(And here I am with my first new fic for 2015. I loved the Legend of Korra and thought it was an excellent continuation to the Last Airbender. I hope you guys enjoy this new idea of mine and come to love this new incarnation of Naruto like you've grown to love my other incarnations of him.)

It was nighttime in the village of Konoha, and everything looked peaceful... At least from a birds eye point of view.

Down on the ground a blonde haired boy dressed in dirty clothes, and was no more than seven years old was running through the streets of the village, as a whole mob of villagers were chasing after him with blunt objects.

"Get back here, demon!" a villager shouted.

"Tonight's the night you get what you deserve!" another shouted, as he tried throwing a broke glass bottle at the boy, but missed.

The boy panted as he ran, but looked ready to pass out. He thought to himself, 'If I can just hold on I can get to my apartment, and barricade myself in there for the rest of the night.' he made a turn and realized he ran right into a dead end, "No!" he cried, before turning around and saw the mob cornering him.

"Well, well, we finally caught our demon." A villager said, sounding drunk.

"Nowhere to run now, demon," another villager mocked him, as they mob closed in, "What're you gonna do now?" he laughed, causing the others to laugh as well.

The boy went from looking scared to angry, and muttered, "Stop it."

"Huh?" one of the mob members asked, hearing him faintly.

"Stop it," the boy repeated himself before screaming, "STOP CALLING ME DEMON!" he stomped his right foot to the ground and suddenly a fissure was sent from his standing point all the way to a villager's standing point. Emerging from the spot he was standing was a rock pillar that got him in the jaw, sending him up into the air before falling to the ground.

"What the hell just happened?" a villager asked.

"Did the brat just use earth style?" another wondered.

"But he didn't use any hand signs." a villager noted.

"Let's get him before he can pull another stunt like that!" another called, as they were about to charge him.

The child looked worried and threw his arm out trying to shield himself, "Get away!" suddenly shooting from his palm was a blast of fire, that got caught on a villager's shirt.

"Fire! I'm on fire!" the villager cried, as he dropped to the ground and rolled around to put it out.

"Now he used fire style without using hand signs?"

"He really is a monster!" another villager declared.

Suddenly smoke bombs were thrown around the mob, and the villagers were caught in the smokescreen, and when it cleared, they were on the ground unconscious. Appearing before them was a group of Anbu.

The one in the dog mask turned to the others, "Take these fools to Ibiki," they nodded and took the mob away. The one Anbu looked to the boy, "Naruto, sorry we didn't get here sooner."

"Inu, something happened. I shot fire from my hand, but it wasn't ninjutsu." the boy identified as Naruto explained in worry.

"You what?"

"Yeah, and when I stomped my foot on the ground this rock popped out." he mimed how it happened.

Behind the mask, the one identified as Inu was curious, 'I better inform this to Hokage-sama."

"What do I do, Inu, is something wrong with me?" Naruto asked in worry.

Inu got down to the boy's level and laid a hand on his shoulder comforting him, "It's ok, Naruto. There's nothing wrong with you. Let's go to the Hokage and clear things up."

"Ok." Naruto answered, as Inu left with him.

Later on inside the village administration building, Hiruzen Sarutobi; the third Hokage sat at his desk until he heard a knock at his door, "Enter."

Entering the room was Inu and Naruto, "Hey, Jiji." Naruto greeted the old man.

"Naruto, Kakashi?" the old man wondered, before turning to the Anbu he referred to as Kakashi, "Again?"

"I'm afraid so, sir," Kakashi answered, "But something different happened this time."

"Different?" Hiruzen asked puzzled.

"Yes. Naruto made the earth move with his foot and shot fire from his hand without using ninjutsu." the shinobi explained.

Hiruzen looked surprised before turning to Naruto, "Naruto, is this true?"

"Yes, Jiji, but I swear I didn't mean too. It just happened." Naruto pleaded.

Hiruzen got up and walked over to the boy, beofre calming him, "It's ok, Naruto. I'm not mad."

"You aren't?" The old man shook his head, "Then how did I do it?"

The old man continued, "Everything will be explained to you, Naruto. But for now I think it's best you get some sleep. And tomorrow you will get the answers you seek."

Naruto nodded, before Kakashi escorted him off. When Hiruzen was left alone in his office again, he thought to himself, 'There's no doubt about it. Naruto is the one. I best send word of this right away.' he quickly started writing up a message before rolling it up. He left the office and went into a room containing messenger birds. He placed his message inside one of the birds cases around it's neck, and spoke.

"To the Southern Air Temple, at once." he ordered, as the bird took off.

