Naruto: Johto Journeys
Chapter 10: Ghosts of the Past
"Pokemon" Normal speech
'Pokemon' Normal thoughts
"Pokemon" Pokemon that can talk
"Pokemon" Flashbacks
"Pokemon" Pokedex speech
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Poll-With Dratini in the Daycare what should Naruto's temporary sixth Pokemon be? Poll is up.
With the little episode in Goldenrod having blown over, the trio had already set off for Ecruteak City, the oldest city in all of Johto. Walking through the building that led to the National Park the three trainers and the two starters spotted a familiar face standing beside the door that led to said park.
"Shibi-san!" Naruto called out. The bug type gym leader turned before waving at the young blonde as he and his friends ran over to him.
"Ah, Naruto-san...a pleasure to see you again. Same to you, Hinata-san, Akatsuchi-san" Shibi greeted the three with a small bow.
"So Shibi-san, what brings you to Goldenrod?" Akatsuchi asked the older man. The man adjusted his shades.
"Well, today is Saturday so the Bug Catching Contest is today. I am one of the judges since I have one this contest so many times, I'm waiting on Shino right now...he and his canine-like friend are supposed to be..."
"Tou-san" a voice suddenly appeared out of nowhere, scaring the hell out of the three trainers, Quilava and Espeon. Shibi just stood there like a statue as he waved to his son.
"Shino, glad you could make it"
"What the...Shino, don't do that!" Naruto yelled. Shino tilted his head in confusion as Spinarak crawled atop his head.
"What exactly did I do, Naruto-san?" the bug type user questioned. The boy was prevented from replying when Kiba and Akamaru jumped out from behind the boy and went "BOO/GROWL!". This caused Naruto to react in surprise and suddenly lash out, nailing both boy and Pokemon in the nose with a punch each.
"Itai, what the hell was that for baka?" the brown haired boy said as he checked to see if he was bleeding.
"Gomen nasai, Kiba...Akamaru, but you surprised me and I just reacted" Akamaru let loose a small Ember at Naruto only for Quilava to suddenly jump in the air and eat the fire. Quilava smirked at its fellow fire type and then pointed at its mouth to say it wanted more to eat. This caused the entire group to sweatdrop at the Volcano Pokemon's gluttony.
"So, Shino are you going to enter this Bug Catching thing?" Naruto asked. Shino nodded.
"Hai, this will be my fourth time entering. I have done it before when I was younger. I aim to catch a powerful Pokemon so as to match that Heracross of yours when we meet in the league" Shino replied. Kiba snorted at that.
"What makes you say, dobe here is going to even get into the Silver Conference, Shino"
"Well I nearly beat you didn't I?" Naruto asked causing Kiba to turn red with rage.
"Urasai, baka" he said hitting Naruto over the head. The blonde glared at his rival before they began to get into a small scuffle, a small anime dust cloud forming around them as chibified limbs and insults flew through the air. Hinata giggled at her crush's actions as she saw the dust cloud die down to find he had Kiba in a headlock and giving the boy a painful noogie.
"AGH NARUTOOOO!" the canine trainer tried desperately to free himself only for both boys to stop their scuffle as they saw the intense look that Shibi was giving them...well as intense as a sunglasses hidden look could be anyways.
"Yosh, well Shibi-san...can I join the contest too?" the blonde trainer asked.
"I...I would like to join too" Hinata twiddled her fingers.
"Count me in, if that blonde baka is in so am I. I'm not going to lose to you!"
Shibi sweatdropped as he saw the boys glare at each other...it was like Minato and A all over again, except with more lightning between their eyes and less lightning from two overly powerful electric Pokemon fighting each other.
"Alright, you two calm down" Akatsuchi said as he grabbed the two boys by their collars to prevent them from mauling each other again. Shibi then told the group to follow him. The group gazed in awe as they saw how large National Park was. The area was beautiful to say the least. Every single piece of vegetation was a healthy green colour. Numerous bug type Pokemon flew/crawled around the area before going into the tall grass further along the length of the park.
