The Dragon in the Maelstrom
Chapter 23: One month.
Written by Jlargent.
Me: Thank you for the reviews and your continued support. Typical disclaimers apply I do not own Naruto or Avatar the Last Airbender in any shape or form. And to Ember Goldenscale you've won yourself two mint chocolate chip cookies for guessing Bob Herazog from the Knights of the dinner table comic.
Naruto's POV
I an standing in a small boat in the south pole on the outskirts of Katara's village where she grew up staring at one of my temporary sensei's as she stands on a small iceberg along with Aang creating a massive tidal wave that threatens to capsize the boat that I'm in.
How did I get talked into this again? Oh wait mom's sadistic tendencies when it comes to training me I thought as I think back to the day before.
Flashback one day earlier…
"Okay Naruto seeing as you have one month to prepare for the finals Jiraiya has volunteered his services as a primary sensei while Aang and Katara will assist him. The Hokage has asked me to assist in security for the finals. Now that the Uchiha has his monkey powers he'll no doubt try to steal as many jutsus as possible. He's also considering Sasuke a potential flight risk. Ever since the massacre the civilian council has bent over backwards to keep him happy, and now that they're dead the Hokage believes that he would join Orochimaru so he can attain the power needed to kill Itachi." my mom said as Anko nodded her head in understanding. (A/N: *Snicker* Can you imagine Sasuke yelling out "SUPER MONKEY POWERS ACTIVATE!")
"I agree. Personally the little fuck up acted way too much like his old man." Anko growled at the memory of Fugaku's attempt to marry me off to Itachi. The Hokage discovered the reasons for the massacre he announced it to the village and formally announced a full pardon to Itachi.
Sadly Sasuke refuses to believe the actions of his father would erupt into a civil war in Konoha and demanded that the Hokage retract his words, the fact that he has the majority of the civilian population and a minority of the shinobi population in his back pocket he has been leading a smear campaign against mom and the Hokage.
"Getting back on track since the village would be to compromised due to the upcoming exams, we're taking you to Katara's village in her world since you're facing Hinata they'll help you." mom finished.
"But how are we going to get there? The transportation seal is a SS-Rank secret." I said.
"Why do you think the pervert is here? He knows where it is and will take you to Katara's village." mom spoke as Jiraiya stepped forward.
"Okay kid, from what Azula has told me you're a wind type which are exceptionally rare in Konoha. So we'll be focusing on your charka control and I'm going to teach you your dad's Rasengan. Once you master it to an acceptable level I'll let you sign the toad contract." he said as he lays out his lesson plan.
"Excuse me Jiraiya maybe I could also help in that regard? Since I'm an airbender we have a natural talent for manipulating the air currents around us." Aang suggested, Jiraiya nodded accepting his help.
"To be honest I was planning on asking Asuma for some advice before we left, but this works out better than I anticipated." he said as he led us into Training Grounds 69 also known as "The Devil's Playground." when the Kyuubi attacked it became one of the grounds destroyed during the attack, the high charka from the Kyuubi that's permeating the air around the grounds still linger in the air. As a result it was sealed off to prevent the Kyuubi's charka from affecting the nearby wildlife. Jiraiya calmly opens the door to the sealed off grounds and leads us to a large clearing.
"Now due to the high amount of charka this requires this place is perfect for the seal since the Kyuubi's charka acts as a battery that charges the seal itself, since Azula's world has a high amount of spiritual energy it acts similar to charka and therefore can be used to make a return seal when time is up, Katara has already set up a one time seal at her village with my help. Now are there any questions before I activate the seal?" he asks, there was no questions so Jiraiya started to move his handsigns too fast for me to see before slamming his hand down on the ground.
"Ninja Art: Reverse Summoning Jutsu!" Jiraiya shouted as the feeling of falling into open space and a cloud of smoke covers my vision. The falling sensation stops abruptly and the smoke clears to reveal…ice and lots of it.
"Welcome to the southern water tribe village." Katara's voice spoke up as I turn to her and see the various huts scattered nearby.
"Now Naruto we are going out to the ocean and we're going to give you an idea what to expect when facing a waterbender." she said as she pointed out to two fishing boats bobbing in the water.
End flashback.
This is going to be one long month I thought as I brace myself for the tidal wave
To be continued…
Me: While Naruto is training Azula and Anko have a bit of fun while he's away. I apologize if the chapters are a bit short but I need to set things up for the next chapter.
As always Hoody Hoo!