Chapter #4Toph's growth thanks to her fox-boyfriend by: Dylan M   Toph was greeted by a voice she knew "Ninja boy?" Toph asked egerly, Naruto walked up to his...well.."friend" with a smile, The past Avatars had sent Naruto into Aang's world to get the nine-tailed fox's help in defeating the Fire Nation.
Flash-Back:
“Owww! My head! What happened?” moaned Naruto groggily as he sat up in a giant, empty, grassy field that had some forests at its boarders
“I feel like I got hit by a bus” moaned Naruto rubbing his head
“Hey are you guys ok?” asked Naruto turning to look at where his team was the last time he was awake
He turned around and saw they were not their
“Huh? Guys?” asked Naruto confused and in a slight panic
He got up and surveyed his surroundings for his team to no avail
“Sakura? Kakashi? Sasuke? Where are you guys? Is this some sort of joke cause it’s not funny” called out Naruto hoping they would appear in a puff of smoke and laugh at him for falling for the prank
After a few seconds of waiting for a response and getting none Naruto let out an annoyed sigh
“Geez, what happened?” asked Naruto to himself
“First that creepy glowing blue guy shows up, then we get blinded by a light, and now my team is gone” said Naruto thinking back on what had happened
‘Was that all some kind of Genjutsu? But then how did it use a light to make us pass out?’ wondered Naruto
Then a terrifying thought entered his mind
‘What if this was all some kind of trick to capture my team!’ thought Naruto with dread
Capturing and ambushing ninja from rival villages wasn’t exactly an odd occurrence but Naruto was curious as to why anyone would leave him behind and take the rest of his team
“This is definitely weird” said Naruto thinking the situation over
“Anyway I need to get help. I better head back to the village before anything else happens” said Naruto knowing he could handle something like this on his own
Naruto then headed off in the direction he thought the village was in
River
“Awww man where’s the village? I could have sworn it was right around here!” said Naruto after five frustrating minutes of walking through the woods
Everything was wrong
Nothing looked like it did around the village, the trees were different, he spotted three animals he had never seen before, and he had just come across a river that shouldn’t be were it was
The river was a fairly big one that had forest on the side Naruto was on and on the other side was a was a high rocky area full of cliffs that created a solid wall of rock that stopped Naruto from going any further
“Great I’m lost” said Naruto frustrated as he sat down on a rock that was near the water’s edge
“My team is gone, I’m all alone, and no I’m totally lost” said Naruto as he skipped rocks over the water as hard as he could to relive some of his frustration
The first one he threw went about five skips
The second went six skips
The last one went about four skips before it hit something in the water
“Huh?” asked Naruto curiously as he looked to see what had stopped his rock
He was terrified when he saw it was what appeared to be a human body slowly drifting on the river
“AAHHHH!” screamed Naruto when in spotted it floating by him
“Ugggh”
“What the? Did that thing just make a sound?” asked Naruto after he heard the moan
“Ugggh” came the moan again
“They’re alive!” shouted Naruto realizing whoever it was was still alive
“Hold on I’m coming!” said Naruto as he dove in the water to help whoever it was
Naruto swam through the mild current and grabbed the person drowning
“I got you” said Naruto reassuringly as he swam back to shore with the person
He quickly got the person back to shore and placed them on the ground
Whoever it was wore a mostly dull yellow and green outfit, a belt, no shoes, and a head band with two white puffballs on the side
The person also had their hair in a bun
It looked to be a boy to Naruto but the bun he thought was weird since only girls wore their hair like that
Naruto looked down to see that the person wasn’t breathing
“Oh No!” shouted Naruto
Naruto did the first thing he could think of and quickly pushed on their chest to get the water out. After a few pushes a small fountain of water came out of the person’s mouths followed by a few coughs
Naruto breathed a sigh of relief and sat back down on the ground
“What a day” he moaned as he though about what had happened.
Natruto’s Camp
Toph woke up in the early morning when the dew was still fresh on the ground and the sun was just beginning to rise bathing the sky in a deep orange glow
She sat up in yawned contently
Toph could hear some of the early waking animals just beginning their days and scampering around in the woods nearby and she could feel the cold dew on the grass beneath her and some on her clothes
She let out a deep breath and just enjoyed the peacefulness of the early morning around her as she sat up off the ground
Then she realized something was off
“Where’s that Naruto guy?” she asked curiously
Toph could not hear his snoring and she could not feel any vibrations nearby that showed he was there
Of course her earth powers and senses were still not at full power thanks to the holes that were still in her legs
She could feel things around her but it was a lot weaker and she couldn’t feel too far
Toph again tried to get up onto her feet
Like last time her legs gave way after about three seconds on her wobbly feet
She came crashing down on her butt with a painful thud
“Owww” moaned Toph rubbing her sore bottom a bit
“Where the heck is that kid?” asked Toph annoyed doing her best to listen for any sound that meant he was nearby
She focused as hard as she could to listen to what was around her
Toph heard a faint sound nearby through some trees that sounded like running, jumping, grunting
It sounded like a fight!
Toph turned in the direction the sound was coming from quickly
“Is the Fire Nation back?” she asked slightly worried
For a second she thought that Naruto had run off to tell about her to the Fire Nation troops that might be in the area
But then she realized that wouldn’t make sense
She heard fighting but if he had just told about her there shouldn’t be any fighting
Toph quickly realized that Naruto couldn’t have told on her
Then she thought that Naruto could be under attack or something
She tried to get up and head to the noise but she couldn’t walk
Toph then began to crawl over to where the noise was at a slow pace
River
After a few minutes of painful crawling Toph came onto the river where Naruto had found her half-dead the day before
She staggered past some trees and stopped behind a bush
“Here’s where the sounds came from” said Toph
She was confused by the fact that she didn’t feel anything nearby besides that river she really hated
“Where is he?” asked Toph confused
Then she heard the sound of someone walking or…splashing?
Toph didn’t feel anything but she was sure she heard splashing
“All right! At this rate I’ll be better at chakra control than Sakura!” came a voice Toph recognized as Naruto’s
Naruto was busy training by walking on water
Toph couldn’t feel him since he wasn’t on land
“Naruto?” asked Toph coming out from behind the bush she was hiding behind
“Whhhhhaaaa!”
(Splash!)
