Naruto: Johto Journeys
Chapter 36: Judgement of the Gods
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Illex Forest, Johto Region
"Are you guys done yet?!" Akatsuchi yelled as he glanced back over his shoulder.
"Not yet!" Sakura and Hinata yelled back to him.
"Suicune had its leg impaled so the Full Restores are taking a while to heal it!" Hinata informed him. Akatsuchi turned around and winced when he saw the bloodied limb of the Aurora Pokemon. The red clad Hiker, however, had to quickly avert his gaze back to the front as he heard the pain filled cry of one of his Pokemon.
"STEELIX!" Akatsuchi called out to his Pokemon. The Iron Snake Pokemon toppled to the ground as it was knocked down by a few suicidal Koffing and Weezing that used Self-Destruct. The flames of the gases that exploded within their bodies had Steelix gritting its teeth in pain on the ground. A split was then in the army of ROOT Pokemon as ROOT grunts and enemy Pokemon alike aimed to escape the attacks by a rampaging Ursaring. Despite it bearing the seal of ROOT on its chest, the Hibernation Pokemon's battle instincts kept it from differentiating ally from foe. Its body was covered in a red aura, the sign that its Guts ability was active, and its arms were glowing as it used the Fighting-type move, Hammer Arm.
The Ursaring charged, knocking aside its allies, its claws spearing through the ROOT grunts, Arbok and Golbat that had the misfortune of barring its path towards Steelix. Blood decorated the earth and Ursaring's claws and teeth were stained with the life liquid of all living creatures.
"Crobat, use Steel Wing!" Akatsuchi commanded the purple bat. The four-winged Poison/Flying-type did as it was told, its four wings shining like silver as it swooped down from above. The Ursaring roared and swung its Hammer Arm attack at the incoming Pokemon and the clang of steel hard wings echoed through the air as they clashed with the powerful arms of the bear-like Pokemon.
Baring its bloodied fangs, the Ursaring roared and pushed Crobat back and went to bite at it. However, Crobat was saved when the earth shook, the power of the earth racking the Hibernation Pokemon's body. Ursaring fell to the ground in pain before the steel hard tail of its intended target. Steelix watched in satisfaction as the Iron Tail attack sent Ursaring spiraling into a Rhyhorn. Both Pokemon collapsed on the ground in a tangle of limbs, but that gave Sasuke the opening to strike.
"Sneasel, attack! Ice Beam!" The Uchiha cried out. Sneasel opened its jaws and icy energy pooled together to form an ice blue spheroid. One the energy reached its maximum, Sneasel let out a cry as it sent jagged bolts of icy energy from its maw. The enemy Rhyhorn and Ursaring were frozen where they lay. Though their physical integrity was quickly shattered, literally, as the Red Gyarados barreled through each ROOT grunt and every enemy Pokemon that stood in its way.
"Gyarados, Hyper Beam attack!" The Shiny Gyarados's scales shone as the lightning from the storm clouds before yellow-orange particles of energy condensed in its ever open jaws. The massive spheroid then appeared to burst and the powerful Normal-type attack speared through the ground and tore a massive trench, incinerating and scattering Pokemon and human alike. A massive explosion then occurred that caused a dome of energy to expand and scatter the ROOT army members.
"IT HAS TO RECHARGE!" A ROOT member cried out. "TAKE DOWN THAT FAILED EXPERIMENT! RHYDON, ROCK BLAST!"
Five enemy Rhydon appeared in front of Gyarados and opened their jaws before firing off numerous high speed projectiles of hard stone. Gyarados released a roar of pain as it was knocked back by the super effective attacks, each successive round stronger than the last.
"Rhydon, attack with Earthquake! Show those bastards how a real Rhydon works!" Sasuke ordered. Sasuke's Rhydon charged forwards and stamped the ground in front of Gyarados. The seismic waves flowed through the land of Illex Forest and into the bodies of all surrounding Pokemon, the five Rhydon especially. The enemy Rhydon crashed down on the ground, unconscious from the super effective attack.
A horde of Arbok then slithered on the ground and went in for an Iron Tail attack, but Akatsuchi's Sudowoodo stopped them when it performed Double Edge, their bodies leaving visible imprints in the ground, blood flowing from their cracked skulls.
"Sudowoodo, dodge to the right!" Akatsuchi cried out in alarm. The Mimic Pokemon did as it was told and rolled to the right just as a Rhyhorn charged, crushing the already downed Arbok beneath its heavy form. The crunch of bone and squishing of flesh seemed to echo through the air as a result, but the Spike Pokemon did not let that deter it as it charged towards its evolutionary form.
Sasuke's Rhydon growled at the enemy Spike Pokemon and charged.
"Flip it over with Hammer Arm and then Horn Drill!" Rhydon roared, its arms glowing white as it slammed against Rhyhorn. Bending down low before they clashed, the bipedal evolution of Rhyhorn dug its claws beneath Rhyhorn's body and flipped the Spike Pokemon over onto its back. Caught off-guard by the sudden change in position, the Rock-type Pokemon did not have a chance as its fellow Rock-type's horn impaled its body. The rotating horn pushed the Rhyhorn down into the ground, forming its own personal crater, and coughed up blood due to the internal damage.
Rhydon then moved on, but was suddenly sent skidding from the shoulder tackle it received from an Ursaring.
"Sneasel, Ice Beam!" Ursaring was frozen in place as it moved to attack Rhydon again with a Strength attack. Its ice encased form could only shift its eyes and growl, but the raven haired teenager and his Pokemon could do much more.
"Now use Bounce!" Sasuke's command was met with positive results as Rapidash dove down from above and slammed down on the Ursaring, shattering the ice that covered its body and sent frozen body parts every which way. Rapidash stomped its hooves in satisfaction and quickly took off at high speeds and left behind a trail of fire as its used Flamethrower to take down a few enemy Koffing and Weezing.
However, as Rapidash was running, it was tackled and sent sprawling on the ground. The Fire Horse Pokemon whinnied in alarm as the Kangaskhan that had attacked it, reared back its fist. The fist glowed white to signify the usage of a Mega Punch, but Akatsuchi would not have that.
"Golem save Rapidash with Rollout and then follow up with Stone Edge!"
"GooooLEM!" The Megaton Pokemon tucked its limbs and head into its body so become a perfect sphere. Its body rotated at high speeds and barreled through other Pokemon and their ROOT trainers and sent them flying or had their bones crushed. After having built up a large amount of momentum, the force at which Golem had hit Kangaskhan was immense and the Normal-type was sent careening through the air and slammed into a tree hard enough to break the thick bark.
Golem then came out of its Rollout and skidded forwards. Utilizing the forward motion of its body, its dug its claws into the ground and ripped out a large amount of sharp earth which it then proceeded to hurl at Kangaskhan and damage it severely. The marsupial Pokemon grunted as it went to climb to its feet after being struck by the Stone Edge, but it suddenly released a shudder as a cold feeling passed through its body.
Its eyes then widened as Sasuke's Gengar hovered in the air before it. Gengar's tongue lolled out of its mouth before it gripped Kangaskhan's skull tightly. Golden sparks of electricity flowed from the tips of its fingers as the Ghost/Poison-type Pokemon used a Thunderbolt attack to put Kangaskhan down for the count.
"Gengar Gengar Geng!" The Ghost-type chuckled sadistically before flying off into a swarm of oncoming Golbat. The Flying/Poison-type Pokemon quickly unleashed cries of pain, their agony echoing through the forest air as Gengar's Thunderbolt charred their bodies.
As the two teenage trainers were fighting off the Pokemon that were attacking them, the few remaining members of the ROOT army prepared for a last ditch effort to take out their annoying opponents.
"Alright, let's do this!" A ROOT member cried out. "Koffing use Smog!"
A large amount of Poison Gas Pokemon came to the front lines and unleashed a large amount of noxious, green gas that wafted through the air at a high speed.
"Golbat, Air Slash!" Another faction commanded. The ROOT members and their opponents watched as the poisonous fumes were now guided forwards by the rushing air currents provided by the Golbat. Akatsuchi and Sasuke looked to each other in shock as they realized what the ROOT grunts were doing.
"Gyarados, use Hydro Pump to stop the gas cloud!" Gyarados roared and sent forth the pressurized water attack at the gas cloud, but a horde of Zubat and Golbat took the fall after banding together to form a wall. The water blasts knocked out the Golbat, rocketing them to ground zero, but they served their purpose of defending the smoke cloud.
"Weezing use Flamethrower attack to ignite the gases!" The final ROOT faction ordered and the Weezing that were on-hand did as they were told.
"Weezing Weez!" They wheezed out before unleashing powerful streams of flame from their mouths. The chemicals in the Smog attack were ignited and soon an emerald coloured wave of fire flowed towards them.
