The Shinobi of Republic City
"Hello" - (Normal Talking)
"How does he do that?" - (Thinking)
"What's this kid gonna do now?" - (Flashback)
["What's the plan?"] - (Spirit's Talking)
["This guys a moron"] - (Spirit's Thinking)
{"Sir, can you hear me?"} - (Communication)
"^It's a knockout!^" - (Radio and speakers)
"\Hope that I see you soon\" - (Reading)
Chapter 4
(Rising Tide, a few days later)
It was a few days after Naruto, Will and Korra had joined the task force, led by Tarrlok. They'd taken out a few of the Equalists bases, and stopped a few benders being taken by them.
Naruto and Will were wrapping up, getting the last few customers' bills to them before they left, as they were gonna go out with Korra, since tonight she was gonna go help Tarrlok's task force.
"Ok, thanks for coming," Naruto said, as a family left the restaurant after paying for their meal.
As the family left, Korra entered the restaurant.
"Just in time. We were about to close up, and go meet you" Will said, as she smiled at her friend.
"Have you been getting more customers lately?" Korra asked curiously, as she smiled back at Will.
"Yea. The word really got out after we went to that jackasses party" Will said simply, referring to Tarrlok's party a few days ago.
"Will," Naruto said, as he finished cleaning up the restaurant, and walked over to them.
"Oh, sorry. The royal jackasses party" Will said with a grin.
Kurama snickered at this.
"Not a fan huh?" Korra asked.
"That asshole baited you into joining this task force. He's lucky that I didn't put a boot up his ass" Will said with a scowl.
"Yea, but we have her back now. So, let's go and remember; we subdue, not hurt" Naruto said firmly, as while he agreed they were a problem, he didn't want to needlessly hurt them more than needed.
"Fine! They get one warning. After that, I put them through a wall" Will said with a hard look, as she folded her arms.
Naruto sighed at this, as he knew this would be the best he would get from her.
"Will Kurama be coming along too?" Korra asked with a coked eyebrow.
"He saved Bolin, didn't he?" Naruto said with a smile, while Kurama smiled with some pride.
"No leaving scars" Korra said to Kurama as they left the restaurant, with the little kitsune blowing a raspberry at this.
"We love you too, fur ball" Will said, as she and Naruto climbed onto his bike, with Korra getting on Naga.
(Later in the city)
Naruto, Will and Korra were on a rooftop, watching a warehouse along with the rest of the task force, while Kurama was on Naruto's head.
A task force member listened to his radio, and looked at Korra. "It's been confirmed. The Equalists are using this warehouse to train new recruits in chi blocking" he said.
Korra nodded at this, before she jumped down with Naruto, Will and Kurama following her.
Kurama used earthbending to smash down the door to the warehouse, before she fired some water at some Equalists, and froze them to the wall.
Some of the students looked surprised at this, and scowled at them.
"Surrender now, and you won't be hurt" Naruto said firmly, before he attacked an attacking Equalist with a blast of air, while Will was watching his back.
As the Equalists were being subdued, one of them tried to flee through the back. But Naruto went after them, while WIll and Korra kept an eye on the others.
As Naruto ran after the Equalist, he eventually caught up and tackled them to the ground.
The Equalist instantly turned around, and jabbed her finger into Naruto's side.
Naruto groaned as his bending was gone, before he noticed the Equalist's mask was askew and he could see their eyes. "Ru?" he groaned out.
The Equalist paused at this, but said nothing before they ran off and got away.
"Shit" Naruto groaned, as he knew this may be a possibility. But he had hoped that Ru wouldn't join the Equalists.
"Naruto!" Korra yelled as her, Will and Kurama ran over to him.
"I'm fine. They just got a lucky shot in" Naruto groaned, as Korra helped him to his feet.
Kurama sniffed around for a moment, and paused as he recognized a scent and growled, as he looked at Naruto.
Naruto shook his head at this, showing that he didn't want Kurama to do anything.
Kurama scoffed at this, as Korra and Will helped Naruto back down the hallway, so that he could get checked out by the arriving ambulance.
(Later)
Naruto was being checked out by a doctor at an ambulance, as Will was nearby with Kurama, while Korra was talking to the press nearby, as the caught Equalists were led onto an armored truck.
"Will, I'm fine" Naruto said, as he got off the ambulance, after the doctor confirmed he should be fine, before she walked off to check to see if anyone else was injured.
"I still don't get how some Equalist got the jump on you" Will said with a frown, as she folded her arms.
Kurama scoffed at this, and signed at Will with his tail.
Will's eyes widened at this, before she looked at Naruto who nodded and frowned.
"Avatar Korra, you have taken out several bases of Equalist's. But why haven't you been able to find Amon?" a reporter asked.
