Naruto: Johto Journeys
Chapter 2: The First Steps
(A/N: To those that have read this before, I have edited this chapter. This is my first NarutoxPokemon crossover. It has been itching at my mind to just write this story, so here it is. I hope you guys like it, also the team that Naruto will have has already been chosen so there will be no suggestions as to which pokemon Naruto will have. The towns will have the same names as they do in the games, both the Johto and Kanto because I think it will take too much time for me to remember what town I replaced for which area in the Narutoverse. Please review!-K.D)
"Pokemon" Normal speech
'Pokemon' Normal thoughts
"Pokemon" Pokemon that can talk
"Pokemon" Flashbacks
"Pokemon" Pokedex speech
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto and I don't own Pokemon. I do however, own this laptop and this story and NONE OF YOU CAN HAVE IT! :)
Naruto yawned as he rose from his bed, his alarm clock blaring loudly. Naruto blinked as the sun's golden rays shone in his eyes and then he smiled as he scrambled out of bed.
"Today's the day, today's the day!" he chanted as he ran into the bathroom to shower. After showering, he changed into his clothes that Kushina had chosen for him. It was a short sleeved black t-shirt which was worn underneath an orange vest which had two vertical white stripes, one on the left and another on the right, the vest having a picture of a Pokeball on the back. He wore a pair of dark blue jeans which had a few pockets and to complete the outfit was a pair of blue and orange sneakers. Finally he tied the black headband with a red spiral on the front around his right arm. A sign that he graduated from the Pokemon Training Academy, which was located at the end of New Bark Town.
Naruto then ran down the stairs and sat at the table as Kushina had breakfast waiting for him.
"Konichiwa Okaa-chan, Kyuubi" Naruto called out.
"Konichiwa, Naruto-kun" Kushina smiled at her son as the blonde boy scarfed down the stack of pancakes on the table before him.
"Ninetails!" Kyuubi greeted as the male Ninetails nuzzled Naruto's leg. After eating Naruto took his backpack from his mother and then went to walk over to the door.
"Remember, Professor Iruka is just a few feet away from our house, so as soon as you get your starter Pokemon, come back and show it to me and Kyuubi" Kushina said. Kyuubi nodded, agreeing with his trainer. Naruto nodded to his mother and her Pokemon.
"Well, I'll see you soon then" Naruto said before walking out the door. Professor Iruka Umino's laboratory was located directly in Newbark Town and was only a few seconds away from Naruto's house. Naruto then walked over to the lab and the doors slid open automatically. Naruto gazed in awe as he saw the rather large lab that doubled as a house for the young professor. Naruto then walked over to see a man dressed in a white lab coat over a dark blue shirt and a pair of brown pants with brown shoes. He had brown hair which was tied up into a pony tail and coal black eyes and had a scar on his nose, either from a Pokemon scratching him or a birthmark, he wouldn't say where or how he got it.
The man was hunched over a stack of papers which he was quickly looking through with calculating eyes.
"OHAYO PROFESSOR IRUKA!" Naruto yelled. The startled professor turned and glared at the blonde twelve year old.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING CAN'T YOU SEE I'M BUSY WITH SOME IMPORTANT..." Iruka blinked, "Oh Naruto it's just you, well at least you arrived on time. Your other classmates are waiting inside the other room" Iruka led the budding trainer into a room, whose doors slid open due to motion sensors and revealed a few other people around Naruto's age. Everyone was crowded with each other and looking at the Pokemon which were chosen to be starter Pokemon for the new trainers.
Naruto walked over to the rest of the group.
"Well, well, well if it isn't the dobe" a boy said. Naruto turned and glared at the opposing person. Kiba Inuzuka, Naruto's second most hated person on his list of people he wanted to completely crush in a Pokemon battle. Kiba had slightly spiky brown hair and black eyes and two tattoos in the shape of fang marks on his cheeks in red. He wore a pair of black pants and a grey hooded jacket over a fishnet shirt.
"Kiba" Naruto growled.
"Well surprising to see you here, you managed to pass. Bet it was just luck"
"Urasai Kiba, just you wait I'll be the next Pokemon League Champion and become a Pokemon Master!" Naruto roared. Kiba paused before laughing.
"Hahaha, Yeah right, you were one of the weakest in the Academy's mock battles" Kiba said, "You won't even make it to be a Pokemon Master, let alone a trainer" Kiba laughed as Naruto clutched his hands into fists.
'No...I won't mess this up, I have to control my anger...no matter how much I want to bash Kiba's face in' Naruto thought. He waited his entire life to become a trainer, a little temper tantrum, given it was Iruka, could ruin his chances to become a trainer.
