Alright so here's the next chapter for Sennin no Arcades and yes... it is our friend Itachi, this chapter is more of a means to help set him up and he will be meeting and traveling with Naruto time-to-time but he's still going to be doing his own thing.
Second, I decided that I'm going to give him a Dark Type themed team like Zorua, Murkrow, with some exceptions... even THAT Pokémon once we get to Johto...
Originally, I was going to have him appear in Ilex Forest with a Celibi but that would have thrown in the whole time-travel thing that, honestly, i'm not that skilled to wright... I did try but... this is just a bit better, but enough about me and my shitty writing capabilities...
I DO NOT own Pokémon or Naruto, they belong to Nintendo and Misashi Kishimoto
Naruto Uzumaki sighed as he walked along the path to Pewter City, he would have thought that traveling together with others would have been fun, but apparently he forgot one small detail about traveling.
"We're lost!" Misty shouted annoyed as Ash responded with a similar echoing tone.
"We are not!" he cried out as Naruto sighed as he really was getting tired of their constant arguing. Still at least Samurai said that they were on the right path so if they just kept going then they'd reach it eventually...
As they were busy doing their own thing, Riolu and Pikachu both sighed at the arguing pair before Riolu turned over to his new friend. "And they were fighting about this for...?" he asked as Pikachu sighed.
"Five minutes..." he responded. Honestly he was happy to have some company. It was annoying to travel without anyone to talk to and seeing the blue dog as his only other companion he had to talk with, he was incredibly happy. Still he wondered what the other Pokémon were like. Naruto was going to bring out his other Pokémon... but after what happened with the wasp's family, he thought better against it.
"So... what when do you think we're going to get there?" Riolu asked as Pikachu shrugged. He didn't know but hopefully it would be before the bike was brought up. He really hated when that was brought up. It never would seem to end... but at least he wasn't the only one to suffer now...
"Hopefully soon... so what's Naruto like as a trainer?" he asked as Riolu smirked.
"Great... he's doing what he can to make us ready to take on the Pokémon League" he said as the yellow mouse sighed. It was bad enough some humans capture them but make them fight, however seeing the expression on the Blue dog's face, he sighed. "I don't know how well i'm going to do, but I want to see the world and make friends."
And so far he has... well he considered Beedrill a friend and likewise with the wasp. Still he wanted to see the world, get stronger... make new friends and so on. Beedrill wanted something as well...
Naruto meanwhile was going on about trying to figure out what he was going to do when he got to the city. He still needed to drop of the fossil at the Pewter City Museum and then take on the Gym Leader... come to think of it, if Ash was going to compete as well... he'd have to do the same thing, so it might be nice to see how he does first. Smirking mischievously, he thought about making Ash bait in order to see what he was going to be dealing with.
It was a simple strategy of the shinobi... Ash was just an unlucky decoy... an unlucky decoy that sent him flying... have to make him fight some Beedrill... but he forgave the circumstances and called them even.
Then again... Kakashi always said to use his head more... and diversion was his specialty...
"Hey... you ok, Naruto?" Misty asked as the blond just kept smiling. Ash however felt nervious before the blond spoke up.
"So, Ash... you are entering the League too, right?" he asked as he got a nod before his smirk grew in size. "Great, then you can go first... we'll cheer you on from the sidelines... right Misty?"
"...I have the need to ask why..." she admitted as he kept his smile...
Darkness... was the opposite of light... but when their is darkness in light and light in darkness... then was there really any difference to them? He did all he could to protect his brother... he was what he was told to become... what he hid behind as a front.
He made lies into a reality to others, keeping the truth under an illusion... Yet...
"Oh... so you're up, about time" a woman said as a young man with matching eyes and hair moaned. Where was he... was he dead... did Sasuke... did his disease...?
Looking up and holding his head, he noticed he was in a strange white void with the woman smiling at him. As if she was reading his mind. "You are not dead... at least not yet little Uchiha..." she said with a small smirk as he got up and looked her over.
"Are you... an angel?" he asked as he narrowed his eyes before finding out he was unable to use his chakra. Still he wouldn't give her the victory of seeing him worry.
"I am an observer... and I deal in many things regarding the world of Pokémon... but we're getting ahead of ourselves... my name is Arcades, and I have been watching you... Itachi Uchiha" she said as he slipped into a fighting stance. However the woman didn't look intimidated, she looked instead...
"You are a prodigy that cloaked himself in illusions, a man who was forced to take the veil of darkness... and take the role of the one that sought power. All for the sake of your little brother." Itachi narrowed his eyes before letting her continue. She knew about that then.