"Sugoi" Hinata whispered. However, her thoughts of how peaceful the park was were crushed as a few loud trainers came through to meet the Azalea gym leader.
"Aburame-sama, can we begin the Bug Catching Contest now?" one asked. A bug net was strapped to his back and he was gripping it as if his life depended on it. Shibi nodded before leading the contestants, minus Akatsuchi since he didn't want to join, to the area of the park which had extremely tall grass. Shibi looked over his contestants, Naruto, Kiba, Shino, Hinata and three other trainers. He spotted Akatsuchi sitting on a park bench looking at the Butterfree fly by...before getting hit in the head with a rock by a young toddler causing the large man to comically fall off his perch and meet the ground, his Geodude gaping in shock at seeing its trainer being assaulted. Shibi shook his head as he tried to contain the want to laugh, but being an Aburame he couldn't show emotions...well not much emotion anyways. He adjusted his sunglasses before turning back to the others.
"Alright, the rules are simple. A few Net Balls are given to each of you..." Shibi held up the Pokeball. Its top half was blue, but was decorated with black stripes that made it look like a web. "You will use these Net Balls alone to catch your Bug Pokemon. Anything else and you will be disqualified. You are limited only to these five Net Balls. Now then, you must first catch a Bug type Pokemon within the given time limit of ten minutes. The Pokemon caught are ranked in terms of rarity, so say you catch a Caterpie or a Weedle, you have a more likely chance of losing since those are common bug types, but if you catch a rarer Pokemon such as a Scyther or a Pinsir, then you have a more likely chance of winning"
Naruto raised his hand, "Hai, Naruto-san?"
"Shibi-san, what do you do if say two competitors catch a Sycther and one catches a Pinsir or if two competitors catch the same Pokemon? How do you rank that?"
"Excellent question. If two trainers or more trainers catch a Pokemon of equal rarity then I will use my level reader to determine its strength. Therefore, the Pokemon with the higher level will win" Shibi explained.
"Shibi-san?" Hinata questioned, "What if, say you catch a Beedrill which has a higher level than a Scyther or Pinsir, would you still win?" The gym leader shook his head.
"No, the contest is more or less based on rarity. The only time levels will be put into consideration would be if you caught a Pinsir and Shino caught another Pinsir, then I would to compare levels to see which one is stronger" Hinata nodded in understanding.
"Are there any more questions?" Shibi asked. The contestants shook their heads and Shibi nodded before handing each of the contestants their Net Balls.
"Alright, the timer starts..." Shibi took out a small alarm clock/kitchen timer from who knows where, causing everyone to sweatdrop, "NOW!" he clicked the top of the clock and the timer began to count down from ten minutes. The contestants raced into the grass and the Bug Catching Contest began.
With Akatsuchi
The rock type trainer, after recovering from the swollen lump on his head that the toddler had inflicted upon him with a rock, walked through the park, Geodude floating beside him, as he saw Naruto and Hinata, along with their partner Pokemon, run into the grass. Akatsuchi thought for a while.
'Those two are always catching new Pokemon...maybe it's time I catch a new rock type' Akatsuchi thought before taking out his red Pokegear. He activated the map card and saw that the Ruins of Alph were nearby. And where there were ruins, there tended to be Rock type Pokemon. Akatsuchi looked at his Pokeballs on is waist. Geodude, Onix, Sandshrew and Zubat. He had caught the Zubat on a mere whim, but it proved to be quite helpful with its echolation thus allowing him to find more Pokemon to battle when he was in the Union Cave...before he met Naruto and Hinata of course.
The young, eighteen year old trainer walked along the path through the park before coming across the building path way that separated the park from Route 36. Akatsuchi looked at his Pokegear map and nodded.
'So go along Route 36 and then I'll be able to go to the Ruins of Alph...I wonder if I should tell Naruto and Hinata though' the big boned trainer thought for a while before shrugging. "Nah, I'm sure they wouldn't want me to bother them. They must be having fun with the contest, come on Geodude!"