"We'll see" Naruto said before he turned and accidentally bumped into someone. "Gomen nasai..." Naruto looked up and then glared as he stared at the Academy's rookie trainer of the year. Sasuke Uchiha, a boy with slightly pale skin, completely coal black eyes and hair that looked like a Pidgey's ass painted black and stuck on his head. He wore a pair of dark black pants, dark blue shoes and a white t-shirt beneath a dark blue and black jacket with a red and white fan on the back, the sign of the Uchiha.
"Hn" Sasuke said before turning away, "Dobe"
"Teme" Naruto growled. The two had always been rivals, or at least that was how Naruto saw it, Sasuke could have cared less about the blonde Uzumaki, but the black haired boy saw something in Naruto that just made him want to battle with him.
"ALRIGHT EVERYBODY QUIET DOWN!" Iruka yelled. The whole class of at least thirty people, since Newbark was such a small town, it was natural that it only had a small class of people, immediately quieted down before turning to look at the young Pokemon Professor.
"Alright, well seeing as you all are now twelve years old, you are now eligible to become Pokemon Trainers" Iruka said, "Remember, there are two paths one can choose, that is, to go and challenge the Gym Leaders of each of the eight badge carrying town and/or cities and defeat their Gym Leaders to earn the badge of that town or city in order to join the Johto League Silver Conference Championship Battle and then battling the Pokemon League to become the Pokemon League Champion or you can collect five ribbons from certain towns or cities in Pokemon Contests and then join the Grand Festival to become a Top Pokemon Coordinator"
The boys and some of the girls smiled at the idea of being revered as the Pokemon League Champion of the Johto Region. However, most of the girls were imagining of becoming a Top Coordinator. Naruto smiled his foxy grin as he imagined being crowned the Champion.
'It's not going to be an easy road' Naruto thought as he remembered the stories his mother has told him of her journeys with Kyuubi before losing to an unknown trainer. 'But I will try my best and Okaa-chan said if I believe in my Pokemon and use my awesome skills, I can become the Champion'
"Now then" Iruka then pressed a button and a large television screen was lowered from a slot in the ceiling. The screen flashed white before showing many different small screens showing different Pokemon battling each other. The ones with scarves around their necks were the chosen starter Pokemon "You can watch the screen and choose the Pokemon you want by looking at the separate screens that show the battling skills of each Pokemon"
Everyone looked at the screen, everyone marvelled at the skills before everyone began laughing as a small mouse looking Pokemon which was pale yellow on its face and underside, it had a navy blue back and was the same colour atop of its head. Its eyes were curved slits and four reddish orange circles were on its back before they released sparks that ignited its entire back into flames. A Cyndaquil, it was battling with a Sentret and was losing.
"Look that weak thing that has to be the weakest out of all of them!" many of the class said. Sasuke looked at it and scoffed.
"That weak thing will never be my partner. It may be a fire type, but it's a disgrace" the Uchiha said before turning away and looking at the screen which showed another Pokemon. Naruto looked at the Cyndaquil and saw as it was getting knocked down, gritting its teeth together as it refused to go down. Cyndaquil charged forwards using a Tackle attack, but the Sentret hopped using its tail and leapt into the air before flipping and using the momentume to slam its tail down on Cyndaquil's head. Cyndaquil groaned, but due to its sheer will it was able to stand and a Tackle allowed it to do damage to the sentry Pokemon. The battle continued for a while with Cyndaquil being on the offensive and managing to score a few blows, but the Sentret looked like it had enough and then avoided the Tackle attack from the fire mouse before launching a final Tackle attack that sent it into unconsciousness as it slammed into the training room's wall.
"Alright, well here are those Pokemon now" Iruka then opened a small door and the small crowd of starter Pokemon walked in. Everyone chose their's except for Naruto. Naruto looked to see everyone had chosen a Pokemon and the remaining one was...
"Cyndaquil" the fire mouse Pokemon looked downcast as no one had chosen it. Naruto smirked before walking over to the fire type.
"Hey there, guess you're going to be my partner then" Naruto said with a foxy grin at the Pokemon. Cyndaquil looked at the blonde boy with a surprised look, its mouth open. Cyndquil seemed a bit scared as it back away, but Naruto grinned at the fire mouse.
"You're a fighter, I can see it in you and you got a lot of potentia, Cyndaquil. So come one, how's about you me by Pokemon?" Iruka smiled as he saw Cyndaquil happily jump into Naruto's arms.
"Naruto" the brown haired Pokemon Professor walked over to the duo. Naruto and Cyndaquil looked up at Iruka.
"Hai, Professor Iruka?" Naruto asked.
