Naruto X Pokémon Cross-over
Disclaimer: I Do Not Own Naruto or Pokemon
Summary: Death and Rebirth... Naruto Uzumaki, age thirteen, died by the hands of the one he once called 'Brother', Sasuke Uchiha. Upon his death however, two gods - Kami and Arceus - had other plans for the Child of Prophecy. Now reborn in the World of Pokemon, how will his new chance at life change with the Vulpix, Kurama, by his side? Read and Find out!
Pairings: NarutoXUndecided (?)
Naruto: "The Aura Shinobi"
Chapter 3
"Thunder and Lightning, Pikachu!"
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Last Time on Naruto: "The Aura Shinobi"
As he was being held by his trainer in their mad-dash to survive, Kurama could only sweat-drop as his eye twitched. 'We only stepped away from that town for less than two hours, and we're already in a life and death situation…' A mad grin suddenly made its way to his muzzle, 'It's just like the good ol' days! We're back, haha! Thank you Kami-sama and Arceus-sama!"
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Location – Pallet Town, Ketchum Residence
Delia Ketchum, single mother of two, former student to the world known Pokémon Professor Samuel Oak, and all around house-mother and town sunshine; sighed sadly for what seemed like the hundredth time, for her at least , in the last hour.
[Tick... Tock...]
[Tick... Tock...]
The grandfather clock she had near her wasn't helping in calming her nerves either…
She was at home, in her small two story white cottage house, sitting alone on the living room coach with a picture of her-self and her two boys; back when they were younger, along with a familiar fox in between the boys. The picture was taken when they were around five if Delia remembered. Using her thumbs, she traced the faces of her two smiling baby boys in the picture, and sighed again.
"Time sure does fly by, doesn't it?" she muttered, a sad smile on her face. "Those two, feels like only yesterday that I held them in my arms, back when they were babies. Now look at them. Grown boys off on their own adventure." This time, her sad smile turned happy, "You would have been so proud of them..." Her thoughts drifted to her deceased husband of years passed.
Delia placed the picture frame down onto the coffee table, before leaning back on the coach. She looked around the room. Seeing the place was clean, she couldn't pass time cleaning. Passing a glance towards the kitchen, she saw that the sink was empty, so no plates, glasses, or utensils were needed to be washed. In her mind, she already knew she had gone up to her boy's room several times to tidy the place up, picking up any leftover clothes she might have missed, or beds that were needed to be fixed. So that was out of the question.
[Tick... Tock...]
[Tick... Tock…]
Shoulders slumped, 'This place sure does feel different with the boy's and Kurama gone.' Delia threw her head back over the coach, the back her hand against her forehead, as she cried comically, 'Why o' why did I let the boys talk me into letting them become trainers!' her drama-moment over, she lifted her hand slightly to gaze at the white ceiling. 'I don't even know why I did, especially with what happened to…' Her mind drifted towards her husband once more. Shaking her head clear of those thoughts, she slapped her cheeks lightly, 'Get your head out of there, Delia! My boys aren't that prone to danger, not like their father or grandfather was.'
Delia's mind went back to when she was young, when her mother used to tell her stories as a child about their own journeys. 'Dad sure was lucky to have mom with him when he did, funny how things worked out. They met on their journey, travelled together, and even had some exciting adventures together…' A thought crossed her mind, 'I hope the boy's don't end up like that, I'm too young to be a grandmother. Yet, at least…'
Sighing, her nerves seemed to get tense by each ticking the grandfather clock made, and if she were more like her father, she might have taken a hammer and smashed the evil machine to oblivion and beyond. Thank Heaven she wasn't like him, and more level headed like her mother.
An idea popped into her mind, "Maybe some time in the garden will do me some good." It was known throughout Pallet, that Delia was the main person to go when it involved gardening. She was simply the best, and the beautiful flower garden around her home yard attested to her skills. She didn't gloat though, even with several first place ribbons from nearby Garden Festivals. Nope, no gloating at all…
Stepping out of her home, a cream-coloured large brim hat adorned on her head, Delia made her way to the nearest garden bed that needed her green-thumbed touch. With a hand-sized shear in her gloved hand, Delia began pruning her roses first.