"Dude Geodude"
With Naruto and Hinata
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!" Naruto had managed to capture a Beedrill, and he was happy when he saw the information for his new catch turn up in the orange Pokedex.
'Another bites the dust' he thought.
Beedrill the Poison Bee Pokemon. A Bug/Poison type Pokemon and the evolved form of Kakuna. It can take down any opponent with its powerful poison stingers. It sometimes attacks in swarms.
However, the blonde was too happy to remember, even though the Pokedex just told him, that Beedrill tend to travel in swarms. The size of the swarm depending on the area. Small swarms of about 5 or 6 are found in the National Park, the larger swarms having been only found in forests. Those Beedrill, well they got REALLY mad at our hero and so he and Quilava were soon running for lives before bumping into Hinata and Espeon. Naruto quickly grabbed the blue-black haired girl bridal style and continued to run as Quilava had Espeon on its back.
"Naruto-kun, what's wrong?" she yelled over the wind rushing through her ears. Who knew Naruto could run so fast?
"Beedrill...angry...run!" Hinata's head tilted in confusion, but then looked back and her eyes widened as she saw the Beedrill and then she realized that Naruto was in close contact with her causing her to nearly faint. She managed to remain conscious though and began to notice that her weight was probably slowing him down as she saw Quilava and Espeon running past them. She dropped out his arms, much to her chagrin, and noticed Naruto suddenly take on a burst of speed as the extra weight left him, Hinata by his side as she managed to keep pace with him.
It was only after a minute of running that Hinata realized just how large the grassy area was.
'Interesting' she thought.
Quilava and Espeon were firing fireballs and blasts of telekinetic energy, but no matter how much they tried to fight back, the Beedrill kept chasing them.
"THIS IS NOT FUN!" Naruto exclaimed. Hinata rolled her eyes at that, her shyness disappearing due to the adrenalin pumping through her.
"YA THINK!" she shouted at the blonde.
Meanwhile
It was so peaceful. Akatsuchi hummed to himself as he walked along Route 36. He looked at the tall trees and saw the flocks of Pidgey flying above him. He glanced down at the brown earth before kicking a small stone. The stone flew through the air before impacting with a tree...an odd looking tree. Akatsuchi paused when he heard what sounded like a cry of pain originate from said tree.
"SUDO!" the cry was heard again. Akatsuchi and Geodude looked at the tree as they stepped up to it, well actually Geodude floated...a sweatdrop formed on the back of the tree as Akatsuchi began to poke it.
"Odd" Akatsuchi muttered. He then realized that this tree was in the way of his route to the Ruins of Alph. Akatsuchi then took out a Pokeball. The and red and white sphere popped open, and in a flash of white, the Rock Snake Pokemon stood before the small tree causing said tree to shake with fear.
"Onix, just knock down that tree for me please" Akatsuchi told his Pokemon. Onix nodded before charging towards the tree to knock it away with a Tackle only for the tree to suddenly lash out. Onix's head was sent reeling back. Akatsuchi watched as Onix shook its head from side to side to rid itself of the sudden dizziness from the blow. Both trainer and Pokemon looked at each other and then back at the tree as they saw it suddenly gain a pair of eyes and a mouth. Its 'branches', each one having three green coloured orbs that made them looks like they were covered in leaves, began to move like arms and its 'roots' were pulled out of the ground, revealing them to be legs.
"SUDOWOODO!" the tree yelled as it raised its branches and began jumping from side to side as if it were in a boxing match. Geodude got ready to fight, but was stopped by Akatsuchi.
"Now, now Geodude. You may be my partner, but Onix deserves a bit of battles don't you think?" Geodude frowned a bit, but nodded before floating back to its trainer's side. The Rock Snake smirked at its chance to finally get in some action, ever since that little scuffle in Slowpoke Well back in Azalea Town, Onix was barely let out to do battle, only to eat and maybe get in a few practice battles with Geodude and Sandshrew.
