Hello all Storm here with a new chapter! Here we'll be covering the episode "A Ruin with a View". So, without further ado.
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Edited: 2/7/21
"Hey, wait up!" May shouted at Naruto as she tried to catch up to him.
"Huh." Said Naruto as he stopped and looked back, only to see May running alongside her bike and looking out of breath.
Panting, May couldn't believe how fast Naruto could run, she even had to get off her bike and push it to try and catch up with him.
"How…can you run…so fast?" May asked in between pants, with Naruto scratching the back of his head sheepishly.
"Oh, Ehehehe. Sorry, I kind of forgot you don't have the same training as me." Naruto said, having been so excited to start his journey, that he forgot May wasn't a Ninja like him.
"Training?" Questioned May, confused at what he meant by that.
"Yeah, I was a Ninja back in my old village. Running fast was kind of required." Naruto answered.
"You're a Ninja?! That is so cool!" May exclaimed in excitement, amazed that her new friend is a Ninja.
"I was, but not anymore. Oh hey, check it out." Naruto said as he quickly changed the subject, given he's still sore about his departure from Konoha and the reasons behind it.
"What?" May asked, looking forward and spotting a Pokémon.
Awed at how cute it was, May pulled out her Pokédex and scanned it.
"Azurill, the Water Ball Pokémon. Azurill is able to throw its tail like a lasso, using the momentum to move about."
"Azurill?"
"Awe, it's so cute, I want it!" May said, wanting to have such an adorable Pokémon.
"Then try and catch it." Naruto said, amused at seeing May wanting to catch Azurill, just because it's cute.
"Alright, I'll just grab me a Pokéball and throw it." Said May as she pulled out one of her Pokéballs.
"Uuuh, I don't think that's…" Naruto tried speaking, only for May to throw the Pokéball at the Azurill.
The Pokéball bounced on Azurill's head, before the Water Ball Pokémon was sucked in, causing the Pokéballs button to flash and rattle.
"Oh yeah! I caught my first Pokémon!" May cheered, only for her happiness to be cut short when the Pokéball opened up, with Azurill coming out.
"Hey what gives?!" Questioned May, confused as to why Azurill broke out of the Pokéball she threw at it.
"I don't think you're gonna catch it that way." Said Naruto as he recalled what he read in Professor Birch's books.
"Why not? I threw an empty Pokéball at it." May said, rounding on Naruto, feeling a bit annoyed.
"I think you have to battle and weaken it first, then try to catch it." Naruto stated, causing May to sweatdrop sheepishly since she wasn't aware of that little fact.
"Right, I know! Time for a… Pokémon Battle!" May said as she tried to cover-up her little blunder.
'Then why didn't you do that in the first place?' Naruto thought with a sweatdrop, having a feeling that May didn't really know about that part of catching Pokémon until now.
"Torchic, I choose you!" May said as she released the Fire-type from its Pokéball.
"Torchic, Torchic!"
"Now, what're those attacks again?" May wondered.
Suddenly, Torchic ran after Azurill, who was bouncing on its tail to escape. This resulted in Torchic running headfirst into a tree.
"That wasn't good. Torchic are you okay?!" May asked, worried for her Pokémon.
"Azurill!"
Getting up, Torchic glared at Azurill before running after it.
"Woah, Torchic not so fast! Wait for me!" May said as she ran after the two, unknowingly abandoning her bike in the process.
'This isn't going to end well; I just know it.' Naruto thought as he immediately took off after them.
Torchic chased after Azurill, intent to catch the Water Pokémon, however the chase came to an end when Torchic ended up running headfirst into a rock.
"Okay, next time, don't do anything until I tell you to." May said sternly as she caught up to Torchic and picked it up.
"Torchic." Torchic said sadly as it looked like it was about to cry.
"Hey what're you cry for? Come on." May said, now feeling bad for upsetting her Pokémon.
"May, if you don't hurry, Azurill will get away!" Naruto called out, reminding her of the Pokémon she was trying to catch.
"Huh." May said, looking up to see Azurill standing in front of a tree.
"Alright." May said as she set Torchic down.
"Torchic use your Peck attack!" Said May.
Torchic jumped forward, but rather than using Peck it used Scratch. However, Azurill jumped away with Torchic just scratching the tree.