As she busied herself with her beloved hobby, she couldn't help but wonder, 'It's been some time now, my boys must be halfway to Viridian City by now.' A small smile on her face as she hummed a tune, 'They must be having the time of their life…' Oh, if only she knew.
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Location – Route 1
Many thoughts went through Naruto and Ash's minds when they drew closer to this day. They thought of many things, even dreamed what they'd encounter along their journey. An adventure, battling in tournaments, making new friends, visiting new and exciting places, seeing new Pokémon of different shapes and sizes. But never, in all their years, did they think that their beginning journey would start up like this. Home seemed like a good place to be right now.
"DAMN YOU, ASH KETCHUM…! WHEN WE GET OUT OF THIS MESS, I'M SO GOING TO STRANGLE YOU…!" Naruto yelled to his brother. The pair could were running side-by-side in their mad dash to survive; with Naruto never once thinking of letting go of his partner, Kurama, who was enjoying his ride under his trainer's arm.
"I'M SORRY…! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY THAT…!?" Ash yelled back, his breathing getting heavier. Despite his physique being considered fit for someone his age, Ash wasn't prepared for this length of running.
Naruto however, was still breathing fine. His physique being more trained than Ash's, he was more used to this kind of physical activity than his brother was. So far, they've been on the move for a good while now, yet their pursuers were still chasing after them from the sky; their screeches getting on their nerves, and making them all irritable.
Running just in-front of them, Pikachu too was yelling in anger with a hint of fright in his voice. Even though neither brother could understand him, Kurama however did. It didn't take a genius though that Pikachu was either insulting Ash, or panicking because of the flock. He wasn't entirely afraid of them though, being an Electric Type and all; he had a huge advantage over Flying Type species. But a whole flock, and more, of them was too much even for him.
Comfortable being carried as he was, Kurama scoffed at the Pikachu, "Get used to it, rodent." He chuckled as Pikachu turned to him with an incredulous look. Kurama nodded with a sadistic smirk, "If Ash is anything like Naruto, this will be a common thing in the future for you two."
Pikachu looked at the fox with a shocked, jaw-dropped expression. Comical tears ran down his face as he thought to him-self in misery, 'What have I gotten myself into? I was just hungry, snuck inside that human's home looking for a bite to eat, got myself captured by that old human, and then I was given away to this crazy human-child!'
The screeching sounds of the flock behind them; reaching for miles, ringed loudly in the ears of the human pair and their partners. Spearows were known to use this method to warn their own kind to danger. Irony really had a funny way of showing itself.
"SHUT UP…!" All four shouted at the flock, only for the Spearow-flock to respond by getting louder and angrier. The collective four swore as the added aggression led to some foolhardy Spearows to skydive at them. Beaks and talons at the ready, the flock began attacking.
Not wanting to be on the receiving end of their attacks, Naruto grabbed Kurama with both hands and tossed him upwards facing the incoming Pokémon, "Kurama, use Ember now!"
Not needing to be told the plan, and more likely grinning at finally being able to cause some havoc, Kurama went into action. As he was in the air, his mouth lit up as fire began to build. Opening his muzzle, a barrage of small orange ball-shaped flames shot out of the fox Pokémon's mouth. The attack exploded on contact with the Spearows who weren't expecting it.
Catching his partner as gravity returned him, Naruto couldn't help but grin. "Good work buddy, you gave us some cover…" Glancing behind him, "… and managed to take some out too, nice."
As the smoke clear a bit, Naruto was able to spot at least six Spearows on the ground; unconscious and burned, but alive. 'They had to have been weak.' He watched as several of Spearows shot out of the smoke, continuing in their pursuit. Some slightly burned, but relatively unharmed, 'Those ones are tougher ones, great. And we can't pull that trick again since they'll see it coming.'
