Sennin of the Four Nations
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Naruto x Harem?
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''Normal Speech''
Inner Thoughts, Dialogue, Musical Lyrics, or reading passages from books and scrolls.
(Quick Notes and Messages or Echoes.)
(Dark over lapping echoes)
''Boss Summons, Demons, Dark beings speaking, Possessions, Demonic/Angry characters speaking as well as extremely Dark spells and Magic.''
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Story Start
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Seeing Ty Lee in motion was always a wondrous thing to see. How graceful and athletic her movements were and how miraculously quiet she could be when she chose to be. It was as if she could literally walked on air with how nimbly she was walking along the steel floor.
Naruto approached her, asking her where Azula was and she pointed him in the direction of where she last saw her. The Fire Nation princess informed Ty Lee that she was retiring early tonight as she wanted to think about some things.
In fact Azula was currently meditating, surrounded by candles that were rising and falling as she breathed in and out simultaneously. She was trying to make sense of everything she had learned over the past few days while relaxing her mind.
While Azula was raised to be a perfectionist Naruto's teachings and kindness had tempered her. She began thinking back to the moment when Naruto had transition from bodyguard to friend. With her mother gone there was no one else that could do her hair the way she liked it. The way the servants did it was far from her liking and of course her father couldn't be bothered with such a trivial manner. Azula hadn't realized how much she'd liked the way Mom did it, with the oils and perfumes and patient, gentle combing, until it was gone. After Mom left, everything had been too fast and too rough.
That was until Naruto had taken over. It took him a few times but Naruto eventually picked up on how to brush the way her hair mother used to. His gentle and playful and reverie was a sharp contrast to the silent and nervous fumble of the servants who would try and brush her hair.
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''Hey...gold coin for your thoughts?'' Naruto asked as he entered the chamber.
"Hello Naruto, is there something you need?'' Azula asked, opening her eyes as Naruto sat on the soft silk sheets of her bed.
''I was wondering how much about the war do you know, I mean besides the Fire Nation perspective."
''There is only so much I can tell you. To be honest I never gave it much thought beyond what I was thought. Year after year, fresh new faces marched out to carry on their duty as the soldiers found themselves cheered on by the crowds as they carry on with the Fire Nation's campaign."
''Can you honestly indorse everything that's going on? The senseless pillaging and killing? The loss of an entire culture over a senseless campaign of death and destruction I mean surely the Fire Nation could have spread its culture without the senseless killing."
Azula paused as she began reflecting on Naruto's words. In another time she would have been affronted by Naruto's words and strike him down for speaking against the glory of her nature, but this young woman was had her heart tempered by the man's kindness.
Azula studied Ty Lee's movements closely as the latter twisted in the air, her braid flipping around as she performed an aerial somersault. Ty Lee straightened just as she began to descend, bending her knees to absorb the impact. After a momentary pause, Ty Lee stood upright again and bowed.
"That's how it's done," Ty Lee smiled at Azula.
Naruto and Mai were training in the background, the former instructing her in the use of projectiles. Azula had rebuffed Naruto's offer as the training Naruto was offering had no applications that would help in her fire bending.
"My turn!" Azula declared. She was confident she could replicate Ty Lee's movements perfectly. After all she was a Firebending prodigy who mastered knew many difficult forms. Her body was limber and toned, inasmuch as an eight-year-old's could be.
As Ty Lee tried to warn her friend about how to perform the move correctly Azula merely waved off the concern.
Ty Lee had submissively sat down on the ground as Azula took a spot where she could begin her run. When Azula judged her speed was great enough, she launched herself into the air. As her feet left the ground, Azula began to pull herself inwards. She was able to complete one somersault before she realized she misjudged her height and would hit the ground.
"Azula!" Ty Lee's cries had drawn Naruto's attention. He shot forward with great speed and threw his arm out to catch her as she was about to hit the ground.
"You alright little Princess?" he asked as Ty Lee let out a relaxed exhale.
"I…I would have managed it…" Azula forced out. Her knees felt weak as she realized she was alright.
"Of course, but I wouldn't be a good body guard if I allowed my charge to get hurt now would I?"
So much had changed since then.
