Third Chapter now and like always... I Do Not own Naruto or Pokémon. Naruto is owned by Masashi Kishimoto and Pokémon is owned by Nintendo.
"Normal Talking" or text
"Tailed Beast/Pokémon Talking"
'Mental Talking or thinking'
Flashback
Poké-Dex, Move or Jutsu being used
*Sound Effect*
Today was the day that he would get his first Pokémon.
That was the thought of one young boy as he headed into town to finally start his own adventure. The boy in question was around ten or eleven as he was blue jeans and a red shirt and matching hat. On his back was a backpack with all the essentials a young Pokémon Trainer would need to start off with.
Town Map, Potion, he even prepared and got himself some Antidote, having been told about the route ahead called Viridian Forest.
"Hey, Red" a voice called out as the trainer in question turned and was faced with another boy. He wore a blue long-sleeved shirt and black pants while he walked alongside his friend/rival as the two began to talk.
"Blue..." he said as the other boy smirked.
"So, I've hear you were going to see Gramps for a Pokémon" he said as the other boy nodded. He was often silent, not really talking unless he needed to or comfortable enough.
"Well hate to say it but Gramps isn't at the lab right now" he said, surprising the hat-wearing trainer as Blue explained. "Apparently he found another trainer with a Pokémon Egg and what hatched from it was something he hasn't seen in Kanto."
"Wait, you mean another Pokémon native to Kanto?" Red asked as Blue shrugged.
"Don't know, but according to Daisy it was... as she described "Oh aren't you just the cutest little guy" or something" he said with a flat expression at the way his sister gushed over it...
He just wanted to see it in action...
"Well, did Professor Oak or Daisy tell you its name?" Red asked as Blue nodded.
"Yeah, according to Daisy, she called it-"
"Riolu, you ready" Naruto asked as he stood before Arcanine, who Professor let help see what Riolu was capable of. Now Naruto was excited about the different kinds of Pokémon in the world. Apparently there were over 500 different kinds, perhaps more and Riolu was considered a "Sinnoh" Pokémon.
After having to explain to Professor Oak about the clones, chakra... a lot of other things, he only laughed, saying he actually met another shinobi... he didn't say who but he said that he was a good man he convinced into helping him in his research... something which Naruto agreed with himself.
While he wanted to be a trainer, and he was, he also wanted to learn more about these creatures. Call it curiosity but well, why not if he was in another world. Ero-Sennin always did say information was always an advantage to any good ninja.
Yet Ibiki always said it was a double edged sword. He promised himself that if he ever got back to the Elemental Nations he would keep this place a secret. The last thing he needed... the last thing he wanted was for the Akatsuki, Kabuto, and Danzo to get their hands on Pokémon... that would just be more chaos into the different places.
And if there was another war...
No, he would die before he let Pokémon be abused like that... and surprisingly, Kurama agreed.
While the fox hated the idea of Pokémon Trainers... he could honestly say that at least they were treated better than him and the other Tailed Beasts... there was some kind of respect about Pokémon the humans generally had, seeing them as more than just some weapon to exploit...
But he knew that not all humans were like that. If those stupid people from the other night were any indication, then there were still people out there no better than Danzo... Orochimaru... Fucking Madara!
Trying to calm himself, he just watched as Naruto trained with the two dogs.
"Ok, so let's see, so attacks are... Quick Attack, Endure, Foresight... ok, Let's go for Quick Attack" Naruto said before Riolu nodded and started to run, slowly getting faster before he could match a normal person running and was covered in a white outline of what he assumed was his Aura.
Aura... After he told Professor Oak about chakra, the older man talked to him about Aura. From what he could tell, it was some kind of chakra substitute or something that was fueled by the soul instead of the body.
When Naruto showed him his Rasengan for an example; the old man, despite being shocked, looked at it in amazement before noticing that it was incomplete.
At first he thought he meant the Futon: Rasenshuriken the blonde could create with Wind Elemental Nature but he stated it was something else...
