Prologue Part 1: Night of Champions
Author's Note: Hello everyone. This is Israel Pena bringing you guys a who new story, one that I had a lot of thoughts about. I always wanted to do this story, so I'm giving it a shot. Just to let you all know, one of the main characters is an OC. Or rather, I'm resurrecting one of my old OCs.
Anyway, let's start the story.
Welcome to the World of Pokémon. Human beings live in coexistence alongside unique creatures with strange abilities known as Pocket Monsters, or Pokémon for short. On the planet are numerous continents, or regions, where humans and Pokémon inhabit, in which five of them are the largest.
They are the Konoha, Suna, Kiri, Kumo, and Iwa regions. Despite being the five major regions of the Pokémon world, they aren't the only ones that humans and Pokémon live in. Other smaller regions include the Ame, Tetsu, Oto, Uzu, Kusa, Nami and Taki regions, each having their own unique environment
Here in the Pokémon world, humans become Pokémon trainers and enlists the aid of Pokémon in competitive battles. In doing so, both species become companions and develops a strong bond with each other. Aside from battles, Pokémon participates in contests and services that benefits society.
Due to the popularity of Pokémon battles, most of the planet's regions established their own Pokémon Leagues. Trainers can register themselves and challenge their region's eight gym leaders. After beating them and collecting all the necessary badges, trainers will be able to compete against one another in their region's Pokémon League tournament.
The winner of the tournament is given the chance to face the region's four strongest trainer known as the Elite Four. If able to defeat the Elite Four, the tournament winner will be allowed to fight the region's Pokémon League Champion. Beating the champions means becoming the new champion of the region.
So far, nine of the twelve total regions have their own developed Pokémon Leagues while the Uzu region focuses on island trials but is still trying to develop its own Pokémon League. Around this time, the Pokémon League tournaments have already reached their seasonal ends and winners are already chosen.
Tournament winners have already challenged their region's Elite Four, with some of them winning or losing. Those who defeated the Elite Four are challenge their region's champions. Unfortunately, the tournament winners lost their battles. There's one championship battle left in the Konoha region.
In the middle of Hokage City, there is a brightly lit stadium where thousands of people are attending. People are cheering, waiting for the Pokémon battle between the Konoha Champion and his challenger. Standing at one end of the stadium's field is the challenger, a young male teen with short, spikey black hair.
However, the teen is dressed unusually. He's wearing a black cloak with a purple interior. Underneath it, he's wearing a black bodysuit. The challenger is also wearing open toe sandals. What's most unusual though is that he's wearing a mask. It's orange with black stripes and contains a single eyehole.
In the hallway is the Konoha Champion, who appears to be in his early twenties. He has bright, blue hair, and spiky, blonde hair with jaw-length bangs framing both sides of his face. The champion is wearing a blue bodysuit with a green flak jacket over it and blue sandals. Along with that he's wearing a short-sleeved long white haori over his normal attire, closed in the front by a thin, orange rope. The haori was decorated by red flame-like motifs on the edges, with the kanji for "Konoha League Champion" written vertically down the back.
As he makes his way to the stadium field, the champion finds another person waiting the entrance of the hallway. He narrows his eyes at the soon identified figure, a smirking man. He has very pale skin, golden eyes with slitted pupils, purple markings around his eyes, and fang-like teeth.
He also has pronounced cheekbones and straight waist-length black hair with some locks covering and framing his face and to his shoulders. He appears to be wearing plain grey garbs with a black polo and pants underneath, a thick purple rope belt tied in a large knot behind his back, blue tomoe-shaped earrings, and sandals with bandages around his calves.
"Orochimaru, what are you doing here?" the champion asks the mysterious man. "No one has heard from you ever since I defeated you for the Pokémon League championship. Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Professor Hiruzen are worried sick and has been looking you."
"Where I was these past years is none of their business," Orochimaru chuckles. "All I can say is that I went on a journey of self-discovery ever since you took my title of Konoha Champion. I came back here after learning you finally received a challenger, someone else who managed to defeat the Elite Four after you became champion. Young Kakashi almost managed to if it wasn't for his pride."
