Author's Note: Hey guys, here with a new chapter. I just closed the poll today and the result was NarutoxCytnhia. I'll come up with a plan to get Cynthia to join Naruto and if some of you feel this is going to slow, don't worry because he'll finally have his first gym battle the next chapter and I'll try writing longer to get the story going. So with that,
Enjoy!
Disclaimer:I don't own Naruto, Pokemon, or any other anime.
Chapter 12: Battle with a Mutt!
Naruto brought out his right hand to help Hinata up, which she accepted gratefully. When she was fully up, Naruto scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
"Hehe, I really am sorry about that, Hinata," Naruto gave her a bright smile, causing her to blush slightly, "but man, it's great to see you. How have you been?"
Hinata's blush deepened in color, but she shook her head to regain her composure. She smiled back at Naruto, glad that she was less shy than before thanks to her interactions with her friends and Abra.
"I said, it was alright, Naruto, so you don't have to apologize. As to how I've been, I've been doing great, thanks to my Abra, Shino, and Kiba."
Naruto grinned as he nodded at her answer. He clearly remembered that the day when everyone left for their journey, Hinata, Shino, and Kiba seemed pretty close, despite their different personalities.
"That's great, Hinata! I'm actually going to the food court to cook some food," here he brought up the bag of ingredients in his left hand, "you want to join me? We can also talk and catch up on the way."
Hinata seemed to think about it before she nodded and accepted his offer.
Both then started heading to the food court while talking about the pokemon they've caught and people they've met.
Food Court
Naruto and Hinata, when they reached the food court, decided to go get their food and meet up later at a table nearby.
After Naruto cooked his food and Hinata got her food, they met up again and sat down at a table and continued talking about their adventures.
Naruto whistled as he heard the number of pokemon she caught, which was lower than his, but still nonetheless, impressive.
"Wow, Hinata. That's really impressive how you got a Bulbasaur, even though they're so rare to catch in the wild, and a Venonat out here."
Hinata blushed from the praise she got from the person she admired and idolized the most, but shook her head in disagreement.
"I don't think I'm that great when compared to you. You have a Pidgeotto, Mankey, Caterpie, and Weedle all with unique personalities and incredible strength. You're team is almost full."
Naruto chuckled as he couldn't help, but agree that the chances of getting the team he currently had was near zero percent.
He decided to hold off on telling Hinata about Kushina's true identity as a MEW and his interactions with ROOT, not because he didn't trust her, but because he didn't want her to faint at knowing he had a Legendary Pokemon, a MEW nonetheless, and cause her to worry at gaining the wrath of an infamous organization.
They continued to talk as they ate their food and, just as they were about to leave and continue their conversation, their conversation was interrupted by an obnoxious and arrogant familiar voice.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't the dead last."
Naruto sighed while Hinata started to fidget when a boy around their age wearing a grey hoodie with a Growlithe by his side.
Kiba smirked arrogantly, with his chest puffed up.
"How have you been doing since the day you cheated and beat Sasuke, huh?"
Hinata, uncomfortable with Kiba's attitude, spoke up.
"Um, Kiba. You shouldn't be saying such mean things about Naruto that aren't true."
Kiba looked at her in disbelief until he saw that they were both standing next to each other and came up with his own conclusion and glared at Naruto.
"How typical of you. Convincing Hinata that you didn't use Rare Candies to evolve your freak of Charmander in just one week. When I didn't think you could stoop any lower, you've proved me wrong."
Naruto, who didn't seem to care what Kiba said before, glared at Kiba with such intense anger that his Aura and Psychic energy started to slowly, but surely, burst from his form, which went unnoticed by Hinata and Kiba, but not Growlithe, who started to whine, warning Kiba not to mess with Naruto.
"I can handle and ignore you calling me a cheater and dead last, even though it isn't true, because, frankly, I don't give a shit, but when you make fun of my best friend and partner, that's when I had enough. Apologize," Naruto's eyes narrowed and glowed red before changing back to their intense red, that made Kiba slightly flinch, "NOW."
