Naruto: Pokémon Adventure

"Talking"
'Thoughts'

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Pokémon.

Arc 1: Beginnings in Kanto
Chapter 2: A Quick Errand

"Pikachu, Thundershock!"

"Eevee, dodge and use Yawn!"

Came the cries of two ten-year-olds as they trained their Pokémon alongside one another. Naruto's Pikachu shot a small bolt of electricity at Hinata's Eevee, who evaded the attack before forming a bubble while yawning. The bubble floated over to Pikachu and popped right in front of his face. Pikachu yawned as the move took effect, knowing that he's about to fall asleep very soon.

At the very least, he can get in an attack before taking a quick nap. "Pikachu, go and give Eevee an Encore." Naruto called out to him. While drowsy, Pikachu managed to clap and cheer towards Eevee.

Hinata frowned, knowing that her Pokémon's going to be forced to use Yawn until Encore's effect wore off, giving the electric mouse time to wake up. 'Clever, Naruto... very clever.'

It has been a little over three months since they've became Pokémon Trainers. Since then, they've been training with both their Pokémon and with Kushina and the now eight-year-old Hanabi, whose birthday was a few days ago. With their Pokémon, they've managed to figure out that they were specially bred Pokémon that Kushina requested just for them. Naruto learned that his Pikachu has four more moves outside of Charm and Thundershock, one of them being Encore. The same goes for Eevee as she, since Hinata's pokédex, nicknamed Dexey, said that Hinata's Eevee is female, has a variety of moves that weaken the opponent in some way, the only exception being Yawn. Sadly, her only attack is Tackle and she's hoping that Eevee learns Quick Attack soon. To their amazement, Pokémon can remember up to eight different moves and they each have a special ability. Pikachu's ability is Static, which has paralyzed Eevee several times when she had tackled him. Eevee's ability is Adaptability, which strengthens any attacks that match her type. This somewhat made up for her only knowing one attack move at the moment.

Their training with Hanabi under Kushina was something else altogether. They trained to harness the techniques and abilities they knew in their past lives. Since their past selves' occupation were ninjas, they've decided to dress the part... sort of. Last month, Naruto and Hinata got a whole new wardrobe to celebrate their amazing progress. Naruto's garb consists of a black t-shirt, navy blue jean shorts, a dark orange cargo vest with a red spiral on the back, black fingerless gloves, white running shoes with orange stripes and a black headband with a pair of goggles over it. Hanabi suggested a hat instead of the headband and goggles, but he doesn't like wearing hats due to his wild and spiky hair. Hinata's outfit consists of a dark blue tank top over a short-sleeve mesh shirt, dark blue capri pants, a beige cargo vest with the Hyuuga insignia on the back, white running shoes with blue stripes and a thin black choker. When asked why she got the choker, she said that it looked nice on her. With the new look came a new picture to place on their trainer card, which the Professor happily agreed to.

As an amused Hanabi watched as Eevee repeatedly used Yawn on a sleeping Pikachu, Kushina came outside and said, "Okay kids, lunch is ready!" This immediately woke Pikachu up, who then got hit by another bubble produced by Eevee, causing him to fall asleep a moment later. Kushina shook her head as Hanabi giggled.

Naruto sighed as he picked up his sleeping Pokémon. "Talk about bad timing." he muttered. "Okay Eevee, you can stop now." he said to the brown furball. Eevee nodded, but yawned one more time. This time, a bubble didn't come out of her mouth. She was tired and needed a nap, but first...

Lunch.

After waking up Pikachu, the eight residents of the Namikaze-Uzumaki household shared a wonderfully cooked meal, thanks to Kushina's skills in the culinary arts. As they ate, the woman of the house measured the two young Pokémon's strength. While equally matched both offensively and defensively, Pikachu is faster than Eevee while the brown ball of cuteness can take more damage as well as endure special attacks better than the electric mouse. To her dismay, they don't have any other Pokémon due to their training keeping them busy as well as wanting to wait until after Gary received his first Pokémon before going out to catch more. The duo decided to travel together while Gary preferred to travel alone, much to the dismay of his fanbase. Due to the Professor's popularity, Gary and Daisy both have fanclubs dedicated to them. Though while Daisy dislikes boys ogling her due to who her family is and how good she looks, Gary somewhat relishes in it. Some of them are even his cheerleaders, rooting for him whenever he and Naruto compete against each other. Then again, Daisy, Hinata and Hanabi tend to cheer Naruto on during these competitions, even going as far as dressing up as cheerleaders, mostly to spite Gary's fangirls since they look better than they do.