"Kakashi has been training nonstop ever since that loss, learning from his mistakes," the blonde champion points out.
"I highly doubt it, considering he's not at the field right now challenging you," the former champion counters. "However, this challenger is certainly far more interesting. I'm curious of who's behind the mask."
"So why are you here? Why come back now?" the current champion asks.
"Haven't you figured it out already? I'm simply looking forward to see if you can defend your championship title," Orochimaru answers. "I'll be watching from the stands, Minato Namikaze." Ending the conversation, the paled man heads towards the exit. Minato looks back, giving the former champion one last stare before entering the field.
The crowd cheers at the appearance of Minato, ready to see an incredible Pokémon battle. The blonde champion stands on his side of the field, opposite of his masked challenger. Orochimaru is seen taking a seat at the stands, watching the match with interest. A referee walks towards one side of the field, holding two colored flags.
"Welcome citizens of the Konoha region! It's been years since we've seen a match for the Konoha League Championship! Our champion Minato Namikaze faces his first title defense against a mysterious masked challenger who goes by the name of Tobi!"
"So, you're name's Tobi?" Minato asks his opponent. He didn't research his opponent at all as he was busy the past few days with the birth of his newborn son. Thankfully, little Naruto was born yesterday on October 10th. The newborn is currently with his mother, Minato's wife, who is currently watching the match from her hospital bed.
"That's the one I'm going with," the masked challenger replies, taking out a small capsule and enlarges it to a red and white ball. "Prepare to lose as this will be your last night as Kanto's Champion."
"You sound confident, kid," the blonde states, giving a smirk. "But don't get too cocky. I'm a champion for a reason." He takes out a capsule of his own, enlarging it into a Pokeball.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we are about to get underway with the greatest Pokémon match of the century! Before we officially start this battle, let's first congratulate our champion Minato for the birth of his newborn son yesterday. His wife Kushina and son Naruto and are currently watching this match at Konoha General Hospital."
"The following is 6 on 6 Pokémon Battle for the Konoha Pokémon League Championship. The use of healing items is allowed but only to a certain limit. Both trainers can switch their Pokémon. The battle will end when one trainer is out of usable Pokémon," the league referee announces, raising the green flag towards Minato and the red flag towards Tobi. "Begin!"
"Let's go, Hawlucha!" Minato calls out, throwing out his Pokeball. It releases a small, bipedal bird-like Pokémon. It has red, cape-like wings that are connected to its tail with green undersides and small clawed hands. It has red chest feathers, a white abdominal area and legs with small yellow feet.
It has a green, mask-like face with an orange stripe down the middle, as well as orange rings around its eyes. Hawlucha has a small, red beak, and a white patch underneath it. It also has three orange tassle-like appendages jutting out of the back of its head. Its eyes have black sclera and large yellow irises
"So, he's using that Pokémon?" Tobi mutters to himself. "Very well. Go, Meowstic!" The masked challenger throws his Pokeball which releases his Pokémon, a bipedal feline-looking creature with dark blue fur and accentuations of white. It has a humanlike posture, digit-less appendages, and two tails.
'A psychic-type huh? This is going to be trouble,' Minato thought, gritting his teeth.
"This match is off with an interesting start! Our champion Minato has chosen is trusty Hawlucha while the mysterious challenger Tobi goes with his male Meowstic! It seems that he's going with a type advantage. Will this spell trouble for Minato?
"Hawlucha, let's go with Bounce!" Minato orders his Pokémon. The red and white bird nods and jumps high into the air, keeping out of its opponent sight.
"Meowstic, Reflect," Tobi says. The cat-like Pokémon mews and creates a blue barrier, raising its physical defense. Hawlucha comes back to the field with a downward slam, making contact to the psychic-type. Unfortunately for the bird, the barrier weakens the damage of the hit. Hawlucha jumps back to its trainer's side while Meowstic got back up from the hit, still full of energy.
