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"Now Good Luck!"
Hair pushed back eyes burning as wind whipping past his face as he fell. Naruto screamed like hell reaching for anything to slow his descent. Plummeting straight down his hands slid off the rocks he could reach. So this was how he was going to die? Killed by his own senile old teacher who couldn't bother to teach him normally but instead pushed him down a chasm. World growing dim Naruto resigned himself to ask the one who ruined his life for help. "If this works when I get out of here I'll kill that old pervert." Biting his thumb Naruto placed his hand under him calling upon the hidden Chakra inside him belonging to the Nine-Tailed Fox. His eyes slid shut as the incoming ground faded to black his mind being dragged into his mindscape. Unknown to him, his body shimmered a light gold wind from his fall carrying the Particles his body faded into away.
"Uggh! Where am I?" Climbing to his feet, Naruto blinked twice then pinched his arm grimacing at the tiny sting. Run through by Ice Senbons and tossed around by Kakashi-Sensei on a daily basis yet a pinch still made him twitch, the human body sure was weird. Medic-Nins had it bad. Pinching himself again his face dropped when the sting came once more. He definitely wasn't dreaming which meant he was dead. Staring into the Whiteness that surrounded him Naruto held back all his tears. The tears frustration at dying without becoming the Hokage, the tears of anger at Ero-Sennin for killing him and most of all the tears of Sadness knowing no one was going to miss him when they found out he died. His whole life forgotten as if it meant nothing. He didn't die a hero protecting everyone or of old age, because he was too powerful to be killed, no he was going to die as the Nine-Tailed brat and be lost to the World in the sands of time.
"You aren't dead fool we are in Limbo!"
Tossed forward by the booming voice behind him Naruto landed in a twisted heap on the ground. Scrambling to his feet sandals sliding on the slick tile like floor he reached for a Kunai to defend himself. Facing him down no more than Ten Yards away was the Nine-Tailed Fox. Glaring at him its blood red eyes glowing burnt orange coat a stark contrast to the White World they were stuck in.
Dropping his Knifed Naruto glared back at the beast, he wouldn't be intimidated not by the one responsible for making his life Hell on Earth. "So this is the Mighty Kyuubi? I expected more." He mocked enjoying the growl he got from his jab at the Fox.
"If I could move you wouldn't be so talkative Nin-Gen!"
Waving a disinterested hand at the Kyuubi's boasting Naruto tapped his toes on the ground, tapping sound echoing for miles. The Fox could talk or growl all he wanted, but there were No ifs, this outcome was the only reality.
"HELLLOOOO!" Yell Echoing around the room Naruto sighed sitting down on the floor. How was he going to get out of this one? The Chunin Exams were soon, and he had to get back to Konoha in time to compete, or he would be disqualified.
"You aren't going back to Konoha." Arriving in a swirl of the very air itself Hagoromo Otsutsuki hovered feet above the ground legs crossed, Shakoju clicking as The Sage of Six Paths set it down on the floor staff staying upright without help. "I brought you here to send you to a New World Naruto."
Wrinkled face from his advanced age Hagoromo smiled down at the Child Of it saddened him to admit it, he and his Family had failed the Elemental Nations. His mother for unleashing the Ten-Tails upon the world him for choosing one son over the other and his Sons for dragging their sibling rivalry out turning it into a vicious cycle of hate that spread throughout the Ninja World. It was time to set things right as best as he could starting with young Naruto Uzumaki. The Child of Prophecy had suffered immensely due to his error a thousand of years ago, and it was his duty to fix that.
"What do you mean not going back old man? You can't keep me here!" Naruto yelled rocketing to his feet. Who did this old geezer think he was kidnapping him? He had to get back to Konoha for the Chunin exams. Gaara was still there, and no one was safe with someone like him around, a Genin didn't stand a chance against a Jinchuriki.
"Quiet fool! This is the Sage of Six path's show some respect!"
Rant cut short by the Kyuubi's declaration Naruto's mouth hung open gaping. He had just met The Sage of Six Paths, and he had called him old and yelled bowing deeply Naruto held back his admiration for the God of Shinobi he still needed to get home and the Sage was stopping him. "Sorry, Sage but I really need to get back to Konoha, or I am going to miss the Chunin Exams."
Shaking his horn-studded head Hagoromo set his hand on Naruto's head, the blonde unaware of the glowing crescent moon shining on the Sage's palm. "Naruto I understand your need to prove to everyone you are not my son but your own person. I do, but you are only a teenager and have been through so much, it is time for you to have your own life one where can be free of the burden placed upon you and pursue anything you wish. I know it seems like I am tearing you away from your friends but one day I hope you realize I did what is best for you."
