AN: And another one bites the dust! Chapter time! Waffles! Oh, yeah, no waffle hut. *Sobs in corner* God why! Why!
-Chapter 2-
(Five days after the meeting)
Tenzin and the rest of the group, including Jinora and Ikki, as they were worried about their brother. They all made it to the warehouse and waited for the agent of Tobi to show up. As they were waiting, Korra and a surprisingly still alive, just very crispy, Mako questioned Asami and Bolin about their upcoming child.
"Bolin, how could you not tell me? We're fucking brothers! This is something kind of important for me to know! Now, what are you going to do about the baby?"
Bolin gave his brother a hard look," Keep it. Asami and I love each other. We're going to raise it and start a family."
Before the conversation could continue, two voices cut through the air.
"Ooh, look at the small children, they will make excellent appetizers." Out of the ground, came a man with one half of his face white and the other black. He was wearing a the same cloak as Tobi was and had a sinister grin on his face.
Tenzin walked forward, intent on getting both his son and answers," What are you and where is my son?"
The man just laughed," We are Zetsu, and your son has been here the whole time. Now, the deal has changed, we will still give you the boy, but you must kill the man over there."
On cue, a light turned on, showing a man tied to a chair. Tenzin looked horrified at the prospect of killing," Why? What has the man done to deserve death?"
Zetsu laughed again," The man is a slave dealer and drug runner , he has enslaved many women and children."
Tenzin was torn, to save his son he must kill, but killing went against the air bender way. With a heavy heart, he sent a sharpened blast of air and decapitated the man swiftly, so he did not suffer. Zetsu looked on in amusement," Well it seems that we owe Kakuzu some money. We thought that you wouldn't kill him but Kakuzu did. It seems we were wrong."
At that moment, Zetsu threw Meelo at Tenzin, who hugged his son with all of his strength. He looked up at the man and asked," Why did you do this? For what reason is there to kidnap my son and have me kill a man?"
A new voice spoke up, this one much more sardonic and cruel," Well, the boss kinda wanted to test your 'convictions', whatever the hell that meant." Everyone looked at the new comer. He was a young looking man with slicked back silver hair and a three-bladed scythe. He wore the same cloak as Tobi and Zetsu. The man continued," You see, if you hadn't of killed that douche, I would've gutted the brat with no remorse. If you did, then you get the brat back. The Boss set this up to see if your 'conviction' to not kill overweighed your 'conviction' to your family."
Tenzin asked," And who are you?"
The man grinned and jumped down," My name is Hidan. I am the assassin for the Boss. If he wants you dead and sends me, you die. End of discussion." Hidan noticed an alive Mako," Hey, you should be fucking dead! Boss fried your ass!"
Mako smirked arrogantly and replied," Maybe your 'Boss' is just too weak."
Hidan laughed his insane, cruel laughter," Fool! The Boss is gonna praise me when I kill you."
Hidan moved fast and cut into Mako's arm. Before Mako could retaliate, Hidan ingested the blood and h9s body turned black with the white skeleton markings. He then stabbed himself in the heart, killing, forever, Mako.
No one cared, though. The guy was a douche.
"Now that that is taken care of we must be taking our Leave. Goodbye, Tenzin." Zetsu stated as he sunk into the floor.
"See ya later, bitches! Oh, and as a parting messageā¦"
Hidan used his scythe to slice through a rope next to him, causing a door to open, through some sort of trickery involving ropes and pulleys, you know, science crap, and release a small group of White Zetsu clones.
The Avatar group went on the offensive and attacked. Korra bent some fire and scorched 5 of the clones. Bolin used earth disks and crushed the clones heads, and Tenzin knocked 1 of them out, and cut the rest head's off. Asami was using her electroglove to shock and kill them. When it was all over, Hidan was gone, using the clones as a distraction.
Tenzin sighed," At least we have one to interrogate."
-Air Bender Island-
The White Zetsu, named Whitey by Bolin, sat against a post in the courtyard. They had tried everything to get him to speak, to no avail. He just wouldn't talk. Tenzin was agitated by this, creature. It came to a boiling point.
"Speak vile creature! What is Tobi planning? Tell me!"
"Hahaha, Tobi is a good boy. Tobi is a good boy. Tobi is a good boy."
It had been like this for days.
-Tobi's Hideout-
Tobi was looking out at Republi City. How cozy the people were now that Amon was gone. It was disgusting! There were people starving, dying, out on the streets, and no one cared! He had ordered Kakuzu to go and make as much money, as was his specialty, so that they could, in order to gain more followers, distribute it to the poorer people.
While many would say that they would be weak, he disagreed. They were strong. They had to be to survive in this city. He had already gotten a steady flow of followers, and soon he would make a public appearance to further get more followers.
Tobi had set up, illegaly, a bounty office for the gangs and triads. He knew that this would give the people a chance to, not only a way to make money for themselves, but to further their skills and loyalty to him. He would make himself out to be the kind benefactor, giving the people money, when in reality, he was secretly training an army to take over the city.
Oh, how people sought meaning and purpose in their lives. He hated it, when the weak stayed weak and obeyed the strong without question. Have back bone! As he thought this, he felt the arms of his recent lover, Lin, wrap around him.
When he had gotten back to his base, the woman had repeatedly thanked him for turning her age back. He had stated that he needed her to be in top performance for the coming months. After he had done his daily check of the reports and gone to his room, she had entered, in a robe, and de-robed before they had wild and passionate sex.
"Thinking about the future?"
Tobi nodded," Yes. Thinking about what to do next. I have spent years manipulating and controlling so that I could unite the world under my banner of peace."
Lin hummed, tracing the scar over his chest and face," How did you get these? You never told me."
Tobi sighed, he would have to eventually," I got it when I fought a long dead enemy. I told you how I killed most of the Avatars? Well, this one didn't go so well. She and I had been lovers at one point. She had not told me she could bend, keeping g it a secret. When I found out she was the Avatar, I was enraged that she would keep that a secret. I slew her and turned the island to rubble, never looking back. What I didn't know was, a young boy would grow up and become the Avatar next, he had talked to her and hunted me down. We fought and he used his air bending to slice my face. Next he used fire bending and shoved his hand into my chest. I did not die, but, he killed by me in the end. It was from then on, I pledged to no matter what, kill every Avatar. And I have kept that promise ever since."
Lin was happy. He trusted her enough to tell her this. While she didn't know much of his past, she knew from speaking to Gaara that is was filled with pain and sorrow.
"You need to sleep. Tomorrow, you go to inspect the White Zetsu army and introduce Republic City to the Akatsuki. You need your rest."
Nodding, Tobi laid back down. Lin snuggled into his chiseled chest, loving his warmth. No matter how cold he acted towards people, she knew he cared in his own way. While he would never openly say that he loved her, she could tell with the way he acted. How he always made sure she had food, or had warm blankets. She knew he had loved another in his time, a Hinata Hyuuga, but when he told her of his plan, she had been disgusted. His heart had turned to stone because of her. That was when Naruto died and Tobi was born.
'Don't worry, Tobi, Naruto, or any name you choose. I will always love you.'
AN: What do you think? The plot thickens. Lin is in love with Tobi/Naruto, but does he truly love her back? And what of Korra? Will he truly kill her, or will he have a change of heart? Tune in next time for: Whitey Strikes back or Kisame's bad day.