"Huh, why didn't Torchic use Peck?" May muttered, confused why her Pokémon didn't use the move she ordered it to use.
"May, Torchic doesn't know Peck yet." Said Naruto, causing the red-cladded trainer to smack her forehead for forgetting that.
"Dang it! Over there Torchic!" May said as she saw Azurill starting to get away again.
"Torchic!"
Torchic immediately ran after Azurill again. Finally losing its temper, Torchic used Ember on where Azurill had jumped off and heard it cry out.
"Torchic!" Torchic cried as it looked pleased at finally managing to hit the wild Pokémon.
However, when Torchic looked through the bushes, it paled when it saw it also hit a Marill and a Azumarill.
"Torchic. Tor."
"Torchic!" May called out, seeing her Starter facing against three Pokémon now.
Azurill, Marill, and Azumarill all unleashed a triple Water Gun attack at Torchic, causing the Fire Chick closing its eyes in fear. But the attack never came as Naruto jumped in front of Torchic taking the Water Gun attacks, while letting out a grunt in pain at being hit by three blasts of pressurized water.
"Beat it." Naruto said as he glared up at the three Pokémon, while using some of the Kyuubi's Chakra, turning his eyes red with slit pupils; adding to the intimidation factor.
The Water Pokémon shook in fear at the glare, before immediately running off.
"Naruto! Thank you for protecting Torchic." May said, grateful that her Pokémon wasn't hurt.
"No problem." Naruto said, thankful that May didn't see his eyes turn red from the Kyuubi's Chakra.
"But how did you manage to scare them off?" Asked May.
"It's an intimidation tactic I learned from being a Ninja." Naruto answered, remembering the first time he experienced Killing Intent was against Zabuza.
May was amazed at learning more about her friend and couldn't help but wonder what else he knew. Her attention was then turned back to Torchic and picked up her Pokémon.
"Torchic, are you okay?" May asked, worried if Torchic had been injured.
"Torchic." Torchic muttered as it looked down, sad that it couldn't help its trainer catch a Pokémon.
"You look alright, but I just want to be sure." Said May as she looked over the Fire Chick.
"Don't worry May, once we get to a Pokémon Center, we can have Torchic looked at." Naruto said with a smile, as he placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"Well what're we waiting for, let's go!" May said as she returned Torchic to its Pokéball before taking off in the direction of Oldale Town, wanting to make sure Torchic was alright.
*Later*
Running down the road, May looked at Torchic's Pokéball in worry, wanting to hurry and get to the Pokémon Center to have it looked over.
"I wonder what all those rocks are for?" Naruto wondered out loud, getting May's attention.
"Huh?"
Looking up, May saw several large rock pillars surrounding some old looking buildings.
"It looks like a bunch of old buildings, Naruto." May said as they moved in to get a closer look.
"Actually, these are the Ruins of Oldale." Someone said, getting the two preteens attention and saw it was it was a man with spiky brown hair and wearing beige colored clothes.
"I'm Professor Alden and I'm here investigating them." Introduced Alden.
"Hey, my names Naruto." Naruto replied with a grin.
"And I'm May, hello." May added with a smile of her own.
"Nice to meet you Naruto, May. If you don't mind me asking, where are you two off to in such a hurry?" Asked Alden.
"We're trying to find the Pokémon Center." Answered Naruto.
"Oh, well you're in luck. The Pokémon Center is just over this hill." Alden said as he pointed in the direction where the Pokémon Center was, much to Naruto and May's relief.
"Really, that's great thank you!" Naruto said.
"Thanks a bunch!" Said May, as they both ran past Alden to the Pokémon Center.
*Later-Pokémon Center*
"Nurse Joy, can you please help my Torchic?" May asked as she and Naruto ran up to the counter.
"No problem. Let's see now." Said Nurse Joy, placing the Pokéball in a machine to check Torchic's condition.
"Does it look okay in there?" May asked, concerned for the well-being of her Pokémon.
"One more second…"
"Torchic's fine. A good night's sleep is all your Torchic needs." Nurse Joy said with a kind smile.
"Thank goodness." May said, relieved that her Torchic was fine.
"Feeling better now May?" Asked Naruto.
"Mm-hm." May answered with a nod.
"I think a good night's sleep would do you both some good, as well." Nurse Joy added as she smiled at them, with the new trainers nodding in agreement.
