In a serene forest near the mountains, an orange figure caught the eye – that of a blond-haired boy donning an orange and blue jumpsuit with a backpack slung over his shoulders. The boy executed immense leaps, gracefully traversing from one branch to another in the expanse of giant trees. It was hard to believe that a pre-adolescent was capable of effortlessly covering over 30 meters in a single bound.

After landing in a lush clearing, Naruto lets out a relieved sigh and breaks into a smile. Thankfully, his pursuers seem to be just regular people when it comes to speed, giving him an advantage and allowing him to escape capture. "So, what's next?" he wonders aloud, finding a comfortable spot to sit in the green expanse. He takes out a map from his backpack and studies it with a frown. Who could help him in this situation? He needs someone experienced and wise to guide him. For now, he decides to keep moving, and he sets his sights on heading north. But then, something unusual captures his attention.

Raising an eyebrow, he feels vibrations through the ground under his hand, steadily growing stronger.

Turning around, he found that three creatures that looked like giant lizards came out from behind the trees and were running at full speed against him. He also saw with astonishment that these three beasts were used as horses by the three girls who attacked him just a few minutes ago, being who led the group the girl in armor and disturbing look.

"Did you really believe it would be that easy to escape?" Azula's question came as she stood up from her mount. She extended her arm, conjuring a burst of flames that forced the shinobi to dodge from side to side.

"Oh, come on!" Naruto dashed at full speed, quickly climbing up the trees. He glanced back and saw that those three lizard-like creatures were keeping up easily.

"Wow, that's fast!" Ty Lee was amazed, watching the boy move so quickly through the trees, like a really good acrobat. "But watch me do it better!" She balanced on her mount's saddle, jumped up, and grabbed Azula's hand as she shot flames at the blonde.

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"I've got you now!" Soaring through the trees, Ty Lee reached her target and clutched his torso.

"What?" Mai appeared baffled as, instead of capturing the shinobi, her friend grabbed hold of a log. Gazing into the distance, she spotted the boy perched on a tree branch.

"It's a trap!"

Fumbling with the reins of her mount, she noticed the blades glinting in the boy's hands. Perched on a branch, Naruto hurled a series of kunai that sliced through the mounts' tethers, causing the three teenagers to lose control of their beasts, which ran away into the forest.

Azula and Mai got really mad, rolling on the ground with anger as they looked at the smiling ninja who had landed right in front of them. "Ha! That was fun, but I gotta run now," Naruto turned to leave. But then he saw Ty Lee falling towards him. They crashed into each other and rolled on the ground. Naruto used his legs to push her away and quickly stood up. He dodged Ty Lee's fast and tricky attacks. "Wow, her moves remind me a bit of Neji's," Naruto thought as he dodged another hit.

"Now I've got you!" Ty Lee grinned and aimed a punch at his right shoulder. But her follow-up attack was intercepted by a kick, causing her to fall back along with her friends.

"You're good, but it takes more than just a…" Naruto's words trailed off as he realized he couldn't move his right arm. He swayed his body and saw his arm hanging uselessly. "Oh...this isn't permanent, is it?" he asked anxiously, looking at the cheerful girl in pink.

"Of course not! You'll recover in a few minutes," the girl reassured him, getting back into her fighting stance. Azula and Mai followed suit, each side gearing up for the fight. Mai took out blades from her sleeves and hurled them at Naruto, who swiftly grabbed a kunai from his backpack to deflect the projectiles.

Smiling confidently, the older girl with dark hair took out more sharp things from her sleeves and threw them harder. But the blond boy managed to push away all those things using his one good arm. Then he turned around and threw a sharp thing of his own, which made the other girl from the fire nation bend down to avoid getting hit. It only cut a bit of her hair.

"I don't really want to fight... but they're not giving me much choice," Naruto sighed. He felt the sensation returning to his arm. He had to be cautious around the energetic girl in pink; just a touch from her had caused him to lose control of his arm. The one who seemed to be the most skilled with knives was careless, and he could take advantage of that. Lastly, there was the apparent leader of the group, who appeared to be the most dangerous.

"Your only way out is to give up and let us catch you," Azula said with a big smile. She got ready to fight, looking right at the boy. He might be slippery and fast, but it seemed he was finally ready to start a fight.

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