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 9

(With Naruto)

Kurama ran down the street towards the prison where Asami and the others were being held, with Naruto and Korra on his back, which was near the docks, thanks to a Metalbender telling them.

They soon spotted Will and the others waiting for them at the docks, with a boat nearby, ready to take them to Air Temple Island.

"There you guys are," Naruto said with a smile, as Kurama stopped in front of them and let him and Korra off, before he shrunk down to normal, then jumped onto Naruto's shoulders.

"Ok, so what did you do to make that jackass let us go?" Will asked with an annoyed tone, as she was obviously referring to Tarrlok.

"Would you believe he got arrested, after he tried using Bloodbending on us, when he picked a fight with us?" Naruto asked, as he winced a little after just thinking about how it felt to be controlled by Tarrlok.

"Wait, what?!" Bolin yelled in surprise at this, while the others eyes widened in surprise at this reveal.

"How did you guys beat him if he could Bloodbend?" Mako asked curiously, as he knew how powerful that was.

"Oh, we didn't. The furball here did" Korra said with a smile, pointing at Kurama, who smiled and waved with his paw, as Naga walked over to Korra and nuzzled her face.

Will blinked at this, before she smirked. "Ah, he tried that shit with you, and you overwhelmed him by going bigger, huh?" she asked.

Kurama barked at this, while Will pet him on the head.

"Ok, let's head to the island, so I can explain what I found out from Aang" Korra said to everyone.

"You finally made a connection with him?" Ru asked, as she smiled at Korra, glad that she had finally made some progress.

"Yea. And trust me, he told me a lot" Korra said, as she led the way onto the boat.

(Later on Air Temple Island)

Once the boat arrived at the docks, Tenzin and his kids were there to meet them, along with Lin.

"Hey guys" Bolin said with a wave at them, as they stepped off the boat.

"Hello, and welcome to my domain" Meelo said with a grin, pointing his thumb at himself.

"Well, aren't you sweet, little monk child," Bolin said with a smile, as Pabu jumped off his shoulder and ran under Meelo before running off.

"What's that fuzzy creature?" Meelo asked, as he pointed at Pabu.

"That is a fire ferret. An arboreal mammal which is common to the bamboo forests of the central Earth Kingdom" Jinora said with a smile, while Meelo had a raised eyebrow and a blank look on his face.

"Oh! He's so cute!" Ikki squealed out happily, as she ran after him, causing Pabu to hiss at this as he ran away from her, with Ikki giggling.

Meelo saw Naga walking off the boat, before he used airbending to land on her head. "Yip yip. Fly sky bison, fly" he said, pulling on Naga's ears, while everyone chuckled at this.

"Glad to see your time in jail didn't break your spirits" Tenzin said, greeting the teens.

"Oh please, I had Lin's men trembling," Will said with a scoff.

"Good. My men need to toughen up" Lin said with a slight smile.

"Hey, maybe I can join the force, and toughen em up for ya" Will said with a smirk.

"…I want retirement or a raise," Mako said, after a moment of being silent at this.

"Please" Lin said with a scoff at this, as they all started to walk towards the temple.

As the group were walking from the docks to the temple, Asami looked down at Meelo curiously, who was smiling up at her. "You're pretty, can I have some of your hair?" he asked, as he held his hand out to her.

"Looks like I've got some competition," Naruto said with a chuckle.

"Oh please" Asami said, as she playfully swatted at Naruto with her hand.

Before they could walk up the stairs to the temple, Ikki stood in front of the group. "And now for the grand tour for those that haven't been here yet. The flying bison sleep in those caves down there. And that's the temple grandpa Aang built. And that's the greenhouse where we grow the vegetables that we eat" she said, pointing out what she was saying.

"I have a couple of questions. Is this an all-vegetarian island? Is that where you train airbending? Do we have to wear Air Acolyte clothes? Do we each get our own sky bison? And final question, how many trees are on this island?" Bolin asked quickly.

"Yes. Yes. No. No. 10,552" Ikki answered just as quickly.

"We can continue the tour later, kids. I have something to tell everyone" Korra said, as she looked at Tenzin.