'Damn, most of Hawlucha's moves are physical attacks. I have to be careful,' Minato thought as he thinks for his Pokémon's next move. 'Let's use our speed advantage.'
"Hawlucha, Aerial Ace!" the blonde champion commands. In a burst of speed, the fighting/flying Pokémon flies headfirst towards its cat-like opponent.
"Meowstic, counter with Disarming Voice!" Tobi yells out. The psychic-type lets out a charming cry, releasing soundwaves of fairy energy. Hawlucha gets hit by the special attack, getting knocked down in the process. The fighting/flying-type grunts as it gets up. Meowstic's attack was super effective against the bird.
"What an amazing counter! Not only did the challenger raises his Pokémon's defense, but it lured in the champion's Hawlucha to use a super effective move!"
"Hawlucha, heal up with Roost," Minato tells his Pokémon. The bird gives a nod and a ring of feathers surrounds it, healing the fighting/flying-type.
"That's going to be annoying but no matter. His Pokémon doesn't have any move effective against mine," Tobi mutters to himself. "Meowstic, use Psybeam!" The cat-like Pokémon jumps up and shoots a purple colored beam of psychic energy. Minato smirks, hoping that his opponent would attack.
"Hawlucha, Detect!" the blonde champion orders.
"What?!" Tobi asks in shock, watching the bird Pokémon successfully evade the psychic attack.
"Now, use Steel Wing!" Minato shouts. Hawlucha's wings turn to steel as it flies towards the Meowstic, landing a successful hit. The cat-like Pokémon cries out from the strike, hitting the ground. Even though the active Reflect lowered the physical move, it's still super effective against the psychic-type.
"What a beautiful strategy in sight! Minato has just proven why he's the champion of the Konoha region!"
"Pretty slick, but it's time for me to end this round," Tobi tells his opponent. "Meowstic, use Psychic!" The cat-like Pokémon's eyes glow, as Hawlucha's body is suddenly surrounded by psychic energy. Meowstic begins controlling the bird's body, slamming it on the field repeatedly before finishing its hold with one last slam.
"Hawlucha, are you okay?" Minato calls out. The fighting/flying type lets out a groan as it struggles to get up. "Heal with Roost." A ring of feathers surrounds the bird, healing its health. Hawlucha quickly gets up, standing proud.
"Psybeam," Tobi says. Meowstic shoots another beam of psychic energy at the bird Pokémon.
"Brace for impact, Hawlucha," the blonde champion tells his Pokémon. The psychic attack hits the fighting/flying-type, dealing super effective damage. Hawlucha begins to breathe heavily after getting hit by the attack. Minato mutters a quiet 'thanks' before giving out another order. "Hawlucha, use Payback!"
"What?!" Tobi calls out, surprised that his opponent's Pokémon knows such a move. Hawlucha is now covered in dark energy and begins pummeling Meowstic. The cat-like Pokémon cries out in pain from the onslaught before collapsing onto the ground, fainting.
"Meowstic is unable to battle. The winner of this round is Hawlucha!" the referee announces, raising the green flag towards Minato. The crowd cheers as the round ends in Minato's favor. Tobi grunts as he recalls his Pokémon into its Pokeball.
"Such an amazing win for our champion's Hawlucha! It uses the super effective move Payback, which doubles the damage if the user gets hit with an attack! This is a good start for Minato, but which Pokémon will the mysterious masked challenger Tobi use?"
Back in the stands, Orochimaru watches the match with a satisfied smirk on his face. The former champion is impressed with Minato, understanding how he managed to stay champion ever since their last battle. However, he notes that the masked teen has proven to be quite a challenge for the blonde. Orochimaru can't wait for the next round.
Meanwhile at Konoha General Hospital, a young woman is lying on a hospital bed and is watching the championship battle on her room's television. She has a slender, but feminine build, fair skin, violet eyes, and red hair. Right now, she's wearing a standard white hospital gown. In her arms is a newborn baby boy.