"Gyarados use Hydro Pump again! Rapidash use Fire Blast!" The powerful Water and Fire-type moves collided with the wave of fire, but the chemical based fire was only provided with further fuel as the Hydrogen in Gyarados's Hydro Pump acted against the Atrocious Pokemon. The Fire Horse Pokemon's attack was to be used with the principle that in order to stop a fire, a bigger fire could be used to do so. Sadly, Rapidash did not have that kind of firepower.
The wave of emerald fire continued on its path towards the two trainers and the Pokemon before them. Gyarados and Steelix quickly acted to wrap their bodies around their trainers to act as walls to protect them from the brunt of the fires when they reached. Closing their eyes tightly, both trainer and Pokemon waited for the inevitable pain that would come with being burned by a chemical fire storm, but their eyes widened when the fires never reached them.
Instead, the loud cries of the Legendary Beasts met their ears. Suicune and Entei leaped overhead and landed in front of the small party.
Suicune unleashed a Gust attack and Entei breathed out a Flamethrower. The wind and flames combined and produced a raging fire tornado that burned a trench of charred earth behind it to mark its path. ROOT members and their Pokemon tried to flee, but the suction of the flaming circulation system was too powerful. Their screams echoed through the air and even when they perished, falling to the earth as nothing but blackened flesh.
Akatsuchi and Sasuke stared in awe along with their Pokemon at the massive fire storm that easily destroyed the enemy attack. And the enemy. The ROOT army was now entirely lost as the charred remains of the Pokemon and humans that followed Nagato were no longer part of the physical world.
"Took you long enough." Sasuke said as he and Akatsuchi turned to Sakura and Hinata. The two girls walked towards them with Raikou in tow. The Thunder Pokemon took its place alongside its fellow incarnations as it walked past the young trainers.
"Sasuke-kun, don't be mean." Sakura chided. "Suicune had a hole in its leg. We used up practically all of our healing items to get the healing done and you're lucky we finished healing Suicune in time."
"You kids alright?!" Kushina called out to the younger trainers. The four teenagers turned to Naruto's mother and nodded.
"Yeah, we're fine! Suicune and Entei's last attack just destroyed the last of Nagato's forces!" Sakura informed the red head.
"Good to know. Now you need to hang back, you're in no position to fight Nagato or Ho-oh and Lugia." She said as she directed a look of seriousness at them. "Minato-kun and Naru-chan are counting on us to hold them off until they reach back from wherever the hell it is they went, but I can't let you four go into a battle you will surely lose. Stay with your Pokemon and do not engage unless attacked, understood?"
"We can't..." Sasuke was cut off when he saw the best friend of his mother focus her gaze specifically on him.
"You're my best friend's son. No way in hell am I letting you fight a losing battle just to get yourself killed. Stay put, Sasuke." The raven haired boy remained green-gray eyed woman nodded her head before looking to her husband's Blastoise and Venusaur.
"Good. Venusaur, Blastoise...attack Nagato with Frenzy Plant and Hydro Cannon!" The Shellfish Pokemon and Seed Pokemon unleashed their most powerful moves. Venusaur reared back on its hind legs and then slammed its forelimbs down on the ground. The earth shuddered as a large amount of spiny roots went to attack Nagato.
"Otou-sama!"
"Out of the way brats!" Kushina snarled. The three children of Nagato had leaped in front of their father to defend him. Their hands were about to reach for their Poke Balls so they could defend themselves as well, but the Seed Pokemon's spiny roots were much too quick and they wrapped themselves around Wallace, Sapphire and Ruby.
"No!" Nagato cried out in alarm as he saw his children being snatched away from him. They were then tossed away from the battlefield and rolled on the ground and slammed harshly against respective trees. The three children groaned in pain and Nagato was too busy focusing on them to notice Blastoise's approaching Hydro Cannon.
"ALAKAZAM!" The Psychic-type Pokemon crossed its two spoons in front of Nagato to protect it and its master, a green energy barrier forming in front of them as the mustached Pokemon utilized its Protect. However, as the Protect barrier fell, Suicune and Entei struck. With a loud cry, Suicune manipulated the north winds and generated a powerful Gust attack and Entei breathed out another tongue of flame to create another blazing tornado.
"Ho-oh!" Nagato called out to the Rainbow Pokemon. The Lord of the Skies heeded its controller's call and then flew through the air, crashing against the body of fire tornado.
However, Ho-oh flew through the flames and dispersed the attack. "Now use Flamethrower!" Ho-oh unleashed a screech to the heavens before breathing out a Flamethrower of its own. Violet and white flames raced towards the two Legendary Beasts at a breakneck pace.
"Moltres, Ninetails, defend them!" Kushina commanded her two Fire-types. Moltres and Ninetails did as they were told and leaped in front of the Flamethrower attack, using their abilities to act as living shields. They absorbed the flames into their bodies and Ninetails's eyes shone with power as its power increased significantly.
"Ninetails use Shadow Ball on Lugia!" The Fox Pokemon charged up a sphere of black energy before unleashing the blob of shadow at the Psychic/Flying-type Pokemon. The Diving Pokemon released a song-like cry before its eyes shone with sapphire light. Using Extrasensory, the Diving Pokemon completely shattered the Shadow Ball attack before an aura of white surrounded its body.
The earth itself quaked as Lugia used Ancientpower to utilize the power of the earth and sent a flurry of large boulders at the offending Pokemon.
"Blastoise, use Hydro Pump! Moltres use Sunny Day and both you and Venusaur use Solarbeam to shoot down those boulders!" Blastoise aimed its twin cannons and began to divert the path of the large boulders away from its trainer's wife and its fellow Pokemon. As it was doing this, Moltres unleashed a sharp cry to the storm cloud covered skies and beams of sunlight poked through, shining down on Moltres's form.
Moltres's body shone brightly as its opened its beak and photons swirled into Venusaur's pistil. Due to the power of Sunny Day the light energy needed was quickly gathered and both dual type Pokemon fired off twin beams concentrated sunlight at the oncoming rocks. The Ancientpower attack was shattered apart in a matter of seconds.
"Now Articuno, attack Lugia with Ice Beam!" Kushina ordered. The Freezing Pokemon fired off a jagged blue beam of icy energy at the Diving Pokemon, but the Beast of the Sea was protect by its partner. Ice encased the feathers of Ho-oh chest area as it took the Ice Beam attack head on, but its naturally high body temperature prevented it from being afflicted with a frozen status.
"Ho-oh, Sacred Fire! Lugia use Aeroblast! Burn them all!" Nagato roared. Ho-oh and Lugia released their cries to the heavens above before breathing out their attacks from their gaping maws. A massive twister of wind and energy mixed with a massive stream of violet and white fire that created the signature fire storm the Legendary Pokemon duo was quickly becoming well known for its destructive prowess.
"Venusaur, hang back! Moltres, Ninetails, protect the others by using Fire Blast! Blastoise use Hydro Pump to stop it! Articuno dodge to the side! Zapdos, take Pikachu and go skyward!" Kushina commanded.
The Pokemon did as they were told.
Minato's Pikachu leaped onto her Zapdos's back and the two Electric-type Pokemon flew up into the air, disappearing into the clouds above. Raikou had followed after them, manipulating the clouds above to act as a way to remain airborne.
Venusaur took a few steps back to guard the rear while Moltres and Ninetails took the forefront and exhaled massive balls of burning oxygen from their bodies. The flaming spheroids exploded outwards to become five-pointed stars of fire that clashed with the Aeroblast-Sacred Fire combination. Entei took charge as well and released its own Fire Blast attack that worked well to hold off the fire storm. Blastoise's Hydro Pump generated a large cloud of steam as it fired off large amounts of pressurized water from its cannons to try and reduce the size of the large attack. Suicune aided the effort by first generating a Gust attack to power up the ally Fire-type Pokemon's attacks before firing off a Hydro Pump of its own.
A massive explosion was the end result of the titanic clash of powers that sent both parties skidding backwards. Kushina covered her face with her arm to protect it from the waves of heat and sharp wind. Venusaur did an excellent job of protecting her from the brunt of it all, sweating heavily as a result of it.
"All you are doing is delaying the inevitable, Kushina!" Nagato shouted. "My children may be out of commission because of that Frenzy Plant, but I am more than a match for any of you! My Pokemon are enough to challenge even Izuna's Pokemon, Lugia and Ho-oh are just tools to bring about the end of my plans! Defending is all you are doing, Kushina! It's all you will ever be doing until I capture Celebi!"
The purple eyed man's smirk of confidence was visible for all to see as he looked down upon his annoying enemies from the top of his Alakazam's levitating disc of psychic energy. However, Nagato's confident look became surprised and confused when Kushina's body began to shake. Her chuckles echoed through the air, becoming louder and louder until they became full blown peals of laughter.
"What? What's so funny?!" Nagato asked, his face red with rage and annoyance.