"I'll tell you why, because he's hiding in the shadows, afraid. He's afraid to face me, because he knows he can't beat me on his own!" Korra said, as the reporters cheered at this.
Naruto frowned at this, as he could see Korra was putting on a facade.
Will sighed at this, as she could tell this wasn't gonna go well.
Kurama put his tail to his head and barked, before he fell over pretending to be shot.
"Oh, shut up" Naruto said, as he rolled his eyes at the kitsune's attempt to mock Korra.
"Well, he's not wrong. She's setting herself up for a fall" Will said, as Kurama got up and snickered, before he jumped onto her shoulder.
"We should try and talk to her," Naruto said.
"We gonna do that after we deal with -" Will was asking, before she was cut off.
"I'll deal with it, Will. You stay out of it" Naruto said with a firm tone.
"Since when do you tell me to stay out of it?" Will asked with a cocked eyebrow.
Naruto pulled Will to the side, so they could talk in private.
"Will, her parents are benders, and her mom is on the council," Naruto said.
Kurama blew a raspberry at this, and shook his head.
"And they are assholes," Will said, knowing what Kurama was saying.
"Yes Will. And if we out her, what do you think will happen?" Naruto asked, as he frowned.
Will scowled at this, and nodded. They would probably lock her up and disown her, leaving her with nothing" she said, as she got what Naruto was trying to avoid.
Naruto nodded at this, as he didn't want to destroy Ru's life, just because she was recruited by the Equalists, as she felt like a second class citizen.
"Ok ok, I won't talk. And you won't talk either fleabag, or I'm gonna have you shaved, then put you on a water and lettuce diet" Will said, as she glared at Kurama.
Kurama froze and slightly paled at this, as he knew Will wasn't bluffing.
(The next afternoon)
Naruto was in the park, sitting on a bench as he looked around, trying to spot Ru since he knew she liked to pass out flyers in the park.
He soon spotted her entering the park, and got up as he walked towards her.
Ru soon spotted Naruto, and froze before she took a stance, ready to run if Naruto attacked her.
Naruto put up his hands in a peaceful manner at this. "Relax Ru, I just want to talk" he said in a calm tone.
Ru paused at this, and soon relaxed as she let Naruto approach her. "Sorry about last night. Are you ok?" she asked, as she looked at Naruto as he approached, hoping this wasn't a trick.
"I'm fine, though that chi blocking is no joke" Naruto said with a smile, as he leaned against a tree.
Ru smiled a little at this, glad he wasn't mad.
"Look Ru, I think I understand why you are one of them," Naruto said.
"You do?" Ru asked as she raised an eyebrow at this, as she didn't think a Bender would understand.
"Of course. You're not only a non bender. but your family are benders and you see more than others how unfair it is for non benders" Naruto said, as he nodded and frowned at this.
Ru looked at Naruto, surprised at his words, as he was speaking the truth.
"Ru, I do understand why you joined them. But taking bending from people is wrong. It's like taking away a part of their soul. Punishing them for crimes I'm all for, but this is too much" Naruto said, as he frowned.
Ru frowned at this, as she looked at the ground.
"Look Ru, I'm not gonna out you as an Equalist. But you need to understand that benders and non benders are all human, and make mistakes. If there was a way to give bending to non-benders, I guarantee they would take it and abuse it like anyone else would" Naruto said with a firm look and tone.
Ru's eyes widened at this, as she hadn't thought of that.
"Bending isn't evil, Ru. People who abuse it are, just look at Ozai. Look, if you ever want to talk, my restaurant is free to you. So please, don't feel like you're alone if the worst happens" Naruto said, as he walked towards her and patted her on the shoulder, before he left the park.
Ru said nothing to this, as she was left with her thoughts.
(Later)
It was getting close to dusk, as Naruto approached his restaurant and entered through the backdoor.
"What do you mean I'm acting like an idiot?!" Korra was heard yelling.
"I didn't stutter!" Will was heard yelling back.
"What happened?" Naruto asked with a sigh, as he entered the dining area, and saw Will sitting at a table, while Korra was standing up and scowling.
"Amon challenged her to a meet up alone at the Aang Memorial Island," Will said, as she looked at Korra with a disapproving tone.
"Korra, this isn't someone you can be reckless with" Naruto said, as he sighed at Korra being reckless.
"I didn't come here to ask for your approval," Korra said with a scowl.
"Korra, I don't want you to get hurt -" Naruto was saying, before Korra glared at him, cutting him off.
"Who said I wanted you to babysit me? I don't need you or Will in my business. I can handle Amon on my -" Korra was saying, before she got cut off.
"Korra, you're full of crap" Will said with a scoff.