The baby boy has blond, spiky hair and blue eyes while his eyes and face has the same shape of the red haired woman. A unique feature of the boy is that he has a pair of three whisker marks on his cheeks. The woman and child are Kushina Uzumaki and Naruto respectively, with Naruto being born yesterday.
Kushina is watching her husband Minato defending his title of Konoha League Champion. Lying on the floor is a Ninetales, a Pokémon that resembles an overgrown fox with thick, luxurious golden-white fur and nine long tails each tipped with a pale orange color. The Ninetales has been given the name of Kurama, given to Kushina when she was a young girl.
A knock behind the door can be heard before it opens, in which an old man with a pipe, an aged man with long white hair and two red lines on his face, and an aged woman with blonde hair tied into pigtails and large breasts enters the hospital room. They each gesture Kushina with a warm smile on their faces.
"Professor Sarutobi, Master Jiraiya, Miss Tsunade, a pleasure to meet you all," Kushina greets the three respectively. "I thought you would be at the stadium watching the championship battle in action."
"We felt bad that you couldn't be there, so we decided to join you in watching it together," Tsunade answers.
"Plus, it gives us the opportunity to meet little Naruto here," Jiraiya adds. "What kind of godfather would I be if I don't meet my godson?" The white haired man goes near Kushina and Naruto, only to receive a growl from the Ninetales. "Oh, hello to you too Kurama."
"It seems that Kurama still doesn't like you," Professor Sarutobi chuckles at his former student for looking at the mother. "How's Minato doing in his match?"
"He appears to be winning, but his opponent is relentless. He's giving Minato trouble," Kushina informs the professor.
"What kind of freak wears a mask like that, especially in public?" Tsunade asks in suspicion. "Does anyone knows his name?"
"No. He's going with the alias Tobi. I've seen some of his battles in the tournament and his fights against the Elite Four. Not much is known about him, but he's definitely a pretty strong trainer," Jiraiya explains. "A majority of team are fire and ghost-types, so not a whole lot of diversity."
"I haven't seen young Minato have this much trouble in a Pokémon battle since he fought Orochimaru for the title of Konoha League Champion," Professor Sarutobi states. "Of course, Orochimaru was a strong trainer. He did after all beat me in order to get the championship."
"I could've gotten that title myself!" Jiraiya boasts.
"If he hadn't outsmarted you, then you would have," Tsunade points out before letting out a sigh. "Sometimes, I wonder what he's up too."
"Ever since he disappeared after his title loss, I've been searching all over the world for him. I came back emptyhanded," the white haired man mutters.
"He probably had his reasons for leaving. I believe it's best to wait until he chooses to show up," Professor Sarutobi advises his former student. "Anyway Kushina, you think Naruto will grow up to be just like his father?"
"Probably, who wouldn't want to be a Pokémon trainer?" the redhead mother chirps. "Plus, his father is the champion of the Konoha region. That's someone every kids would want."
"Maybe he'll want a different career path. A Pokémon breeder, a Pokémon Showcase performer, a Pokémon Contest coordinator, a Pokémon researcher, or a medical doctor for Pokémon and/or humans," Tsunade lists. "There's more to life than just Pokémon battling."
"I know, but I have the feeling that Naruto will want to battle side by side with Pokémon," Kushina replies.
"Plus, being a Pokémon trainer has the best chance of attracting women!" Jiraiya adds.
"Jiraiya, I hope you're aren't planning on making Naruto into a pervert like you," Tsunade warns her friend. "It's bad enough that you write smut, but it's worse if you're trying to corrupt the mind of a young boy."
"I'm not just a pervert. I'm a Super Pervert!" the white haired man exclaims proudly. "Also, my stories aren't smut. They're works of art! I'm following my job as Naruto's godfather by helping him grow into the man he's meant to be."
"Whatever it may be, I'm positive that Naruto will have a bright future," Professor Sarutobi says, stopping the argument between his two former students. "I can sense the Will of Fire inside him. Now then, let's continue watching Minato's battle. He needs our support for this match."
