Kakashi to the two Firebenders
"Over our dead bodies! You'll have to beat all of us first!" said one of the Firebenders fiercely
Suddenly he turned around when he felt someone tap him on the shoulder
He and his partner turned to see Iroh smiling happily with all the other Firebenders lying on the ground beaten
They instantly looked at the two strangers in fear
Kakashi went up to one and grabbed him by the collar
"Tell me what you know about that girl!" he said seriously in a very scary tone
"We..we saw a girl with pink hair and a headband like yours use that same trick a few days ago!" said the Firebender terrified
"Where!" demanded Kakashi
"She was traveling with the Avatar to Ba Sing Se! That's all I know I swear!" said the bender terrified
'So Sakura's with this Avatar person? It seems this could be more dangerous than I expected' thought Kakashi
Kakashi dropped the man and quickly knocked him out with a quick punch to the face
His partner tried to flee only to run into Iroh who smashed him in the face with his teapot
The bender hit the ground hard as Iroh walked over to Kakashi
"Sounds like he knew about one of your students" said Iroh
"Yes, he said she was with the Avatar and heading to Ba Sing Se" said Kakashi thinking over the situation
'That still leaves Naruto though. He might be tough but he could get into serious trouble on his own in a strange world' thought Kakashi worriedly
"Im..im..impossible! How could you defeat our elite unit so easily!" stammered the commander who had watched the who thing from a safe distance
"Easy, it's called being stronger than your opponent which would have been a good idea for your troops" said Kakashi to the terrified commander
"I'll have to tell Azula about this!" said the commander
"How about you tell me where she is and I'll tell her?" suggested Kakashi tauntingly
"Yes tell us where she is" said Iroh seriously
"She's in the woods fighting the prince!" said the commander before fleeing into the woods in terror
"Zuko!" said Iroh concerned
"Don't worry if Sasuke is with him I sure they'll be fine…" said Kakashi calmly
Both adults thought over the situation for a few seconds of awkward silence
"…we better get over there" said Kakashi worriedly
They then both ran off to find the two boys
With SasukeSasuke raced as fast as he could over to where the smoke was coming from
As he got closer he could hear the sounds of fighting; grunts, yells, clangs, and small booms
Sasuke knew he was close and slowed down to approach without being heard so no one would know he was there
He crept forward silently upon the spot the fighting had been coming from and hid behind some bushes so he could observe and access the situation
From his hiding spot Sasuke could see the field Zuko and Azula were fighting in
The field looked like a war zone with craters all over the place, random things set on fire and burning, and black patches of earth that had already been burned
Sasuke could see two girls off to the side watching the fight in the middle of the field were Zuko and Azula fighting as hard as they could against another
It looked as though Azula was winning from Sasuke's point
No matter how hard Zuko tried he couldn't scratch Azula while he had nearly been hit so many times he had lost count a long time ago
Zuko was just outmatched and overpowered by his evil little sister and her powerful blue flames
Sasuke watched as Zuko sent a fire blast at Azula who ducked under it and did a powerful kick that sent a blue fire blast at Zuko who was too slow to dodge
Zuko tried to block it with his swords but when the fire blast his sword it exploded and the resulting explosion was powerful enough to send him flying backward at high speeds
He landed a few feet away painfully as his swords flew a bit farther and planted themselves in the ground
Zuko was in great pain but he tried to get up
Azula just gave an amused smile as he saw his feeble attempts to keep fighting her even though he had already lost
"Give it up brother you can't beat me!" said Azula evilly
'Brother? They're family?' thought Sasuke
He couldn't help but think of Itachi when he realized these two were family fighting each other
"I will beat you!" said Zuko weakly trying to get up
"Please! You're not strong enough to beat me!" said Azula confidently
Sasuke had a lot of flashbacks of Itachi saying how weak he was and how he could never beat him
