A/N: This is my new main project! Enjoy!

"You figured it out, un?"

"It's common to try and hide your seals, so you don't reveal what style you're using. Sharingan will read them no matter how fast you do it. All of your seals were earth seals. Earth is venerable to lightning. That's your weakness, isn't it?"

"Then that lightning blade… it was to stop the C4 in your blood from detonating."

"Yep… It took a hell of a toll on me, though. By the way, the proper name for it is Chidori."

"When did you figure it out?"

"After the land mines went off. Of course, I was analyzing it from the start. I first noticed when my chidori stopped some of your smaller explosives from going off. From there, I began developing a hypothesis. But, I decided not to use chidori on your land mines, in case I was wrong."

"How? How did you know where the land mines were?"

"Haven't I already told you? My eyes can see chakra. Now, where is Itachi?"

Itachi. That was all he cared about. Not once had he acknowledged the power of Deidara's art. He'd seen through everything. Even after all that, he still had tricks up his sleeve. Luckily, this conversation had given Deidara time to create another explosive. A pair of snakes. They shot from his palms, wrapping around Sasuke's legs, only to be deactivated by another Chidori. Sasuke collapsed, too weak to rise again.

"Are you still trying to act tough? I know you just burned up the last of your chakra." Deidara said. "My art is going to finish you this time."

He watched Sasuke's face, waiting for a reaction. After a few seconds, it became clear that he wasn't going to get one. It was infuriating. How could anyone still be calm in a situation like this? Clearly, it was just acting.

"That's what pisses me off about you! You and your accursed brother! Stop acting cool! Those eyes drive me insane! They reject my art! They show no-!"

Deidara's voice was drowned out by an ear-splitting screech. The ninjas covered their ears. For the first time since they had met, their thoughts were the same.

'What the hell was that?'

After a few seconds of silence, a large dragon-like creature flew toward the battlefield, hovering just over the tree line. It stopped above the ninjas, looking back to see if it was being followed. Another creature smashed into it, sending it into the ground. The two of them rose over the trees yet again, and seemed to be having a stand-off.

The first creature was called Palkia, but the ninjas didn't know that. It looked like a metalic winged dragon. The wings on its back never moved, which made Deidara and Sasuke wonder how it managed to stay in the air. It had large, pink orbs on its shoulders, one of which had a large crack in it.

The second – which was called Dialga – looked as if it would stand on four legs, and almost looked dog-like. It was a dark blue color, with silvery-white structures on its head, back, and legs. At the base of its neck was a large blue jewel.

Deidara looked back down at Sasuke, noticing that he seemed extremely distracted. Deidara knew he didn't have much chakra left. But, he had enough for another attack. Maybe Sasuke would be distracted enough to kill. He shot a spider out of his mouth, and watched in dismay as it was crushed by a third creature. The third creature had landed between Deidara and Sasuke, and was looking up at the airborne giants.

It was Giratina who stood in front of them. It stood on six legs, with two black wings on its back. It was a grey creature, with a black stomach and tail. Red stripes lined its neck and underbelly, and its head looked rather small compared to the rest of its body. It seemed to have a gold helmet over its face, with Golden rings lining the neck, and legs. The feet also appeared to be gold.

"What's going on?" Deidara asked, somehow expecting an accceptable response.

Deidara tried to stand up, but was too weak to stay upright. He crawled up to the creature in front of him, and began to climb over its foot. He was trying to get closer to Sasuke. If he could just closer, maybe he could take him out. Suddenly, Deidara was lifted off the ground. Giratina had flown up into the sky, and was headed straight for the other two beasts.