Back in Hokage City's stadium, the Pokémon battle between Konoha League Champion Minato and mysterious masked challenger Tobi has gotten intense. Both combatants are down to two Pokémon each. Both trainers are staring at each other while the crowd cheers them on to continue.
On Minato's side is a dark blue and teal, bipedal Pokémon resembling a poison dart frog. On Tobi's side is a Ninetales, one similar to Kushina's. Both of them have been summoned onto the battlefields by their masters, giving each other a glare while waiting to receive an attack order.
"What an interesting night so far! This battle has been really heating up, no kidding! Now we'll get to see Minato's Toxicroak in action against Tobi's Ninetales!
"Ninetales, Flamethrower!" Tobi shouts. The fire-type grows and releases a stream of fire at the champion's Pokémon.
"Dodge it and use Brick Break!" Minato orders. The Toxicroak quickly moves away from the fire attack, and its right arm glows a white light. The poison/fighting-type rushes towards the fox Pokémon, striking a blow at the left side of its face. Ninetales gets knocked away but still stays on its feet.
"Quick Attack!" the masked challenger shouts. The fire-type attacks the frog Pokémon in a quick burst of speed, slamming its body against Toxicroak's.
"You okay?" Minato asks his Pokémon, which nods its head. "Alright, use Sludge Bomb!" Toxicroak hurls out filthy sludge at its opponent.
"Ninetales, counter with another Flamethrower!" Tobi yells out. The fire-type releases another stream of fire from its mouth, hitting the Sludge Bomb which creates a small explosion.
"What a collision between attacks! This battle is just getting interesting by the minute, displaying the power of both Pokémon! What are our trainers planning next?!"
"Quick Attack!" Tobi shouts as the dust and smoke clears out.
"Wait for it, and then use Poison Jab," the blonde champion quietly instructs his Pokémon. Toxicroak nods and waits for its opponent to arrive. Once the fire-type has gotten close, the frog Pokémon strikes it with the spike of its right hand. Ninetales got up from the hit but glows purple, indicating that it has been poison by Toxicroak's attack.
"Tch, no matter," Tobi mutters, taking out a Full Restore and uses it to heal his Pokémon back to full heath without the poisoning.
"The challenger has used up his final legal healing item!" the referee announces.
"Now Ninetales, use another Flamethrower!" the masked man shouts. The fox Pokémon releases another stream of fire at the poison/fighting-type.
"Dodge it and use Toxic!" Minato orders. Toxicroak jumps away from the attack and sprays a purple liquid at the fire-type, poisoning it once more.
"Damn it!" Tobi growls, seeing the state his Pokémon is in. "I need to finish this round quick. Ninetales, go with Fire Blast!" The fire-type launches a giant flaming kanji, which hits Toxicroak and knocks the poison/fighting-type onto the ground. Meanwhile, Ninetales pants as it feels the effects of the poisoning.
"Toxicroak, are you okay?!" Minato asks his Pokémon gets up, struggling for a bit. The frog Pokémon nods his head, having a determined look on his face.
"Don't let it attack. Use Quick Attack!" the masked challenger shouts. Ninetales races towards the poison/fighting-type, ready to hit its opponent with the physical attack.
"Venoshock!" the blonde champion yells out. Toxicroak releases a purple a liquid at the fire-type, drenching it. Ninetales collapses from the hit, fainting. Tobi stares at his Pokémon. Minato couldn't read the expression of his young challenger but guesses that he's shocked at receiving another loss.
"Ninetales is unable to battle. The winner is Toxicroak!" the referee announces.
"What another spectacle! Our champion Minato once again uses a brilliant strategy, poisoning his opponent's Pokémon before using Venoshock! Venoshock is a poison-type move that doubles its attack power if the opposing Pokémon is already poisoned. Tobi is down to one last Pokémon while Minato has two left! Will the challenger prevail or will our champion continue to reign supreme?!"
