Previously on changing the world: After defeating and protecting the North pole from the Fire Nation and witnessing a few sacrifices, the gaang (get it? No...) decides to go to the Lightning country for a quick break until heading to Omashu. While being, Azula and Deidara hunt for the avatar, and even Naruto.

*short disclaimer*: Some of Chong's song I do not own and they belong to their respective owners. Teru-Bozu and the Naruto name song doesn't apply to this. That's about it.

Flashback with narratives:

Normal text=narrative I might also add ( ' ) later.

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Aang jumped off Appa and landed on a wet patch of grass. "So here we are! The Lightning country!" Aang announced.

"Wait. Before we go crazy, is it safe here Sasuke?" Sokka asked as he took off his winter coat.

"You should hope so, for your sake." Sasuke motioned to a nearby city. "That's the capital over there: Izanagi."

Izanagi was such a beautiful place to be fair. Large metal structures towered the streets while houses were placed all around, in size, it was much bigger than the Northern water tribe capital, by far. Just a little ways past the city was a station where several boats were bobbing in the ocean, nothing like Aang had ever seen.

The gang walked into the bustling city, Katara was truly amazed by this place. "Why is everything made of...metal...?"

"It rains here nearly everyday. We had to build everything out of metal and anything else that wouldn't decay or shrink. Any more useless questions?" Sasuke coldly asked.

"Yeah! Why does it rain so much?" Naruto asked.

"The works of Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Raijin."

Naruto's face drastically dropped. "That's it?"

"Do you want a history lesson? Let's just get the supplies then leave."

Aang felt a certain calling almost to somewhere, without thinking, he randomly flew off to a distant location. Katara, Sokka, and Naruto ran after Aang while Sasuke just stood there, in the light rain.

Aang landed in a small abandoned, worn-down town. It was lifeless. Aang walked into the place as the pull got stronger and stronger. He looked around, it was just another normal town and it must of thrived in the past.

Entering the far outskirts of the abandoned town, Aang witnessed such a breath-taking sight. It was a large, towering metal gate with two statues on either side. Encrusted on the gate was an engraved tomoe design with a symbol of lightning placed on the front, creating the Lightning country insignia. The gate was the entrance to the an old temple, a metal temple no less.

"This is...amazing." Aang said in complete awe. Aang walked up to the gate and placed his hand on the door...it wouldn't budge.

"Aang! There you are!" Katara yelled as she, Sokka, and Naruto ran up to him.

Sokka finally could take a good look of the place instead of constantly staring at Naruto's back. "Now that we've found you, let's go."

"No. There's something extraordinary about this place. We can't leave. I just have to open this gate."

"You're correct." A guy sitting on one of the statues, jumped down and stood before the avatar.

"What the...Sasuke...?" Sokka asked.

"Close." The guy turned to Aang. "You will never see beyond this door avatar, not until you master lightning."

"...I'm not sure if I can..."

"I believe in you completely that you will."

"Wait. I have to learn lightning, can't Naruto open the door?!"

The guy walked up to Naruto. "Bah! Get the hell way from me!" Naruto yelled.

"You're Namikaze Naruto, correct?"

"No. I'm apart of the Uzumaki clan!"

"...I recommend you find a man named Hotake Kakashi someday. Your Lightning isn't even near your full potential. At least...not enough for this door."

The guy jumped back onto the head of the statue. "We'll meet again later, I promise." With that he jumped off leaving the gang with even more questions.

Aang held out his glider staff. "We'll have to comeback here whenever we meet that guy again. For now, we have to find King Bumi."

"Guys, I'm getting Appa. You go find Sasuke and meet back here." Aang then lifted off while everyone else left to find the angst Uchiha.

Sasuke was walking towards his house, which was located in Izanagi. Sasuke walked up the steps and opened the front door. "..." He picked up a portrait of his parents on the table then slammed it on the floor.

Glass went flying everywhere as the portrait smashed on the wooden floor. He slammed his fist on the floor in complete anger. "...I hate you both...so much..."

Just beyond Sasuke's house was a nice little ramen shop, Naruto sat down in the booth and placed some money on the counter. "Large pork ramen please!" Naruto ordered.

Rather quickly, a bowl of hot steaming ramen was placed in front of Naruto along with a pair of chopsticks. "You're lucky we take ash maker cash." The counter man said in a gruff voice.

Naruto tilted his body beyond the counter guy, there was no one but him. "What do you mean we old man?" Naruto asked as he waited for his ramen to cool.