He could almost see him and Itachi in places with Zuko and his sister
Sasuke could feel rage build inside him as he saw how much this girl was like Itachi and Zuko was like him
'Never strong enough…never strong enough to win…' thought Sasuke painfully
"I won't give up" said Zuko weakly
"You'll never be able to beat me! You aren't even strong enough to fight me!" said Azula evilly
'That's the reason…that's the reason my brother didn't kill me!' though Sasuke having many memories return to him at once
He remembered back to the night Itachi had slew the entire Uchia clan single-handedly leaving only Sasuke alone and alive
Sasuke remembered that the only reason his brother had let him live because he considered him too weak to be worth killing
'Not strong enough…not strong enough!' thought Sasuke painfully as he remembered that night clearly as he always had
That night and that memory was the thing that fueled his passion for revenge; his undying, unrelenting passion for revenge
Ty Lee and Mai walked forward a bit to get a better look at Zuko who fell back to the ground in pain
"You might just want to give up now, it probably won't hurt as much" said Ty Lee in her ever cheerful tone
Mai looked down at Zuko with actual mild concern on her face
They now had their backs turned to the bush Sasuke was hiding in unaware of his building rage and power
Sasuke watched as Azula walked up closer to Zuko and began taunting him again
"Foolish brother…" she began
Suddenly in Sasuke's mind he could hear Itachi's voice instead of Azula's and he could see Itachi's red Sharingan eyes
"…you lack the power needed to kill me. You'll never be able to kill me no matter how hard you try. You're a pathetic weak fool and all your efforts are worthless" said Itachi's voice as Azula said the same thing to Zuko
Sasuke felt his power and rage rising with each word until it reached the breaking point
He completely ignored the pain on his neck from the curse mark as his eyes turned bright red with two tomo seals (The comma things) in each eye
Azula, Ty Lee, Mai, and Zuko look towards the bush he was hiding in when they heard him scream "You're wrong!" fiercely
Suddenly Sasuke jumped out of the bush high into the air with his Sharingan activated and armed to the teeth literally
He had five kunai in one hand, a giant Demon Wind Shuriken in the other, and a kunai in his mouth
"What the…!" yelled Ty Lee in shock at this strange kid who had just leapt out of a bush with red eyes carrying a lot of weapons
Sasuke's Sharingan eyes fell upon Ty Lee and Mai first as he got ready to attack
He threw all five kunai in his hand at the still dazed Ty Lee
She barely had time to react and do a cartwheel out of the way of the knives as they flew past her and missed her by inches
What she didn't know that it was just a trick to get her to move out of the way
Sasuke moved down in front of her path with inhuman speed
The next thing Ty Lee saw was Sasuke's foot slamming into her face mid-cartwheel and sending her flying
An unconscious Ty Lee skidded a few feet along the ground after hitting the ground hard painfully
Sasuke then turned his attention to Mai who had looked at his attack in disbelief
Ty Lee had never been beaten in her life and this guy had taken her out in one hit like it was nothing
She had no idea who this guy was but he was serious and she actually was afraid as he looked at her with his strange red eyes as he held his huge shuriken
Sasuke charged at her with his Demon Wind Shuriken ready to be throw
Mai threw a few needles to stop him before he had a chance to throw his shuriken
Thanks to the fact that his Sharingan made everything look a lot slower Sasuke easily dodged the needles by ducking under them and going into a roll
Sasuke leapt out of the roll right towards Mai and threw his shuriken at her in mid-air
Mai quickly leapt out of the way of the giant shuriken as it whirled past her like a giant flying blade of death
She thought she was in the clear until she saw Sasuke reach for the kunai in his mouth and throw it at her
Mai dodged this knife by leaping back to where she had been standing before
She got some arrows out and was about to counter attack by throwing them until she noticed something
Sasuke looked like he had something in his mouth and attached to his arms
Even with the line in his mouth Sasuke managed to shout
"Windmill: Triple Attack!"
