Naruto: Pokémon Adventure*

"Talking"
'Thoughts'
Flashback/Video Phone
Translated Pokémon Speech

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Pokémon.

Arc 1: Beginnings in Kanto
Chapter 7: Cerulean Water Dance

Two days later, the group were walking down a trail when they reached a sign.

"Let's see..." Naruto said as he read the sign. "'Cerulean City: ten miles'. We're almost there, guys."

"So you haven't reached Cerulean City yet, Fishcake? That's too bad." said a voice from down the path.

Naruto looked in the direction the voice came from and glared. "What are you doing here, Gary?"

"What else? I was waiting for you to show up." Gary replied before spotting Misty and Brock. "Hey, Brock. Why are you traveling with the fishcake here?"

"How many times have I told you not to call me that?" Naruto demanded as he continued to glare at his hometown rival.

"Wait a minute, Gary. You and Brock know each other?" Hinata asked.

"Gary and I fought days before you three arrived in Pewter City." Brock replied.

"I saw Gary drive by while I was fishing on Route One." Misty added. "It was before I saw you two dash towards Viridian City. I've never seen anyone move so fast."

"Yeah, I received a call from Daisy that night and she told me about the errand you two ran for Gramps." Gary brought up. "Even I can't believe you two can move so fast." 'Then again, Lady Kushina did say that ninjas could do all sorts of things during that time.' he thought to himself. "So Fishcake, have you caught a Poliwag yet? Everyone back home knows how much you want one."

Naruto growled at Gary, even while he answered the boy's question. "Of course, he was the first Pokémon I caught." he replied, trying to keep the growing anger out of his voice.

Suddenly, Hinata wrapped her arms around his neck. "Naruto, please calm down. There's no need to snap at Gary." she gently told him before whispering into his ear, "Especially since you call Master Jiraiya 'Pervy Sage' whenever his bad habit surfaces." While she hasn't been exposed to Jiraiya's perverse habits, Naruto and Kushina did warn her so what happened to Daisy doesn't happen again.

Naruto sighed as he willed himself to calm down. "You're right, but it still gets on my nerves." he said quietly so Gary doesn't hear him.

"Anyway, why don't you and I have a little battle?" Gary proposed as he pulled out a poké ball and started to spin it on his finger. "We'll each use one Pokémon each, no more. And it must be a Water Pokémon."

Naruto raised an eyebrow. 'A Water Pokémon Battle? So he's going to use his Squirtle against my Poliwag... or does he have a Poliwag of his own?' he mused before pulling out Poliwag's poké ball. "You're on, Gary!"

The group relocated to a nearby field large enough to have the battle.

"Okay, to make sure you two don't overdo it again, I'll referee the battle." Hinata said as she stood between the two at the side while Misty, Brock and Eevee stood across from her.

Both boys nodded before they threw their poké balls. Out of Gary's ball emerged a blue turtle-like Pokémon that's four inches shorter than Poliwag with a white bushy tail and an orange shell.

As Poliwag hopped around, as per his usual habit after emerging from his poké ball, Hinata announced, "This Pokémon Battle is between Naruto's Poliwag and Gary's Squirtle. There will be no substitutions allowed." She then raised her hands and called out, "Begin!"

"Poliwag, Bubble attack!" Naruto called out in an attempt to slow Squirtle down. While he knew his Poliwag was faster, Squirtle was stronger.

"Squirtle, Withdraw!" Gary commanded. Squirtle reacted quickly and pulled its head and limbs into its shell, protecting it from the barrage of bubbles.

"Water Gun!" both boys cried out. Poliwag fired a jet of water from his mouth while Squirtle did the same thing from inside its shell. The two water attacks were deadlocked and neither Pokémon let up on the power.

That is... until Naruto called out, "Poliwag, bank left and use Icy Wind!" Poliwag responded by ending his attack and immediately rolling to the left, Squirtle's Water Gun passing by him and his trainer. He then got up, inhaled some air and blew it out with an arctic chill. While the chill wasn't cold enough to freeze Squirtle's Water Gun, it was still cold enough to drop the tiny turtle's body temprature.

"Not bad Fishcake, but not good enough." Gary said. "Squirtle, Tackle attack!" Squirtle's body emerged from its shell, the effects of Icy Wind hardly visible on the Water Pokémon. It then ran towards Poliwag and tried to slam its body into the larger Pokémon, but Poliwag was too fast and managed to dodge the frontal attack.

"Poliwag, Water Gun!"

"Squirtle, dodge and use Tackle attack again!"

Poliwag turned and fired a jet of water from his mouth at Squirtle, but the smaller Pokémon ducked under it and slammed its body into Poliwag. The hit caused Poliwag to end his attack as he cried out in pain.

Naruto winced and knew that Poliwag can't keep this up. He knew when he was beaten and did not want to risk Poliwag getting hurt before his gym match in Cerulean City. "Poliwag, return!" he said as he held out his poké ball, calling back his Pokémon.

Hinata raised her arm towards Gary. "Naruto conceeds the battle. Gary is the winner." she announced.

Gary then recalled his Squirtle and said, "Not bad, but you'll need to do better than that to beat me." Naruto scowled at him. "Hey, chill out. This was supposed to be a friendly battle and you're getting all upset because you lost?"

"It's not that, Gary. It's because that smug attitude of yours always gets on my nerves." Naruto clarified. "If Daisy was here, you wouldn't be like this."

