AN: I have to make this short. My computer is bloody retarded and it's not working. This right now is a miracle. I don't know when I'll be back, but I haven't abandoned anything. Omg, I think I'm gonna cry...

Warning: Possible OOCnss

Discalimer: NOT MINE!!!!!

"Speaking"

'Thinking'

'Kyuubi think-speaking'

"Electronics… Well, speaking."

"What did you say?"

"I remember." Kakashi said. "I remember everything. The mission, the scroll, the battle, the-" He stopped and his hands automatically went to his side He lifted his shirt, but there was nothing there. No wound or scar or any evidence of the sword connecting with him at all…

"Kakashi?" Gai asked. "What's wrong?"

Kakashi told Pakkun and Gai everything from the mission to the battle and stopped when there was nothing else to tell. After the two digested all the information, Gai replied with an ingenious:

"I see." He took a moment more to think. "That might explain why you collapsed at the lake. But the question remains, how did we get here?"

"That I still don't know. I mean, besides the vortexes, I don't remember anything unusual before I passed out. I doubt it was a jutsu, but we can't completely rule it out." Kakashi sighed, suddenly feeling exhausted. "We might as well try to go back to sleep. I have a sinking feeling we might really need it."

"Oh, Kami." Iruka gasped quietly when they came upon the scene of blood, carnage and corpses that reeked of death. Why no one had cleaned the scene yet after two weeks, was beyond him, but there it was.

"Iruka-sensei…" He heard Naruto ask. "What is this?"

"This," Shizune said, "Is where we last heard from Kakashi-san and Gai-san before they disappeared."

'Kit. There's a strange energy here. You should have the Hyuuga boy check it out.'

'Kyuubi? Wha-'

'Do it.'

"Neji," Naruto called. "Use your Byakugan to check out the area."

"Why?"

"Just do it. There's something weird about this place."

"Fine. Byakugan!" Neji looked around and his eyes widened. "What is this?"

"What's wrong Neji?" Lee asked.

"There's a kind of strange energy looming around this place. It's like nothing I've ever seen before."

"Naruto, how did you know?" Iruka asked, but he never got an answer because the blonde was off observing something in the distance. Iruka walked over. "Naruto?"

"Iruka-sensei. Look." Naruto said, pointing to something catching the light on the ground. Iruka knelt down to closer examine the newly discovered katana. It had some blood on it, but what had Iruka worried was his other discovery.

"It's poisoned." He whispered. He called Shizune over and they both looked at the blade. "This blade we found has some blood on it still, not to mention, it's poisoned as well. Whoever this was swung at, was obviously hit, but the question is, whose blood is it?"

"As much as I hate to admit it, I doubt Gai-sensei and Kakashi-sensei walked away from this unharmed." Neji said. "But if they aren't here and they never made it back. I doubt they just disappeared. Not to mention we still have to figure out what this strange floating energy is."

'It's a vortex. They were sucked through it.'

"Naruto?" Iruka whispered. "What's wrong?"

Naruto led Iruka a little away from the group to avoid the other ninja from hearing them. "It's Kyuubi." He said. "He says they were sucked through a vortex."

"How would he know?" Iruka asked. No one would blame the teacher for being a bit skeptical.

'It's happened before.'

"Kyuubi said it's happened before."

"When?"

Once again, Iruka's question went unanswered because everything went black.

"Iruka-sensei, we've come up with a pla-" Shizune started as she turned around, but when she did, Iruka and Naruto were nowhere to be seen. "Oh no…" She whispered grimly.

"Shizune-san, wha-" Lee asked, but was cut off.

"Lee! Shizune-san!" Neji called. "The energy. Just now, it glowed for a second before it stopped. I can't see it anymore. Where are Naruto and Iruka-sensei?"

"Gone." Shizune said. "They've vanished."

"This is bad."

"Okay, team, listen up." Shizune said. "We have to get back to Konoha now and tell Tsunade-sama about the energy and the disappearances. Let's move out."

"Hai!" Lee and Neji said, and it was back in the trees on the way to Konoha.

