I don't own Pokemon or Naruto. They belong to their respective owners. I'm not good with names, so let's just keep them as respective owners.

Now, I don't know what you guys are thinking. Or how you guys do stuff. However, the only thing that I don't want to know is how you guys think this fanfiction should go. I try to make this a little more complex than it should be. I don't do things because reason. I don't make any character one-dimensional because reasons. I don't make any character explicitly evil or a downright asshole because reasons. There has to be an important reason for everything, and in this chapter, and in the next two, will be that. Plus battle scenes because everybody loves them.

Also, I would love to hear your ideas on two things:

1. Should Naruto have more than just six Pokemon?

2. What Pokemon do you think Naruto should have? Be reasonable in this category here, people!

"And that's a wrap for practice!"

The leader of the Sensational Sisters called out, as she walked along the poolside. Daisy got her Pokeballs out as she took them back inside in bright lights. Violet grabbed a towel as she brought her Pokemon back into their balls, smiling. Lily did the same, rubbing her hair with her pink towel. The three just finished practices for their new show that's coming in the next week.

The Starlight Sensation, it's going to be called. It was going to be their biggest hit in Cerulean City!

"We're getting there. Next time's gonna be perfect!" The young Violet cheered enthusiastically.

"Yeah! Just pivot a little more so you don't crash into me next time." Daisy pouted and glared at Violet, who sheepishly laughed.

"Hey! I said I was sorry! I'll tell Seadra to aim a little to the right next time!"

"Why couldn't you tell it now?"

"Because it's tiring! That's why!"

"Alright alright fine! Anyway, let's go change! I need a trip to the salon!"

"Ooh! Good idea!"

"Um…wait." Lily tried to interject in their talk of pointing out their mistakes. Both of them looked at her, confused and wondered what she has to say. "Shouldn't we be teaching Misty?" As soon as the question rolled off her tongue, the two other swimmers gained a frown, marring their faces.

"What? Why should we?" Violet suddenly barked out. "She's a runt. We can't have newbies in our troupe!"

"But we promised Mom to teach her, remember? She couldn't because she had Inari to take care of!" Lily snapped back at Violet, who flinched a little. Lily was never this abrasive towards their attitudes before. However, Violet does not back down from any argument.

"Like I said, she's a runt! We can't teach her, because we have performances coming weekly now! We've been doing this for, like, forever!" She retorted in an uncaring way, her arms crossed, almost as if it was routine.

"Since when did you start preaching that?!" The pinkette went up to her face and pointed a finger at her threateningly. "She's our sister, for Arceus's sake!"

"Listen, you! We worked hard for the Sensational Sisters to be at the top of our game for every show! You know how hard it is to maintain a contract, do you? We can't have a runt ruining it!"

"Contract? We have a contract?" Lily seemed shocked as she covered her gaping mouth. It was the first time hearing this. Daisy seemed to scratch her head as she walked up to the bickering duo.

"Oh right, we didn't tell you, but we made a deal with a business guy and agreed to give us more money if we do more shows." She informed the still shocked pinkette. "Look… I want to continue our profession too, as much as Violet here. And I really don't want little sis to ruin everything that we have worked hard for, alright?" The blonde girl said to Lily, almost a little threatening. Violet smirked at her victory over Lily, who was at a loss for words.

"B-But, we're just 13 years old! We can't hold a contract! We're too young for that!" The pinkette used her final point, which made sense, considering that they were too young to handle finances correctly. Along with the stress of the show, they would burn out quickly. However, the opposition wasn't deterred.

"Too young, my ass!" Violet retorted. "Isn't the year of consent for being a trainer 10 years old?"

"What?! That's hardly an excuse!"

"Not really. Old enough to battle, old enough to perform! It's the old saying, isn't it?"

"B-But this and that are different! Performing is much more different than battling!"

"No it's not!"

"Yes it is!"

"Are not!"

"Are too!"

"ARE NOT!"

"ARE TOO!"

"Okay enough!" Daisy couldn't take any more and turned around to Lily, obviously angry at the dissention between the two. "Look! The point is that we're trying to branch out and become the best, both in performance and in battling! Wasn't that what Mom aimed for? She wanted us to become the best there is together! And we can't have anybody slowing us down, whether it be Misty, our parents or even you!" She stated with authority that made even Lily wince a little. "Also, you aren't the leader of this troupe! I am, so you're not going to be hollering any of this to Mom, alright?" Daisy harshly pressed a firm finger on Lily's shoulder, the glare from her green eyes was enough to make Lily bow in submission and nod.

"Yeeeeeah!" (1) Violet sneered in a harassing tone, clearly mocking Lily as the golden-swimsuit girl lowered her head.

"Violet, stop! Don't make it worse!" Daisy glared at her harshly, which made the vain bluenette stiffen.

"W-We aren't training Misty?" Even though it was already mentioned, Lily was still shocked and appalled on how dismissive her two sisters were. Although Daisy adopted a face of guilt.

"I'm sorry but... we can't." Daisy replied softly with a shake of her head. "I'm sorry Lily, but like I said, she's too young and she'll drag us down. We have a contract already, so we have to be perfect on stage. You wouldn't want her to mess up on stage and be booed off the stage, would you?"

"N-No…. I-I don't…" Lily had a hard time wrapping her head around it. It was a good point too. Misty was inexperienced. Not talented too. Sure she was applied… or rather forced… on the troupe by Tsunami, but that's hardly the point. If she performed sooner or later, she would not look good in the image of the Sensational Sisters. 'She would be the laughing stock!' She said with horror in her mind. "I can't believe it… You two… Why would you ditch family over swimming act?!"