"That's because she's taken a liking to you, Naruto. Even now, I still doubt you don't like her more than you claim." Gary stated. "I don't care if you are their son, I'm not letting you date my sister until you become a Pokémon Master!"

"You're being delusional again, Gary." Naruto sighed. This argument would always come up whenever Daisy's name was mentioned. He wished the boy would stop bringing it up. "We told you already, we're not interested in each other. But if you keep bringing it up, I'll start to consider it."

"Oh no you won't!" Gary yelled before Naruto appeared behind him.

"I wasn't joking, Gary. Daisy and I don't like each other that way. So please drop it already." Naruto told him in such a way that saying no was not advised.

Gary simply growled before he strolled off. "Smell ya later, Fishcake. Oh, and good luck earning your next badge. You'll need it."

As he left, Naruto shook his head. "Idiot."

xxxxx

Later, the group continued their ride to Cerulean City, ther meeting with Gary at the forefront of their minds.

"So what's up between you and Gary?" Brock asked Naruto. "You two rivals or something?"

"Something like that. We knew each other since we were four. His sister brought him over one day so we could meet." Naruto began. "Soon after that, we started competing against each other. It started out small and simple; a few games here and there. But as we got older, it started to get a little more serious. So much so that many in Pallet Town bet on who would win." He then looked deep in thought, even as he was riding his bike. "If I remember correctly, it was Grandma's fault that people started betting on our rivalry."

"So why is he so protective of his sister?" Misty wondered.

"Their grandfather is Professor Oak, a well-respected Pokémon Researcher. Because of his popularity, those two each have a fanclub." Hinata replied. "And because of that, Gary doesn't like anyone trying to date his sister unless he approved of them first. Two years ago, Daisy started teasing Naruto and Gary took it as a sign that the two liked each other. And no matter how much they deny it, Gary refuses to drop it."

"How old is she?" Brock asked.

"Sixteen, why?" Naruto responded.

"Does she flirt with you?" Brock continued.

"When she's in a playful mood, yeah." Naruto answered.

"And you're sure she denied liking you as more than a friend?" Brock carried on.

"Of course. Whenever anyone asked, she always denied it..." Naruto then blushed. "...except for that one time last Halloween." Hinata sighed.

"What happened?" Misty wondered.

"We were doing a theme this time around and we dressed up as royalty." Naruto explained as they stopped riding. "Mom, Hinata and I went as royal angels while Daisy and Hinata's sister, Hanabi, went as royal fairies." He then reached into his backpack and pulled out a book. He opened it and flipped through the pages until he stopped on one. "I have a picture of us in here. Take a look."

Misty, Brock, Pikachu and Eevee looked at the picture and saw Naruto and Hinata standing next to each other. They were smiling and holding hands as they stood there dressed as a young prince and princess. Behind them stood a redheaded woman dressed as a queen. All three of them have snow-white wings on their backs, like the ones Brock saw Naruto sprout on Mount Moon. To their left stood a young girl that looked like a slightly younger version of Hinata, but with longer dark brown hair. Her princess outfit is different, but similar to Hinata's. Standing behind her is a teenage girl with long brown hair and brown eyes dressed up as a young queen. Both girls have black and blue butterfly wings on their backs.

"Wow..." was what they said as they looked at the photo.

"You sister is very cute, Hinata." Misty commented.

"Thanks, Misty." Hinata replied with a smile.

"So the younger queen is Daisy?" Brock asked.

"Yeah, that's Daisy." Naruto replied. "That night was the only time she ever admitted to liking me."

"Why is that?" Misty wondered.

"Every year, Mom and Daisy would take us to Viridian City for trick-or-treating. Gary is usually with us, but he was sick this year. That night, two guys approached our group and started hitting on Daisy. She said and I quote, "Sorry boys, but my prince is right here." before she hugged and kissed me." Naruto explained with a blush at the end. "We both know that it was only to shoo those boys away. But when Gary somehow found out, he flipped and demanded that I be a Pokémon Master before he would ever allow me to date his sister."

"Before that, it wasn't so bad. But now, he's determined to make his point known." Hinata added with a sigh. 'I think I might have to use that card sooner than I thought.'

xxxxx

Minutes later, the group were just outside Cerulean City when Misty suddenly stopped.

"Hey Misty, what's the matter?" Naruto asked her.

"Naruto, are you sure you want to go for the gym badge here?" she asked the younger male.

"Of course I do. This has the nearest gym and I can't just skip it." he replied.

"Yeah, but remember that you have to be in Vermilion City to greet your gandmother when she arrives." Misty reminded him. "From here, it'll take us about two weeks to get there on foot. Our bikes will cut that time in half, giving us a chance to travel at a leisurary pace." She then walked over and rested an arm on his shoulder. "Plus, I know of this great spot on the pier to catch a Staryu at. It has a romantic view of the ocean, especially during sunset."

Naruto blushed slightly at the word romantic. "You know what, Misty... you're right. That sounds like a great idea." he said, much to Misty's secret delight. "But I want Grandma to see that I have two gym badges, maybe even three, by the time she arrives in two weeks. So I need to head to the gym here and battle the Gym Leader before I lose too much time and end up arriving after she does." he finished.