"What if I what's best for me is to go back to Konoha?" Naruto asked Sage's hand freezing him in place. He agreed with the sage that he had been through a lot, but Naruto Uzumaki wasn't a quitter he could prove he wasn't the Nine-Tails if he just got the chance.
"It's not Naruto. Konoha isn't the right place for you." Focusing his Chakra on the Crescent Moon Seal the Sage patted Naruto's head with his fingertips palm never moving. It was time to set Naruto free from the Chains binding him to the Elemental Nations. "Naruto you aren't quitting, living a life solely on the purpose to prove you should be allowed to exist isn't something I will put you through any longer. Forgive me Naruto but I know and so do you. Things may seem okay now but in your Heart of Hearts, you know Naruto that nothing would change no matter how hard you tried. You know Naruto."
"I know," Naruto whispered tears falling from his eyes splashing against the tile. The Sage was right no matter how much or how loud he yelled he was aware that nothing would change in Konoha. He would grow old and die alone or on some mission alone without anyone to remember him. Could he stay and go through life knowing he wouldn't amount to anything because the Fourth Hokage made him a Jinchuriki? Even if he didn't want to stay did the Sage really have the power to send him to a new world and would it be better for him there?
"Naruto it is time to go," Hagoromo said Golden Chakra string wrapping around Naruto's body. Glowing along with the string Naruto felt his body become weightless, arms slowly fading from view he looked to the Sage of Six Paths. Meeting Naruto's worried look with a Grandfatherly smile Hagoromo sent a small burst of Chakra at Naruto snapping his fingers after the Golden Chakra had been absorbed into Naruto's body, A Crescent Moon tattoo was appearing under Naruto's clothes right above his heart without him knowing. "Naruto I took away your ability to use Jutsu. Do not fret in this new world there is no Chakra so you will be safe. Your body is still that of a Jinchuriki and a Ninja so you will still be capable of performing superhuman feats, but this world will have no one who can do the things you can do. So don't go showing off or they might start thinking you are a god or something silly like that. Good luck Naruto."
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A rhythmic beeping woke him. Naruto barely reacted, years of waking up in places he would rather forget had instilled in him to keep his eyes closed till he knew where he was at. Cracking open his eyes, he sat up sighing when he saw the Sterile white walls only found in a hospital. What happened? Why was he in a hospital?
Focusing on his freshest memories, he fell back head sinking into his pillow as it all came rushing back to him. Ero-Sennin pushing him into that chasm, meeting the Kyuubi, overwhelming sadness when he agreed to the Sage sending him to a new world by the Sage of Six Paths. So he really was in a New World all his friend's nothing but memories now.
While he was recapping his last twenty-four hours, a pink haired woman in a Nurses outfit entered the room scribbling on a notepad she held in her hand. She looked happy to see he was awake and moving. Naruto sent her a small smile not feeling too joyful at the moment.
"Good afternoon, I'm Nurse Joy!" she said kindly checking over the IV drip running to his arms and the readings the monitor beside his bed displayed. "You've been out a few days now. When you came in we couldn't figure out what was wrong with you, so we called in a human doctor from the Mainland. He said you would make a full recovery in a few days; your brain just needed time to process."
"Human doctor?" Naruto asked confused if she wasn't a human doctor what was she doing in his room? If you're not a human doctor why are you here?"
Smiling good-naturedly at the question Nurse Joy put away her notebook patting him on the knee. "The doctor said you might have amnesia, but we weren't sure. I'm a Doctor of Pokémon; I work here at the Pokémon Center on Cinnabar Island healing injured Pokémon, not people although I am qualified."
"Pokémon? Cinnabar Island?" Naruto shook his head stopping quickly when his brain began to rattle. He had never heard of Pokémon or a Cinnabar Island, which meant the Sage actually did it. Mixed between Joy of having a new life and sadness of losing his old one Naruto pushed those aside focusing on Nurse Joy as she began to speak again. He didn't want to miss anything important.
"Oh dear, you don't remember Pokémon?" Nurse Joy frowned losing her perpetual smile. "Do you remember your Name? What happened to you? Where you from?"
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki, I'm thirteen years old and I was s..." His mouth stopped moving; he had the words in his head, why couldn't he say them? I was..."
"You don't remember. I'm sorry I know this must be hard on you especially at such a young age." Nurse Joy brought her pad back out taking a seat next to his bed. Flipping the pages a few times she clicked her pen scribbling a little before turning back to him. "We have to ask you a few questions. Again I am very sorry, but it must be done to see how much of your memory is lost. Ready, do you know what two plus two is Naruto?"
"Of course, I do it's four what kind of question is that? I know how to do Math." Fists balling up his sheet Naruto gritted his teeth. What the hell had the Sage done to him why couldn't he talk about his World? "So don't go showing off or they might start thinking you are a god or something silly like that." Like a film removed from his eyes everything was crazy old bastard stopped him from talking about the Ninja world entirely.