Naruto was caught off guard by Toph coming out of nowhere and lost focus and fell into the water he was walking on
He got back to the surface of the water and looked over at where Toph was
“Geez don’t do that” said Naruto annoyed
“What the heck are you doing? Swimming?” asked Toph going over to the bank of the river and sitting down
“No I’m training” said Naruto
“This early?” asked Toph surprised
“Of course I need to train hard!” said Naruto seriously
“What for?” asked Toph curiously
“I’ve got to get stronger!” said Naruto determinedly
“Why?” asked Toph curiously
“To become the Hokage!” said Naruto fiercely
“What’s so important about doing that?” asked Toph
“What! You’ve got to be kidding me! It’s a huge deal to be Hokage!” shouted Naruto
Toph had no idea what the Hokage was but based on how Naruto was acting she guessed it was really important to him
She figured that it was probably some sort of position like general or king
“Ok if you say so” said Toph mostly disinterested
“So you get up this early to train always?” asked Toph
“Yeah” said Naruto as he finally got out of the water
He shook off a bit of the water after he got onto the bank next to Toph
“Hey careful!” said Toph annoyed as she got some water on her from Naruto
“Sorry” said Naruto
He then sat down next to Toph on the sandy river’s bank
“Is this where you found me yesterday?” asked Toph as she put her feet in the water a bit to relax
“Yup you weren’t breathing or anything. I almost had to use mouth to mouth” said Naruto
Toph understandably nearly turned red at the comment
“It was kind of funny actually. For a second I thought you looked like a girl!” said Naruto to make light of the situation
“Ha ha yeah” said Toph weakly
‘He still hasn’t figured out I’m a girl!’ thought Toph amazed
“So what are you training for?” asked Toph curiously
“It’s for the Chunin exams” said Naruto
“What’s a Chunin exam?” asked Toph
“What? You don’t know what the Chunin exams are!” asked Naruto shocked
“Should I?” asked Toph
‘How can she not know what a Chunin exam is?’ though Naruto
“It’s the test you have to take to be a Chunin” explained Naruto
“What’s a Chunin?” asked Toph
“Wait! You don’t know what a Chunin is?” asked Naruto surprised
“Yeah, what is a Chunin?” asked Toph
“You aren’t a ninja are you?” asked Naruto
“Wait you’re ninja?” asked Toph
“Yeah I said I was from Hidden Leaf Village, everyone knows they have the biggest and most powerful ninja army” said Naruto
Naruto was confused now
This Toph guy had no idea about common knowledge like ninja ranks or the hidden villages
He could not understand how Toph didn’t know this stuff that almost everyone knew
“I’ve never heard of it” said Toph honestly
“I said it was the Land of Fire” said Naruto
“You mean the Fire Nation?” asked Toph again
“Why do you keep calling it that?” asked Naruto
“You honestly mean to tell me you don’t know about the Fire Benders, Hundred year war, and Fire Lord?” asked Toph
“Whoa! What are you talking about?” asked Naruto surprised
The two of them were now very confused
“I just don’t get it, you talk about stuff I don’t know like everyone knows about it and I talk about this that everyone knows and you don’t have a clue” said Toph
“Yeah it’s totally weird!” said Naruto
“Just who are you?” asked Toph
The both of them realized they had never bothered to find out more about each other last night
“I’m a ninja from Hidden Leaf Village” said Naruto
“Tell me more about it” said Toph
“How about you tell me more about you?” asked Naruto
“Well first off I’m a Earthbender” said Toph
“…what’s that?” asked Naruto with a confused look
Later
(Don’t think I’m lazy I just don’t have time to talk about the entire series every time they have to explain stuff to someone)
The two talked for a while into the morning by the river
Toph explained about bending to Naruto who thought the idea of using elemental attacks without using handsigns was awesome
He was also surprised when Toph told him that she/he was a powerful earthbender (She left out why her earthbending was so powerful)
She also told him about the hundred year war with the Fire Nation and how she though he might’ve been from the Fire Nation because he said he was from the Land of Fire
Naruto understood why Toph was reluctant to tell him about himself why he though that he might’ve been from this evil Fire Nation place
Toph also talked about how she had been so powerful that the Avatar had asked her…wait begged him to train him in Earthbending
Naruto looked at Toph with amazement
He was shocked to see that this guy only around his age was so powerful in this Earthbending that he had been begged by this all-powerful Avatar guy to be his sensei
Naruto imagined this Avatar person to be some huge tough looking guy with amazing attacks capable of leveling entire villages in one blow
He was also enraged when he heard about all the stuff the Fire Nation had done; about all the people driven from their homes, people put into slave labor, and even genocide
Naruto could’ve sworn he felt his chakra become more powerful and wild as he heard about this Fire Nation
It was almost like his demon chakra was being released with every word
Naruto was pretty sure his demon was getting riled up about something but he figured it was just because he was mad
When Toph was done she asked Naruto about his world
Naruto began explaining about how he was from a village of ninjas
He told Toph about how he could use jutsu to do a lot of different things
Toph found the fact that he had to do handsigns to attack annoying but she knew these “jutsu” provided a lot of possibilities that any bending couldn’t match
Naruto told her about how he and his team were going out into the woods to train for
the Chunin exam in peace when he was attacked
“Hey I think I know what is going on!” said Toph
“Really what?” asked Naruto intrigued
“Well based on what you said I think that you’re from another world” said Toph
“Really!” asked Naruto
“Yeah, I’ve heard Aang talk about the spirit world. What if there is more than those two worlds? I think you are from another world” said Toph
“Really? That would explain a lot” said Naruto thinking about it
“But what happened to my team then?” asked Naruto
“Maybe they ended up here also, either that or they ended up in other worlds” said Toph
“Oh No! Then how will I find them?” asked Naruto in a panic
“Maybe Aang can help” suggested Toph
“You think so?” asked Naruto
“Yeah, he’s into all sorts of weird stuff so he might know what to do” said Toph
“All right! Where can I find this guy?” asked Naruto excitedly
“I got separated from them on a cliff up river, I need to find them” said Toph
“So how can we find them?” asked Naruto
“All we have to do is follow the river until we find the cliff I fell from” said Toph
“How’ll we know it’s the right place?” asked Naruto
“Look for signs of a battle” said Toph
“Oh” said Naruto
“So how’ll we get there? I still can barely walk” asked Toph
“I guess I can carry you on my back” said Naruto unsure
“What!” asked Toph surprised with a blush
“Well it’s either that or you crawl” said Naruto
“Fine” said Toph still slightly red in a slightly stubborn tone
Naruto knelt down next to Toph and turned around
Toph hesitantly wrapped her arms around Naruto’s neck and held on tight
She couldn’t help but blush
Toph might’ve been the world’s biggest tomboy but even she couldn’t help but be affected by something like this
Naruto stood up slowly and tired to get his balance with the weight of Toph and his backpack on his back
“Wow you’re heavier than you look” said Naruto with a strained voice as he struggled a bit
“Are you calling me fat?” yelled Toph angrily
“Well you ain’t a feather!” said Naruto back
“Maybe you’re just weak!” yelled Toph
“Geez I though only girls got this upset about weight…well Choji too” said Naruto
“Just get walking!” yelled Toph
“Fine! Which way do I go?” asked Naruto