"What?" asked Mai wondering what he was up to now
Suddenly she heard a familiar whirring sound behind her
'Impossible!' she thought as she turned around to face what it was
Mai turned around just in time to see Sasuke's guided Demon Wind Shuriken hit her in the ribs
Sasuke had used wires attached to his Shuriken to make it go back the way it came and slam right into Mai
She felt an immense pain as one of the huge shuriken's blades get stuck in her lower rib cage
Mai doubled over in pain and put her hands down near the wound
When she lifted one up it was covered in her blood
Blood could be seen seeping out of the wound and Mai actually coughed up a little before managing to take out the blade
Thankfully the blade hadn't gone in deep and it hadn't hit any vital areas but she was still in great pain as she lay on the ground clutching her wound
Seeing the other girl was down Sasuke turned his attention to Azula finally
His Sharingan eyes fell on the face of a shocked Azula standing a few feet away from him still not believing the scene
"Impossible! How could anyone take down Mai and Ty Lee so easily?" asked Azula shocked that he had taken down them in one blow with hand to hand moves which was Ty Lee's specialty and projectiles which was Mai's
This boy with weird red eyes had taken them out with what they were good at
'What next is he going to Fire bend?' thought Azula imagining him fighting her with firebending
Ty Lee was out cold and Mai was injured so that left only her to fight Sasuke
"You're going down next!" said Sasuke pointing at Azula
"You may have beaten those two with ease but you have no chance against me" said Azula confidently
Meanwhile Zuko who was still on the ground was watching everything
'Amazing! This ninja guy is strong but can he actually beat Azula?' he wondered
He had seen him take out Ty Lee and Mai but he still had no idea what kind of freaky powers he still had in store but he had the feeling that his red eyes were part of it
"You're a bigger idiot than I thought if you think you can beat me" said Sasuke confidently with a smile
This made Azula mad to no end…
"How dare you! I'll kill you!" roared Azula furiously
She wasn't used to being treated like she was no threat and disrespected like that and she planned to get revenge
Azula got into a fighting stance and prepared to attack
'Perfect! I've been wanting to try and use my Sharingan on a bender!' thought Sasuke happily
Sasuke got into a fighting stance exactly like Azula's, which came as a shock to the violent princess
'What is he doing? Is he mimicking my stance?' thought Azula confused by Sasuke's stance
Zuko also wondered just what Sasuke was planning unaware of what the Sharingan could do
Azula shot a blast of blue flames right at Sasuke who mimicked her movements and sure enough a blast of blue flames came out of his hands like Azula's
The two attacks collided in mid-air and caused a violent explosion that shook the area and forced Azula and Zuko to cover their eyes from the flash
When the smoke cleared Sasuke continued looking at Azula with his Sharingan eyes in her exact same stance
"Impossible!" said Azula in disbelief
Zuko was speechless at what he had seen since there was no way it could have happened
"How could you do that? Are you a Firebender?" yelled Azula at Sasuke
She had no idea what was going on and it was confusing her
Not only was this guys apparently a firebender, he also could use blue fire which was an extremely advanced firebending style!
Could there actually be someone outside the Fire Nation capable of such power with fire?
'Just as I thought, since firebending is a style of fighting I can copy it!' thought Sasuke happily
Sasuke noticed that he had used a lot of chakra on that last attack and that the attack seemed to require no chakra control to use
It was like it was just a wild, uncontrolled, and unregulated burst of chakra that was turned into fire energy
The attack definitely used a lot of chakra than his normal fire style jutsu and he made a note to be careful since he knew little of firebending and what it could do to him
"Who the heck are you?" demanded Azula
"My name is Sasuke Uchia" said Sasuke still holding Azula's stance
"Are you another traitor to the Fire Nation?" asked Azula
"I could care less about the Fire Nation, all I know is that I'm not going to lose to you!" said Sasuke
"Well I don't care if you can use blue firebending too, I'm going to beat you!" yelled Azula before attacking with a long, narrow, fire blast from her finger tips