The bird flew that night traveling South, before reaching a temple located a top a tall mountain past the clouds. It flew into the temple, and perched on a statue before an old woman with grayish hair, an upside down arrow tattooed on her forehead, and was wearing a monk's outfit. She was in a lotus position meditating, until she saw the bird.

She stood up and spoke, "Well, awfully late for a message," she checked the scroll and saw a leaf symbol on it, "A message from the village of Konoha?" she unraveled the scroll and read its contents to herself before letting out a faint gasp, "So it's finally happened. The Avatar has been reborn."

The very next morning back in Konoha, Naruto was at his apartment looking at his hand thinking about what happened last night.

"I can make fire and move the ground, and it's not ninjutsu." he pondered to himself, until he heard a knock at his door.

He walked over cautiously, fearing it was someone looking to give him a hard time. He looked through the peephole and saw it was Kakashi. He sighed in relief, before opening the door, "Inu?" he asked.

"Naruto, the Hokage requests your presence immediately."

Naruto feeling he was going to get the answers he was promised answered, "Then let's go." Inu nodded, as they headed off.

When they arrived at the building, they walked down the hall before reaching the Hokage's office. Kakashi knocked on the door, and they heard the Hokage from inside, "Come in."

So Kakashi opened the door, and he and Naruto stepped inside. When they entered, Naruto noticed the Hokage and an old woman with him. The Hokage greeted them, "Good morning, Naruto. I have someone whose come a long way just to meet you."

Naruto was puzzled, as he saw the elder woman approach, "So this is Naruto? Aren't you a sweet child?" she smiled.

Naruto was still confused and bluntly asked, "Who're you, oba-san?"

Hiruzen looked shocked, "Naruto, show some respect to our guest!"

The woman chuckled, "Oh, it's quite all right, Hiruzen. He reminds me of my brother when we were children."

Hiruzen nodded, and cleared his throat, "Naruto, may I introduce you to Master Jinora; master Airbender from the Southern Air Temple."

"Airbender? Southern Air Temple?" Naruto asked puzzled.

Jinora nodded, "Yes. I've come all this way from the South to meet you."

"But why?" Naruto asked.

Hiruzen answered, "You wanted an answer as to how you were able to control fire and earth without using hand signs for ninjutsu. Well, Naruto, the answers can be found by Jinora here."

Naruto looked to Jinora who answered, "You, Naruto, are the Avatar."

The boy looked confused before asking, "Ava-tar? What's an Avatar?"

Jinora explained, "The Avatar, Naruto, is the bridge between our world and the spirit world. At least that's how it was before our worlds learned to live together."

"I'm confused here." Naruto answered, still not getting any of it.

Hiruzen spoke to the old woman, "You should start from the beginning."

"Quite right." Jinora agreed, as the Hokage closed the windows and dropped the drapes. After sealing the door shut with a seal, Jinora started setting up a bowl in the center of the room while spreading a circle of salt around it. She placed some petals an herbs in the bowl, before Hiruzen used a fire jutsu into the bowl. Jinora utilizing wind with the flames suddenly created a spiritual looking vision above them showing a land.

"What is that?"

"That was the world ten thousand years ago," Jinora began, "During that time there were the humans and the spirits. The spirits lived out in the wild, while the humans lived in villages. Four to be precise. Each village was protected by a Lion Turtle; a creature that could bestow upon a human the power of fire, air, water, and earth."

Naruto looked at the visions seeing each lion turtle bestowing upon certain people said abilities, but took them back when the humans were done with using them.

Jinora continued, "The abilities were mostly used to protect them for whenever they set out of their villages and into the wild for food and sustenance. Until one day, a young man managed to permanently acquire the fire from the Lion Turtle for good," Naruto saw appearing in the vision was a young man wearing red garb and had brown hair sticking up, "Behold Wan; the man who would become the first Avatar."

"Him?" Naruto asked Jinora, who nodded and continued on.

"Wan lived in poverty like many others in his village while under the reign of the Chou family. Because of this he would steal from said family in order to feed his two closest friends. Then one day he devised a plan that would be able to help him in standing up to the Chous. He volunteered to join a group of hunters who needed to go into the wild for food. After receiving the element of fire from the Lion Turtle, he chickened out and requested to return home. The hunters allowed him but told him to return the fire he received back to the Lion Turtle. He did not, however. With the power of fire at his command he rallied his fellow poverty stricken neighbors into raiding the Chou Family. However, their attempts were unsuccessful and Wan was banished from his home. However, to protect himself, the Lion Turtle granted Wan's last request and was allowed to keep the fire."

"Whoa." Naruto gasped, as he watched the memory play.

"Wan had traveled the Spirit Wilds alone with only his fire for protection. With little food and barely time to sleep, he struggled through the treacherous lands. Then one day he happened upon a spirit oasis and tried to get it, only to be rejected by the a spirit who did not allow humans into it. Wan left determined to find somewhere else to call home, until he happened upon the very hunters attempting to capture a cat deer. He fought the hunters and with a help from the spirit of the oasis drove them off. The spirit touched by Wan's act of selflessness decided to let him stay."

Naruto watched as the moths passed, Wan grew to form a bond with the spirits and even training until his firebending skill became an extension of his own body.

"Two years after Wan's banishment he set out into the world determined to find the other Lion Turtle cities. Little did he know that his travels would lead him to the two greatest spirits that have existed since the beginning of time itself."

"Who were they?" Naruto asked.

"The Light spirit Raava and the Dark spirit Vaatu," Jinora answered, as Naruto saw the flashback play between the two spirits and Wan, "Wan pleaded for them to stop their destruction, but Raava insisted Wan that their business did not concern him. Vaatu however took advantage of Wan's goodness and tricked him into severing him from Raava. Vaatu took off, leaving Raava to explain to him the result of what his action done."

"And that was?"

"Vaatu and Raava were in constant struggle with each other so that Vaatu could not spread his darkness and corruption across the land," Naruto listened in for more, "Wan realizing the error his action offered to help, but Raava rejected his offer and took off on her own to find Vaatu. When they would meet again, Wan had arrived at another Lion Turtle city that resided nomad people with the ability to manipulate the air or Airbending. Vaatu had found his way there and turned the good spirits of their city into dark spirits allowing him to grow stronger and Raava weaker. Raava seeing there was no other way given her weakening state allowed Wan to help her. With help from the Lion Turtle of the Air city, Wan was granted the ability to bend the air around him, so long as Raava would hold onto it for him. For no human could hold onto more than one element at once."

Naruto watched as Wan and Raava traveled to the other two Lion Turtle cities, where Wan acquired the ability to bend water and earth.

"In order for Wan to use another element, Raava had to fuse with him to do so, but worried that the pressure would destroy him. But Wan would not give up in stopping Vaatu from corrupting the world with darkness. Eventually Wan happened upon his friends from his former home and the spirits he learned to live with. Both sides were at war, and Wan tried to reason with them, but the negative and hostile energies from the humans caused Wan's spirit friends to become dark spirits, which Vaatu continued to feed off of. Wan and Raava fused to try and stop him but were unsuccessful, and Wan's friends lost their lives and Raava was on the verge of ceasing to exist. But Wan wasn't going to have it. He carried Raava in a simple teapot he took with him upon leaving his home. They traveled to the spirit world where they would face Vaatu in a final showdown."

Naruto saw Wan and Raava fuse together and become one allowing him to fight Vaatu on an even field. Vaatu was defeated and sealed inside of a tree.

Jinora continued, "After Vaatu's imprisonment, Wan had the spirits retreat into the spirit world and seal off the link between both our world and theirs. Since then, Wan tried to maintain balance in the world trying to encourage the four groups of people from the four different cities to coexist peacefully. Unfortunately, the four groups of benders were not so easily persuaded to coexist and waged war time after time. When Wan was at the end of his life, he felt he failed Raava in trying to bring peace to the world. But Raava promised him they would always be together and that this mission of achieving peace would will continue on for the rest of his next lives. That is how the Avatar Cycle began." the vision vanished, as Hiruzen pulled up the shades to shine some light.

Naruto was amazed, "Wow. So Wan tried to bring order and balance to the world, but was unable to accomplish it?"

"I'm afraid so. And since then Raava and Wan's spirit was reincarnated into another bender where it would be their mission to carry on where Wan left off at and following from then on."

"How does anyone know who the next Avatar is?" Naruto asked.

Jinora explained, "The Avatar is the only existing being in the world that can master all four elements. But to determine who it is they must also follow the cycle. Wan started off as a Firebender, and learned Airbending, Waterbending, and Earthbending."

"And this has been going on for at least ten thousand years?" Naruto wondered.

"Correct. And now the cycle of the Avatar has begun anew with you." Jinora concluded.

"So what bender am I naturally born as?" Naruto inquired.

"Our last Avatar was a Waterbender, which would make you an Earthbender by blood." the old woman explained.

"An Earthbender by blood?" Naruto asked, "Then my parents had to be Earthbenders or something, right?"