''Do you really believe if the Fire Nation had managed to conquer everything that you'll find peace and prosperity? There will always be revolts and people who will resent the actions of your Nation. That this world unity that your nation is pursuing only leads to peace for them and no one else. During the course of this time you're telling me that the Earth Nation hasn't given any reasons for peace? It's been close to a century and I don't see how any decent leader could accept this state of turmoil for their subjects.''
''Offers of surrender and compromise were repeatedly ignored for the last decade. The Earth King dismissed all of our offers of peace, as he sits upon his throne, in his high walled city while his people starve around him. Every envoy had their body returned in a box, but that does pose a concern. It is what you brought to my attention earlier. The Avatar will most likely ally himself with the Earth Nation and that might give them the edge to fight us on even ground. The Avatar is too idealistic to realize the revenge that the two remaining nations would want to bring down on us. There is a chance that Water Tribe and the Earth Nation might unite against us to placate their need for vengeance. I won't ignore the fact my people have taken many innocent lives so who's to say they won't do the same in return?"
Slowly but surely Azula was becoming disillusioned by the all-encompassing pride of being a royal member of the Fire Nation that blinded her for so long. Her father's ideals and Naruto's teachings had waged inside her mind. Her desire for perfection and order made her question all this senseless Chaos and what would be left for her to rule if everyone kept killing each other and destroying the Nations.
''The people of this nature is suffering and something needs to be done. New leadership needs to take the reign of these nations."
Despite the epiphany the Fire Nation Princess was still hesitant. From an early age she was taught that all one needed was pride and power. She had experienced so much that showed that her father's teaching were flawed as Naruto was living proof of a powerful person who was compassionate.
"I'll give your way more of a try.'' she said taking his hand as he hoisted her up. ''What do you have in mind?''
''I heard about several groups of warriors and other rebels making their way to the Earth Kingdom. The thing is we can ambush them and steal their identities and sneak into the Earth Kingdom and head off the Avatar; essentially we would be killing several birds with a single stone.''
The following morning Naruto and the foxy vixens as he took to calling them; much to Azula's annoyance and Mai's dismay, though Ty Lee seemed to like it, they had gathered outside a forest as they readied themselves to track down the group of warriors that Sho spent the night tracking.
''So are you even sure that we can even use their disguises? I really hope you aren't going to have us running around all day, only to find out we can't use the identities of any of the groups we manage to run into to.''
''Aaw come on now my cute little student, have you no fate in me?'' Naruto asked, a mock face of sadness on his face. ''I'm sad now; I think I need to hug...and snuggle for a few minutes.'' he said extending his arms and wriggling his eyebrows.
"Ugh you're such a pervert." Mai said as she turned her face as she did not see the grin on the blond. "It's because I'm your student that I know not to have that much fate in you."
Naruto let out a mirthful chuckle. ''Oh come on now Mai-chan, you're just too easy to tease.'' He said in between his laughter as he saw Mai give him a small smile in return along with Ty-Lee. "So I hope you girls are ready. The plan is to cover a lot of ground today. Now you three go on ahead and I cover the rears...er rear.'' he corrected himself only to dodge a fireball.
Meanwhile with Ni and San had managed to track the Avatar who was crossing the Serpent's Pass. Aang found himself looking into the eyes of the beast that was lurking in the waters of the Serpents Pass as he found the reasons why the path way was named as such. He then saw that Katara made a path of ice with her water bending to save their new friends, consisting of the Kyoshi warrior Suki who outside her Kyoshi warrior geisha modeled outfit and along with the pregnant Ying and Tahn a young married couple they tried to cross the path that would bring them one step closer to Ba Sing Se.
The child air bender then knew that he had to protect them to get back on Katara's good side. Since the incident back in the desert, she just seemed to put a little distance between them. Though he did try to ask many times on why she was being like this toward him? He would never get a straight answer from the girl in general and it did annoy him slightly.
Katara then saw a chance to hopefully delay the giant serpent as she froze apart of the beasts body that is still in the water. Which did not really pan out as the beast just freed itself with no effort on its part. It was here that the water tribe's girl saw that she stood no chance against the ocean beast.