Once they had been given a room, Naruto went to get registered for the Hoenn League, getting his badge case for when he challenges the Gym Leaders. He and May then went to check their room and saw it had two bunkbeds.
"Wow, not too shabby." May said, looking at the room.
"Yeah." Said Naruto as he gave a nod in agreement, since this was his first time staying at a Pokémon Center and was surprised by the room.
When they finished settling in the room, they went back to the main building, only to see a bunch of trainers.
"Huh, wonder what all these trainers are here for?" Naruto asked as he looked around.
"I don't know, let's ask someone." Said May.
Nodding in agreement, the two went up to one of the trainers.
"Excuse me, but what're all these trainers doing here?" Naruto asked, getting the trainer's attention.
"Huh? Oh, you two must be new, am I right?" The trainer asked with a kind smile, causing Naruto and May to nod in confirmation.
"Well this is the lobby; every Pokémon Center has one. It's where trainers that stay here can meet up and share information." Explained the trainer.
"Yeah, like where the malls are, where the best places to eat are, and what the best clothes are? Things like that?" May asked in excitement, causing Naruto and the trainer to sweatdrop while chuckling sheepishly in good nature.
"I think he means they discuss Pokémon and training, May." Said Naruto.
"Yeah, I'm guessing you both have just started as Pokémon Trainers, right?" He asked.
"That's right, we just got our Starters and I just registered for the Hoenn League." Replied Naruto.
"Hm, well good luck to you both. Who knows, maybe we'll get to battle one day." Said the trainer, smiling before waving as he walked away.
"I heard there's a new Gym Leader over at the Petalburg Gym."
"Huh?" Naruto said, looking over to see two trainers sitting and talking.
'Oh no.' May thought as she heard what they were talking about.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
"Hey, would you be able to tell me who the new Gym Leader is?" Naruto asked, eager to find out who this new Gym Leader is, given he'll likely be challenging them one day.
However, before either could answer him, May suddenly grabbed his arm and pulled him away.
"Cool it Naruto!" May said, not wanting him to find out the Petalburg Gym Leader is her dad.
"Wha- May, why'd you do that? I was just about to learn who the Petalburg Gym Leader was." Naruto said with a frown at being literally pulled away from the conversation.
"Can't you tell I'm starving, after all that running you made me do to keep up with you." Said May, smiling as she changed the subject.
As if on que, both their stomach growled and while May was embarrassed by this, she's also thankful as it helped divert Naruto's attention away from learning who the new Gym Leader is.
"I guess you're right and I'm kind of hungry myself." Naruto agreed.
Though he was still curious as to why she stopped him from learning who the Petalburg Gym Leader was. Did she know the Gym Leader or something?
*Later*
"Zor!" Zorua cried as it eagerly dug into its meal, while Naruto and May did the same.
"Mmm, these centers are really great, all this delicious food and it's all for free!" May said with a bright smile.
"Yep, but don't forget it's for the trainers who stay here and after a long day of training." Naruto said as he finished another bowel of ramen, thankful that the center had it.
"You really like ramen, don't you." Stated May as she looked at the other five bowels he's already eaten.
"Yeah, but it's still not as good as Ichiraku's. That place has the best ramen." Naruto said with a bright smile.
"Is it really that great?" May asked, while Naruto looked down as his expression turned solemn.
"Yeah, it is." Answered Naruto as his mind went to Teuchi and Ayame, wondering if they were okay after the invasion.
"Hey Naruto, May." Said Professor Alden as he walked up to them, with his own dinner in hand.
"Huh, oh Professor Alden, hey." Naruto said, waving to him with a smile.
"Glad to see you both made it here. Do you mind if I join you?" Alden asked with the two shaking their heads, letting the Professor join them.
"So, what exactly are you doing in Oldale Town?" May asked after finishing another bite of her dinner.
"I'm an archaeologist you see, I've set up a base here in Oldale to study the Oldale Ruins. If you want, I can show you what I have so far." Alden offered with a kind smile.
"That'd be great, thank you Professor." Said Naruto in excitement at seeing what he had discovered.
Normally he wouldn't be interested in boring stuff like this, but after arriving in the Regions of Server, Naruto was eager to learn all that he could about them.
*Later*
"Are these the ruins we passed by earlier today?" Naruto asked while looking at a picture of the Oldale Ruins.