It opened its mouth, and seemed to be creating some kind of whirlwind. A portal opened in the center of the three mysterious creatures, getting bigger and bigger. Dialga and Palkia seemed none too happy about this, and roared in protest. Palkia's arm began to glow, where a pink energy gathering. It slashed at the air, sending the energy at the portal. Giratina flew through the portal just before Palkia's attack struck it, pulling Deidara in with him. Deidara watched the portal fester, and suddenly become larger. In fact, it continued to grow until it consumed everything in sight. It was almost as if the portal was a tear in the fabric of space, and it was slowly ripping even more. Giratina changed course suddenly, flinging Deidara off. He smashed right into a wall, where he was knocked out.

"Aaahhh… What happened, un?" Deidara asked looking around the small room he was in. "Where am I?"

The room seemed unfamiliar to him. It was filled with strange objects that Deidara didn't recodnise, and it generally seemed to belong to a younger child. Deidara stepped out of the room before realizing that he wasn't wearing his cloak. He was just wearing the things underneath, the fishnet shirt and pants.

"Hello?" He asked, hoping someone friendly was nearby.

"Oh, you're awake!"

"Huh?"

A large blonde woman ran up to Deidara, and hugged him.

"Who are you?" Deidara asked, looking down at the woman.

"You don't recognize your own mother? You must be really tired."

"My… mother? You're not my mother, un." Deidara said, knowing that his mother was taller, and certainly did not have curly hair.

"Konan has been waiting for you to get up. She came here at five in the morning!"

"Konan's here? What time is it, un?"

"Six thirty."

"Why is she here, un?" Deidara asked, curious as to why Leader-sama's partner was with this strange woman.

"She was going to go with you to the professor's house to get your first Pokémon!"

"Po...? What?"

"She's in the kitchen." The woman said, pointing down the hallway. "I'll clean up your room for you."

Deidara didn't thank the woman, and instead began running down the hallway. When he made it to the kitchen, Konan was sitting at the table, drinking some kind of tea. She looked tense, as if something bad were about to happen. She kept glancing at the clock over the sink, and tapping her foot.

"Konan?" Deidara asked.

"Hey, you're up!" She said, quickly standing up.

"Konan! What happened? Where are we?"

"Did you have another nightmare or something? Calm down. It's about time you woke up. Let's go get our Pokémon! It's getting late!"

"What are you talking about, un?"

"Let's go. I know you're tired but we've gotta get there fast before the Pokémon we want are taken!"

Konan grabbed Deidara's arm and pulled him out of the house, and up toward what looked like a science lab.

"Wait! You forgot your stuff!" Deidara's 'mom' yelled, rushing out of the house with a backpack.

"Jeez, Deidara. You didn't even pack your bag? I better stick with you until you get the hang of all this 'traveling' business." Konan joked.

"Um… T-thanks, un?"

Deidara decide that it would be better to play along for a while, instead of trying to fight it. Maybe he'd figure out this madness eventually. So, he followed Konan up to the lab. That was the first time that he noticed Konan wasn't wearing her cloak, either.

'Is that what she always wears under her cloak?' Deidara wondered, noticing that it seemed to be a very slutty outfit. The pants were fine, but the shirt? Well...

"Itachi! Hi!" Konan yelled. Deidara looked up to see that it was indeed Itachi who was walking by them. Deidara's sheer hatred seemed to be quelled by the amount of confusion he was feeling at the moment.

"You're only just getting here?" Itachi asked. "It's about time."

"I know, I know! Deidara slept in! What kind did you get?" Konan asked.

"A Bulbasaur." Itachi said, releasing it from its Pokéball.

"Bulba!"

"A Bulbasaur!" Konan repeated. "I'm getting a Squirtle!"

Itachi put Bulbasaur back in its Pokéball and continued on his way after saying goodbye. Konan began walking away before noticing that Deidara hadn't moved.

"What's wrong?" She asked, turning back to him.

"What… What was that thing?"

"It was a Pokémon, obviously. Now let's go!"

"Hey! Jiraiya!"

"Hey, Konan! You're starting your Pokémon journey today, eh?"

Jiraiya happened to be in the lab Deidara and Konan were visiting to get their first pokémon. He didn't work in this lab, but seemed to be there to watch the place. Deidara didn't think he looked very professional for someone in a lab, as he wasn't wearing any of the doctor's coats.