Kurama on the other hand was giggling madly, seeing his downed opponents. Even with a new life, a new body, and a new way of doing things that involved attacking, his thrill for battle had remained unchanged. Naruto wisely chose to ignore his mad-giggling partner, and concentrate more on his running.
As this was going on; Ash wasn't having as much luck with the Spearows that went after him and Pikachu. Even when seeing them coming, Pikachu still wouldn't listen to Ash when he told his stubborn partner to launch a Thundershock at them.
Choosing to continue running, Pikachu was soon overcome by the onslaught of several Spearows that decided to handle him first. Quickly succumbing to their attack, Pikachu collapsed but was quickly scooped up by Ash, never losing footing as he continued running.
The Spearows that had attacked Pikachu were about to chase after them, but was blind-sided by an Ember attack that caught them dead-on. Ash turned, spotting his brother giving him a thumbs-up as he ran, and with Kurama relaxing on his head. All the while, once-in-a-while, Kurama launched a barrage of Ember at the few Spearows that dared dive at them.
Seeing that they had some cover, the two brothers took off from the dirt-path, and into the woods nearby that stood between Viridian City and Pallet Town. If nothing else, the trees would provide multiple chances of escaping their sight, hopefully…
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Location – Woods, Riverbank
Time-skip
Deep within the forest that stood between Pallet Town and Viridian, a young girl of thirteen can be found sitting along a riverbank. With a fishing pole in her hands and a lure in water, the girl was cute while also being uniquely fashioned.
She had short, orange hair done up in a side ponytail; which was sticking out on the left side of her head. Her outfit consisted of sneakers with orange, white and yellow colours, short-cut greenish jeans that hugged her hips; held up by a pair of red suspenders, and a yellow sleeveless tank top that revealed her stomach.
Her green eyes stared unblinkingly at the end of her fishing line, watching and waiting for a prey to take the bait. From a point of view, one would mistaken her as a statue, quite literally, as she was completely unmoving and unblinking. She had been at this for some time, with very little luck, but she wasn't about to give up anytime soon.
[Bop!-Bop!]
And the statue appearance broke, as a smile blossomed on her face when she felt and saw her line being tucked, "Gotcha!" Standing up, the young girl pulled back her line. "Oh, I hope it's not one of those Magikarps again. Maybe it'll be a Goldeen? But then again, Goldeens aren't known to being in this area. Maybe a Poliwag, or maybe a…"
[Splash…!]
With a mighty heave she had finally pulled in her catch in, only for her jaw to drop at what she was seeing. A boy around her age, wearing mildly scratched clothing, and one of those official Pokémon League caps, 'Well, there's something you don't fish up everyday…' she thought shocked, surprised and stupefied.
Landing harshly on the ground, coughing at finally being able to breathe, Ash's lung expelled the water it had taken in. He was sore and banged up, yet his arms had never once released the beaten and weakened Pikachu that they held securely to his chest.
"Ah! A Pokémon!" the girl muttered worryingly, having seen the Pikachu in Ash's arms unconscious with a quick glance. Forgetting her fishing pole, she rushed to the boy's side, "Oi, are you okay?"
Calming his breathing, Ash spat out the last of the water in his mouth, "Y-Yeah, I'm fine."
A crossed look came upon the girl's face, "Not you! I meant that poor Pokémon. Is it alright?" her last few words coming out softly, full of concern towards Pikachu.
Ash left eye twitched at the casual dismissal of his well being, 'Well, it's not like I wasn't drowning, not even five seconds ago. But sure, I'm fine…'
He might have understood the girl's worry for his stubborn partner, but was her attention really so solely focused on Pokémon that she'd forget there was a human also involved? He barely made it out alive while in the stream, and the fact his jacket had been hooked by – apparently – the girl's fishing line, he was grateful for the save.
Ash looked down at his partner, and his own concern for his Pokémon became known, "I-I think so, but we need to get him to a Pokémon Centre quickly!"
