Here is the second chapter of Ino's Pokémon Journey: Sinnoh! I want to review some facts, so please bear with me.

1) The battle last chapter was set during the Fourth Shinobi War, but I placed all of Kohona's original ninjas to battle the Akatsuki, so I could make it fit into the plot I have for this story.

2) All the Pokémon Trainers in this story will be 15, 16, or older, as I see the logic in StormDragon666's statement of ten-year old kids setting off by themselves. (I mean, do their parents think that the odds of them falling off a cliff while chasing a flying Pokémon or some horrible thing happening to them is zero?)

3) All Pokémon are herbivores.

4)Pokémon can bleed in battles. (They're not indestructible!)

5) Well, there is no fifth explanation... yet. Just felt like having list of five. ^_^

Now, I hope that you will enjoy this chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not own either Naruto or Pokémon.

She felt herself hitting damp ground and woke up with a start, only to see darkness. She twisted her head to the side and saw that it ended a few feet to her right. She then twisted her head to her left and saw her comrades all groaning and stirring, with the Akatsuki on the other side, doing the same and that they were all in a forest at nighttime.

Ino immediately relayed all her comrades what she did before appearing at this location through telepathy. The dark portal began to shrink and Ino got up, watching the others do the same. However, when the portal had shrunk to the size of a shuriken, several ninjas began to glow- weakly at first, but steadily becoming brighter.

The Akatsuki members that were glowing consisted of: Nagato and the six Paths of Pain, Kakuzu, Kisame, Zetsu, Kabuto, Jūgo, and Suigetsu.

The Alliance ninjas that were glowing included: Gaara, Kiba, Shino, Kankurō, Lee, Chōji, and Tenten.

None of the Akatsuki members said anything, their frowns the only expression that was displayed. However, for the Alliance ninjas, it was different, since they knew that the glowing ones were coming back to their dimension.

Temari exclaimed, "I'll be okay, Gaara. Our Village needs you more than I do. Kankurō, just because I'm not there doesn't mean you can slack off! That means you will do your best to protect Gaara and your comrades! Be safe and don't forget me!"

Gaara nodded sadly and Kankurō chuckled, smiling sadly, too.

"Y-you two, be careful! Shino, please w-watch Kiba and make s-sure that he doesn't do anything rash! Kiba, don't ever be discouraged! Akamaru, you keep doing your best! Thank you for being my closest friends as we went through everything," Hinata whispered to her teammates.

Shino nodded and Kiba looked downcast with Akamaru barking and whimpering slightly.

"Lee, thank you. For being my rival. Tenten… Keep working to become a legendary kunoichi. I'll always be rooting for you. Also, watch Lee," Neji said, giving his teammates an extremely rare smile.

Lee stroke a pose, giving a two-thumbs up and flashing his smile… literally. Tenten smiled and held her hand out and Neji took it; there was a moment between them, staring at each other, before Neji removed his hand and rested it on his side.

Ino and Shikamaru stood in front of Chōji, Shikamaru saying, "Good luck at home and tell mom and dad to not fuss. I'll be fine. I'll see you again someday… I hope."

Ino smiled, "Don't worry, fatty! I can hold on my own! Have fun at home! I'll miss you, though…"

Chōji glared at the first statement, but then softened and gave Shikamaru and Ino a hug, sniffling, "I don't wanna leave you guys…"

Ino stared at Chōji with tear-filled eyes as he and all the glowing ninja shone like the stars above, before being sucked into the small portal of darkness. The whole area was illuminated in a flash before the portal disappeared, taking its ninja travelers back to their home dimension. The remaining ninja all remembered their enemies and turned towards each other, ready to fight, if needed.

However, Madara commanded, "Akatsuki. We shall make our exit now."

All the Alliance shinobi suddenly realized that the Akatsuki members weren't dead anymore and couldn't be controlled by Kabuto or Madara. It appeared that the Akatsuki members realized that, too. Though, they still followed Madara out of the small clearing, until it was just Sasuke and Itachi.

Sasuke smirked, "Naruto. Sakura. Sai. You're all going to die when I see you three again."

With that, he glared and dashed off, to follow the leaving Akatsuki members. Itachi sighed.

Sakura asked, "Itachi, we know the truth and reason behind the Uchiha Massacre. We are not in Kohona or the ninja world, so y-you… you can join us, if you want!"

Itachi shook his head and replied, "Sorry, Haruno. As tempting that offer might be, I have promised myself to always watch over my brother. I shall stay with the Akatsuki until, hopefully, my brother leaves it. I will not cross with any of you unless I must follow orders. Good-bye."

Itachi turned and melted into the darkness of the night, following his comrades.

Ino noticed Sakura sighing and walked over to her, patting her back, saying, "It was a good try. At least we know that Itachi isn't evil, just noble."

Sakura nodded and looked around. "Where are we, though," Sakura wondered aloud.