"Oh?" Tenzin asked curiously, as he raised an eyebrow at this.

"I finally made contact with Aang. He told me about Yakone" Korra said with a frown.

"Huh?" Will curiously asked, raising an eyebrow at this.

"He was a gangster back during Aang's time, when my mother was still chief of police. He was a powerful Waterbender and could Bloodbend without a full moon" Lin said with a scowl, as she crossed her arms.

Naruto blinked at this before he nodded, as he realized why this Yakone was important now.

"He was also Tarrlok's father, according to Aang" Korra said with a firm tone.

"But how? Tarrlok doesn't have any family" Tenzin said, as he and Lin looked at each other with wide eyes.

"His dad was a gangster. I'm sure he had connections to hide the truth" Naruto said with a firm tone.

"And maybe his dad had someone that could change his face too" Ru said, as she gave a frown.

"Well, maybe we can ask him ourselves. He's locked up, right?" Lin asked, as she had heard the report that Kurama had manhandled Tarrlok

"Uh, about that. Amon has him now" Korra said with a sheepish look, as she rubbed the back of her neck.

"….red, are you up to putting my men through boot camp?" Lin asked after a few moments of silence, before she looked at Will.

Mako groaned at this and slumped over, while Bolin rubbed his back in sympathy.

"How hard can I be on them?" Will asked with a wide grin.

"No permanent physical damage" Lin said with a firm tone.

"Oh, goodie. I can get creative with my mental warfare then" Will said with a grin, as she rubbed her hands together.

"I need to see the council. Now that Tarrlok is done, we need better leadership now, before Amon makes his next move" Tenzin said, as he approached Oogi, who was nearby before jumping onto the bison's head.

"I'm going too," Naruto said, as he stepped forward, before he took Kurama off his shoulders and placed him on Will's.

"Are you sure about this?" Will asked curiously, as she knew that Amon was gonna make his move soon and that the group should be together now.

"The city isn't safe right now, and I don't like the idea of Tenzin being alone," Naruto said firmly.

Will sighed at this, before she shook her head. "Fine. But you better watch his back, old man" she said with a firm look at Tenzin.

Tenzin nodded at this, as Naruto jumped onto Oogi's back.

"Hey Tenzin, Aang had a message for you" Korra said, as she stepped forward.

Tenzin paused at this, before he looked at Korra, wondering what his father could have wanted to tell him.

"You don't need to be me, being Tenzin is enough to make me proud of you" Korra said with a smile, as she remembered what Aang asked her to tell Tenzin.

Tenzin said nothing to this, as he lost his composure a bit, before he quickly composed himself.

"You all stay here and be ready, in case Amon shows up" Naruto said, as he sat down on Oogi's back.

"Lin, please take care of my family while I'm gone," Tenzin said.

"Leave it to all of us, old man" Will said firmly, while Lin nodded at this.

Tenzin gave a grateful nod at this. "Oogi, yip yip" he said, as he cracked the reins, before Oogi gave a groan and flew off, heading for the city.

"Ok kids, follow me. We need to set up a perimeter" Lin said to Meelo, Ikki and Jinora.

"Aye aye, captain," Meelo said with a salute and a firm look on his face.

"What about us?" Asami asked curiously.

"You all will help too" Lin said firmly, as she led the way to the temple.

Everyone nodded at this, and as they walked up the steps, Kurama's ears went up before he looked up into the sky and growled, as his fur went on end.

Will looked up and scowled, as she spotted what looked like an airship flying above them. "We've got company" she said with a hard tone.

"Mom's alone in the temple!" Jinora yelled out in a panic, as she saw what looked like several Equalists jumping down to the temple, using what looked like zip lines, before running towards the temple.

"Kurama….." Will said with a hard tone, as she knew that Pema was pregnant.

Kurama quickly jumped off her shoulders and ran towards the temple. He soon caught up with the Equalists and jumped at them, and in mid jump he transformed and grew to the size of a polar bear dog, as he tackled an Equalist and started to maul him, making him yell in pain before his fellow Equalists turned to attack him. But were slammed by his tails into the ground and nearby trees.