"That's right. And luckily for me, the Pokémon Center was generous enough to let me use this room while I continue my research on those ruins. There's even a legend about the ruins, of a stone chamber deep within the ruins that acts as a portal between our world and the ancient Pokémon world." Alden explained.
"Wow." May said, amazed by this.
"Unfortunately, because of the way the ruins are constructed, any attempts to enter the chamber causes it to begin crumbling, so its contents remain unknown." Alden admitted.
"What do you mean by ancient Pokémon?" Asked Naruto, having learned of Fossil Pokémon when he was studying at Professor Birch's lab.
"Well Naruto, I don't mean extinct Pokémon like Aerodactyl and Kabuto. I mean ancient Pokémon that have lived since ancient times, without changing at all." Alden clarified.
"Wow. That's so cool." Naruto as he imagined seeing Pokémon that have been alive, since ancient times and remained the same.
"Most of the details involving ancient Pokémon, like where they lived and how they lived are still a complete mystery to the world. It's the mystery that makes it all so fascinating." Said Alden.
"Huh, guess there's more to Pokémon than I thought." May said with a smile, liking how she's enjoying learning more about Pokémon than she thought she would.
"Wow, ancient Pokémon. How cool would it be to meet one?" Naruto said in excitement.
"You may just get the chance, Naruto." Alden said as he held up a stone table.
"The correct way to enter the chamber is written right here, on this tablet." Said Alden.
"Really?!" Asked Naruto eagerly.
"Let's go then." Said May, while not as eager as Naruto, was still excited at the idea of meeting ancient Pokémon.
"Easy, there are still four keys that need to be found, so I'm afraid we have to wait just a little bit longer." Alden told them as he smiled in amusement at how eager they are.
Unknown to the three, they were being watched by five people wearing matching red and black uniforms.
"Professor Alden sighted" Said a female that is wearing heat vision goggles.
"Good, then let's begin." Said a male, that was obviously the leader of the group.
"Right!" The last three said as they gave a nod in confirmation.
Meanwhile, back in Alden's room, Naruto and May were still excited about seeing the ancient Pokémon.
"I hope we find those keys soon." Naruto said.
Before anything else could be said, the lights suddenly went off, much to the three's confusion.
"What the- why did the lights go out?" May asked, before they all heard the door being opened.
Looking over at the now open door, they saw three people wearing red and black uniforms and three armored Houndoom.
"What, what is the meaning of this?" Alden demanded, wondering who these people were, while the Houndoom started growling.
"Professor Alden, we would like you to accompany us on a little journey to the Oldale Ruins." One of the people said, his tone making it clear that it wasn't a request.
"I will not!" Alden denied, while he didn't know who these people were, he knew they weren't good people just from their looks alone.
However, the choice was taken out of his hands, when they all heard Nurse Joy.
"I'm sorry Professor Alden, when the power went- oh!" Nurse Joy said, seeing the intruders and was grabbed by another one from behind.
"Well now Professor, would you like to change your mind." The same intruder said menacingly, now that they had a hostage.
"Hmm, yes, alright I'll go with you." Alden said, not wanting anyone to get hurt.
Unknowingly Alden also stopped Naruto, who was reaching for the storage seal containing his Kunai and Shuriken.
*Later*
"Ow!" May said as she was thrown into the storage room, along with Naruto and Nurse Joy.
Growling in anger, Naruto banged on the door, wishing he could his hands on those bastards.
"What do those guys even want?" May asked as she got back up on her feet.
"To get inside the chamber under the Oldale Ruins, I bet." Nurse Joy guessed.
"Do you know who those people are Nurse Joy?" Naruto questioned.
Given the uniforms they were wearing and how they likely planned this, along with those glowing goggles they were wearing, Naruto guessed they might be part of a larger organization.
"No, I don't, but I'm sure they caused that blackout by cutting the power to the center. Oh no, without power all the Pokémon being treated are in danger!" Nurse Joy said, now worried for the Pokémon that were being taken care of.
"Wait does that mean Torchic and all the other Pokémon are in trouble?" May asked, scared for her Torchic.
"We have to switch to our reserve power, right away." Nurse Joy said.
'Damn those guys.' Naruto thought as he clenched his fist at the idea of them putting so many innocent Pokémon in danger like that.