"Oh my little cousin..." Kushina wiped the tears that formed at the corners of her eyes. "...you should know that as a fellow Uzumaki, we never truly defend because in the end, I always place my Pokemon on the battlefield with the intent of taking down my opponent." Kushina directed her eyes skyward. "NOW, ZAPDOS, PIKACHU, USE THUNDER ATTACK!"
Pikachu, Zapdos and Raikou then fell from above. With a loud "GAYOOO", a cry of "PIKA!" and a bestial roar respectively, the three called upon the powers of the heavens. The black storm clouds that were swirling overhead, responded to their calls and lightning arced from cloud to cloud before building up and falling down from above.
The lightning bolts fell after them, striking their bodies before acting as a way to super charge their own abilities. The powers of two Legendary Pokemon and a Champion level Pokemon combined into one dreaded and wicked bolt of golden electricity that fell from the skies as if it were Arceus's own divine judgement. The flash of electricity illuminated the stormy sky and the area of surrounding forest.
Everyone who was not an Electric-type Pokemon had to shield their eyes from the intensity of the light lest they sear their retinas.
The electricity continued to pool within that one area of sky before triggering a massive explosion of electrical energy. The echoing sound was akin to that of a clap of thunder and the winds that were kicked up by the blast wave were enough to make even the thick and sturdy tree trunks of Illex Forest's vegetation rear back from the force, some even being broken or uprooted as a result.
When the Thunder attacks finally came to an end, the large cloud that obscured their views of the two Legendary Pokemon began to dissipate. However, that was when everyone's eyes widened in shock. Moltres, Articuno, Raikou (from atop its thundercloud) Zapdos and Pikachu were wide eyed from their perches in the sky while the five Pokemon trainers and the land-based Pokemon with them were all but completely shell shocked. The smoke cloud vanished to reveal a large and dense orb of pure telekinetic energy.
Their wings folded inwards, their legs tucked against their chests, the Lord of the Sky and Beast of the Sea were protected by the dense orb of psychic energy brought about by their combined use of Extrasensory. Their eyes glowing a startling shade of sapphire was more than enough of an indication to their usage of the Psychic-type move.
Nagato's eyes widened in amazement before gaining the initial look of madness and glee they had when he first set eyes on his weapons.
"Do you see now?! You cannot win, Kushina!" Nagato told his cousin. "A Champion's wife and a powerful trainer you may be, but you are no match for Lugia and Ho-oh! Take your death in stride and maybe the gods will have judge you and cast mercy upon your soul!"
Nagato turned to the Rainbow Pokemon and Diving Pokemon. "Lugia and Ho-oh, crush them! Break their bodies and make them feel the agony of defeat! Crush them with Extrasensory!"
Ho-oh and Lugia's bodies uncurled, their wings forcefully spreading outwards, and generated a powerful gust of wind that sent all caught in its range skidding backwards. Their eyes then glowed brighter and soon everyone on the ground found themselves unable to move. An aura of blue surrounded their bodies as Lugia held them in its telekinetic grasp. Ho-oh then turned to the skies and unleashed its own psionic powers, capturing the Legendary Birds, Raikou and Pikachu in the Extrasensory attack.
With a simple wave of its wing, Ho-oh brought the airborne Pokemon down to ground zero. Their cries of pain were heard and the impact enough to make craters in the ground. Blood flowed from the skulls of Zapdos and Raikou due to them being cracked slightly, and Articuno had its right leg bent at an awkward angle.
The two Legendary Pokemon then pushed the two groups of humans and Pokemon together and then their eyes narrowed. With a harsh cry, their telekinetic abilities increased and they all unleashed their cries of pain. The sound of bones being broken and condensed was only matched by their agonizing screams of pain.
"Nagato...you bastard!" Kushina managed to gasp out. Nagato laughed lightly before an icy glare was directed at them.
"The words of a dead woman do not interest me, cousin." He spoke with a monotonous tone.
"So...this is...how it ends, huh?" Akatsuchi asked. "Crushed to death...by Legendary Pokemon?"
"Naruto-kun..." Hinata's voice was soft as she squeezed her eyes tightly, waiting for the pain to come to an end. Sakura, Sasuke and Akatsuchi did the same, but Kushina remained defiant. Her gray-green eyes stared into the skies with an expectant look and Nagato caught on to that.
"Praying to Arceus for a miracle?"
"No." Kushina grunted out as she felt her arms finally break under the pressure, but she bit her lip to keep from crying out in pain. "No, Nagato. I was just thinking that my son is about to kick your pale white ass from here to Sinnoh."
"What?"
A loud roar echoed through the air that caused Nagato to turn away from his victims and look to the skies. It was unexpected. Very unexpected. One second there was nothing there and the next, when Nagato blinked, there was a streak of orange and then another roar. Two visible distortions in the air appeared as the Air Slash attack was accompanied by a star-shaped blast of yellow-orange fire that crashed into the bodies of Ho-oh and Lugia. The fiery explosion that resulted had created a blast wave which packed enough force to send them to the ground.
The Extrasensory attack was cancelled and the group of Pokemon and their trainers fell to the ground in a pain-filled tangle of limbs, but they looked up and saw the Flame Pokemon that was Charizard hovering over the two Legendary Pokemon. Atop its back, the blonde father and son duo looked down with serious looks on their faces.
"NARUTO!" Sakura and Akatsuchi's joy-filled cries filled the air while Sasuke merely smirked.
"NARUTO-KUN!" Hinata smiled at her boyfriend's visage.
"NARU-CHAN, MINATO-KUN!" Her son and husband were back. And in good timing too, they were just about to be crushed to death.
Naruto turned towards them at the sound of their exclamations and he gave them a smile before Charizard swooped down and landed in front of them. Minato and Naruto climbed off of their draconian steed.
"Are you all okay?" Minato asked with a worried expression as he held Kushina's shoulder, but immediatly retracted his hands when Kushina released a yelp of pain.
"My arms were broken."
"How?"
"Extrasensory attack." Sasuke replied. "We were about to be crushed to death before you two appeared."
Naruto's eyes narrowed dangerously as he looked at his friends, girlfriend and mother. The damaged Pokemon that lay beside them served to only fuel his rage. He walked up to Hinata and knelt down to her.
"Naruto-kun." She smiled at him. He gave her a foxy grin in return.
"Hey, Hina-chan." He then looked over her. "Are you alright?"
"Just a few cracked ribs like everyone else." She took a few deep breaths as she spoke. "What took you so long anyway?"
"The hero arrives in the nick of time." He replied, but the pale eyed girl was not satisfied with her boyfriend's answer.
"You'll be a hero when you help us finish off Nagato." Sakura grunted as she held her broken right leg. Naruto nodded before rising to his feet and reaching into his pocket. He pulled out a purple topped Poke Ball that made everyone else raise their eyebrows in confusion.
"What's that...dobe?" Sasuke asked his rival, breathing deeply due to his damaged ribs. Naruto turned the young Uchiha with a smirk on his face.
"Our trump card."
Minato chuckled as everyone turned to him for an answer. He gave them all an amused look, his blue eyes shining with mischief as if to tell them, 'you'll see in a moment'. Naruto stepped forward and stood in front of Nagato who was gritting his teeth and clutching his hair tightly. He appeared as if he was about to yank those fistfuls of crimson locks straight out of his scalp, his violet eyes filled to the brim with annoyance and rage.
"WHY?!" Nagato shouted. "WHY IS THAT EVERY TIME I AM ABOUT TO WIN, SOMEONE MUST INTERVENE?! WHY?!"
"Because you don't deserve the power you want." Naruto replied simply. "You've ruined lives because of your quest to bring back your wife, Nagato. You may be my relative, but you've gone too far. People and Pokemon are dead because of your ambitions and now it's time you're stopped."
"NO!" Everyone turned at the sound of those who interrupted the conversation between Naruto and his fellow Uzumaki. Wallace, Sapphire and Ruby climbed to their feet, their legs shaking as they tried to support their body weight.
"We won't...We won't let you beat Otou-sama!" Wallace yelled.
"That's right." Ruby added. "You can't beat us, not when we have Legendary Pokemon on our side!"
"Not even the Legendary Birds and the Legendary Beasts combined could best Lugia and Ho-oh, you have no hope to stop Otou-sama!" Sapphire added. "NONE!"
Naruto tossed the Master Ball up and down in his hands as he looked at his older cousins. "That's what you think. Tell them just how hopeless the situation is...Mewtwo."
"What...did you say?" Nagato's eyes widened as he watched the Master Ball get tossed into the air and then pop open. The lid of the Master Ball opened and a stream of violet and white light erupted from the depths of the ultimate capturing device. The light then solidified and standing proudly for all to see, was the Genetic Pokemon.
"Who's that Pokemon?" Akatsuchi asked.
