"Yaah!" Naruto screamed.
"Aagh!" Kurama screamed back. They went on like that for about a minute, before Naruto's upstairs neighbor pounded on the floor of their apartment, causing dust to fall from the ceiling.
"Shut up!" they screamed. Naruto shut up, as did Kurama. They stared wide-eyed at each other while Naruto's neighbor grumbled quite audibly. Kurama was only the size of a regular fox, Naruto noted. Naruto glanced at the alarm clock as it began to blare. He quickly turned it off. Six o'clock. Fantastic. Looking at the calendar, he grinned.
"What are you so happy about?" Kurama asked. Naruto looked back at it. (Kurama is an it. It has no genitals. Plus all Legendaries are nongendered beings. MewTwo has a male voice and it's still an it. So don't tell me Kurama is a male simply because of its voice.)
"Today's the day! I'm finally a ninja! Today is my first day as a genin." Naruto said, rambling.
"Good for you." Kurama grumbled.
"Why are you so mean, Kurama?" Naruto asked with a frown. Kurama looked shocked.
"You know my name?" it asked.
"Sure, Satoshi told me." Naruto said. Kurama blinked.
"Who?" it asked.
"The guy in my dream." Naruto said.
"You had a weird dream, too?" Kurama asked.
"Yeah, Satoshi said Pokémon were here to make up for the fact that jutsu are getting nerfed." Naruto said, getting up and stretching. Kurama blinked slowly.
"Ok, Naruto, you know this isn't a RPG videogame, right?" it asked.
"Yeah, I know. We're in a fan fiction some lady is writing." Naruto said. (Bits of the Fourth Wall are floating in the stratosphere.)
"Ok, just checking." Kurama said, stretching and yawning. Naruto looked about for his clothes. Scooping them up he quickly got dressed. He grabbed his head band, and tied it on. He found an extra pouch of ninja gear and opened it. Several strange red and white balls, and some spray bottles. The balls had no markings, but the spray bottles had labels. Most of the bottles said Silph Brand Potion, but a few said Silph Brand Full Heal. He assumed the balls were Pokéballs and the bottles were the medicine. He also found a small piece of glass and metal with a Pokéball emblem on it. Shrugging, he pocketed it. Whatever it was, he must need it. Looking around for more stuff, he found a box of what looked like pet grooming supplies, and several containers of Silph Brand Pokémon food. At first he thought it was cereal, but it smelled like dog food. Turning to Kurama he shook the container. Kurama's head snapped up instantly. He grinned. Pouring some into a bowl, he set it on the ground. While Kurama was investigating the food, he ate breakfast (ramen), then brushed his teeth. When he was finished he looked over at Kurama, who had also finished eating. He turned on the sink briefly so Kurama could get a drink, then they left his apartment. As soon as they stepped out, however…
"Heavy Ball! Go!" a man in a mask yelled. He'd dropped down from nowhere and hurled a strange grey Pokéball at Kurama. Kurama turned bright red before being sucked inside the ball.
"Huh?" Naruto demanded. "What's going on?"
"Hush." the man said. "I'm trying to catch it."
The ball wiggled on the ground, beeping and flashing. Naruto deadpanned.
"But Kurama is mine." he complained.
"Not if it isn't in a Pokéball." the man said. The ball then exploded in a flash of light, and Kurama reappeared. Naruto laughed.
"I think you messed up." he said. Kurama looked annoyed. It snarled at the man, who ignored it and took off.
"Could've sworn that was the best ball to use…" he mumbled as he left. Naruto shook his head in amusement.
"Better luck next time buddy!" he taunted. "Kurama is mine!"
They left the apartment building and headed for the academy. Along the way two more random people in masks tried to steal Kurama.
"Who are you guys?" Naruto asked the second one.
"ANBU. Special ninja who do black ops missions for the village." he responded. At least this one was polite. "We were ordered to contain the Nine-Tails. The Fourth put a seal on it and you, to keep it tame and always near you, but it needs to be in a Pokéball."
"Do I still get to keep it?" Naruto wondered. He had assumed Kurama was his Pokémon.
"I don't know. The seal should still function if it's caught, but aside from that I've no idea. We were simply ordered to capture it." the ANBU agent said.
"Hmm…" Naruto said. "Well I'm keeping it if I can catch it."
"…Ok, then." the ANBU agent said. Naruto continued on to the Academy. When he arrived he discovered that everyone was fiddling with devices similar to the one he'd picked up at his apartment. He pulled it out, the strange piece of glass and metal. Pressing on the Pokéball emblem caused it to turn on. A small computer screen lit up. It immediately began displaying instructions for the device. It was called a Pocket Monster cellular telephone, or Poképhone for short. It had several applications on it that were helpful for Pokémon trainers. The phone app, the map app, and the PokéDex app to name a few. Finding a seat he began fiddling with the device himself. Kurama sat down under the desk and promptly went to sleep. Nobody even noticed him, he was so quiet. (You'd think there would be a panic at the sight of him.) Naruto found a game on the Poképhone and started playing it. The classroom was in silence for a few moments, then Shikamaru spoke up.
"Hey, this class isn't for dropouts, Naruto. You can't be in here unless you graduated." he said.
"Oh, yeah?" Naruto said. "You see this?"
He pointed to his headband.
"You see it? Open your eyes, Shikamaru it's a regulation headband." Naruto finished, just as Sakura and Ino came flying through the door.
"First!" they both said at the same time. (Just like the Internet!)
"I win again, Sakura!" Ino said.
"What? I had to look back to see you! My foot was at least a tenth of an inch ahead!" Sakura said. Then she looked up, a gleeful expression crossing her face. She ran over to where Naruto was sitting… And promptly pushed him out of the way.
"Good morning Sasuke!" she said. Sasuke, who'd been sitting next to Naruto, minding his own business, looked over. Sakura smiled coyly.
"Do you mind if I sit next to you?" she asked. Ino stomped over.
"No way, I got here first! I'm sitting next to Sasuke!" she said. A few other girls wandered over.
"Actually, I got here before either of you." one girl said.
"So did I! I'm sitting next to Sasuke!" another said.
"No, I am!" yet another argued.
"Sasuke?" Naruto muttered. He jumped up on the desk and squatted down to eye-level with Sasuke. Glaring at him, he wondered what the hell was so great about this guy?
"Naruto! Hey, stop glaring at Sasuke!" Sakura scolded. Naruto glanced at her, then resumed glaring at Sasuke. Just then…
"Oh, hey! This is great!" some guy behind Naruto said, as he stood up, his back shoving Naruto forward.
"Oh, sorry, did I bump you?" he asked. Naruto didn't reply, as the shove forwards had pushed him right into Sasuke, forcing their mouths together! The kiss was short-lived however, as Naruto and Sasuke pulled apart, and began spitting and rubbing at their mouths as if they'd swallowed poison. Then Naruto sensed danger. He slowly turned to face the girls.
"Naruto… I was supposed to be Sasuke's first kiss. You are so dead!" Sakura said, cracking her knuckles. Naruto eyes widened comically as the girls cornered him.
"Ahh!" he screamed.