"Yeah! I'm really excited! Please tell me you still have a Squirtle!" Konan begged.

"Of course. I saved one for you." Jiraiya said, handing her a Pokéball. from his pocket.

"Konan, that's the enemy, un! What are you doing?" Deidara asked.

"Enemy? He's like a father to me, don't talk about him like that!" Konan yelled.

"What the hell is going on here?" Deidara screamed, too confused to even play along.

"Is he okay?" Jiraiya asked, taking a step back.

"He seems a bit weird today… Don't worry; I'll take care of him until he feels a bit better." Konan said.

"Alright then. Take your Pokéballs, Pokédex, and your Pokéformer." Jiraiya said, handing her the rest of her gear.

"Deidara, what kind of Pokémon did you want?" Konan asked.

"What are the options?" Deidara muttered, seeing no way out of the situation.

"Well, there's Squirtle a turtle Pokémon. There's Bulbasaur, but I guess Itachi already took that… And squirtle is mine, so I guess you're stuck with Charmander."

"Here you go, Deidara." Jiraiya said, handing Deidara a Pokéball. "Don't forget your Pokéballs, Pokédex, and Pokéformer."

"What's a Pokéformer? Or this ball? Is this a computer?" Deidara asked, taking the stuff in his arms.

"Do you have amnesia or something?" Konan asked. "Everybody knows what a thiis stuff is."

"…What is it…?"

Konan sighed and held up what appeared to be a small bracelet, with a Pokéball pendant at the top. She slipped it onto her wrist and pressed the button in the middle of the pendant. Deidara watched as a strange light engulfed her. When the light faded there wasn't much of a difference. The only change seemed to be that she was wearing a black cloak. Deidara thought it looked a lot like the Akatsuki cloak. But there were no clouds.

"…It changes your outfit?" Deidara asked.

"Konan was right. You are a little weird today." Jiraiya muttered. "The Pokéformer allows you to change into your Pokémon form, and back again."

"Pokémon form?"

"Must I explain everything? Use your Pokédex."

Deidara took out his Pokédex and aimed it at Konan.

Name: Konan-chan

Species: Paper

Type: Grass

Evolutionary chain: The evolved form of Konan. Evolves into Konan-sama.

This Pokémon is very friendly and is very loyal to all who befrend it. It will even sacrifice its life to save others. This Pokémon's power doubles when in battle with a Pein, Yahiko, Yahiko-san, Nagato, Nagato-san, or Nagato-sama.

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Stats:

(Lowest) 1-5 (Highest)

Attack: 2

Defense: 2

Special attack: 4

Special defense: 3

Speed: 4

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"It's… An evolved Pokémon? What did it evolve from?" Deidara asked.

"Press the 'back' button and find out." Jiraiya said.

Name: Konan

Species: Orphan

Type: Grass

Evolutionary chain: Evolves into Konan-chan.

This Pokémon is extremely skilled with paper, and can kill others using that paper. While this Pokémon was abandoned by its parents, it is extremely friendly and loves humans.

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Stats:

(Lowest) 1-5 (Highest)

Attack: 3

Defense: 3

Special attack: 4

Special defense: 2

Speed: 2

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Konan pressed the button on her Pokéformer one more time and returned to her human form.

"Deidara, there's one thing you have to remember when using the Pokéformer." Jiraiya said.

"What's that, un?"

"Don't let it fall off. If it falls off while you're in your Pokémon form… You won't be able to change back."

"But what if I-?"

"Deidara, let's go! I want to get out there and find a Yahiko! I've just gotta have one!" Konan yelled, dragging him out the door.

"What the hell is a Yahiko?" Deidara yelled, shoving all of his things into his pockets.

A/N: I know that I skipped/paraphrased a lot of Sasuke's lecture in the beginning. But really, I can't type out that whole conversation.