"I'm so bored~"
It had already been a month since Aang and Naruto left on their 'training trip', leaving only them in Ba Sing Se, and for Toph it had been a very boring experience. She never thought she could be so bored without the ninja boy's company.
"Stop saying that, you offered to help," Katara groaned, concentrating on her knitting. Since there wasn't much to do, she thought it would be good to have a hobby. And what's better than learning to knit? Yes, Katara was not the life of the party.
Toph just offered to have the wool, while the waterbender knitted. A sweater? A vest? Or a scarf? The truth is Toph didn't know; she had touched it and could tell it was a mix of all the previous ones.
"The box arrived!" Sokka almost knocked down the door upon entering the house, with a large package in his hands, which seemed heavy as it fell with a thud on the ground and was immediately opened by the warrior of the Southern Water Tribe.
"What is it?" Katara stopped knitting and froze when she saw what her brother had in her hands.
"A gift from our crazy mechanic from the Southern Air Temple!"
In his hands he had an improved version of the musket he once owned, now made entirely of steel, except for the ivory grip. It was longer and had what appeared to be a lens-like sight on the weapon. You could call it the rudimentary and basic version of a rifle.
"Sokka...what is that?"
"It's what we need to balance the balance in our favor; it's time for the Fire Nation to know that we are also armed," he said seriously while checking the bullets. Now it was no longer necessary to place the gunpowder inside the barrel of the gun, but rather compact it inside casings, which would make the projectiles fire. This would make it possible for anyone to use it. Perhaps it was finally time for warriors without elemental skills to have a greater weight in this war.
"Sokka...this...is a bad idea." Katara was in the front row to see what these weapons were capable of, which she saw him do to Naruto. "What are you going to do with this?"
"If possible, blow the Fire Lord's brains out," Sokka wasn't playing. He was in the middle of a war, and maybe this was the biggest step they could take. If he could multiply the number of weapons and train a squad of people, they could end it all and go back to their homes.
"Sounds like a good plan," Toph thought it was a good idea. If someone didn't kill the Fire Lord, the war would continue, and more people would suffer. There weren't many options.
"Not a good plan!" Obviously, Katara did not share the way of thinking of his older brother and the blind bandit. "That weapon... How many more are there?"
"The crazy mechanic said some pairs. This is the best one he's made so far, but he has the plans to make many more," he said vaguely, as he began to aim at the gun and feel its weight. It felt excellent.
"He has to burn them, and you destroy this weapon."
Katara approached her brother, wanting to take the weapon. She wanted to break it into pieces, but Sokka immediately moved away and gave her a dirty look.
"Are you crazy? This is the only thing we have to defend ourselves."
"Or use it against us! You saw what that did to Naruto! They almost killed him!"
"And you think the Fire Nation will do the same?! These weapons already exist for better or worse! What tells us that they haven't improved their weapons? What tells us that they don't have a new form now? to kill us all?"
The argument between both brothers had become more intense, each with their own point of view and beliefs that clashed.
"And becoming like them will make it end?!"
"If it's necessary to win, so be it!"
"You're wrong!"
"And you don't know what it's like to feel helpless!" Sokka slammed the weapon against the ground and grabbed his younger sister by the shoulders. "Katara, there are people who are not like you! They can't use water to defend themselves or heal themselves. They are just defenseless people with rakes and knives. What chance do they have against the firebenders and their weapons?"
"That…"
"Katara... you, Toph, Aang, Naruto... every time I see you, I feel like I'm always after you like I'm a burden. This gives me a chance to be more than just the one who makes the plans and hopes everything works out."
"..." Katara looked at the gun and then at her brother. She slowly backed away and turned to go to her room, closing the door behind her.
Leaving Sokka alone, who held the weapon tightly. Lowering his head, he placed it in the box and closed it.
"Where are you going?" Toph asked curiously, not feeling like she had to get involved in this discussion, but now that it was over, she was curious to see the Water Tribe boy heading towards the door.
"Practice. Sooner or later, war will come to us, and we have to be prepared." Closing the door behind him, the boy left.
With a sigh, Toph rubbed her head. She was grateful for being an only child.
[ If you want to read advance Chapters then go to Pat reon and support me there.
PAT REON I'D:- Alzero ]