"Face the facts, sis!" Violet hissed out, glaring at Lily, who was on the verge of tears. "We don't need her! Hell, it's likely that we'll never need her! She's a runt, I'm telling you! Why can't you get it in your thick head for once?!"

"Violet, enough!" Daisy snapped the spiteful bluenette, stopping her before she could make the situation even more worse. "Just leave her be, Violet. It isn't worth it…" That stopped the intensity, before Violet broke the gaze and huffed a minute later, then proceeded into the changeroom.

"I need a salon trip…" Violet murmured as she ruffled her hair a little. It was the last thing she said before her voice in the changeroom became muffled. Stress would do that to a girl's hair after all.

Lily just stood there silently, her head down in guilt and shame, while Daisy could only sigh. The blonde then brought her head, close to Lily's ear. "I'm sorry Lily… but I expect you to be at tomorrow's practice." She whispered, leaving no questions to be asked before going into the same changeroom, leaving the mostly silent Lily to herself, a single tear shedding down on her face. (2)

Not once did anyone ever notice the front doors opening and closing, and one little orange-haired girl running home, with tears streaming down her eyes.

.o0o.

One attack… the sound echoed throughout the arena, as they saw Seadra flying up, as a target for Bellsprout's Vine Whip Kick aimed upwards. The Seadra then landed in the water thankfully. It certainly wasn't defeated yet, but man did that hurt and was that fast! Violet was especially shellshocked by what happened in a blink of an eye, as was Daisy and Lily. Menma however kept his dreadful gaze towards the arena and on the sisters, which frightened them to no end.

It wasn't the angered glare that Menma had 5 minutes ago, but… this was the eyes of a battler. One who has trained vigorously to achieve such a level…

It was the eyes of a Trainer with the intent to win.

"Don't blink. You'll miss it!" Memna remarked to the crowd. "Knock'em down, Bellsprout!"

"Bell…!" In literally a blink of an eye, the plant Pokemon dashed into where the pained Seadra is in the air, and literally kicked it down, crashing into the waters. The audience was simply stunned at how fast the Bellsprout was. A weak, non-evolved Pokemon, beating the crap out of a fully evolved one.

"Energy Ball!" Menma commanded sharply, with Bellsprout charging a green ball of energy from its mouth, ready to fire. However, when the Energy Ball fired, a Water Pulse came out of the water and clashed into it. Both of the spherical attacks however, exploded. When Bellsprout landed on one of the floating platforms, it saw its opposition, the Seadra, winded, but still in the fight.

Violet still retained her wide-eyed shock, but shook her head. She underestimated the brat protecting the runt and now she's paying for it.

"You brat!" Violet screeched, close to losing her composure. "Seadra! Don't dally! Use Dragon Pulse!" With that command, Seadra reared its head and expanded its belly, ready to fire the powerful blue beam of draconic energy…

WHAM!

…if it can actually fire it.

"What?!" Violet cried out as she saw Bellsprout literally zoom at near impossible speeds and used its Vine Whip Kick to slam into the belly, bursting out the Dragon Pulse prematurely and in the wrong direction. The beam blasted the side of the pool, safely out of harm thankfully.

"Is that truly it, Violet? I expected you to be stronger than what you let on." Menma taunted the bluenette, who was growling at the intensity of the situation. While he was not one to taunt, Naruto was not in the mood, especially when he has to deal with trainers with the attitude of Tauros shit.

"Quiet you! I'm not through yet!" Violet shot back, her Seadra also taking in the anger. "Keep firing Water Pulses, Seadra!" Looking like her anger's taking over, Seadra continuously fired spheres of condensed water like a cannon towards the Bellsprout.

"Keep dodging, until you see an opening!" Menma commanded, which the yellow bell Pokemon followed suit, skillfully dodging each and every Water Pulse fired from the dragon Pokemon. Even with Seadra's Sniper ability and its careful and quick aim, Bellsprout is considerably way too lanky and thin to even hit, especially one this fast. The dodging irritated the Seadra and Violet even more, seeing tic marks for every Water Pulse missing or knocked away. It was at that moment when Menma's and Bellsprout's eyes flashed for a second.

"Now!" The black-haired boy called out, and Bellsprout, who landed on one of the pool platforms, immediately rocketed towards the Dragon Pokemon, readying a Vine Whip. Violet's eyes widened at the incoming attack, which has spelled her Pokemon's KO. However, the Seadra's eyes also glinted a little, having a plan of its own, with the trainer having no hint of it. (3)

"Seeeaaa… DRA!" The Dragon Pokemon suddenly puffed up and fired what looked like a quick Smokescreen, which exploded around itself and in front of Bellsprout. When the Flower Pokemon saw the Water-type launch the Smokescreen, it was about to stop, until it heard the command of its master.

"Don't stop! Keep going!" That was the command.

WHOOSH!

A gust of wind erupted from the arena. Those watching the arena had their mouths shaped in circles, awed by the fact that the heavy smoke was sliced in two horizontally before the smoke reacted to the wind violently and began to spread a little. Only Bellsprout was seen on the edge of the pool, wondering where the Seadra was. Menma narrowed his eyes, having a good idea where it went, while Violet stuttered a little, but smirked to mask her relief.

"Hah! You see? You may have gotten us there for a second, but that isn't going to help you!" Violet chided, almost in a mocking way. Her pride may have escalated but to Menma and to the ones who knew the cloaked boy better, her defeat in this battle is all but inevitable.

"Is that so?" Menma frowned, as he just watched a Water Pulse fire under the surface. It was fast too, so any regular Pokemon would have not been able to dodge, due to Seadra's Sniper ability being used to the fullest.