"We should head out." Gai said the next morning.

"I agree, but I want to head back to Professor Rowan's lab for a bit. There's something that's been bothering me for a while."

"Ah, sure. Whatever you say." Gai said. It was really a miracle he was so quiet. After Kakashi had woken up screaming last night, Gai's been a bit worried about his rival. There seem to be many weird things happening to him since they arrived in this world.

Kakashi, Gai and Pakkun were walking out of the Pokémon Center when they heard shouting.

"Hey! You two over there! Yeah, you! Come over here! Better yet, I'll go over there!" As the crazy man walked over to them, Kakashi and Pakkun looked at each other, sending unspoken messages. "You're trainers right? Of course you are! But no trainer is actually a trainer without this!" He pulled out a watch from his pocket. "Ta da! This is the latest in Pokétch technology, and you should consider yourselves extremely lucky right now!"

"Why?" Kakashi asked.

"Because you two'll be the first ones to get one, that's why!"

"This is great! Is this not the most youthful of events since we got here, Eternal Rival? I'm honored to be given such a gift!"

''Oh Kami! There are two of them!' Kakashi thought in horror. He looked at Pakkun again, trading looks of horror.

"I like your style, man! Here, take it! Come back and see me later for more high-tech apps for your Pokétch! Take this one for your friend too!" The hyperactive gave Gai a Pokétch for him and one for Kakashi as well and he ran off to bother other passer-bys.

"Was he not the most youthful of characters, Eternal Rival?"

"Yeah, he was just oozing 'youthfulness'. Let me see that watch."

"Oh! Here you go."

Kakashi put on the watch and examined it. It was blue and white with a green screen, currently displaying the time. Next to the screen were two red buttons, one atop the other. He pressed one. The display on the screen changed from the time to a calculator. He pressed the bottom button again and found that the display now showed a type of counter that went up with every step they took. 'A pedometer? Why would I need that?' The next time he pushed the button; there was a picture of Chimchar and Starly on the top third of the screen, each with dark bars under them. He would find out what that was later… He found it weird the watch already knew which Pokémon he had with him. Oh well, he just added it to the list of 'Things I shouldn't question while I'm here'. The first on the list being where his torn up and bloody uniform went… He went back to the watch. Once again, he pressed the button. It returned to the time. He assumed the little digital figure in the corner was a Pokémon.

The duo chose to walk through Route 202, instead of taking the trees. (Kakashi could multitask, but he didn't want to risk falling from a tree and embarrassing himself) A look towards Gai confirmed that he too was fiddling with the Pokétch as well. It looked ridiculous on him. It didn't match anything he was wearing. Oh well, at least Kakashi's didn't stick out as much.

As they were walking, a nearby bush rustled. They stopped in their tracks and looked around. After they saw that everything was clear, they kept going. Pakkun was surprisingly quiet. Route 202 was short, so it wouldn't take long to reach Professor Rowan's lab.

Kakashi couldn't help shake the feeling that he was being followed. Ninja paranoia in a world filled with different creatures at every turn weren't really a good match.

Another bush rustled and Kakashi couldn't take it anymore. He jumped behind the bush and a surprised meow-like sound was heard. Kakashi came out from behind the bush holding a blue, yellow and black Pokémon.

"This little guy's been following us the whole time." Kakashi said. "Kinda cute, actually." He took out his Pokédex and it spoke.

"Shinx. The flash Pokémon. The extension and contraction of its muscles generates electricity. It glows when in trouble."

"So, you're a Shinx?" He said to the four legged ball of electric cuteness.

"Shinx." It said happily.

Kakashi put the Shinx down and joined the small group on the path. The Shinx was still following.

"Hn. I think it likes you." Pakkun huffed.

"You think?" Kakashi asked. The Shinx made its way to his side and had a happy look to its eyes.

They soon reached Sandgem Town and reached Rowan's lab.

"Ah, Gai, Kakashi. This is a surprise." Rowan greeted. "And who's this?" He asked, pointing to the Shinx and Pakkun.

"Ah, this is Pakkun, one of my summons."

"Yo." Pakkun grunted.

