(Welcome back, readers. I hope you're excited to meet some old familiar faces.)

As the sun rose over the temple, its light shined into the window of a room Naruto was set up in. He groaned as the light shined on his face, and tried to block it out with his pillow. He then heard the door to his bedroom open up, and stepping in was Kai.

"Rise and shine, Naruto." he greeted the boy, who responded with a grown before opening his eyes and replying.

"Mr. Kai, I'm not a morning person."

"Well, neither was I or any of the new Airbenders Master Tenzin taught, but we got used to it," Kai answered, "Come on, breakfast will be ready soon."

Naruto sat up and spoke, "You drive a hard bargain." he got up and made his bed. He followed Kai to the dining hall where Jinora and many Airbenders and acolytes were already enjoying a nutritious meal.

Jinora saw the two, and greeted the boy, "Naruto, good morning."

"Good morning, Master Jinora." he greeted her back.

"I trust you slept well?"

"About the best sleep I've ever had. The bed in that room is comfier than my one back home."

"I'm glad to hear it. Now eat up and get ready. You got a full day of learning Earthbending, and we have guests coming today." she instructed.

"Yes, ma'am." Naruto said as he ate his breakfast with the others.

About an hour later, after Naruto took a shower, he got changed into a pair of gray shorts, and a green shirt. He waited patiently with Jinora and Kai outside the temple.

"How much longer?" he asked getting impatient.

"Any moment now, Naruto." Kai calmed him.

Jinora looked up and smiled, "There they are."

Naruto looked up and saw another Sky Bison descend to the ground. Using airbending to come down were three Airbenders both looking old like Jinora and Kai. One was a woman with two buns in her hair, the second was a man with gray hair and a small goatee, and the third was another man a bit younger and not as old but still nearing the end of his prime. Like Jinora and Kai, all thee bore the airbending master arrow tattoos.

Following them were three more figures who looked even older than the Airbenders. They were two old men with one carrying a fire ferret on his shoulder, another wearing a red scarf around his neck, and two old women.

"Meelo, Ikki, Rohan!" Jinora called, as the woman embraced the four Airbenders!"

Kai spoke to the other three, "Mako, Asami, Opal, Bolin!" he hugged them.

"Hey, Kai, good to see you." the one known as Mako greeted him.

"How're things up here?" Asami asked.

"Couldn't be better. It's been awhile since we last saw each other. How's retirement from Future Industries going?" Kai asked.

"Oh, such a relief. I'm still up to date with the news Ayumi sends me."

The man Meelo spoke up, "Ok, sis, where is he?"

Ikki spoke, "Yeah, where is the guest of honor?"

Jinora smiled and looked over, "Naruto, come over here, please."

Naruto walked over and looked up at all the old people looking curious. Kai spoke up, "Naruto, we'd like to introduce you to Meelo, Rohan, Ikki, Mako, Bolin, Opal, and Asami."

Jinora finished, "Guys, meet Naruto Uzumaki, our new Avatar."

The group gathered around and lowered themselves down to his level. Mako spoke up first, "Nice to meet ya, kid." he extended his hand. Naruto looking at him felt this feeling he could trust him, and shook his hand.

"Nice to meet you too, I guess," Naruto replied, until the fire ferret jumped from Bolin's shoulder and onto Naruto's head, "Hey!"

Bolin laughed, "Don't worry. Pabu the Third is harmless."

"Pabu the Third?" Naruto asked, as the fire ferret crawled onto his shoulder.

"Yeah. I used to have a fire ferret named Pabu who ended up becoming a dad, and well one of his kids had a litter of his own." Bolin explained.

Naruto chuckled, as Pabu the Third started licking his face, "Hey, come on that tickles."

Ikki spoke, "So this is Korra's legacy?"

Naruto hearing that name asked, "You know Korra?"

Meelo answered, "You bet kid. We knew her when we were around your age."

Jinora explained, as she held her sibs close, "These are my three siblings, Naruto."

"So you're airbenders too?" Naruto asked.

Rohan answered, "Uh-huh. As we got older we each were stationed at a certain Air Temple to train more Airbenders. Jinora and Kai occupy the Temple here in the South. When the Northern Air Temple was rebuilt years ago Ikki was stationed there. I was stationed at the Western Air Temple, and Meelo was stationed at the East."

"Wow." Naruto was amazed.

Mako spoke up, "Bolin, Asami, and I were Korra's closest friends when she moved to Republic City."

"We were the new Team Avatar carrying on the legacy of Avatar Aang and his team." Bolin put in.

"We helped Korra face a lot of dangers during her Avatar days." Asami added.

"Those were the good old days." Mako admitted.

"Bro, don't say it like that, you make me feel old." Bolin moaned.

Naruto spoke, "But you are old."

The group laughed at Naruto's blunt reminder, as Jinora spoke, "I brought them here because Mako and Bolin can help train you to become the Avatar."