However, Bellsprout wasn't any regular Pokemon. To an almost unnatural degree, the plant Pokemon bent backwards, until its legs were bent to a curved 90 degree angle. Time slowed down for the Bellsprout, as the sphere, aiming for the upper body, just barely past right above its torso and big yellow head harmlessly.

The crowd was aweing the dodge, with wide eyes taking the dodge in their heads. Menma smiled at the dodge, obviously proud at Bellsprout for using its body to dodge even the most precise of hits, and Chimchar was cheering and raising its fist the whole time Bellsprout was fighting. However, the only one reacting negatively to this is Violet, who was shaking in disbelief and anger.

.o0o.

"D-Did you just see that?" Sakura asked in disbelief. Ino had her mouth agape this whole time watching, and she nodded shakily to Sakura's question. Many of the Konoha 10 were expecting Menma to win against the Gym Leader, but not to the extent of what they are watching.

"To watch Menma's skills up close instead of being on the receiving end of it… Truly it was fate that decreed for him to win against Violet, but using the trainer's anger against her…" Neji muttered breathlessly. He may have been unsurprised about the outcome, but to the extent of this? Truly a sight to behold.

"Whoa… It can't be… he can't be this good, can he…?" Kiba also muttered, albeit more quieter and fixated. His head was leaning against the railing, his nose on top of it. Hinata was thinking along the same lines as well, leaving her breathless at the spectacle.

"Apparently he can, Kiba." Shino replied, while a little stoic in his four-word phrase, it carried a hint of surprise and acknowledgement. Kiba nearly yelped at the surprise entrance on the sunglasses kid.

"Umm… Shino, can you not-?"

"Don't worry, Kiba. I'm not one to do that…"

"Oh we-…"

"… all the time." With a hidden 'reassuring' smile, Shino went back to his seat. Kiba opted not to say a word, and quietly looked back at the smoke-dispersing, arena. Meanwhile, while all this is happening…

"Help! Help! I don't wanna fall!" Sasuke cried out, thankful to the two people holding him, preventing him from going over the railing, which was a storey or two high above poolside level by the way, and getting a closer look. The reason being: the guards wouldn't let him through the exit or down to the poolside. So the only way to understand the motions was to get a closer look. Apparently, after trying to get even closer, he nearly tipped over the edge.

"You idiot! You planning to jump down?! You're insane!" Damian said, pulling back the boy towards solid ground on the bleachers. Sasuke, while regretted going too far on the railings, fumed at not being able to see what he wanted to see up close. How that Bellsprout was able to dodge it.

"It didn't matter! I needed to know!" Sasuke retorted, any thankfulness for bringing him to safety has fizzled away, and left a grouch of a trainer pouting away. The raven-haired boy then went back to the railing and stared towards the arena, just like Kiba, except more intently. Damian was about to voice his concern, until he felt a warm hand on shoulder.

"Don't try, Damian. We tried to convince him otherwise, but… well…" Tenten only sighed at the attitude the Uchiha was displaying. Even after countless warnings, the boy never seemed to get it.

"He never learns, does he?" The blue haired preteen asked, with Tenten shaking her head. Both of them sat down and continued watching. Unbeknownst to them, a pinkette was watching them the whole time on the side. Her hand was gripping her dress and her eyes threatened to twitch. She blinked once and felt…

What did she feel?

She didn't know. It didn't matter now. Her head craned back to the arena, with a lingering thought while she felt.

'Sasuke…'

.o0o.

"Bellsprout! Get out of that smoke!" Menma commanded, noting that the pool edge wasn't the best spot to dodge attacks due to the lingering smoke, no matter how small. Plus the foul air probably wasn't healthy for the Grass Pokemon. Thankful for the command, Bellsprout dashed out of the cloud and onto the center platform of the pool. However, just as it landed, the Flower Pokemon began to lose its balance.

"Bell?!"

BOOM!

It wasn't a particularly large explosion, but from what Menma could tell, a large part of the platform was blasted into smithereens. From below, Seadra was blasting the platform with Water Pulses, hoping that the Bellsprout would fall into the water and drown.

BOOM!

"Hmph! It seems like your little Bellsprout's going to drown soon!" Violet haughtily taunted, almost to the point of a giggle. "Too bad your precious weed can't swim!"

"And I'm guessing this is your strategy? Either it's a foolproof plan, or it wasn't your plan to begin with. Seems like your Seadra has other ideas, Violet!" Menma retorted, seeing the bluenette's smile drop. He smirked to himself, knowing he has hit right on the mark. The Seadra isn't as close as many would think. Instead of trusting Violet's words completely, it would follow up with its own strategy… which was strange. Wasn't the Seadra always with Violet? That would mean they both would have a good relationship with each other. Unless…

BOOM!

"Tsk! I'll think about it later!" (4) He said to himself, then turned his eyes back onto the battle, with Bellsprout still standing on the last quarter of the platform, almost tipping over. "Bellsprout! Take as much oxygen in and dive into the water! This fight's yours!" Menma commanded with such ferocity. The crowd gasped at his words, thinking that Menma probably went a little too far, while two of the sisters, Violet and Daisy, smirked at his "bad decision". Lily however widened their eyes from the audacity of his command. Chimchar however wasn't deterred at all, knowing that it has complete faith in the Flower Pokemon. Finally, Bellsprout widened its eyes as it knew what he meant from his last 3 words.

.o0o.

"It's up to you this time! I may not be able to call commands, nor will I be able to see you! So this time, rely on yourself and your senses, and know that I'll always be here to help you!"

.o0o.

It was time. It was time to shine. To finally let free the flames of power it so long has held in! Bellsprout nodded with determination and, after storing as much air into its body (5), dove right into the water right before the last Water Pulse broke apart the platform.

BOOM!