Sasuke dodged the attack by jumping off to the side an used the same exact attack against her
Azula dove out of the way as the blue fire blast missed her by inches
The two then began exchanging blows quickly as Azula would attack and Sasuke would copy each new attack and send it back at her
Zuko watched the fight taking place from a few feet away where he had been beaten before
He could see that it was like Sasuke was coping her firebending but he didn't know just how
Every time Azula unleashed a new attack from then on Sasuke could use it even if he couldn't before
It was like he was learning firebending just by watching her instantly
'How could he be learning these attacks so quickly? It's like he's a mirror or something' thought Zuko as Sasuke and Azula continued fighting
Azula attacked with three rapid-fire blasts that Sasuke dodged by leaning backward
Sasuke then jumped up and sent a few blue fire blasts right at Azula who backfliped out of the way of the attacks
'Ok now for something original' thought Sasuke seeing an opening
Sasuke did several quick handsigns before putting his hands to his lips
"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!" he shouted before letting lose a barrage of orange fireballs right at Azula
'First he can use blue fire and now he's breathing fireballs, what next lighting!' thought Azula seeing the attack coming
She began jumping all over the place as the fire balls crashed down around her leaving mini explosions and craters in their wake
Azula was so busy dodging fireballs she failed to notice Sasuke get on the right side of her and launch a blue fire blast at her
She was caught off guard blow several feet to her left by Sasuke's devastating sneak attack
Azula landed painfully and slightly burned on the ground with Sasuke smiling as he saw her land
She slowly got up and faced Sasuke with a look of loathing and pain on her face
Azula was breathing heavily and tired since she had been fighting her brother and Sasuke
All the combat plus the major hit she had just received from Sasuke had taken a toll on her and she felt weak and in pain
"Giving up already?" asked Sasuke to taunt her
Truth be told he was praying she was since his chakra was seriously low from use of his Sharingan, jutsu, and blue firebending
Firebending seemed to take the biggest amount of chakra and he was feeling beat and wasn't sure if he could keep this up much longer
The two of them were reaching their limits and it looked like the fight would be over soon for at least on of them
"I'm going to finish you now!" yelled Azula getting into the proper stance for her most powerful attack
She had held back using lighting until now since she had no problems with Zuko but this kid was actually winning and she had to make her move now
Sasuke quickly copied her stance and got ready for whatever it was she was planning
Azula looked in disbelief as he copied her stance
'Don't tell me he can use lightning too!' thought Azula seeing him get ready to do the same attack
She then went through the motions needed to do lighting as Sasuke followed along
They both made a circle with their fingers as electricity sparked along them before bringing them together
Sasuke and Azula both pointed their fingers at each other as blue lighting erupted from their fingers
The lighting bolts traveled mid-air right at each other until finally hitting each other halfway to their intended targets
There was a massive blue explosion with little arcs of electricity shooting all over the place
Azula and Sasuke were both blown back from the explosion and Zuko got as close to the ground as he could to avoid the debris flying all over the place and little electric arcs randomly setting things on fire
For a second dust covered the area and no one could see anything
When the dust cleared both Azula and Sasuke were face down on the ground
Zuko looked over at both of them
"Is it over?" he asked
It looked like neither Azula nor Sasuke had won for a second
Then suddenly Azula slowly began to stagger to her feet in a slow painful way
"Impossible!" said Zuko in disbelief
Azula was doing heavy laboring breathing as she stood looking like she was about to collapse
Sasuke tired to do the same but he was out of charka and could barely move
The lighting attack had used up the last of his charka and he only managed to get to his knees
His eyes were back to normal and his entire body was covered in scratches and bruises
"I…win" said Azula breathlessly
It had taken everything she had but she still won…barely
Sasuke grunted as he tried to get up again but before he could he passed out from exhaustion