Hinata stared at Naruto's back with slight fear because of how angry he seemed and could feel the strong presence that seemed to surround him, but understood where he was coming from. If anyone made fun of her Abra, she'd probably be mad too.
Despite Naruto not yelling, Kiba was, not like he would admit it, slightly terrified of the intensity and anger in his words, but shook his head, and regained his arrogant posture, but his legs were shown to be shaking slightly.
"W-w-well, I might consider apologizing if you can prove me wrong in a battle WITHOUT your Charizard."
Naruto glared at Kiba for a few seconds until his face grew stoic, which was still pretty intimidating.
"Fine. If I win a battle against you without my Charizard, then you have to apologize."
Kiba lost his fear over Naruto and gained his smug and arrogant grin back on his face.
"Great, but if I win the battle, you have to admit that you cheated and that you are nothing compared to me."
Naruto nodded and said,
"Ok, but we have to wait for my pokemon to be healed then we can battle. Since I arrived just a couple of minutes ago, it'll probably take a couple of hours so we'll have to wait till morning. Is that fine with you?"
Kiba agreed and Naruto left back towards his room while Hinata, who was forgotten during their argument, stared worriedly at Naruto's back.
The Next Morning
Naruto explained the situation with the rest of his team when he got them back just a few minutes ago, causing his pokemon to yell out in rage with Madara being the most vocal for obvious reasons, but Naruto reassured them that they'd be able to make Kiba regret his words, satisfying them.
Now, Naruto and Kiba stood across from another at the outside field near the Pokemon Center, both wearing different clothing from yesterday.
Naruto was wearing red sneakers, black jeans, red T-shirt with an image of a Moltres, a silver jacket with a hood and a fur collar(Think Nidaime Hokage), and a blue-green crystal necklace that he hasn't worn before.
Kiba was wearing another grey hoodie, except this one didn't have a fur design around the hood and end of the sleeves, brown shorts, and blue sneakers.
They seemed to have gained a crowd, with most being girls around their age blushing at Naruto's looks, causing Kiba to growl in jealousy, who were waiting for their battle to start.
Kiba growled in anger and yelled across the field.
"Don't think just because girls seem to like you means that you're something special because you're not and I'll prove it here by exposing to them that you really are just a cheater."
Naruto raised an eyebrow at hearing the jealousy in his voice and glanced to the crowd before returning his attention to Kiba.
"Does this idiot really think I give a crap about the attention? Wow, how shallow can he be."
"(At least you'll get to shut him up once you show what a REAL trainer looks like.)"
Naruto blinked as he temporarily forgot about the bond with his pokemon and that they could talk to each other through Telepathy.
Naruto smiled as he replied back to his partner.
"Yeah, that's true. I'm sorry that you don't get to fight, Madara, but I promise that you'll get to battle some more later on."
Madara smiled in concern and reassured his trainer that it was alright.
Naruto was taken out of his thoughts by Kiba's loud voice.
"Hey, are you listening?! Didn't you hear what I say?!"
Naruto looked at Kiba with a blank stare, which seemed to cause the girls to swoon over how 'cool' he looked, before answering.
"Yes, I heard what you said, and honestly, I don't think I'm that special because my pokemon are the ones that are special."
Naruto turned to Hinata, who stood near the crowd watching.
"Now, Hinata, if it won't be too much trouble, can you referee the match?"
Hinata blushed and nodded her head. She then got in the middle of the field and looked at both Kiba and Naruto asking if they were ready, which they responded in kind, and said,
"This will be a 2 on 2 battle between Kiba Inuzuka from Pallet Town and Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze also from Pallet Town. There will be no substitutions and no use of items to help their pokemon in anyway. If both trainers are prepared, send out your first pokemon!"
Naruto and Kiba both grabbed a pokeball from their belts and threw them, where they met in the middle and bounced back as they opened with a red light.
"COME ON OUT, IPPO!/LET'S GO, MANKEY!"
When the light was revealed, it was shown two Mankey standing face to face with one being smaller, but having firmer and tougher arms, and calm while the other was bigger and jumping around in rage.