Neji said, "A moment. Byakugan!"

Veins appeared around his eyes and he looked to his right, then his left, before tightening his eyes.

"Finally. There is a small town- just four houses- that is maybe four miles away," Neji informed.

Naruto pumped his fist in the air and exclaimed, "What are we waiting for? Let's go!"

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After fifteen minutes of jumping through trees and checking with Neji- and Hinata, when they got closer to the town- for directions, they finally saw a break in the trees where light was glowing through.

Ino warned, "We better stop and get down to the ground so no one sees a bunch of teens flying through the air from trees and leaping rooftops. I'm pretty sure that it's not normal around here."

The group nodded and started jumping down tree branches, using chakra to cushion their landing on the ground.

"G-guys, I think that we s-should dispose of our flak jackets and vests, just so we don't s-stand out around here," Hinata suggested.

Everyone once again nodded and took off their flak jackets or vests.

Shikamaru said, "Give them to me. I'll use my Shadow Style: Shadow Maiming to take care of them. Also, we must not use our ninja talents! It will make us stand out, and we don't want that to happen. If your talents are subtle- like Ino's mind reading, for example- that can be used, but as little as possible. Do you understand?"

Everyone agreed as they gave him their flak jackets or vests. Shikamaru put his palms together, as if he was praying and muttered:

"Shadow Style: Shadow Maiming!"

Shadows suddenly flew out of the ground and started ripping the jackets and vests to shreds before swallowing them up and sending them to a whole other dimension.

Ino called, "Come on, everyone!"

The group walked out of the forest and saw that no one was around. Naruto kept glancing at Temari, for unknown reasons.

"Um, Temari," Naruto asked, "Do you think that you could put away or hide your giant fan?"

Everyone's eyes widened (besides Temari who just facepalmed) and turned to face the Sunakagure shinobi who glowered at Naruto.

Temari snapped, "Yes, thank you for reminding me to hide my giant iron fan! I was searching for my weapon sealing scroll, when you interrupted me, baka! Aha! Found it!"

She pulled up her short-sleeved black kimono, to show a scroll that was wrapped by bandages around her right leg. Her fan disappeared with a poof and she gestured for them to get a move on.

Ino sighed and walked on the sandy ground path, the group following behind her, until she reached the middle of an intersection that held a sign. It said "Twinleaf Town." Hinata read the sign aloud just as Ino heard someone shout:

"Hey, you guys!"

The group turned to look at the house on the lower right corner of the intersection, seeing a boy their age waving at them. The boy was maybe six feet tall and had brown, straight hair that was kept in a loose ponytail, making it trail down to his shoulders. He was light brown skinned and had almost-honey colored eyes. Ino thought he was handsome for a moment before mentally shaking her head.

Now is not the time, Ino! We need to figure out where we are… Though he's really hot… Ugh! No! Not now! Ino berated herself.

"You all look like you're lost! Do you need a place to stay the night," The boy asked, "You can come in!"

Sakura piped, "Yeah! We were just making sure of where we are! Thanks for letting us come in!"

As the group entered the boy's brick house with a wooden roof, the boy introduced, "My name is Emmax. Emmax Sutā. Nice to meet you all."

The group took turns introducing themselves and when they were done, Emmax said, "Are you guys okay with sleeping in the living room? It's the only place in the house that has a carpeted floor and the girls can sleep on our sofa bed. I'm pretty sure that the guys don't mind sleeping on the floor, right?"

The group happily obliged, exhausted and wanting to sleep. As soon their heads touched their pillows, they were out. Ino saw Emmax standing by the stairs, watching them with a smile on his face and a cat with a long, gravity defying, curly tail perching next to him, before she also slept, with a smile.

Character Bio

Ino Yamanaka: Confident, kind, outspoken, not afraid to speak her mind, cheerful, and self-conscious.

Pokémon :

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Sakura Haruno: Quick tempered, relatively relatively kind, cheerful, gentle, positive, sensitive at times, and has a strong will.

Pokémon:

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Hinata Hyūga: Timid, soft-spoken, polite, kind, empathetic, dislikes fighting and competition, very logical.

Pokémon:

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Neji Hyūga: Serious, mature, extreme self-control, calm, and observing.

Pokémon:

(none)

Shikamaru Nara: Unenthusiastic, dislikes fighting, laid back, extremely intelligent.

Pokémon:

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Temari: Overbearing, not afraid to speak her mind, blunt, but caring. Values peace.

Pokémon:

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Sai: Occasionally nervous, curious, kind, courteous, friendly.

Pokémon:

(none)

Naruto Uzumaki: Bold, loud, hyperactive, impatient, impulsive, inattentive, caring, hard-working, confident.

Pokémon:

(none)

I would like to know if I should post the next chapter now? One or more review(s) for a yes. Zero reviews for a no.