"We'll have to get out of here first. And I think I have a way." Naruto said as he pulled out an explosive tag and slapped it right onto the door.
"Both of you might want to step back." Said Naruto, with May and Nurse Joy doing just that, not sure what he was about to do.
Naruto channeled just enough Chakra into the explosive tag and stepped back as it detonated, creating a hole big enough for them to get through.
"Come on, let's go. And sorry about the door." Naruto said, climbing through the hole before helping the girls through.
"No worries, you probably just saved the Pokémon." Nurse Joy said, while shocked at what she just saw, she was more grateful at being able to turn the power back on.
"Was that another of your Ninja tricks?" May asked.
"Yeah it was." Answered Naruto.
"Nurse Joy, we're going after those guys that took Professor Alden, will you be alright here?" Naruto asked.
"Yes, please hurry and make sure Professor Alden is safe." Said Nurse Joy.
Nodding Naruto and May immediately ran out of the Pokémon Center and headed for the Oldale Ruins.
"Look, there they are!" Naruto said, upon seeing a helicopter flying off.
'Damn it, they got away.' Naruto thought as he glared angrily at the helicopter that those bastards got away in.
"Professor! Are you alright?" Naruto asked as they saw Alden on the ground.
"Huh, yes I'm fine. Those people didn't do anything and thankfully didn't take anything from the ruins, or find what they were looking for, whatever that is." Alden said, before showing them four balls.
"One good thing, is they already collected the four keys to the chamber. Now to put them back where they belong." Alden said as they all entered the chamber and he place the keys in the large stone block in the chamber.
"There we go, back where they belong." Said Alden.
Naruto and May nodded in agreement, it was then the three noticed light coming into the chamber. Looking they saw the sun was coming up.
"The sun's coming up." Naruto said, surprised it was already morning.
"Morning already." Said May, also surprised since she didn't think that they were trapped for that long.
Just then, their attention was grabbed when they saw the four keys light up and a glowing light spread throughout the chamber, running along the lines on the wall.
To their amazement, the stone block slid along the floor, revealing a hidden stairwell.
"What's this?" Alden wondered in amazement, with Naruto and May also being surprised and amazed at what just happened.
"Come on, let's take a look." Said Alden.
Nodding in agreement, the three made their way down the stairs, soon entering a large underground cavern with a lake.
"An enormous underground water supply." Alden stated in amazement at what he was seeing.
"It smells so fresh and clean too." Added May, with Naruto nodding at seeing how clean the water looked.
"I wonder if it leads out to the sea." Said Alden.
Before anything else could be said, a medium sized fish-like Pokémon jumped out of the water. It is covered with hard, brown scales that are similar to craggy rocks. Its tan head has protruding cheekbones, which are smaller on a female that jumped out not long after. A triangular spike protrudes from the back of its head. Tan patches cover its body and there is a red spot located on both sides. It possesses two pairs of pectoral fins, which it uses to push itself along the sea bottom. Additionally, it has dorsal and pelvic fins near its tail. Its tail fin has a wavy outline.
"Amazing the ancient Pokémon, Relicanth!" Alden said, amazed at seeing the ancient Pokémon in person.
"Relicanth?" Naruto asked as he looked at the Water/Rock Pokémon in the water.
"It is true, these ruins are a portal to the present and the past." Said Alden.
Maybe not in the literal sense, but this chamber has likely been untouched since the ruins were built.
After looking around the chamber a little more, they all headed back to the Pokémon Center; with Naruto and May deciding to stay a little longer, given they didn't get any sleep.
*Timeskip-Two Days*
Two days have passed since the incident at the Oldale Ruins. The next morning Nurse Joy returned Torchic, who was back in perfect health, while Naruto and May stayed another night to rest from the events of the previous day.
Now Naruto and May were walking down Route 102, heading for Petalburg City.
Though Naruto stopped when he saw a Pokémon step out onto the path. It is a humanoid Pokémon with a white body. It has thin arms and legs that widen toward the feet. There is a wispy extension trailing off the back of its feet, creating the overall impression of a nightgown or oversized dress. Most of its face is covered by green hair that resembles a bowl cut, there are two flat, red horns on top of its head: a large one toward the front and a smaller one at the back.
"Hey, look at that Pokémon." Naruto said.
