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57 - Gifts
🕑 Added 2024-07-25 11:14:39 +0000 UTCSouthern water tribe - one 3 months after Kya’s funeral.
It had been 3 months since Kya died, and although Levi and his family kept going about their daily lives like usual, all of them could feel something missing, the void their mother had left behind couldn't be filled just like that.
Walking out of his room Levi washed up before going towards the dining table, he could already see that Sokka and Katara were awake.
Smiling Levi started sneaking behind them, they had no chance of noticing him with his stealth skill as he approached them, when he was right behind them he lunged at them like a tiger would lunge at his prey as he immediately started ruffling their hair and squeezing their cheeks.
“Nooo Levi stop it.” complained Katara in her cute little voice as she struggled with all her strength to get away.
“Hey stop it, I am a grown man, stop that.” said Sokka, also doing all he could to escape Levi’s grasp, contrary to Katara though Sokka’s pleas made Levi stop and made both of them feel relieved, usually it lasted way longer than that.
“Good morning you two.” said Levi while keeping a smile on his face, on the inside though he was feeling bitter.
He used to say the exact same thing Sokka just said when Kya played with him like that when he was younger, even though he was feeling like that but he didn't show anything on his face.
No matter what he was feeling he had to keep a strong front for both of them and even for his father, and not just that, he'll make sure to do anything he could to fill the void their mother had left behind no matter how hard it is.
“Morning” “Morning” both of them replied at the same time.
Levi smiled at them both as his father brought the food to the table and they started wolfing it down.
It didn't take long for all of them to be done, Hakoda finished first as he immediately got up and hurried outside while saying goodbye, he was the village chief after all and with the tribe in its current state with half its members dead they needed him more than ever so he had no time to waste.
Levi didn't blame him, and neither Katara nor Sokka, even though they were little kids, were smart enough to realize what was going on.
Before long the three of them were also done with their breakfast, Sokka and Katara had just started to clean the table when Levi spoke with a grin on his face, “No need to hurry, I have a surprise for the both of you.”
Hearing him, Sokka and Katara's eyes shone so brightly Levi could swear that they would glow in the dark, he always gave them something good when he said that so he understood why.
“What is it brother?”
“Is it some cool technique to let me defeat the firebenders?”
…
Both Katara and Sokka rushed to his sides and started asking questions unceasingly, not letting him speak.
Shaking his head in helplessness with a slight smile on his face Levi finally managed to get a word in and spoke, “First of all, both of you need to close your eyes.” he said.
Hearing him both of them immediately covered their eyes with their tiny hands and waited, but Levi could see that they were both peeking.
Smiling lightly, Levi used his sealing abilities on them for a second to seal both their visions, before quickly taking something from the inventory and retracting his seal immediately.
“Hey, what just happened.”
“Levi, what did you do?”
Both of them started asking questions in puzzlement but Levi avoided answering them, now was the time to finally give them their gifts.
He didn't have time for it ever since he came back from the spirit realm, with the fire nation’s attack, the recovery and damage control he had to do after, their mother’s death and how much it affected them and took them to come back from, all of that delayed this until now.
Opening their eyes, Sokka and Katara were bewildered for a moment before their eyes shone as they looked at the table.
Food of every type and size, candy of every color, and shape, they were all sprawled on the table in front of them, filling it whole.
“SO MUCH FOOD (CANDY).” Both of them screamed at the same time as Sokka started smelling and wolfing down food and Katara opened sweets and ate them.
Levi only smiled from the side as he watched them eat, he waited until they slowed down before he spoke.
“Remember the promise I made to you two years ago before I left?.” asked Levi, smiling at them.
Looking at him both of them were confused for a while before Katara seemed to get it first followed by Sokka as their eyes opened wide, and Katara rushed to hug Levi with tears in her eyes.
“Yo..you remembered.” said Katara stuttering as she hugged Levi and cried followed by Sokka after.
Levi who was preparing to remind them was shocked, he didn't think they would still remember it until this day.
Smiling bitterly, Levi hugged his little siblings tightly, it seemed that they had put more weight on that promise than he realized.
Sadly the hug didn't last for long as they couldn't wait to devour their food and candy.
***
Some distance away from the southern water tribe.