Misty sighed in defeat. "Have it your way, then." she said before riding off, leaving her companions confused.

xxxxx

After stopping at the Pokémon Center so their Pokémon can recover, Naruto, Hinata and Brock went in different directions. Naruto went to the gym while Hinata went shopping for a souvenir for Hanabi. Brock, on the other hand, said that he had something to do and left. Neither Naruto nor Hinata knew what he was going to do and decided to let him be and find him after they were done doing their own thing.

Right now, Naruto and Pikachu are standing outside the Cerulean Pokémon Gym and Aquarium. "I can't believe it's been two years since I've been here." Naruto said quietly to himself.

"Pi?" Pikachu wondered.

"You'll see when we go inside, Pikachu." Naruto told his partner as he went inside the building. Upon entering, they saw one of the walls of the lobby was a viewing window for the aquarium. Looking through it, Pikachu saw all sorts of Water Pokémon.

"Cerulean City has the largest aquarium in the region. People come here to see the Water Pokémon in their natural habitat." Naruto explained to Pikachu. "But they also come here for another reason." He then walked over to the information desk, where a young woman with blonde hair and green eyes sat behind the desk. "Excuse me, but when does the next show start?" he asked politely.

The woman looked up and smiled at Naruto. "Oh, the next show begins in fifteen minutes. Would you like a ticket?" she replied.

"Yes please, and does my Pokémon need one as well?" Naruto asked as he pointed at Pikachu, who's still looking through the viewing window.

"No, your Pikachu gets in free if you're a licensed trainer or breeder." the woman answered. Naruto showed his pokédex and the woman nodded. "Okay then, a child ticket costs three hundred pokédollars." Naruto paid the woman and she handed him a ticket. "There you go. The seating area is to the right, two doors down on the left side."

"Thank you." he said before following her instructions, Pikachu following close behind.

Once they were out of sight, the woman's smile grew. "Such a handsome young trainer. I wonder if he's here for a gym match too?"

xxxxx

After Naruto took a seat in the seating area, Pikachu decided to ask his trainer a question. "Naruto, what are we about to watch?" he asked while holding Dexter.

"You'll see, so be patient." Naruto repied before taking back his pokédex and putting it away.

Just as the woman said, fifteen minutes past before the show began. Pikachu soon realized that it was a water ballet featuring three swimmers and several Pokémon. He also recognized the woman at the information desk as one of the swimmers in the large pool. He was amazed at the performance they put on.

Naruto, on the other hand, was focused solely on one of the swimmers. She looked younger than the blonde woman with long indigo hair. Out of the three, she is his favorite. 'Still as graceful as the first time I saw you...' he thought to himself as he continued to watch the show.

xxxxx

The show lasted for twenty minutes before it ended. The three swimmers danced with three Goldeen and a seal-like Pokémon with a small horn on its head.

'If only the girls were here to see it. I'm sure they would love it.' Naruto thought to himself as he remained in his seat while everyone else left. Once they did, he got up and headed for the dressing rooms.

He now stood outside one of the dressing rooms. On the door was a star that said 'Violet' in the center. He knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer.

A moment later, the door opened and the indigo-haired swimmer poked her head out. She gasped when her mocha-brown eyes spotted a familiar face. "Naruto, is that you?"

"The one and only, Violet." he replied before showing her a bouquet of pink and white roses he purchased before arriving at the gym. "For a wonderful performance... just like always."

"Naruto, you shouldn't have..." Violet said with a pretty smile as she accepted the flowers. "Please, come inside."

"But aren't you getting dressed? I don't want to disturb you if you are." he asked her.

"Don't be silly." Violet said as she opened the door further, showing that she's garbed in a violet top, a long dark blue skirt and dark blue heeled shoes.

Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Getting ready for a date or something?"

"Or something." she answered before pulling him into her dressing room.

Once the door closed, Violet went to place the roses in some water. "I received your letter two weeks ago. I wasn't expecting you here for another week." she said when she came back. "So how was your journey here? Did you catch any Pokémon?" She then looked at Pikachu and added, "Oh, he's so cute!" before picking him up and hugging him.

"How did you know Pikachu's a boy? I don't remember telling you." Naruto asked.

"We girls can tell if a Pokémon's a girl or not. That's how I know." she replied as if it was a common thing.

Naruto sighed. "You know, a girl I'm traveling with told me the same thing, but worded it differently."

"Oh, she did?" Violet then looked at Naruto curiously. "Naruto, you're not here for a gym match, are you?"

"I am, Violet. Besides, it's not time yet for... that." he said to her.

Violet nodded. "Okay. I'll go get my sisters. You two go and wait by the pool. It shouldn't take too long."

Naruto nodded before he and Pikachu left.

xxxxx

A few minutes later, Naruto and Pikachu saw Violet, the blonde woman and a girl younger than both with pink hair and blue eyes walk out. "Naruto, I'm sure you remember my sisters, Daisy and Lily." Violet said.

"It's been a long time, hasn't it, Naruto?" the blonde woman, named Daisy, said. "I had no idea you would be this handsome at ten."

"Yeah... think what five more years would do for him." the pink-haired girl, named Lily, added.

"I know, but he's off limits. His mother doesn't like girls chasing after him for petty reasons." Violet mentioned. She looked at her friend and noticed him blushing from their comments.

"So you're here for a gym badge, Naruto?" Daisy asked him. Once he nodded, she frowned. "Unfortunately, you came at a bad time."

"I did?" Naruto wondered.