Meanwhile further out the ocean was the Yin and Yang clones path were riding on top of a giant turtle. They took sight of the Avatar group. The original said they couldn't have fun after all.
The Gaang were becoming tired of defending their new friends while at the same time getting them across the frozen waters. Katara then was starting to feel a bit fatigue as she was using every water bending skill she had not to kill the beast. But to drive it away from them and get some much-needed rest before going to Ba Sing Se. However it did not seem that luck was not really on her side as she saw the giant Serpent was going to slam its large tail on her. Only for the force of the blow to knock back the beast a few feet by Aang as he fell back into the deep waters before resuming its attack. Only for a pink blur l to collide with the body of the giant serpent and using this one chance; Aang along with Katara made their way back to their friends where it was safe for them once again. However the moment they reach land once more, a loud roar was heard behind them as a giant three-headed serpent towered over the guardian creature of the path.
The Gaang then turned around to see Ni and San who were is sitting on one of the high grounds; the latter with sitting cross legged with a silly grin and the former with a cold and calculating indifference. They could easily be mistaken for brothers, one with Black hair and pale skin with the opposite adorning pale with hair and dark eyes with tanning skin. "We are the Second and Third, extension of Lord Naruto's will." The more serious of the two spoke.
"In other words its out turn to have fun with you." The other chirped childishly as his twin had to resist the urge to face palm.
Meanwhile with copy Naruto and June they were in a forest tracking down the scent of his descendant. ''Different time? Are you serious?'' June asked in disbelief, despite the growing amount of evidence that would support the blond's theory.
''Yeah well, unless you have a better theory there isn't much I can tell you anyway how are we doing on the distance from our target?''
''She's quite a bit of distance from our current position. I would say about several villages over and maybe the expanse of a small region. I have to say you're pretty damn lucky to have the person you're searching for on this side of the continent.'' she said as Nyla hopped over a fallen tree.
''Well like I said I'm still trying to get used to the general area. If you wish I might be able to teach you some of my techs, the minor ones in fact. I've researched a seal that will force my chakra into a person's body and help them awaken their chakra system. I mean people can bend an element so it means they have the potential to use chakra in some form.'' The two of them continued talking as they continued covering more and more distance.
June then looked to Nyla who saw the fur start to frizzle. "Looks like we have some company. We might have bandits in the area. If you don't mind I wish to check to see if any of them are the bounties I have been tracking.'' June informed him, bringing about out a scroll that showed a group of men along with 16 more with him. "This is without a doubt one of the largest hauls I've had and I wouldn't mind a little help.''
''Since you've been so kind to aid me, despite being paid and all I guess it would rude of me to ignore a lady's request. Count me in.''
''Good...those strange skills of yours could come in handy.''
''If anything you are quite distracting,'' she stated as an amused smirk formed on her face. In response to her teasing statement Naruto pouted.
''Well jeez, thanks for the vote of confidence.'' he grumbled as they arrived at a small camp where the bandits were staying for the night as all of them looked a bit drunk while the others were just plain asleep. Seeing this opportunity June whispered into the blond's ear saying that they have to quietly, take out the still unconscious drunks. Naruto just waved her off with understanding as this was the easiest way to deal with enemies in state and found it to be very he decided to use a shunshin jutsu to get around the awaken drunks before knocking them out.
"That was rather boring." Said Naruto as June began tying them up. Placing a seal in a tree the two of them retreated back to town to collect the bounty before making their way back to tracking Naruto's descendant.
''Not bad for someone you were just going to use as a distraction?'' Naruto asked with a grin as he saw the bounty hunter leans in closer to him.
To this June gave the blond a playful smirk. "Well I must say that you are a perfect partner, Naruto." June complimented as she saw the blond raise his brow. "I have partnered myself with others. But I was the one who usually did the work, while the other person expects payment for watching."
"Yeah well that's just the laziness of this generation. Apparently everyone wants to count on others to solve their problems for them." Just as Naruto was going to walk in the indicated direction he found that June pinned him against the wall with a seductive smile on her face.
"Allow me to show you how much I want to thank you." June said as she claimed Naruto's lips with her own. After all she was a grown woman with needs and since she usually worked on her own she hadn't much time to develop romantic entanglements, only taking time off to take care of certain needs until she was back on the hunt again.
