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This is conversations between Jinchuriki and their bijuu

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Chapter 2

Kanto Route 1/Viridian City:

The three new trainers find a dry patch to have the picnic lunch Delia had so lovingly made for them, while feeding their pokémon as well. Once Weedle has eaten he crawls up his trainer's arm to rest on his shoulder. Kuwa had long since learned to never mess with any of the Aburame Clan pokémon, other bug types were fair game, but not the Aburame Clan's. The Murkrow goes for a quick flight around the area to stretch her wings, and to see how fast she could go. She had long since learned Steel Wing, but Kuwa would be performing in Contests. This meant making her attacks look beautiful while being powerful. She and Naruko had trained for a long time for their Contest Debut. Of course, in Kanto you had to use new pokémon after the appeals round.

Naruko sighs at the lackluster ramen she had just eaten. Delia tried, but she was no Teuchi. Teuchi knew how to make ramen to satisfy a full blooded Uzumaki, mainline or not. Naruko happened to be a Ramen Connoisseur, and if she felt Ramen was lackluster, then by the Ramen Gods it was lackluster. At least Delia knew how to hide the icky green stuff in the food she made so Naruko never noticed it there. She'd eat it, but would prefer not to see it. After they clean up they set off once again, and Ash grins wildly when a Swarm of Poochyena appear before them. Shino calls out his Krabby, while Kuwa and Pikachu get ready to rumble as well. They take out two of them relatively quickly making it so they could catch the remaining three. Naruko needed another pokémon, one she could use in the appeals, since Kuwa would be her battler in the first Contest she entered.

She checks the gender of her new Poochyena, and finds out she had apparently gotten the lone female of the three they had caught. She names Poochyena Izanami, and does catch a Rattata that she sends back to Oak's Ranch ten minutes later. Like Shino and Ash if she wanted to do some horse trading with Professor Kukui then she needed a means to do so. Her Rattata had Final Gambit as an egg move which should garner Kukui's attention as he studied Pokémon moves.

Rattata in Alola was a dual Dark/Normal type, and only leveled up at night. Still, it would be nice to bust out a few pokémon that people wouldn't immediately recognize here in Kanto. They'd put the call in to Professor Kukui once they reached Viridian City. For the moment anymore pokémon they ran into they just battled them so their pokémon could gain experience. Naruko would be working with Izanami for the appeals round in Pewter City just as soon as she possibly could, and Izanami had Poison Fang as an egg move. She'd check out the rest of Izanami's move pool later so she could come up with a spectacular appeals round. What could she do with Poison Fang, this would bear some thinking on. She had not gained the moniker of the Orange Demon Queen of Pranks for no reason. Time to let her inner devious, conniving, creative genius show. She had earned that particular title twice.

All three have their PokéDexes ready to identify them when they see Officer Allison Jenny as they enter Viridian City. When she asks for their ID's Ramen goes first, and recites, " My name is Ramen, a PokéDex programmed for Naruko Uzumaki of Pallet Town. If lost or stolen I cannot be replaced. "

" My name is Torune. I am the PokéDex that was designed for Shino Aburame of Pallet. Why? Simply put I am an invaluable information source. "

" My name is Dexter, the PokéDex programmed for Ash Ketchem of Pallet Town. If lost or stolen I cannot be easily replaced. "

" May I ask why you three have pokémon out? " Allison Jenny demands.

" Pikachu hates being inside his Ball. "

" Weedle is curious about the world outside Pallet Town. Why you ask? Knowledge is power. "

" Endurance training for Kuwa. "

Allison Jenny blinks at the variety of answers she received. There were some cases of pokémon not liking being inside the Balls, curiosity and endurance training were good reasons as well. " Be careful, there have been reports of Pokémon thefts recently. "

Naruko and Ash both look at Shino, he merely raises an eyebrow at them. Shino's kikaichū could easily handle any thieves, not to mention Naruko and Shino were trained, at least partially when it came to Martial Arts, or as they knew it Taijutsu. They all planned to get to Fuschia City as quickly as possible while allowing Naruko to get the ribbons she needed to attend the Kanto Grand Festival. The three of them fully intended to become fully trained ninja, if only so when necessary they could kick ass on their own. You couldn't always rely on your pokémon to defend you after all though the Elemental Countries had an appalling habit of treating Pokémon like common animals, some might treat them like nin animals, the smarter ones treated them like summons though. Pokémon, like summons, happened to be sentient and intelligent beings. Hence why pokémon that evolved through Friendship rarely did.

The friends head for the Pokémon Center, until they got some pick up battles under their belts, all three of them, they wouldn't be buying much of anything. They could make do for the moment though. If Shino could get ahold of his father then he could possibly get some more funds sent his way, Naruko as well since she was practically his sister. At this point Shino honestly did see her as his sister, his highly unpredictable, orange loving, ramen addicted, chaotic slightly younger sister. While Shino honestly preferred Bug Types he needed to be able to win the Gym Badges as well. Being the pragmatic person he happened to be he understood he would have to catch other types. Pewter City would be up first for Gym Battling and Contests. They could take some time to train in Viridian Forest, and if Shino were lucky he'd be able to catch a Pinsir in there. He wouldn't mind Caterpie either, though he'd have to wait for Venonat until they got closer to Fuschia City.