"I'm glad you chose, Cyndaquil. Everyone has been degrading the little guy" Iruka patted the Pokemon on its head, "He has always been picked on by the other Pokemon, but I can see it's potential and I'm sure you can bring it out"
"Arigato, Professor" Iruka smiled as he saw Cyndaquil squeak in happiness before jumping atop his new trainer's head. Iruka then cleared his throat before calling out to everyone.
"Alright everyone, since some parents have been concerned for their children's safeties, I have randomly selected each of you to be partnered with another student" Iruka said, "When I call your names, you will receive a Pokedex from me"
'I hope I get partnered with Sasuke-kun' were the thoughts of the female population as they got hearts in their eyes as they gazed at the 'cool' Sasuke Uchiha. Naruto grumbled as he glared at Sasuke.
"Alright the first is Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha" Sasuke sighed as Sakura cheered, the rest of the Uchiha's fangirls glared at the pinkette. Sakura was a pink haired girl with emerald green eyes and came at the top of her class due to her sheer brilliance in terms of Pokemon knowledge. She wore a red sleeveless top with a white circle on the back, a pair of tight black bike shorts and a pair of red and white sneakers. Her graduation headband being used as a hairband revealing her enormous forehead. Her chosen starter Pokemon was Chikorita, a grass type Pokemon. Chikorita is a small green Pokemon which had a large leaf on its head and had red eyes full of happiness.
"HA TRUE LOVE CONQUERS ALL!" Sakura yelled. Sasuke sighed as he face palmed he then looked down at his starter who stared with pitiful eyes. The small blue bipedal crocodile had red scales trailing down its back to the tip of its tail, and also had red eyes. Two sharp fangs poked out from its upper jaw, its arms crossed. This was a Totodile, a water type.
'Why me?' the raven haired boy thought. The Totodile patted his trainer's leg as if to say, "I pity you"
"Aww man, I wanted to be partnered with Sakura-chan" Naruto whined as he slumped his shoulders.
"On account of their parents, Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara and Chouji Akimichi will be the only trio" Iruka said. Ino had long platinum blonde hair, sky blue eyes and slightly tanned skin. she wore a purple tank top and a purple skirt along with a pair of purple-pink sneakers. She had a grass type Pokemon called Sunkern as her starter, which was a Pokemon that looked like a brown and yellow coloured sunflower seed and had a small green stem poking out of its bulbous head. Pure brown eyes looked around as it stood near its partner.
Shikamaru was a boy with black hair tied up into a ponytail like Iruka's giving his head the look of a pineapple. He had black eyes and wore a black t-shirt, grey jeans and wore a green jacket over his t-shirt and a pair of green and black sneakers. His starter was a large deer looking Pokemon which was brown and white and had yellow horns that branched outwards from the side of its head along with purple orb like objects being placed in the horns. A Stantler was what this normal type Pokemon was called.
Chouji was a big boned boy, actually he is fat, but he doesn't like the use of him being called sad adjective. He had light brown hair and two swirl like patterns painted onto his cheeks. He wore a tan coloured shirt with the kanji for 'Food' on it along with a pair of baggy green jeans and brown boots. He had a bag of chips in his hands as his Caterpie, which was his chosen starter, a green bug type Pokemon which resembled a caterpillar, with a pair of pinkish-red antennae and yellow circle like markings along its sides and a yellow underbelly, rested atop his head. Its large black eyes shining in happiness as her partner handed her a chip.
"Kiba Inuzuka will be paired off with Shino Aburame" Iruka called out the next team. Kiba had a Growlithe, a red and white furred dog like Pokemon, whom he had immediately gotten along with and nickname Akamaru. Shino was a shady character who wore a large grey jacket, which had a picture of a few bug type Pokemon on the back, that covered his mouth and he wore a pair of dark glasses. He wore a pair of dark black pants and black sneakers. He had a small spider like Pokemon which was green and had black markings that made a smiley face pattern on its abdomen. It had pink coloured pincers and three pairs of yellow legs with black stripes where the joints were located. It also had large black eyes. This was a Spinarak.
Iruka then called a few of the other teams before reaching the last one.
"The final team will be Hinata Hyuga and Naruto Uzumaki" the young professor announced. Naruto shrugged as he looked at his new travelling companion.
"Well Cyndaquil, let's go say hi" the blonde said. The fire type nodded as he walked alongside his trainer. Naruto and Cyndaquil looked at the shy girl. Hinata was a pale girl with equally pale looking eyes, so pale that they looked like they had no pupil. Her hair was a navy blue colour that reached just below her neck. She wore a pair of dark blue skinny jeans and lavender shoes. She wore a black tank top that really hugged her surprising figure, but due to her timid nature she always hid it beneath a baggy cream coloured jacket. Beside her was a small dog looking Pokemon. It was rather furry, covered in what seemed to be soft brown and white fur. Brown eyes stared at the duo of Naruto an Cyndaquil. This was Eevee.