"Naruto, next question do you know where Kanto is on the World Map?"
"No, I don't even know what Kanto is or what the Pokémon you were talking about is." He had raised his voice a little, and it was quite rude, but he had to get this over. He couldn't handle all these questions right now. Staring at his feet, he took a deep breath playing the part of an angsty child which wasn't too far off the mark of what he was feeling. "I remember my Name; your nametag says Nurse Joy so I can read, and I know I'm an orphan I can't remember much else I'm sorry."
"That's Ok Naruto why don't you lie down Blaine will be here in a few hours, and he will want to talk to you if you're up to it." The Nurse patted him once more on the leg before walking out of the room closing the door gently.
Closing his eyes, Naruto thought about what the Sage had said before he was transported away from the Ninja World. "I took your Chakra." Naruto could feel that it wasn't a lie. The vast oceans of Chakra he could feel running through him had vanished without a trace and but he couldn't bring himself to care. This was a chance to be something different to do what he wanted. Smiling Naruto closed his eyes drifting back to sleep if this Blaine guy could tell him more about this world and the Pokémon Nurse Joy was talking about maybe he could be out of the Hospital by nightfall.
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"Naruto. Naruto, wake up."
"Yes, Nurse Joy?" Blinking away the sleep Naruto rubbed at his eyes if Nurse Joy was waking him up then that meant Blaine was here to talk to him. "Send him in Nurse Joy Please."
"Well, it's good to see you are excited to meet your savior Naruto even with what going on." Nurse Joy smiled fixing his pillows, so he was sitting up leaning slightly back.
"Savior?" Naruto asked he had thought the Sage just transported him to the front of the Pokémon Center, and Nurse Joy found him outside. He had to speak with Blaine he hated not knowing what was going on. He may have had to act like an idiot in Konoha to keep the bigots off his back after all who would be scared of a dumb demon. If he showed how smart he was someone would have believed he was growing too strong and tried to put him down before it was too late. But here he could be what he wanted to.
"Blaine was the one who found you washed up on the beach. We got quite the Shock when he came stumbling in with you on his back." Nurse Joy explained taking out his IV drop. You won't be needing this anymore it seems you are OK besides the Amnesia so you should be fine to eat and drink. Now Blaine is here, so I will let you two talk but if you need anything press the button on the side of your bed, and I'll come back.
Nodding he went over what he wanted to ask Blaine when the man arrived, there was just so much he didn't know where would he even begin. Shocked back to life as an elderly man face full of wrinkles and bald head yet still looking lively and full of energy entered the room. "It's good to see you awake Naruto; it was quite the Surprise finding you on that beach. I was almost sure you were dead."
Bowing to Blaine Naruto winced as his head still buzzed a bit from moving too fast. "Thank you for saving me."
"Now none of that young man I just did what anyone would have done." Blaine had nearly had a heart attack when he saw the blonde boy face down in the sand. He had been walking along the beach with Nine tails his oldest partner complaining about tourist using trainer cards for free rooms at the Pokémon Center. It was nearing the sun down, and it was hard to see even with his glasses, but he would never admit that. Then when he got closer there the boy was out cold face down in the sand. "Nurse Joy told me you have a case of Amnesia?"
"Yeah, I was hoping you wouldn't mind telling me about Pokémon and some of the other things I forgot in case my memory never comes back?" Naruto sat up from his bow slowly not wanting to aggravate his head injury any more than he already had. "Nurse Joy mentioned something called a Pokémon?
"Not something. Something's Pokémon are all around us living cohabitating the World. There are many different kinds and types it takes a while to grasp all of them." Blaine grinned talking about Pokémon always excited him. He had loved the Pokémon around him, and he may have never tried to teach anyone about them, but he didn't feel quite right sending this young man over to Professor Oak in Pallet Town. Something called to him a feeling that said this young man was going to be one of the greats. "It will be easier to explain so why don't we ask Nurse Joy if you are healthy enough to take a walk with me."
Nodding Naruto hit the button on the side of his bed, minutes later Nurse Joy walked back in. "What do you need Naruto?"
"I was hoping you could tell me if I am well enough to walk around the Island with Blaine?" Naruto asked hoping the answer was yes. He had assumed Blaine would tell him what a Pokémon was, but he was going to get to see whatever they were his first day. Blaine mentioned different types and kinds, so he assumed they were a type of animal that lived in this World.
"Yes you should be all right but only a for a while then I want you to come right back here." Nurse Joy said sternly letting him know while she was cheerful there would be consequences if he disobeyed. "There is a change of clothes in the cabinets under the monitor, nothing fancy but they will last until you can get some new clothes. Go ahead and change. Blaine and I will be at the front desk when you are done."