"The stage is yours, friend…" Menma said to himself, having complete faith that Bellsprout will pull through, even deep in the environment of a Water-type predator. The stage suddenly became to murmur, with the crowd wanting to know what's going on.

.o0o.

Immediately in the pool water however, Bellsprout opened its eyes to search for any sign of Seadra. But with the dark depths of the deep pool, there was no sign. With no sight at all, the flower Pokemon began to panic.

WHOOSH!

A Dragon Pulse flew by, nearly clipping its head.

WHOOSH!

Another Water Pulse nearly got its legs.

It was at that point that the Grass-type began to flail around and let panic take over in overdrive. It was like food for the Sharpedos stranded with threat levels everywhere, and ominous music composed entirely in minor 2nds is playing. (6) It was almost ready to give up from the pressure until the words of Menma rang in its ear.

"Rely on yourself and your senses… and know that I'll always be there to help you!"

In that instant, Bellsprout began to close itself in. It stopped flailing and relaxed its vine-like limbs. Its eyes closed and the crowd's muffled murmuring was blocked out. Only the sound of flowing water remained. All it had to do was listen for a disturbance in the water…

WHOOSH!

…like now!

SLAM!

With an empowered Vine Whip Kick, the Bellsprout heard the rushing of a Water Pulse and kicked it as hard as it could from behind its head. The sphere of water then shot back, at twice the speed, towards its user, who cried out in gargled pain from the unexpected attack.

"DRAAA!"

This is it. Bellsprout cheered and now readied its leafy arms and with one strong thrust, it launched itself with the speed of a torpedo and as silent as the predator itself. Now the prey becomes the predator as Seadra, now that it shook off the attack, lost track of its prey.

It was not going to end prettily, as suddenly…!

WHACK!

A Power Whip to the head lashed out on Seadra's head. Recovering from it quickly, it opened its eyes to search for the perpetrator again, only to find nothing. The Dragon didn't see nothing, nor did it hear nothing. Seadra suddenly felt dread encompassing itself within its whole body, like someone out there was playing a 4/4 string ostinato in D minor. (7) It can only mean certain death.

SLAM!

Another Vine Whip Kick aimed at the stomach. However, this time the Seadra was not deterred, as it quickly turned around and saw the wretched Grass-type sailing by. It quickly turned around and fired probably one of the quickest Water Pulses it has ever fired. However where it was supposed to land on the Bellsprout actually went through its intended target.

Uh oh.

KABOOM!

The Energy Ball exploded on the Dragon, making it wince in pain badly. When Seadra saw, in pain that is, whoever launched the attack and was surprised at seeing TWO Bellsprouts in the fray. Confused at what it saw, the perpetrators darted away in the sea, it then felt pain in the back.

WHACK!

Now it saw three Bellsprouts darting all over the place. When they tried to strike, the Seadra tried to defend itself, but it only phased right through, like an illusion caused by Double Team.

CRACK!

Four.

BANG!

Five.

SLAP!

"Seeeaaaa…" It moaned in pain, watching all six Bellsprouts charge in. It couldn't take any more pain. The six Bellsprouts, all with green glowing vines that were about to run it through, was the last thing before darkness caught itself. (8)

.o0o.

The crowd was getting anxious, talking amongst themselves. Who knows what is happening underneath the dark depths of the pool. Menma was silently standing there, closing its eyes, while Chimchar was watching the shadowy figures underneath the sea. One could say that Menma was sleeping, but in reality, he was concretrating… listening to the sounds of the attacks underwater. Violet was smirking a little, showing off her confidence that her Seadra will clean the competition, but inwardly she was nervous.

"It's tense… What can be going on down there?" Damian asked to no one in particular. He watched as very blurry shadows underneath were tackling each other with whatever attacks they have. Anything can happen under there.

"I don't know… Whatever it is, I'm actually a little scared myself." Tenten pointed out, also a little nervous as she was trying hard to distinguish what was going on in the depths. The audience was murmuring to themselves on what is happening, and why Menma looks so calm right now. Is he regretting his decision?

"Huh…" Someone from the audience muttered. "It's kind of tense here… I don't know who's winning or not." It was actually one of the ladies in the audience who didn't care about both parties and also offhandedly commented on how cute Menma was.

"Really…" The girl right beside her all but snarled her reply, who was recognized as the fangirl for the Sensational Sisters. "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! The sisters will win! I just know so! I can feel it in my blood!" She cried out at her, almost to a maniacal standpoint as she was standing and towering over her friend's sitting form, judging from her twitching body and completely angry face. The fangirl was expecting things to go the way she expected it to… the Sisters' favour in battle. She expected the boy to be quivering, his Bellsprout to be a complete weakling, Violet to outright sweep him into submission.

At this point, many people were looking at her weirdly, and possibly a little scared from her… fanatic antics going into overdrive at this point. Her friend, now a little anxious from the way she has been acting, shook her head. "Sheesh calm down, won't ya? Besides, the match isn't over yet."

The girl snarled a little with twitchy eyes, almost being dared to do something. But the only thing she did was sit back down and huffed. The level-headed girl was right though. It's never over until it's over. However, once she said those words in her thoughts…

SPLASH!

"Look! Something came out!"

"What?! Where? It must be a Pokemon!"

Now, people expected the green Flower Pokemon to be flying up, curtesy of the blue Dragon Pokemon's thrashing under the sea. However what they saw was not what they expected.

"Wait… Bellsprouts aren't supposed to be blue!"

"Huh?! That's Seadra! And it looks all beaten up!"

"No way! That weedling actually beat it up?!"

There in the air was Seadra launched into the air, with bruises that was about as bad as a thrashing and a lashing. In their heads, usually a fully-evolved Pokemon beats a basic Pokemon, no matter their weakness.