"Yeah. Yesterday, we had three challengers battle us and we lost big time. We had to rush all our Pokémon to the Pokémon Center." Lily continued.

"This is all we have left." Daisy finished sadly as she held up a poké ball and released the Pokémon inside, which was a Goldeen.

"What? All you have is a Goldeen?" Naruto asked them. "But what about the Pokémon in the show? Can't they battle?"

"We can't risk them getting hurt, Naruto. If they did, we won't be able to perform anymore until they recover." Violet explained. "I'm sorry you came all this way and couldn't show me your skills. I'm sure they are just as impressive as your mother's."

Daisy suddenly looked deep in thought before looking out into the pool. "Hang on a second. Seel!" she called as she clapped her hands. A second later, the seal-like Pokémon emerged from the pool and swam over to Daisy. Seel then waddled over to her and stuck out its tongue, which had a blue badge shaped like a water droplet. Daisy picked it up and walked over to Naruto. "A Cascade Badge; it's what you want, right? You can have it."

"Daisy!" Violet interjected.

"What?"

"I know him and he doesn't accept handouts." Violet explained to her older sister. "His mother once told me that she raised him to earn what he wants and to never accept anything given to him for free."

"But none of us have any Pokémon that can battle. What are we supposed to do?" Lily questioned her older sister.

"Are you in a rush, Naruto?" Violet asked him.

"My grandmother is arriving in Vermilion City and I need to be there to greet her, so I kinda am." Naruto replied.

Violet closed her eyes in thought before an answer came along. "Look, you'll be coming back in about two months, won't you? So why not battle us then?"

Naruto thought it over and realized that it was his only option. He couldn't wait for their Pokémon to recover as he has to meet his grandmother. Waiting could cause him to arrive late and miss her.

He sighed and was about to agree to the indigo-haired woman's suggestion when a familiar voice yelled, "If you three can't battle him, then I will!"

Everyone turned to face the one that shouted. "Misty? What are you doing here?" Naruto wondered.

"Welcome home, Misty." Daisy greeted, surprising the younger blond.

"How is your training going?" Violet asked.

"Why are you back so early?" Lily questioned.

"I wouldn't have came back, but Naruto here was being persistent." Misty replied with a frown. She did not want to be here at all.

"Wait a minute, Misty. You know them?" Naruto asked.

"Of course I do. You must have never heard of the Four Sensational Sisters of Cerulean City." Misty replied with a smile.

"You mean the THREE sisters and the runt." Daisy corrected, much to Misty's ire.

"Violet, you never told me you have three sisters." Naruto said to the indigo-haired woman.

"I didn't?" Violet said nervously. "I could've sworn I did." Naruto shook his head.

"Naruto, how do you know my sisters?" Misty wondered.

"Mom brought me here two years ago to watch one of their shows. I even got to meet Violet backstage and we've been writing to each other ever since." Naruto answered.

"Wait a second. You were here that time?" Misty exclaimed.

"Huh?"

"I remember when your mother showed up two years ago to watch my sisters perform. It was a few days before I received my first Pokémon from my mother." Misty explained. "I never knew you were there too."

"You don't? I know for a fact that I told you about him." Violet piped in.

"Yeah, Violet's been telling all of us about Lady Kushina's handsome young son." Daisy added, causing Naruto to blush again.

Misty's eyes widened when she finally remembered where she heard Naruto's name from. 'Now I remember! Violet was the one who told me about him.' she thought to herself. 'But her description was two years out of date. Even still, she was right. He really is handsome for his age.'

"So why are you here, Misty?" Naruto wondered.

"Isn't it obvious? I'm one of the Gym Leaders, so I will be your opponent." Misty replied.

"Well, it's better than waiting for two months or simply accepting the badge without earning it." Naruto commented.

Misty shot a hard glare at Daisy, somehow knowing that she was about to give him a Cascade Badge. Daisy, in her defense, simply laughed sheepishly.

xxxxx

Meanwhile, Hinata and Eevee arrived at the Cerulean Gym after getting directions from one of the locals. "I can't believe we couldn't find a good souvenir for Hanabi." she said in sadness. Even Eevee was sad that they couldn't find something good for the little firecracker. "Well, let's see how Naruto and Pikachu are doing."

"Yes, let's." Eevee replied before they walked in.

Looking around, they saw a sign on the information desk. It read, "Pokémon Gym Match in progress. Please come back later." Hinata raised an eyebrow before she started looking for the arena.

Once she found it, she saw Naruto and Misty about to battle. "Naruto? Misty?"

Both trainers looked at Hinata. "Hinata, you made it. We were about to start without you." Misty said.

"What are you two doing?" Hinata wondered.

"What does it look like, silly?" Naruto responded with his own question.

Hinata looked at Misty with a raised eyebrow. "Misty, are you the Cerulean Gym Leader?"

"More like one of the Cerulean Gym Leaders." Violet answered. "We're the other three."

"Huh? So you four are sisters or something?" Hinata asked.

"Yep, and Misty's the youngest." Lily replied.

"Okay, I'll referee this match... so trainers, get ready." Daisy said as she stood off to the side with Violet, Lily and Hinata behind her. At this point, the lavender-eyed trainer took notice of the battlefield. It is a large swimming pool with five rectangular platforms floating in it. Naruto is standing on a blue one on one side of the pool while Misty is standing on a red one on the other side. The other three are all white. "This gym match is between the challenger, Naruto of Pallet Town, and Misty, the Cerulean Gym Leader. You'll each use two Pokémon. Begin!"