"It's Mewtwo." Minato replied. "An experiment conducted by ROOT when Danzo was in charge. He aimed to clone Mew when he found the DNA of the Pokemon that was thought to be the ancestor of all other Pokemon. He aimed to make Mew stronger, faster and better than its original and the result is what you see before you. Naruto and I fought with all we had before it finally went down and Naruto was the one to capture it."
Minato turned to his wife with a toothy grin. "This is the trump card I was talking about, Kushina-chan. This is what will win us the war."
Kushina's eyes widened as she looked between her husband, her son and Mewtwo, and for the first time since Minato had proposed to her...Kushina Uzumaki was left speechless.
"H-How...How did you get that Pokemon?" Nagato asked. "TELL ME YOU FUCKING BRAT!"
"Hmmmm no." Naruto grinned cheekily before glaring at the red haired leader of ROOT. "Now I think it's time we brought this all to an end." The blond teenager looked on as Lugia and Ho-oh climbed back to their feet before glaring at Naruto and Mewtwo.
"Lugia and Ho-oh! Destroy that abomination immediately! Sacred Fire and Aeroblast attack, NOW!" Nagato's paranoia and desperation were apparent in his tone. Mewtwo glanced back at Naruto and offered the boy a smirk as said blonde nodded to him.
"Mewtwo, if you would be so kind."
'As you wish, Naruto.' Mewtwo turned back to the raging twister of wind and amethyst coloured fire. Mewtwo reared its hands back as its violet eyes were obscured by the bright blue shine that signified the use of its telekinetic abilities.
Mewtwo then thrust its hands forward, as if pushing against something, and a powerful burst of psychic energy rushed forth. The combination attack clashed with Mewtwo's Psychic attack and all watched in amazement as a powerful pulse of blue energy held off the attack. Mewtwo sweated lightly as it was sent skidding backwards a few inches, but the attack was brought to an end as Mewtwo encompassed the fire tornado in psychic energy, starving it of oxygen and allowing the fires to burn themselves out.
Even Ho-oh and Lugia were in shock from seeing their most powerful moves being held back by a single individual.
"Lugia use Ancientpower! Ho-oh use Flamethrower!" The control collars around their necks beeped to life as Nagato's voice command was recognized. Lugia released a melodious cry as a silvery-white aura encased its body and numerous rocks tore themselves free from the earth. With a another loud cry, Lugia sent the rocks flying towards Mewtwo as Ho-oh unleashed a burst of violet-white fire. The rocks were set ablaze, becoming meteors of white hot magma, but Mewtwo's eyes shone brighter than before as it called upon its telekinetic abilities.
With a twitch of the wrist a massive spoon composed entirely out of psychic energy materialized in its hands. Gripping the weapon, Mewtwo took off through the air and with a loud battle cry, sliced through every single attack. Bred to be the ultimate fighting machine, Mewtwo's battle prowess was shown to be quite exemplary as the fire encased rocks were sliced apart by Mewtwo's Psycho Cut.
Mewtwo then caught the burning rock in its telekinetic grasp and sent the whole multitude of them flying right back at Ho-oh and Lugia. However, Lugia countered with a Hydro Pump attack. Mewtwo flew up into the air to avoid the attack before raising its energy spoon and spinning it rapidly to deflect the Flamethrower attack that followed.
Mewtwo grunted as it was pushed through the air, but with a quick pulse from its Psychic attack, the Flamethrower was redirected into the skies above, vanishing beyond the clouds. Mewtwo's eyes then scanned the area before focusing on Nagato. The Genetic Pokemon's glowing orbs narrowed before holding out a hand and Nagato's eyes widened as he felt himself being choked.
Nagato hovered in the air, grasping at his throat as the invisible hand that held it began to squeeze.
"OTOU-SAMA!" The three children of Nagato exclaimed. They went to run towards him, but their tired forms would not let them run as they quickly fell to the ground. Nagato Alakazam was quick to act and sent a Psychic attack at Mewtwo. The Genetic Pokemon quickly had to release its hold on Nagato and avoided the burst of telekinetic energy.
Mewtwo flew through the air, avoiding tongues of flame and bursts of telekinetic energy before zooming towards ground zero. Rearing back its three-fingered hand, Mewtwo curled its fingers inwards to form its equivalent of a fist before punching the ground. The ground shuddered and shook as Mewtwo formed a crater beneath its body while sending out a pulse of telekinetic energy. The Psychic attack spread outwards in a dome shape that acted to protect it from the Extrasensory attacks of Lugia and Alakazam and the Ancientpower from Ho-oh.
The wave of telekinetic energy pushed against the two Legendary Pokemon, sending them backwards through the air while Alakazam used Protect on itself and its trainer. When Mewtwo's Psychic attack ran its course, the Genetic Pokemon quickly flew towards Nagato's Alakazam and raised its arms up high, its energy spoon flickering to life.
Alakazam quickly held up its spoons and used Psychic attack to defend against Mewtwo's Psycho Cut. The clone of Mew gritted its teeth in annoyance as it continued to try and force its way through the barrier of psychic energy, but its eyes widened when suddenly there were five flashes of white light and Mewtwo quickly raised its energy spoon to block the close range Psychic attacks that came at it from all sides.
Mewtwo grunted as it was sent flying through the air, but quickly righted itself. Hovering in the air, the Psychic-type juggernaut looked at the Pokemon before it and its eyes narrowed as Nagato's other five Pokemon had released themselves to defend their trainer. Mr. Mime, Ditto (which transformed into Mewtwo's likeness), Slowking, Jynx and Starmie all stood with Alakazam and judging from their killing intent, Mewtwo could tell they were willing to fight. The sweat that dripped down their faces however, was quick to tell the Genetic Pokemon that they could feel its strength. With a burst of killing intent, the six Pokemon of Nagato's immediately flinched in fear and a bead of sweat formed on the sides of their faces.
Taking advantage of their fear, Mewtwo attacked. Flying faster than it did during its fight with Naruto and Minato, Mewtwo crashed into its copy. Ditto unleashed a cough as the wind was driven from its newly formed lungs.
"Diito, counter with Psychic attack!" Ditto's eyes shone with bright blue light, but the gelatinous Pokemon didn't have time to cast its move as Mewtwo then spun around and wrapped its tail around Ditto's throat. With a forceful cry, the Genetic Pokemon slammed the transformed Pokemon into the ground before bringing down its energy spoon. The Psycho Cut cleaved Ditto in two and Ditto reverted into a puddle of violet-pink coloured slime.
"Slowing, Jynx, use Blizzard!"
That was when Mewtwo was sent skidding backwards by a dual Blizzard attack from Slowking and Jynx. Mewtwo raised its arms to defend itself and grunted in pain as ice and frost began to gather in large amounts around said upper limbs. The humanoid Pokemon growled at its enemies before punching the ground to shatter the ice that formed around its arms.
"Now all of you use Psychic!" Nagato ordered. Starmie, Alakzam, Jynx, Mr. Mime and Slowking all had their eyes shining a deep shade electric blue before holding out their hands, the gem in the centre of its body glowing blue in Starmie's case. A powerful burst of telekinetic energy then raced out from the five Psychic-type Pokemon, the earth itself being torn asunder from the power of the attack.
'Insolent fools!' Mewtwo's mental shout was unheard to all but Naruto. The Genetic Pokemon raised its hands and a Barrier attack formed to defend it against the oncoming Psychic attacks. The force of the strikes sent Mewtwo skidding backwards, but the Genetic Pokemon powered through and then stamped its feet down to utilize frictional forces to slow its movement. A pair of trenches were carved in the ground as a result of Mewtwo's actions, but Barrier had done its job of weakening the attacks.
Mewtwo then converted the energy barrier into a bullet of telekinetic force that slammed into Mr. Mime. Mr. Mime released a cough of pain, blood and spittle flying from its mouth as the bullet was drilled into its chest only to suddenly slam into the ground when Mewtwo appeared above it and crashed an Aura Sphere down upon its head. Mr. Mime was unconscious with a brutal amount of head trauma, blood leaking from the burned and cracked area of its skull.
Mewtwo then took off at high speeds and jumped to the side to avoid a Blizzard attack from Slowking and then leaped over the following Hydro Pump. The blast of pressurized water was then encased in blue as Mewtwo manipulated it and shot it towards Alakazam, but the Psy Pokemon was protected by its star-shaped ally. Starmie's Water-type aspect made the move not very effective, but Mewtwo continued on its flight path and grabbed the Mysterious Pokemon.
Once its grip was assured, Mewtwo brought up a powerful knee that slammed into Starmie's centre gem. Mewtwo followed up by punching Starmie with a strong right jab before kicking Starmie skywards. The Psychic/Water-type was then held in Mewtwo's telekinetic grip before Mewtwo flew up to meet it and crashed its elbow into the centre gem again. A lengthy crack formed on the pink crystal before the Mysterious Pokemon found itself being hurled towards Jynx. Jynx acted quickly to dodge the body of its fellow Pokemon, but in the end, Starmie was inflicted with a great amount of damage. Mewtwo fell after Starmie and formed its energy spoon and attacked with Psycho Cut. An arc of psychic energy sliced against Starmie's form, cracking the crystal even more before the crystal was shattered apart when Mewtwo stabbed its energy spoon through it.