“Follow the river upstream, you’ll have to find a way up onto the cliffs” said Toph
“Great I have to climb up some cliffs while carrying this guy” said Naruto annoyed under his breath
“Quit complaining!” yelled Toph
“Wow good hearing” said Naruto impressed
Naruto then began walking with Toph on his back upriver
The Cliff
After a while Naruto finally managed to find the cliff
It was around lunchtime when Naruto finally walked near the ledge of the cliff Toph had fallen off the day before
He was pretty sure this was the place
The ground was cracked from Toph’s earthbending, trees had been uprooted violently nearby, there was various projectiles embedded in the ground, and several areas had been burned
Naruto could tell there was a battle here from the condition of the area
“Hey is this the place?” asked Naruto to Toph who was getting bored riding on Naruto’s back
“Put me down” said Toph
“Ok” said Naruto unsure why Toph had to be put down in order to tell him if this was the spot
Naruto put Toph on the ground gently
Toph could tell from the ground that it was the spot
“Yeah this is it” said Toph
“Wow looks like a serious fight broke out here” said Naruto at all the damage
Naruto looked around the area while Toph sat nearby
He saw all the damage and thought that whoever fought he was strong
Naruto could even see where Toph’s blood had been spilled next to the cliff and the hole Azula had blasted in the bushes
He also bent down to inspect the needles and other projectiles embedded in the ground
Upon inspection he could defiantly see that they looked a lot like the ones pulled from Toph’s legs
He even picked up all the projectiles he could carry
All he had was the shuriken and kunai he had brought with him and even one or two demon wind shuriken in his backpack
He had no idea when he could get more ninja weapons if he ran out
They looked to be of good quality and he figured that if he could spare wasting his own weapons he should
The projectiles looked different from his regular ones and all had red on them but he figured a shuriken was effective no matter how it looked
Naruto then looked closer at the trees
He was wondering what could be powerful enough to rip those trees out like that
“Hey what happened to those trees?” asked Naruto pointing over to them
“Take me to them” said Toph
Naruto helped Toph walk/limp over to the trees
She could feel that they had been yanked out of the ground
Toph guessed that only Aang’s airbending was powerful enough to take out the trees that easily
“This is Aang’s work” said Toph
“You mean that Avatar guy did this?” asked Naruto in shock
“Yup, he used his airbending to rip these trees out” said Toph
“Wow!” said Naruto impressed
“Where are they?” asked Naruto looking around for any signs of Toph’s friends
“I don’t know” said Toph
“Could they have been captured by those people who attacked you?” asked Naruto
“I don’t know, I don’t think twinkle toes would go down that easily” said Toph knowing Aang wouldn’t be brought down easily
Naruto looked around for any signs of what happened to them
He spotted some footprints leading away from the site
“Hey here are some footprints!” said Naruto to Toph
Naruto helped Toph limp over to the prints
The two bent over the footprints and looked at them
Toph could feel the footprints in the ground and recognized them
She could feel that they were her friends based on how deep they were
“They were running” said Toph upon inspecting them
“How can you tell?” asked Naruto
“They’re far apart and deep. If they were walking they would be light and close together” explained Toph
“Oh” said Naruto
“Did they get captured then?” asked Naruto
“No” said Toph
“How can you tell that?” asked Naruto
“See these other prints?” asked Toph pointing to another set of three prints nearby that headed in the same direction
“Yeah who are they’s’?” asked Naruto noticing Toph didn’t even look at the prints as she pointed at them
“Those belong to the people who attacked us” said Toph
“How can you tell that?” asked Naruto
“I’d recognize those prints anywhere” said Toph
“Ok I guess” said Naruto still a bit confused
“They’re also running prints, that means they were chasing my friends” said Toph
“So your friends escaped?” asked Naruto
“Probably, if they had been captured the Fire Nation’s troops they would still be around here. We haven’t seen a hint of the Fire Nation all day so that means the Fire Nation must be chasing after them” said Toph
“So they escaped?” asked Naruto
“Probably” said Toph
Naruto put Toph on the ground to rest as they talked
“So what do we do?” asked Naruto
“We were heading to Ba Sing Se to talk to the Earth King, I’m guessing they would still be heading there” said Toph
“What’s Ba Sing Se?” asked Naruto
“The Earth Kingdom capital, it’s a huge city surrounded by massive walls, it’s one of the only safe havens from the Fire Nation” said Toph
“Almost too much of a safe haven…” added Toph under her breath
“What?” asked Naruto not hearing that last part
“Ah nothing” said Toph
“So we should head to the city?” asked Naruto
“Yeah if Aang is still heading to the city we might be able to catch up to him if we head there too” said Toph
“Ok sounds like a good plan!” said Naruto enthusiastically
“Yeah but we’re going to have to hurry, if the Fire Nation is on there tail still Aang and the others will be moving fast” said Toph
“Ok let’s go then!” said Naruto beginning to walk away
“Hello? Forgetting something!” yelled Toph after him
“He He oops!” said Naruto nervously
Naruto came back and picked Toph back up
“So which way do we go?” asked Naruto as he helped Toph to her feet and supported her
“The way the footprints are heading duh!” said Toph on Naruto’s back
“Oh yeah” said Naruto embarrassed
“You had better speed up if we’re going to stand any chance of meeting up with Aang” said Toph seriously
“Ok! I’ll show you speed!” yelled Naruto hyperly
He then did a ninja jump high into the air
Toph screamed in surprise when she felt they weren’t on the ground
Naruto landed on a tree branch in the forest with a scared looking Toph on his back
“What the heck was that? Airbending?” screamed Toph in an angry and scared tone
Naruto looked down until he spotted footprints on the ground heading in the right direction
“Hold on!” he shouted to Toph
“Hey wait!…” began Toph frightened
Before she could finish Naruto began leaping on tree branches following the footprints at high speed
Toph screamed as they flew through the air
She could only see when they touched a tree branch and the vibrations went through the tree
It was like only being able to see at certain intervals
This was all she needed though to tell that they were going the right way
That Night
After a full day of following the footprints at full speed with Toph on his back Naruto was beat
He landed in a small clearing in the woods around sundown with a nervous, scared, and shaking Toph on his back
Thankfully she had stopped screaming after about five minutes
Naruto couldn’t help but notice Toph screamed like a girl but didn’t mention it
All that high speed jumping and being unable to see had taken affect on her and she kissed the ground happily when Naruto finally let her off
“I don’t think I can do anymore jumping today” said Naruto panting
“That’s alright” said Toph just happy to be back on the ground
“We can rest here tonight, we covered a lot of ground today so I think it we’ll be able to catch up with your friends soon” said Naruto
“Sounds good to me” said Toph
“I’ll make camp while you rest” said Naruto to Toph
“I don’t need to rest” said Toph
She then tried getting up onto her feet
“What are you doing?” asked Naruto
“Seeing if I can walk yet, the sooner my legs heal the sooner I can Earth Bend” explained Toph
Toph slowly got onto her feet
Her legs were shaky still but after a few moments she was able to stand
Naruto left her to do her rehabilitation while he went and set up camp and collected firewood for dinner that was, you guessed it Ramen!