"Ohayo Hinata-chan...I guess we're partners" Naruto said. He then picked up Cyndaquil who took his spot on the head of the blonde. "This is my partner Cyndaquil"
"Cynda!" the mouse pokemon greeted. Eevee and Hinata looked away, apparently like trainer, like Pokemon.
"O-O-Ohayo, N-N-Naruto-kun, this is my p-partner, she is an Eevee" Hinata greeted.
"Eevee" the small dog like Pokemon greeted.
"So Hinata-chan, what are you doing?"
"W-What do you m-mean?"
"I mean are you going to become a coordinator or aim for the Pokemon League like me?" Naruto asked. Hinata and Eevee looked at each other.
"Well...I want t-t-to be a c-coordinator" she said looking down with a slight blush as she was actually holding a coversation with her crush.
"Alright well Hinata-chan since you and Eevee will be travelling with Cyndaquil and I there is one thing I need you to do for me?" the blonde said. Hinata looked oddly at Naruto.
The bluish-black haired girl tilted her head in confusion.
"I need you to stop stuttering" he said, "You need to boost your confidence, but I'm sure during our journey we'll get rid of that okay?"
"Hai" she said. Eevee nodded before Cyndaquil dropped down and held out a paw. Eevee stared at Cyndaquil with a confused look before holding out her own paw. Cyndaquil shook it with a smile causing Eevee to slightly smile as well. After that everyone went and got their Pokedex-es.
"Okay you guys, your Pokedex is a handheld encyclopedia to record the information on Pokemon you have seen and caught. The information will show up when you have caught a Pokemon, not when you have only seen it. It will show the amount of Pokemon you have seen as well as the amount you have caught. There are 256 Pokemon that make up the Johto and Kanto regions combined as Pokemon from Kanto often migrate to this region since the two are joined together. The goal I want every one of you to do is to complete this Pokedex, for it is necessary in my research of Pokemon evolution" Iruka explained.
Naruto's Pokedex was orange and Hinata's was lavender. Everyone immediately rushed out of the lab and left to start their journey into the world of Pokemon. However, Hinata, Naruto, Cyndaquil and Eevee were about to leave when they saw the young Pokemon Professor talking on his Pokegear, the handheld device that acted as a Radio, Phone and Map when these data cards were placed into the Pokegear.
"Ah, yes I understand, but I'm busy right now and I can't..." Iruka then turned to see Naruto and Hinata still there and about to walk out. "actually hold on, I have two people right here who would be willing to do it Mr. Pokemon" Iruka said. "Great, I'll send them immediately"
"Naruto, Hinata!" Iruka called out. The blonde and bluenette turned to face the young professor.
"Hai, Professor Iruka?" they asked.
"I just got a call from one of my friends, he goes by the name Mr. Pokemon. He lives north of Cherrygrove City and he wants me to go get something from him to bring back to the lab, but I'm too busy so I was wondering if you two would do it for me?"
"Hai, Professor" the two trainers said.
"Come on Cyndaquil, IKUZO!" Naruto said energetically before leaving the lab with Cyndaquil running beside him. Hinata and Eevee following behind him.
Naruto and Cyndaquil paused though which caused Hinata to bump into him.
"W-W-why did you stop, N-N-Naruto-kun?" she asked.
"I forgot, I need to go home and show Okaa-chan my new starter Pokemon. Wanna come?" the blonde asked his travelling companion.
"Uh...S-Sure" Hinata replied with a small smile. Naruto nodded before the two walked over to the house. As they entered Kushina and Kyuubi were already waiting.
"Oh Naruto-kun, how was it? Did you pick your starter Pokemon?"
"Hai Okaa-chan, this is Cyndaquil" Naruto said as he showed her the fire type.
"Oh, a fire type. Good pick, Fire types are the best" Kushina said as she patted the mouse Pokemon. Kyuubi nodded as he walked over to the fellow Pokemon.
"Nine!" the fox Pokemon greeted, extending a tail. Cyndaquil grabbed the tail and shook it.
"Cynda!"
"Oh and who is your friend, this your girlfriend?" Kushina asked with a sly smirk. Naruto and Hinata blushed, but they both shook their heads.
"No, Okaa-chan. Professor Iruka said how that some parents were concerned for their children so he had a buddy system and he paired me off with Hinata-chan" he explained.
"I see, well okay" Kushina then walked to Hinata and whispered in her ear. "You're a nice girl, please treat my Naruto-kun well." Hinata blushed again, but nodded.