Akatsuchi took out his miniature Pokemon Guide Book and went to the Pokemon section and looked at the page where the tree looking Pokemon was shown.
Sudowoodo the Imitation Pokemon. A Rock type Pokemon. It disguises itself as a tree to avoid attack. It hates water, so it will disappear if it starts raining.
Akatsuchi put away the book and smirked. "Finally another Pokemon to add to my team...ALRIGHT ONIX USE DIG!"
The large Pokemon roared before diving beneath the ground. Sudowoodo looked around the area for the Rock Snake Pokemon. Suddenly the earth began to rumble and Sudowoodo was struck by the large spike atop Onix's head as it burst out of the ground. Sudowoodo flipped through the air before descending towards Onix. The Imitation Pokemon's eyes gained a serious look in them before it suddenly disappeared from Onix's view. Akatsuchi's eyes widened as both he and Onix began to looked around for Sudowoodo.
"Cheap trick, using the same tactic that I used" Akatsuchi suddenly looked to see Sudowoodo appear out of nowhere and slam into Onix's side. A Faint Attack, and a strong one too due to the fact that Onix lost its balance from the blow and fell to the ground. However, before Onix was about to hit the ground, Sudowoodo performed Faint Attack and struck Onix in the head and then went down low and lashed out with its right leg. The Low Kick hit its mark and Onix growled in pain.
"ONIX DRAGONBREATH!" Akatsuchi commanded. Onix nodded before wrapping its tail around Sudowoodo and slammed its fellow Rock type into the ground before opening its jaws. A blast of green flame erupted from Onix's throat and struck the tree-like Pokemon. Sudowoodo screamed in pain from the blow. Onix then stopped before letting go of the opponent.
"Now use Rock Throw!" Akatsuchi said. Onix dug its tail into the ground and suddenly heaved out a few larger boulders. It smacked the boulders towards Sudowoodo with its tail, but Sudowoodo ducked under one rock before spinning and striking out with a straight kick, shattering one boulder. It then grabbed the third one and sent it hurtling back towards the fourth causing them both to crash into one another. The fifth rock, however managed to get through and slam into the Imitation Pokemon. Sudowoodo was sent skidding back. It looked up to see Onix charging forth with a Tackle attack, but Sudowoodo jumped over it.
"It's defenseless in the air, hit it down with your tail and then use Dragonbreath!" Akatsuchi said. Onix lashed out with its, literally, rock hard tail, but they were both surprised when Sudowoodo grabbed the tip of Onix's tail and used it to vault onto Onix's body. Sudowoodo then began to run up towards Onix's head, but Akatsuchi would have none of it.
"Use Dig to get it off!" Onix dived beneath the earth and Sudowoodo was hit by the edge of the tunnel sending it skidding off of Onix. Akatsuchi then gazed in shock as Sudowoodo suddenly gained a white coloured aura before diving down beneath the earth just like Onix.
"Kuso, it used Mimic" he gritted his teeth as he waited to see who would resurface. The earth rumbled and Akatsuchi smirked when he saw Onix, but that smirk became a look of disbelief as he saw Sudowoodo, its arm raised skyward where Onix's chin was previously showing it had gained the hit in the form of a powerful uppercut. Also, with Dig being a Ground type move, the attack was super effective and Onix was teetering.
"DRAGONBREATH!" Onix released the blast of green fire, but Sudowoodo used Mimic to copy the attack and both blasts impacted causing a small explosion. However, Sudowoodo was caught off guard as a rock suddenly flew through the smoke cloud and struck it in the stomach.
"Alright, Onix!" Akatsuchi cheered as Onix tackled Sudowoodo into a tree. The Rock Snake then followed up by slapping Sudowoodo away with its tail. Sudowoodo rolled along the ground, but the Imitation Pokemon refused to go down and so it vanished in a blur of movement before crashing into Onix's, I would assume it would have one, chest. Onix rocked back from the blow, but used force of it leaning back to make a comeback and moved back towards Sudowoodo and the Imitation Pokemon was hit with a body slam (not the move).