Bolin paled at seeing this, surprised at this show of brutality

"It's a war Bolin, so get used to it" Korra said with a hard tone, as everyone else headed for the temple.

"She's right bro" Mako said with a nod.

"You kids stay near me or one of the others -" Lin was saying, before Meelo ran past her towards the approaching Equalists.

"Taste my fury!" Meelo yelled out, as he jumped into the air with his bending and sat on the Equalists face, before farting on him, sending him to the ground, knocked out. He then went to attack other Equalists with his Airbending, along with farting some more at them.

One of the Equalists jumped down at Jinora, but she dodged to the side, before she slammed her palm into his gut, which had a spinning sphere in it, which sent the Equalist flying, after it drilled into his stomach a bit.

Will and Korra raised an eyebrow at this, recognising this technique, as they fought some Equalists of their own.

"Um…..I kinda spied on Naruto training, and I found his Rasengan fascinating" Jinora said, as she rubbed the back of her head, a small blush on her face.

Mako and Bolin were working together in taking down any Equalists they fought, while Lin was making quick work of any that approached her.

"Get off our island!" Ikki yelled, as she made an air scooter, and rode on it knocking Equalists down.

"Yea, or you're gonna answer to Kurama!" Will yelled, as she shot some lightning at the Equalists, making them scatter, while Kurama blasted some fire at some of them, making them retreat.

"I hope Naruto and Tenzin are OK" Ru said, as she and Asami fought back to back, with her using chi blocking and Asami tasing any Equalists who got too close with her glove.

(With Naruto)

Naruto and Tenzin were in front of the city hall, which was surrounded by what looked like some of the same mechs Mr Sato had attacked them with before.

"Oh great, now what do we do?" Naruto asked with a scowl, as they fought against the mechs.

"We can try to get away and help the council," Tenzin said, as he used Airbending to send a claw a mech fired at him off to the side.

"Tenzin, they aren't exactly on my priority list" Naruto said, as he jumped away from a mech, who took a swing at him with its arms.

"I know you don't like them, but -" Tenzin was saying, before he was interrupted.

"Tenzin, they are attacking your home, so prioritize them!" Naruto yelled out, before he slammed a Rasengan into a mech, and after a few moments, his attack exploded and sent the mech flying.

Tenzin paused at this as he nodded, before he grunted, as he was wrapped in what looked like cables. He then focused and suddenly made a tornado of air around him, which soon not only freed him, but it also sent the mechs flying.

Naruto blinked at this, before he chuckled. "Wow, I guess being a master is more than being an old fuddy-duddy" he said, as he jumped over a mechs attack, before he landed on it and slammed a Rasengan into its head, sending it into the ground and making a crater.

Tenzin's eyes widened at this display of power, as he had never seen Airbending like this before.

"Stay alert, old man!" Naruto yelled, before he sent an air blast at a mech, making it miss its next swipe at Tenzin.

"We need to get out of here!" Tenzin said, as he spotted some more mechs arriving.

"Well then, call Oogi. I'll cover you!" Naruto yelled, as he took a big breath and then blew a massive blast at the mechs approaching them, while Tenzin whistled loudly.

This caused Oogi to fly over to them and land near Tenzin, who quickly jumped on to his head.

"Naruto, let's go!" Tenzin yelled to his student, who was still keeping the mechs at bay.

"About time!" Naruto yelled, before he jumped up using Airbending to carry him towards Oogi's back.

"Oogi, yip yip!" Tenzin yelled out, as he cracked the reins.

Oogi gave a groan, as he turned around and slammed his tail on the ground, sending out a large wave of wind at the mechs, causing them to go flying as Oogi flew into the air.

"So when do I get my own bison? He's kinda growing on me" Naruto asked, as he pet Oogi on the side, as he flew them out of there.

Tenzin shook his head at this, but chuckled a little, as they flew towards Air Temple Island.

(With Will)

Everyone was now in the temple grounds, fighting back against the Equalists that were still coming.

As they continued to fight, some of the White Lotus came out to try and help, but they were easily defeated and subdued by the Equalists.