A few days had passed as the original Naruto and the Foxy Vixens found themselves tracking the group known as the Kyoshi warriors. From what Naruto had gathered from Ni and San who toyed around with the Avatar's group before decided to retreat and let them go due to the arrival of a small Fire Nation scouting vessel coming into the horizon they would be reaching Ba Sing Se any day now.
Sho continued to keeping an eye on Iroh and Zuko, the former easily tracked thanks to Iroh's precarious fondness for Tea also noted they were on their way to the Earth Nation Capital and the copy Naruto continued on his little adventure with June.
''I definitely smell what can only be a woman's scent. We're not too far from their location.'' the blond informed them, ''Ty Lee...stop squirming.'' the told the girl who was riding on his back piggy back style. ''This is the last time you get to ride my back.''
''But if I sit still I can't see everything. Besides I like riding you,'' she said without realizing how dirty that sounded. To her credit it only to her a few moments to realize how that sounded before she started blushing furiously and tried to correct herself, only for her words to come out as a series of sputters.
Naruto only grinned and said, ''Well if that's the case it's only fair I get to ride you too then.'' he teased her causing her face to heat up like a cherry.
''Will you two quit flirting and focus on the mission?'' Mai remarked, getting rather irritated. For some reason Naruto and Ty Lee's flirting was really annoying her.
''Aaw don't worry Mai-chan. There's room for you too!''
''Okay enough with the jokes.'' Azula told them as she peered through a bush. ''We found our prey...let's go.''
Suki, the leader of the Kyoshi warrior addressed her subordinates as she emerged with the air bender's missing pet Appa. ''No sudden movements he's been lost for a while, and he looks like he's hurt. He's shy around people and scared. Stay low, and stay quiet. ''
''I can't believe you found the Avatar's bison. Didn't you just see the Avatar a few days ago?'' one of them asked as Suki nodded.
''Yes, so he probably isn't all that from here. It's our responsibility to get Appa back to him safely. This could be our most important mission yet.''
Turning, she leads the other girls up the rest of the way, pausing at the top of the hill. Appa notices them, and rises to his feet roaring an angry warning.
''Give him some space!'' they back up a pace, as Suki edged in closer. ''Appa, it's me, Suki. I'm a friend.'' she said, walking towards toward Appa, who moaned warily. '' I want to help you. You're hurt. We can help you feel better. And we can help you find Aang.'' she cautiously placed her hand on his nose, and he laid down and closed his eyes in acceptance.
Appa sits among the girl warriors licking the face of one with his great tongue. Suddenly his ears twitch in response to approaching danger, and as he turned about, a bolt of blue lightning fells a nearby tree. Naruto, Azula, Mai and Ty Lee walk up to the top of the hills, reigning to a halt before the Kyoshi warriors.
Azula held out a clump of white fur, ''My, my, you're easy to find.'' she tosses it aside, '' It's really astounding my brother hasn't captured you yet. ''
The Kyoshi warriors stand ready around Appa. The warriors drop as one into combat stances, unfurling war fans and collapsible shields.
''What do you want with us?''
''Who are you, the Avatar's fan girls?'' Azula asked them mockingly as Naruto's mouth dropped.
''No fair Azula! You stole my joke! That's the last time I tell you anything...'' he said with an exaggerated huff.
Ty Lee thought about it for a moment and then brightened up. ''Oh, I get it! I get it. Good one Azula! ''
''If you are looking for the Avatar, you're out of luck. ''
Mai sighs despondently, ''Can we get this over with already?''
Azula shrugged, ''Might as well...Naruto you stay back and watch. This time the girls and I are going to fight.''
''All my life I wanted to see a cat fight and at long last my dreams have come true.'' Naruto cried dramatically as he used his palm to wipe away the false tears.
''Mai...remind me to hurt Naruto later.''
''I'll probably be right there hurting him as well.''
Azula was the first to move, sending a blast of blue fire towards the warriors. They leap to form a shield wall in front of Appa, deflecting the fire blast. Mai and Ty Lee flip forward to engage the warriors in combat. Mai, landing on her feet, produces a brace of throwing knives from her sleeve. With a sweeping throw, she pins a startled warrior to a tree by her clothing.