As Kushina and Naruto washed the dishes while Hinata and Hanabi held the two sleeping Pokémon, Poliwrath came into the kitchen. "What is it, Poliwrath?" Naruto asked him.

"Poli Poli." the Aquatic Fighting Pokémon replied while pointing at the front door.

Kushina raised an eyebrow before motioning for Naruto finish up what little dishes were left. After drying her hands, she walked into the living room and opened the door. "Oh! Hi, Sam. Won't you come in?"

"Yes, thank you, Kushina." Professor Oak replied as he stepped in. "I'm here to ask Naruto and Hinata for a favor and to let them know what Pokémon Gary chose as his starter."

"Really? I didn't think Gary would want Naruto to know." Kushina mentioned.

"Well, he didn't at first. It was Daisy who convinced him to tell them." Samuel explained.

"Ah." Kushina then went over to Hinata and nudged the napping girl awake as Naruto entered the living room with Poliwrath.

"You wanted us for something, Professor?" Naruto asked as Hinata woke up.

"Yes. I need you two to pick up a parcel for me in Viridian City." the Pokémon Professor said to them. "You'll find it at the local Pokémart. It's not too far from the Pokémon Center."

"It shouldn't take us too long, Professor. If we leave now, we can have it here before sundown." Hinata informed the old man.

"By the way, which Pokémon did Gary choose?" Kushina questioned, much to confusion of her son and his best friend.

"What? Why would Gary tell me which Pokémon he picked?" Naruto wondered.

"He normally wouldn't. You can thank Daisy for this exception." Professor Oak replied. "Anyway, he chose a Squirtle as his starter Pokémon. An unusual choice if you ask me, considering you have a Pikachu."

"Why do you think he chose a Squirtle?" Kushina wondered.

"Who knows. Daisy and I had asked him why and he simply refused to say." The Professor shrugged. "Well, it doesn't matter. It was his choice to choose Squirtle so there's no point in our wondering about his reasons. Well, I'll see you kids later. Oh, and there's no need to rush. I'm in no hurry to have it now." And with that, he left.

"So are you two going to go?" Kushina asked them.

Naruto shrugged. "Might as well. Besides, we might end up finding a Pokémon during the trip... if we travel at normal speed, that is." The family has long since learned how to harness their inner energy, known as chakra. After four months of training, their speed has doubled and they can triple it to cross an entire forest in several hours instead of a single day. They're still nowhere near where their past selves were at their age, but they are still stronger and faster than most their age and older. This is due to undergoing physical training at a young age since their parents didn't want their children to rely on their Pokémon to bail them out of every situation they get stuck in.

Hinata also shrugged. "I guess we can go now. Gary's probably going to leave town today, if he hasn't left already."

Kushina nodded. "Well, go get your stuff ready for your trip to Viridian. While you two are gone, Hanabi and I are going shopping."

"Why do you need to go shopping?" Naruto wondered.

"You two will need supplies for your journey, such as camping equipment, survival gear, emergency rations and food for both you and your Pokémon." Kushina explained. "Plus, you'll need a means of travel as well as other methods to catch Pokémon besides running into them. For example, there are lots of Pokémon swimming in lakes, rivers, streams and the like. With a fishing rod, you can catch these Pokémon without moving from a single location."

"It would be nice to broaden our knowledge on Pokémon. Plus, we'll need some Water-types for when we need to cross a river or lake to get somewhere." Hinata thought about the benefits of fishing for Pokémon and smiled. "Plus, there is this one Water Pokémon I want to catch."

"Hoping to find a Chinchou, are ya?" Hanabi asked slyly as she opened her eyes from feigning sleep.

Hinata blushed. It is no secret that Hinata loves cute Pokémon. Her absolute favorite is Eevee while Lanturn is a very close second.

Naruto smiled. "You make a good point. We'll let you two tend to that while we go get this parcel in Viridian City." He then took Hinata's hand and guided her upstairs.