"What?" Korra asked with a glare.
"Korra, you're just scared of Amon and you're being reckless, because you want to take him out before he can take your bending," Will said firmly.
Korra's eyes widened at this, before she growled as she approached Will. But Naruto grabbed her by her shoulder.
"Korra, stop. We are not here to fight you" Naruto said, trying to calm her down.
"Oh, so you agree with her?" Korra asked, as she glared at him over her shoulder.
"Korra, it's OK to be afraid. But dealing with it this way is -" Naruto was saying, before Korra cut him off by slapping his hand off her shoulder.
"I'm not afraid of Amon! And I'm gonna prove it, by kicking his ass and leaving him broken at Tarrlok's feet!" Korra yelled, before she left the restaurant, kicking the door open as she left.
Naruto sighed at this, while Will shook her head at this.
"She's walking into a trap" Will said to Naruto.
Kurama, who was sitting on a table nearby, had a flat look on his face, as if he was saying well duh.
"Yeah, I think so too," Naruto said with a nod, before he went to follow Korra.
"Oh, and we're gonna follow her?" Will asked with a raised eyebrow, as she got up to follow him, along with Kurama.
"Korra may be a hot head, but we're gonna have her back, even if she doesn't want it," Naruto said firmly.
Will nodded at this and smiled, as she agreed with this.
"Plus, if Amon has any Eqaulists to ambush Korra, then we'll ambush them" Naruto said with a grin, as they headed outside.
"Which means, feel free to go nuts, Kurama" Will said with a grin.
Kurama gave a large smile at this, showing his fangs.
"If you smell Ru, you don't attack her" Naruto said with a hard glare at Kurama, who scoffed but nodded at this.
"Awww, you're sweet on her, aren't you?" Will asked with a smile, as they approached Naruto's bike.
"Will, she is caught between both sides, who are both pushing her," Naruto said, as he got on his bike.
"I don't hear a denial" Will sang, as she sat behind Naruto, while Kurama snickered as he jumped onto her shoulder.
Naruto groaned at this, as he started his bike and took off, as the sun set.
(Later)
It was now night, as Naruto and Will approached the docks, and looked at Aang Memorial Island.
Naruto took out a telescope, and looked through it, and soon he spotted Korra inside the main building of the island, fighting what looked like Equalists.
Naruto scowled at this, as he jumped from his bike onto the water and ran on the water, with Will close behind him.
When they got to the island, Naruto spotted Amon approaching Korra, with his hand out.
An instant later, Naruto was behind him with a Rasengan in his palm, ready to shove it into his back.
As Naruto shoved it forward, Amon dodged to the side, barely avoiding the Rasengan, which did graze his side.
"Hmmm, not exactly a pacifist move for an Airbender" Amon mused, as he looked at his side, which was damaged.
"Yeah, well I tend to get mad. Especially when my friends get attacked" Naruto said with a glare, as more Equalists surrounded him, while he blocked Korra from their view.
"You may be skilled, but you can't beat us all on your own Amon said
Naruto smirked at this. "Now who said I came alone?" he asked, with a cocked eyebrow, while folding his arms.
Suddenly, they heard growing and soon the Equalists spotted a bear sized Kurama walking into the light, smoke coming out of his mouth, as his tails waved behind him menacingly
Amon's lieutenant readied his kali sticks, but Will appeared behind him, and kicked him hard in the back of his knee. She then put him in a hold and made a fire dagger with her fingers, before she pointed it at his neck. "Please give me an excuse" she growled, as she had a look in her eyes that said she wasn't bluffing.
Amon said nothing at this, as his men looked at him, waiting for orders.
"So, you're willing to get your hands bloody?" Amon asked with a firm tone.
"Bender or non bender, if you fuck with my friends, then you suffer. Just ask the triads" Will said with a glare, as she brought the fire blade closer to the lieutenant's neck, making him sweat slightly from both the heat and how close it was.
Amon looked at Will, and soon he held up his hand to signal to his men to back off.
"So you do give a shit about your men" Naruto said, as the Equalists backed off.
"We have to stick together, so we can purge the curse of bending from the world," Amon said with a hard tone.
"You sure it's not so you can look like a savior to your pawns?" Will said with a knowing glare, as she kicked the lieutenant to Amon's feet.
The lieutenant growled at this, as he turned around and glared at Will. But Kurama barked loudly, as he blocked his path to Will.
"Mines bigger than yours" Will said with a smirk at Amon, at the fact that Kurama was easily scaring the lieutenant and the other Equalists still nearby.
"We're leaving. I prefer saving the Avatar for last" Amon said, as he followed his men into the darkness.