"Oh right, I almost forgot" Kushina walked towards the kitchen counter and picked up a dark blue and white Pokegear, "Your Pokegear returned from the repair shop. I already installed the Phone and Map cards into it" the red haired Uzumaki said. Naruto took the device from her and thanked his mother.
"Well I'm off Okaa-chan" Naruto said. Kushina nodded and then kissed her only son on his cheek.
"I'll see you when you become a Pokemon Champion" she said. Naruto nodded and then he and Cyndaquil along with Hinata and Eevee left the Uzumaki household. Kushina sighed as she watched yet another retreating back of another blonde haired man.
'Oh Minato-kun, if you could see your son starting his journey. I hope you're okay wherever you are' Kushina said as she sat down and petted Kyuubi's mane.
The two trainers and their starters, which were left out of their Pokeballs walked out of New Bark Town and into the grassy area of Route 29. As the two walked through Naruto spotted movement in the grass and saw a Sentret pop out. Cyndaquil growled as he faced off against the Pokemon. After all having lost to the Sentret in the lab's training room really had the fire type create a dislike for this type of Pokemon.
"Okay Cyndaquil let's go, you seem fired up" Naruto said. Naruto took out his Pokedex which showed his Pokemon's level and the amount of experience it needed to gain to reach its next level. Right now, Cyndaquil was at level five.
"Cynda!" Cyndaquil nodded as his back flared up.
"Alright Tackle Attack!" Naruto shouted. Cyndaquil nodded and rushed forwards and made direct contact that caused the Sentret to be sent skidding backwards. The scout pokemon then stood up on its tail and glared at the fire type. The normal type then charged forward and tried to use its own Tackle attack.
"Dodge it !" Naruto commanded, "Then counter with Tackle again" Cyndaquil did as instructed and then jumped to the side to avoid and then crashed headfirst into Sentret's back sending it to the ground and unconscious. Naruto and Cynaquil cheered and a small blue bar raced across the screen of the Pokedex as Cyndaquil gained experience. After continuing to walk through the grass, Naruto and eventually Hinata after much persuasion from her blonde friend, battled Pokemon on the way to Cherrygrove City. Cyndaquil and Eevee both growing to level 6, and Cyndaquil learning its second attack Smokescreen, but their Health being low as a result. So they went into the Pokemon Center at Cherrygrove City.
"Ohayo, I am Nurse Shizune, how may I help you?" the black haired woman asked.
"Hai, can you heal our Pokemon please?" Naruto asked as he and Hinata handed the nurse their Pokemon.
"Of course, it will be done in just a few moments" Shizune said with a smile before taking the two and then putting them in a high tech looking machine. The machine glowed with a white light before the two previously tired Pokemon came out as good as new.
"Sugoi" Naruto and Hinata said in awe at how quick Cyndaquil and Eevee were healed. The two bowed.
"Arigato Shizune-san" they said.
"Ja ne" the two pre-teens then left the Pokemon Center and continued on their way to Mr. Pokemon's house. After much walking and a few battles, the two were able to reach the pink roofed house. They entered the house and saw a man wearing a business suit. He was aged, having a greying mustache.
"Ah hello, I am Mr. Pokemon. I assume you are the two youngsters my friend Professor Iruka sent to retrieve the parcel?" Mr. Pokemon asked. Naruto and Hinata nodded. However, before anything could continue an elderly man with completely grey hair, his hair line already receeding, brown skin covered in liver spots and wore a brown shirt and black pants along with black shoes and a brown jacket coat worn over the shirt walked up to the two young trainers.
"You two...you are both trainers, right?" the old man asked. Naruto and Hinata nodded.
"Hai, I'm gonna be a Pokemon Master and become the new Pokemon League Champion" Naruto said proudly.
"I...I-I-I want to be a top coordinator" Hinata said, mentally cheering for herself as she barely stuttered. The old man before them stared at them and then looked at their Pokemon and jumped back in surprise.
"These are surprisingly rare Pokemon and you two...you have the eyes of people who care deeply for your Pokemon even though you have just met them" the man said.
"Who are you?" Naruto asked. The old man chuckled.
"I'm Professor Hiruzen Sarutobi, from the Kanto region" Naruto and Hinata became slack jawed.
"You mean the Pokemon Professor, creator of the Pokedex!" Naruto and Hinata exclaimed. Sarutobi nodded.
"Hai, I came here to visit my old friend Mr. Pokemon and also to extend my research. I also have a Radio Show here in Johto taking place in Goldenrod City. Should you two come to that city, drop by the Radio Station when you have time"
"Hai" the two young trainers said. Sarutobi nodded and then left the room. Mr. Pokemon chuckled.