Naruto nodded waiting for the two adults to leave before he climbed out of the bed toes twitching as his feet hit the cold floor. Walking over to the cabinet Naruto crouched down opening the cabinet. Pulling out the Pre-Packaged White t-shirt, slip on shoes and white pants Naruto slid off his gown dressing quickly so he could see what his new home looked like. Passing by the bathroom, he backtracked staring at himself in the mirror wiping a hand over his face he smiled. His blonde hair and bluish green eyes were the same, but his whisker marks were gone. "Must have gone along with my Chakra and the Fox."
Walking through the Pokémon Center, he found it surprisingly empty unlike the ones in Konoha were injured Ninja were a common sight. Reaching the front desk he cleared his throat to let Nurse Joy and Blaine he was there. Smiling at the two adults who had helped him so much Naruto looked to the front doors eager to get outside. "You ready to go Blaine?"
"Just a minute Naruto you need to finish your trainer's License and I.D." Nurse Joy cut in giggling at his excitement. It was always nice to see kids wanting to be involved in the world. "I need you to sign your Name here and just let me get a quick picture. Oh, I also need your age and date of birth." Nurse Joy handed him a pen attached to a small monitor on top of the desk that read his height weight and Name.
"I'm thirteen and my Birthday is October tenth," Naruto answered grinning at the camera as the flash went off taking his picture. Using the pen, he signed his name under his newly taken picture then he stepped back letting Nurse Joy finish what she was doing.
A small red electronic device in one hand a paper bag in the other she gave both items to Naruto explaining which each one was. "The red device is your Pokedex, point it at a wild Pokémon and it will tell you what type and Species it is. The bag holds five Poke balls; each beginner trainer gets five free but once you run out you have to buy more. Blaine will be able to explain in more detail."
"Thank you, Nurse Joy, come along now Naruto it's time to see your first Pokémon." Waving to Nurse Joy Blaine and Naruto walked out of the Pokémon center right in time as a boat had recently docked and the Center was being stormed by tourist. Glaring at the sandal wearing trainers Blaine scowled pulling Naruto away from the incoming group.
"You see that right there Naruto?" Blaine asked pointing to the people chattering about how nice the boat ride was. "It's a disgrace. Becoming a trainer just to travel around and use the League Laws to get a free place to stay the night, it's disgusting. I don't want to get into that right now, and I doubt you want to hear it."
Nodding eagerly Naruto followed Blaine as they walked through the town. People looked so different here than in Konoha, that underlying tension of constant Ninja Paranoia was absent, and the locals seemed happier. Dressed in board shorts and T-shirts caught the eye of a few who recognized his Hospital attire getting sympathetic smiles. Smiling back Naruto passed by a group of kids who were watching something on a handheld T.V, arguing about which Pokémon was stronger.
"It's a little overwhelming at first isn't it?"
"Yea," Naruto answered absently; the sun was high in the sky, and he could smell salt water from the ocean surrounding the Island. Squawks of birds he hadn't heard before carried in the wind blocked out to most by the music being played at the stands. "This place is great Blaine."
"That's nature kid, can't get that in a big city." Blaine agreed, it was why even after the tourist started taking over he hadn't left Cinnabar. "Now for your memory lesson."
Stopping near a small forest Blaine pulled a Poke ball like the one nurse Joy had given him out of his jacket. Tossing it in the air a stream of red light burst out. It was his oldest Pokémon and one of the gym leaders strongest still. Nine tails waved lazily back and forth a white coat shining from the sunlight. Looking around slowly Ninetails laid down when she saw it wasn't a battle she was released for. "This is a Pokémon Naruto; her name is Ninetails."
Gobsmacked Naruto looked from the Ninetail back to the Poke ball in Blaine's hand. How had that small ball held such a large creature? Approaching the Ninetails he stuck is hand out to pet the Pokémon, he was sure if Blaine let her out she wouldn't attack him.
"Careful Naruto she can be a little picky about who she lets pet her. She's not a pet to be coddled; she is a battler."
"Battler?" Naruto asked moving away from the Pokémon back to Blaine. He knew for a fact some animals back home fought side by side with humans like the Inuzuka hounds or his toad summons, but Ninetail looked a little too well groomed to be a fighter.
"Yes, you see Naruto Pokémon grow stronger by fighting each other either in the wild or with a trainer. When a trainer catches a wild Pokémon, they can train that Pokémon to compete in the League tournaments. I won't go into too much detail about the species, but I do know that Professor Oak has confirmed there are at least 140 different Pokémon in Kanto alone." Recalling Ninetails Blaine looked up glasses glinting into the setting sun, it was later than he thought. "Come on Naruto; let's get you back to the Pokémon center. I will ask Nurse Joy to give you some study material so you can get caught up and if you have any questions write them down and when I come by I will try to answer them."
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