"Damn it! Oi, will you people just stay inside?!" Will yelled, as she shot herself at the Equalists, and slammed her aflame leg into an Equalists head.

"Miss Pema has gone into labor, and we need help!" one of the acolytes yelled from inside the temple.

"Oh no," Jinora said in worry, as she fought against the Equalists.

"Not now, baby!" Meelo yelled, as he continued to Airbend and fart at the Equalists.

"Asami, Ru!" Will yelled to her friends, as she sent out an arc of fire at the Equalists, keeping them back.

"We're on it!" Asami yelled, as she and Ru ran into the temple.

"Kurama, nobody gets past you alive!" Korra yelled, as she sent a barrage of earth at the Equalists.

Kurama barked at this, as he let Asami and Ru run past him into the temple, as he licked his lips while glaring at the Equalists, daring them to try and get past him.

Lin flexed some cords out of her wrists, and grabbed two of the Equalists, before she spun around and slammed them both into their fellow Equalists.

"Hey guys, more are coming!" Mako yelled, as he attacked some Equalists and pointed up at another arriving airship.

"Bolin, do you think that you and Korra can fire some boulders at it?" Will asked, as she fought some Equalists.

"It would take a lot more to take that thing out!" Bolin yelled, as he sent some boulders at it, but it didn't do anything, before he was attacked by some Equalists, causing him to fight them instead.

"Yeah, what he said" Korra said with a nod of agreement, as she tried sending some boulders at it, before having to fight some Equalists that ganged up on her.

But as this happened, they noticed Oogi flying above the airship.

"Ok, you go help the others and I'll make that airship back off," Naruto said to Tenzin, before he jumped off the air bison and used Airbending to guide himself down to the airship below.

Tenzin watched as Naruto guided himself down, and used his Airbending to slice his way through the side of the airship, before flying into the hole he made.

Tenzin steered Oogi to the courtyard, who landed in front of the group and slammed his tail on the ground, sending out a large gust of wind at the Equalists, causing them to be blown back.

Tenzin then jumped off Oogi's head, and joined up with the others to fight the Equalists.

"Where's Naruto, old timer?" Will asked, as she sent some fire at the Equalists.

"Here's in the airship," Tenzin said.

"Were you able to meet with the council?" Lin asked, as she used a combination of Earthbending and Metalbending.

"Amon's forces took city hall" Tenzin replied, as he dodged an Equalists attack, before sending out a blast of wind at her, sending her back.

"Damn, that's not good," Mako said with a frown.

Tenzin nodded at this, as they all worked together to fight against the Equalists.

(Inside the airship)

Inside the control room, several Equalists were steering the ship, so that they could airdrop more attackers on the island.

Suddenly, the door to the room bulged and was suddenly blasted off its hinges, thanks to Naruto's Rasengan.

"Knock knock" Naruto said with a glare, as he entered the room, and sent blasts of air at the Equalists, as they attempted to attack him, but his air sent them flying back.

One of the Equalists slammed into the controls, which caused the wheel to spin, causing the airship to turn sharply, as it headed for the ocean.

"Tell Amon that if he wants to pick on Airbenders, tell him to pick on me" Naruto said, as he slugged an Equalist in the gut, before he turned and threw a mini Rasengan at the window, which exploded and sent glass flying.

As the Equalists took cover at this, Naruto quickly jumped out the window, just as the airship was making a beeline for the ocean.

(With Will)

Everyone was wrapping up fighting the last of the Equalists, after Tenzin had run into the temple, after being told that Pema had gone into labor, while trying to ignore Kurama lighting Equalists that tried to get past him on fire.

"Looks like we're past the worst of it" Mako said with a sigh of relief, as things started to calm down.

"That's probably because Naruto made them crash their ship," Korra said, as she pointed out the airship making contact with the ocean.

"Do you think Naruto is OK?" Bolin asked Will curiously.

"He better be" Will said with a firm tone, as she checked the skies for any signs of Naruto.

"Hey guys!" Naruto yelled as he flew over them, with his arms and legs out, showing that he was wearing what looked like a homemade wingsuit.