Sudowoodo gritted its teeth as it stood back up, albeit slowly. Akatsuchi chuckled.
"I like this Pokemon, such a strong will" Akatsuchi then reached into his pack and took out a Great Ball, after all this Pokemon was rather strong, so it required a stronger Pokeball to contain it. Sudowoodo smirked as it saw the looked Akatsuchi was giving it.
"SUDOWOODO!" the Pokemon cried out before raising its leg and then spun on its other to slam a powerful Low Kick to Onix's lower body. Onix skidded backwards from the blow, but it didn't back down and the Rock Snake released a tongue of green fire from its jaws. Sudowoodo jumped only to be slapped down by Onix's tail.
"Alright, Onix...finish it...ROCK TOMB!" Onix nodded before releasing a roar. The Rock Snake suddenly caused four rocks to levitate as they were freed from the earth. The four rocks floated over to Sudowoodo who just stood there in a defensive stance.
"SUDO!" Sudowoodo was surrounded by a white aura as four boulders of its own rose out of the ground and crashed into Onix's, but suddenly four more, courtesy of Onix flew through the resulting smoke cloud before they began to circle the Rock type. Onix glared at its opponent before releasing a roar, the boulders spun faster before converging at one point. That point being where Sudowoodo was standing. Sudowoodo released a cry of pain as the rocks trapped it. Akatsuchi nodded before clicking the center of the Great Ball causing it to expand.
"YOU'RE MINE!" Akatsuchi threw the blue Pokeball and it nailed the Pokemon in the head. Sudowoodo changed into red coloured energy before being sucked into the sphere. The Great Ball fell to the ground, rolling along the Rock Tomb before settling on the grass. The Great Ball shook once...twice...three times. An audible click was heard and Akatsuchi smirked as he walked over to the ball.
He attached it to his belt before returning Onix to its own, thanking it for a job well done.
"Well seeing as how I've got what I wanted, guess I don't need to see the Ruins of Alph after all...now to see what Naruto and Hinata are up to" the Rock type trainer raced back to the National Park to show his friends his new partner.
National Park
Akatsuchi walked through the building path with Geodude, that separated Route 36 from the National Park. A large smile was plastered on his face as he suddenly became a chibified version of himself, throwing Sudowoodo's Pokeball up and down as he went to show it to Naruto and Hinata.
"OIIII NARUTOOOO, HINATAAAA!" the young Hiker hailed out to his two friends. The two had their backs facing him, but when they heard his call they turned and Akatsuchi paused in his run. Both of them, including Quilava and Espeon had a few large swelling pieces of flesh on their bodies, Naruto having the most on his face.
"Nani?" the blonde asked, a bit of spittle flying from his mouth from his swelled cheeks. The scene before him caused Akatsuchi to sweatdrop before he burst out laughing.
"HAHAHAHA YOU SHOULD SEE YOUR FACES! HAHAHA YOU GUYS LOOK LIKE QWILFISH...Huh?" the rock type trainer looked to find himself floating several feet off the ground by Espeon's confusion and suddenly Quilava impacted with his stomach using a Quick Attack sending Akatsuchi spiraling, rather humourously, into a tree.
"URASTHAI!" Hinata and Naruto yelled, a lisp having developed from their...conditions. Akatsuchi recovered from the blow and ran back over to his friends.
"Gomen nasai, but seriously your faces...what happened?" Akatsuchi asked. Naruto's eyes narrowed.
"I caughth a Beedrill and the swarm chasth afther both me and Quilava, buth I happened to stumble upon Hinatha-chan and Esthpeon and well...the resth is selfth explanatory" Naruto said.
"Oh, well that's sad to hear, so I'm guessing you guys failed the contest then?" Naruto and Hinata looked at each other before grinning and then pulled out an Evolution Stone, each, from their pockets. Naruto's was a Leaf Stone, Hinata's was a Moon Stone.
"Well, I wouldn'th thay that" Hinata grinned.