The crowd chattered excitedly at seeing both trainers sending out the same pokemon and started betting at which one would win, with Kiba's bigger Mankey being more favored due to it's size.
Kiba, hearing the crowd talk about how he was likely to win, made him grin.
"You hear that, dead last? Sounds like the people are starting to see how great I am and how much of a loser you are."
Naruto didn't even react to his insults and instead said,
"Ippo end this quickly and use Scratch and follow it up with Low Kick."
Ippo quickly followed his trainer's orders and got up in the face of the other Mankey, who jumped back, startled, and scratched him across his face, causing it to give a shriek of pain. Before Kiba could even give a command or Mankey could react, Ippo got crouched down and spun with his right leg sticking out, hitting the other Mankey's legs and making it fall to the ground.
Despite them being both Fighting type pokemon, it seemed, even though it was bigger, Kiba's Mankey was at an unbelievably weak level and was instantly knocked out.
Ippo looked at the downed Mankey then to Kiba and finally to Naruto giving him a look that said, 'Is this kid really a trainer?', which Naruto was easily able to decipher and nod his head, making shake his head in disappointment.
Hinata raised her left arm, motioning to Naruto.
"Mankey has fainted, so Naruto wins the first battle."
Kiba stared at his downed Mankey in shock, along with the crowd and Hinata, unable to comprehend how his larger Mankey could lose to such a smaller looking Mankey so quickly before his face gained a scowl.
"Hey, that's not fair! I wasn't ready and you attacked before the match officially started so I won by default."
Surprisingly, Hinata was the one who corrected Kiba, instead of Naruto.
"No, you're wrong, Kiba. The match officially started once you sent out your pokemon so Naruto didn't cheat."
The crowd started to chatter again, but this time, talking about how Kiba was such a sore loser that he would try to come up with an excuse for his mistake.
Kiba grit his teeth as his anger grew higher.
"Fine! You won that one, but with Akamaru, you'll lose for sure."
Kiba looked down at Growlithe.
"LET'S GO, AKAMARU!"
Akamaru barked up at Kiba and was on the field.
Akamaru growled at the impassive Ippo, ready to make his master proud.
Hinata raised both her arms.
"Second battle between Growlithe and Mankey," brought down her arms, "BEGIN!"
Kiba was quick to give out an order.
"Akamaru start things off with a Bite."
Akamaru barked and rushed towards Ippo with his mouth open, showing his fangs glowing white with a black aura as they grew in length.
Naruto, after herring Kiba's order, gave out his own order.
"Ippo, use Screech and then take that hit."
Everyone watching and even Kiba were confused as to why he would order his Mankey to use Screech, when all it does is lower the defense of a pokemon and why he didn't plan to dodge the attack.
Ippo, despite being confused by his trainer's order, trusted him completely and gave a out a loud shriek, which caused Akamaru to wince slightly at the painful sound, but continued with his attack and bit down on Ippo's leg, causing Ippo to shriek in pain, not expecting Akamaru to be so powerful.
Kiba grinned.
"Alright, Akamaru! Now we got him! Use-"
"Before he can act, quick, Ippo, use Assurance!"
Kiba yelled out a 'WHAT?!' in surprise as he watched as Ippo's right hand was shrouded by a black aura before punching Akamaru in the face, making him yelp.
"No, Akamaru!"
Everyone, who questioned Naruto's move before, now understood what he was planning and thought it was ingenious. Because of the effect of Assurance, the damage that was dealt to Akamaru was doubled, not to mention that Akamaru's defense was harshly lowered because of Screech.
KIba stared worriedly at his starter, who was currently on the ground.
"Akamaru! Are you ok?!"
Akamaru, hearing the worry in his master's voice, slowly got up before he stared defiantly at Ippo, who looked on in surprise, and barked out in affirmative.
Kiba gave a big grin.
"Awesome! I knew you were the best! Now lets show how strong we are!"
Akamaru barked again in agreement while Naruto stared in genuine surprise at seeing Akamaru getting up.