Well whatever it was he'd find out after learning the basics again and oh dear god he was going to loath the basics...
The Water Walking... the Leaf Cutting... the Tree Walking...
Looking at a tree, he could already hear the fox laugh his ass off at his feeble attempts to climb a tree like back at Nami. Focusing back on the battle, he saw Riolu dodge the large dog's Take Down attack and work on his agility and stamina, which from what he was told, was quite a lot.
Riolu was a fighting type Pokémon and they were specialized in hand-to-hand combat. Something he could agree with. Why use some amazing and over the top ninjutsu when you could go with the standard punching someone in the face?
"Hypocrite" the fox said, trying to cover it with a mock cough... now if only the cough had any effort in it what so ever...
'Shut up Kurama...' he thought with a slight twitch in his eye. Ok. So maybe he thought that a super powerful justsu was the key... and maybe he sometimes used his clones and Rasengan a little too often... but that didn't mean he didn't still punch people.
"Riolu, keep using Quick Attack" said as he paid attention to how long the attack took to take to charge and how long it would last. From what he was told, a Trainer was supposed to be like a coach and give orders to their Pokémon while they fought so with that being said; he tried his best to remember what the Pokémon Professor said.
To analyze not only your opponent's attacks but your own as well. That would give you the edge and the knowledge to judge certain actions to help get the Pokémon more comfortable with your calls. Besides, why use an attack that would be to slow or get you hit before you could even hit someone with it.
He learned that the hard way when he fought Kabuto when getting Tsunade to be the Hokage... and he almost died because he got cocky.
The images of Riolu being burnt to ashes, frozen solid, torn to shreds was too much for the blond shinobi to take...
Shaking his head, he also learned that Riolu was stronger than faster, thus he wanted to see just how fast the blue dog could actually be. Then he would work on power later.
Heh, Lee would have loved training Pokémon... the image of something like an Oddish using his Omote Renge/Primary Lotus almost made him laugh...
Looking back to the battle, he saw Riolu get his with an Ember Attack before jumping into the nearby lake, coming out later with a glare aimed at the large dog. Naruto cursed himself; he should have paid better attention...
"You ok Riolu" the blond asked at the small pup nodded, Arcanine was holding back, only retaliating and testing the younger Pokémon similar to how Kakashi trained Team 7.
Getting up for round two, a voice interrupted them.
"Ok, I think that's enough" Daisy Oak said as she watched the battle from a nearby stump with a smile on her face as Arcanine nodded and walked to her while Naruto picked up the blue dog in his arms.
"Well, other than that last bit, you did great..." she said as Naruto smiled.
"Thanks... but I should have paid better attention" he admitted as Daisy nodded. Yes he should have.
"Pokémon Trainers need to be focused at all times... it's ok to think of something while fighting but not when the opponent can attack. Just keep your head in the game, Kay?" she said as Naruto smiled while Riolu was given an apple from the older human.
Kurama just smirked, the blue dog reminding him of its blond trainer. It was clear in its eyes that it resembled the brat in several ways, it stood his ground and refused to back down while at the same time held the same light as the Jinchuriki had.
Seeing as they were done here, Daisy hoped on Arcanine and offered Naruto a ride, looking at Riolu, asking him if he wanted to ride on "Mr. Arcanine" again, the two joined the girl and were carried back to Pallet.
Naruto smirked, wondering if he could rival this in some way once he got back his speed and control back...
Professor Samuel Oak just stared at the two boys as he walked into the lab with them in front of him. He was a little upset and concerned yet impressed at them at the same time.
On one hand they left the village, unprotected and walked into the forest near Pallet before Red was attacked by a wild Pikachu. Thankfully, the Professor was there and caught the timid Pokémon, happy it was a Pikachu and not something more violent like a Primeape or a Scyther.
On the other hand, they were both so excited by the Pokémon they would be getting that they couldn't wait. It would be wrong to get angry at something he did when he was their age, even on occasions he went into the forest without Pokémon and came out fine.