A self-painted picture of a young man with white hair was slammed in front of Naruto's face. "He was my friend but...he never came back."

The picture looked oddly familiar to him. "Wait...why...?"

The guy's faced started to sadden, noticeably his deep blue eyes. He combed through his spiky black hair with his hand. "...I guess. I'll tell you...why. I've never really told anyone. My name is Yozora."

Flashback:

Just between us, I was originally born in the Fire Nation where I met my partner...and I will never forget what he did...

I grew up in Jang Hui...a poor, filthy town that hardened my heart and made me realize how much pain and suffering truly is in life. For years...I don't think I've ever experienced joy in that town.

Yozora walked to the nearby Fire Nation army ship, the moaning of the wooden platforms seemed to be louder with each step he took. Yozora looked behind him, as if someone, anyone was sad that he was leaving but that was mere...wishful thinking.

Yozora clenched has fist and stepped in the ship. (As if anyone really cared...I have no one.)

Not too long ago, I joined the Fire Nation army. I was so excited, I finally had a chance to be recognized and loved but even that was full of hardship.

The commander stood before Yozora and a group of soldiers all in heavy armor. The commander cleared his throat. "Your mission is to burn the village. Survivors will be imprisoned. After you complete the task, report back to the shore."

The soldiers all nodded and blazed through the hot sand. Before Yozora could join the other soldiers, the commander held him back. He at looked Yozora straight on, his expression was emotionless. "There is a solider...that I want you to kill. His name is Mangetsu. You are now released."

Yozora slowly nodded his head, then ran off to the beach. Without looking where he was going, Yozora's foot caught onto something, making him fall face down onto the hot gravely sand.

Yozora looked to see dead bodies lying all over the shore, in fact he had just tripped on a dead solider. "...what...all these...deaths..."

A giant sword came down and stuck into the sand, right beside him. There, standing on the handle was Mangetsu. (Commander wants be to kill him?!)

And that is where I met my friend, in the Fire Nation army.

He started to cower. "Please! Don't kill me!" Yozora begged.

"Are you...from Jang Hui?"

Yozora slowly nodded, his hands were clenching the hot sand while sweat beaded down his forehead. Mangetsu jumped off his giant butcher-like sword and pointed it towards Yozora making his face go pale. "...no...I don't want to die!"

"Grab on." Mangetsu simply stated.

Yozora's expression went blank, he used the sword to pick himself up. His eyes along with Mangetsu's finally locked with each other. "...why...did you...kill them...?" Yozora stammered.

"It's what they deserve for trying to murder helpless civilians."

"But..." Yozora looked down at his feet. "...why not me as well?"

"Because, I know a person like you would never bring yourself to murder civilians."

"Then why did you join the army?"

"The Fire Nation is full of murderous people and I will kill them all. That is why I joined, for that sole purpose."

"..."

Mangetsu put the sword back into his holder. "I'm not sure why you joined. The commander tried to use you as bait to kill me. As he did with many others."

That got Yozora worked up, how dare he say something like that. "Because! THE FIRE NATION IS MY HOME!"

"Then why are you treated like animals in Jang Hui? Why do they dump shit into your water? Making people die and get sick."

"...I have no where else to live! I can't-"

Mangetsu picked Yozora up and walked back into the Fire Nation ship. The commander smirked once he heard footsteps approach him. "Oh. You kill Mangetsu that was qui-"

Suddenly, a sword slashed through his stomach, making blood splatter everywhere. The commander fell down and Mangetsu stepped over him. "I'll take you somewhere then, Yozora."

Yozora laid on the cold floor after Mangetsu threw him on here. "Why? Why are you helping me?"

"Because I want to. I want to rid the world of all evil and create a new, pure one. Nothing will ever stop me from fulfillng my dream."

"...I...want to help you..."

"...you'll end up in hell. I will do this myself but I promise to see you once again, Yozora."

My friend, took me to a distant island type place and stranded me there. The Lightning country. It was better there and I managed to make a living but I never saw him again...and to this day...I still hope my friend will comeback...someday...

Naruto looked straight at the picture. "What is your friend's...name?"

"Mangetsu."

Leaving the ramen, Naruto stood up and walked away. A stream of tears dropped down, drenching his face. (We killed...we killed...) Naruto grinded his teeth together out of complete frustration.

(...his friend...) Naruto wiped his face and walked back to the ramen stand. He slammed an extra gold one onto Yozora's counter. "Keep it. I'm not hungry."

Naruto started to walk off. He stopped. (I have lost all faith in you...Sasuke...) "And your friend, he's never coming back."

Aang...

Aang cricled around the north part of Izanagi one more time. "SASUKE!" Aang yelled, Izangai was just...too big. "I guess I'll have to get the others."

"Wait up!" Sasuke was standing one the highest pole, like he was waiting for Aang. Appa flew over to Sasuke and he boarded the sky bison. "Took you long enough."

Sokka, Katara, and Naruto all waited for Aang back at the Lightning gates. Sokka squinted his eyes as he looked up towards the sky. "What's taking Aang so long?!"

"I do hope Aang managed to find Sasuke...we sure failed." Katara sighed in disbelief, she got out something from the bag she was carrying and passed them out to Naruto and Sokka.

Naruto held a large piece of cloth in his hands. "What is this?"

"It's a rain cloak. Put in on, both of you."

Just as they put it on, large shadow flew over them. There, Appa landed right beside them. "Come on! We need to leave!" Aang yelled.

Quickly, they all got on the large sky bison and Appa took off, Naruto looked back at Izanagi. "Hey Aang...do you think we could come back one day?" Naruto asked.

"Of course."

Sokka took out a water-proof map he recently bought. "Since we're heading to Omashu. We'll have to go that direction, north."

The next day...morning...

As Aang and Katara were doing some water bending moves, Sasuke and Naruto were doing something actually productive. Naruto plunged into the water and threw several fish up into the air. "Ready baka!" Naruto yelled.

Sasuke threw several sai's at the fish in mid-air, making them being lodged and pinned down to a tree on the opposite side. "Okay, you're done. Make the fire already."

Naruto grumbled then burned the pile of sticks, Sokka set out. "I better get the biggest..." Sasuke walked over and stuck the fish into the surrounding sticks.

"It'll be done in about three minutes."

[Three minutes]

Naruto sat down by the fire and got himself dried up. "Hehe! Sasuke it's ready!"

Sasuke walked over to the fish. "Five more minutes."

[Five minutes]

Sasuke checked the fish. "...two more minutes."

Naruto grabbed one of the fried fish. "No! I'm tired of waiting dammit!"

*SNAP*

(Did Sasuke...burn...the fish...?) *vein pops* "You burned the food idiot!" Naruto yelled.

Sasuke quickly turned his head. "Whatever. Like you could do better, idiot."

Distant Fire Nation ship...

Azula was busy studying an old map when suddenly she heard a large explosion. (The army will deal with it...) Azula took out her ink and brush set. Carefully she dipped her brush into the ink and cricled a location on the map.

*BOOM*

*BOOM*

The ink spilled, drenching the map in an icky, black substance. Azula slammed her hands onto the table and thrashed open the door. "What the heck is going on?!" Azula yelled.

*BOOM*

There, Azula saw Deidara throwing random bombs into the water. "Deidara! You idiot!" Azula snapped, she kicked Deidara in the back only for a grappling hook type thing to latch onto the prow of the ship.

She looked over the deck to see an enemy ship that was in fact attacking them. (...it's no wonder since we are by Earth Kingdom waters.)

"Peh, calling me an idiot, hm." Deidara got himself up and moved Azula out of the way. "Let me handle this princess. You can go back to whatever shit you were doing."

Azula turned around and clenched her fist. "Lo, Li. How long until Omashu?" Azula barked.

"We'll be arriving at Omashu, shortly." Both of them said simultaneously.

Team Avatar...

After Sasuke finished eating his burnt fish, he started packing up. "We've had an hour here. Omashu is a very far distance so we might as well leave." Sasuke said.

"Right Sasuke." Katara sarcastically remarked. "Looks like you're in a hurry."

Suddenly, a group of travelers started walking along the road. One of them was wearing a wreath of flowers and strumming a guitar-ish instrument. "Don't fall in love with the traveling girl. She'll leave you broke and broken hearted!"

Naruto looked back to them once he heard the annoying music. (...what the...who are these people?) Naruto thought as they neared the river.

Chong warmly smiled and pointed at them. "Hey! River people!"

Naruto looked at him in a confusing way. "We aren't...river people..."

"Hm? Then what kind of people are you?"

"Eh...people, right?"

"Aren't we all, brother?!"

Naruto pointed at them. "First off! I want to know just who you are!"

Sasuke pointed a sai, covered in fish juices, at them. "Are you with the Fire nation?" Sasuke said rather forcefully.

"Oh no, no. Call me Chong." Chong gestured to the woman standing beside him. "And this is my wife, Lily. We are nomads."

Sasuke crossed his arms. "We don't have time for this. You're taking forever to answer. I am Uchiha Sasuke and these are my comrades."

Chong dismissed completely what Sasuke said and walked towards the group, as he passed by Sasuke he put a fan on Sasuke's head. "Nice to meet you arrow-dude."

Chong sat down and started to play his guitar, while singing. "Naaaaruto means fishcaaaaake! Itaaachi means weaaaaasel! Zukoooo is derived from Suuuuko! Chooong rhymes with sooooong! Saaaaarada means saaaaalad! Saaarada-yuuuu has many meanings!"

As he was singing, everyone, except Sasuke and Sokka were listening to his songs. Naruto smiled. "Alright! Dattebayo! Best song ever!"

Sasuke noted one of the words Chong sang in his song-thing. (Interesting. Sarada-yu...)

"Alright song: two!" Chong announced. "Teru-teru-bozu, teru bozu. Do make tomorrow a sunny day. Like the sky in a dream sometime, if it's sunny I'll give you a golden bell! Teru-teru bozu, teru bozu. Do make tomorrow a sunny day. If you make my wish come true, we'll drink lots of sweet sake! Teru-teru bozu, teru bozu. Do make tomorrow a sunny day but if it's cloudy and I find you crying, then I shall snip you're head off!"

"Heh, sounds a lot like your story Aang." Sasuke remarked as he now leaned on the side of a tree.

"...yeah...ha...ha..." Aang said as he nervously laughed.

Chong set his guitar down. "So during one of our travels we happened to find a giant night crawler!"

Sasuke started to get noticeably pissed. "We don't have time to be finding some damn worms! We're going to Omashu, now."

Sokka nodded his head in approval. "Agreed."

Chong re-picked up his guitar. "Looks like you two have a case of destination fever. Too worried about where you're going."

Lily nodded her head in agreement. "You gotta focus less on the where but more on the going."

Sokka and Sasuke looked at each other.

"O." Sokka said.

"Ma." Sasuke said.

"Shu." Sokka finished.

"They're right," Katara admitted. "We need to find King Bumi so Aang can learn earth bending safely."

"Oh. Then looks like you're heading to Omashu. There's actually a secret tunnel shortcut."

Sasuke and Sokka loudly groaned. "This isn't a story, correct?" Sasuke asked.

"Nope. It's real and as old as earth bending itself." Chong started to strum a few notes. "Two lovers, forbidden from one another...a war divides their people, and a mountain divides them apart. Built a path to be together...some other stuff...about something...Secret tunnel! Secret tunnel! Through the mountain! Secret, secret-"

"Will you shut up?" Sasuke asked rather rudely. "We don't have time to go through a damn tunnel. Flying has to be faster."

"Yeah but thanks anyways." Aang paused to scratch Appa. "But Appa hates going underground, we need to do what makes Appa most comfortable."

"LAUNCH!"

*BOOM*

*BOOM*

Everyone started running away from the incoming fireballs. Right as they were running, a large fireball was doing straight in their direction. Without having time to think, Naruto jumped up on Sasuke's head and shot a bolt of yellow lightning at the fireball, making it explode.

Sasuke looked over to Chong. "We have no choice...take us to the secret tunnel."

"Whatever you say Sasuke. Hey! That rhy-"

*BOOM*

As Sasuke looked up at the next fireball, he clenched his fist in frustration, it was of course a metal type fire ball. "Naruto, follow exactly what I do."

Naruto nodded. "Let's go Sasuke!"

Sasuke jumped up on one of the ledges while jumped on the opposite side of Sasuke. Sasuke held out his arm to Naruto and Naruto did the same. (I understand now...good thinking teme...)

Together they formed a straight line of lightning. The metal fireball came straight at the line of lightning and it slashed right through it. Naruto and Sasuke jumped off the ledge and followed the rest of the team, to the secret tunnel.

A/N: I'm sorry I didn't add any Zuko P.O.V things but I wanted to make use of Zuko trying to learn lightning and tying it in with Naruto, next chapter of course. Also, forgive me for not adding the avatar state episode. There'll be a whole chapter dedicated to that later on.

Teru=Sunshine

Bozu=Buddhist monk

Yozora=Night sky

Mangetsu=Full moon

The second song Chong sang is named: Teru-bozu. It's a warabe-uta which is basically a nursery rhyme. I'll give you a link to the song in my profile. Also, you know the symbol on the back of Kakashi's dogs, originated from this song. Because Kakashi means scarecrow and...who gives a shit? I'm the only one enthusiastic about this...