Starmie's body shuddered a bit before becoming still. Mewtwo removed its energy spoon roughly from Starmie's body and Nagato's eyes were brimming with fear as Mewtwo's glowing eyes met his violet ones.
"J-JYNX ATTACK!"
"JYNX!" The feminine looking Pokemon exclaimed before sending out a Blizzard attack. Mewtwo avoided the Ice-type attack before countering Jynx's Psychic attack with its own. The ground cratered in between the two Pokemon as the clash of telekinetic forces acted downwards and generated a small explosion of energy. A small dust cloud formed and Mewtwo sent the dust forward with a telekinetic push, blinding Jynx as the dust got into its eyes. The big-lipped Pokemon cried out in alarm as it tried to remove the small particles from its eyes, but it was too late as Mewtwo shoulder tackled Jynx.
Jynx flew through the air, but was suddenly caught in midair as Mewtwo used its telekinetic abilities to bring the Ice/Psychic-type back towards it. Jynx tried to break free with its own psionic abilities, but to no avail. Jynx released a gasp, coughing up some droplets of blood as Mewtwo punched Jynx in the stomach. Mewtwo then spun and delivered a powerful kick to the side of the head that would have sent Jynx tumbling through the air had Mewtwo not rotated with the momentum of its kick to wrap its bulbous tail around Jynx's body. With the dual type Pokemon immobilized, Mewtwo held up its hand and the power of its aura swirled to life and formed a compact sphere.
Mewtwo slammed the Aura Sphere into Jynx's body and the super effective move drilled into Jynx's body. Jynx spiraled through the air and crashed into Alakazam as the yellow furred Pokemon was using staying by its master's side in case it had to use Protect again. Blood flowed from the stomach of the Ice/Psychic-type's spiral shaped wound.
"Jyyyyynx."
"Ala...ka...zam."
The two Pokemon groaned in pain on the ground and all that was left was Nagato's Slowking. Slowking looked around and saw all five of its fellow Pokemon on the ground in pain. Its trainer was staring in shock at the clone of Mew and Slowking was now in a very odd position. It needed a command, but Nagato did not provide one.
Mewtwo hovered menacingly in the air, an aura of blue energy surrounding it as its eyes shone even brighter. The lightning from the storm flashed behind it and served to enhance the intimidation factor of the Genetic Pokemon's form. And for this one time, Mewtwo allowed its voice to be heard by all.
'This is the end for you.' Mewtwo's telepathic voice echoed through the air before the Genetic Pokemon held out its hands. 'Now die!'
However, the act was brought to a temporary halt as thunder rumbled in the skies above. The earth shook and suddenly a feeling of immense power flowed through the entirety of Illex Forest. There was a brilliant light and all turned to its source.
The Illex Shrine.
The small shrine shone with a brilliant shade of blue, white and black. The doors of the shrine, which were normally locked, suddenly burst open and all, even Lugia and Ho-oh, were staring in amazement as a swirling portal of energy exploded out from the shrine. Then, a shadow appeared in the centre of the portal. The shadow was small in size and soon, the figure emerged from the depths of the rip in space-time.
The figure that emerged was a green fairy-like creature. It had round toeless feet, three-fingered hands, and clear wings on its back. It had a round head that came to a curved point and was shaped almost like a plant bulb. It had large baby-blue eyes with thick black rings around them, and a pair of green antennae with blue tips.
"C-C-Celebi." Nagato muttered.
"What?" Naruto asked. "That's Celebi?! But it's so small!"
'Size does not matter, Naruto.' Mewtwo thought to its trainer. 'The power possessed by the time traveler is just as great as my original, Mew. Though I would argue to say Mew is the stronger of the two, Celebi is indeed a powerful being to be able to cross through the time stream.'
Naruto's eyes widened in shock as he stared at Celebi. To think that tiny fairy-like creature was the Time Travel Pokemon Nagato had been wanting to capture.
Celebi glanced around the area before its blue eyes settled on Nagato. "Bi?"
Nagato reached into his pocket and pulled out the GS Ball. Celebi's eyes widened as it felt the divine powers of Ho-oh and Lugia emanating from the sphere and Celebi's instinct to sense danger went on full alert.
"BI BI!" The Time Travel Pokemon was about to fly back into the time stream, but Nagato would have none of it.
"NO! NOT WHEN YOU'RE RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!" Ho-oh and Lugia responded and held Celebi still with Extrasensory before pulling it quickly towards Nagato.
"MEWTWO STOP THEM!" Naruto ordered. Mewtwo was about to strike with a Psychic attack, but was distracted when Slowking unleashed a powerful Hydro Pump attack. Mewtwo sent the water stream back at Slowpoke's more intelligent evolution, but the water stream was frozen by Slowking's Blizzard attack before being shot towards Mewtwo. Mewtwo carved the ice bullet in two with a Psycho Cut and the arc of telekinetic energy continued on its path and struck Slowking. The crown wearing Pokemon was sent skidding backwards, but smirked at Mewtwo.
Its job to hold off Mewtwo had been done and everyone's eyes widened in shock. Wallace, Sapphire and Ruby had happiness mixed with their amazement as Nagato tapped Celebi's head with the GS Ball. The gold and silver coloured Poke Ball opened and soon Celebi was sucked inside.
The Time Travel Pokemon had been caught.
Nagato then looked to Slowking, who caught its trainer's gaze, and then turned to his children. Slowking nodded in reply to the unspoken message and used its telekinetic prowess to bring Wallace, Sapphire and Ruby over to Nagato.
"Come." Nagato and his three children were then carried by Slowking to the Illex Shrine. Mewtwo and the other Pokemon leaped to stop them, but were suddenly obstructed when a stream of violet flame brought them to a halt. Ho-oh and Lugia crashed down from above and stood in front of the Illex Shrine as if they were its guardians (which they were, in a sense).
The two largest Legendary Pokemon stepped forwards causing the seven other Legendary Pokemon to backpedal a bit. The group of protagonists then glared through the space between Lugia and Ho-oh. The leader of ROOT glanced back at them with a victorious smirk on his face before he, Slowing and his children jumped into the tear in the space-time continuum.
"We have to go after them!" Minato yelled.
"No shit!" Kushina exclaimed. "But how are we supposed to do that with Ho-oh and Lugia in the way! Even your trump card, as strong as it is, can't defeat two deity Pokemon!"
"Yes it can." Naruto said. His blue eyes scanned the bodies of the gargantuan Pokemon before they settled on the Steelix steel collars wrapped around their necks. 'How do we get rid of those things?' Naruto racked his brain for a plan and in a matter of thirty seconds, he had managed to piece together something.
"I GOT IT!" Naruto exclaimed. "I need all of you to listen to me." He looked at the seven Legendary Pokemon in front of him with a determination brimming in his sapphire orbs. The confident smirk on his face made the seven wonder just what it was the young blonde had planned, but given the circumstances, any plan would do. They nodded their heads.
'As you wish.' Mewtwo thought to him. The Legendary Birds and Beasts released their cries in support of the son of a Champion. Naruto turned to the two Thunder Pokemon.
"Raikou, Zapdos attack them with Thunder!" Raikou and Zapdos did as they were told and began attack with numerous, gargantuan lightning bolts that fell from the sky. Ho-oh and Lugia avoided the attacks and generated barrier or deflected the bolts with their Extrasensory attacks.
"What's he doing?" Sakura asked. "He knows that that isn't going to work! Those two have taken Thunder attacks before and even if they are super effective, they won't go down!"
"Well hopefully the dobe has something up his sleeve because his plan seems to be the only thing we have right now." Sasuke said.
Raikou and Zapdos brought down two more Thunder attacks, but Ho-oh and Lugia used Ancientpower to send numerous large boulders at the Electric-type attacks. The boulders exploded into smaller rocks as a result, but Naruto saw his chance.
"Raikou use Extrasensory and aim for their heads!" Raikou roared and its red eyes shone with blue light before a burst of telekinetic energy slammed against the heads of the Lord of Sky and Beast of the Sea. The two large Pokemon stumbled backwards before taking off into the air to strike from above and incinerate their opponents with a Sacred Fire and Aeroblast combination attack.
"Articuno, use Ice Beam on their wings to slow them down! Zapdos attack Ho-oh and Articuno attack Lugia by using Sky Attack!" Ho-oh and Lugia opened their mouths. Wind and energy swirled into a compact sphere of destruction while a great sphere of violet and white fire charged in Ho-oh's beak. They flapped their wings to gain a bit more altitude, but as they did so, their eyes widened as they felt their wings become a bit heavier. They glanced out of the corners of their eyes, said visual orbs widening when they saw their wings were coated in a large sheet of ice.