"Hm, hey I think that's a Ralts." Said May, remembering all the different Pokémon her brother always talked about.
"Cool, I'm gonna catch it." Said Naruto as he pulled out Zorua's Pokéball, eager to catch his first Pokémon.
"Let's go Zorua!" Naruto said, releasing Zorua from its Pokéball.
"Zorua, Zor!"
"Ralts." Ralts looked up, hearing Zorua and saw the Tricky Fox Pokémon standing in front of it.
"Alright Zorua, use Scratch!" Naruto said.
"Zor!" Zorua jumped at Ralts as its claws glowed.
"Ralts." Ralts's eyes glowed beneath its hair, however nothing seemed to happen as Zorua's Scratch attack hit it straight on, making it cry out in pain.
"Alright, go Pokéball!" Naruto said as he threw an empty Pokéball at Ralts.
The Pokéball bounced off Ralts and sucked the Pokémon inside, the Pokéball's button flashed red and rattled a few times before it gave off a ping sound, signaling a successful capture.
"Alright! I caught a Ralts!" Naruto cheered, grabbing the Pokéball and held it up in the air victoriously.
"Zorua!" Zorua jumped around, happy to have helped its trainer and that there was a new Pokémon on the team.
"Okay Ralts, come on out." Naruto said, letting Ralts out of its new Pokéball.
"Ralts." Ralts looked up at its new trainer, who knelt down and smiled at it.
"Hey, sorry for attacking like that, but I really wanted to catch you. Here, this should help you feel better." Naruto said as he pulled out an Oran Berry, having collected numerous types of berries while at Professor Birch's lab.
"Ralts." Ralts took the berry and ate it, feelings its strength being restored.
"Alright, let's see what there is about you." Naruto said, pulling out his Pokédex and scanning Ralts.
"Ralts, the Feeling Pokémon. Ralts is the pre-evolved form of Kirlia. It can use the horns on its head to read human emotions. Ralts rarely shows itself to humans, but may occasionally approach when it senses positive or happy feelings."
Ralts:
Gender: Male
Ability: Telepathy
Moves: Growl, Confusion
Egg Moves (Locked): Mean Look, Destiny Bond
'That's why its attack didn't work. Psychic-type moves don't work against Dark-types.' Naruto thought as he looked up from his Pokédex and placed it back on his belt.
Returning both of his Pokémon to their Pokéballs, Naruto turned to May and smiled widely.
"Come on May, we're almost to Petalburg City and my first Gym Battle!" Naruto said as he felt excited for his first Gym Battle.
Though in the back of his mind, he still remembered those guys from the Pokémon Center. And something told Naruto, they haven't seen the last of them either.
So, what did you think, good. Yep Naruto and May arrived in Oldale Town, meet Professor Alden, and have their first encounter with Team Magma. Not only that but Naruto has also caught his first Pokémon, a Ralts and as it is a male Ralts he'll eventually have a Gallade. Now this isn't the end of chapter as from this chapter onward I'll be putting Omakes in showing some of the adventures of the other Ninja that have gone to Server, think of it like Pokémon Chronicles. The first Omake will have Orochimaru setting up base, or should I say taking over a base.
Omake: A Snake in Unova
The Unova Team Rocket Base was in a state of panic. Not a moment ago, they had been attacked by an unknown group of people that just showed up and started killing everyone.
Dr. Zager ran alongside Pierce to the communication room, they had to get word to the rest of Team Rocket about this attack. Reaching the communication room, Zager prepared to contact Giovanni and tell him about this attack, while hopefully having reinforcements sent; should they have any Psychic-type Pokémon that were strong enough to make the trip.
However, before he could get the call though, a giant snake shot out of the hallway and wrapped around Zager before tearing his throat out, much to Pierce's shock and horror at seeing the Doctor die in such a painful way.
"Did you really think you were going to escape." Orochimaru said as he and Kabuto stepped out of the shadows.
"You! You're the ones behind this! You made a mistake attacking us and crossing Team Rocket. Your days are numbered!" Pierce said, glaring at the Sannin.
"We're quaking in our boots." Kabuto deadpanned, while Orochimaru vanished in a burst of speed much to Pierce's shock.
Pierce was further shocked when Orochimaru appeared right in front of him. Though his shock didn't last, when he felt a striking pain in his chest, looking down Pierce saw the Sword of Kusanagi impaling him.