"Your eyes tell the picture..." she said, referring to his Sharingan. "Tell me... you killed your family that plotted against your home... you friends were killed, your clan would have followed but you sold yourself to the War Hawk to keep your brother safe and sound. so with that out in the air... did you accomplish your task?"
"Arcades... what is the point of bringing this up?" he asked, feeling her words start to sting as she sighed.
"Though you acted in darkness in the name of light, your actions have consequences... You tried to manipulate your brother into his own lies and beliefs and had the young Uzumaki take him with him back to the village... with that little eye of yours"
"...So you do know... who are you, how do you know this?"
"Why can't you use your chakra?" she mimicked playfully. "why am I talking to you... the matters are all obvious... you... failed." she said bluntly as he looked at her in shock. Failed, what did she mean fail?
Before he could ask further, he was assaulted by visions of the Elemental Nations... Of Sasuke joining the Akatsuki and facing the Eight Tails Jinchuriki... of Naruto defeating his leader, Pain... in the ruins of Konoha before being killed by Danzo. As the visions faded, he was left staring at the woman in shock. There was no way he miscalculated... his brother was now the thing he wanted to avoid...
His friend, the same child of the man he respected as the Fourth Hokage... was betrayed by the same war hawk that made the deal to begin with. He knew that Danzo was an optimist and having Shisui's sharingan as well as the Kyuubi-
"There is still hope..." Arcades piped in as Itachi turned to her as she smirked. "As I said, you aren't dead yet... which means I can still revive you back to the Elemental Nations... " she said with a smirk. Itachi narrowed his eyes at that. She could, but at what cost?
"...And in exchange?" he asked as she was impressed. She knew that Itachi was smart, there was always something in return. He really reminded her of Raven...
"Of course... you see, you shinobi are all going out and doing missions... well how about you help me with my mission?" she offered as she explained the details. Eventually Itachi sighed.
"A second chance... a chance to redeem my mistakes by helping fight against this... V.O.I.D... and-"
"You will not be doing this alone... still you will be a bit younger by receiving your partner as I already explained... more so the memory loss will kick in soon enough-"
"I already agreed to this. My mistakes and my failures... I have already bloodied my hands and walked the path of darkness... if it means helping my brother out of that same darkness... then I will do whatever I can to atone for my sins."
Arcades smirked. That was why she picked him. She needed someone, a prodigy, someone who could navigate through the darkness... but one to be lead himself.
"Who knows... you might find something else while you're there? perhaps happiness... a life freed from the hatred... you might even have a family-life-"
"I want to return to the Elemental Nations as soon as I can, I don't have time to distract myself" he rebuked, not wanting to abandon the reason he was here in the first place. Arcades sighed, he still took things a little too seriously.
"Well for now, just find yourself and train with your new abilities and your partner. He will become an important part as well as your fellow shinobi... also, you still have some time. Just take it easy... and prepare for the sudden pain."
Pain? What did she mean by-
Itachi's agonizing screams echoed in the void as he grew younger and an egg formed. Setting him up, she was preparing her next knight against the V.O.I.D.
It's been a month since he first arrived here... another since the second shinobi appeared and while Zorua looked around, he waited on Mew's instructions to prepare for a battle... to test the next shinobi sent. Still... He didn't expect to see Naruto of all people be selected.
That being all said, he waited until he saw a familiar figure approach the main doors of the museum.
Naruto looked around as he and his Riolu entered the building. "Man, this place is huge!, lets find the guy we need to deliver this fossil for and head to the Pokémon Center, alright" he said as he was met by a young woman with a lab coat.
"Oh... you must be Naruto, we was just talking about you... Professor Oak just called and told us you would be arriving" she said as Naruto smiled. He called Oak at the Pokémon Lab before heading out to the meusium. He also made a clone to watch Ash battle against Brock so right now was just relaxing and preparing a strategy against him.
"Kid, there comes a time that you make me uncharacteristically proud and disturbed at the same time" Kurama mocked as he the blond just took it in stride. He knew it was his way of saying you aren't as bad as you were before.
Soon enough, a man appeared with a smile. "So, you are Professor Oak's young aide. Well Done, young lad. But where are my manners, I am Professor Plum, head of the Pewter City Museum of All things Pokémon, Historic or intriguing to the minds of others."
"...Nice to meet you" he said as he greeted, feeling like he was meeting Gai or Lee again... still, he came off a bit overbearing but still... he seemed nice.
"Hmm... and I was recently informed by Samuel that you are currently taking the League Challenge, Is that not true?" he asked as Naruto nodded. "Excellent, I heard that he sent out four kids... with a hidden fifth one filled with potential... So... what Pokémon do you currently possess to help you face the vigorous league?" he asked as Naruto felt a bit creeped out before smiling.