At the Camp Fire
Naruto and Toph sat down next to the fire when it was dark out
They were waiting for Naruto’s ramen to cook
Toph had been working to stand for the last hour
After a while her legs got a bit steadier and she was able to stand on her own for a short while
She tried walking too but was only able to get a few awkward steps a short distance before she fell
Toph had also tried to do a little Earthbending
She got into the steadiest stance she could and raised her hands forcefully
Sure enough two small pillars of rock came out of the ground in front of her
She was on nowhere near the scale of power she used to be but it was better than nothing
Toph was willing to bet she might be able to make an earth tent that night for bed
Naruto told her that her legs couldn’t have healed much over only one day and that it would be a while before she would be back to normal
She was sick of waiting and relying on another but she had no choice
Right now the two of them were talking next to the fireside
Currently they were on a subject that Naruto was a qualified expert in…Ramen
“Are you sure this stuff will be good?” asked Toph suspiciously
She had never heard of this ramen stuff and was unsure she would like it
“Oh course it’s good!” yelled Naruto
“I never heard of this premade food stuff” said Toph
Normally all the food in her world was fresh and made by cooks since they had no way to preserve stuff or package it
“Trust me you’ll like it!” said Naruto happily
Toph had skipped out on the ramen Naruto made the night before and she was starving so she knew she had no choice
Naruto could tell she/he was hungry too since Toph’s stomach grumbling sounded like a 4.0 earthquake
“So what other stuff is there in your world?” asked Toph
“Well let’s see, we have TV” said Naruto
“What’s that?” asked Toph
“It’s like a picture but it can move and you can hear what the people are saying” said Naruto just unsure how to describe TV to someone who had never heard of it
Based on what Toph had told him Naruto guessed this world had little primitive science and no electronics at all
“How the heck does that work?” asked Toph wonder just how it was possible to get a picture to move
“It’s too complicated to explain” said Naruto
“Oh, you also said you have ninjas in your world right?” asked Toph
“Yeah I’m one of them, and when I finish the Chunin exams I’ll be a real ninja!” said Naruto excitedly and forcefully
“You said you were training for those things before you got warped here” said Toph
“Yeah I just got done training with my temporary sensei and me and my team were going into the woods to work on coming up with some fighting moves” said Naruto
“By sensei, do you mean sifu?” asked Toph
“What’s that?” asked Naruto unfamiliar with the word
“It means teacher” said Toph
“Oh, yeah” said Naruto
“Who was your sifu?” asked Toph
“Well my normal teacher is a really weird guy that lead my team called Kakashi Hatake” said Naruto
“What’s he like?” asked Toph curiously
“He’s really weird and mysterious, you wouldn’t guess it at first but he’s really powerful!” said Naruto
“What could he do?” asked Toph wondering just what kind of powers he had
From all that Toph had heard of ninja she was beginning to believe they might be a lot stronger than your average bender
“He could do all sorts of stuff, he’s really good at Taijutsu” said Naruto
“That’s hand to hand right?” asked Toph
“Yup, he can move so fast you can’t see him!” said Naruto
‘A bit of irony there’ thought Toph
“He also has a ton of jutsu also” continued Naruto
“Really?” asked Toph
“Yup! He is said to know over a thousand jutsu!” said Naruto
“A thousand different ways of attacking, now that sounds dangerous” said Toph
“Yeah but he couldn’t train me since he was busy training Sasuke” said Naruto bitterly
Toph was beginning to think Naruto didn’t like this Sasuke guy based on how he talked about him
“Anyway Kakashi got this closet pervert named Ebisu train me” said Naruto bitterly again
“Closet what?” asked Toph
“Pervert! That guy couldn’t keep his eyes off the girls, that guy was so pathetic I beat him in our first battle with one attack!” said Naruto fiercely
Toph though the guy had to be pathetic in order to lose to his student in their first battle with one attack
A little voice in her head told her that she had also done the same thing with Aang but she ignored that
“Thankfully I got a really good guy to teach me after he kicked the crud out of Ebisu” said Naruto
“Who was that?” asked Toph
“This old guy called Jiraya” said Naruto
“What was he like?” asked Toph
“He was a bigger pervert than Ebisu! I met him when he was spying on naked girls at the hot springs! He even writes a book that is nothing but naked women! It was actually Kakashi’s favorite book” said Naruto
“Are all your teachers perverts?” asked Toph
“Pretty much” said Naruto
Toph let out a half interested “hmph”
“Was he strong?” asked Toph
“Yeah! He might’ve acted like an idiot and weird but this guy was the real deal! He was even stronger than Kakashi!” said Naruto
“So you trained with him for the last month to get stronger?” asked Toph
“Yup he showed me some really cool new tricks and attacks!” said Naruto happily
Toph scoffed when she heard this
“What’s wrong?” asked Naruto
“Let’s just say I would hardly mind a teacher who was a pervert if he actually taught me new stuff” said Toph
“What do you mean?” asked Naruto confused
“My parents got me a privet tutor in Earthbending, he was this really elite tutor who was just a moron” said Toph bitterly
“Sounds like Ebisu almost” commented Naruto noticing the similarities
“Yeah well my parents told him to take it easy on me since they didn’t want me getting hurt and they thought I was totally helpless on my own” said Toph
“So what happened?” asked Naruto intrigued
“He kept me at basic drills forever and never let me do anything advanced because my parents wouldn’t like it” said Toph bitterly as she stared at where she thought the fire was
She could still remember doing the same drills over and over again
All baby steps that any new earthbender could do in their sleep
The same things, move a pepple there, raise a small rock pillar here
Even in her severely weakened state she could do those with ease
It drover her crazy!