Ho-oh's body temperature was working to melt it, but Lugia was not so lucky. Zapdos and Articuno then charged energy within their bodies and the energy spread outwards, coating them in an aura of golden-orange energy. The two Legendary Birds then shot forwards at a blinding speed, streaks of energy and their respective elements trailing behind them.
The two deity Pokemon then released gasps of pain as Zapdos and Articuno's beaks slammed into their chests, the Sky Attack strikes hitting their marks. The two were knocked down to the ground however, when Lugia and Ho-oh lashed out with their feet. Articuno and Zapdos lay within their own person craters and Ho-oh's body glowed with power as it unleashed a Sacred Fire attack. The wave of violet and white fire generated heat waves that melted the ice on its wings, as well as Lugia's, before racing towards the downed Legendary Birds.
"Moltres, take the Sacred Fire attack!" Naruto commanded. The bird of fire absorbed the flames into its body as it flew in front of its fellow Legendary Birds to defend them.
"Entei, Moltres, aim your fire at their necks!"
The Volcano and Flame Pokemon looked at each other and back at Naruto with confused expressions on their faces, but did what they were told. Entei and Moltres reared their heads back before opening their mouths. Two powerful streams of fire exploded out from their chests and the Flamethrower attacks slammed into Ho-oh and Lugia's necks with devastating force. Unknown to them, the Steelix steel control collars around their necks were now glowing from the extreme levels of heat they were exposed to, but that unknown fact became well known as the two deity Pokemon unleashed cries of pain.
They swung their heads around and around, trying to get rid of the burning sensation they were feeling.
"Articuno, Suicune, hit them with Blizzard and Hydro Pump! Hit their necks!" Articuno released a powerful gust of ice and snow from its mouth and Suicune unleashed a powerful burst of pressurized water from its jaws. The Hydro Pump struck Ho-oh and Articuno hit Lugia, the super effective moves dealing great deals of damage to their bodies as well as the collars.
Due to the rapid heating and cooling, the Steelix steel collars around their necks became extremely brittle and that was what Naruto counted on as his analytical gaze caught sight of the small cracks and the small bends in their structure.
"Now Mewtwo, slice those collars off! Use Psycho Cut!"
'As you wish!' Mewtwo mentally shouted before summoning forth two energy spoons. Mewtwo flew towards Ho-oh and Lugia and then spun the energy spoons in its hands before swinging them in large arcs. Two large arcs of violet-blue energy raced through the air and impacted harshly with Ho-oh and Lugia's necks, slicing cleanly through the now brittle control collars.
The control collars fell to the ground and Ho-oh's and Lugia's eyes suddenly gained dilated pupils. The toll on their mental states was extremely great as they were freed from being mind controlled and with that Naruto took out a pair of Ultra Balls.
"Now to make sure you two don't get in our way again...SASUKE!" Naruto tossed one of the capturing devices to his rival. The young Uchiha caught the sphere and looked at Naruto before catching on to what he was saying.
"Nice plan, dobe."
"Shut up and catch them, teme."
Naruto and Sasuke then threw their respective Ultra Balls through the air. Naruto's headed for Ho-oh and Sasuke's was on a set course for Lugia. The Lord of the Skies and Beast of the Sea didn't have any time to get their bearings together before their disoriented and weakened forms were hit by the capturing devices. Their bodies became red energy before they were sucked into the Ultra Balls.
They fell onto the destroyed earth in front of the Illex Shrine and began to shake.
One shake.
Two shakes.
Three shakes.
The Pokemon capturing device released an audible click and Naruto and Sasuke ran up to the pair of Ultra Balls before smirking as they received beeps from their Pokedex-es.
Lugia the Diving Pokemon. A Flying/Psychic-type Pokemon. It is said to be the guardian of the seas. It is rumored to have been seen on the night of a storm.
Ho-oh the Rainbow Pokemon. A Flying/Fire-type Pokemon. Legends claim this Pokémon flies the world's skies continuously on its magnificent seven-colored wings.
"You let me catch it...why?" Sasuke asked.
"You're my rival." Naruto replied with a shrug. "I can't let you be a wimp while I have two Legendary Pokemon to kick your ass with. Me thankful for my sense of fair lay."
"Dobe."
"Awww. You're my best friend too, teme." Naruto chuckled while Sasuke rolled his eyes at the blonde. The two didn't have time to celebrate their victory however, as the space around them suddenly began to distort.
"What the..." Sakura didn't have time to finish her sentence as the area of space surrounding them began to distort even more. Everyone's eyes then widened when a large area of forest was suddenly beginning to shrink.
"Are those trees...shrinking?" Akatsuchi asked. Minato's eyes narrowed as he saw waves of energy from the Illex Shrine's time portal were bleeding off and some of them were flowing right into the area of forest that was currently 'shrinking'. Another series of energy waves affected the destroyed ground beneath them and Minato watched in amazement as the ground appeared to heal itself. The cracks and craters were gone and green grass appeared as well.
The former Champion's eyes widened in realization.
"It's not shrinking. The time portal that Celebi made, the energy from it is bleeding off and its causing time to shift, mainly backwards. Nagato's aim was to create a portal to go back in time and that same energy is affecting everything around it. The trees aren't shrinking, they are regressing."
Everyone was silent for a moment.
"Shit." Was the simultaneous comment. The space around them distorted again and this time, a larger majority of the surrounding forest was reverted to an area of smaller trees and grasslands.
"We really need to...what the, why does my voice sound so squeaky and annoyingly high?" Naruto asked. Everyone looked at Naruto and gasped in shock. "What?" Naruto looked down at himself and noticed his smaller size. "What the fuck?!" Cue reprimanding slap from Kushina. "I'm tiny!"
"Not tiny, you aged backwards. You're probably ten." Minato said. "Three years and so have the rest of us."
Everyone looked down at themselves and noted their significant loss in height and weight. Kushina and Minato looked the same, but there was youthful glow on their skin that came with being younger. Even the Pokemon looked a bit smaller, losing some of the size they had when they were three years older.
"The time warps are getting larger." Minato pointed out. "If this keeps up, the entire region could be affected by the opening in the gate, but we also don't know how the time stream will affect any of us who decides to go in after Nagato. He has Celebi with him so he's obviously going to provide protection for himself, his Slowking and his children."
"Well first we need to protect ourselves from being de-aged even further. Mewtwo, put up a barrier!" Naruto told the clone of Mew. The Pokemon born from science nodded and placed up a powerful barrier.
"Espeon, help out too." Hinata said.
"Ninetails, you as well." Sakura and Kushina told their respective Fox Pokemon. The three Pokemon called upon their telekinetic abilities and a dense barrier of energy surrounded them.
"Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, so we'll be safe in here." Naruto muttered. "But how do we get through the time stream without being affected." Everyone was silent as they looked down at the ground. Sakura's eyes widened in realization and she snapped her fingers.
"It's a long shot, but I think I have an idea." Sakura said. Everyone looked at the pink haired girl, urging her to talk. "In Nagato's files, he spoke of how Project Time Travel required him to utilize the god-like energies of Ho-oh and Lugia to create the GS Ball and capture Celebi. The Rainbow Wing and the Silver Wing are what helped forge that ball and is what contains and controls the power of the Time Travel Pokemon is what the files said. Sasuke-kun, Naruto, you both received feathers of Ho-oh and Lugia and so we could use those to go through the time stream. Also, Legendary Pokemon have god-like properties of their own and because of that, Legendary Pokemon can survive the effects of the time stream, that's why they haven't changed at all."
Everyone looked at the Legendary Beasts and the Legendary Birds and noticed Sakura's observation was correct. There was no change in size for the six Pokemon, unlike Mewtwo who was a manufactured Pokemon and was only Legendary by title.
"However, Raikou, Entei and Suicune are the only ones who can journey through the time stream. Unlike Moltres, Zapdos and Articuno, the Legendary Beasts were actually recreated with the powers of Ho-oh within them while the Legendary Birds are merely servants to Lugia after they were created. Naruto, Sasuke-kun and Hinata, you three were sought out by them during our journey and thus you three have a special connection to each of them. Naruto to Raikou, Sasuke-kun with Entei and Hinata with Suicune. You three must be the ones to go and bring an end to Nagato's madness." Sakura explained.
Hinata, Sasuke and Naruto looked at Sakura before turning to the Legendary Beasts. Suicune, Entei and Raikou bowed their heads to their respective chosen before bending down. Raikou, Entei and Suicune released their cries and Naruto's eyes widened when they did.
"We will end this." Naruto said. "I can understand you now. You're saying we will end this."
Raikou released a few growls and a small roar.