"...Beedrill and Riolu... I am hoping to catch some later, but I want to have quality over quantity... have something like a family ya' know..." he said as the man smiled.
"there is nothing wrong with that, me and an associate I met on an expedition also have a similar mindset. He desires to explore the world... I was supposed to meet him around here- Ah, there he is right now."
Turning around, Naruto was met with a familiar face, rather one that looked at him emotionlessly while his creeped out mood turned into one of disbelief and soon to be anger but before he could say anything-
"It has been a while, Naruto-Kun" Itachi said as he embraced the shinobi with a hug before whispering something into his ear. "I will explain everything" he whispered as he let go and addressed the older man.
"...Are you two well acquainted?" he asked as Itachi spoke up.
"We are from the same village... I was undercover for the International Police under orders from his former-teacher, Jiraiya. I was tasked to investigate Team Rocket, though now that my mission is over, I hope we can start over as friends... right, Naruto-Kun?"
Naruto said nothing at first before nodding, understanding the meaning, Jiraiya did mention something about a spy in Akatsuki feeding him information... but Itachi, Freaking Itachi Uchiha?!
Really?!
"Y-Yeah, I hope we can catch up" the blond said, barely holding back a twitch as he looked to the older shinobi with a glare that Itachi ignored. "He has a lot of things to tell me... about his mission, don't you... big brother, Itachi."
"Hmm..." the Uchiha grunted, knowing he was going to have to deal with the Uzumaki's ire until they were alone and he explained it all... but maybe he could escape this encounter after all...
"Professor Plum... I'm sure that Naruto would like a tour of the museum... would you be so kind as to show him around?" he asked as Naruto looked at him betrayed as Plum looked like he was filthy rich. A young man wanting a tour, say no more. Taking the Uzumaki by the hand, Plum went and started his infamous three hour tour while Itachi just smirked.
He was probably going to pay for this... but he needed to do something else... "Oh... and Naruto, I'll see you at Maiden's Peak" he called out as Naruto glared, only to see him walk through a door and disappear from sight.
"Now here we have many fossils of the-" Plum began his tour as Naruto moaned... he already had a clone at the gym with Ash and Misty, so he couldn't escape with another one unless he get others suspicious.
He was in a way trapped... and he knew it. Kurama just sighed as he started to go to sleep. He didn't care about this stuff, he was just assuming all this technology was just this world's version of jutsu or what that other continent had... oh well? Enjoy the tour... Naruto...
Meanwhile, the clone looked at Misty and Ash leave as he needed time to think. That Onix was a monster, something he didn't know if Riolu could beat just because of it's size alone. Still he tried to think of something to use but he couldn't think of anything. He thought about using one of Misty's Water Pokémon but soon decided against it. He wanted to use his own Pokémon, his own friends to beat the league, not be a cop out and have someone win it for him...
Still, Ash did well against it, if it was another type, Ash might have won, Maybe that's what Flint was talking about...
"I thought I would find you here, we have a lot to talk about, Naruto-Kun" a voice belonging to Itachi said as the clone slipped into a fighting stance, Itachi however pointed to the nearby forests, there they would fight uninterrupted, this was a matter between Shinobi, hidden among the other trainers... they would decide that there...
Nodding, the clone followed the former Akatsuki Member silently into the night, there was something going on, more than just the Pokémon League... Naruto needed answers...
and Itachi was the preverbal Piñata that he was going to beat them out of...
Alright so this is a short chapter... honestly this is more of a character introduction chapter and while I was going to write out the whole encounter thing and the gym battle as separate chapters but I decided to put them together as a cliff hanger this one and the next chapter being written with both Naruto's battle and his encounter with Itachi. That being said, Itachi's Pokémon are mostly planned out but if you have suggestions for his Pokémon... they have to follow one main rule...
1: Must be a Dark or Ghost types
So with that, I'll leave it at this since I still have somethings to do on my end...
Now then: Pokémon I have planned for Naruto to potentially catch are:
Riolu:Caught
Beedrill:Caught
Parasect: this one I will admit I have doubts about bringing in... but you never know
Sandslash: Honestly I like Sandslash's design, and plus it would seem like something that Naruto would want to catch
Ploiwhirl: goes with his toad summons
Ninetales: Let's be honest here... in one way or another, cliché or no... this WILL happen somehow...
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Pokémon planned for Itachi are:
Zorua: Caught
Mukrow: goes with his crow summons and theme
Sharpedo: A tribute to Kisame
And three more planned I don't want to spoil but like I said, if you have any Pokémon you like him to have, then go for it.