She slowly began to walk over to the downed Sasuke but before she could something got in her way
At that moment Kakashi appeared in a puff of smoke in front of Sasuke while Iroh came running out of the woods towards Zuko
"Are you ok?" he asked Zuko as he helped him to his feet
"Yeah I'm fine" said Zuko bitterly as his uncle helped him stand
"I'm sorry but I cannot allow you to touch my student" said Kakashi calmly to Azula as he stood in her way
'Great, Iroh and this guy's teacher show up after I'm almost out of power' thought Azula frustrated
"I'll beat you two as well" said Azula weakly
"I doubt that since you appeared to have reached your limit" said Kakashi calmly
"I'll show you my limit!" shouted Azula frustrated as she got ready to use one last lighting attack
"Be careful she's going to use lighting!" shouted Zuko to Kakashi hoping he would get out of the way
"I'm not afraid of lighting" said Kakashi calmly
"Why's that?" asked Azula with an evil smile thinking he was a fool for being so confident
"Because of this" said Kakashi as he grabbed onto his headband covering his left eye
He then raised it to reveal a long white scar on his face and a Sharingan with three tomo in his left eye
Azula looked at it as it suddenly stated spinning
"Sharingan! Your future is death!" said Kakashi as Azula looked at in fear
Azula had never know fear but for some reason this man's eye made her more afraid than she had ever been in her life
She was paralyzed with fear as she looked at this man
'What is that thing! Why am I so terrified?' thought Azula fearfully
"Give up now" said Kakashi seriously in a low voice
Azula was now visibly shaken but still refused to give up
"I'm…I'm…not going to give up" she said with a tone of fear still in her voice
She decided she had to end this quickly and began moving her fingers around to make lightning
"Get out of the way!" said Iroh seeing Kakashi was not running from Azula's attack
Instead he bent his right arm down and grabbed it with his left hand
"I'm going to teach you not to mess with grown ups you little brat" said Kakashi seriously
Suddenly a circle of electric power formed around him and a blade of lighting formed in his right hand
He the raised the blade of electricity up for Azula to see
"No way" said Zuko in shock seeing what he was doing
"Amazing he isn't merely guiding the energy he's actually controlling it and forming it into a blade" said Iroh amazed as he saw Kakashi hold the electric blade
"That's not possible!" yelled Azula in fear
Normal lighting attacks only required that the user guide the energy through their body
They could only guide it not control it but somehow this guy was controlling the energy into his hand
"This is my one and only original move, Lighting blade!" shouted Kakashi
Kakashi charged at Azula with amazing speed and his lightning blade at ready as she fired her lighting bolt at him from her fingers
The bolt of lightning headed right at Kakashi as he charged Azula in some sort of electric game of chicken
When the two clashed there was a sudden spark before Kakashi cut the lightning bolt in half in the blink of an eye
Azula looked in shock as her attack was nullified right in front of her eyes
The two half lightning bolts went off to Kakashi's sides and struck two trees on opposite sides of the field
Kakashi kept heading towards Azula with his Lightning blade
All she could do was look on in horror as he approached her ready to strike her down
Just as he was about to hit Kakashi deviated his course and flew right past Azula before she could even realize what he had done
One of Azula's bangs had been cut off by Kakashi's lighting blade but that was the only part of her he had hit
Before Azula could blink Kakashi whirled around and gave her a powerful kick right to the head knocking her out
Azula hit the ground unconscious as Kakashi looked over her in victory
"I guess if that's all you can do you can't honestly expect to beat me" said Kakashi calmly
Iroh and Zuko walked over to were Azula was laying on the ground and looked down at her
"You actually did it!" said Zuko amazed
"Well it wasn't that hard" said Kakashi calmly as he lowered his mask again to cover his eye
Zuko stood over his sister and looked at her
This was his chance! He could finish this now and for good said a voice in his head as he saw her vulnerable form
Zuko picked up one of his swords and held it over her and got ready to strike
Kakashi and Iroh saw this and gave worried looks but did not stop him