"Go, Staryu!" Misty announced as Staryu came out of its poké ball.

"Let's go, Beedrill!" Naruto said as Beedrill emerged.

"Staryu, Tackle attack!" Staryu rushed towards Beedrill, spinning as if it were a throwing star.

"Beedrill, dodge and use Poison Sting!" Beedrill dodged the frontal attack and countered with its stinger. The stinger missed Staryu several times before it stung one of its limbs.

"Water Gun!" Staryu's top limb leaned forward and shot a stream of water at Beedrill, who was too close to avoid it.

"Beedrill, focus your energy!" Once the stream stopped, Beedrill landed on one of the floating platforms and pumped itself up. "Good, now use Fury Attack!"

Beedrill shot forward and thrusted its arm stingers at Staryu, striking it several times. From Misty's prespective, those strikes looked powerful. "Staryu, Swift attack!" From its core, Staryu fired a volley of white stars at Beedrill. The stars struck home and Beedrill landed on one of the platforms to rest after that barrage.

"Beedrill, slow Staryu down with String Shot!" Beedrill shot sticky silk at Staryu, but it did little to impede its movements.

"Staryu, Recover!" Staryu's body glowed as it healed itself.

"Beedrill, use Twineedle!" Beedrill shot off at Staryu and rammed both his arm stingers into its body. The strike was strong enough to send the star-shaped Pokémon flying.

Misty ducked to avoid Staryu slamming into her as it sailed towards the wall. As it slid down, its core started flashing; a sign that it's too weak to continue. "Staryu, return!" she said as she recalled her Pokémon. "That was impressive, Naruto. But let's see if you can handle this one." She then threw another poké ball and out came Starmie.

"Oh boy..." Naruto said to himself. He has no idea how strong Starmie is, but assumed it to be very powerful considering it's Misty's first Pokémon. "Beedrill, Twineedle!"

"Starmie, Water Gun!" Starmie shot a stream of water from its top limb at Beedrill.

The Insect Pokémon noticed that it was much faster than Staryu's Water Gun and quickly dodged so he could get within striking range of Starmie. Once it was, it thrust his two arm stingers out and struck Starmie, poisoning the Water/Psychic Pokémon.

"Rapid Spin!" Starmie hurled itself at Beedrill, spinning at high speed. Beedrill tried to dodge it, but Starmie was too fast and slammed into him, sending him straight into the pool.

"Beedrill, return!" Naruto said as he quickly called back his Beedrill, knowing he can't swim. 'This is bad. While Rapid Spin isn't very strong, her Starmie must be. How else could she take down Beedrill with one hit.' he thought to himself. Because he wanted a Staryu so bad, he studied up on it and Starmie so he knows how to raise it to be its very best. He then glanced down at Pikachu, who frowned before he nodded and hopped into his arms. "You ready, buddy?"

Pikachu nodded before Naruto threw him onto the nearest platform.

"Great choice, but how can Pikachu fight if he's limited to only that platform?" Misty questioned.

'She's right. Pikachu can't swim as good as Starmie and would only be an open target, even with his electric attacks. He just can't fight on the water.' Naruto mused. He then looked at Pikachu and saw him nod. 'But we'll have to risk it. We have the advantage in type while Misty and Starmie are more experienced and have homefield advantage. Even still, Pikachu and I have guts and that alone will even the odds.' "Pikachu, Thundershock!"

"Pika-chu!" the mouse pokémon cried as he launched a bolt of electricity at Starmie.

"Starmie, dodge and use Confuse Ray!" Misty called out.

Starmie floated out of the way of the electric attack before its core glowed. Pikachu was looking right at it and he became confused.

"Pikachu, focus!" Naruto shouted. His shout worked as Pikachu regained his senses. "Good, now use Double Team!"

"Pika!" Pikachu responded before multiple images of himself were created on the platform. Because of its size, he could only make eight images, but it was enough to delay Starmie for a short while.

"Starmie, Swift attack!" Like Staryu, Starmie shot a volley of stars from its core. The stars hit each of the Pikachus, striking even the original.

"Pikachu, are you alright?" Naruto asked his downed partner.

Pikachu slowly got up. That Swift attack was powerful. He couldn't take another one of those. "Pi..." he groaned.

"Do you want to continue?" Naruto asked him.

Pikachu nodded before his body began to crackle with electricity.

'Uh-oh... that can't be good.' Misty thought before yelling, "Starmie, use Water Gun!"

Starmie shot a jet of water at Pikachu, but he evaded the attack.

"Now that you're all charged up, time for a Thundershock!" Naruto called out.

"Pi...ka...CHU!" Pikachu cried as he released all the stored-up electricity in Starmie's direction. The attack struck home and Starmie was shocked with ten thousand volts of electricity.

"Starmie!" Misty cried as she brought out Starmie's poké ball and recalled her Pokémon before it got hurt. But once it entered its ball, some of the electricity from Pikachu's attack struck her, causing her to drop the poké ball.

"Misty!" Worried about his friend, Naruto dashed across the pool and was at her side in an instant. "Are you alright?" he asked her.

Misty shook her hand in pain. "Yeah, I'm okay." she replied, but then realized that Naruto was right next to her when he was on the other side of the pool. Looking at her sisters, she saw them shocked that Naruto literally ran across the pool's surface. Even Hinata's Eevee was shocked.