"Incredible. I thought Ippo would end this quickly, but I guess I underestimated Kiba as a trainer considering his attitude."
"(It's not your fault for underestimating him, Naruto. I was also surprised to see how strong this Growlithe is, but now that we learned our lesson, shall we get serious?)"
Naruto smirked as he nodded and looked towards Kiba.
"Oi, Kiba!" Kiba looked at Naruto, slightly angered by what he did to Akamaru, yet at the same time in curiosity, "I have to admit. I'm really surprised to see how well you trained your Growlithe and have to say you are a good trainer," Kiba looked smug, "but you'd be a great trainer if you just lost that attitude of yours. Now that I've said that, I'm really going to get serious so you better be ready."
Even though he didn't show, Kiba was actually thinking on his words and remembered how his mother and sister also told him something similar. After witnessing how powerful Naruto's pokemon was, he promised himself after this battle to change.
Naruto brought out his right arm.
"Ippo, use Focus Energy then when you're done charging, attack with Scratch."
Ippo immediately closed his eyes and started to take deep breaths as a white aura surrounded his body, which steadily grew bigger.
Kiba, not wanting Naruto's Mankey, to get a power boost, quickly gave a command.
"Akamaru, don't let him finish, use Take Down!"
Akamaru growled and, due to the distance not being that short thanks to the last attack, easily hit Ippo with it's body, breaking it's concentration and dealing some damage. Akamaru, though, winced slightly at the side-effect of using the attack.
Naruto cursed slightly as he thought he would be able to use Focus Energy due to the amount of damage Akamaru took, but he guessed that was just wishful thinking.
Deciding that giving Akamaru some damage then ending it with one move would be the best way to win, Naruto gave out his command.
"Ippo, new plan! Get up close and deal some damage with Fury Swipes!"
Kiba at the same time gave his own command.
"Akamaru use Flame Burst while it's on the ground!"
Ippo quickly avoided the Flame Burst by doing a backflip and rushed towards Akamaru and when he was up in his face, scratched in the face multiple times before jumping back.
This time, Kiba cursed at missing while Naruto grinned.
"Great job, Ippo! Let's keep up this pace and use Low Kick!"
As Ippo was running towards Akamaru, Kiba yelled out,
"Akamaru! Use Flame Wheel to get out of there and when you're far enough, Use Ember!"
Before Ippo could even think of hitting Akamaru with his Low Kick, Akamaru's body was suddenly surrounded by flames and spun away.
This caused Ippo, who was already in motion of kicking, to miss and Akamaru used this opportunity to blast him with an Ember attack.
Naruto quickly ordered Ippo to dodge, but wasn't able to in time and was hit.
"Alright, Akamaru! Let's finish this up with Revenge!"
Akamaru barked out and rushed towards Ippo, who down on one knee in pain.
Everyone waited with bated breath as Akamaru rushed towards Ippo and waited for Naruto to give out an order, but were surprised when he didn't say anything.
Unknown to them, Naruto was speaking to Ippo through his Aura.
"How you doing, Buddy?"
"(I'm a little battered up, but overall, I'm fine, Naruto. This Growlithe is something else. With the right training, it could reach unimaginable levels.)"
"I agree, Kiba did well training his starter, but I think it'll be over with one more move. On my command, I want you to jump while spinning and using the momentum, use Assurance one more time."
Ippo nodded and stood up while Akamaru was getting closer and closer. When Akamaru was about a couple inches away, Naruto yelled out,
"NOW!"
Mankey immediately jumped while spinning his body counter-clockwise with his right hand was shrouded in a familiar dark aura. When Akamaru was directly under him, Ippo slammed his right fist onto the top of his head, creating a small crater.
Ippo landed on the ground as he took some breaths while Akamaru laid on the ground with swirl in his eyes.
Hinata raised her right hand towards Naruto.
"With 2 pokemon unable to battle and with Naruto having 2 pokemon ready to battle, the winner of the match is Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze!"
Everyone in the crowd cheered, with some crying out at losing their bets, at the amazing battle between the two trainers.