Suddenly, another Pokemon launched itself upwards, towards the banged up Seadra. The Grass type did not look worse for wear, as it did not take a hit. Menma smiled with pride as he knew his faith on Bellsprout wasn't misplaced. Chimchar cheered its loudest as it saw the yellow bell Pokemon jump up like a dolphin.

On the opposition, Violet and Daisy had their jaws dropped, obviously not believing what they saw. They believed that since Seadra thrived on its turf, it would be able to destroy its opposition (if they weren't swimmers). They don't know how wrong they are. Lily, on the other hand, looked up in awe to where the Bellsprout was in the air. She too was had a tough time wrapping her head around the fact that a basic Pokemon beating a fully evolved one is baloney, but seeing the skills and acrobatic attacks that Bellsprout had, Lily just smiled.

'Looks like my match would be tougher than I thought…' She thought, with an excited smile on her face, hoping her battle wasn't a total faceroll.

No one who knew Menma personally knew how powerful his Pokemon were, so it was expected that they were blown away and unable to process the sheer power his Pokemon had. But they weren't done yet.

"Now Bellsprout! Secret Move! (9) Use your legs and wrap them around Seadra's neck!" Menma commanded, raising his hand. Bellsprout immediately used its legs and squeezed around Seadra's neck tightly, and began to spin downwards. The legs glowed green, almost like preparing for Power Whips, to reinforce the grip. Seadra's eyes bulged out in panic and pain.

"This fight's yours!" Menma finally let his words out. Hearing the phrase, Bellsprout nodded and dove downwards with Seadra in tow, almost turning a deep shade of purple. Some of the crowd members closed their eyes, hoping it wasn't going to be too rough.

CRACKLE-SPLOOSH!

With Seadra's head landing on a spare platform, the sheer weight and power derived from the special move that Bellsprout used was enough to break it into pieces. The pool water diverged and then came crashing back into forming a pillar of foaming water for a few seconds before rushing back down. The crowd looked to see only a few platforms still intact, while the Grass-type had a leg on the head of the Seadra, obviously fainted from the fainted blow to the head.

"Violet's Seadra is down! Bellsprout is the winner!" The ref called as he raised the flag on Menma's side.

"Yes!" Menma and Chimchar jumped up and cheered for their Grass-type friend's victory.

'Great job, Bellsprout… You make me proud for your first Gym Battle.' Naruto smiled proudly at his Bellsprout, who looked back and smiled proudly for the first time. Chimchar was jumping up and down, obviously awed at what Bellsprout could do. The audience finally found their voices and began chatting to each other, their concerns and cheers obviously mixed.

"Whoa… that was…"

"The Bellsprout won? Wow… that was so cool!"

"I guess the money truly is worth it."

"What?! No it wasn't! I came to see the sisters WIN!"

"Go Menma!"

Some cheering actually rang in the audience for Menma, but for the most part, murmurs were the only thing the audience was doing. A flash of red then landed on Seadra, obviously for Violet, who was steaming that she lost. Naruto crossed his arms, watching what was going to unfold. As Seadra disappeared into the Pokeball, the bluenette then tucked it back uncaringly, which made Naruto's eyes narrow.

"Tsk, figures… You won only because you had the type advantage." She waved off the defeat like it was yesterday's news. It was clear that she was more frustrated than that. "Plus, Seadra isn't a fighter at all! It's a performer, and should stay as such!" Some of the audience members, especially the trainers or anybody who had experience with Pokemon, gaped at the audacity of what she stated. Even Lily and Daisy looked a little shocked at what she's trying to say.

Menma felt anger rising from the pit of his stomach. This was something that Naruto absolutely hated, and that was anyone who actually badmouths or abuses Pokemon. "Seadra fought for you, battled for you, and you spit at its performace?!" Naruto snapped, pointing a finger at the huffing bluenette, clearly pissed at what she said. He couldn't help it. It was morally wrong for Pokemon to be treated like that and it was something Naruto would not tolerate. But before he or she could say any more, someone else interrupted him. And it was probably someone he did not expect.

"Violet!" The one beside the bluenette barked out. Violet turned to the owner and nearly flinched. Menma's eyes widened as well.

It was Daisy, giving her a frustrated and irritated glare.

"Y-Yes?" Violet meekly replied, which was a different side to her.

"Shut up." The blonde curtly said, with an annoyed glance, which made Violet ghastly pale. Something that baffled Naruto and the audience. For all this time, the raven-haired challenger knew that Violet truly lived up to the term 'bitch', even if it was only a short time. However, seeing this… this! It wasn't what he expected.

"Um…" Menma tried to say something, but nothing came out. Daisy only turned her head, back to Menma's direction, and shook her head.

'Tsk… If she said any more, we would've been in big trouble. Violet has to watch what she says!' Daisy thought in her head as she stared at Menma. 'It wouldn't do well for the sales anyway.' At least it wasn't a total faceroll, for it wouldn't give the people an incentive to come back. "Right. That was the first match, against my weakling sister Violet. Don't think it ends here though." Daisy said curtly to Menma, with utter seriousness.

"It only gets harder from here. That's the path of a trainer." He replied back, both he and Bellsprout ready for another round. He knew it would be harder from here on out.

"That's right." The pink-haired girl Lily agreed as she walked forward on the diving platform. In her hand was a Pokeball. "It will get harder. I'm your next opponent!" Lily announced with a look of seriousness on her face. Naruto narrowed his eyes, but nodded. The crowd began to murmur in excitement, ready for another battle. "GO! STARMIE!" She called out, throwing her Pokeball and making it open with a brilliant flash of light. The light took form into the shape of a purple metallic ten-pointed star, with a red ruby with a cutting edge in a gold bordering. It almost looks like two stars put together.