Hiruzen looked guilty, but also determined, "Naruto, it's time I told you the truth about your parents." he walked to his desk and opened a drawer. He popped open a hidden compartment underneath it and pulled out some documents. He stood before Naruto, before crouching down and handed the documents to him.

"What're these?" Naruto asked puzzled.

"These are the files I was requested to dispose of, but I could not. I would just be dishonoring the ones who gave their lives the most to protect our village." he explained.

Naruto saw a picture of a red haired woman dressed as a Konoha shinobi. He looked at the name above and gasped, "Kushina Uzumaki? Jiji, this woman, is she?"

Hiruzen nodded, "Yes, Naruto. This woman is your mother."

Naruto looked at the picture of the beautiful woman, as a tear was forming in his eye, "Mom," he started getting sadder, but had to put on a brave face, "What more can you tell me of my mom?"

Hiruzen explained, "Well, Naruto, Kushina Uzumaki was an earthbender born into the Uzumaki clan. They once hailed in another village, until it was wiped out by other nations. Many members fled to safety but others weren't so lucky. Back then both our villages had an alliance, which was strengthened by the fact the first Hokage was married to an Uzumaki."

"He was?" Naruto asked curiously.

"Yes. In fact the spirals you find on most of our village's shinobi's vests is the trademark symbol of Uzushio. Now then, your mother was a very loving and caring woman, but was also hot headed and loud. Kinda like you are," he chuckled, while Naruto pouted in embarrassment, "She grew into a loyal shinobi and eventually married a man she knew since they were kids. A man who would grow up to become a hero of our village."

Naruto listened to his words and remember one shinobi brought up in many conversations between ninja alike in Konoha who was considered a hero, "Jiji, do you mean the Yondaime Hokage?" Hiruzen without a second thought nodded in confirmation, "But if he was married to my mom, then that would mean..."

Hirzuen answered, "Yes, Naruto. Our Yondaime Hokage; Minato Namikaze, is your father."

Naruto's eyes were suddenly filling up with more tears, as he spoke, "The Yondaime, my idol, is my father?" Jinora could tell how troubling it was for Naruto to process all that was told to him, until the boy spoke up, "Why wasn't I told about this?"

The old man came clean with him, "I wanted to tell you the moment you first asked me who your parents were, Naruto. Really I did. Unfortunately my former teammates and shall we say others objected against my wish and wanted all knowledge of your parents kept from you."

"Why?"

"Because for one thing if you carried your fathers last name it would attract the attention of certain rivals in the other nations who would come to take you away," he began, "But another wanted all information withheld from you so he could try and use you to his advantage."

"Who? And why?"

Hiruzen sighed knowing Naruto wouldn't like this, "Danzo Shimura; an old acquaintance of mine who works on my council. He wanted all information withheld from you so that he could try and turn you into a living weapon for the village."

"A living weapon? How could I be used as a weapon?" Naruto pondered, "Did he know I could've been the Avatar?"

"No, and thank goodness he didn't know or even suspect anything back then," the old man sighed in relief, "He wanted to make a weapon out of you, by using what you have inside you."

Naruto was once again confused, "Inside me? Jiji, is there something else I should know?"

"Yes. You know the events that happened in the village seven years ago when you were born?"

"Yeah. The village was invaded by the nine tailed fox spirit, until the Yondaime defeated it... Or is there more to that story than what we were told?" he asked suspiciously.

"Sadly yes. Your father did not merely defeat the nine tails, rather he sealed it away inside another at the cost of his own life."

"Sealed inside?" Naruto pondered, until he realized, "He sealed it inside me, didn't he?"

"Yes, Naruto." Hiruzen answered in shame of himself.

Naruto looked down, "Now I know why they all call me demon."

Hiruzen didn't want Naruto to let the villagers words ignite a spark of hatred anymore than they already did to him, "Do not believe their words, Naruto. Believe me when I say your father wanted you to be remembered as a hero, but the villagers here are too blinded by their own hate for the demon and sorrow for the loss of their loved ones who died that day to see that you are just the cell and not the jailer inside it. I even made a law that forbade everyone from mentioning about what you house inside you."

"That doesn't make it any easier for me!" Naruto cried.

"I know. I blame myself," Hiruzen said, "I should have been the one to perform the ritual, but your father insisted it'd be him. I'm not sure why he wanted it to be you, but he had to have chosen you for a very special reason."

"Well, I haven't seen it." Naruto said dryly.

Jinora laid a hand on his shoulder, "I believe one day you will discover the truth as to why he did what he did, Naruto."