Looking at Naruto, Misty asked the one question that popped in her mind. "How did you do that?"

xxxxx

Later, Naruto, Hinata and the Cerulean Sisters were at the Pokémon Center.

"So you two were ninjas in a past life?" Lily asked Hinata and Naruto.

"Yeah. We could do all sorts of things." Hinata replied. "Walking on water is only one of them."

"Think you could teach us how to do that?" Daisy wondered, finding the ability to walk on water to be very cool. 'Plus, we could start doing a whole new type of water ballet with that skill.' she added mentally.

Naruto shook his head. "I don't think so. The three of you are too old, so it would be impossible for you to learn how to use ninja skills." he explained. "But Misty could possibly learn them... if she were to start now."

"That doesn't sound so bad. I would love to learn how to be a ninja." Misty responded with a smile.

"Okay. I'll talk to Grandma once we see her. She could teach you the basics when we meet up with her." Naruto said.

"But why can't you two?" Violet wondered.

"We would, but we don't have the time." Hinata answered. "We would have to stop for hours so Misty can train and rest afterwards. The training can be very exhausting, especially since she is nearing the age where she can't even begin learning it."

"Why is that?" Misty wondered.

"In the past, ninjas used an energy called chakra. It is a combination of physical and spiritual energies produced by our bodies." Hinata explained. "We develop our physical energy with exercise and our spiritual energy with meditation. Our parents began our training when we were five so we can awaken our past abilites as we grow."

"So how hard would I have it if I started right now?" Misty asked curiously.

"First, you would have to learn how to feel your chakra and pull it to the surface so you can use it." Naruto replied. "Because of your age, this will be very difficult for you. That's why it's better to start when you're young. But with Grandma's help, you'll have an easier time with this exercise and a higher chance as success... which is why I'm going to talk to her about training you." He then added, "But first, we'll have to let Mom know. She might have a few pointers for you so you can prepare before we meet Grandma in Vermilion City."

As they walked over to the video phones, Daisy suddenly stopped. "Naruto, how is your grandmother arriving in Vermilion City?" she asked.

"Grandpa said that she's arriving on the S.S. Anne." Naruto replied before he dialed his home phone number.

"Then you might want to leave very soon." Daisy said. "The S.S. Anne is scheduled to arrive in ten days."

Before Naruto could respond to that, Kushina suddenly showed on the video screen. "Hello?"

"Hi, Mom. It's me, Naruto." Naruto replied.

"Hi, sweetie. How is your training going?" a now smiling Kushina wondered.

"Great! I just won my second gym badge." Naruto replied while opening up a small case that contained his two gym badges.

"Congratulation, dear. And I assume you got to see Violet?"

"I sure did." Naruto then frowned. "By the way, did you know that Violet has three sisters?"

"Of course I did, honey."

"And you didn't tell me this before because..."

"You never asked." Naruto promptly face-planted out of the chair.

While her best friend sulked, Hinata got on the line. "Hello, Mom."

"Hi, Hinata. How has your training been?"

"Just as great. I caught a Clefairy a couple days ago." Hinata replied.

"You did?" Hanabi's voice chimed from behind Kushina. Her face then popped up on the screen. "Can I see it, please?"

Hinata giggled. "Sure you can, but not right now. You'll have to wait several weeks first."

Hanabi whined, but she was quickly picked up by Jiraiya when he came into view. "Now that the sparkler is all riled up, any special reason you called?" he asked.

"Yes. One of our friends wants to train with us in those arts." Hinata replied, emphizising her meaning.

"Ah... and who is this friend of yours?" Kushina wondered.

"That would be me, Mrs. Uzumaki." Misty replied from behind Hinata.

"Oh, hello, Misty." Jiraiya said. "So you want to train with my grandson and his friend, do you?" He then looked at Kushina and asked, "What do you think, Kushina? You're a better judge of character than I am."

Kushina looked at Misty, almost like she was apraising her. After a few moments, she nodded with a smile. "I'll allow it, but you seem a little too old for this type of training."

"They told me that and Naruto said he'll talk to his grandmother about her possibly training me." Misty replied.

"He did?" Kushina raised an eyebrow. "Well, then you have nothing to worry about. My mother-in-law is a great instructor, better than me at times. She also has a slight habit of spoiling my son, but that's only so he'll take her side in an argument between her and the idiot right here." She jabbed a thumb at Jiraiya.

"Hey!"

"Anyway..." Ignoring Jiraiya, Kushina pressed on. "So you called for some pointers or something to have her ready for this type of training?"

"How did she know?" Daisy whispered to Naruto.

"Mother's intuition. She says it's never wrong." Naruto whispered back.

"You got that right." Kushina added with a cheeky smile. Jiraiya merely shook his head before walking away with a pouting Hanabi still in his arms. "Now, all I can say is you want to be ready for a rigorous workout. Our training prepares us for just about every possible climate, situation and scenario. But for the basics, all you need is to get your body as fit as possible. My mother-in-law is a bit of a slave driver, so you'll need to be ready for whatever she might, and most likely will, throw at you."

"I'll be ready for whatever she has." Misty replied.

Kushina nodded. "That's good to hear." She then looked to the side for a second. "I suggest you all get going. It'll take you about a week to get to Vermilion City on your bikes and the S.S. Anne arrives in ten days. You want to be there early so you don't miss her."