"That Sarutobi, always such a busy man. Anyways back to the matter at hand, I have a friend from another region who sent me this gift in hopes that I would be able to know what it is. It seems to be an egg, so I want you two to take this back to Professor Iruka, he has been studying Pokemon Evolution and might know something about this egg." Mr. Pokemon handed the egg to Naruto. The egg was a large egg, a bit bigger than a Pidgey's body. It was patterned by red and blue triangles.
"Hai, we will take good care of it" Naruto said. Hinata nodded and the two starter Pokemon nodded also before the four left Mr. Pokemon's house. After leaving they went back towards Cherrygrove City and battle some Caterpie, Pidgey and Sentret as well as a couple of Spinarak along the way. Both Eevee and Cyndaquil gaining experience and easily growing to level 9 along the way. Eevee had learned Sand Attack as a consolation. The two trainers and their Pokemon then walked towards the Pokemon center and healed their Pokemon before heading back towards New Bark, but were stopped when they saw two familiar faces.
"Sakura-chan...Sasuke-teme" Naruto greeted, smiling at the pinkette and scowling at Sasuke's. The pink haired trainer growled as hit Naruto in the head with her fist.
"Don't insult Sasuke-kun" the green eyes girl growled. She then turned to Hinata and did a complete 180 as she spoke nicely.
"Hey there Hinata, is Naruto-baka here treating you wrongly?" Sakura asked, "It must be a shame to be partnered with a baka like him and his weak little Cyndaquil" Naruto and Cynaquil looked shocked before frowning at the verbal abuse they received.
"S-S-Sakura-cha, they...they d-didn't do anything. N-Naruto-kun has been h-h-helping me in getting Eevee s-s-stronger for when I do my first c-c-contest in Violet City" Hinata explained. Sasuke scoffed at that.
"Hn, the dobe helping someone get stronger...that's a first"
"Oh yeah teme, well let's battle right here...right now" Sasuke smirked and then Totodile, who was standing beside his trainer walked forwards.
"My Totodile will easily defeat your weak Cyndaquil. Didn't you see how easily it was beaten by that Sentret?" the Uchiha asked with pure arrogance in his tone. Naruto and Cyndaquil glared at their rivals.
"We'll take you down, Cyndaquil Tackle attack!" Naruto commanded. Cyndaquil nodded and then charged forward.
"Dodge and then counter with Scratch!" Sasuke said. Totodile then sidestepped the charging fire type before its claws raked down the side of Cyndaquil's body and then it spun and slammed its thick tail against Cyndaquil sending the fire type skidding away. However Cyndaquil charged forward using another Tackle.
"Alright Cyndaquil jump and slam down on that blue crocodile!" Naruto commanded. The mouse Pokemon nodded and jumped into the air and dove downwards.
"Totodile use Growl!" Sasuke yelled, the Cyndaquil was coming down too fast to avoid so he lowered the attack power with Growl and it caused Totodile to come out with minimal damage.
"Use scratch!" Totodile scored a hit, but Cyndaquil quickly recovered.
"Tackle attack!"
The mouse and big jaw Pokemon collided with each other before Naruto smirked as he saw a bead of sweat on the side of Totodile's face. Totodile quickly ran forward and released used Scratch that sent Cyndaquil to the side, but Naruto smirked as he saw how close together the fire and water type Pokemon were. A plan immediately sprung into action.
"Cyndaquil, Smokescreen!" Naruto yelled. Cyndaquil nodded and caught both trainer and Pokemon off guard as Sasuke's vision of his Pokemon was lost. Cyndaquil and Totodile in the black smoke that came from the mouse Pokemon's mouth looked at each other. However, Cyndaquil was granted better visibility in these conditions being a fire type.
"Finish it, TACKLE ATTACK!" Naruto roared. Cyndaquil then rushed forward and hit Totodile with a powerful full body tackle that sent the blue crocodile flying through the air and skidding towards Sasuke's feet. Totodile grunted in pain, but fell back down as he tried to stand. Swirls in his eyes indicating that he fainted.
"WE DID IT!" Naruto yelled in victory as he hugged his starter.
"Good job, Naruto-kun" Hinata congratulated softly. Naruto smirked.
"Well I guess that training along the way to Mr. Pokemon's house helped huh Hinata-chan?"
"IMPOSSIBLE!" Sakura yelled, "YOU CHEATED, YOU CHEATED AGAINST SASUKE-KUN!"
"Naruto-kun, d-did not cheat Sakura. Sasuke just lost because N-Naruto-kun is a better t-t-trainer" Hinata said. Sakura glared at Naruto before looking at Sasuke.
"Are you okay, Sasuke-kun?" she asked.
"Urasai, you're annoying. I should be working by myself, your contest shit will only slow me down" the raven haired boy walked away towards the Pokemon Center with Totodile in hand.