"We…?" The orange haired looked confused.
Sure she had fished up this guy and his Pokémon, 'Okay, very weird way of thinking that…' a quirk of a smirk at that amusing thought. But that didn't mean she was going to help all of a sudden. For all she knew, this boy might have been the cause of the Pokémon's condition.
Ash blinked, "Yeah, me and my bro-ther, huh…?" Finally looking around, he only just noticed the sudden absence of Naruto. "Um…" Looking back at the girl with some unease, "You, um, wouldn't happen to have fished up another guy, would you?"
"If only I was that lucky…" She muttered to her-self depressingly. Shaking her head slowly, "No, are you sure you're alright? Maybe you hit your head on something while in that river. It is pretty fast for humans." She grabbed onto Ash's head, checking in his hair for any signs of blood.
The sounds of screeching was soon heard approaching, and the girl watched as Ash's face suddenly drained of all colour. "Oh no, I thought I lost them!" he panicked. Looking around, he spotted a bicycle that most likely belonged to the girl. "Sorry, but I need to borrow you're bike! I promise to return it, but I gotta go!" Even though he was asking, he was already doing.
Having hopped on the bike, putting the unconscious Pikachu in the basket that was on the front, Ash raced off on the human-made path that hopefully led out of the forest and towards Viridian City. All worries about his brother vanished under the extreme concern he felt for Pikachu's safety. If there was one thing he knew about his brother, it was that Naruto was more of a survival expert than he or Gary was.
"H-Hey, that's my bike!" the girl angrily yelled out.
She was not at all happy that some kid she fished up from the river, having a clearly beaten and tired Pikachu in his arms, and now had taken her bike without so much as a name to call him. This just wasn't her day. The screeching and flapping of wings suddenly grew closer, drawing the girl's anger towards that.
With a growl, she turned around to face the noise, "What the heck is making all that…" she trailed off as her eyes went wide, seeing the Spearows that were coming through the forest. Screaming in freight, she ducked into a nearby bush, staying low and quiet until the Spearows passed.
Several seconds later passed before the whole flock had left. Risking it, she stuck her head out of the shrub, and had a look around. Coast was clear…
[Splash...!]
Screaming loudly as a hand suddenly popped out of the water, she nearly fainted when yet another boy came out of the river. This time it was a blonde haired youth, crawling in scratched up clothes like the previous boy, and with a sputtering, water spitting Vulpix under one arm.
"Wait, that kid said brother, could he…?" Her previous anger for the boy that had taken her bike had resurfaced, now being directed towards the boy that had appeared. "Hey! Who are you? And who was that kid that took my bike?!" she yelled, stepping out of the bushes.
Wiping the soaked, blonde hair away from his eyes, cool blue eyes snapped their attention to the orange haired girl's green. Letting the Vulpix go, as the fox shook itself dry like a wet-Growlithe, Naruto pushed himself to stand. Never taking his eyes off the girl, he growled out with clenched teeth, "Which. Way. Did. He. Go?" Oh, Naruto was pissed, and Ash Ketchum was going to pay dearly for pushing them off a cliff and down a bloody waterfall. He was nearly eaten for crying-out-loud!
The girl gulped, suddenly very, very afraid of the murderous look the blonde was making. With a flash of her arm, she pointed directly in the direction Ash had vanished.
Naruto grunted, "I see, Viridian City's that way. Smart…" he looked down at his Vulpix. "Oi, Kurama, finished drying up yet?" he asked his now semi-dry partner. Kurama merely looked at Naruto, a look that spoke 'Does it look like idiot?' Looking back at the girl, his face went apologetic, "Sorry for the scare, name's Naruto Ketchum, hope to meet you again one day."
The girl blinked at the name, finally having something to go on besides the 'Two Guys She Fished Up'. "Um, sure, no worries…" she mumbled, her mind still trying to comprehend everything that has been happening to her in the last few minutes.