"We know, Mom. We'll leave as soon as our Pokémon have fully recoverd." Naruto said.

"That's good to know." Kushina said.

Suddenly, Hanabi popped back on the screen. "Naruto, are you getting me lots of souvenirs?" she asked.

Naruto chuckled. "Yes, Hanabi. We got you some wonderful souvenirs."

Hanabi cheered in delight, but was once again picked up by Jiraiya, who then walked away. "Sometimes, she has too much energy." Kushina said while shaking her head. "At least Naruto got me ready to deal with her and her excitement. Anyway, call me when she arrives. I want to speak to her about something."

"I'll do that, Mom." Naruto said. "Love you."

"Love you too, sweetie." Kushina said before hanging up.

"So what's with your sister and souvenirs?" Lily asked Hinata.

"She wants us to get her souvenirs of our travels so she knows that we're thinking about her." Hinata replied, but then her head dropped. "But I couldn't find a good souvenir for her here."

Naruto and Violet shared a look before they winked. "I think we know of a good souvenir for her." they said together.

xxxxx

Thirty minutes later, Naruto Hinata and Misty met up with Brock outside of the Cerulean Gym.

"Hey, Brock. Where have you been all this time?" Naruto asked him.

"Around." was his casual answer. "So how did the gym battle go?"

"Check it out." Naruto showed him his badge case with the Cascade Badge right beside the Boulder Badge.

"Sweet. Let's go before we miss your grandmother." Brock replied before Hinata unsealed his bike.

"Misty!" Daisy, Violet and Lily called out to their baby sister. "Don't be a stranger! Come back and see us sometime!"

"I will, but after I become a Water Pokémon Master!" Misty replied back before riding off with her friends.

As soon as they were out of sight, Violet smiled softly and said, "We'll see her again sooner than she thinks."

"How can you tell?" Lily wondered.

Violet smiled coyly. "Trust me on this. I know Naruto and she will follow him right back here."

"Do you really think she likes him like that?" Daisy wondered.

Violet looked at her older sister. "Don't you?"

xxxxx

A/N: The Wolf here with yet another chapter. Naruto now has the Cascade Badge and another souvenir for Hanabi. What that souvenir is, I'll never tell. And so, the race is on. The S.S. Anne will arrive in ten days. Will our heroes make it in time? Find out as the story continues.

This chapter is one of many I wanted to do since the beginning of the story. The main reason is so I can introduce Naruto and Violet's relationship. This was mentioned two chapters ago by Jiraiya. And two chapters before that, I gave a hint that Misty heard his name from somewhere once before. There are still two more girls that are close to Naruto that I have yet to reveal. One will make her appearance later in the arc while the other won't appear until much later.

Now, I know that Misty's relationship with her sisters isn't this chummy at this point, but I didn't have any idea how to tease her yet. Also, Misty's tomboyish side has not been seen in its entirety by Naruto or Hinata. While Naruto replaces Ash in this story, Misty's bike was not destroyed by Pikachu and is still in working order. This removed Misty's original reason for following Ash and replaced it with showing Naruto where to catch a Staryu and later to train in the ninja arts. I'm still trying to bring out her tomboyish side, but haven't got a good chance to. Hopefully, I can being it out better before they reach Vermilion City.

I know some of you are wondering where Brock went. During this episode, Brock was not seen throughout most of it. I have no idea what he was doing because he was only seen during the beginning and the end. So where he went we can only assume... unless someone actually knows.

Pokémon Dossier:

Trainer's Name: Violet
Age: 18
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Indigo
Pokémon Specialty: Favors cute Water Pokémon
Known Faults: Not a very skilled trainer
Bio: Violet is one of the three Sensational Cerulean Sisters, as they call themselves, and one of Cerulean City's four Gym Leaders. As one of the Sensational Cerulean Sisters, she loves to swim and perform water ballet for others. But as a trainer, she's not as good as her big sister, Daisy. Her youngest sister, Misty, is much better than her sisters as a trainer, but is constantly teased for being the 'runt' of the family. If the sisters were honest with themselves, they would admit that Misty is the real Cerulean City Gym Leader, despite her leaving to become a Water Pokémon Master.

A little known secret about Violet is that Kushina Namikaze-Uzumaki is her idol. She is also a friend and penpal of Kushina's son, Naruto.

Author's Clipnotes: Because the ages are different between the manga and the anime, I went with what I thought was right concerning the Cerulean Sisters' ages. In this story, Daisy is twenty, Violet is eighteen, Lily is sixteen and Misty is twelve. Also, it's confusing that none of the characters have aged throughout the entire series. This little detail will not occur in my story, as I find it unrealistic. Plus, it will defeat the purpose of the plot.

Something I had missed was that I had thought that their eyes were green, since all four are sisters. However, after seeing pictures of them again, I had realized my mistake and changed it.

One more thing. When I chose which sister would be close to Naruto, I had no idea what their Japanese names were until I discovered them one day. Turns out that Violet's Japanese name is Ayame. Talk about an awesome coincidence. And no, Violet is not Ayame's reincarnation nor will she have Ayame's memories of Naruto in the past life. Their only connection is that they're both friends of Naruto. The same can be said about Daisy, since her Japanese name is Sakura.