"You've proven why you're the champion of this region, but I will emerge victorious in this battle!" Tobi exclaims, throwing out his Pokeball. "Go, Dusknoir!" The Pokémon that the masked challenger released appears to be a primarily gray Pokémon somewhat resembling a cyclops. Its cylindrical head is light gray with a single eye that has a yellow iris and a red pupil. It has well-developed arms with two yellow bands near its wrists and large, gray hands.
"Do you think you can continue?" Minato asks his Toxicroak, who gives a nod of confidence.
"Dusknoir, let's start this round with Future Sight," Tobi tells his Pokémon. The ghost-type raises its hands and creates a ball of white electricity. A wormhole appears above it, and the ball goes into it. The wormhole disappears shortly after.
"And the challenger Tobi starts off this round with a Future Sight attack! Minato has to be careful, since it'll appear at an unexpected time!"
"Toxicroak, let's end this quick! Use Sludge Bomb!" Minato shouts.
"Counter with Shadow Sneak!" the masked challenger orders. Before Toxicroak could launch its attack, Dusknoir quickly disappears into the shadows that it creates. The shadows extends towards the poison/fighting type, in which the ghost-type suddenly pops out from and uppercuts its opponent. Toxicroak lands painfully on the ground, fainting in the process.
"Toxicroak is unable to battle. The winner is Dusknoir!" the referee announces.
"Toxicroak, are you okay?" Minato asks his Pokémon as he kneels beside it. The poison/fighting-type lets out a weak croak and nods. "You did well. Have some rest." After complimenting his longtime companion, the champion returns his Pokémon back into its Pokeball. He takes out another Pokeball and throws it. "Go Manectric!"
A canine, quadruped Pokémon is released from the ball. It has a body that's mainly blue with a spiky, yellow mane on its head and yellow tufts of fur on its haunches and around its front feet. Its mane sticks straight up and has three points. It has a jagged upper jaw, red eyes, and holes on either side of its head that seem to be its ears. Each of its paws has three claws. Its blue, spike-like tail is bent at a sharp angle.
What's unique about this Pokémon is that it's wearing a collar containing a red, blue, and yellow stone. Tobi notices the collar and grips his hand into a fist. He knows about the stone it has and the capabilities it can do. If he wants to win this match, he has to be careful.
"It seems that our champion has gone with his trusty Manectric. An interesting choice for the last round of this wonderful Pokémon battle! Who will win to be champion of the Konoha region?!"
"Manectric, use Electric Terrain!" Minato instructs. The canine howls as it releases electricity bolts from its body, which causes its body and the surrounding area to glow yellow.
"Dusknoir, hit it with a Shadow Ball!" Tobi shouts. Dusknoir holds its hands together as it creates a black ball of ghost energy. One done, it launches the attack at the electric-type.
"Dodge it quickly and uses Rain Dance!" the blonde champion orders his Pokémon. Manectric successfully manages to dodge the attack and howls, summoning dark rain clouds above the field. Once they are summoned, the clouds begins raining. Electricity surges through the ground.
"Just what is he doing?" the masked challenger mutters to himself. Suddenly, a wormhole appears out of nowhere and white lightning shoots out of it, hitting the electric-type!
"Manectric!" Minato cries out with worry while Tobi smirks behind his mask. It seems that Dunois's Future Sight has taken place, thus giving him the opportunity to attack.
"Dusknoir, use Shadow Sneak!" Tobi shouts. The ghost-type creates a new sets of shadows and disappears into them. They extend to Manectric, with Dusknoir popping out of the shadows once again and uppercuts the electric-type. The champion watches as his Pokémon lands on the ground, having to endure two attacks back to back.
"Wow, what a devastating blow by Dusknoir's Shadow Sneak! Can Manectric continue this match, or will our champion be dethroned?!"
"Manectric, ready for it?" Minato asks his Pokémon. The canine barks as it stands back up. The blonde champions raises his right arm up, revealing a metal wristband that contains a multi-colored stone. The stone on Manectric's collar started glowing as well as the stone in Minato's wristband. Soon, white lights appear from the electric-type's stone before enveloping the Pokémon's body. It began to change, gaining new features. Eventually, the transformation stops and a symbol appears briefly.