"Ah, you finished that idea you had already, huh?" Will asked with a smile, as Naruto landed in the courtyard.

"Well, I figured this would be better for quick maneuvers. What do you think?" Naruto asked with a grin, as he put the wings of the suit away.

"It looks cool!" Meelo yelled out excitedly.

"Yeah! Can I have one? Please?" Ikki asked with a wide smile.

"It looks like a good way to always be ready," Jinora said with a smile, as she looked at the suit.

"Focus kids, cause he only bought us time. We have more incoming" Lin said, as she pointed out that there were more ships on the horizon.

"Come on, let's get in the temple and try to convince your dad we need to get out of here for now" Naruto said, as he led the way towards the entrance into the temple.

But he paused as he saw an Equalist embedded in a wall, with what looked like a Rasengan burn on his stomach.

"Oh yeah. One of them was sneaking up on Will and Jinora sent him flying with your move!" Meelo said with a smile.

"Wait, she actually learned my Rasengan?" Naruto asked with a raised eyebrow at this, before he looked at Jinora.

Jinora blushed a little and looked away from Naruto, worried that he was upset that she had taken his technique.

"That's awesome Jinora! You're amazing to learn this move on your own!" Naruto said with a smile and a nod at her, before he turned around and led everyone inside.

Jinora froze at this, as her face went atomic red, before she fainted.

"Why is Jinora's face all red like that? Is she ill?" Meelo asked with a curious tilt of his head.

"She's a teenager, kid," Mako said with a chuckle.

"Is this about her turning sixteen soon, and daddy wanting to keep boys away from her?" Ikki asked curiously.

Lin snorted at this, finding this amusing.

"Ha! Good luck to your dad trying to pull that off" Will said with a laugh, as they all went into the temple, leaving her with Jinora, as she slapped her face a bit to wake her up.

"W-what happened?" Jinora asked, as she sat up.

"Oh, nothing much. You just fainted when Naruto praised you" Will said with a knowing grin.

Jinora froze at this, before she blushed again and looked away from Will.

"Oh, relax. Would you believe that I was shy when I met him too?" Will said with a chuckle.

"Y-you were?" Jinora asked, surprised at this, as she didn't think someone as confident as Will would be shy like her.

"Oh, sure. But let's put a pin in this for now. We need to get you and your family to safely" Will said, as she helped Jinora to her feet.

Jinora nodded at this, as she followed Will into the temple.

"Oh, and we can discuss you becoming a harem sister later, after your sixteenth birthday in a few months" Will said with a teasing smile, while Jinora eeped in surprise and blushed at this, but didn't say no.

Once the two of them entered the temple, they joined the others in the living room, where they found them with the resting Pema and the acolytes, while Tenzin was holding a newly born baby boy, with Ikki and Meelo looking at him.

Tenzin looked up as they entered the room, and smiled. "Jinora, why don't you come and say hello to your baby brother, Rohan?" he asked.

Jinora smiled at this, as she approached to look at her new baby brother.

"I'm glad that things went OK in here" Naruto said with a sigh of relief, as he didn't expect Pema to go into labor during this attack.

"Thank you both for helping the acolytes with her," Tenzin said to Asami and Ru with a grateful nod, along with Pema, who smiled at them.

Asami and Ru both smiled at this while Korra, Will and Naruto nodded and smiled at them.

"Sorry to interrupt this lovely family moment, but more Equalists are coming. I'm sorry Tenzin, but you need to leave with your family now" Lin said firmly.

Naruto nodded at this. "She's right. If Amon takes away your Airbending, then that'll be the end of the Air Nation" he said with a frown.

Tenzin looked at Naruto and Lin and then at his family, before he nodded. "Everyone, we're leaving. Now follow me to Oogi" he said firmly, as he handed Rohan to Pema and helped her up.

Everyone followed him out of the temple, and made their way to Oogi, before everyone hopped on.

"Wait, aren't you coming, Miss Lin?" Ikki asked curiously, as she looked down at her from her seat on Oogi's saddle.

"I'm gonna give you guys time to get away," Lin said firmly to the group.

