NBW

Part 1

The journey begins

The Unova region is a vast land, filled with opportunities and various species of Pokemon. Trainers travel around and capture new Pokemon for battle to challenge gyms and friends. If a trainer collects all 8 region badges, they can go to the Pokemon League and challenge the Elite Four and the champion. They are the best trainers that Unova has to offer. Unknown to Unova, three new trainers are about take them by storm.

Naruto Uzumaki was finally sixteen. In Unova, the age restriction for new trainers was changed to sixteen. This was because various trainers found the Unova Pokemon too much to handle, and parents would often worry. Naruto and his two friends, Shikamaru Nara and Sakura Haruno, were about to begin their journey.

Naruto was currently asleep in his room. He was orphaned as a child and taken in by his Godfather, Jiraya of the Elite Four. However, he is usually traveling around a lot so Naruto was often left in care of Professor Tsunade Senju. When he turned fifteen, she allowed him to stay in her secondary home.

Tsunade opened the door to his bedroom and brought a box inside with her, as well as Naruto's friends. Seeing the still sleeping teenager, Tsunade sighed. "Well, when he wakes up, you can all choose your starters and meet me in my lab." Tsunade said, looking at Sakura. "Place this on his desk for me. I'll see you guys later."

Tsunade handed the wrapped box to Sakura and left the home. Sakura sighed and set the box down on Naruto's desk. She approached his bed and decided to wake him up gently.

"Naruto you baka! Wake up!"

Naruto jolted awake, holding his pillow to his chest as if it would protect him. He looked around frantically, looking for what woke him and his eyes rested on Sakura. "S-Sakura-Chan. W-what are you doing in my room?"

Sakura sighed and shook her head. Of course the idiot wouldn't remember. They waited sixteen years to become trainers, Naruto mostly, and he doesn't even remember. "Were supposed to be picking our partners today. Remember?"

Naruto just stared at her for a moment, trying to comprehend what she had just said. Things finally clicked and Naruto immediately got all cheered up. "Oh yeah! Today's the day we start our journey/s!"

Naruto got out of bed and Sakura realized he had slept in his new clothes. Pushing that fact to the side, she focused her attention on the box. "Since it's your house, you go first Naruto." Sakura said.

"Okay!" Naruto approached the box and undid the ribbon. He pulled off the top and saw three pokeballs inside. Inside those pokeballs is a Pokemon waiting to become their partners. Naruto grabbed one of them and pointed it to the middle of the room. The ball opened up and released the inside creature.

It was a small, chubby pig Pokemon. It was an orange and black color. It had a squiggly tail that had a ball attached to the end. It sniffed at its new surroundings and sat down on Naruto's rug, smiling at them.

"What Pokemon is this?" Naruto asked.

"What a drag. That's a Tepig. It's the fire type beginning Pokemon." Shikamaru said.

"Awesome! Alright Tepig. From this moment on, you're going to be my new partner!" Naruto yelled in joy. Tepig joined in, showing that he was just as excited. Sakura found it ironic that the two had similar personalities. She decided that it was her turn and approached the box and grabbed one of the pokeballs. She released the inside creature just like Naruto.

The Pokemon was a small, white otter like Pokemon. It had a blue body with a shell attached to its stomach. It had 3 whiskers on each side of its face and an otter tail. Sakura smiled and knelt next to it. "Aw, so cute! It's an Oshowatt!" Sakura said. "I'll take him."

Shikamaru walked up to the box and realized that there was only one poke ball left. Thankful he wouldn't have to make a choice; he grabbed it and released the Pokemon. It was a small, grassy Pokemon that had a bored expression on its face. Even when it spoke, it sounded bored. His was the grass type, Snivy.

Naruto, Sakura and their new partners all sweat dropped. It totally figured that the lazy and bored teenager would get a lazy and bored Pokemon. Naruto suddenly got an idea. "Hey! Now that we have our Pokemon, why don't we have a battle!"

"Naruto, you idiot. We can't battle inside your house." Sakura said.

"Oh come on. Their just starter Pokemon. They can't do that much damage. Come on." Naruto whined. Sakura sighed in frustration and agreed. Shikamaru decided to proctor their match before he had his own. He sat on Naruto's bed and watched.

"Alright. I'll go first. Tepig, use tackle!" Naruto yelled. His Tepig followed orders and ran toward Oshowatt.

"Oshowatt, dodge it and use tackle as well!"

Oshowatt jumped over Tepig, causing the pig Pokemon to crash into the wall. Naruto looked slightly embarrassed. Sakura smirked. "Come on Naruto. You can do better than that."

Oshowatt ran toward Tepig, getting ready to nail him head on. Acting fast, Naruto called out his commands. "Tepig, use Tail Whip" Naruto called out. Tepig never turned away from the wall, but started swinging its tail around. Oshowatt was too close to avoid it, and was hit in the face. Oshowatt staggered backward. "Now, use tackle!"

Tepig sped toward Oshowatt and hit it straight on, sending it flying backwards into Naruto's desk. The desk broke in two; however they were all to caught up in the battle to notice. Oshowatt shook itself off and stared Tepig down. Naruto and his Pokemon were smiling in satisfaction.

"Oshowatt, use tackle!" Sakura yelled.

"You to Tepig!"

Both Pokemon ran after each other and collided. They were both thrown backwards. Oshowatt fell behind the T.V, pushing it forward. Tepig flew toward Naruto's bed, causing Shikamaru to panic and jump off of it. Tepig landed on it, but got right back up.

