A bit short again but I finished chapter three!
I don't know about all of you but seeing the new trailers for Sun and Moon that came out today have me sooooooo hyped for the new games! I definitely want to pick Rowlet as my starter but I also really want to catch a Fomantis for my team. Guess I better hope there aren't to many flying or fire types to fight or I might be in a bit of a bind on my first play through.
Anyway, enough about my personal thoughts. Please enjoy the chapter.
(Marshalanime does not own Naruto or Pokemon)
Once again the night had come to an end and the forest floor shown with sunlight that filtered down through the trees. All was normal save for one displaced child who was still sound asleep after yesterday's ordeals. Having woken up before the blond the two friends he'd made. at the insistence of the fox, took off to grab something to eat and drink for the boy. The fox, having committed this part of the forest to memory, lead the way.
Popping it's head out of a bush the fox was pleased to see that the boy was still sleeping. It would've been bad if he'd woken up only to find himself alone and freak out, or worse try to find them and end up lost. Strolling out of the thicket showed the small creature to be carrying a wrapped leaf on it's back. Following closely behind it was the boy's other little friend with a leaf turned water bowl balancing on top of it's head.
The little green thing was humming with a joyful expression as it imagined how happy the boy would be when he woke up to find what they'd done for him. So concentrated on the thought in fact that it momentarily forgot about watching it's step. Tripping over it's own 'feet' the small thing attempted to catch itself at first but it was too late.
Seeing this transpire out of the corner of it's eye the fox's face lit up with a mixture or surprise and worry as it darted around to try and help. It's reward for the attempt was the water filled leaf it's companion was carrying landing on it. Immediately after getting soaked the black fox then had it's companion land on it, sending them both the the ground as the leaf on it's back sprung open and the berries inside it went rolling everywhere. Thoroughly irritated now the little fox began to shake before tossing the other creature off of it and then proceeded to yip and bark it's frustration at it.
The little green thing had already felt bad for spilling the water all over it's companion but now the fox was making it feel scared again. With tears beginning to well up in it's eyes it quickly picked itself up and ran over to the blond and did it's best to hid behind him given the space inside the tree.
The fox, for it's part, brought a paw up to slap itself on the forehead after seeing the thing run away from it. It really shouldn't snap at others like that. Glancing back over to the pair in it's tree it saw that the thing's hiding had woken the blond up as the boy was now rubbing the sleep from his eyes. Well at least they still had food and so the small fluff ball started to gather up the scattered fruit.
"Ugh? Hey! Hey! What are you doing back there?" Naruto starting with a groggy groan before turning it into a question as he reached around with a big smile to pick up the little thing. Holding the little thing up in front of him his smile turned into a concerned frown. "Hey, what's wrong? Did something happen?" Naruto asked as he put the near in tears thing down on his knees. It quietly responded to his question with it's head slightly lowered but it didn't necessarily help him understand the situation any better.
Noting his other companion coming over to them from behind his little green friend he took note of it's damp fur. "And what happened to you?" Naruto asked as it finished dragging the berry filled leaf over to them. In response to the question it simple turned it's head up to the side and gave a dismissive yip. While Naruto had no idea what it said his little green companion seemed to perk up at the answer and spun around to look at the little fox. The fox didn't seem to pay it's reaction any attention and instead chose to walk off and lay down under a near by tree.
Confused but feeling like nothing was wrong Naruto shrugged as his little friend happily jumped down and hopped around he berries. Turning to Naruto it then nudged them closer to him before happily standing there to wait for him to grab some. Giving the little thing a big smile the boy reached forward and took a handful and started chowing down after giving a quick "Thanks!".
"Don't give me that look. My foot's fine now" Naruto told the black fox as he stood in front of the tree. After he'd finished eating the boy had immediately gotten up to wander around the forest again since sitting in a tree all day wasn't going to get him any closer to home. Seeing him do this the fox had darted over to stand in his way.
Keeping it's stern expression towards the defiant kid it started taking steps towards his injured ankle. Remember what happened the night before the boy's confident look faltered as he immediately picked his foot up and away from the small creature. "Okay! Okay! I get it!" Naruto blurted out, getting the fox to stop. Reaching over he grabbed the walking stick the small thing had brought him the night before.