Naruto smiled, "Anyways, nice meeting you, but we gotta go." Looking down at his partner once more, "Come on Kurama, let's go save an idiot." Kurama snorted at that, agreeing with that one-hundred percent. With that said and done, the boy and his fox went off running, leaving the girl alone once more…
…
The girl's eye twitched, 'And today started out like any other day. Why me…?' She sighed as she rested her chin on her hand, her eyes looking in the direction the blonde went. 'At least that one was cuter than the other. Same goes for his Pokémon, even if it is a Fire Type. Kurama, what an interesting name, not many trainers name their Pokémon now-a-days.' Looking around, she spotted her forgotten equipment, backpack, and camping gear, 'Well, I could go after them, get my bike back and all. But what was that whole deal with the Spearows?' Sighing, she started clearing up the area of her things, 'Guess I'll find out once I get my bike. Viridian City Pokémon Centre was where he was heading, hmm…'
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Time-skip
"Running after a person that had a bike, not a very good idea…" The boom of thunder made itself known, as Naruto and Kurama were running under a freak thunderstorm that literally appeared out of nowhere.
Flinching at the noise of thunder, Naruto never liked thunderstorms. He didn't know why. He loves Electric Type Pokémon, at least when he read about them or sees them on television. He even hopes to get one himself some day. But the sound and crackling of lighting just made him jump for some unknown reason. Kurama on the other hand, didn't mind the thunderstorm. It was just the rain he didn't like. Wet fur made for one very unhappy, fire-loving fox Pokémon.
Having pulled up his jacket over his head to provide some cover, Naruto could barely see anything ahead of him; the heavy rain pouring down on them hard. 'Damnit, the sky was clear not even ten minutes ago. Where in the name of God did this storm come from? And that idiot is cycling to escape those Spearows.' A small frown made its way onto Naruto's face, 'No doubt about it. He'll either slip somewhere, hide somewhere, or get caught by the flock. Not counting the last one, and knowing he isn't one to rationalise in serious situations. So that only leaves with the slip-up.'
Hearing a sneeze, Naruto glanced down towards his soaked Partner. His frown deepened, "Maybe we should find shelter." Looking back up, mentally cursing as the winds seemed to pick up, making it much harder to see ahead of them, "At the very least, until this storm passes."
Seeing a large tree nearby, one that was also surrounded by smaller trees and shrubs, Naruto and Kurama made their way over there. Finally having relief from the onslaught the storm brought, the two sat right in the middle, no-longer getting belted by the rain, but still getting lashed by the harsh winds. Not as much as before, but it was better than nothing.
Taking off his thoroughly soaked jacket, and thankful it helped protected his backpack from the rain; he slapped it against the trunk of the tree behind him, watching with a flat look as it actually stuck there unmoving. Kurama snickered at seeing that, "Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up you fur-ball…" Naruto muttered.
…
Standing in front of large iron gates, cool blue eyes glared up at equally glaring large slitted red crimson eyes, "Oi! What the heck do you think you're doing fur-ball! I didn't ask for your power to handle that situation. I was doing just fine!"
"Fool! You know of our situation. If you die, I'd die. If you think for one moment I'd let you get yourself killed, you have another thing… wait…" The large crimson eyes blinked rapidly, finally registering what was said to him, "… did you just call me fur-ball?"
Defiance and smugness portrayed itself from the much smaller blue eyes, "Yeah, so what fur-ball…?"
Large numerous razor sharp teeth made themself known, as a gigantic jaw dropped in surprise, "You called me…" muttering in disbelief, the Nine-Tails shook his head, "Why you weak sack of flesh! I am the Mighty Nine-Tailed Fox! Not a damn 'Fur-ball' as you so-call me! Show some respect to your obvious; and vastly superior, betters!" His deep voice boomed, shaking the air itself.
Despite the immense power he felt, the much smaller individual held strong, "In your dreams fur-ball! Respect is earned, not given!" He pointed defiantly at the large crimson fox.