She hated being limited to rules and boundaries and here she was with a natural gift for earthbending doing basic drills!
“What did you do?” asked Naruto
“I just got so sick of it that I just taught myself how to earthbend” said Toph
“Really? How’d you do that?” asked Naruto impressed
“Well I found out a little from overhearing things from other earthbenders but other than that it was trial and error” said Toph
“Wow that’s so cool! I’ve never heard of anyone becoming a master at anything just by teaching themselves!” said Naruto impressed
“Well I would’ve gone crazy on just basic lines alone” said Toph
“So how’d your parents react? I bet they were impressed” said Naruto
“I didn’t tell them” said Toph
“Why?” asked Naruto confused
If he had singled handedly become a master ninja all by himself he would brag it to everyone
“They were waaaaay to over protective of me, they freaked if I so much as had a cut on my hand. If I told them they would never let me earthbend again. So I played along with the “Poor little helpless Toph” act until Aang and the others showed up looking for a earth bending teacher” said Toph
“So you just acted weak to you teacher when you were becoming stronger?” asked Naruto
“Yup, he and my father found out in a bad way. I got captured along with Aang by some elite earthbending fighters. My dad and teacher were watching in the stands as I trashed nearly a dozen elite earthbenders single handedly. I was hoping my dad would finally like how strong I had become” said Toph
“I’m guessing he wasn’t” said Naruto
“He freaked and said I had too much freedom, I was to be placed under 24 hour watch and never allowed to leave the estate” said Toph
“How’d you end up with Aang?” asked Naruto
“I ran away” said Toph with a happy smirk
“Sounds like you’re better off on your own anyway” said Naruto
That was one of the best things Toph had heard in her life
“So do you think you’ll ever go back?” asked Naruto
“Please if I went back there odds are my dad would place me in a cage hanging off the ground for the rest of my natural life” said Toph knowing the odds of that were good
“You’re a lot like me” said Naruto
“How’s that?” asked Toph
“Well everyone back home always underestimated me and treated me like dirt” said Naruto
“Being treated like dirt doesn’t sound that bad to me, at least I would get some peace and freedom” said Toph
“Yeah well at least you got attention and people cared about you, you try having your entire village hate your guts” said Naruto bitterly
“You entire village hated you? Why?” asked Toph
Naruto looked down at where the seal had been for the fox
“I can’t say” said Naruto quietly
“But anyway the point is that all our lives people had underestimated us and didn’t take us seriously!” yelled Naruto
“I hear you on that” said Toph
“Yeah and we have to show everyone that we deserve respect too and that we are stronger than they think!” yelled Naruto fiercely
“How?” asked Toph
“Well I’m going to become Hokage and you can get respect by helping defeat this Fire Lord guy” said Naruto
“Hey! How about we help each other? Let’s work together to finally get some respect!” said Naruto fiercely
Toph looked over and Naruto and smiled
“You got a deal” she said happily
“Alright and the first thing I want to do is challenge you to a fight as soon as your healed” said Naruto
“Why?” asked Toph
“Because if I can beat you I can become stronger! Plus I want to see how a earthbending master fights!” said Naruto loudly
Toph got a mischievous smile on her face
“You’re on” she said happily
“All right!” said Naruto fiercely
“Hey is that ramen stuff done yet?” asked Toph
Naruto checked it
“Yup here you go” said Naruto handing Toph the bowl
As she ate she though that she was really starting to like this Naruto guy
It had been a week or two after Toph and Naruto had stared traveling together and things were going very well
They had made good time and were closing in on Aang quickly even though they could only guess where he was
They had recently slowed down a bit since Toph had stared walking on her own and they traveled like that sometimes since Toph wasn’t the biggest fan of the ninja jump
Toph was healing at a very quick rate and was getting back to her old self quickly by practicing her earthbending to strengthen her body
She had healed a lot quicker after Naruto had applied some of Hinata’s medicine he had left over to Toph’s wounds
He was actually surprised when her wounds didn’t just melt off like his did but then he remembered that it was Fox that healed him so rapidly and not her medicine
But still they helped her heal and kept her wounds from getting infected which was good
The medicine had stung a lot when first put on but Toph was strong and didn’t show how much it hurt
Toph had asked where he got the ointment and Naruto told her that a friend had given it to him right before she nearly got killed in a fight
She told him she/he was glad to have it since it worked really well
Naruto was happy of that and wondered how Hinata and the others were doing back home
He often wondered what had happened to his team and how things were going back at the village
Naruto then had a horrible realization that filled him with dread
The Final Chunin Exam would be starting and he would miss it!
If he couldn’t find a way home soon he would miss out on the exams and officially Neji would win!