'The dobe...I lost to him, I need to get more powerful Pokemon' the Uchiha thought as Sakura somberly walked behind him.
"Well come on, we gotta go" Naruto said. Hinata nodded and the two continued to go towards New Bark Town and in order to reach there faster fled potential opponents and quickly returned to New Bark Town.
Pokemon Lab of Professor Iruka
"Professor, we're back!" Naruto announced.
"Ah Naruto, Hinata. Good to see you and your Pokemon are alright" Iruka said, but then noticed Cyndaquil was slightly exhausted.
"Naruto is Cyndaquil alright?" Iruka asked. Naruto nodded as Iruka healed the young starter.
"Hai, but he got a bit tired from when we kicked Sasuke's ass" Naruto said with a smirk.
"You beat Sasuke?" Iruka asked.
"Hai, Sasuke thinks the world should be handed to him on a silver platter and he doesn't need to train, I fought Pokemon along with Hinata-chan and we trained and I managed to kick Sasuke where it hurts...his pride" Naruto said with ice blue eyes full of determination. Iruka smirked.
"Well then congratulations, now what is it that Mr. Pokemon wanted me to see?" the young professor asked.
"Oh right" Naruto dropped his bag on the ground and took out the Pokemon egg. "Here you go" Iruka's eyes widened and he stepped back in surprise.
"Sugoi, a Pokemon egg. I will research on this right away. Oh by the way do either of you have Pokegears?" Naruto and Hinata nodded and showed him the pocket sized devices. "Good, well let me just see them for a second" he swiped the two Pokegears from the trainers and then type a few buttons before handing the back.
"What did you do?" Naruto asked.
"I added my number to your contact list in the Phone of your Pokegear" Iruka explained with a smile.
"W-Why?" Hinata asked.
"So that I'll be able to contact my most trusted students. You two...Naruto, Hinata...you two have a certain quality about you that makes me confident in that you will be able to accomplish your dream. Now then both of you a little heads up, Naruto there is a gym in Violet City and a Pokemon Contest is said to also be taking place there in two days from now" the brown haired Pokemon Professor said.
"A-A-Arigato, Professor" Hinata said, "t-that i-i-information really helps"
"No problem and call me when you get rid of that stuttering, I want to know when you do" he said with a chuckle. Naruto laughed along with Eevee and Cyndaquil while Hinata blushed lightly at the joke.
"I will, Professor" she managed to say without stuttering. Iruka smiled.
"Well, you two had forgotten, but Naruto here is a badge case for you along with your Trainer Card to I.D you for when you want to do certain things and here's a Trainer Card and a ribbon case for you Hinata. Oh and five Pokeballs for each of you" Iruka said.
"Arigato" the two young trainers said and took the items and put them away in their bags. The two then left the lab and went towards Route 29.
"Well Hinata-chan, now that we have Pokeballs we can catch Pokemon" he said happily. Cyndaquil's back ignited to show his enthusiasm and Eevee and Hinata chuckled at the two males.
"Eevee, w-we should get some new friends also." Hinata said. Naruto and Cyndaquil then smiled as they saw a potential team member. A brown and white feathered bird Pokemon jumped out of the grass and looked at the blonde and the fire type.
"Hey a Pidgey, let's catch it Cyndaquil!" Naruto said.
"Cynda!" the fire type's back burst into flames, ready to fight. The Pidgey glared at the two trainers and then flapped its wings and took to the air, ready to fight. The tiny bird Pokemon then swooped down and used Tackle.
"It's using Tackle, quick Cyndaquil dodge and then use Smokescreen to block its vision" Cyndaquil nodded before jumping into the air and then breathed a black column of smoke from his mouth. Pidgey froze not knowing where to go in the thick smog.
"Tackle it now!" Cyndaquil then appeared out of nowhere and hit Pidgey in the side sending the Pokemon to the ground. The flying type, by Naruto's Pokedex was only at level 3, but Naruto saw the fierce look in its eyes. A look that said it would be stronger in the near future. Naruto then took out a Pokeball from his bag and threw it.
"Pokeball Go!" the red and white orb sailed through the air and hit the flying type in its head. Pidgey then glowed red before being sucked into the Pokeball. The Pokeball tilted three times before becoming motionless.
"SUGOI, WE DID IT!" Naruto yelled, "OUR FIRST CATCH!" he then ran over and hugged Hinata out of the sheer joy and caused Hinata to nearly faint. Same went for Eevee an Cyndaquil since the evolution Pokemon was still shy and not used to physical contact. Naruto's Pokedex suddenly beeped and Naruto, who was currently holding the Pokedex looked at it as the information of Pidgey appeared.
