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Chapter 9

Konoha, Aburame Compound:

Tentōchūhoshi sighs in relief when she finally makes it to the Aburame Compound, now she just had to find the man whose scent was partially her new summoner's. It didn't help matters that she'd had to make a detour to visit Genesect, just to make sure the Aburame Clan Patron was copacetic with the Aburame being the contracted summoners of the Ladybugs. Genesect had given their approval as Genesect had no preferred gender. When she had agreed to get in contact with her summoner's father for him she'd had no idea of the sheer amount of red tape she would have to go through. Why her mother hadn't dealt with Genesect she would never know. After half an hour of searching out her target she finds him, and approaches him with the scroll Shino had given her before he had fallen asleep.

Shibi raises an eyebrow at what was obviously a summoned Ladybug, " Are you Aburame Shino's father? My name is Tentōchūhoshi, his new personal summon. "

" Indeed, I am Shino's father. "

" I'm going to have to ask you to prove it. My summoner gave me a security question to ask, as the Transformation or Henge jutsu is a thing. You understand, correct? " Tentōchūhoshi asks him.

" A prudent course of action by my heir. Ask your question. "

" Not out here in the open where anyone can hear. Roots can be very annoying pests, don't you agree? " Tentōchūhoshi ripostes.

Shibi's estimation of his son's personal summon goes up, and he leads her to a secure area, one he'd paid Minato and Kushina to create for clan. Along with the array that would pack up their entire compound. Aburame's were highly prudent, efficient, and logical. Shibi wanted to ensure that if the Clan ever became dissatisfied with Konoha they could leave easily.

Forest of Death:

Anko is cackling wickedly when her Bulbasaur egg finally hatches, and into a female one at that! Starter pokémon had a twelve and a half percent chance of actually being female, so she was really happy with her bulbasaur. Her pokémon were all training hard against the local Ursaring, she wanted them all to level up even higher. She had no idea when her former sensei would rear his ugly head, and she'd rather have her team ready for him. Though once she caught that damned Ditto...and she knew they were plentiful in her personal playground she'd train her Bulbasaur up, and ask her if she'd like to breed. Koga deserved a Bulbasaur Egg after sending her so many delightful pokémon. They'd gotten along so well because of their shared love of the Poison Type. Now, if only she could get a Croagunk! That would give her a dual Poison and Fighting Type.

She plays with her Bulbasaur for the moment, bonding with her. The stronger the bond the better between trainer and pokémon. Some morons never learned that and their teams ended up turning on them. Of course those caught abusing their teams were immediately imprisoned, their licenses revoked, and pokémon taken from them to be rehabilitated or put down. No one liked putting down a pokémon though, and it was only used as a last resort. Civilians were in fact allowed to have pokémon, and they could go the Breeder, Watcher, Connoisseur, Channeler, Reporter, Rancher, Idol, Janitor, and Photographer routes.

Ninja generally had very few Espeon and Umbreon for example as they evolved with high levels of friendship during either the night or day. Happiny, Togepi, and Pichu were other examples of needing high friendship levels to evolve to their next levels. The Snake Bitch keeps alert to her surroundings even as she bonds with her baby pokémon. She would also work on bonding with the pokméon she got from Koga as those received in trades grew that much quicker. No way in Hell was she borrowing trouble! Too bad they didn't have Soothe Bells here in Konoha. Those were much harder to import than Quick Balls though they did have Net Balls, the Aburame adored that type of Poké Ball since all of them happened to be Bug Type specialists, even the ones that married into the Clan were partial to Bug Types oddly enough.

Viridian Forest:

Riolu was currently working on her dodging with Pikachu and her trainer's Poochyena while her trainer's Tentacool was working on her trainer's Magikarp's ability to take hits. Her trainer's Caterpie was working with the other male's Kakuna and Caterpie whilst her trainer and the female trainer were somehow running up and down two specific trees when the female stops and pulls an egg out of her bag. How the female was clinging to the tree Riolu did not know. The egg was red with a design that looked like a Vulpix's tails on it. Said egg starts glowing, and when the glowing stops a Vulpix can be seen. Riolu flips into the air to dodge both of her opponents even as she listens to the female's device recite that she had a baby female Vulpix with the ability of Flame Body.

Ash just shakes his head, " What are you going to name your Vulpix, Naruko? "

The blonde female catches her new Vulpix in the Luxury Ball she'd had on top of the case even as she contemplates the answer to her friend's question, " Kushina, after my mother. Shibi-tou-san told me that my Kaa-san was very kind, but that when provoked she had a very nasty temper. She also happened to have a Ninetails as her starter as well. There happened to be a breeder's area where you had to get an egg from. According to Old Man Hokage it's supposed to bond the ninja and others more firmly to the village, but mostly the ninja corps."