Shikamaru stood up and examined the battle scene. "Oshowatt is unable to battle. Tepig and Naruto win." Shikamaru said. Sakura collected her Oshowatt and prepared to watch Naruto's battle against Shikamaru.

10 minutes later, the battle was over. Naruto won again and Tepig learned how to use ember. Only once the battle was over did the three of them notice the damage. The desk was broken, Naruto's bed was messy, his bookcase fell over, the T.V. was pushed out, and there were Pokemon footprints all over the walls.

They were all looking up at the roof. "How did we manage to get footprints on the roof?" Naruto asked.

"I have no idea." Sakura replied.

"What happened in here!"

They all looked at the owner of the voice with fear. Tsunade was standing in the doorway in anger, looking at the damage. She was NOT happy. It took her a moment, but she calmed down and looked at the three Pokemon she had given them, than sighed. She reached into her suitcase and pulled out 3 Pokedex's "I came to find out why you three were taking so long, but I figured you'd be having a battle. I want you three to take these and fill them up for me on your journey." She said, handing each of them a pokedex and 5 poke balls.

Naruto activated his and looked inside of it. It already had 3 preset Pokemon already listed inside of it. Tepig, Snivy, and Oshowatt. "The first gym should be in Striaton city. You should head their as soon as you can so I can fix up this room." Tsunade said.

They didn't need to be told twice as all 3 of them ran out of the house and in separate directions. Naruto activated his pokedex and found that it had a town map and video phone in it. He activated the town map and found that he was taking the shortest route to the next city. He smiled and ran alongside his Tepig.

The two ran into a forest to take a shortcut and both stopped upon hearing a few Pokemon chatters. Naruto looked around and saw what the noises were. It was a pack of Patrat. Naruto smiled, seeing an opportunity to catch his first Pokemon. He looked to his partner. "Are you ready Tepig?" Naruto asked. Tepig nodded and the two ran for the Patrat.

Seeing the incoming trainer, most of the Patrat ran. Naruto ran into the clearing and saw that most of the Patrat were gone. Defeated, the new trainer sat on the grass along with Tepig. "Man. Catching Pokemon is harder than it looks." Naruto said.

As if someone was listening, a Patrat ran at him, bearing his fangs. Naruto looked at it and grinned. This was his chance. He jumped up off the ground and made sure Tepig was ready to go. "My first wild Pokemon. Let's do this. Tepig, use tackle!"

Tepig sped for the Patrat. The Patrat narrowed its eyes and jumped out of the way just in time. Naruto was shocked at how fast the Patrat moved. When it hit the ground, it quickly sped at Tepig and tackled it into a tree. Tepig turned around and began blowing smoke out of its snout in anger.

"Alright Tepig. Use ember!"

Fire shot out of Tepig's snout. It hit the Patrat dead on, knocking it backward. It fell on its back and struggled to get up. Naruto decided this was as good a chance as any. He reached to grab a poke ball off his belt. He threw it at the Patrat, sending the Pokemon inside of it. The poke ball rolled four times before uttering a clicking sound, indicating that Patrat was caught.

Naruto and Tepig jumped in the air with glee, happy to have caught his first wild Pokemon. "I caught a Patrat!"

While Naruto and Tepig were celebrating, someone walked out of another part of the forest and picked up his Poke ball. "Hey. You."

Naruto turned around and saw who was holding his poke ball. He was about a few years older than he was, maybe in his twenties. He had orange hair and wore a black cloak with red cloud patters. He also had 3 piercings on each side of his knows, bars in his ears, several piercings along the sides of his ears, and snake fang piercings. His eyes were an odd purple with swirls around his pupil. "What's your name kid?"

"My name Naruto Uzumaki. Who the hell are you?" Naruto asked.

Tepig was glaring at the man, growling slightly. He didn't feel right about this guy and neither did Naruto. He just randomly came out of the woods and grabs his newly caught Pokemon. "My name is Pein. I am a member of an organization known as Team Plasma. Tell me, what do you think of Pokemon?" Pein asked.

Naruto was a little confused, but decided to answer him regardless. "I think their awesome. I love Pokemon. That's why I'm trying to become the greatest trainer in Unova." Naruto said, proudly.

"So you see Pokemon as mere tools."

"What? No! Never! Pokemon are my friends. I would never treat them like that!" Naruto yelled. Whoever this guy was, he was getting a little creped out.

"Interesting. But I'd much rather hear that from your Tepig." Pein said, looking at the fire type Pokemon. Tepig was starting to feel uncomfortable as well, but for some reason, decided to speak to him. Naruto couldn't understand a word, since he couldn't talk to Pokemon. But somehow, Pain seemed to understand.

Tepig finally fell silent and Pain backed away. "It seems that Tepig agrees with you, and yet, he just met you. I look forward to meeting you again, Naruto Uzumaki. But make sure you keep your ideals about Pokemon." With that, Pein mysteriously disappeared.

Naruto and Tepig looked at each other in confusion. They just started their journey and yet, it had already gotten very weird. That aside, Naruto walked over to his poke ball and picked it up. Inside, was Patrat, his first wild Pokemon. And just up ahead laid his first gym battle in Striaton City.

First story and this is kind of based on my journey through the game but I am adapting it to fit into each of their characters. Read and Review. Any questions about who the gym leaders, Elite Four, and Team Plasma sages are, will have to wait. However, most of those questions can be answered with a little thought. Enjoy.