He couldn’t allow that to happen after what he did to Hinata and he thought about the subject every time he gave Toph’s legs a new set of bandages and medicine
Unfortunately there wasn’t anything he could do to get home quicker except catch up to this Aang guy quickly and pray he knew what was going on
But that was a problem since he couldn’t go too fast with Toph since she still couldn’t get used to ninja jumping and she couldn’t run too fast on her wounded legs
Naruto could only hope and pray things turned out well for him but didn’t count on it with his long bad luck streak
Either way he found traveling with Toph to be fun
Toph always respected him for some reason, he didn’t know he was one of the very few people Toph respected, and Toph didn’t treat him with hating like he had been all his life or classified him as the village idiot which most did in Hidden Leaf Village
He was actually beginning to wish that he and Toph could be on a team together and he/she could replace Sasuke but he knew that wasn’t likely
But the one thing he really wanted was to finally have his battle with Toph…
Camp, Early One Morning
Toph got out of her earth tent with a yawn as she walked out into the bright morning sun that bathed the entire area in warmth
She was happy she could walk fine on her own now and didn’t have to ride Naruto anymore
Toph’s legs were still covered in bandages but they were steady and Toph got used to it even if they did make bending them or itching harder
She had even heard Naruto talk about this guy called Rock Lee that used to train so hard his arms always had bandages on them so she thought she was lucky
Toph walked near the pile of ashes that had been the fire the pervious night looking for Naruto since he usual slept near the fireside
She couldn’t feel him in his sleeping bag or anywhere nearby
“Where did he go off again to?” she asked annoyed
Her question was suddenly answered when she felt a kunai knife come flying past her head from behind so close it cut a few hairs
Toph jumped in shock at the attack before turning around to see where it had come from
She didn’t feel anyone on the ground anywhere around and looked around confused
“Ok who’s there!?” she demanded fiercely in a fighting stance
“Glad to see you’re up finally!” joked Naruto from some unknown location
“Naruto!? Where the heck are you!?” yelled Toph unable to sense him
“Up here! Believe it!” shouted Naruto happily
“What?” asked Toph confused
She looked towards where she heard the voice come from
If she could see she would have seen Naruto hanging upside down from a tree branch that was positioned high over her earth tent with a smug look on his face
“Pretty cool huh?” asked Naruto in a bragging tone thinking Toph would be amazed he could hang upside down from a tree branch using only chakra
Toph had no idea what he was doing and just gave a half interested “Whatever”
“Ghaaaaa! What!?” asked Naruto in shock and frustration seeing Toph wasn’t impressed a bit and almost acted like he couldn’t see him
“What’s going on? Why did you attack me?” asked Toph mildly annoyed
“Oh that’s easy! To make sure you’re fully awake!” said Naruto happily
“For what?” asked Toph
“Our battle!” yelled Naruto excitedly
“What?” asked Toph confused
“You promised me we could battle as soon as you got strong enough to fight again! From what I’ve seen you’re ready” said Naruto excitedly
Toph got an excited and confident smirk on her face as she closed her eyes
When she opened them she looked at where Naruto’s voice was coming from and pointed at him
“Ok whenever you want to fight I’m ready!” yelled Toph confidently at Naruto
“Now that’s what I wanted to hear!” said Naruto happily with a smirk on his face
“So when do we fight?” asked Toph
“RIGHT NOW!!!” shouted Naruto as he jumped of the tree onto the ground in front of Toph’s earth tent
When Toph felt him land she got into fighting position but didn’t attack
Naruto stood up and got into a fight stance also
“Wow you don’t bother with formalities do you?” asked Toph playfully holding her stance
“Ninja can attack from anywhere and anytime so we are taught to be ready to battle anytime and not to create and opening by delaying battles” said Naruto
“Whatever let’s fight!” said Toph
“Let’s try not to kill each other, ok?” asked Naruto
“You’re the only one who should be worrying about that!” shouted Toph tauntingly with a smile
“Don’t underestimate me yet!” shouted Naruto to the amusement of both fighters
“Show me what you can do first, then I won’t underestimate you” joked Toph
“Enough talking let’s fight!” shouted Naruto
“Fine by me” said Toph
“I’m going to kick your butt, BELIVE IT!!!” shouted Naruto pointing his fist at Toph
“Bring it on Ninja Boy!” shouted Toph pointing at Naruto while looking away for a second (Naruto has a Toph nickname now!)
Naruto VS. Toph
Fight!
Toph starting things off by sending a small wall of solid rock right at Naruto with a stomp
Naruto quickly dove out of the way of the wall just as it was about to hit him
The rock wall crashed into Toph’s earth tent with a bang and both were horribly smashed upon impact
When they collided small pieces of rock were sent flying everywhere as Naruto hit the ground and ran around to Toph’s side
He hoped to hit Toph from the sides or back or in Toph’s “blind” spots (Pun intended)
Naruto rushed up to Toph as fast as he could and was about ready to strike
It looked like a clean hit since Toph wasn’t even looking at him and made no move to doge at all
‘This is too easy’ thought both Toph and Naruto as Naruto charged
Before Naruto could react Toph raised a rock wall in defense that Naruto slammed into like bird into a sliding glass window
“Owwww” moaned Naruto as he staggered back reeling in pain from the clever move
While he was busy moaning in pain Toph quickly attacked him while he was distracted with one of her favorite moves she loved to practice on Sokka
Toph blasted Naruto into the air with a pillar of rock beneath his feet
Naruto was sent flying through the air while screaming at the top of his lungs
When Naruto hit the ground with a dull painful thud Toph hit him with another pillar attack
She continued this pattern and juggled Naruto for a good five hits before letting him hit the ground normally
“Oww” moaned Naruto in pain on the ground
“Being hit by rocks hurt more than I thought” moaned Naruto on the ground while Toph looked on smugly
“Is this fight over already? That was too easy!” said Toph happily
“Grrr! Not a chance!!!” yelled Naruto frustrated jumping to his feet and shrugging off the pain
He then began another charge right at Toph while screaming a battle cry
Toph reacted by creating and then kicking several rocks at Naruto as he charged her
Naruto dodged out of the way of the rocks that Toph sent at him as he ran and continued charging her at full speed
‘Wow he’s pretty fast’ thought Toph impressed as Naruto ran at her
Naruto’s ninja reflexes allowed him to dodge the rocks without too much trouble and his speed allowed him to get close before Toph realized it
When he was close he gave Toph a powerful flying kick to the face before she could realize it
Toph got sent flying back from the hard blow and skidded along the ground in a cloud of dust for a few feet before coming to a stop
She didn’t hesitate to counter attack and while on her back she managed to slam her fist into the ground and send a small earth shockwave at Naruto
Naruto jumped out of the way of the attack while Toph got back on her feet slowly
‘He’s not bad, he’s almost as fast as Aang maybe even faster. I can’t let him get close again’ thought Toph realizing Naruto’s ninja speed could be a problem
“I’m not a weak as you thought huh?” asked Naruto confidently
“That still doesn’t mean you’re going to win” pointed out Toph