''You're so colorful, it's making me nauseous. ''Mai spins and throws a barrage of throwing-arrows at a second warrior, who draws a katana and cuts them from the air. She takes a couple of swings at Ty Lee, who nimbly evades her slashes before felling her with a flurry of pressure-point strikes.
Even Ty Lee was getting into the spirit in taunting, as she placed her hands on her hips and said. ''You're not prettier than we are! ''
Suki continues to stand between Azula and Appa, blocking her fire blasts with her shield. Azula's second more powerful blast ricocheted off Suki's shield, setting fire to the tree she had felled initially. As it catches on fire, Appa cowered back from the leaping flames.
''Afraid of fire I see. That's good, that fear is justified! ''
Suki drew her fan, ''Go Appa! Fly away from here! Get out of here. ''
As Appa rises to the sky, Suki charges Azula. The Fire princess performs an amazing horizontal mid-air spin, simultaneously avoiding her thrust and sending her sword flying from her hands to embed in a tree. Suki blocks another fire blast, and then Azula counters her kick and trips Suki to the ground. Pausing at the sight of Suki in danger, Appa turns and flies back to help. Ready to finish Suki, Azula dodges beneath a pair of hurled war-fans hurled at her back, and turns to launch a retaliatory attack. Suki rises to her feet, rushing to wave off the approaching sky-bison.
Suki waves a burning branch. ''Get out of here! You have to find Aang! We'll be okay!"
Clearly torn, Appa finally shies away and flies off into the sky. Smiling in relief, Suki barely reacts in time to block a blast of blue fire with her shield. Staggering backwards, she falls into a battle-stance, unfolding her war fan. The remaining female warriors were about to intervene until Ty Lee cut them off and before they could react, she hit them with a few jabs, blocking their chi and they fell over in surprise.
Some of them stopped in surprise when they saw a few of their allies get taken down so quickly. Mai took this opportunity to strike the non-vital parts of their bodies and they fell over as well.
"This was rather boring." Mai said as she twirled a knife on her index finger while approaching Ty Lee who was fending off the remaining girls and managed to take the rest of them down.
By the time the battle was finally over with the Kyoshi warriors were bound and tied up.
''It's obvious why the Avatar is heading to the Earth Kingdom. The day of the black sun would be a perfect opportunity to attack. Even though we know they know we're aware of the solar eclipse it would still be there best chance in attacking the Fire Nation and gaining an advantage if not outright ending the war. I mean if the enemy leader loses his only mean of fighting then this is your best chance to kill him or her at their moment of weakness. So the best bet would be to cut them off before they contacted the Earth King.''
"Well now for the next step of our plan. Now its time for the three of you can take off your clothes now.'' Naruto stated casually causing all three to react rather comically, a shared look off widened eyes and scarlet faces.
"WHAT?" They all exploded at the blond with a furious and embarrassed look as Naruto chuckled.
''Have you three forgotten the purpose of this attack? Relieving them of their disguises to sneak in.'' he reminded them as all three, and even Azula who remarkably enough looked more girly than she never had adorned sheepish looks.
''Well...of course...it's just that your wording could use better.'' Azula remarked, trying to play off her response. ''It was merely our reaction of you saying that as if you were going to stand there and watch.''
''Aaw...no preview of the wedding night?'' Naruto's teasing was answered in the form of a slap to the back of his head; three times in fact. ''Very well...'' he said as he walked off, rubbing the back of his head. ''I mean the three of you have lovely bodies. No need to feel embarrassed.'' the blond said with a cackle as he disappeared into the woods.
''Being a perverted dope aside I have to admit at least he keeps things interesting.'' Mai couldn't help but admit.
To be honest she was skeptical of Naruto's subtle hints of overthrowing the Fire Lord in favor of Azula taking over for Ozai, but just like before he was softening Azula up and she couldn't help but feel that there was more to Naruto's planning than she was able to figure out and she couldn't wait to see what the end game was.
''Naruto has always proven to be an interesting person. It's like my father said power is anything and I'm sure he wouldn't blame me for only following his teachings and going with the strongest side.'' She answered getting nods from them and they proceeded to change into their new outfits.