Pidgey the Tiny Bird Pokemon. A Normal and Flying type Pokemon. It usually hides in tall grass, but it dislikes fighting. It protects itself by kicking up sand. Naruto closed the Pokedex and pocketed the Pokemon encyclopedia.
"Alright Hinata-chan, now that I've caught my first Pokemon it's your turn" the blonde said and then the two continued to walk through the grass. They had almost reached Cherrygrove City once more when a small raccoon like Pokemon appeared. The Sentret stood atop its tail as Hinata sent Eevee out to battle.
"A-Alright Eevee, time t-to g-get a new t-t-team member" she said with as much confidence as she could muster. The Sentret saw Eevee charging towards it before smirking and jumping over the evolution Pokemon. Eevee skidded to a halt as Sentret landed back on the ground and then used its Tackle attack sending Eevee backwards.
"I can't e-even catch a S-Sentret, I-I'm such a failure" Hinata sighed as she watched Eevee try to beat the ever elusive Pokemon. However she was shocked as she felt a strong grip on her shoulders. She looked up, her pale lavender eyes staring into Naruto's icy blue ones.
"Listen to me Hinata-chan, you are not a failure. The only reason why you seem to be weak, is because you have no confidence in your abilities. It took you a while, but on our way to Mr. Pokemon's house, you were able to beat Pokemon left, right and center." Naruto smiled.
"You're not weak, Cyndaquil thinks so too, right?" Naruto said. The fire mouse nodded.
"Cynda!" the fire type said its own word of encouragement. Hinata closed her eyes and nodded before they snapped open, full of determination.
"I-I'll try my best" she said.
"There is no try in this world, you either Do or Do Not" Naruto said, "And you will Do" Hinata smirked and nodded before she looked at the sentry Pokemon.
"Alright Eevee, Tackle Attack!" Hinata yelled. Eevee nodded and charged forward, but Sentret jumped into the air and flipped before slamming its tail down on Eevee's head, however being a higher level, the stronger of the normal types held firm.
"Now quick, bounce it back and then use Sand Attack!" Eevee nodded before pushing back against the tail that rested atop its head and sent Sentret back. Sentret growled before trying to use Tackle Attack, but Eevee quickly turned around and began to kick up sand with her back feet. Sentret was then lowered in visibility and accuracy before trying a blind Tackle attack.
"Dodge it and then use your own Tackle!" Hinata yelled.
"VEE!" the evolution Pokemon leapt to the side and then crashed its body against Sentret sending it to the ground. "One more time" Eevee charged and scored a second hit, weakening the Sentret as it rolled on the ground. Hinata then reached into her bag and pulled out a Pokeball.
"Alright, here we GO!" she threw the red and white Pokemon capturing device as it bounced on Sentret's back. Sentret became red coloured energy before being sucked into the open ball. The Pokeball then fell to the ground and tilted on the ground. After three tilts, the ball became motionless.
"I-I-I did it" she said with a smile, "I did it!" Naruto patted her on the back and watched as Eevee ran over to her with the Pokeball that held Sentret. Hinata's Pokedex beeped as she received the information on her first caught Pokemon. She looked at the lavender coloured device.
Sentret, the Scout Pokemon. A Normal Type Pokemon. A very cautious Pokémon, it raises itself up using its tail to get a better view of its surroundings.
"Good job, Hinata-chan. Now we're one step closer to achieving out dreams" the blonde trainer said with his foxy grin. Hinata nodded and the two trainers then continued to walk through the grass as they went towards Cherrygrove City. After reaching the city and training their new partners along the way. Pidgey was able to grow to level 4 and Sentret grew to level 4 also. The two then healed their Pokemon in the Pokemon Center. After that they left the Pokemon Center and the travelling partners looked at each other as they planned their next move.
"S-So, what do we d-do now?" the bluenette asked. Naruto pulled out his Pokegear and looked at the Map card.
"Well...the map shows that the closest town with a Gym is Violet City and Professor Iruka also said there was going to be contest there two days from now" Naruto said as he remembered what the scar nosed professor said.
"Then, l-let's go" Hinata said with a smile. Naruto and Cyndaquil nodded.
"TO VIOLET CITY!" he shouted as he ran towards Route 30.
"CYNDAQUIIIL!" the fire mouse Pokemon squeaked as it ran after its trainer.
"N-NARUTO-KUN, MATTEO!"
"EEVEEEE!"
(A/N: Well that's Chapter 2. I know the fights are kinda short, but hey this is only the beginning of the game so the fight is supposed to be short. Anyways, next Chapter will be the trek to Violet City and the beginning of Naruto's quest to Pokemon Champion and Hinata's to be Top Coordinator. Will they prevail? To Be Continued. Please review!)