“We’ll see about that!” said Naruto charging her/him again so he could use more Taijutsu since he didn’t want to use any ninjutsu just yet and Shuriken would kill Toph if they hit
Toph got into a defensive stance as Naruto ran at her again
She sent a few earth shockwaves at Naruto as he charged at her but he simply dodged this by jumping high into the air where Toph lost sight of him
While Naruto flew through the air he threw a smoke bomb at Toph’s feet hoping to blind Toph so he could attack by surprise
He didn’t realize all Toph felt was an odd sensation on her skin like she was going through fog and smelled a weird odor
As soon as Naruto landed next to Toph in the cloud he ran at her even though he was barely able to see her
Toph felt Naruto land and got ready for him
She merely suck her fist out to where Naruto was coming from and felt Naruto slam face-first into her fist
When the smoke cleared Toph was standing over Naruto who was moaning in pain and holding his nose
“Will you just give up? You can’t beat me” said Toph to him
Naruto leapt to his feet in a frenzy and looked at Toph
“Ok that’s it! No more playing around!” yelled Naruto fiercely while pointing at Toph
“I’m fine with that” said Toph smugly as she got ready to finish the fight by capturing Naruto between two rock walls
Naruto jumped out of the way of the walls before they could close in on him but then Toph began assaulting him rapidly with earthbending forcing Naruto to dodge all over the place to avoid the many rock pillars that came up from the ground around him
He was slowly forced back away from Toph so he couldn’t use any close attacks
‘This isn’t good! I can’t get close enough to attack him when he can use the ground to attack me! I have to find a way to get close to him without touching the ground’ thought Naruto as he dodged all over the place
He considered using shuriken since those didn’t touch the ground and they were fast but those would also kill Toph or injure him
‘Wait a second…shuriken! I know how to get close to him!’ thought Naruto happily with a smirk
Unfortunately his moment of distraction at the thought was enough for Toph to catch him off guard and create two rock walls on both sides of him
Toph then slammed them together in a massive collision of rubble
“Uh oh! I think I went a bit too far!” said Toph worried she had killed Naruto
Just then Naruto came flying out of the dust unharmed
When Toph felt him land on the ground she realized he jumped out of the way before the attack hit so he was fine
But she noticed something
Her vibration sense didn’t let her make out colors or faces but shapes were no problem and she could see what looked like the blade of a sword in Naruto’s hand
Naruto looked at Toph with a mischievous grin as the dust cleared behind him
“Ok, this battle ends now!” said Naruto fiercely
He then raised the blade that was in his hand up to his face much to the confusion of Toph
She was wondering just what the heck that blade was and what Naruto was doing
Suddenly the blade unfolded into four separate blades with a ring in the center forming a huge shuriken
“Demon Wind Shuriken: Windmill of Shadows!” said Naruto holding up the massive shuriken
‘Whoa! That thing is huge! He can’t honestly be thinking of using that?! He’ll kill me!’ thought Toph in shock
“What are you doing!? I thought you said no killing each other!?” yelled Toph at Naruto
Naruto just smirked before jumping into the air and throwing the shuriken
“Take this!” he yelled as he threw the massive weapon
Toph had no way of knowing where the shuriken was coming from so she couldn’t block it or dodge it as it came right at her
The giant shuriken flew at Toph as she just stood there looking worried
Before Toph could react she heard the whirring of the shuriken as it flew past her head
She let out a small gasp as she suddenly heard a poofing sound behind her
What she felt next was a huge surprise to her
She felt someone land on the ground behind her but the only thing was that it was another Naruto!
Naruto had created a clone during the small cloud of dust earlier and had turned it into a shuriken
He threw the shuriken at Toph and had it go behind him so that the clone turned back right behind him and was ready to strike
And Naruto knew just the attack…
The clone was right behind Toph and kneeling on the ground (You know what’s coming)
Naruto gave a small laugh as he made the handsign
‘Now I’ll get to know how Kakashi felt!’ thought Naruto with a slightly evil smile on his face
Toph was being cocky with him like he had been with Kakashi during the bell test so Naruto came up with the idea to “distract” Toph the same way Kakashi had did to him
“Secret Finger Technique: A Thousand Years of Death!” yelled Naruto
‘What?!!!’ thought Toph in a panic not liking the sound of that
There was no possible way an attack called the Thousand Years of Death could be good and Toph quickly tried to put up some sort of defense
But it was too late and Toph had no time to react
Naruto took his fingers and…I’d rather not have to describe it but I think you know what happened if you know Naruto
Toph first got a look of disgust and embarrassment on her face before a second later the pain hit her like a freight train
She went flying across the campsite after being launched with almost insane force grabbing her butt in pain and screaming loudly (Poor Toph but you have to admit that might mellow her out a bit)
Toph landed face first across the campsite still grabbing her butt in pain with a look of both embarrassment and pain on her usually confident face
‘What hit me?!’ thought Toph disoriented by the attack understandably
Naruto used the attack so he could distract Toph and deliver a finishing blow, which he was now going to do
He ran at the downed Toph and got ready to finish the fight with one final blow before he had time to get up although it didn’t look like he was just going to jump to his feet after that attack
Naruto ran at Toph as he laid on the ground in pain and was very vulnerable to attack. He jumped up into the air and did a flying kick right at Toph but was blocked by a wall of rock coming from the ground in front of her
Naruto quickly kicked off the wall before he could slam into it and landed a few feet from Toph
‘Wait! What the heck?! I thought he wouldn’t be able to do earthbending just laying on the ground in pain like that!’ thought Naruto confused thinking there was no way Toph could use earthbending without moving
Toph was just as confused since she wasn’t the one who had made that wall and did her best to feel who had done it
She didn’t have to wait long since the culprit soon came into their arena as Toph slowly got back to her feet on her bandaged legs
“Not you” moaned Toph as soon as she felt who it was
It was a man in extremely dark green robes with white sleeves and little areas of yellow on the sides
He looked to be of decent age with back hair tired into a bun on top of his head with some sort of little crown
“Yes me” said the stranger in an sophisticated tone
Toph looked at him with loathing while he looked at her with a stern look
Naruto looked at both of them as they continued their quiet stare down with confusion
He quickly looked back and forth at the two with silent confusion before turning to Toph
“Hey Toph you know this guy?” asked Naruto confused
“Yes he’s the privet earthbending tutor my parents got me so that I wouldn’t get past basics” said Toph bitterly
“You mean the guy that’s like Ebisu?” asked Naruto
“Who the heck is Ebisu?” asked the Man confused
“Yes” answered Toph
“My name is master Yu, I’m Toph’s earthbending teacher” said the man
“Former teacher” pointed out Toph bitterly
Naruto suppressed a few laughs at his name but couldn’t hold it out for long before busting out