After a few minutes, Naruto turned to look at Korra. "Are you ok?" he asked her, as he got on one knee to check on her.
Korra started to cry at this, and pulled him into a hug. "I was so scared. I'm sorry I didn't listen to you" she said, as she sobbed as she held him close.
Naruto hugged her back and patted her on the head. "It's ok. We're here for you" he whispered to her, as he comforted her as she cried.
(Later)
Naruto and Will were on Air Temple Island, talking to Tenzin after he had helped Korra to her room, so she could rest.
Kurama was back in his small form, resting at Naruto's feet.
"These Equalists are becoming a problem" Tenzin said as he sighed, while stroking his beard.
"You think you guys at the council of dipshits can finally try to fix this, without starting another war yet?" Will asked with a scowl.
"Will," Naruto said with a firm tone.
"What? I'm not wrong" Will said, as she looked at Tenzin.
"Miss Will, I do agree. But I'm the only one on the council who is trying to end this without fighting" Tenzin said with a sigh.
"And let me guess, the rest of them just want to lock them all up, and be done with it?" Naruto asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm afraid so. They are considering a citywide curfew for non-benders, until Amon is caught" Tenzin said, rubbing his forehead.
"Oh, like that will go over well" Will said, as she rolled her eyes at this.
"If you do that, it's just gonna make more non benders hate you all, and join up with them" Naruto said, as he shook his head.
"Do either of you have any suggestions?" Tenzin asked them.
"No, we don't. But for now, we need to try and not instigate non-benders into joining Amon" Naruto said firmly.
Tenzin nodded at this in agreement, while Naruto and Will left with Kurama following.
"I'm curious about something," Will said, as she looked at Naruto.
"What's up?" Naruto asked curiously, as they approached the docks.
"How the hell did Amon dodge you? You're usually faster than that" Will said.
Naruto sighed at this. "I honestly don't know. It's like I was being slowed down. Just enough that he could avoid me" he said.
"Hmmmm. Something isn't adding up with this guy" Will said, as she looked at Kurama, who nodded as he didn't like this either.
Naruto nodded, as they both ran across the water, and made their way home.
Deadpool made his way into the office of Kfbanime87 and P.O.M
What do you want Wade? Kfbanime87 asked with a sigh
Kinda fell short in this chapter. What's up? Deadpool asked
We are making plans, and it's not always easy! P.O.M yelled, as he pulled out a shotgun, and cocked it before aiming at Deadpool's head
Ok, ok jeez. I'm sorry. At least you give a shit about plot: Deadpool said, as he held up his hands in peace
One question left Wade: Kfbanime87 said with a sigh
And make it a good one: P.O.M said
Congrats on your Xiaolin story being a big hit. Is that what's next? Deadpool asked
Actually, yes. And yes, the first Wu will be an original one: Kfbanime87 said.
And a certain catwoman rip-off will -: P.O.M was saying, before he got cut off
Ha! She's gonna hit on Naruto, isn't she? Deadpool asked with a laugh
…maybe: Kfbanime87 said, as he hid all his notes, so Wade couldn't see them
Oh jeez. Kimiko is gonna go all hot headed. Ahahahahahaha! Deadpool laughed, as he left
P.O.M sighed at this. So what's this new Wu do? he asked curiously
Kfbanime87 whispered into P.O.M's ear
Really? Like Black Panther's armor? P.O.M asked in surprise
Kfbanime87 smiled and nodded at this
That's a good one to have on hand. Plus, it makes it not OP: P.O.M said with a nod back
You better do some real Wu after this OC crap! Deadpool yelled, poking his head round the door
P.O.M and Kfbanime87 both pulled out grenades, and pulled the pins out, then threw them at the merc
BOOM!
Ah, my scapula! Deadpool yelled in pain
See you all later folks: Kfbanime87 said, as he waved at the readers, while P.O.M got a mop to clean up the mess of Deadpool's blood
Hope that you all enjoyed this fanfic and that you're looking forward to the next chapter. I also hope that you're doing what you can to avoid getting this COVID by following the rules, while any and all flames are no longer welcome. Also, for some reason, if I get a PM from anyone, it wouldn't show me the number(s) on fanfiction (so if you send me a PM, and I reply to it late, that's the reason why). Let's hope that now the vaccines are all done, we can rest a bit easier.
I would also like to point out that this is the last new fanfic that me and Kfbanime87 will be writing together until we finish one, as writing too many fanfics takes up too much time.
The harem is: Will, Korra, Asami, Opal and Ru. And don't worry, we have a plan for who to have Bolin pair with (which I'm sure will leave many of you shocked). Hope that you all enjoyed this fanfic, and once I've helped Kfbanime87, I'll be updating Jinchuriki Tamer next.