"We won, tied for first. I caught a Scyther and Hinata-chan caught a Pinsir" Naruto and Hinata showed the information they gained on the newly caught Pokemon to their friend.
Scyther the Mantis Pokemon. A Bug/Flying type Pokemon. It slashes through grass with its sharp scythes, moving too fast for the human eye to track.
Pinsir the Stagbeetle Pokemon. A Bug type Pokemon. It swings its long pincer horns wildly to attack. During cold periods, it hides deep in forests.
"Shino came second, but Kiba came third" Naruto said as he and the Hyuga put away their prizes. Akatsuchi nodded before taking out his Great Ball.
"Nani?"
"Open it and you'll see my new Pokemon" Naruto gazed at the ball before it opened up and revealed Sudowoodo to their curious eyes.
"QUIL!"
"ESPEON!"
Both Pokemon were caught off guard by the sudden arrival of the Rock type. The Pokemon gave a few test punches with its branches before standing at the ready. However, after seeing that it wasn't sent out to fight it looked around and spied the two trainers and their partners. Naruto looked at the Rock type that was eerily similar to a tree before his Pokedex beeped.
"Nani, but I didn't catch Sudowoodo, why is it showing me it's info?" Naruto wondered.
"Probably because Akatsuchi-san gave you the Pokeball so the Pokedex registers any Pokemon that is technically caught and/or seen by you, Naruto-kun" Hinata explained.
"So you're saying, the Pokedex thinks I'M Sudowoodo's trainer?" Hinata nodded as she took Naruto's orange Pokedex and opened it revealing the information on Sudowoodo to Naruto.
"Well, then...I'm just gonna give it back to Akatsuchi then" Naruto said before handing the Great Ball back to the red clad Hiker.
"Anyways, congratulations on the new Pokemon" the blonde added. Akatsuchi grinned.
"Arigato, so where are Kiba and Shino?"
"Kiba-kun wanted to go to Ecruteak, but Shino-kun told him how that they weren't going anywhere yet because Shibi-san had something for Shino to do here in Goldenrod" Hinata explained.
"Yeah, so enough about them...let's go! Ecruteak awaits along with my fourth badge" Naruto said.
"Quilava Quil Lav" the Volcano Pokemon followed after its trainer in excitement. Hinata and Espeon followed soon after. Akatsuchi groaned as he and Sudowoodo and Geodude ran/floated after the duo.
"They're a nice duo, but for the love of all that is slow and steady why do they have to run?"
Ecruteak City
After the short trip through Route 36, after which Naruto and Akatsuchi had decided to battle the few trainers that were past the area where Akatsuchi had caught Sudowoodo, Naruto's Wooper had evolved into a Quagsire and Akatsuchi's Sandshrew became a Sandslash while his Geodude had become a Graveler as well.
"Alright...Oh Hinata?" Akatsuchi turned to the blue-black haired girl.
"Hai?"
"Well I heard that some Pokemon evolve through the use of trading, Graveler being one of them. Therefore, if you do a trade with me, you get new information on the Pokedex and I get a Golem. It's a win-win" Hinata blinked as she processed what Akatsuchi just said before nodding.
"Hai" she took out her Nidoran's Pokeball and traded it for Graveler's before releasing the Rock/Ground type. Graveler then became enveloped in a white light, its form becoming larger and much more round. The light died down to reveal a large boulder with a pair of muscular arms and equally muscular legs. Its head looked very much like a lizard's for some reason, with a few sharp teeth jutting out from its mouth. Its red eyes snapped open as the evolution was complete.
"GOLEM!" the Megaton Pokemon cried. Afterwards, Akatsuchi did another temporary trade with Hinata so that she could gain the information of Sandslash for the Pokedex.
"This has to be luck, there's no way this string of evolutions is just a coincidence" Hinaya whispered to Espeon.
"Espe Espeon Peon!" the Sun Pokemon agreed.
"It's as if this some sort of story that people are reading and the author just wants to get through with some obvious evolutions that should have happened earlier...of course this isn't a story" Hinata mumbled to herself.