"Legendary Pokemon will choose the time when their voices must be heard. You are a special child who has been gifted with complete understanding of us Pokemon, Naruto Uzumaki."
Entei growled this time. "The time has come for you to fulfill your destinies. You are our chosen for a reason and this is that reason."
Suicune released a small cry before stamping its left foreleg. "We must save Celebi-sama and you three are the ones who will save the regions from its demise." Naruto translated.
The three ten year old children suddenly found themselves tossed onto the backs of the Legendary Beasts and by Sakura's deductions, the powers of Ho-oh within the three Beasts acted upon them and Sasuke, Naruto and Hinata found themselves growing back to their original sizes as teenagers. They winced and stretched out their joints. Growing pains were a bitch when they happened in under five seconds.
"Naru-chan, please be careful." Kushina said.
"I know I'm not in any position to be saying this, Naruto...but I am your father and I do love you. Please, keep your friends and yourself safe."
Naruto nodded to his parents before he turned to Hinata and Sasuke.
"Let's go."
"WAIT!" Everyone stopped when Sakura ran towards them. It looked really weird since Sakura was a ten year old, but Entei complied with her wishes when she motioned for the lion-like Pokemon to bend down. Sakura pulled Sasuke down and kissed him on the cheek causing the ebony eyed boy's eyes widen. Everyone else snickered at his expression.
"For luck."
Sasuke nodded dumbly. He then looked to Naruto and Hinata who looked at each other with knowing looks, but Hinata frowned at Naruto's next words.
"You owe me fifty Poke, Hina-chan."
"Fine."
"Wait, you guys placed bets on this?!"
"We'll discuss our gambling later. For now...WE RIDE!" Naruto jammed his heels against Raikou's side. Raikou reared up on its hind legs and roared to the heavens before racing out of Mewtwo's Barrier. Entei and Suicune followed after the Electric-type. The Legendary Beasts tensed their leg muscles before leaping straight at the Illex Shrine and they vanished through the portal.
Time Stream, Space-Time Continuum
Hinata, Naruto and Sasuke glanced around the tunnel of blue, white and black. It was a whirlpool of energy and suddenly images began to appear every now and then. Some showed childhood images of Sasuke when he was playing with Itachi, some showed Hinata as she was enduring grueling training with her father in Saffron City and playing with her mother and her little sister, a few others showed Naruto as he was being raised by his mother.
The three trainers' wide eyes would have stretched even further if it was physically possible, but they settled for what they had as they saw the images of what looked like the Burned Tower as it was burning. They watched in awe while the Legendary Beasts turned away from the images. A Vaporeon, a Jolteon and a Flareon perished in the blaze and the scaffolding from one of the upper levels fell from above, crushing the bodies of the three evolutions of Eevee.
"So you guys were Jolteon, Flareon and Vaporeon before you died?" Hinata asked.
"Well it does kind of make sense as to why they are incarnations of fire, water and lightning." Sasuke muttered his own two cents.
The Legendary Beasts made so form of reply, choosing to only remain silent. They continued to run through the time stream at a breakneck speed and developed tunnel vision as a result. The children on their back rubbed their eyes to cope with the effects of their high speed movement and after what felt like hours, but was only a few seconds in the time stream, they came upon their enemies.
"NAGATO!" Naruto roared.
The ROOT members and Slowking glanced back at the two trios and Nagato growled dangerously at them.
"SLOWKING USE PSYCHIC!"
"ENTEI, EXTRASENSORY!" Sasuke countered. Entei's telekinetic attack raced towards Slowking's own attack and the two clashed with one another resulting in a small distortion of the space in the time stream.
"Why, Hinata-chan?! Why Naruto?!" Wallace cried out with tears streaming from his eyes. "WHY WON'T YOU LET US HAVE OUR MOTHER BACK?!"
"Wallace, you're destroying the world outside because of your father's endeavors!" Hinata informed. Nagato's eyes narrowed.
"Impossible! Opening the time stream, capturing Celebi, none of it would have any adverse effects on the outside world! My scientists assured me of that and I helped make the calculations myself! Nothing could have gone wrong!" Nagato roared.
"Well it has, Nagato!" Naruto glared at his uncle. "Wallace, Ruby, Sapphire...opening the time stream has begun to cause the region's land to regress into previous states! The world outside is going back in time because of your opening of the time stream! I told you!" He turned his glare to his cousins. "I told you bringing back mother was wrong and now you're destroying the region as a result!"
"NO!" The four yelled. Behind them, the window in time revealed the image of a dying blue haired woman. She was laying on a hospital bed, her pace was pale and she was breathing with the help of a respirator. "THE REGION IS NOTHING TO ME WITHOUT KONAN-CHAN! MY CHILDREN WILL HAVE THEIR MOTHER AND I WILL HAVE MY WIFE BACK!"
Sasuke's eyes narrowed. "Then if you won't give up willingly...we will break you by force and make you stop!"
"LIKE HELL YOU WILL! SLOWKING, USE BLIZZARD!"
"Entei, Flamethrower." Sasuke replied clamly. The tongue of flame easily washed over the Ice-type move before continuing on its path towards the ROOT leader. However, Slowking's eyes shone a brilliant shade of blue before redirecting the flames back at the trio. The flames expanded to form a large circular fire wall that would ensure the two trios had no chance of escape.
"Suicune use Hydro Pump!" Hinata told the Aurora Pokemon. The incarnation of the North Wind unleashed massive blast of pressurized water and generated a cloud of steam as the fire wall was held at bay. The steam was then parted when a trio of Extrasensory attacks blasted through the space of the time stream. Raikou, Entei and Suicune then raced towards their enemies.
"Hydro Pump, Slowking!" Nagato ordered.
"SLOOOOOOOOOW!" The evolved form of Slowpoke unleashed a powerful burst of water.
"Discharge, Raikou!" Naruto commanded. The Thunder Pokemon released a powerful wave of electricity that turned the watery blast into a haze of steam. But then Slowking's Psychic attack slammed into it sending both it and its rider back. "Not yet!" Raikou roared as if to agree with its rider's exclamation.
"Flamethrower!"
"Gust!"
Entei and Suicune sent forth a burst of flame and a raging gust of wind that created a powerful fire storm. Slowking quickly created a barrier with Psychic and the Pokemon sweated profusely due to the heat as well as trying to keep up the concentration needed to keep the barrier active. However, once the fire storm subsided, Slowking's barrier had fallen away and Naruto and Raikou struck.
"FINISH HIM RAIKOU! USE THUNDER!" Raikou roared and the purple thundercloud on its back sparked. A massive blue lightning bolt raged through the time stream and with that, Slowking was struck, Slowking and the children of Nagato screamed. Psychic/Water-type unleashed a loud cry of agony as thousands of volts of blue electricity raced through its body. The crowned Pokemon's body convulsed wildly before Slowking fell into unconsciousness.
But the electrical current didn't end there as the bolts moved to strike Nagato as well. The leader of ROOT's eyes widened and time seemed to slow down for him (an ironic description to any that would have heard this thought), but suddenly Nagato found himself being encompassed by a shadow...or rather, three shadows.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Everyone's eyes widened in shock as Ruby, Sapphire and Wallace had covered their father's body with their own. The electricity from Raikou's Thunder flowed through them and their screams of agony were like nails scratching a chalkboard.
No! I can't...Not you three! NO! WALLACE! RUBY! SAPPHIRE!" Nagato shook his children's bodies as he tried in vain to wake them. Tears streamed from Nagato's eyes as he floated in the space of the time stream, holding Ruby, Wallace and Sapphire tightly against his body. His violet eyes glared at Naruto before he unleashed a scream of rage.
"I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL GO BACK TO THE TIME WHEN KUSHINA GAVE BIRTH TO YOU AND KILL YOU!" Nagato then began to laugh maniacally. "And then I'll kill your father and your mother and all your little friends! Then I'll save Konan-chan, Wallace, Ruby and Sapphire and we can all live in a world without YOU!"
Nagato vanished through a door in time, leaving behind the bodies of his Pokemon and his children.
"YOU'RE NOT GETTING AWAY!" Naruto yelled as Raikou sped after the leader of ROOT. "Sasuke, Hinata-chan, watch those three and Slowking!"
"NARUTO-KUN!"
"OI DOBE!"
However, Suicune and Entei were not as fast as the Thunder Pokemon and so Naruto and Raikou vanished through the door in time just as it was about to close.
Thirteen Years Ago
Viridian Forest, Kanto Region
A swirling mass of energy ripped open in the Viridian Forest. The time period was right, but Nagato had jumped through the first image of that specific timeline that he could find. His insanity had finally surfaced and as he landed on the ground outside the time portal, he broke out into a series of high pitched laughs while wearing a sickening grin on his face. His eyes seemed to shake in their sockets and he headed for the outside of Viridian Forest.