"Lin -" Tenzin was saying, as he frowned at this, before he was cut off.

"Don't give me any of that mushy stuff, Tenzin. Just go" Lin said firmly, as she smirked defiantly at this, as she turned away from them, extending metal blades from her forearms as she did.

Tenzin nodded at this, before he cracked his reins as Oogi took off into the sky.

"I don't like this" Will said with a scowl, as Oogi flew them away from the island, as they left Lin to confront the small army of Equalists alone.

"Me neither" Korra said with her own scowl on her face, as they watched as the island was overwhelmed by Equalists.

"This isn't over" Naruto said firmly, as he looked at the city, which was smoking from the attacks going on.

"I was able to send a distress signal to General Iroh of the United Forces, before we were attacked in the city," Tenzin said, as Oogi flew through the air.

"Good, then we can make contact with him, while you take your family out of the city," Naruto said firmly.

"Yea, just leave this to us Tenzin" Korra said with a nod at this.

"But -" Tenzin was about to protest, before he was interrupted.

"Old man, take care of your family and let us kick Amon's sorry ass, or I swear to the sprint world, that I'll put you through that fu -" Will was saying, before Ru covered her mouth mid curse word.

"Oi, kids present" Ru hissed with a frown at Will, before she removed her hand.

"What she's saying is to please leave this to us, Tenzin," Asami said with a sheepish smile.

"…..fine," Tenzin said with a sigh, as Pema, Meelo, Ikki and Jinora frowned at this.

"Don't worry. We will handle this, and you will be back home before you know it" Korra said with a smile.

"Yea, and I'll bring a whole bunch of new treats for you guys to test for my restaurant" Naruto said with a smile at Meelo and Ikki.

"You can drop us off there" Will said to Tenzin, as she pointed at a rock formation nearby.

Tenzin nodded at this, as he steered Oogi towards the rock formation to drop them off.

"Good luck to you all," Tenzin said with a nod at them, as they all jumped off, with Naga looking pleased to be back on land.

"Heh, like we need it, old man," Will said with a smirk.

"Yeah, we're the new Team Avatar, after all," Bolin said with a wide smile, as he pulled Naruto and Will into a side hug.

"Don't worry, we will watch their backs. Though no promises we can keep Kurama from getting on the news" Mako said with a chuckle.

Kurama blew a raspberry at Mako at this.

"Well, look at you with the jokes now, ya nark" Will said with a chuckle at this.

Mako rolled his eyes at this, as the group all moved to leave the area and make plans to try and start to fight back against the Equalists, while Tenzin and his family flew away.

P.O.M and Kfbanime87 were both relaxing at their desks, when the door was kicked open by the worlds most annoying human

Hey, that's offensive! Deadpool yelled out

Yeah, but it's true: P.O.M said with a grin

But it still hurts my feelings, and my feelings don't like being hurt: Deadpool said with a whine

I'm working on something, so be quick about it, ya moron! Kfbanime87 yelled, as he looked up from his laptop

Oh, is it that One Piece fanfic that you wanted to do with P.O.M? Deadpool asked

Yea. It's a more plot based one, unlike the one I have, that you may already know. And yes, that one will still continue with my other Co-author: Kfbanime87 said

Naruto is a Straw Hat in this one, ain't he? P.O.M asked curiously

Silence peasant! Deadpool yelled, as he slapped P.O.M with a fan

Anyway, all you need to know is that in this, Naruto will have a backstory, a dream and it will be a single paring: Kfbanime87 said with a smile at Deadpool

Nami or Robin? P.O.M and Deadpool asked together

….Nami, but it's a slow build: Kfbanime87 said with a look of defeat

That works, cause I'm sure that Kushina would be happy that Naruto is with a redhead like herself: Deadpool said with a nod

Kfbanime87 snorted in laughter at this, but said nothing

Oh jeez. What are you planning? P.O.M asked with a knowing smile at this

Just stay tuned, and you'll find out. See you all soon folks! Kfbanime87 said with a wave at the reader

I wanna know now! Ouchie, my cornea! Deadpool was yelling, before he was hit by a thrown broken bottle in the face

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.