Ash cocks his head to the side as he assimilates this information while still training his own chakra up. He could not wait for his Riolu to evolve so she could help him learn how to use his Aura more effectively. He could do some things thanks to the chakra control exercises he had been taught by Shino. Aura could also be used to enhance the human body, as he had discovered, and he was starting to be able to actually understand what the pokémon were actually saying as well. He's not surprised when ten minutes later his Caterpie evolves into a Metapod. Bug types grew quickly after all, and with Shino around one learned how to really care for Bug Types. He noticed Izanami was still working on her jaw strength, she was almost to the point where she could flawlessly pull off her appeals round move after all.

Izanami was going to flip rocks into the air of varying sizes and then destroy them with her Poison Fang attack. This also meant that Izanami's tail was getting very strong too. Izanami was going to be a beast to face in straight up battle. Then again Naruko refused to sacrifice power for beauty. Shino's newly hatched Heracross was fitting right in with the others, and Ash would swear Shino had an evil air around him. Then he remembered that Rock Types were weak to Fighting, Water, and Steel that he could remember off the top of his head. Ash briefly wondered if he should feel pity for the Pewter City Gym Leader, as Shino had been influenced by Naruko after all. His little Riolu had dived right into training that day while his Dunsparce wasn't up for competitive battling just yet.

His shiny Dunsparce did train, she just wasn't ready to battle just yet. Hence why she happened to be on his inactive team now. She was in no way ready to be separated from him so he had used his PokéGear to call Professor Oak and inform him of the situation. Dunsparce was officially listed as an inactive team member under his trainer ID number. He was really hoping his Magikarp gained Tackle soon. Raiu was actually attacking Bōfū when he wasn't working on Bounce. Bounce was a move of chance so obviously any of Naruko's pokémon had a higher than average chance of the attack not missing, and damaging themselves in the process. Kuwa was working on her aerial mobility while keeping the other Flying Types away with his Pidgeotto's help. The training was actually helping his Pidgeotto as well since she needed to learn how to refine her instincts for battling in midair, and Kuwa had a lot of advice for his Flying Type in that regard.

Just as Ash lands on the ground to rest from his chakra control training Shino's Caterpie also evolves into Metapod, which wasn't too surprising all things considered. Ash makes sure to stretch out, and then he rolls his shoulders before calling out his Dunsparce. He just pets his shiny girl, and bonds with her, letting her know that he wouldn't abandon her for being shiny like her previous trainer. Naruko quits moments later so she could bond with Kushina, " Hey, Ash, can I borrow your Fire Type brush? " Naruko asks him.

Ash shrugs his backpack off and searches out the Fire Type brush before handing it to Naruko, " You know you only have to ask. Hopefully your luck also draws out rare pokémon to encounter as well. You can find Vulpix in the wild in Kanto, it's just not that easy. "

Naruko settles in beside him as she calls out Kushina to brush her, " Again, if Kushina is willing I can breed her, and you could have one of her eggs. "

Ash blinks, " True, and it would be an easier way to get a Vulpix. Now, can that luck of yours net us a Ditto? "

The blonde cocks her head to the side even as she continues to brush Kushina, " Not sure on that, Ash. " Naruko admits, " What I do know is that I really hope I win those contests you had me enter. One of those contests was to win a random egg from one of eight regions. Galar recently opened up to accept all comers as well. From what I've read Meowth is a Steel Type in Galar with Slowpoke being pure Psychic Type, Ponyta is Psychic and gains Fairy upon evolution, Corsola is a Ghost Type in Galar as well. Farfetch'd can also evolve apparently in Galar, and is also a pure Fighting Type. "

Ash cocks his head to the side, " I think I remember my dad telling me stories about Galar. Apparently he and Blue went there for Samson to catch the regional variants so he could study them. It's why Samson Oak settled in Alola after all, " Ash holds up a hand to forestall whatever Naruko was going to say next, " I only remembered after I called my dad for the funds to buy what I would need to survive in a blizzard on my own. I may have also intimated that I would like to have a Munchlax to him as well. "

Naruko smirks at this, " How cunningly devious of you, Ash. "

Ash looks up, " My pokémon take a break, but Pidgeotto you still need to protect the Bug Types until Shino's Kakuna evolves. No sane pokémon is going to piss off a Beedrill. "

Pidgeotto caws out her understanding while the rest of Ash's team all take a break, Metapod hopping over to him and announcing his presence to Dunsparce. Dunsparce shudders a bit, but accepts Metapod's presence near her. Ash pulls out Dexter to discover his Metapod has Calm Nature which raises the Special Defense and lowers Attack. Metapod also prefers Bitter flavors while disliking Spicy flavors. Ash pulls out an Aguav Berry and feeds it to Metapod. His Metapod jumps up happily after eating the offering. " You've done exceedingly well with your training Metapod, and I am really hoping you evolve into Butterfree before we have to leave Viridian Forest so Naruko can enter the Pewter City Contest. " Ash says, petting Dunsparce with one hand, and Metapod with the other.