Zuko gave her a look of pure hatred and rage as he slowly lowered the blade closer to her head as Iroh and Kakashi looked on
After everything she had done to him he could finish it and be done with it but something was wrong with the idea of him not being the one to fight and beat her
He knew this could be his only chance but something didn't feel right about it and he hesitated
Even after he thought about all the torture she put him through with the mind games, pranks, and basic hell she put him through something blocked him from lowering the blade
"I can't do it, not like this. I have to beat her on my own" said Zuko putting his blade away
If he beat her on his own he would be the winner but like this he was just what he didn't want to be… an executioner that would kill someone in their sleep
"This is the right thing to do" said Iroh reassuringly
"I know" said Zuko bitterly
"What should we do?" asked Iroh
"Well it looks like all three girls' wounds aren't fatal, odds are the rest of the army will be here soon and take care of them" said Kakashi
"We better get out of here then" said Zuko
Iroh turned back to look at unconscious form of Sasuke laying on the ground a few feet away
Kakashi walked over and examined him to see how badly he was hurt
"How is he?" asked Iroh worriedly
"He'll be fine, he just used up too much energy" said Kakashi
"Good, now let's get out of here" said Iroh
Kakashi picked up Sasuke, slung him over his shoulder, and fled the area with Iroh and Zuko before the rest of the army showed up
Later That Night
After a few hours of sneaking out of the area so that they wouldn't be noticed by the encroaching Fire Nation army (Kakashi helped a lot with this) they finally set down to rest at a quickly made campsite later that night
When Sasuke finally awoke it was dark out and he could see the stars in the sky as he lay on the ground
Sasuke groggily sat up to see Kakashi, Iroh, and Zuko sitting by a fire talking
"…so when the girl get to the bride she shows up wearing only…"
"He's up" said Zuko cutting off Iroh's talk of Icha Icha paradise and pointing at Sasuke who was now awake
"Have a good rest?" asked Kakashi playfully to Sasuke
Sasuke muttered bitterly a few times at his sensei's behavior before asking what happened
"Well after you passed out I came in and took care of the Azula girl, we fled the area to escape the Fire Nation army, and set up camp here to rest for the night" recapped Kakashi
"What happened to you?" asked Zuko
"He used up all his chakra" explained Kakashi
"Just what is this chakra stuff?" asked Zuko
"It's the energy used to use justu, it's the body's spirit energy" said Kakashi
"You mean chi" said Iroh
"Well if that's what you call it in this world, I'm guessing they're the same thing" said Kakashi
"It is the same stuff that is necessary for bending as well" said Iroh
"No wonder my charka went down when I used firebending, I thought since it had no handsigns it wouldn't require chakra like Taijutsu" said Sasuke
"I guess that isn't the case" said Kakashi
"By the way how did you use firebending? I thought there was none in your world" said Zuko
"I'm guessing it has something to do with that red eye you two share" said Iroh wisely
"That is correct, it is a bloodline limit know as the Sharingan or copy wheel eye" explained Kakashi
"What's a blood line limit?" asked Zuko
"A special trait passed down through family that is unique to a certain clan and cannot be copied or learned" explained Kakashi
"Just what cam this Sharingan do?" asked Iroh curiously
"I allows me to learn and copy attacks perfectly just by seeing them done, it also allows me to see things clearly, perceive my enemy's attacks, and use hypnosis to a degree" explained Sasuke
"So that's how you used Fire Bending! You saw Azula's attacks and copied them" said Zuko realizing how it was done
"So you used your Sharingan to copy bending? I was wondering how that would work out" said Kakashi mildly amused
"This Sharingan is a powerful ability, you learned from Azula in a few minutes what took her years to learn normally" said Iroh
"Yes and I'm willing to bet that's not the only thing he could learn" said Kakashi
"What do you mean?" asked Zuko
"I'm betting that it could copy the other bending styles as well" said Kakashi
"I didn't think of that" said Sasuke
"You mean he could learn any bending! Even all the styles of bending, instantly!" asked Zuko in shock
"Yes, if he found people that could use them" said Kakashi
Zuko was amazed by the thought of this
This guy could learn earthbending, waterbending, firebending, and even airbending!
He could become another Avatar!
