He was losing himself in thought, worry about what would happen now that he knew that he had to save the world from these rogue benders. If it was true that Avatar Hato died when the rogue benders had just started, he wasn't sure about how he would be able to win against someone that strong. He then thought about how he was going to have to leave his family. He had only just reunited with his sister after a year of her traveling. He didn't want to go so quickly, but he knew well that the world needed him as soon as possible. He was turning into a large ball of stress until Zeji grabbed his arm. After hearing her speak he took a deep breath to calm himself down and get back to the present. He was right in front of the white lotus along with the woman that he hadn't met before. His mother and sister were still trying to gold back tears about having Masuto leaving them and possibly have to jump head first in to danger for the sake of helping the world.

He took another breath and nodded, Avatar Aang had ran away when he was announced as the avatar, and although he was twelve, Aang had a level of knowledge and maturity that some people could only hope to achieve. He didn't know how he was going to live up to the avatar name, and even if he did it would take a while to get to their level. When Zenji had grabbed his hand that help the stuffed bison plushie, he listened to what she had to say and although it was a very serious moment, he couldn't help but let out a very small laugh and a little smile. She had also agreed to being his temporary Air Bending teacher until they had found an actual teacher to help the both of them with that specific bending art. He was glad that she was there for him and willing to help him through this, and he also hoped that he found other bending teachers that were just as willing as she was.

He still wasn't sure about what he should say in this, and simply stood there, trying his best to figure out words that would make sense and say them in a way that nobody would be able to tell that he was on the verge of having a nervous breakdown or panic attack. He had finally found some words, but before he could say anything, the woman who had joined the white lotus stood up and walked in front of him, greeting him politely."Hello, Masuto Takumi, my name is Zhen Juan....But you can call me Zhi," He listened to her, bowing shortly and calmly smiling to show everyone that he was okay and feeling a little better. Her next set of words explained why she was with the white lotus, as she was one herself. She had also stated that she was a police force agent as well. He was also glad to hear that he would get more fire bending training, since he was somewhat proficient in that bending art, but could always use something new to try out when it came to using fire. Since he was now the Avatar, he felt like it was his duty to watch over Zenji and protect her from any of the rogue benders that crossed their paths. His smile widened as he heard Zhi offer her services to protecting Zenji as well, and smiled at the two of them. Before he said anything, he gave Zenji a quick and meaningful hug to thank her form calming him down. it it weren't for her he'd probably be out cold and on the ground, not understanding how to cope with the information he had received. Masuto let the young air bender go and smiled like he usually did. "Thanks Zenji, I probably wouldn't be standing if you didn't help me." He turned back to Zhi and nodded. He sighed lightly and thought about his mother and sister, which he just couldn't face and tell them that he had to leave them for quite some time. "As much as I hate to leave, we should better get going then." He looked at the door to the house which was still open because of the white lotus members and smile. "KUEI!" He shouted, resulting in a growl and stomping feet to make their way to the door. Masuto's Armadillo Bear Kuei had been with Masuto almost since birth, and was one of the few things he took with him on his way to Republic City. Kuei walked to the door and stuck his head through, looking oddly at the new figures that had appeared in the house. He remembered Zenji very vaguely, but the white lotus members and Zhi were a mystery to the hybrid bear.