"Bring me back a souvenir please!" Hanabi shouted up the stairs.

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An hour later, the two are seen dashing through the fields north of Pallet Town. Thanks to their running shoes, they can keep up this brisk pace for up to a half-hour at most if they use chakra. Though while Naruto can go for about two hours due to his unusually high stamina, he doesn't want Hinata to push herself too hard and hurt herself.

After another five minutes, they stopped and took a break; their second one so far. It would take them about another hour and a half traveling at this pace to reach the nearby city. Currently, Pikachu is clutching onto Naruto as he held the electric mouse in his arms while Hinata held Eevee as if she was a baby. The two Pokémon are used to them running at high speeds, but were a little nervous when they did so.

After their break, the duo took off again with their Pokémon in their arms, unaware of the emerald eyes that were watching them.

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It was 3:45 in the afternoon when they've reached Viridian City. It would normally take travelers an entire day to reach it from Pallet Town on foot. However, traveling several times faster than average humans does cut one's travel time down.

As they rested at the park, they looked at a book they took with them. In it featured maps and information about all the towns and cities in Kanto. It's an old copy, and it doesn't even feature the monument Kushina built.

After about twenty minutes of resting and watching their Pokémon play around with the children, they headed off to the Pokémart.

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Once they've stepped in, they saw the cashier ringing up another costumer. Once the costumer left, Hinata approached the cashier and said, "Excuse me. We're here to pick up a parcel for Professor Oak."

"Name?" the cashier asked.

"Hinata Hyuuga and Naruto Namikaze." Hinata replied while the two revealed their pokédexes.

The cashier nodded before picking up the parcel from under the counter. "There you go. Make sure this gets straight to him, okay?" the cashier said to them.

"Don't worry, it will." Naruto replied as he placed the parcel in Hinata's backpack.

The cashier nodded before the two kids walked out.

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Over two and a half hours later, Naruto and Hinata stumbled into Professor Oak's labratory and nearly fell if Daisy didn't catch them.

"What happened? Did you two run a marathon or something?" she asked as she sat them on the couch.

"No, but it feels like we did." Naruto groaned. His legs were rather sore from all the running. He even had to carry Hinata, who was too tired to go on halfway into the return trip.

"Well, you did say you would get it here before sundown." Samuel said as he entered the living room. He took a peek out a window and whistled. "And look at that; the sun is just starting to set. That is quite a feat, kids. Even adults have trouble doing what you two did."

Daisy looked at her grandfather in shock. "Don't tell me they ran all the way there and back in under six hours!" Even as fit as she is, it would take her about ten hours just to get to Viridian City on foot. 'Astonishing... And I thought I trained hard.' The secret to Daisy Oak's beauty is that she loves to work out and stay fit. She got this from Kushina, who once took on a Hitmonchan and a Hitmonlee at the same time when she was her age. While seemingly impossible and unbelievable, one of the Elite Four personally witnessed this feat.

"Well kids, Kushina's on her way to get you. Oh, and did you get the parcel?" Samuel asked.

Hinata reached into her backpack and pulled out the parcel. "Here you go, Professor." she replied as she handed it to him.

"Thank you. This parcel contains a special poké ball that I ordered." The Professor bowed to the two exhausted kids.

"You're welcome, Professor." Naruto and Hinata said with a bow.

Just then, someone knocked on the door. When Daisy opened it, an amused Kushina was standing there. "So, how was your run?" she asked cheerfully.

"Exhausting." was all Hinata said before leaning onto Naruto and instantly falling asleep.

Kushina laughed. "Yeah, I figured you would say that."

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The next day, Naruto and Hinata sat in the living room as they inspected what Kushina and Hanabi got them for their Pokémon journey. Since the two have mastered the Han'youin no Jutsu, they can seal their things in scrolls before sealing those in a single travel scroll. Kushina had prepared a travel scroll and a special backpack to carry it for both of them. Their backpacks are for holding immediately accessible items such as medicine, poké balls, rations and a pair of scrolls that contains their mountain bikes, roller skates, skateboards, tents and other survival gear.

After unsealing their bikes, they gave Kushina and Hanabi a hug and a kiss before riding off. Kushina watched as her son and his best friend ride off together with Hanabi waving at them, shouting to get her lots of souvenirs. 'You two have grown so much. Be careful out there.' she thought to herself.