"He speaks?"

"Ah, yes, he does. And this Shinx here has been following us most of the way here."

"That's interesting…" Rowan said thoughtfully.

"Anyway, I came here because-"

"Professor! Professor!" Dawn burst into the lab, yelling. "The beach! Quick!" She ran out again.

"This sounds urgent. Let's go." Rowan said.

"Pakkun, you and Shinx stay here. We'll be right back. Gai, let's do." Kakashi commanded.

When they got to the beach, Lucas and Dawn were trying to shake two figures awake. The first thing Kakashi noticed was a bright orange-

"Crap." Kakashi cursed. He ran over to where Dawn and Lucas were and told them to move. "Gai! Get over there and wake Naruto up. I'll wake Iruka."

"You know these people?" Rowan asked.

"Yes. The blonde one is my student, this one is my friend, Iruka." Kakashi tried shaking Iruka awake. "Hey, Iruka. Get up." Iruka wasn't responding so he touched his index finger to the center of Iruka's forehead and pushed a little chakra into the tan man under him. Iruka's brows furrowed slightly before his eyes fluttered open, unfocused at first, but he soon recognized Kakashi.

"Kakashi!" His eyes widened and arms wrapped around Kakashi's neck. He quickly unwrapped his arms and slapped Kakashi across the face.

"What the hell!?"

"Do you know how worried I – uh- we all were!? Everyone thought you two went and got yourselves killed! Where the hell were you!?"

*Meanwhile…

"Aah!" Naruto awoke to Gai's worried face looming over him.

"Why must everybody scream when I wake them up?" Gai asked. (AN: Sorry, I couldn't resist that part.)

"Where are we?"

"We'll explain later, youthful student of my Eternal Rival!"

They turned just in time to see Kakashi get slapped and hear his yell of 'What the hell!?'

"Ooh… That's gotta hurt." Naruto said with a wince.

*Back to Kakashi…

"Look, we'll explain everything later. Let's get back to the lab." Kakashi said.

"Lab?"

"Just follow me." Kakashi said, rubbing his sore cheek. "Gai! Naruto! Let's go!"

After Kakashi told the story of his dream for the second time in 12 hours, the rest of the group who hadn't heard it before (he censored it for Dawn and Lucas, they were only ten after all) were staring wide-eyed at him.

"How are you not dead?" Iruka asked.

"That's what I came here to find out." Kakashi said. He turned to the Professor. "I came back to ask you some things."

"Go ahead." Rowan said.

"First of all, what condition were we in when you found us?"

"You yourselves were fine, excluding the whole unconscious thing, but your clothes, especially yours, Kakashi, were tattered and bloodied, like you were in some sort of terrible accident. Although that's clear now, but now I'm curious as to why there were no signs of injuries on your persons."

"You and me both, Professor…" Kakashi thought. He set his elbows on his knees, his fingers tented in an uncanny imitation of Tsunade. He was obviously thinking of the situation. After a slightly tense moment, he sighed and ran a hand through his hair. Was it in frustration or annoyance? Maybe both? "There's more I want to know, but I doubt you can give me answers. Anyway, Iruka, Naruto. How did you get here and what's going on back home?"

Iruka and Naruto told their own story, even the part about Kyuubi.

"And nobody else has gone missing?" Kakashi asked.

"Not from Konoha, no." Iruka answered.

"Naruto, you said Kyuubi told you this has happened before. When?" Kakashi asked, turning his attention to the blonde.

"I don't know. Stupid fox isn't answering when I try to ask."

"I can't tell if that's good or bad." Kakashi sighed. "Either way, Naruto, can you work on trying to reach Kyuubi while we're here? He obviously knows more about this than we do."

"No problem, Sensei!" Naruto beamed. "Ne, what are we going to do here anyway?" Naruto asked. "I mean, do we get to go on an adventure too?"

"I guess that's up to you two." Kakashi said. "Professor? What do you think?"

"It's up to them. If they want to follow you two on your travels, I can help them get started like I did with you."

"Alright! We're going on an adventure!" Naruto yelled.