"HOH!" (10) It cried out, its star-shaped back spinning threateningly. Menma, this time, was a little unsure about Bellsprout fighting Starmie. It looked strong, so…

"Bellsprout, do you wanna fight this one?" The trainer asked, wondering if it was tired or in no shape to fight. Chimchar gave its own words, seeing if it wanted to keep going. However, their doubts disappeared when Bellsprout shook its head and stood its ground.

"Sprout!" It said, with its leafy arms raised up to its body, like it was going to box. It even threw out a few faux punches. Naruto can only beam and prepared his mind for the battle.

"Couldn't have said it better myself!"

"Is both sides ready?" The referee asked both sides, with nods from each of them. "Menma's Bellsprout versus Lily's Starmie! Begin!" He threw down his flag, and immediately Bellsprout dashed towards the opposition, ready for another Vine Whip Kick. However, Menma wasn't so sure about this approach.

"Bellsprout, wait!" He cried out, but was too late when he saw Lily narrow her eyes.

"Starmie! Use Psychic!" The pinkette cried out, with the Starmie immediately complying. The Mysterious Pokemon began to glow a light blue, giving off powerful psychic energies. Bellsprout was suddenly held in the air, struggling to move, as the same radiating blue energy constricted the Grass type. A pit formed in Menma, his breath hitching a little at the sight of a super-effective move on Bellsprout. The poor Grass type was then launched to the other side of the pool side with a crash into the water.

"Bellsprout!" Menma shouted, cringing at the power of the attack. There were some obvious cringes, but overall the fans were cheering for Lily. It was obvious who the one who trained the hardest was.

"Huh?! I never knew your Starmie had Psychic" Violet exclaimed, shocked to see Starmie perform said Psychic move, when it was not so strong before. For all the times the vain girl has seen Lily with Starmie, it never once performed even one Psychic move. "But… when…?"

"I found the time to. Simply put." The pinkette replied, without sparing an annoyed glance. It was obvious that she was annoyed already. Violet's blood ran a chill down her spine, but before she could comment on that, Bellsprout came out of the water. It looked pretty bad, considering that Psychic attack was super effective.

"Bellsprout, are you okay? Are you sure you can take Starmie down?" Menma softly asked, incredibly concerned for its well-being. He didn't want to send Bellsprout into a losing battle. However, the Grass/Poison type was stubborn about this.

"Bell!" It cried out, nodding to its trainer, although Menma was still hesitant.

"Chim Chimchar…!" Chimchar also tried to convince Bellsprout to withdraw for now, even more than Naruto. Bellsprout then turned its head, certainly resolved to do what it wants to do.

"Bell! Bellsprout! Bell… Bell Bellsprout!" Its eyes would have bored holes into the skulls of Naruto and Chimchar if it had laser vision. Now, Naruto was about to say another word, until the black-haired boy. His eyes wide as he looked into the black shining eyes of Bellsprout, filled with resolve and determination. It was then that Naruto understood…

"I wish to prove myself against my superior foes…! For that human girl! For you!"

That brought back a whole slew of memories from the past. His hand twitched in realization and his breath hitched, almost to the point of tears.

.o0o.

"What is your true goal, Naruto Uzumaki?"

"I fight… to prove that Chimchar is not a failure!"

"Chim! Chim Chimchar! Char Cha har Chimchar!"

"Chimchar… You… You'll fight for me?"

"You two… those goals…! You two… will become strong one day…! Now go! Time for you to start!"

.o0o.

It was… a goal. Bellsprout's lifelong goal! It can't back down yet. So with a slow not and a slow stand, the crowd was silent, as Naruto waved his hand forcefully.

.o0o.

It has been only a minute when Lily's Starmie launched Menma's Bellsprout into the water with one powerful Psychic attack, and thirty seconds when Bellsprout hopped out of the water, looking a little devastated.

To everybody else, they couldn't hear what was going on between Menma and Bellsprout. It looked like a pep talk to get his Pokemon psyched up, but if Menma was smart, he wouldn't do that. A Psychic type against a Poison type? He would be no better than a failing student in school.

Everybody on the bleachers was murmuring to themselves on what's going on. Some were disquiet, murmuring to themselves on the sanity (or the cleverness) of Menma the trainer, while some were getting impatient, wanting the battle to go on.

.o0o.

Sasuke was trying his best to keep his composure. This match was getting interesting, with a Bellsprout, a weak Grass/Poison type who hasn't even evolved, taking on a Starmie, a strong Water/Psychic type who has evolved. However, Menma… he doesn't exactly know what this guy is capable of, only getting a taste of it back in Pewter when he shoved his boot up the white-eyed prick's ass.

"What are you capable of…?" Sasuke asked to Menma, even though it was a murmur. It was probably more for himself though…

"Hey Sasuk-!"

"No."

"WA~~~! SASUKE! DON'T SHOOT DOWN MY DATE OFFER LIKE THAT~!" Ino cried out, a little sad that she was turned down immediately like that. True she only asked because she was impatient that the match looked like it was grinded into a halt (even though it's only been like a minute and fifteen seconds). But it was the perfect time to ask!

However, it was the only voice that echoed on her side of the bleachers, some watchers turned to her, obviously confused to what she was wailing about. The platinum blonde only scrunched her shoulders and blushed.

"Ehe…. It's nothing! I swear!" She quickly reassured the people, sat back down and breathed a sigh of relief.

.o0o.

"Wait… what's going on?" Sakura asked the group. While she was a little impatient with the match, she knew better (at least, a little when it comes to people). She was thinking that Menma there was actually giving a quick pep talk to the shaking Bellsprout. Of course, not everybody in the Konoha 10 was like that.