"I should say you two are really eager for a Pokémon of your own" he said as both boys smiled. "However, I want you two to promise me to never do something that reckless again" he scolded.
"Sorry/ Sorry Gramps" came the two replies as the professor smiled. With that out of the way...
"Ok, Red, I already have a Pokémon for you right here" he said as he took a Poké Ball from his desk before Blue protested.
"What, Blue I'll give you the one that I just caught-"
"Oh come one Gramps, You said it was the same one Daisy had when she started" he said, somewhat whining as Professor Oak couldn't help but smile. He remembered how Bill and her both got their own Pokémon from Mr. Pokémon when they were younger... those were precious memories for the old man.
"...Fine, go ahead" he allowed before taking out a Poké Ball from his pocket and holding it to Red. "This Pokémon is the one from the forest... I'm sure this will work just as well" he said as Red took the Pikachu and smiled, offering thanks while Blue took his own Poké Ball and brought out his own Pokémon, Red doing the same.
Before Red was a yellow mouse with red cheeks and a lightning bolt-shaped tail, meanwhile Blue looked at what could be described as a brown little fox that seemed to look around and saw the Pikachu, walking to it with a smile. Pikachu, being a wild Pokémon, looked around confused before seeing another Pokémon. Thinking it was another battle. It tried to escape but eventually realizing that wasn't the case.
"Wow, this is so cool" Red said as he watched the Pokémon start to interact with one-another while smiling, Soon enough the Pokémon were called back and Samuel continued his speech before he noticed Daisy and Naruto come through the doors with a smile on their faces and Arcanine now back in its Poké Ball.
"Well, it's nice to see you two back from training" he said as the boys looked at the two. They recognized Daisy easily enough but the newcomer was new. He had blond hair with two whisker marks while wearing a new orange shirt with black pants and sandals. His black and white backpack being carried now and a headband on his forehead. He didn't know why his headband was in his backpack when he found it with Riolu's Egg but he was just happy to have it.
"Huh, hey Daisy, who's this guy, your boyfriend or something?" Blue asked as Naruto and Daisy looked at him, Naruto in confusion and shock while Daisy did so in mild anger and embarrassment. Just because she was with a boy didn't mean anything...
"Hey professor" the blond greeted before looking at the other two boys. "Uh... who are you guys?"
"Name's Blue, and this is Red" one boy said as the other one remained silent. Naruto blinked... Blue? Red? What were with the names? It would be like calling him Orange, or a girl Green...
Then again this was a place called Pallet Town so he just assumed it made some sense. With a smirk, Naruto introduced himself.
"I'm Naruto Uzumaki" he said as Red smiled and Blue smirked before realization struck him. Naruto Uzumaki... the one with the Riolu.
"Hey, I want a match" Blue said as Naruto just looked at him.
"No thanks" he rejected before everyone looked at him. Blue was angry, Daisy frowned with Red and Samuel sighed, more so since he knew Naruto wasn't from Kanto or the other regions apparently. Seeing the looks, Naruto was confused. "What's with the look-?"
"You can't say no! Have you no honor?!" Blue yelled as the professor explained.
"Naruto, when someone challenges you, you have to agree. You can withhold certain Pokémon but you still have to battle" he explained. Looking confused, he turned to Daisy who nodded.
"But can I heal Riolu first?" he asked as Professor Oak sighed and gave him what looked like a yellow berry.
"That is a Sitrus Berry, eating that should restore most of Riolu's power and stamina" he explained as Naruto smiled and brought out Riolu. The Blue dog looking a little winded as he still tried to recover from his "fight" with the older Pokémon.
"Riolu, this is a Sitrus Berry, it's supposed to help you gain your power back" he said as the blue dog smiled and took it. After eating it and feeling his energy come back before he noticed the others in the room. He could recognize the professor and the only girl in the room but the two other boys were new.
While Blue looked at the Pokémon with a smirk, Red was amazed at the creature. He never saw a Sinnoh Pokémon in person before and seeing it was an amazing sight.