"Why you insignificant little…!"
And before either knew it, they had spent a good portion of the day, the two of them just insulting one another. It was the start of their strange friendship. What a weird, yet, beautiful thing…
…
Grumbling a little at the sudden throbbing of pain, Naruto rubbed his head to stave off the headache that had come with it. If he had his eyes opened at the time, he'd have seen Kurama watching him intently. Crimson eyes showing anticipation, excitement, and relief, 'Just a little bit longer...' A small smile came upon Kurama's muzzle.
"V-Vee…?"
Trainer and partner froze at the voice. Light and soft, it was feminine, and sounded young. Looking in the direction it came from, they found themselves staring at large, innocent brown coloured eyes.
"V-Vee Ee-v-vee…?" The small Pokémon stuttered as it shivered. Its fur wet, having obviously taken shelter from the storm.
Naruto and Kurama blinked, the small Pokémon blinked right back. Reaching into his back pocket, which thankfully was dry, Naruto pulled out his Pokédex and pointed it their guest.
[Ding]… [Eevee, the Evolution Pokémon. Eevees are a unique breed of Pokémon, able to adapt to their environment by changing their forms and abilities when evolving. Their genetic code is irregular, thus allowing them to evolve in a variety of ways as a result.]
Putting the device away as it finished, Naruto looked back at the shivering Pokémon now revealed as Eevee. It was still huddling within the shrub for warmth. He frowned. Reaching into his backpack, he searched inside until he found what he was looking for, before making his way towards the Eevee.
Shivering from the cold, having taken shelter from the storm simply to survive; and now the Eevee had to deal with these two unknowns. It knew the Vulpix species, but the human was new. It had seen humans from time-to-time around these areas, always capturing fellow Pokémon, which was why it was scared and now shivering more. As the human got closer, it closed its eyes and laid still. It yelped when something dry and warm wrapped itself around it, and being lifted into the air.
Wrapping the small, wet, shivering Pokémon within a small hand-towel, Naruto brought the Eevee up to his chest while kneeing back to where he was before. His back to tree trunk, he looked down and stared at those large, brown confused eyes of the small Pokémon. Smiling, he didn't need to say anything. He was just happy when the shivering stopped, with the Eevee now snuggling against him to keep warm, 'Well, I was going to use that to dry my hair and Kurama, but I think this is was more worth it.' Naruto mused; moving his arms till the Eevee was comfortable.
Kurama meanwhile; having shaken himself semi-dry, was now simply watching with a grin, 'Well-well, isn't this a surprise? But then again, Naruto had a knack for making friends simply for being who he was.' Not needing any incentive, Kurama made his way towards them, making him-self comfortable against Naruto's leg. A smug grin making its way on his muzzle as Naruto absentmindedly started scratching his furry head, 'Guess being small and fluffy has its perks. I still miss being able to topple mountains with a single tail though.'
As the stormed around them raged, the now three refugees stayed close together, waiting for the weather to pass. Naruto, absentmindedly scratching Kurama with his free hand, while slowly drying up the Eevee with his other, gazed towards the path they were following. It was the only path that went from Pallet Town to Viridian City. A worried look came to his face as the largest lighting strike since this storm started, flashed across the sky up ahead, 'Just be safe little brother…'
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'Escape…!' That was the only thought going through Ash's head at this point. It was the only thought he had when he jumped off the waterfall back in the forest. It was the only thought he had when he was fished out of the river, after taking that girl's bike. And it was the only thought screaming in his mind now, when the Spearows had found him once more.
Cycling through a storm was one thing. Cycling at high speeds in the rain was another. But when the Spearows took advantage of the harsh winds, picking up their own speed to catch up to them, that was what led to the inevitable. Now Ash wasn't simply thinking of escaping.