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An hour later, Naruto and Hinata decided to sit by the river and go fishing. They both wanted a Water Pokémon, and so they whipped out their fishing rods and tackle boxes, sprayed some pokébait and cast their lines. Meanwhile, Pikachu and Eevee are playing right behind them.

As they waited for something to bite on their lures, an unfamiliar voice alerted the pair and their Pokémon.

"Fishing, huh... Mind if I join you?"

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A/N: Welcome back. I hope you liked the first chapter. If you didn't, you probably wouldn't have read this one. I know it's short, shorter than the first one, but I had to follow the game a bit before getting to the real fun. This is also the reason why I'm updating this early. And trust me, I have my reasons for doing that little errand. Until I reveal why, you'll just have to wait.

Thanks to something Chewie Cookies pointed out to me, we came up with a different way to fish for Pokémon. We'll be using a special bait spray, called Pokébait, to attract Pokémon while the usual hooked lure is replaced with a special sticky lure. This is actually an alternative that Naruto and Hinata use versus the hooked lures that others use... which means that their lures are all custom-made. I'll explain more next chapter.

Translation:

Han'youin no Jutsu: Generic Sealing Technique

Pokémon Dossier:

Trainer's Name: Hinata Hyuuga
Age: 10
Eye Color: Pale Lavender
Hair Color: Midnight Blue
Pokémon Specialty: Favors Pokémon she considers cute
Known Faults: Shy temperament, Stutters whenever nervous or embarrassed, Faints whenever severely embarrassed
Bio: The eldest daughter of Hiashi and Hikari Hyuuga and the older sister of Hanabi Hyuuga. Ever since she was born, she has known the Namikaze-Uzumaki family, especially Naruto, and has been very close to them. This is due to her mother and Naruto's father being very close since a very young age. She was also very close to her older cousin Neji, who she saw as an older brother. When her family sans Hanabi died, Hinata was heartbroken. On their grave, she made a promise to make them proud and to live Neji's dream for him.

Hinata has cared about Naruto ever since she first laid eyes on him. When she discovered that they were happily married in a past life, she decided to slowly teach him how to understand a woman's feelings, since he seems to lack that knowledge even with his mother's teachings and her subtle hints. While she is usually very kind, she does tend to show jealousy towards girls that either flirt with or have some kind of interest in Naruto. The jealousy is spawned from her worry that he won't return her feelings for him. She hopes that one day, he'll accept her as his girlfriend.

Pokémon's Name: Eevee
Type: Normal
Gender: Female
Height: 1'0"/0.3 m
Weight: 14.3 lbs/6.5 kg
Current Level: 18
Ability: Adaptability
Trainer's Name: Hinata Hyuuga
Known Attacks: Yawn and Tackle
Bio: Hinata Hyuuga's Starter Pokémon given to her by Professor Oak. Most Eevee are usually evolved by their trainers as soon as they obtain them, but Hinata refuses to force her Eevee to evolve. She has a gentle, caring nature, which makes her all the more cute, and seems to have a bond with Naruto's Pikachu. What this bond is, their trainers do not know.

Author's Review: Eevee is what one might call an all-purpose Pokémon. While most trainers would choose to evolve their Eevee upon acquisition, I do not. Should I have a female Eevee, which is what I prefer my first Eevee to be, I train her up before breeding more Eevees to have a complete set. I did this with my Eevee on Pokémon Crystal. Training her was fun and only got better as time progressed. Once she was strong enough, and had both Bite and Take Down, I bred her with my Growlithe and they produced five more Eevees with both Bite and Take Down. Among my brothers, I am the first one to have a complete set of Eevee and its evolutionary forms.

Location's Name: Viridian City
Location's Region: Kanto
Known Sights: Viridian Pokémon Gym, Kanto Pokémon Academy
Bio: A small city in western Kanto. It is the home of the Viridian Pokémon Gym where trainers come to win an Earth Badge. It is also the home of the Kanto Pokémon Academy where beginning trainers come to learn more about Pokémon. Furthermore, trainers stop here before heading to either Pallet Town to the south or the Indigo Plateau to the west.

Next Time: Who joined up with our favorite pair? What is going on in Viridian City? And... is that a talking Meowth?

Later!