Bringing the sword in an upward slash, blood sprayed across the Sannin and his blade as Pierce fell to the floor, dead as a doornail.
"Hm, well that was mildly disappointing." Orochimaru said as he flicked the blood off his sword.
"Kabuto, have the others start disposing of the bodies and get this place cleaned up." Orochimaru said.
"Hai Orochimaru-sama."
*Later*
"While the people here are hardly anything special, aside from the few that possess this Aura or Psychic powers, these Pokémon are truly fascinating creatures." Kabuto said as he looked through all the research and information on Pokémon.
It was truly amazing, all the different types of Pokémon; the moves they could use, the abilities they possessed, along with the Legendary and Mythical Pokémon.
"Yes, I never thought I'd see the day where there were creatures that surpassed the Tailed Beasts in power." Said Orochimaru, looking over what little information there was on the Legendary Pokémon.
"Should we try tracking them down, Orochimaru-sama?" Kabuto asked, only for Orochimaru to shake his head.
"No, the sightings of these Legends are few and far between; it'll be a miracle if we so much as caught a glimpse of one. For now, we'll simply study these Pokémon to see what we can learn about them." Said Orochimaru.
While it would be good to get his hands on one of these Legendary Pokémon, Orochimaru doubted he'd have a way to subdue or contain them. And frankly, he had no desire to bring down the wrath of what equates to living deities, in some cases concerning certain Pokémon.
Better to simply study them from afar and not risk angering them.
'Of course, there's also the matter of young Naruto.' Thought Orochimaru.
He had one of his agents swipe the ship log from Wave Country and discovered Naruto's ship had taken him to the Hoenn Region. Orochimaru and his followers were currently in the Unova Region, one that is rather far off from Hoenn.
While the Sannin knows Naruto was likely a long way off from his arrival point, he'd still rather not risk the chance of Danzō or the Akatsuki managing to find him.
"Kabuto, bring me Tayuya, Kimimaro and Guren, as well as Yūkimaru." Orochimaru order to his second-in-command.
*Later*
"You summoned us Orochimaru-sama." Kimimaro said as he kneeled before the Sannin with Tayuya and Guren beside him, with the only one not bowing being Guren's ward, Yūkimaru.
"Yes, I'm sending you four to the Hoenn Region on a long-term mission. Your mission is to track down Naruto Uzumaki." Orochimaru said.
"To capture or to kill?" Kimimaro asked.
"Neither. You are just to observe him and report back to me of what he's doing. Do not reveal yourselves, unless he becomes aware of you following him or if anyone else from the Elemental Nations attacks him." Orochimaru said, knowing if Naruto was aware his subordinates were following him, he'll become aware that Orochimaru himself is in Server, and the Sannin would prefer keeping his presence hidden for as long as possible, at least until he set up a more stable base of operations.
"You all will leave when you're ready, and take some Pokéballs with you to catch any Pokémon you see and want. And try not to draw attention to yourselves, only use Jutsu as a last resort." Said Orochimaru, wanting to them all to blend in with the locals and keeping a low profile, meaning no Chakra unless they had no other choice.
"Hai Orochimaru-sama." Kimimaro, Tayuya, and Guren said, before all four of them left to prepare for their mission.
"Are you sure it was wise sending those three?" Kabuto asked.
Given Kimimaro and Guren were fanatically loyal to Orochimaru and didn't allow anyone to speak ill of him, while Tayuya was known for her temper, he felt they weren't the best choices to track down and observe Naruto.
"Yes, they'll be sure to follow my orders to the letter and are among my most normal looking subordinate, so that'll help them with blending in; plus, they don't attack people for their own amusement, only when provoked." Said Orochimaru, feeling they were the best choices, especially since most of his other followers were quite sadistic and wouldn't hesitate to kill someone for the fun of it.
Now it was just a matter time for their report, and in the meantime, Orochimaru may consider catching his own Pokémon.
'Hm, I wonder what type of snake-like Pokémon there are?' Wondered the Sannin.
Yep, Orochimaru has taken over the Team Rocket base in Unova and killed Zager and Pierce, along with sending Kimimaro, Tayuya, and Guren and Yukimaru to observe Naruto on his journey. So, review if you liked go away if you didn't.
Storm out