“Master You?!!! Ha Ha Ha! What a stupid name!” said Naruto in fit of laughter
‘I’ve always wanted to do that’ thought Toph
“What the heck did you interfere for?!” demanded Toph angrily at her former teacher
“I spotted this boy trying to attack you so I protected you, you should be thanking me” said Master Yu in a sophisticated tone
“Chill out dude we were only having a sparing match, I wasn’t going to hurt Toph badly” said Naruto calmly
“Sparring?! You could be seriously hurt doing such things!” said Yu in a disappointed tone
“Aw calm down man! It’s not that big a deal, I only wanted to help Toph recover from his wounds by helping him get back to his normal strength” said Naruto calmly
“Wounds?” asked Yu worriedly
“Yeah, Toph got some seriously bad leg wounds after a battle. I actually pulled Toph half dead from a river a week or two ago after he fell off a huge cliff into a river” said Naruto acting like a hero
‘I don’t think he’s going to like hearing that’ thought Toph with dread expecting his reaction
“WHAT!!?” shouted Mater Yu in a furious tone
“Yup! I saved Toph’s life!” said Naruto happily
“What the heck are you doing here?” asked Toph suspiciously to change subject
“Your father has sent me to retrieve you from being kidnapped by the Avatar” said Yu
“What!!? I thought you said you ran away!?” asked Naruto shocked to Toph
“I did, wait… my father thinks what!?” asked Toph finally realizing what her former teacher had said
“You were kidnapped by the Avatar so you would be forced to teach him earthbending, I was sent to retrieve you. It appears as though I was a bit too late and you escaped on your own though” said Yu
“That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard! I was not kidnapped!” yelled Toph loudly
“I suspected as much, I figured you ran away since you thought you could handle yourself in the real world. But based on what this boy with yellow hair had told me you barely survived up to this point. I’m taking you home now were you’ll be safe from the outside world” said Yu
“I have a name you know! It’s Naruto Uzumaki!” shouted Naruto at Yu
“I’m not going back!” yelled Toph angrily getting into a fighting stance
“Please don’t be stubborn Toph, the real world is a dangerous place for a blind girl” said Yu
“WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????????????” yelled Naruto in shock at the top of his voice
‘Great! I have someone who treats me normally and doesn’t pamper me and this idiot ruins it!!!!’ thought Toph with a deep loathing of her former teacher
“You mean Toph is a girl and blind?!” asked Naruto in shock
“Yes, didn’t you know that?” asked Yu calmly
“Impossible! Toph it isn’t true is it?” asked Naruto to Toph
He thought back on how Toph had acted and it was hardly ladylike
Toph turned around and looked at Naruto giving him a good look at her eyes
Naruto could see how Toph’s sea foam eyes were cloudy and never seemed to move
“It’s true my eyes are clouded by blindness” said Toph sadly
“And…are you really a girl?” asked Naruto weakly
“Yes, I’m a girl” said Toph sadly
Naruto then got a horrible thought in his head
‘I used a Thousand years of Death on Toph and if Toph is a girl then…that means I stuck my fingers up a girl’s... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!’ thought Naruto in horror
Naruto screamed loudly while shaking his hands in disgust
“I can’t believe I did a thousand years of death on a girl!!” he yelled in shock and pain with a look of horror on his face
“A thousand years of death?” asked Yu confused
“It’s nothing” said Toph embarrassed
“Anyway I have been ordered to bring you back and I intend to even if you don’t want to” said Yu
“I’d like to see you try” said Toph seriously getting into a fighting stance
“Please don’t be so stubborn, you’re hurt and I don’t want to harm you in a fight” said Yu
Toph growled bitterly at the last comment
“Don’t worry about me! I can handle myself even if I am injured!” yelled Toph furiously at him
“I suspected this which is why we came prepared” said Yu calmly
“We?” asked Toph confused
Just then a small pouch came flying out of nowhere at Toph’s feet where it exploded into a cloud of purple dust around her
Toph coughed as she inhaled the purple dust even if she couldn’t see it
“Whoa! What was that!?” asked Naruto looking around
He spotted where the smoke bomb had come from and saw it had been throw by a muscular man with a dark green vest on and long dark hair standing on a nearby tree branch
“Nice shot Xin Fu” said Master Yu to the man as he leapt down onto the ground
“You!!!” shouted Toph angrily at the man in between coughs
“Time for my revenge girl” said Xin Fu evilly as he walked over to Yu
“Ok now who the heck is this guy?” asked Naruto confused pointing at him
“I beat him and his earthbending team when I saved Aang from being sold to the Fire Nation” said Toph still coughing a bit
“Yes, and after your father hired both him and me to retrieve you” said Yu
“What the heck is this stuff?!” demanded Toph still coughing on the dust
She couldn’t feel her body and for some reason she couldn’t move
“Ugh! I can’t move!!! What’s going on!?” yelled Toph in frustration and fear
Toph fell onto her knees and couldn’t get back up or even move a single muscle
“That’s a special herb dust that we prepared in case you or your friends fought back, it first paralyzes the body from the neck down so we could safely restrain you” said Yu
“Grrrr!” growled Toph as she did everything she could to move but to no avail with her body totally paralyzed
“Then it should put you into a very deep sleep for a while so we can safely get you back to your home and father” said Yu
“And our payment” added Xin Fu
He was right and Toph could already feel herself becoming weaker by the second like she really needed a nap
“You…won’t…take me…back” said Toph weakly slowly fading out
Xin Fu just walked over to her and picked her up and carried her back to Yu on his back
“That was easier than I though, now let’s go back and get our money” said Xin Fu eagerly
“Agreed” said Yu
“I…hate…you!” said Toph weakly as she was treated as dead weight by these two
“Now Toph you should learn to appreciate just all your father is doing to protect you and make sure you’re safe. You ran away and nearly died and were severely injured. It’s obvious you cannot handle yourself” said Yu in a stern tone to her
“I’ll…destroy…you” was all Toph could say back as she slowly became weaker
“Just go to bed brat so we don’t have to listen to you” said Xin Fu in annoyance
The two then turned around and began to head off leaving Naruto behind
“Hey wait!” called out Naruto to them
They both turned back to see Naruto who had watched the entire scene unfold
“What?” asked Yu looking at Naruto
“Wait a second! You’re just going to walk away with Toph like that?!” asked Naruto to them loudly
“Yes, I do believe that Toph’s father owes you a great dept for saving his daughter’s life. I think that he may reward you a bit for what you did” said Yu expecting Naruto was asking about a reward for saving Toph
“I don’t care! I still don’t get what’s going on! You say Toph is blind but I’ve seen him, um her walking around fine all on her own for the past week!” yelled Naruto to them
“Toph has the ability to use sound and vibrations to see what her eyes cannot, it’s that power that makes her earthbending so powerful. I’m sad to say she’s been cursed with blindness since birth” said Yu
“Since birth?” asked Naruto
‘So that’s why Toph never told me she was blind or a girl, she must have been treated like a weak china doll all her life. I guess she thought if I knew I’d treat her like she was weak also’ realized Naruto thinking back to their talks of how they were underestimated and how Toph was treated as weak
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