"Damn it," Tobi mutters, having watched the entire evolution along with everyone else.
With the transformation done, Manectric now has a new appearance. The yellow mane is considerably larger than its previous state. The center spike on its head has shifted and now forms a large, tilted growth that extends over its snout and has a point on either end. The remaining two head spikes are thinner, longer, and have small, pointed bulbs in place of the earholes. The yellow and blue Pokémon now lacks the sharply angled tail of its previous state but instead has red claws.
"What an amazing turn of events! Minato's Manectric has Mega-Evolved into a Mega Manectric! This is going to be hard for the challenger Tobi!"
"No matter. I can still handle this!" Tobi exclaims. "Dusknoir, use Night Shade!" The ghost-type shoots a dark beam at the electric type.
"Dodge and use Thunder Fang!" Minato shouts. The canine runs towards the cyclops, dodging the blasts. It opens its mouth, electricity surging through its teeth. Manectric clamps its jaws on the ghost-type's left arm, injuring it.
"Shake it off with Shadow Punch!" the masked challenger tells his Pokémon. The Dusknoir's right hand begins to be wrapped in shadows, and the ghost-type punches its opponent.
"Don't let go!" the blonde champion cheers his Pokémon on. Manectric continues to bite down on Dusknoir while continuously receiving Shadow Punch. "Okay Manectric, use Thunder!" Suddenly, thunder begins roar within the rain clouds. A bolt of lightning strikes down from the clouds and hits the two Pokémon, sending high voltage of electricity into them.
The attack finishes and Manectric lets go of the ghost-type, who have smoke sizzling from its body. The electric-type lands on the ground and pants. Dusknoir hovers over it before it collapses onto the floor with its eye turning into a swirl, indicating that it has fainted due. Manectric looks back to its master and barks.
"Dusknoir is unable to battle. The winner is Manectric, and Minato Kamikazed is therefore the winner of this battle!" The referee announces, pointing the green flag towards the blonde.
"There you have it folks! After a hard-fought battle, Minato kamikaze manages to retain his title of Konoha League Champion!"
"We did it, Manectric!" Minato cheers, hugging his Pokémon. The electric-type barks happily while the stadium is filled with cheers from the crowd. Back at the hospital, Kushina is seen cheering alongside with Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Professor Sarutobi. Meanwhile in the stadium's stands, Orochimaru looks at the field with an eerie grin.
"Return, Dusknoir," Tobi mutters, placing his Pokémon back into its Pokeball. He turns around, making his way to exit the field. However, Minato notices this.
"Hold up!" the blonde champion calls out, stopping the masked teen. "What's your name, kid?"
"You already know my name," Tobi answers.
"I doubt your name is Tobi," Minato replies. The masked teen stays silent for a while before giving a different answer.
"Madara. Madara Uchiha," the challenger says. The blonde champion raises an eyebrow before giving a smirk.
"You're definitely not Madara Uchiha. However, you gave me a big hint though. And judging by your hair, voice, body appearance, and alias, I know who you are now," Minato states. "It's been a while, hasn't it Obito?" The masked figure stays still, frozen at what the champion just said before regaining his composure.
"Yes, it has, sensei," the now identified individual responds. "I didn't know you'll figure out my identity."
"I'll admit. The mask did have me fooled," Minato says before his face turned serious. "We were all worried when we didn't hear from you. All of your friends are waiting for you to come back." Obito stays silent for a while.
"How's Rin?" the masked teen asks.
"Waiting everyday wondering if you'll ever come back," the blonde champion replies.
"I see," Obito mutters before turning around. "Tell her that I will come back. She doesn't have to worry about me." With that being said, the masked teen makes his way to the exit.
"You sure?" Minato whispers. He watches as his former student leaves the field, surrounded by the cheers of Konoha.
Author's Note: That's it for this chapter! Hope you all enjoyed it. More will arrive, but probably not as long as this one. What do you a think? Let me know in the reviews.