"I'm not sure that would be a good idea" said Sasuke grimly
"Why?" asked Kakashi curiously
"When I used bending I saw how much power it took to use it, while at the same time there wasn't and ounce of chakra control needed to use it" said Sasuke
"I sensed that too when I fought some Firebenders earlier, their attacks were strong but required a lot of chakra but little control over it" said Kakashi
"What does that mean?" asked Zuko
"Well in jutsu one not only has to release enough chakra to use the attack they also have to control the out put so that they don't waste chakra. From what I saw of bending they just released a lot of chakra and focused on technique" said Kakashi
"What difference does that make?" asked Zuko
"Well while bending you waste a lot of power in your attacks while in jutsu you use only what is needed to get the job done and you control your energy and maintain it" said Kakashi
"Well I don't feel any energy waste when I use Firebending and most benders have no problems with energy" said Zuko
"Well I have a theory" said Kakashi
"What is it?" asked Sasuke
"My guess is that benders have a lot more chakra than ninjas, you have such an unimaginable amount that you never feel tired from bending even though you waste so much energy bending" said Kakashi
"So people in this world have more chakra than us?" asked Sasuke
"A lot more, the only reason they get tired bending is from all the body movements used to bend not chakra use" said Kakashi
"So what does that mean?" asked Zuko
"I'm guessing since you have so much chakra the people of your world never bothered to learn to control it and just adapted to using a lot of it" said Kakashi
"I still don't get what difference it makes" said Zuko
"Well let me put it like this, the people in our world had less chakra so we learned to control it so we used less, your people had lots of charka but sucked at controlling it" said Kakashi
"And it reflects in how bending is done" added Kakashi
"What do you mean?" asked Iroh
"Well for bending you have to move a lot of your body to use attacks showing how bad you are at controlling the energy, you have to use your entire body to release chakra and do bending" said Kakashi
(We see a chibi Azula punching and releasing a fireball while a red meter shows how much energy she used)
"Meanwhile all we have to do is use a few quick handsigns to release chakra and perform jutsu, and we control the energy to minimize our energy use and perform more complicated attacks" said Kakashi
(We see a chibi Sasuke do a few handsigns and perform a fireball justu, which is a lot bigger than Azula's fire blast for less energy)
"So you can do more complex attacks for less energy than us" said Iroh
"Correct" said Kakashi
"So that's how you pulled off that lightning blade attack, you controlled the energy into your hand rather than merely guide it like Firebending lightning" said Iroh
"Yes, I'm guessing your lack of energy control is what makes that attack so complicated to you while I can use my blade more simply but lack the chakra to use it nearly as often" said Kakashi
"So you mean to say that if I could learn this "chakra control" I could use lighting more easily and for less power than Azula?" asked Zuko seriously
"Yes it's possible" said Kakashi
"You must teach me how to control chakra! If you two could take her on so easily with it I could beat her with it" said Zuko seeing this could be his greatest weapon against her
"I'm not sure if you can, but if a bender learned proper charka control they could become frighteningly powerful easily" said Kakashi with a serious look in his eye
"Then you must teach me it! Please!" begged Zuko
"Sorry we have to find Sakura and Naruto first so we can't come with you" said Sasuke
"I know were Sakura is" said Kakashi
"What! Where?" asked Sasuke seriously
"A firebender I beat mentioned seeing her with this Avatar person heading to Ba Sing Se" said Kakashi
"Ba Sing Se?" asked Sasuke
"Yes, the same place we are headed" said Iroh
"That still leaves Naruto though, that idiot will get himself killed all by himself in a strange world" said Sasuke
"Well if we landed together perhaps Naruto landed with Sakura and he's with her traveling to the city as well" suggested Kakashi
Sasuke thought it over quickly
It did sound logical and besides going after Sakura would be a good idea since they already knew where she was and it was certainly better then wandering around here blindly looking for that idiot Naruto
"I guess we're heading to Ba Sing Se" said Sasuke
"Perfect! Then you can show me how to control chakra!" said Zuko
"It does sound like a good idea, there is strength in numbers and I would also like to learn a bit about this chakra control business" said Iroh
"Looks like we're traveling together" said Kakashi happily
"Very good! I wanted to see more of your book!" said Iroh happily
"I'm probably going to end up burning that book if he won't put it away" whispered Zuko to Sasuke
"That won't work, he's got a lot more in his backpack" whispered Sasuke back
"Damn" said Zuko in a low whisper
"We move out in the morning, but for now…" said Iroh happily as he rummaged around his pack
"Tea!" he said happily pulling out his teapot with the imprint of the fire bender's face still in its side
"Ugh, I'm going to have to get used to tea aren't I?" asked Sasuke to Zuko
"Yup" said Zuko
"Well this is going to be fun" said Sasuke in a sarcastic voice as they all settled down by the fire and continued talking
End Chapter(Don't expect the chapters to come so fast from now on. I have to pay attention to my other stories that have been getting neglect because of my focus on this one)
(P.S. I've been considering adding Jiraya to the story what do you think?)
Next Chapter:
Chapter 6: Teachers
When Toph is finally well enough to fight she and Naruto have a battle and Naruto gets to see her in action as well as show off his moves. The only problem is that Toph's "Saviors" cut off their fight early. Naruto has to figure out what is going on as well as save Toph!