Naruto sighed, 'If you say so. Now back to this whole Avatar thing, what's going to happen now?"

Hiruzen began, "As the new Avatar it is supposed to be your mission to maintain order in the world just as the Avatars that came before you."

"Sounds like a big job. Even bigger than being Hokage." Naruto replied in worry.

"It is," Jinora confirmed, "But before that you must learn to master all four elements before you can be fully recognized as the Avatar."

"How can I master the elements?"

"By training with those who have already mastered each of the four elements. For example I am a master Airbender." she demonstrated by creating miniature typhoon in her palm.

"Cool." Naruto gasped in excitement.

Hiruzen spoke up, "But to master these elements, I'm afraid you will have to do it somewhere outside the village."

"Why outside the village?" Naruto asked in confusion.

"It would not be wise if everyone in the village found out we were housing the next Avatar. As you've seen how they can be just by knowing what you hold inside you, imagine their reactions if they suddenly found out you were meant to be the next hope for the world."

Naruto processed it and realized if anyone found out about him being the Avatar at this point he would be hated even more so. He answered, "I see your point. So where would I go?"

Jinora spoke, "You would come to me to the Southern Air Temple, where you will learn about each of the four elements and everything else you need to know about being the Avatar."

Hiruzen added, "But this will not come to you so easily. You will be required to remain away from the village during your training for who knows how long."

Naruto pondered on it, before reaching an answer, "Hey, in the words of Wan to the Aye-Aye spirit, 'I've had enough of villagers'." The two old ones couldn't help but laugh at Naruto's words.

Jinora cleared hr throat, "If that's your decision, then we shall leave at once."

"Really? Shouldn't I pack anything?" Naruto asked.

The woman answered, "Not to worry. Everything you need will be provided for you there."

"There is something you can take with you." Hiruzen spoke up.

"What's that?" Naruto wondered, until the Hokage picked up a few scrolls and handed them to Naruto.

"Inside those scrolls contain jutsu for you to learn. Some of which are standard taijutsu and ninjutsu and other styles being more advanced for when you grow. Some also contain elemental ninjutsu as well. Think of them as extensions of helping you learn how to use the four elements."

"Thanks, Jiji." Naruto smiled happily.

"We best leave at once." Jinora said, as Hiruzen showed her and Naruto out of his office.

When they stood on top of the building rooftop, Naruto was confused, "So how do we get to the Southern Air Temple?"

Jinora held out a whistle shaped like a bison, "With this." she blew into it. Naruto was confused since he heard nothing, only for a big white fury bison to float down and land on the roof startling him.

"What the hell is that thing?!" Naruto cried in shock.

"Naruto, say hello to Pepper." Jinora introduced them, as the creature named Pepper let out a happy grunt.

"What is this?" Naruto asked her.

"This, Naruto, is a Sky Bison."

"Sky Bison?"

"Yes. They're were commonly used by the Air Nomads in the past when they needed to venture out into the world. In fact Sky Bison were considered the first type of Airbenders. The mark on my forehead and many other masters that came before me modeled them after the marking you see on Pepper or any other Sky Bison."

"Way cool." Naruto said in excitement.

Jinora nodded, as she used airbending to help herself jump onto Pepper's head. Hiruzen lifted Naruto up and placed him in the saddle.

Naruto spoke to the old man sadly, "I guess this is it, huh, Jiji?"

"Don't worry, Naruto. It's not goodbye after all." Hiruzen comforted him.

Naruto smiled with hope, "Yeah. I'll come back one day. I know it."

Jinora spoke to Hiruzen, "We'll be sure to give you letters on Naruto's progress from time to time."

"And in return I shall also inform you and Naruto of the status here in the village." The Hokage added.

Jinora nodded, and motioned to Naruto, "Hang on tight, Naruto," Naruto nodded and took a seat while hanging on. Jinora cracked the reins, "Pepper, yip-yip." And with that, the sky bison hovered off the ground for a moment before flying off into the sky, as Hiruzen watched them depart.

'Good luck, Naruto.' he thought to himself.

As Pepper flew across the sky, Jinora looked back seeing Naruto looking out into the distance of the sky and down below seeing how high up they were. Jinora smiled at seeing Naruto's excited look and thought to herself, 'Korra, I know somewhere deep inside you will be watching over Naruto. And I know you will come to his aid when he needs you the most.'

(And that's the opening. Naruto is the new Avatar and a born earthbender. He's got a lot to learn about being the next Avatar, but with Jinora and his soon to be other bending instructors he will be guided into the right direction just as Korra was in the past. Hope you all enjoy reading about this new alternate Naruto of mine.)