As he fell to the ground hard, he wasn't thinking about his well-being. All his thoughts went to the downed Pikachu that went flying further when he had crashed. Now however, all he thought about was to protect his partner, protecting the Pokémon that wanted nothing to do with him. Call him strange; call him an idiot, but Pikachu's was his partner, whether the Pokémon liked it or not. And Ash Ketchum; no matter how little sense it made, protects his comrades and friends. Even Gary, Ash would begrudgingly admit to himself, counted on that list.
Feeling the Spearows' gaze behind him, Ash pushed himself off the ground, reached into his pocket, and knelt down besides the now conscious Pikachu. He placed a Poké Ball, one with a [Yellow Bolt] symbol on it, in-front of his Pokémon. "Look, I know you hate this thing, and for whatever reason, hate me too. But for once, please listen and get inside your Poké Ball. It'll keep you safe, and after today…" Ash chuckled lowly, a sad smile on his face, "After today, you won't have to worry about me again, deal?" Not waiting for a response, Ash stood once more and turned. He faced the army of flying types that hunted him and his brother for the better part of the day.
Pikachu, despite being weakened, could have gone into the Poké Ball for safety; he knew he would be safe, and he also knew he could eventually break free from the containment as well. But for some strange reason, he just couldn't. Looking away from the Poké Ball, he looked up at human he hated.
'Why…' He continued watching. Watching as a single human stood up against the large flock of Spearows that easily looked to be near the hundreds. Whether that was accurate or not mattered little, 'Why would he seek my safety, but not himself…?'
[Flashback] – Pikachu's P.O.V.
"Not Naruto…" The Fox-bastard replied softly, gaining my attention. It was only then did I realise how the Mon was acting, almost as if that blonde human had done something worthy of his loyalty.
I turned to look at his human, 'What did you do to earn the respect of a Mon like that?' I then turned to look at my own human, 'He smelt like the blonde, could they be blood-brothers? Are they similar? Could humans really not be that bad? Maybe mine is the same, maybe I…'
I caught myself before that idea developed. Shaking my head, I snorted in disgust, 'No way! I can't think like that, all humans are the same.' I didn't want to believe, so I looked away.
[End Flashback]
The memory of how that fox looked at his blonde human rang through Pikachu's head. 'Is that why he acts like that? Is it because that human is different from others? Different like his blood-brother…? Having earned the respect of a Mon like that…' Looking up, he watched with horror as the Spearows started their attack, all of them heading towards the open armed, determined Ash Ketchum.
The human was going to sacrifice him-self for his safety, when all Pikachu had done was hate and stubbornly ignore the human's words and actions.
'I must be going nuts…' Pushing off the ground, he felt his legs moving on their own accord.
Jumping, Pikachu landed on Ash's left shoulder, 'But…' With a final push, he launched himself in the air, putting him-self between the human and the flock that hunted after them.
'I want to protect this human, my human…' As lightning streaked across the sky, Pikachu's own hidden abilities directed that natural lightning; the very power of the world, towards himself.
He didn't know why he was risking him-self, but he deep down he knew.
'I want to believe…'
And the world around them turned white, the cry of Pikachu being the only thing anyone or anything heard for miles.
Fleeing from a flock of angry Spearows, two broths finds themselves separated from each other. Now, at the end of their first day of their journey, Naruto finds that he is unable to protect his younger brother as he usually did in the past. For Ash, he makes his choice to stand up before the flock, all to protect the one partner he had in his life. But Pikachu also makes a choice. What will this choice be? And how will it affect their continuing journey if they survive?
Find out Next Time in Naruto: 'The Aura Shinobi' – "Onwards to Viridian City!"
Chapter 3 End
Pokemon Information (Chapter)
Pokemon Name: Eevee
Pokemon Species: Evolution Pokemon
Type: Normal
Abilities: Run Away or Adaptability
Hidden Abilities: Anticipation
Dex Info: Eevee, the Evolution Pokémon. Eevees are a unique breed of Pokémon, able to adapt to their environment by changing their forms and abilities when evolving. Their genetic code is irregular, thus allowing them to evolve in a variety of ways as a result.
Biography:
