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Seeing that The United Force's Battalion would take days to assemble before arriving at Republic City, General Iroh sends an emergency call to his cousin to assist in Republic City's troubles with the Equalists until The United Forces can arrive. Strong!Naruto/FireBending!Naruto!/NarutoxAsami
"The Avatar has infiltrated the Equalist Rally! Avatar Korra, removing her disguise, tells the truth about Amon's past, but no one believes her! Before the Avatar can retreat, Amon has captured Tenzin and his family! Forcing Korra and Mako to attack and save them from having their bending being stripped away like all the other casualties. Korra and Mako free the family but runs into another issue, they have been surrounded by Equalists and can not escape! Just as Avatar Korra was about to surrender, Prince Naruto alongside Asami and Bolin came to the rescue! The Prince has commanded the Avatar to retreat with everyone else, while he, Asami, and Bolin now face the Equalists! Will they be able to prevail against the Equalists? Or will they fall down by the hands of Amon and his Equalists?"
- Shiro Shinobi, radio broadcaster of the Republic City.
Chi-blockers are everywhere, above them, beneath them, and in front of them. Glancing all around the area, Naruto once more orders them all to leave the arena.
"Okay everybody follow me, we're leaving the same way we came through." Korra says, her voice containing a hint of stubbornness, wanting to stay and fight but knows her role right now.
Korra and the rest have finally left, on the search for the rest of Tenzin's family.
More and more chi-blockers flood the main stage, surrounding them all once more.
"Bolin! Shield now!" Naruto commands. Immediately, an earth dome erupts from the floor, protecting Bolin and Asami. Naruto whirls himself, before lowering his body and creating a wide large-scale flame, covering the entire floor and knocking the chi-blockers off their feet and off the stage.
'Now where are you hiding?'
His eyes scan across the arena, looking for their main enemy, Amon.
A cough sound resonates throughout the silent arena, catching everybody's attention, they all veer their heads towards the sound.
"Lieutenant, I expect you can deal with them all without my presence?" The leader of the Equalists questions, his most loyal servant, shocking everyone with his sudden appearance. Amon stands in the same position as the exit Korra and the rest used to escape.
"I'll track down the Avatar myself, but I need you to get rid of them all permanently..."
'Crap! I didn't even notice him until now.' Naruto thinks, staring at Amon's unmoving body, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike him down.
Mid thought, in the blink of an eye, Naruto generates lightning and strikes at Amon.
BOOM!
He missed, and now Amon is gone, seemingly on the chase for the Avatar.
"Look like Korra and the others will have to face Amon themselves, we have our own problems too..." All three of them turn their backs towards each other, covering all their blindspots, ready to protect one another with their lives.
"Let's do this!" They spoke simultaneously, right as countless more Equalists charged towards them.
Bolin decides to make the first move. Swinging his hands, he rips large chunks of rocks off the stage and hurls them at the incoming chi-blockers straight ahead, stunning them and knocking them off path.
"Haaa!" Bolin shouts, stomping his right foot, a large earth wall rising in front of him.
"Take this!"
Front kicking the wall, it cracks and is severed from the ground, launching it flying towards the stunned Equalists, knocking them all off the stage.
'Five of them all at once... That shouldn't be too much of an issue.'
The chi-blockers all swarm around Asami, their tethered ropes all in hand. Asami, having been raised in hand to hand combat from her childhood, patiently waits for them to grow closer, ready with her Equalist glove.
One sends a straight punch, allowing Asami to duck and grab their wrist, electrocuting the attacker. Not wasting a single second, she grabs the downed body and uses it as a shield, causing the incoming Equalists to hesitate. Throwing the body at them, she flips over one Equalists, shocking him in the process. She sees the other chi-blocker attempting a leg sweep, gracefully jumping for it and grabs ahold of their shirt, before delivering a fast but still forceful head kick.
Just as the body topples over, she steps back and catches a strike thrown at her, and knees him in the stomach before electrocuting him.
"Ahh!" Asami groans in pain, not realizing one sneaked behind her, her right shoulder numb but fights through the pain. Dodging a kick aimed for her head, she catches his following punch, paralyzing the last one.
'7 chi-blockers... Just be quick and precise, nothing flashy.'
Dashing at the enemy, he meets them halfway, he channels his firebending into his palms, molding it into sharpe and burning blue daggers of fire. Jumping into the air, he lands in the center, right in the middle of them all. His eyes lock and focus and sprints toward the closest target to him. Weaving through the initial strikes aimed at him, he swipes his dagger across their midsection, scorching their clothes and an X burn mark etched onto their skin as the chi-blocker falls down.
Immediately spotting their tethered ropes whirling through the air, straight toward him, he skillfully pivots his left foot and swings his right foot midair. Flames burst out of his boots, turning the rope into ashes while successfully hitting the two chi-blockers in the face. Rushing towards the last of the chi-blockers, something enters the edge of his vision, and suddenly flips back to Bolin and Asami.
Mecha tanks, and there's five of them.
"That's right... Those mecha tanks will be a problem if we don't deal with them right now." Glancing back at his original spot, large platinum claws were embedded into the concrete. Attached with metal cables along the back, electricity flowing out the wires, before being retracted back into the mecha tank.
Surveying the bottom floor, he spots the Lieutenant, standing in front of the mecha tanks. Without a doubt, he's waiting for them to tire out and strike in their moments of weakness.
'Definitely need to prioritize those machines first. The Lieutenant is still a problem, but only Bolin and I can destroy them...' Naruto ponders.
"Asami, are you up for a challenge? I need you to distract the Lieutenant, while Bolin and I destroy those mecha tanks. Think you can handle that?"
He's asking a tall task, it wouldn't shock him if she hesitates and—
"That's all? I can do that." Interrupting his inner thoughts, she agrees rather easily, showing the confidence she has in her abilities. Something he found very admirable and commendable.
"You hear that Bolin?"
"Yes sir! Those mecha tanks are going down!" Posing dramatically, he opens and closes his palms, symbolizing him crushing the mecha tanks. Stomping his feet, Bolin creates a rock platform underneath him. A moveable rock platform, way faster and safer than just running.
"Asami, Naruto hop on! We can ride on this all the way there!" Asami grabs Bolin's hand, hoisting her up the rock.
Naruto, though, denies his request. Gathering Chi into his feet, his boots beginning to glow, before blue fire erupts from his boots. Stabilizing himself, blue flames rapidly shooting out under his feet, keeping him in the air.
Jet propulsions, one of the most difficult techniques to master. A mark of a firebender who has complete control and mastery of the element.
"Damn! That's so sick!" Bolin says in awe, mouth wide open as he believes this to be one of the coolest things ever.
"Okay guys, enough playing around! It's time to end this!"
Naruto declares, making the first move, flying off the stage, the intensity of the fire scorching a trail of blue fire behind him as he dashes straight for the mecha tanks.
"Go Bolin! Stop watching him and go!" Asami yells at him, who quickly apologizes, too busy admiring the scene in front of him. The platform then begins to move as he creates a huge earth ramp, leading the way down the stage onto the bottom floor.
Dodging and weaving through the ropes and claws being launched at him by the Equalists, he heads towards the mecha tanks on the far left. Propelling himself higher, until he's right above the mecha tanks. Channeling fire into his right foot, using gravity to his advantage, he spins and gathers momentum and strikes the head of the mecha tank with his foot.
Bang!
Upon impact, a loud crashing noise vibrates throughout the air. With the amount of force applied on that attack, he was expecting a huge gash that tore through the entire head of the machine . Only to be shocked as the smoke cleared, scorch marks all around the point of attack, but only a dent was created with all of that force.
'What! The endurance on that machine is absolutely insane!'
Regaining his composure, he propels himself once more, circling around the mecha tank. His brain is working overtime, analyzing everything, looking for a weakness.
'Everything has a weakness. It's just all about finding that weakness, and exploiting it...' He reasons.
'I see! That's where I can strike!'
Gathering firebending into his hands, he molds the fire into a sharp blade, this time covering his entire hands with fire. Swerving around the claw, he arrives right behind the mecha tank. Specifically the knee joint supporting the right leg. Slashing his hand across the knee joint, immediately something felt different and smirked.
The mecha tank falls onto one knee!
'I was right then, these machines were manufactured with platinum, but not their joints. Platinum being one of the strongest metals in the world, it takes way too much force to bend it, even a brilliant inventor as Hiroshi couldn't hide that weakness. You risked creating the joints with normal metal, all for more mobility and movement.'
Wasting no time, Naruto slashes at the other knee joint, splitting it open, causing the mecha tank to topple over, rendering it useless.
Looking to his left and right, he sees two more mecha tanks chasing towards him. Still using his jet propulsions, he moves out the way and flies straight. Distracted by the machines chasing him, he loses attention to what's ahead of him, another chi-blocker straight ahead who throws his rope that's heading right for him. Thinking on the move, he slashes his hands at the chi-blocker before soaring high into the air. Not noticing his vulnerable position until it's too late.
Fuck. He definitely messed up.
The mecha tanks lift their right arms, with deadly accuracy, and launch their heavy platinum claws straight at him.
Time begins to move slowly, as he's unable to escape fast enough, left with no more options, he braces himself by angling his feet in a way that reduces this force of impact that is about to happen. Right as the claws were inches away from colliding with his body, he catches both claws by the metal wires, preventing it from smashing into him.
"AHHHH!"
Megawatts of electricity immediately starts flowing through his body. By far the most painful experience he's ever faced. Unable to continue his jet propulsions, he lands on the ground, still on his feet.
'C'mon! Power through this, just a couple more seconds!' Continuing to grit through the pain, having practiced and mastered lightning for years, his high tolerance for electricity is why he's able to withstand this amount of electricity for a long period of time.
Knowing that he's got one option left or else he's done for, he recalls valuable lessons he has learned from his teacher.
'If you let the energy in your body flow, the lightning will follow it. You must create a pathway from your fingertips up your arm to the shoulder, then down into the stomach. The stomach is the source of energy in your body, it is called the sea of chi. From your stomach you direct it up again and out the other arm. Well that's how Zuzu explained it to me, who learned from the originator, my Uncle Iroh... Speaking of Zuzu, he still owes me dinner. Forcing yourself to sit next to him while he rambles on and on about tea can really get on one's nerves.'
Finally dropping the metal cables, his feet begin to stumble, the amount of electricity within him is too much even for him if he doesn't release it right now.
'Deep breaths, Naruto.'
Calming himself, he regains his balance and lowers his accelerating heartbeat. His eyes move left to right, regaining his vision and focus, locking onto the mecha on his right. He gets into his stance, and launches the most powerful lightning he has ever generated at the machine.
BOOM!
Not stopping after that, he pivots his foot, readjusting his stance. Aiming his focus on the mecha tank to his left, he fires off another bolt of lightning.
BOOM!
"That—, that should do it..." Naruto says, taking deep breaths, and drops his hands, falling down to a knee.
Thunk! Thunk!
He watches them, not taking his eyes off those machines until they're destroyed. Slowly but surely, the mecha tanks indeed break down, before falling face first, destroyed.
With Asami
"5 on 1 huh? Isn't that a little unfair for a lady?" Asami taunts them, preparing herself as the chi-blockers circle swarm her, her eyes never losing sight of the Lieutenant.
The Lieutenant is definitely the one to keep her eye one.
Without any warning, the Equalists charge at her, all at different speeds and angles. Ducking under a rope thrown at her, she runs for the closest chi-blocker, surprising him as she intercepts his path and knees his stomach, before electrocuting him. Two more chi-blockers rush her sides, with the Lieutenant sprinting at her from behind.
Realizing the pincer trap formation, she drops into a crouch just as the chi-blockers throw a punch at her midsection. Swinging and missing, it leaves them completely open. Asami spins in her crouching position using her arms, and leg sweeps both chi-blockers on either side of her. Dropping both of them, she quickly grabs hold of their legs and shocks them unconscious.
Noticing her shadow disappearing, her sixth sense kicking in, narrowly rolls away before flipping back up, barely dodging the Lieutenant who almost impaled her with the electric rods that were now jammed into the concrete where she was just a second ago.
'Pheww, that was a close one.' Asami notes, bringing her hand over forehead, wiping off the sweat.
'Just me and the Lieutenant now...'
The two begin circling around each other, waiting for the most opportune time to strike. Ending their stalemate, the Lieutenant charges at her, his electric rods at his sides, poised and ready to strike her down.
Seeing the Lieutenant dash straight towards her, she does the same thing. She meets him halfway, wishing to end this quickly.
One last move, with the winner standing victorious.
She sprints at him, the Equalists glove sparking with electricity as they near each other. Staring each other in the eyes, face to face.
One more second and the fight would be over.
An anguished sound of pain escapes the person's mouth as electricity floods their body, they fall to the ground, defeated.
The Lieutenant has fallen!
'That should be all five... Wait, where did the last one go?' Just now recalling that there were five Equalists in the beginning, now one of them is missing.
'Shit!'
The last Equalist managed to retreat without her ever noticing and is now dashing towards the exhausted Naruto, unaware of the enemy currently targeting him.
Asami starts to chase after the Equalist, running as fast as she could, but is too far behind.
"Bolin! I need some help! Now!" She continues running, but turns her head to the side, looking at Bolin who's managed to take down one of the mecha tanks and is fighting the last one.
Bolin hears her shout, and rolls out the way of a platinum claw aimed at him, and retreats. Having some separation, he looks at Asami and what she's trying to say to him. He sees her finger pointing and looks in the direction.
Naruto who's on one knee, still recovering from his previous fight, is oblivious to the Equalist that's now ten feet away from him about to electrocute him.
Thinking on his feet, he stomps his feet as hard as he could. The distance between him and Naruto makes it difficult to earthbend that far away.
'Just another minute of rest, and I should be able to help again.' Closing his eyes and taking deep breaths, briefly letting his guard down.
"NARUTO! Behind you! Watch out!" His eyes snap open, eyes widening as he hears footsteps behind him become louder and louder. Unable to turn around in time, he's rendered defenseless and can only brace himself.
Crack! Crack!
An earth dome erupts from the ground, encompassing Naruto and shielding him at the last second. Letting out a deep sigh, Naruto mutters a small thank you to Bolin.
'Sheesh that was a close one...'
Hearing fighting going on on the outside of the dome, it quickly ended with someone screaming in pain, falling down to the floor. Right as the fight ended, the earth dome crumbled into pieces, allowing him to see the scene in front of him.
"You sure had your hands full. Thankfully we're all here to save you. Imagine if we were to let you fight these guys alone hmm?" Asami lightly mocks him, leaning on her right leg with a hand on her hip, looking down at him with a teasing smile.
Asami walks up to the still downed Naruto, extending her hand for him to grab.
"Hahaha... I guess I do owe you one for not only saving my ass but for teaching me a lesson. As strong as I might be, teamwork will always be important, something I lost value off with all of the power I hold. Thanks Asami." Naruto sarcastically laughs, before accepting her hand, bringing him up onto his two feet.
"I'll hold you to that, Naruto." Asami says, the pair falling into a moment of silence together, unconsciously leaning shoulders onto one another, both very fatigued at this point and bask in the brief time of rest.
His lips turn upwards into a small smile as Asami notices all of the damages and injuries on his body. Watching her fret over him, circling around him while looking for any major injuries with a cute frown on her face, brightened his mood from this exhausting day. Both Naruto and Asami in their own little world, forgetting that it's still not over yet.
"Guys! Look out!" Bolin shouts, running as fast he could. Throwing chunks of rocks at the speedy machine in attempts to slow it down.
Right after Bolin had created an earth dome for Naruto, the last mecha tank he was fighting used the time to switch their focus to Naruto and Asami who were obviously distracted.
'Huh!?'
Like a pin popping a bubble, Naruto and Asami snap out of whatever they were in and back to reality.
"Brace yourself! Asami, hold on!"
"Wait! What do you mean—"
The Equalists inside, having been detected, hastily commands the mecha tank to launch both its claws at them while they're still standing still.
Abruptly Naruto picks up Asami, causing her to let out a surprised squeak. Lifting her up under her knees and holding her back to his chest, reactivating his jet propulsions at the last second. He tightens his arms around her, as he pushes off into the air.
Not a moment later, the mecha tank's claws arrive at their previous location, cracking the concrete that could have been them.
Soaring through the air, they land near Bolin who's managed to take down the last couple of chi-blockers. Naruto lets Asami down gently, before both of them turn their heads the other way, the duo blushing up a storm.
"Ahhh... Sorry I just grabbed out like Asami. I should've asked you first before putting you in such an uncomfortable position." Naruto apologizes, sheepishly rubbing the back of his neck, just realizing what he did.
"Oh... It's alright Naruto, really it's fine. You saved us after all." She looks back at him, smiling at his nervousness, letting out little giggles at his reaction.
The only Equalist standing was the one controlling the mecha tank in front of them.
One more until its all over.
"It's over Equalist! It's 3 against 1, and you've ran out of backup! Give up!" Bolin screams, mightily pointing his finger at the mecha tank, both Naruto and Asami look at each other before shrugging, allowing Bolin to continue his goofy antics.
Shockingly though, creaking sounds happen inside the mecha tank, and the Equalist dramatically comes out of the machine and begins running the opposite way. Both of them sweatdrop at the scene in front of them, while Bolin starts cheering himself and calling himself the man.
"C'mon guys, we need to head up and look for Korra and the others. Amon is still on the loose right now." Naruto reminds them, everybody moves out together, hoping for everything to already be over before they arrive.
Having searched tirelessly for Korra and the rest, they couldn't find a trace to where they went, eventually giving up and heading back to the Pro-Bending entrance.
"Man... I hope everyone's alright. Especially Korra with Amon chasing her down." Bolin shares his thoughts, all three of them finally exiting the arena, getting some much needed fresh sunlight.
"You should have more faith in Korra, she is the Avatar after all. She also has your brother's help, Mako is his name right? They seem very close to each other, I don't think Mako would let anything bad happen to her." Naruto comments, leaning on the railings, looking up towards the sky, finally able to relax.
Asami stays quiet, standing next to Naruto, she leans over the railing and looks at her reflection. A small frown on her face, brows knitting together in seemingly displeasure, still having a hard time getting over the whole relationship situation with Mako. Still stuck within her own thoughts, she doesn't notice Naruto staring at her with a questioning look.
'It seems the two of us are more alike than we think.' Naruto muses, returning his gaze back up into the clouds. He realizes what Asami and Mako must have been before he ever stepped foot into Republic City.
Triggering his own past memories, having dealt with a similar situation. Remembering this pink haired little girl, a person who he thought he loved, unable to return his feelings, as she was already deeply infatuated with a raven haired little boy.
'Time sure does move fast.'
Taking himself out of memory lane, he abruptly grabs hold of Asami's shoulder, breaking Asami out of her thoughts, lightly bringing her closer towards him.
"Huh?" Asami stutters out, looking at the person next to her. Seeing Naruto grin at her, she takes the time to appreciate his charming qualities. His dazzling smile directed at her, stunning ocean blue eyes focusing on her as if she's the only one that matters. The soft breeze causes his blonde hair to sway side to side, slightly covering parts of his eyes, tempting her to gently brush those locks out of the way.
Prince Naruto was truly a handsome man, if she were to be completely honest.
Right as Asami turns to face him, a sense of déjà vu transpires. Recalling how stunned he was at their first meeting, he's astounded by her beauty. To still be in awe of her beauty, its something he's never felt before. From her brilliant green eyes, seemingly attracting him in and leaving him in a daze. To her smooth, silky raven hair, an endless waterfall if he had to describe it in anyway. Lastly to her strong-willed and kind-hearted character. Showcasing herself to be a talented independent woman, who can also be a caring and loving person.
Asami Sato is definitely the most gorgeous girl he has ever met, if he were to be completely honest.
"Uhh... Nothing! Nothing at all!" Naruto replies, not knowing what else to say. Although letting out a rather pathetic response, both Naruto and Asami stay close to one another, not leaving each other's embrace, the pair enjoying the close proximity.
Crack! Crack!
Shatter!
Startling everyone near the Pro-Bending Arena, they all change their sights onto the commotion. All of a sudden, the leader of The Equalists crashes through a windowsill, being blasted out the building and was hurled straight to the ocean. Arriving at the edge of the partially destroyed building was Korra and Mako, both appearing like they've been through war, heavily exhausted.
Not a sound. Not a single mutter from anymore. All until Amon's mask resurfaces, utter chaos erupts within the Equalist activists and supporters.
"You filthy tyrant!"
"Evil Avatar!"
The crowd's fury and rage reached an all time high for the Avatar, believing that their leader Amon was going to bring them all to equality, just for the Avatar to ruin their dreams.
In a few seconds, all of their praises and belief in Amon's ideology comes crashing down.
Stunning all of his supporters, Amon unconsciously uses his waterbending, saving him from drowning in the ocean. All of a sudden, a large water tornado storm, on top of it was Amon. Everyone realized that Avatar Korra's absurd story of Amon was true.
"He's waterbending!"
"The scar is fake!"
"The Avatar was telling the truth!"
Amon, the leader of the Equalists, was in fact a waterbender. Noatak, the son of the heinous criminal Yakone, returns to Republic City to finish what his father started.
Regaining his senses, grasping the situation he's put himself in, dives straight into the water and retreats. Knowing his character as Amon, the non-bender campaigning for world equality was shattered, falls back and runs in search of his brother, Councilman Tarrlok, trapped within Air Temple Island.
Seeing him escape brought Naruto's blood to a boil. The thought of the man responsible for countless benders to lose their livelihood, spreading terror and fear across the city, he couldn't let that man escape.
'There's no way in hell I'm letting you escape from me!'
Hastily letting go of Asami, causing her to look at him. Staring off in the direction Noatak escaped from, he clinches his first, remembering his promise to himself. Ignoring Asami's protests, he channels his firebending into his feet, once more activating his jet propulsions. Disregarding all of the attention he's drawn, he whistles loudly, the sound stretching all across the area. Soaring higher and higher, until it's finally here.
Kurama appears out of hiding, dancing through the skies and coming to the aid of his master. Slowing down his descent, allowing Naruto to safely get up on his back before flying off, in search of Noatak.
Jetting across the ocean, escaping Republic City to start new lives, Tarrlok and Noatak, brothers reunited once again. Noatak piloting the jet-ski, a reminiscent smile on his face.
"The two of us are together again! There's nothing we can't do!" Noatak claims, no longer acting like Amon and is able to finally be himself, somebody even he forgot that was there. The feelings of freedom and adventures, something he hasn't felt since a child.
The brothers enjoy the calming sounds of the ocean, looking forward to the future. Unbeknownst to them, bursting out of the clouds, hundreds of feet into the sky, was Kurama and Naruto. Having trailed them for hours, waiting for the perfect moment in time to strike.
Stationing himself by the head of Kurama, eyebrows knitted together in absolute concentration, generating sparks of lightning into his fingertips. Focusing his gaze towards the oblivious duo, no remorse within his soul, prepared to end it all.
Allowing those men to escape was impossible, to be a detriment to the peace that countless people have sacrificed themselves for, is unjustifiable. The ideology of peace, so valuable he would risk his own existence to protect. The values of peace, etched into his psyche at a young age.
Flashback 10 Years Ago
Plop! Plop!
Small chunks of bread were thrown into the pond. Little turtle-ducklings waddling through the shallow water, munching on all the bread, causing the elderly woman to grace a light-hearted and carefree smile at the adorable scene.
The elderly woman, donning the Fire Nation's Royal Robes, her once raven hair now aged into silver-white hair. Once hot-tempered and fiery hazel brown eyes, gazing at the flock of turtle-ducks with a tender and reminiscent smile.
"Grandma Zula! Why are we just sitting here! I thought we were going to train on my firebending today!" A small blonde child pouts, his cerulean blue eyes looking downcast, childishly stomping his foot on the grass while ogling his reflection.
Azula removes her eyes from the turtle-ducks and brings her attention to her young grandson, having a small tantrum, wanting to continue his training. The longer she looks at him, the more she's reminded of her past-self, always so impatient and unruly.
"Come here and sit with me Ruto." She asks the child, who stubbornly ignores her request and looks the opposite way.
"Please...?"
A small grin appeared on her wrinkled face, knowing her sweet grandson wouldn't reject her a second time, patting the soft grass beside her. Exasperating a sigh, he does as his grandmother asks, sitting down next to her. Hugging his knees, he leans onto her, who graciously wraps her arm around him and brings him into her warm embrace.
Relaxing into her arms, closing his eyes and vocalizing his thoughts aloud for Azula to hear.
"I just wanna become strong too y'know. I hate sitting around and doing nothing! It's so boring and lame!" He moans in annoyance, exaggerating his arms, believing that would help his case.
"Ohhh? Why do you want to become so strong so fast? The world is in a time of peace, something that you should be grateful for Naruto." Azula reasons, wanting her grandson to see the importance of peace, something she has grown to love.
"Who cares about peace! That sounds so uncool!" Naruto grumbles, still not listening to what Azula has to say, snatching a piece of bread, and throwing it harshly at the baby animals causing Azula to lightly glare at him before flicking his forehead.
"Ouch!" Ignoring his cries of pain, she continues lecturing him, knowing that he's still paying attention to her.
"I believe peace is quite cool. Without peace, your grandmother would likely have been dead a long time ago..." She tells her grandson, causing him to go silent. No more sugarcoating her words, needing him to understand the importance of peace and why it should always be preserved.
"Without peace, your mother and father would likely never have met before. There would be no time to play, boys and girls your age would be fighting for their lives. Without peace, the world is doomed for destruction." Azula tells her grandson, who's unusually quiet, unable to find a response.
"Luckily for me, there is peace. It has allowed me to have my own family. A family I am proud of creating, and I could never be more thankful for having. There will be a time where peace will be in jeopardy once again. It's our duty to protect that peace, no matter the circumstance." She finishes her monologue, unconsciously lifting Naruto onto her lap, embracing him with both arms, gazing into the clouds, lost in her thoughts.
"You understand, Ruto?"
Flashback End
The final moments of Noatak and Tarrlok have arrived. Generating all the lightning required, eyes never blinking, fires off his lightning before it all ends.
BOOM!
An explosion, larger than a building, goes off, creating an enormous mushroom cloud. Ending the lives of Naotak, the Leader of The Equalists and Tarrlok, Councilman of Republic City.
Chapter 4 Completed! There's only one chapter left for Season 1. This chapter definitely took me the longest to write, fight scenes take a long ass time. Thanks for all the positive reviews! Until next time!