"I'm not sure, but the two better hurry up! I'm getting antsy just waiting!" Kiba impatient responded, although it didn't sound like a respond. More like a demand, as he gripped the bars tighter and unconsciously leaned closer.

"For once, Kiba's right." Neji spoke up as he calmly stood up from his position from the metal railings and sat down at the seats provided. "I don't know why Menma's defying Bellsprout's fate."

"Huh? What do you mean by that?" Chouji asked, the well-rounded boy turned to give an inquisitive look at the Hyuuga, who just crossed his arms. However, his answer came from Shina who shuffled over to the group.

"What Neji meant was that Bellsprout wouldn't be able to handle a Starmie, especially one that was quite strong in power, and as the advantageous type. A Psychic attack was able to heavily damage Bellsprout, and it is a wonder that it was still able to stand. And logic dictates that another attack would probably finish it off." Shino explained, then sighed. It was a mouthful. Neji, while not showing it, silently thanked Shino for explaining, and thanking whatever God out there that he didn't have to explain it.

"So now you see. Fate decrees that Lily will win, so why is Menma trying to fight it?" Neji glowered at the black-haired boy kneeling down. He didn't understand it. From the very beginning, it was fate that led the Hyuuga in his life, walking in the shadows of his family, and gaining the identity of a Psychic type trainer. It was fate that led to his father, Hizashi, being in the shadow of Hinata's father and twin brother of Hizashi, Hiashi; and he hated it ever since. Being looked down upon all because he was Hizashi's son was a tough life, but it made him strong. It made him grow up to believe that perceiving the fate of the battle beforehand was the absolute guaranteed way to win. Yet when he saw Menma… or more importantly, the trainer defying fate itself… It made him angry.

Out on the side, Hinata sat staring at Neji with sad eyes. But she shook her head and continued watching. 'Menma…' She thought, with her eyes catching bits of nostalgia when she saw the boy talking to his Pokemon. However, her expression and everybody else's expressions changed, and the noise almost quiet.

It was at that point when Menma stood up and both he and Bellsprout readied themselves.

"We're not backing down yet! Not until you apologize to her! Now charge ahead, Bellsprout!"

.o0o.

Lily widened her eyes in surprise. She was so into making out what Menma was actually trying to say when she saw a blur coming towards the opposition. However, he may be fast, but she was faster.

"Ice Beam on the platforms, Starmie!" She cried out, noting the path Bellsprout's taking which is zigzagging across the platforms, compared to the straight forward method it took in its previous attempt. Starmie then had a ball of light blue frozen energy gathered up in the center of its body. After a second, its back appendage spun and it fired the jagged beam, towards the nearest platform, freezing its surface. However, Menma was silent in the whole ordeal, and Bellsprout continued onwards… almost as if it was floating.

"That trick won't work twice! Psychic again, Starmie!" Lily cried out, almost a little exasperated that Menma's trying the strategy again. However what happened next wasn't what she expected.

Sure Starmie glowed blue and tried to take hold of Bellsprout again, but it looked like it was… unaffected by it. She didn't know what sorcery happened. Starmie was still stunned by the revelation that it couldn't move from the oncoming Vine Whip Kick…

SLAM!

… that came from the behind, which hurt even more. Lily widened her eyes as she saw what she didn't think she would see behind Starmie's back.

It was another Bellsprout, giving the Power Whip.

.o0o.

"Heh… so that's what he did." Shikamaru said as he gave a small smirk on the ingenuity of the plan from Bellsprout and Menma's end. He can't help but marvel at what wacky troublesome, yet creative plans the black horse had up his sleeve.

"What?! But… how?" Neji and Sasuke were both flabbergasted from what they saw that could have been a move that ended the match. They first saw Bellsprout be unaffected by the Psychic, and then launched its legs towards the bipedal star Pokemon. However, what truly baffled them was a second Bellsprout appeared from behind under the water and gave a fierce Power Whip on the back of the unsuspecting Starmie, which was defending itself from the front, but not the back.

"The first Bellsprout turned out to be an illusion, probably caused by a Double Team, and then swim underneath and strike from behind, which was its weakest point AND blind spot. To hold an illusion like that for a long time…" Shikamaru explained his troublesome explanation. Although it wasn't THAT troublesome, seeing how everybody began to understand.

"Wow… man, I wish I can come up with something like that…" Kiba muttered jealously as he continued to stare ahead of the arena. Neji and Sasuke thought the same thing before turning back and staring hard at the match. Almost as if their eyes can burn out.

"There they go again…" Tenten sighed from just looking at the trio of trainers. That certainly can be unhealthy.

"To think up of a brilliant plan like that…" Damian watched in awe as well. Tenten sighed even heavier. Please don't let it spread!

.o0o.

"Wow… Brother Menma's Bellsprout…!" Inari watched the spectacles with stars on his eyes. The cool moves, the awesome combos, his surrogate brother really is the best! The Ka-pow! The Ka-boom! The Ka-whammie! The little boy did punching sound effects like he was trying to replicate the moves that Menma and Bellsprout did inside where they were watching the battle.

Where exactly? Inside the changeroom, with the door currently creaked open slightly. They knew they weren't supposed to be in there during performance time, but no one saw them in there so far. And besides, it was their only option other than watching from the bleachers. However, the guards there probably wouldn't recognize Misty or Inari as the Sister's… siblings. It still was a bad taste in the mouth for Misty.

"Yeah… He's beating my sisters!" Misty's breathless awe was completely different. While Inari saw Naruto as an awesome battler and idol, Misty was a bit different. It was more like a hero; a knight in shining armor in fact. It felt real, like he was defending her pride and dignity against the three "monsters" ahead that would even take that away from her after so much...

