Woo, I'm so original. It's a Naruto/Pokémon crossover fic! This will be VERY LOOSELY based on the manga. But… first some things you should keep in mind:

Everybody is thirteen at the beginning.

No one starts with cliché Pokémon. No Vulpix/Ninetails for Naruto or Jigglypuff for Sakura. Nope… Well, actually Sakura's first Pokémon is a little cliché.

The regions in this (Hi, Kaze, Mizu, Kaminari and Tetsu) are like the Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning and Iron countries on Naruto

The story starts in Konoha in Hi (the Fire Country) and then proceeds to the other regions.

Likewise, new Pokémon will not be discovered until new regions are unveiled.

Now a little background info on the main characters themselves:

Uzumaki Naruto: A Pokémon trainer who strives to be the very best, Naruto loves catching Pokémon with Pikachu, his first Pokémon. Usually very kind and honest, he does tend to show off to the children of Pallet Town.

Uchiha Sasuke: A remarkable trainer in his own right and Naruto's childhood friend/rival, Sasuke often finds himself the object of unwanted fangirl attention, although. Arrogant with a superiority complex because of his brother's Elite Four status, he always strives to stay one step ahead of Naruto. Even though his fangirls have turned him against the female sex for the most part, he still has a soft spot for Sakura.

Haruno Sakura: A girl raised by the renowned Pokémon professor Tsunade, all Sakura wants to do is study Pokémon, although she is a competent battler when she needs to be. She has a tremendous amount of raw strength, which she often unleashes on Naruto during her fits of rage. She has a slight crush on Sasuke.

Tsunade: A renowned Pokémon professor, Tsunade studies Pokémon day in and day out with her assistants and adopted daughters Shizune and Sakura. She appears young, even though she is over fifty years old, though no one knows how she accomplishes this. She does have a bit of a temper, despite her kindly appearance.

I hope you will still read this despite the cliché-ness. Enjoy!

XX

"No!" Konohamaru yelled as the Pokeball bounced off the Rhyhorn's head. "Why isn't it working?"

"Try it again," Moegi advised as Konohamaru prepared to throw another Pokeball.

"That's not how you do it!" a loud voice boomed.

"Naruto nii-chan!" Konohamaru, Moegi and Udon yelled simultaneously. Naruto adjusted the cap on his head and smirked.

"Yo," he greeted with a wave of his hand. He took a Pokeball in his hand and threw it on the ground. "Go Pikachu!" A yellow mouse with pointy ears and a lightning bolt tail stood where the ball had landed. "You have to weaken it first. Pikachu, Quick Attack!" The Pikachu zoomed at the Rhyhorn at an amazing speed, knocking it backwards. Naruto threw a Pokeball at the Rhyhorn, and the Pokémon disappeared into the Pokeball. The Pokeball jerked to the side three times before sitting still. Naruto picked up the Pokeball and began tossing it up and down. "And that's how you do it!"

"Wow!" the three kids squealed. "That was so cool!"

"Yup!" Naruto agreed. "I'm going to be the greatest Pokémon trainer ever! Believe it!"

"Then why don't you go see Tsunade-sama?" Moegi asked.

"That old baa-chan who works at the lab now?" Naruto asked.

"Yeah!" Konohamaru replied. "She's supposed to be an expert on Pokémon!"

"Oh, that Tsunade baa-chan!" Naruto yelled. "Sakura-chan's mom!"

"Well she's not really her mom," Moegi pointed out.

"I know, I know," Naruto grumbled, waving his hand dismissively. "All right! I'm going to go see Tsunade baa-chan!"

Naruto knocked on the door for the third time and groaned. Just where was Tsunade? Not knowing what else to do, he opened the door, which was unlocked, to his surprise. "Hello?" he called. "Anybody here? Baa-chan? Sakura-chan? Shizune-chan?"

"Chansey!" A round pink Pokémon with an egg in a sack on its stomach smiled up at him.

"Hey Chansey!" Naruto greeted as he rubbed the Pokémon on its head. Chansey closed her eyes and mewed happily.

"Naruto?" Tsunade came stepped into the room. "What are you doing here? Do you need something?"

"I want you to teach me about Pokémon, Tsunade baa-chan!"

"Don't call me baa-chan!" Tsunade growled. "And no, I don't have time."

"But baa-chan!" Naruto whined.

"Don't call me that," Tsunade said again, "and why don't you learn from Sakura first before you come to me? I'm sure she's a qualified teacher."

"But…" Naruto unconsciously backed up.

"Naruto, no!" Tsunade yelled. But it was too late. Naruto had bumped hard into a shelf full of Pokeballs. The Pokeballs fell on the floor, and one by one, Pokémon appeared out of them. Then she exploded. "NARUTO, YOU IDIOT!"

"I didn't mean to…" Naruto mumbled.

"WELL GET THEM BACK!" Tsunade roared. Then, for the next two and a half hours, Naruto chased all the Pokémon he released, down to the tiniest Caterpie. That is, all except one. As he cornered the last Pokémon, a green sort of frog with a large bulb on its back, Tsunade placed all the other Pokeballs back on their shelf. The tiny green Pokémon was shaking as it backed into a corner.

"Aw, you're really scared, aren't you?" Naruto cooed. "I know, Tsunade baa-chan can be really scary sometimes, but she's really a nice person!" Naruto began petting the Pokémon's head with his hand. "Don't worry. I'll make sure she's extra nice to you. Now why don't you go back into your Pokeball?"

"Saur!" The Pokémon shook its head stubbornly.

"Aw, come on!" Naruto urged as he held the Pokeball out towards it. The Pokémon just shook its head again and jumped into Naruto's lap. "Whoa!"

"What's going on?" Tsunade called from the next room. "Where's that Bulbasaur?"

"Bulbasaur?" Naruto repeated. "So that's your name…"

"Saur!" Bulbasaur agreed, grinning at Naruto.

"Eh baa-chan, it doesn't want to go back in its Pokeball," Naruto called. Tsunade entered the room, looking rather disgruntled, but her expression changed to one of shock when she saw the Bulbasaur sitting happily on Naruto's lap.

"Well, I can't say I'm surprised," Tsuande said, shrugging and smirking. "That Bulbasaur's taken a liking to you. It usually just sticks to itself because it's scared of anything and everything." Tsunade walked stood up and walked away. "Take care of that Bulbasaur, you hear?" Naruto then stared confusedly from the Bulbasaur in his lap to Tsunade.

"What?" he gasped. "It's mine? I can keep it?"

"You heard me," Tsunade called once more. Naruto grinned at his Bulbasaur.

"No worries, Saur!" he said cheerfully. "Hmm… Saur… I like that! I'll call you Saur from now on!"

"Well?" Itachi asked as he stared at Sasuke. "Are you going to take part in the Pokémon League?"

"What do you think?" Sasuke retorted. His Ekans slithered up to him and stared up at him.

"When are you leaving?" Itachi asked.

"Tomorrow," Sasuke replied succinctly.

"Char…" growled an orange lizard near Sasuke with a flame on its tail.

"What about Naruto?"

"He'll find out sooner or later that I'm gone."

"Don't you think you should tell him first?"

"Hn." Itachi smirked.

"Well you should at least tell Sakura. Imagine how upset she'd be to find you gone without any wind of where you're going." Sasuke massaged his temples.

"Nii-san…"

XX

I hope you liked the first chapter despite the cliché-ness. Anyway, here are current Pokémon parties of Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura as of now.

Naruto: Bulbasaur (level 5) and Pikachu (level 10)

Sasuke: Charmander (level 6) and Ekans (level 12)

Sakura: Chansey (level 11)

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