"I'll kill them...I'll kill them...I'll kill them all!" He chanted. However, his violet eyes widened when a thunderous roar echoed through the air. Turning around, the red haired man didn't even have time to register what happened as he suddenly found himself pinned to the ground. Sharp claws dug through his shoulder and blood flowed from the wound.
"LET GO! LET GO LET GO LET GO LET GOOOOOOO!" He screamed, but he was silenced when Raikou paralyzed him with a small application of electricity. Naruto climbed off the Thunder Pokemon's back before looking down at Nagato.
"Nagato...Oji-san...please, stop." Naruto said.
"No! You've ruined everything!" Nagato cried out. "Thirty years of planning, thirty years of raising those three by myself, without my wife, the woman I loved! You ruined it and now...and now..." Tears flowed from Nagato's eyes. "I can never see her again. Ever!" Naruto remained silent as Nagato poured his heart out. "I could have brought back Yahiko too! They would have finally been able to meet their uncle, but that's gone too! I can't see Yahiko ever again either! WHY?! WHY DOES EVERYTHING I DO ALWAYS END IN FAILURE?! WHY DOES EVERYONE I KNOW HAVE TO LEAVE ME?!"
"Your children never left you."
Nagato's eyes widened as he looked at Naruto. "Wh-What?"
"You children never left you." He said. "Wallace, Ruby, Sapphire...did you not hear them when they defended you? We called you a madman, a villain, a vile maniac whose plans were nothing more than attempts to take his anger out on the world. But they never saw it like that. Even after all that time, even when they saw you do things that could have ruined their lives should you have been found out, they never left you. They love you and they respect you. They look up to you. You're their father, Nagato Oji-san...and they will never leave you."
"But you...you..."
"I had Sasuke and Hina-chan carry them outside the time stream. If you stop what you are doing now, you can see them again once they are finished getting the medical attention they obviously need. Look around you, Nagato!" Naruto exclaimed. "We're in a time where I am about to be born, but even if you kill me here there will always be someone out there who would have stopped you! Look at the facts here and now old man! Your army is most likely in ruins, your Pokemon are beaten, your children are on the border of life and death, you are laying on the ground with a bleeding shoulder and standing face-to-face with an incarnation of Thunder and Lightning who can kick your ass in an infinite number of ways and..." Naruto reached down and dug into Nagato's pocket before pulling out the GS Ball. "...I just took away Celebi from you."
Celebi the Time Travel Pokemon. A Psychic/Grass-type Pokemon. This Pokémon wanders across time. Grass and trees flourish in the forests in which it has appeared.
"NO! GIVE IT BACK! I NEED THAT!" He yelled, but he was silenced by Raikou's thunderous roar. Naruto bent down as he put away Celebi's ball into his own pocket.
"You can see your Pokemon and your children again when we get back to the future, Nagato. Just surrender." Naruto's blue eyes were cold, but the facade was quick to melt away and revealed the pitying and pleading looks.
"I've lost." Nagato said. It was more a statement than a question, Naruto realized, but he nodded his head anyway.
"Yes...you have."
"Naruto...you're a thorn in my side." Nagato said. "But you are family, so I will need you to take care of Wallace, Ruby and Sapphire for me."
Naruto and Raikou looked away from the leader of ROOT before looking back down at him. "What?"
"Naruto...look at things realistically. I know you do, so it's not going to be hard." Nagato said as he released a choked laugh due to his crying. "I waged war on two regions, killed numerous lives, ruined families, destroyed numerous buildings to leave people either homeless or placed them in a situation where they will have to struggle to get back to where they are. I've traumatized many and finally, I was an enemy of the Pokemon League Association because of my being the leader of ROOT. Sapphire, Ruby and Wallace...they've followed me into the abyss, but they can climb back out. If I were to go back to our time I would get nothing less than execution or life imprisonment if I were to get lucky."
Nagato's tears fell anew, streaming down the sides of the face as he stared into the eyes of Raikou. "Promise me, Naruto...promise me you'll look after your cousins. Look after my children."
"I can't make that promise because you're coming back with me!" Naruto exclaimed.
"NO!" Nagato yelled. "I WILL DIE IF I GO BACK AND I WOULD RATHER CHOOSE HOW I DIE! I WILL DIE KNOWING THAT MY CHILDREN CAN BE WATCHED BY MY OWN FAMILY! EVEN IF WE DON'T SEE EACH OTHER AS SUCH WE ARE STILL UZUMAKI IN NAME!"
"YOU'RE NOT DYING! RAIKOU, DRAG HIM BACK!" Naruto ordered. The Thunder Pokemon went to pick up Nagato, but the violet eyed man was defiant. He raised his fist and in a great show of stupidity, he punched the Thunder Pokemon in the muzzle. Naruto's eyes were wide as the reaction was instantaneous. Raikou's natural instinct to danger was to either flee or attack. Unfortunately, the latter option was used.
Thousands of volts of electricity entered Nagato's body and due to Raikou's claws being stabbed into Nagato's shoulder, the electricity's effect was even more powerful than before as it flowed along the nerves in his body.
The scream of pain was the last thing Naruto heard before he saw the body of his enemy fall still. Smoke rose from the charred body, blood flowing from the open wounds and the scream of pain still seemed to echo through the air and in Naruto's mind.
Nagato Uzumaki, the leader of ROOT and a man who nearly brought two regions to their knees, was dead.
(A/N: Not as climactic as I thought it would end when I was thinking it, but at least it's not the cliche clash of powers that result in a massive explosion and when the smoke clears, the villain loses. Plus I think it adds a bit of a bitter-sweetness to the ending. In the end the war is over and the day is saved, but you see Nagato, for all his insanity, just wanted to make his children happy and bring back those he loved. He was just a sad man who needed to be woken up from the dream that he thought there was no one left in the world to love even though his children were there for him.
Next chapter will be a bit of the aftermath of the war and some other stuff. After that it'll be a timeskip to the Pokemon League starting. Hope you all enjoyed this chapter and yes, it's the end of the war so it's kind of rushed in a way I know. It's kind of hard to make things exciting and evenly paced when things are about to come full circle in a situation like this. So I apologize in advance for if any of you feel that way or if you feel the ending was anti-climactic or boring.
But at least the Pokemon League starts next chapter...yay?
Also, to those that have this specific worry:
No, Naruto and Sasuke are not going to keep Ho-oh and Lugia.
No, Naruto is not keeping Celebi.
Yes, Naruto, Sasuke and Hinata are going to keep Suicune, Entei and Raikou, but in Naruto's and Sasuke's case, they will not be using them in the Pokemon battles for the Pokemon League. Plus they are going to be sort of like free-reign Pokemon, like Ash and his Charizard staying at the Charicific Valley, Suicune, Entei and Raikou will be allowed to do their duties to roam the Johto region and keep an eye on it as Ho-oh requested of them.
And yes, Naruto is keeping Mewtwo, but again, not going to use it for the Pokemon League.
Well again, hope you enjoyed the chapter. Remember to review, review, review because reviews give me the drive to keep writing this fic.)
Pokedex: Seen-187
Caught-120
Character Bio: Zabuza Momochi
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Brown
About: When the modern day Kanto region created the Gym Leader challenge, Zabuza was picked out of a number of candidates to become one of the eight and represent Cerulean City as its Gym Leader. Zabuza was only at the age of eight when he first received a Pokemon, a Magikarp. He trained that Magikarp as hard as he could until it became his trademark Gyarados. A monstrous Pokemon that could not be stopped unless it was by those with the strength and ingenuity to stop it. Being an orphan himself, Zabuza took pity on a homeless girl in Cerulean City and adopted her as his own daughter, naming her Haku. He is currently the greatest Water-type trainer in the entire Kanto region and will not be afraid to defeat anyone who dares to challenge him for his title or his gym badge. His battle style focuses mostly on brutal, frontal attacks, but despite this he does have a few smart strategies such as his Hidden Mist strategy where he uses a Mist attack to obscure his foe and then strikes when the opponent least expects it.
Naruto's Team:
Typhlosion(Male)
Pidgeot(Male)
Heracross(Male)
Quagsire(Female)
Amphoros(Female)
Dragonite(Female)
Hinata's Team:
Espeon (Female)
Butterfree(Female)
Nidoqueen(Female)
Jumpluff(Female)
Lapras(Male)
Togekiss(Male)
Sasuke's Team:
Feraligatr(Male)
Sneasel(Male)
Gengar(Male)
Rapidash(Female)
Red Gyarados(Male)
Rhydon(Male)
Sakura's Team:
Meganium(Female)
Azumarill(Female)
Porygon2(No Gender)
Wigglytuff(Male)
Ninetails(Female)
Raichu/Pika(Male)
Akatsuchi's Team:
Golem(Male)
Steelix(Male)
Sudowoodo(Male)
Crobat(Female)