"I know you're concerned but if I stay here I'll never get home" the boy told them as he used the stick to take unneeded pressure of his foot. Seeing the look his two companions were giving him he then added "Don't worry, I'll take it easy. Promise".
Regardless of what he said the fox still didn't think it was a good idea for him to walk around, but it also understood that he wanted to get home and the swelling had gone down quite a bit. Reluctantly it would seem that it would have to let the boy have his way, just this once.
With the decision made the trio started off on their search. Naruto had gotten the idea to ask his little friends if they knew where Konoha was but the more he described his village the more apparent it became that they'd never seen it. It was a bit disappointing but it shouldn't be a surprise, just meant they had to try that much harder to find the village. Though at least Naruto didn't have to search by himself.
They'd been traveling for a while, to Naruto's growing lack of surprise they'd passed by more of these strange creatures along the way. They seemed a bit more normal than the ones he'd already seen what with them being grey and black birds perched in the trees or brown rodents with weird eyes but they were still quite unusual compared to what he was use too back home.
The group had walked into a particularly thick part of the forest it would seem as Naruto was beginning to find it harder and harder to move through the underbrush. His little green companion had taken to riding on his shoulder to avoid the thicket. His other companion seemed to disapprove of the ride out of concern for the boy but Naruto waved it's concern off and let his friend stay were it was.
Continuing forward Naruto and the little plant riding on his shoulder noticed that it got much brighter up ahead. Jumping for joy at the thick part of the forest coming to an end it leaped down and started running forward ahead of the others. Naruto couldn't help but smile at it's enthusiasm but his other companion had quite a different reaction.
Hearing the plant chirp up had the fox glance up in time to see it jump past it. Being on the ground it still had plenty of shrubs between it and seeing what the others did but a quick skim through it's memory had it realize what it's companion was reacting too. With that realization a worried expression crossed it's mind and it immediately took off after the small thing.
Skipping along through the bushes it didn't take long to get out into the open. However it's image of an open field or open meadow vanished immediately as reality crashed down on it like a ton of bricks. In it's hast to get out of the forest it'd failed to realize that that the edge of the forest here came right up to the edge of a cliff it'd just jumped off of.
A pain of terror ran through it'd body as it glanced down at the long drop and it's upward momentum came to an end. It started crying out as it felt it's heart drop at the feeling of it's body going down. Just as it was about to vanish beneath the edge it's fury friend came running up to the cliff and reacting quickly bit onto one of the three leafs on the plants head. The sudden jerk from it's companions weight now being held up by it's mouth nearly sent it over the edge as well as it's friend slammed back first against the cliff face.
The fox was positive that it'd be able to pull the little thing up but it's crying and squirming was making it difficult. it wanted to yell out for the thing to calm down but doing so would mean letting it fall and the muffled muttering it could get out through it's clenched maw were drowned out by the crying.
Trying desperately to pull it's friend up to safety the black fox began to panic more and more as it was slowly being dragged closer and closer to the edge. "I got ya!" Naruto called out as the fox felt his hands grab hold of it's body just as it's front paws slipped against the cliffs edge. A wave of relief washed over the duo as the blond yanked them back up tumbling onto his back in the process with his two companions landing on his chest.
"You guys alrig-hhhhahahahaha! Hey! Cut it out will ya!" Naruto was in the middle of lifting up his head to check on the pair when the little plant hopped up and began to rub and nuzzle it's head into Naruto's cheek and crying happily.
Seeing the display of affection the fox let out a sigh of relief and hopped off the boy and put a bit of distance between them. It hadn't even been a day and already traveling in a group was stressing it out. Hearing a joyed cry had it turning it's head to look over it's shoulder only to be surprised by the sight of it's green companion jumping at it. Landing on it's black friend the little plant began rub and nuzzle it just as it had with Naruto as it repeatedly thanked the fox for coming to it's rescue. Well, maybe traveling with others wasn't so bad, even if it was embarrassing to be pushed down like this.
"Hey, Look over there!" the blond shouted excitedly as he sat with his legs crossed, his right hand firmly planted on his thigh and his other pointing out into the distance below them. Breaking apart to see what he was so excited about the pair walked up to the edge and peered out in the direction he was pointing. Out in the distance they could just make out what appeared to be a bend on a dirt path. "That's got to be a road. If we can get down there we'll be one step closer to home" Naruto reasoned with a big grin plastered on his face.