Pokémon's Name: Starmie
Type: Water/Psychic
Gender: None
Height: 3'7"/1.1 m
Weight: 176.4 lbs/80 kg
Current Level: 55
Ability: Natural Cure
Trainer's Name: Misty
Known Attacks: Water Gun, Rapid Spin, Confuse Ray and Swift
Bio: Evolved from Staryu, Starmie are noticably bigger with twice as many limbs as its pre-evolved form. Like Staryu, Starmie can regrow its limbs, change its skin color and texture and fire energy attacks from its core. Its core shines in the seven colors of the rainbow when looked at from different angles and can emit powerful electrical waves that can reach the furthest parts of the universe.

This particular Starmie is Misty's Starter Pokémon.

Author's Review: Staryu and Starmie are two of my favorite Water Pokémon. Finding them is a bit of a challenge as they are both nocturnal and deep sea Pokémon. My training methods for a Starmie is to maximize on its greatest skills: its speed and special attacks. Starmie are dual-type Pokémon, possessing both Water and Psychic characteristics. Ensuring that it has powerful, yet accurate attacks is a must. While attacks like Hydro Pump are powerful, replacing it with Bubblebeam is a better alternative. Also, teaching it Psychic is another smart move. Finally, ensure that it has Recover so it doesn't fall too easily.

Location's Name: Cerulean City
Location's Region: Kanto
Known Residents: Misty and the Sensational Cerulean Sisters
Known Sights: Cerulean Gym and Aquarium
Bio: A peaceful city in northern Kanto. It is the home of the Cerulean Pokémon Gym and Aquarium. Trainers come here to try and win a Cascade Badge, but others come here to watch the Sensational Cerulean Sisters perform live in the gym's swimming pool.

Naruto's Active Pokémon:
- Pikachu: Electric
Male/Level 19/Spark
Thundershock, Charm, Charge, Doubleslap, Encore and Double Team
- Poliwag: Water
Male/Level 14/Ability Unknown
Water Sport, Bubble, Icy Wind, Water Gun and Hypnosis
- Beedrill: Bug/Poison
Male/Level 17/Swarm
String Shot, Poison Sting, Iron Defense, Fury Attack, Focus Energy and Twineedle
- Pidgeotto: Normal/Flying
Female/Level 19/Keen Eye
Fly, Sand-Attack and Whirlwind

Hinata's Active Pokémon:
- Eevee: Normal
Female/Level 18/Adaptability
Tackle, Yawn, Charm, Helping Hand, Fake Tears, Sand-Attack and Tickle
- Slowpoke: Water/Psychic
Male/Level 12/Ability Unknown
Yawn, Tackle and Growl
- Butterfree: Bug/Flying
Female/Level 13/Compoundeyes
String Shot, Tackle, Harden, Iron Defense, Sleep Powder and Confusion
- Clefairy: Normal
Female/Level 10/Cute Charm
Covet, Pound, Doubleslap, Metronome and Charm

Misty's Active Pokémon:
- Starmie: Water/Psychic
None/Level 55/Natural Cure
Water Gun, Rapid Spin, Swift and Confuse Ray
- Staryu: Water
None/Level 25/Illuminate
Tackle, Water Gun, Rapid Spin, Recover and Swift
- Goldeen: Water
Female/Level 12/Water Veil
Peck, Tail Whip, Water Sport, Supersonic and Horn Attack

Brock's Active Pokémon:
- Onix: Rock/Ground
Male/Level 15/Sturdy
Bind, Screech and Rock Blast
- Geodude: Rock/Ground
Male/Level 13/Ability Unknown
Rock Throw, Mega Punch, Rock Polish and Defense Curl
- Zubat: Poison/Flying
Male/Level 9/Inner Focus
Leech Life, Supersonic and Astonish

Story Update: 7/15/2012: During the several-month-long break, I've thought over a few things and noticed something I forgot to add: the trainer cards. While the anime used the pokédex as a trainer's ID, the games used the trainer card as of Generation III. I went back and added them in the first chapter onwards. This also allowed me to fix some errors and possible plotholes I missed.

I've also added more information to the Pokémon Dossier. This time, I've added information on the group's active Pokémon, including their nickname, types, gender, current level, ability and known attacks. I said known attacks, for they may've learned attacks that their trainers may not know about. I've updated the dossiers in the previous chapters to include this, though this will not include the first two chapters.

And with the addition of the Active Pokémon list to the dossier, I allow a better way to track the progress of the Pokémon. However, I won't be spoiling some of their secrets with it. Take Misty's Staryu and Starmie for example. In the previous chapters, their levels and abilities were left unknown. Even Starmie's attack list was a blank. This is so I don't reveal too much too soon. Even still, not all of their attacks are known. Some Pokémon, like Zubat, has all his attacks listed... while some, like Onix, may still have some attacks yet to be seen. This is deliberate, of course, so they can have some secrets to show.

Response Corner:

Rose Tiger: Like I mentioned before, it just came out that way. Plus, considering that Naruto is ten, the harem aspect won't occur for at least another two years. So for now, it is still NaruHina. Also, Misty's feelings for him need time to grow. The others won't be added until much later as well, since Naruto must find them first and then rediscover their feelings.

If I were to take a guess, and this won't be very accurate, the harem aspect will start to appear sometime after the second arc, which is a very long time considering how long the arcs will be.

Next Time: As our heroes travel to Vermilion City, they find a hidden shack full of Pokémon.

Later!