"Well now that you got your Pokémon out, let's go" he said as Naruto looked at Riolu with a sheepish smile, especially when the Pokémon looked at him confused.
"Yeah... about that" he started to saw as Riolu knew it was time for another battle, and not one for training...
Upon leaving the Lab, Naruto and Blue squared off as Blue had his Eevee out and Naruto smirked with Riolu, having a similar expression. While he was still winded from fighting Arcanine. The brown fox was not Arcanine... so he was confident he would win...
But was it confidence... or arrogance...
That was what remained to be seen.
On the side-lines, Daisy, Red and the Pokémon Professor all looked on with interest. If he was being honest with himself, he half-expected Blue to challenge Red first. Guess Naruto and Riolu caught his attention instead while Red looked at the blond in confusion.
"Hey, Professor Oak?" he asked as the old man looked at the young trainer. "Who's Naruto anyways?" he never saw him in Pallet. Was he from Sinnoh? And why didn't he know the Trainer Battle Rules. Daisy looked at him, wondering the same thing before the old man smirked.
"He's a child from a place called Konoha. He was currently swept up in a storm and was saved by a man named Kurama before he left to become a Pokémon Trainer... as for the Pokémon Egg; he said it was a gift to someone named Arcades..."
"Arcades... but wait, that didn't answer why he didn't know about the rules..." the professor smirked.
"That's because he never planned to be a trainer until a few days ago" and even then that wasn't really accurate. From what he was told and lead to believe, Naruto wasn't from any of the regions. In fact he was actually from a place with shinobi and if what that man said about the Elemental Nations... then this would be either a very interesting match... or a one-sided slaughter...
Red was still confused before looking at Daisy, who in turn gave him a small smile. "He actually just got his license last night and helped grandpa deal with those poachers last night."
Red blinked as he looked at the blond in a whole new light. So this kid was someone who fought off someone like Team Rocket and was actually experienced enough to fight them back without flinching.
"Then again he used Grandpa's Arcanine... and just really stared and watched him battle... but he's learning. He actually reminds me a little of you, Red."
Huh, he reminded her of himself.
Looking at the blond, he awaited the first move to be made. Blue smirked and started the spectacle.
"Ok, Eevee. Use Tackle" he said as Naruto smirked.
"Riolu, Quick Attack" he said as Riolu jumped out of the way and gathered strength to move. The battle was on, and only one of them was going to win.
The only question was who?
So this was Chapter 3. Now I decided to go with the Pokémon-Yellow Game for Red and Blue. However, that doesn't mean that they'll have their same Pokémon from that game. In fact I plan on keeping Blue's team close to the Fire-Red and Leaf-Green version.
Back with Red. The reason I picked Yellow version was because 1: Naruto already had a Pokémon, and 2: it seems that the third games are actually the ones that seem cannon in that universe.
Cynthia Calling out Giratina and the player from Black and White.
Red having the Pikachu and the three starters, as well as a Snorlax and an Espeon/Lapras in Gold/Silver and the remakes. It makes sense since Yellow version is the only one out of the three you can naturally/ without trading, get all the starters as well as Pikachu, Lapras, Eevee and Snorlax. This was even hinted that the Snorlax Red caught was the same one from Celadon City blocking Cycling road. So for the most part, I'll be using the third games of each generation like Platinum, Emerald and so on.
With Black and White, Sun and Moon and X and Y, I'll just use the one's that make the most sense from the way I see it. Maybe make my own set of events combining the two of them like Emerald did to Ruby and Sapphire.
Now onto Red...
...Please don't hate me for this...
For Red, I'm making his personality a silent-to-strangers but talkative-to-friends kind of guy. In the remakes, your rival calls you a "Chatty Gossip" so he was either being sarcastic or actually proves that Red isn't as quiet as everyone makes him out to be.
Finally about the whole "Sinnoh Region Pokémon" type of deal. We all know that Pokémon are all over and saying there are "Only 150-151" is a pretty moot point by now so I'm going off the Regional Poké Dex has them under.