A truly climatic battle, a testament for teamwork, and it was something that nearly made Misty tear up in happiness and turn her cheeks red.

'I want to learn… I need to! He knows! Menma knows! How to get… stronger.' She thought, with resolve building up inside of her, like water pouring into a bucket. 'Maybe… when he leaves, maybe… I can… go with him…' Misty's cheeks burned a little atomic red, then shook herself out of it. She'll think of those questions later.

However, when she broke out of her stupor, footsteps were echoing behind her, along with murmuring. She instantly turned her head, to see a cloth cover her mouth in surprise. She gasped, which made her breathe in a foreign substance. Her eyes widened, then drooped down into unconsciousness.

"Sis?" Inari turned around, inquisitively. He was too absorbed into the fight to even notice that someone do the same to Inari as they did with Misty. The last thing they saw was a man, a woman and some sort of Pokemon, smiling evilly to their kidnapped prey. And then… darkness.

"Alright, job's done. But what do we need the kids for anyway?" The man asked.

"Shut up! I know kidnapping twerps isn't our style, but we need the pay anyway!" The woman replied with a shrill voice.

"Yeeah! But chu're right! I wondah what da bawss need zem foh?" A mysterious catty voice that came from the Pokemon tried to add onto. A short "Hmmm…" the trio thought out loud.

"Maybe for kick?" The man voiced his opinion.

"Or maybe for sale?" So did the woman. But none of them couldn't figure out the answer.

"I guess it doesn't matteh! Kicks or sales or Growlithe dog tails, us three can care less if we'd be rollin' in the dough!" The Pokemon lifted a paw, with a determined smile on its face.

"Hooray!" The three replied, with such melodious spirit and cheer, and picked up the bodies. And with a rush, they dashed off the scene of the crime. (11)

(1) If you have watched Lilo and Stitch, it's like the jeer Mertle's friends give to Lilo. I don't know, make up your own conclusion!

(2) Again, the story is a little complex (I say a little), so don't expect anybody to act the way they act without a reason for doing so. I can never bash a character. It's not me to do that.

(3) This will be apparent later. It was said if a Pokemon doesn't like a Trainer, it will stop trusting it and follow its own plans instead of listening to the Trainer altogether. Let that sink in for a minute.

(4) I swear it will become apparent later!

(5) Look. I know Bellsprout doesn't breathe (it doesn't have a lung), but it's still a plant and it can't survive in water unless it's seaweed. So I'm just taking into context that it needs air and water to absorb the nutrients that it needs in order to survive in the deep sea for quiet a long while. I don't know how the logic works, but I'm guessing that since Bellsprout doesn't 'breathe', it can technically stay in the water longer than your average lung-user or landwalker. However, it can't survive down there for long since it requires the carbon dioxide in the air. So it's breathing the CO2 into its body before diving, knowing it has more than enough nutrients to survive the deep sea.

(6) Hurr music joke becuz I study in U of T.

(7) Every sailor knows that means death.

(8) I used to play Naruto Ultimate Ninja 2 on the PS2, and Rock Lee's best special move was the Hidden Lotus where you just see multiple copies of itself before they smashed at the opponent.

(9) A new special move, but I don't know the name. It's almost a full copy of "Gum-Gum Giant Gavel" from One Piece.

(10) I don't simply have the names be said. I literally research their cry on Youtube. Charizard does not go "Charrrizaaaaaaard!" Ninetails does not go "Niiiiine..." So yeah. The Starmie cry is from the anime when Misty and Ash battle for the Cascade Badge. Simple poetic irony, eh?

(11) If you can guess these three correctly, then you earned yourself a cookie!

Sorry I've been busy for a while. It was busy in university and life itself. I hate work. And this is not work. This is fun! I hope you guys are enjoying this fic! Be sure to rate, write and review this chapter!

Reviewer Responses! (My favourite part!)

NinjaFang1331: Thanks! It's encouraging for you to say that!

vn543731: You're welcome on the Growlithe! Also, I didn't tell anybody this, but this story is all about breaking those limits. Trust me, this series will be long, and Chimchar will be able to fight quite a lot of strong Pokemon. Breaking the limits how? The Eight Gates is one way!

withdranwnmadness000: Yeah Chimmy won't evolve. I always did kind of had respect with unevolved Pokemon, hence why I like Pikachu a lot. And don't be disappointed. I'll make more chapters that will leave you with a smile on your face and wanting for MOAR!

ivan0061509: Well, now you got some more! Now are you waiting for EVEN MOAR?!

suntan190: There is always more than one side of a story. You sure you want the sisters to not be Gym Leaders anymore?

grimreaper40045: Stab boost or no, it doesn't matter. Chimchar will BREAK ALL THE LIMITS, YA HEAR?! Also, glad you liked the punishments.

Guest: You know, for this chapter, you're my favourite reviewer :3 Also I do prefer Chimchar out of its Pokeball, but sometimes I forget that Chimmy is even there at all. If there is a lack of Chimchar, then I apologize. The Akatsuki won't appear until the Sinnoh arc, and that's where it really begins to kick off. The Kages I won't spoil for now, but you'll see one soon actually. Yes they were very strong trainers, but they chose the path of research rather than the path to battling glory. Your first suggestions of Pokemon shall be considered! Great review!

Bptex: You satisfied with this first part of the fight yet?

Dreaming of the Phoenix: Hello new reviewer! And thanks for the compliment! It's kinda my style, since I rather put in all the details rather than just leave it with back and forth calling with Pokemon names. It's different and I hope you enjoy it! Also, Chimchar doesn't grow a fire sac as it evolves. It is born with it, and let me tell you: there is a dark secret behind it that even Chimchar doesn't even know!

.9: Sheesh.