Levi and Tobirama could be seen walking on the surface of the ocean as if it was solid ground, they walked until they reached a big land of ice with small ice hills scattered all around.
“It's here, I can feel it.” said Levi as he looked straight down at the ocean beneath his feet, his gaze seemed to penetrate the infinite darkness of the ocean and see what was below.
“What do you plan to do?” asked Tobirama, his tone hinting that he was waiting for orders.
“Follow me.” said Levi in a plain tone containing a slight hint of anger as the water below him stopped holding his weight and he fell straight down into the ocean followed by Tobirama.
Under the ocean both of them moved at high speeds and with agility like that of a fish as they neared a round piece of ice near the bottom.
Inside it was a little boy with a bald head, his eyes were open wide and glowing in bright white light, arrow tattoos that were also glowing white were going up his hands and above his bald head, it was the AVATAR!
As he floated there facing the avatar Levi felt conflicted, he had been holding a grudge ever since he knew that he had something to do with him being banished to the spirit world, or more precisely it was Ravva’s doing.
But now he didn't know what to do, first of all the advantage of knowing the future was too great and he couldn't just give up on it like that by doing something to the avatar.
Even though a lot of things were different in this universe from the one shown in the TV show, the essential stuff was still the same.
Secondly he had the vague feeling that if he tried to do something to the avatar it might turn out real bad, he had seen first-hand how it wasn't that easy to change things. Something might just happen the moment he decides to take action.
Like his mother, even though he saved her, she still ended up dying all the same, or how he had been transported into the spirit realm.
It may have been Ravva’s doing, but what if it was the timeline correcting itself?
Thinking of this Levi couldn't help but frown as he took one last look at the avatar and turned around to leave, he was only here to confirm it was the avatar after all.
Seeing him leave Tobirama was confused but he still followed him nonetheless.
“We're not going to kill them?.” asked Tobirama as soon as they got out of the water and stood on top of it
“Ha-ah, Killing them will bring more harm than good, at least for now, let's go.” said Levi as he waved his hand, the water around them moved around and condensed into an ice boat, they both got on it as it started moving on its own into the southern water tribe.
Hearing him Tobirama could only nod, he didn't even question it, he believed what Levi said to be true with no shadow of a doubt.
Suddenly Levi snapped into attention as he seemed to remember something which caught Tobirama’s attention.
“I've got something for you.” said Levi as he reached his hands into empty space and took out a scroll out of his inventory.
“Is that?...” exclaimed Tobirama, he wasn't shocked by Levi taking things out of thin air, by now he wouldn't be surprised by anything Levi did, it was the content that surprised him, something from his old world.
“Yes, it's a sealing scroll, inside it is a bunch of kunais, shurikens, and other shinobi necessities I thought you might need, consider it my reward for your hard work.” said Levi as he handed the scroll to Tobirama.
Tobirama caught it with a smile on his face, with it his strength would be elevated to another level.
Just as he was observing it Tobirama received another shock, the sealing formation on the scroll was way more advanced than anything he had ever seen, he didn't think even the Uzumaki clan might be able to replicate it.
He could only smile bitterly, just when he thought he wouldn't be surprised with Levi anymore he had caught him off guard.
Before long they were back to the tribe as both Tobirama and Levi walked back home.
What was worth noting was that not a lot of people were paying any attention to Levi, the reason being that he had ordered Tobirama to make sure that nobody went around speaking about him being the “Avatar”.
And it seemed Tobirama had taken another step to make sure nobody bothered him or his family while he was at it, making him even more satisfied with this first summon of his, all of that was done through genjutsu of course.
***
Inside Levi’s room
Opening his eyes Levi couldn't only sigh again, he had been using spirit world projection, the ability he got after meditation had reached level 10, for the past three months in hopes of finding his mother’s spirit in the spirit realm with no hope.
He had searched everywhere, and with his experience being in the spirit realm for two years he was way more efficient than most people, he had even asked sage for help with no luck.
He could only Sigh in defeat, the spirit realm was just too big, plus if that dream he had a while ago was true then it didn't only encompass the avatar world, and even the concept of time might be different in certain areas he didn't know how to proceed from here.
He could only keep trying and hope for the best.