Ash honestly didn't care about which Pokémon he caught, he just wanted to catch them, and become a Pokémon Master. Naruko was already sending a coded message through Delibird Deliveries to her extended family in Johto about needing a chain for a Rainbow Wing. The Uzumaki would deliver on that for free, because Legendaries leaving feathers behind was major, and keeping them safe was of vital importance. Naruko had only intimated she was an Uzumaki that Lugia had saved, not that she was the last mainline Uzumaki. Her clansmen understood very well that they were the only ones that could forge an appropriate chain for something as important as a Rainbow Wing. Uzumaki forged chains could only be removed by the owner, or a blood Uzumaki.

Once they've all gotten their pokémon back from Nurse Emiko Joy they head to the cafeteria to eat, then Shino is handed Ash's dirty laundry while Naruko handles her own. This gave Ash the opportunity to shower first in the room they were all sharing. Pikachu and his Poochyena were curled up on one bed while his water types were in the provided aquarium. Ash and Shino had agreed to share the laundry duty, which meant Ash would be the one to buy whatever they needed first as a tradeoff. He deliberately puts off calling his mother, mostly because he was sick and tired of her always reminding him to change his underwear in front of people. Yes, he understood he was damned lucky to have her in his life, but he needed a break from her over coddling of him.

As he runs his hands through his raven locks to ensure all the conditioner was out he sighs. His dad may not have kept in touch with his mom, but he did stay in touch with Ash. If Delia were to find this out she'd be infuriated! Through Delibird Deliveries, when he was out with Shino and Naruko most recently, or alone previously he'd get TM's, evolution stones, or other things a starting out trainer would find useful. He had devoured the guides to living off the land, making natural pokémon foods, and more importantly natural remedies as well. He had packed those up, and they weren't just for his native region either. He had them for Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, and Alola as well. The more he could save by not having to actually buy things the better.

Hell, Shino, Naruko, and himself were all going to camp out as much as possible. They all knew how to live off the land, and they had excelled during the camping lessons. All three of them could make and break a camp in under ten minutes. Naruko was the one that would be using natural pokémon cleansers that she would make herself to keep her pokémon looking good. Sure, finding the ingredients in nature was hard work, but well worth it. Storing the stuff was a pain in the ass, but each of them kept the things needed for six separate types as there were eighteen types of pokémon all told discovered so far. That meant six food containers, six cleansing containers, and six supplement containers. They each carried eighteen, but it made life easier than each of them having to carry fifty four containers a piece.

Naruko was the first back as she only had clothes for herself to clean, and waits for Ash to emerge from the bathroom. He'd taken his pajamas in with him, not knowing whether Shino or Naruko would get back first. Naruko gets her pajamas ready, along with her toiletry kit, and claims the bathroom once Ash was out. Ash grabs the Dark Type fur brush out of the Pokémon Care Kit his father had sent to him for his tenth birthday, and starts working out the knots in his Poochyena's fur. The little guy snarls a bit when he hits some really tough knots, but never nips at him. Once the brush goes through cleanly Ash rubs behind his ears, " That's better, isn't it, little fella. "

Poochyena yips in agreement, it was hard to keep the knots out of your fur just by going through the underbrush. Ash notices that Naruko had added her water types to the room's aquarium, and Kuwa was on the in room perch, Izanami was curled up with Pikachu at the moment. Ash motions Izanami over, and he works out the tangles in her fur as well. He never notices Naruko watching from the bathroom doorway as he brushes her Poochyena. To be fair she had been going to ask if she could borrow his brush as it was. She hadn't thought to get a care kit, but she knew Ash wouldn't mind sharing with her. The blue eyed blonde makes her way over to the bed just as Ash finishes up, and settles in beside him. Izanami climbs into her lap happily enough.

Ash runs the fingers of his right hand through Naruko's still damp blonde locks, even as Naruko pets Izanami. " What are you planning for you appeals round, Naru? "

" I want to show off Izanami's Poison Fang, and I will find a unique way to do it too, Dattebane! " Naruko declares.

" Let's get some rest, Naru. We've had quite the busy day. " Ash says.

The pair just curl up together and go to sleep. Shino was quiet enough that he wouldn't disturb them when he entered their room. His presence wouldn't wake either one of them up. Thanks to Naruko and Shino's concerted efforts since they'd been dropped off in Pallet Town by Lugia Ash would wake up immediately to unfamiliar presences and malicious intent. Around those he trusted he slept like a log. Shino was just returning from doing the laundry when Jessie, James, and Meowth make their move to steal the Pokémon at the Pokémon Center. Seeing the massive amount of bugs that pour out from him they hightail it. Nurse Joy looks at him, " You're not a Kanto region native, are you? "

" Lugia brought myself and Naruko here. Why? To save the lives of myself, my Weedle, and Naruko. One of our teachers in the ways of Pokémon battling had the same mindset towards Naruko that the majority of the adult populace of our home village displays. How he differed is simple, he preferred psychological wounds to physical, hence why he had his Magmortar use Fire Blast in the both of us. As Lugia is the patron Legendary of Naruko's maternal line the Ruler of the Seas intervened. " Shino intones, all telling the truth without saying anything sensitive.

Naruko's Pokémon:

Kuwa- female Murkrow

Raiu- male Chinchou

Bōfū- male Magikarp

Izanami- female Poochyena

Rattata- male(at Oak's Lab)

Vulpix Egg

Zorua Egg

Shino's Pokémon:

Weedle- male

Krabby- male

Poochyena- male

Horsea x5- (at Oak's lab)

Rattata-(at Oak's Lab)

Heracross Egg

Ash's Pokémon:

Pikachu- male

Tentacool- female

Chinchou- female

Magikarp- male

Poochyena- male

Rattata-(at Oak's Lab)

Riolu Egg(unknown to Ash)

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon or Naruto.