Naruto returned Ippo back into his pokeball, thanking him for battling for him, which he waved off while Kiba approached the fainted Akamaru and hugged him, muttering some thanks into his fur before promising to take him out of his pokeball again when he was healed, in which he later returned him to said pokeball.
Naruto and Kiba met in the middle, where the stood there staring at one another, before Kiba stuck out his hand with out a sorrowful expression on his face, which made Naruto smile and grab with his own hand.
"You win, Naruto. I know it was a bet, but I really am sorry for calling your pokemon a freak and you a cheater. In all honesty, I was just jealous of how powerful and great you are as a trainer. While battling with you, I realized how horrible my attitude really was. I hope you can forgive me."
Seeing Kiba bowed down his head, Naruto gave a kind smile.
"You don't have to be sorry. It is true you were kind of a dick, but you were able to come out as a greater person thanks to this battle. Also, you don't have to be jealous because you are already good trainer and thanks to today, you are now a great trainer. You just have to get stronger."
Kiba looked gratefully at Naruto before his face took on a determined look.
"Thanks, Naruto. I will get stronger and when I do, I want a rematch because next time, I'm kicking your ass."
Naruto chuckled and let go of Kiba's hand.
"We'll see."
Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze considered level:80
Strength: Base-Can carry a Large Boulder Aura Enhanced-Can carry 2 Snorlaxes
Speed: Base-Speed of Sound(Around 340 M/S) Aura Enhanced-1/10000 Speed of Light (around 30,000M/S)
Abilities: All Pokemon Type Attacks can be used, Aura Manipulation, and Pyschic Manipulation
Madara(Charizard) Level 67
Abilities: Blaze, Solar-Power, Sharingan (Can read and predict targets move as long as he's faster), ?, ?, ?
Attacks:Scratch, Growl, Ember, Smokescreen, Dragon Claw, Flare Blitz, Shadow Claw, Dragon Rage, Scary Face, Fire Fang, Wing Attack, Slash, Flamethrower, Fire Spin, Inferno, Swords Dance, Cut, Roar
Reto (Pidgeotto) Level 43
Abilities:Keen-Eye, Tangled-Feet, Big-Pecks
Attacks: Gust, Sand Attack, Quick Attack, Whirlwind, Twister, Feather Dance, Agility, Wing Attack, Roost
Kushina (Mew) Level 42
Abilities:Synchronize
Attacks:Pound, Transform, Relfect Type, Mega Punch, Metronome, Pyschic, Thunderbolt, Earthquake, Toxic, Fire Blast, Shadow Ball, Hail, Hydro Pump, Aerial Ace, Dragon Claw, Dark Pulse, Barrier
Ippo (Mankey) Level 30
Abilities:Vital Spirit, Anger-Point, Defiant
Attacks:Scratch, Leer, Low Kick, Focus Energy, Covet, Fury Swipes, Karate Chop, Seismic Toss, Screech, Assurance, Dig, Double Team
Suzumebachi (Weedle) Level 6
Abilities:Shield Dust, Run-Away
Attacks: Poison Sting, String Shot
Hinata Hyuuga
Abra Level 14
Abilities: Inner Focus, Magic-Guard
Attacks: Teleport, Light Screen, Relfect, Protect, Calm Mind, Shadow Ball, Psyshock
Bubalsaur Level 17
Abilities:Overgrow
Attacks:Tackle, Growl, Leech Seed, Vine Whip, Posion Powder, Sleep Powder, Take Down
Venonat Level 15
Abilities: Compound-Eyes
Attacks: Tackle, Disable, Foresight, Supersonic, Confusion, Poison Powder
Kiba Inuzuka
Mankey Level 9
Abilities:Anger-Point
Attacks:Scratch, Leer, Low Kick, Focus Energy, Covet, Fury Swipes
Akamaru(Growlithe) Level 29
Abilities:Flash-Fire, Justified
Attacks:Bite, Roar, Ember, Leer, Odor Sleuth, Helping Hand, Flame Wheel, Reversal, Fire Fang, Take Down, Flame Burst