"How?" the boy wondered.

Bolin answered, "I happen to be an Earthbender, Naruto. And Mako's a Firebender."

Mako continued, "Since Korra was our best friend who helped me and Bolin out of more jams then we've ever been in our lives. We owe it to her to teach the new Avatar how to use the bending we're naturals at."

Naruto nodded in understanding before looking at Opal and Asami, "Then is one of you a Waterbender?"

"Actually, I'm an Airbender." Opal admitted.

"And I'm not a bender." Asami added.

Jinora laid a hand on Naruto's shoulder, "Don't worry, Naruto. Until you learn to master earth, fire, and air, you won't have to learn about waterbending. But don't worry, we know someone who can teach you. But until then just focus on learning the other three elements."

"If you say so."

Bolin spoke up, "So if it's true, you're a born Earthbender?"

"Apparently so."

"Then I'll be the one to teach you your native bending first." He smiled.

"Right here?" Naruto asked, as he looked around.

"I don't think so," Jinora replied, "We don't need rocks getting thrown around the temple."

"So where can we do it?" Naruto asked.

Opal spoke, "Don't worry, we'll take you someplace to train." she and Bolin led Naruto to the Sky Bison they came on. They climbed on board, as Opal took the reigns, "Juicy, yip-yip." And so the Bison took off.

Juicy landed in a rock quarry down the mountain of the air temple. Bolin examined the quarry, "This seems like an appropriate spot. Yes, we'll start your Earthbending here."

"All right." Naruto cheered. As he got ready.

Bolin continued, "First off, watch and see how I do Earthbending," Bolin took a stand and performed some Earthbending moved with pebbles and boulders. Naruto watched in amaze at how the old man was controlling the earth around him. When Bolin finished, he saw Naruto applaud, "You liked that, huh?"

"That was amazing!"

"I'm glad you think so. With the right training you'll be able to do that and possibly more."

"Really?"

"With training and practice." Bolin replied.

"Well, let's get started!" Naruto jumped up, while getting pumped.

"Ok, first we need to get you into the right stance," Bolin said, as he helped Naruto stand in the proper Earthbending stance, "That's it. Now you must concentrate. Be the earth."

"Be the earth?" Naruto asked puzzled.

"Yes. To Earthbend you must feel one with the earth you stand on."

"Ok. I'll try." he tried concentrating, but so far nothing happened. He sighed, "I got nothing."

Bolin wasn't going to let him give up, nor was he gonna give up on him, "Jinora did mention you told her you Earthbended before."

"Yeah, but it had to be a fluke that I got it, right?"

"Not quite. How were you feeling when you first did it?" Bolin inquired.

"Well, I was mad and upset when a villager was insulting me."

Bolin nodded, "You triggered your Earthbending through strong emotions. Most beginning benders are able to first trigger their abilities with their emotions. But we'll need to train you to grasp it so that you can use it no matter what you're feeling."

"Ok, let's try again." Naruto said, as he got back into the stance.

So Bolin continued to teach Naruto. Though it took a few tries, Naruto was starting to get the hang of it. He eventually was able to lift a few medium size boulders up from the ground. When he tried launching them at a target he was off by a lot. Almost hit Bolin by accident.

Eventually they decided to take a break, and were having lunch that Opal packed beforehand. As they ate, Naruto spoke up, "So could you tell me some stories from your past. Like how did you ended up becoming friends with Korra?"

Bolin smiled, "Well, this was many years ago, when Mako and I were teenagers. Back then we were pro-bending players."

"Pro-bending?" Naruto asked.

Opal answered, "A sport developed for benders. It's really popular in Republic city."

Bolin continued, "Mako, I, along with another were known as the Fire Ferrets, and it was our dream to make it to the finals. Though we were good, we weren't exactly the best. Korra who came to Republic city to train with Master Tenzin snuck away from him to come watch a bending match, which we were playing in. I was glad to have met her, but Mako at the time was indifferent. But the next night, our third teammate was a no show. We were almost disqualified, until Korra stepped in and we could compete. Though Korra was of to a rocky start as a pro-bender, she managed to win us the game. Since then she trained with us as we were on our way to the finals. She even saved me when I was captured by a bunch of creeps."

"Wow." Naruto gasped.

"Yeah. But despite all the tough times at negative people Korra attracted, Mako and I always stuck by her side and faced the dangers together."

"You guys sounded really close." Naruto smiled.

"Yeah, we were like a family." Bolin replied feeling nostalgic.

"Family." Naruto repeated, as he started getting emotional.

Bolin continued, "Mako and I can relate to you, Naruto."

"What?"

"He and I lost our parents when were were kids," Bolin explained, much to Naruto's surprise, "We spent time on the streets doing what we could to survive. We even got involved with a bad crowd."

"Really?"

"Yeah. Those were days I don't miss."

Naruto deciding to change the subject, asked, "So how did you and Opal meet?"