Fuschia City:

Obito lay panting on the ground from the physical conditioning Koga had just put him through, but then again he had to be put through the wringer in order to be a proper sensei to his sensei's only child and her ready made genin team. He did take great amusement out of watching Janine and the student's of Koga's Ninja Academy continually beat Sasuke down. It had been far too long since he had pushed himself physically, yes, he had kept himself at Chunin level, but he had never had a reason to push himself to the next level...until now. No way in Hell was he going to let Minato-sensei and Kushina-nee-san's only child be half trained as a kunoichi. Hell, his team was getting put through the wringer as well, but it was warranted. Obito had done better at pushing them than himself in recent years.

Then again he hadn't been able to afford to create major ripples either or his survival might have been discovered, as news of other regions did reach the Elemental Nations. Anonymity had been his closest friend, and still was technically. Until Madara showed himself Obito knew he had to remain under the radar, or all could be lost. Moltres saving him had been the best thing to ever happen to him save for him becoming Minato-sensei's student. Dialga and Palkia had shown him how things generally went for him in different dimensions, and he did not fancy being a meat puppet for Madara, dammit! The old fossil really should have died already! All told while he was suffering when it came to getting whipped into the condition a jonin needed to be in along with updating his jutsu library he was enjoying himself as well.

He could also see his Combusken was really benefiting from the training, and was close to evolving into Blaziken. He was considering getting a pure Fighting type just to spar against, but he did not want any of the Machop or Tyrogue lines. Sawk wasn't a bad choice nor was Mienfoo which evolved into Mienshao and was actually capable of naturally learning Aura Sphere. There was also Riolu and the evolved form of Lucario, a pokémon line any Hyuuga would commit unspeakable atrocities to get their hands on. No way in hell was he getting a Croagunk, Koga's delighted in kicking his ass, though at least the thing stuck to straight up taijutsu. " What has you so contemplative, Obito? " Koga asks him.

" Debating what pure Fighting Type I'd like to have to spar against. I have it down to Sawk, Mienfoo line, and the Riolu line. " Obito answers immediately.

Koga gains a considering look on his face, " I could put in a call to Bruno and see if he'd be willing to part with a Mienfoo egg, as he does have a Mienshao. "

" I keep forgetting that you're strong enough to be considered an elite four yourself. Will you be stepping up when Agatha fully retires? " Obito asks him, " Even I can see that Janine is easily strong enough to run the Gym. I'd like to take over for Blaine if I could, though not before getting some more Fire Types for my team. Since I had to keep my presence so low key I couldn't really afford to actually go traveling for risk of our ancestor discovering my survival. "

" I am considered the front runner to taking over Agatha's position within the Elite Four, yes. Lance is still trying to beat The Fighter to challenge Blue to take over Johto which would mean finally separating out the two regions. Lance has yet to make it past The Fighter's Aero though. He even goes to different regions just to get their dragon types, and I would not be surprised if he makes tracks for Galar since it recently opened up for traveling. He has been wanting to get his hands on Applin to get both evolutions of the Grass Dragon. He couldn't find anyone willing to trade with him, much to his dismay. "

Obito snickers, everyone knew Lance happened to be a Blackthorn City Native, the gym leader in Blackthorn City happened to be his cousin, and Lance loved his dragon types. Not being able to get Galar's Grass Dragon had to have burned him.

Naruko's Pokémon:

Kuwa- female Murkrow

Raiu- male Chinchou

Bōfū- male Magikarp

Izanami- female Poochyena

Rattata- male(at Oak's Lab)

Vulpix Egg/Kushina- female Vulpix

Zorua Egg

Eevee Egg

Shino's Pokémon:

Kakuna- male

Krabby- male

Poochyena- male

Shiny Caterpie/Metapod- female

Kricketot- male

Heracross- Male

Ledyba-female(at Oak's Lab)

Spinarak-male(at Oak's Lab)

Pineco- male(at Oak's Lab)

Horsea x5- (at Oak's Lab)

Rattata-(at Oak's Lab)

Kricketot x4-(at Oak's Lab)

Eevee Egg

Ash's Pokémon:

Pikachu- male

Tentacool- female

Chinchou- female(at Oak's Lab)

Magikarp- male

Poochyena- male

Caterpie/Metapod- male

Dunsparce- shiny female(inactive team)

Pidgeotto- female

Rattata-(at Oak's Lab)

Nidoran- female(at Oak's Lab)

Riolu- Female

Eevee Egg

Obito:

Infernape- male

Combusken- female

Camerupt- female

Zorua- shiny female

Anko:

Gengar- male

Misdreavus- female

Muk- male

Tentacruel- male

Garbodor- male

Amoongus- female

Nidoran- male

Qwilfish- male

Gulpin- male

Stunky- male

Koffing- male

Bulbasaur Egg/Bulbasaur Female

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