Opal answered, "Well, this was a long time ago, when we were still young. I was in a city known as Zaofu; home to the Metal clan."

"Metal clan?" Naruto wondered.

"I'll get to that. Bolin at the time was traveling around with Korra looking for new Airbenders. And I happened to be one of them. You might say I fell in love with Bolin's goofy and funny personality." Bolin smiled. She continued, "I almost wasn't sure if I was going to even go to the Air Temple to learn, because I was afraid of disappointing my mother if I left home. But I learned from her it was time I started going my own way and not try so hard to please her. Eventually we settled down and started a family. We've got a son who coaches a junior pro-bending team in Republic city."

"Cool."

Opal smiled, and decided to share some more history, "You know I happen to be related to the Earthbender who taught Avatar Aang during his time."

"You do?" Naruto asked in interest.

Opal nodded, "My grandmother; Toph Beifong."

"Could you tell me the story about her, please?" Naruto pleaded.

Opal chuckled, "Ok. Grandma Toph was born blind, and her parents sheltered her thinking her blindness made her fragile and helpless. They had high expectations of her, expecting her to be well-mannered and behaved due to their noble status in the Earth Kingdom. One day Toph ran away from home and into a cave of some blind badgermoles who were said to be the first creature to master Earthbending and taught it to humans. She learned how to use Earthbending by mimicking their movements. After training she learned how to see by sensing the vibrations that pass through the ground."

"That's cool." Naruto admitted.

Opal continued, "As she got older she decided to use her Earthbending as part of a fighting tournament which she would sneak off behind her parents backs to attend. That's where she first met Avatar Aang, Sokka, and Katara. Aang automatically wanted her to teach him to Earthbend, but she declined. She gained a stubborn streak and independent personality while being isolated from the outside world. But after putting up with her parents worries and constant over-protectiveness she left home and traveled with Aang teaching him how to Earthbend, while also discovering a new form of Earthbending."

"A new form?" Naruto wondered.

"Yes. It was called Metalbending."

"Metalbending?"

Bolin answered, "It's when an Earthbender has the ability to bend metal objects. Though not every Earthbender can do it. I should know." he admitted sheepishly.

"Not so good I take it?" Naruto asked.

"Nope. But I did learn a second form of Earthbending. It's called Lavabending."

"Lavabending? Sounds awesome." Naruto gasped.

"It sure is." Bolin nodded.

Opal continued on, "Although Grandma Toph wasn't exactly the best person to get along with, especially for Ms. Katara, she proved that she would always come through for her friends in the end. I also heard she had a crush on Sokka." she chuckled.

"Really?" Naruto gasped.

"Yes, but Sokka was already into someone else. Anyway after the hundred year war she became head of the law enforcement in Republic city as Police chief. She and various trained officers trained in Metalbending would try to keep peace and uphold the law in the city. She eventually got married twice and had two daughters from each husband, my mother Su and my Aunt Lin."

Naruto listened well, as Opal continued, "Grandma felt her daughters deserved a better life than the one she had when she was raised. So she gave my mom and aunt more freedom than she did, hoping it would help them find their own paths. It didn't go as well as she hoped. My Aunt Lin wanting to make my grandma proud became a cop like her, while my mom was sort of a rebel."

"A rebel?" Naruto asked.

"Yeah. Surprised me when I found out," Opal admitted, "Anyway there was a moment where our family nearly fell apart. You see Aunt Lin caught my mother who was involved in theft and brought her in. Grandma Toph torn between what to do, made a hard decision. She destroyed the report and told my mother she had to leave the city and live with her grandparents. Aunt Lin however was furious that she let my mother get away with it. My grandma retired from the force a year later, and reconciled with my mom, though my Aunt Lin wanted no part in it."

"Sounds like your aunt gained your grandma's stubbornness." Naruto noted.

"You have no idea," Opal laughed, "Eventually my grandma left the city and traveled the world in search of enlightenment, until she finally decided to live in the Foggy Swamp."

"Wow. So did your mom and aunt ever reconcile?"

"Yes. When Korra and her friends came to see us, Aunt Lin was also there too. I will admit, it wasn't such a good meeting to her for me, or reunion for my mother. But my mother and aunt eventually worked out their differences and made peace."

Naruto smiled, "Good for them."

When they finished their lunch, Bolin spoke up, "All right, Naruto. Time to get back to work. Ready?"

"Ready!" Naruto answered, as he began practicing with Bolin some more.

Opal watched with Pabu the Third as the boy trained with her husband. As she looked at Naruto she could see a bit of Korra within him. She thought to herself, 'He reminds me of you, Korra. And with all of us training him I know he'll be a great Avatar like you one day.'

(And there's the chapter. Naruto got to meet Korra's Avatar team, and is set to learn bending from them. More will be revealed about the group and their lives following the Kuvira incident. See you all then.)