(A/N: I don't know where she got the crazy idea that this was a story and not real life ;D)
The information gained on each of the Pokemon happened so quickly that they were afraid the Pokedex-es would break from so much information being inputted at once.
Quagsire the Water Fish Pokemon. A Water/Ground type Pokemon and the evolved form of Wooper. Due to its relaxed and carefree attitude, it often bumps its head on boulders and boat hulls as it swims.
Sandslash the Mouse Pokemon. A Ground type Pokemon and the evolved form of Sandshrew. If it digs at an incredible pace, it may snap off its spike and claws. They grow back in a day.
Graveler the Rock Pokemon. A Rock/Ground type Pokemon and the evolved form of Geodude. With a free and uncaring nature, it doesn't mind if pieces break off while it rolls down mountains.
Golem the Megaton Pokemon. A Rock/Ground type Pokemon and the evolved form of Graveler. It is capable of blowing itself up. It uses this explosive force to jump from mountain to mountain.
With that done, they entered Ecruteak City and were in awe at how the place seemed to be a blend of modern and ancient times. The homes were ancient japanese styled houses, but there was also a Pokemon Center and a PokeMart in place. They spotted the Ecruteak Gym amongst the set of buildings, which was also a modernized piece of infrastructure.
"Alright, let's take a rest at the Pokemon Center and then we'll take Naruto to the gym" Akatsuchi said. The trio agreed, Quilava and Espeon following right behind them. Akatsuchi decided to keep Golem in its Pokeball because Golem was rather slow when it didn't roll as a way to get around. After healing their Pokemon, thanking the Nurse Shizune who occupied it, they headed for the Ecruteak Gym. Upon entering, the three trainers and two Pokemon looked around before they spied a statue of some odd looking creature. Suddenly the statue spoke, its eyes shining a golden yellow.
"Hello young trainer and welcome to the Ecruteak Gym. In order to get to the gym leader you will have to cross a path, but beware for the path is disguised by an illusion and thus you will have to be VERY careful where you step or risk plummeting to the floor below" the statue said.
"NANI? I COULD DIE FROM THAT!" the statue paused before speaking again.
"True, but that's why there are many large, fluffy mattresses for you to land on should you fall. As for your friends...they cannot be inside the gym otherwise they might try to help you so GET OUT!" a large boot suddenly flew out of a compartment inside the statue's post and thus literally, kicked Hinata, Akatsuchi and Espeon out of the gym.
"OI, WHY'D YOU HAVE TO KICK THEM OUT?" the statue refused to answer before turning it eyes on Naruto and Quilava.
"The gym leader awaits you on the other side of the path. Good luck, and if you fall there will red arrows on the ground to lead you to the nearest step ladder so that you can try again" the statue said before shutting down. Naruto looked at Quilava before seeing the beginning of the path.
"Oh look, there it is...this'll be a piece of cake" Naruto said.
"Quil Quil" Quilava smiled as it followed behind its trainer. However, just as the two set foot on the narrow pathway, the place suddenly became dark, a spotlight shone down on Naruto and Quilava, but other than that, anything surrounding them was pitch black. Black fog clouds began to roll in from out of the blue...or should I say out of the black.
"So this must be the illusion" Naruto said as he looked around him. The only thing he could see was himself and Quilava, but other than that, he was walking blindly.
"Quilava Quil Lava!"
"Yeah, we should be careful" Naruto said as he carefully took one step at a time. The spotlight continuously shone down on them as the illusion kept them from seeing more than even a centimetre in front of them, but then the two came to a fork in pathway which he felt when he realized both his feet were on an area of the pathway that was beyond the width of the path.
"So Quilava, what do you think? Left or Right?" Quilava launched a small fireball to the left, but the light from the fireball was quickly extinguished when one of the black fog clouds seemed to swallow it up. Quilava sweatdropped as its plan was countered before looking to the right.
"Quil" Quilava walked between Naruto's legs and headed to the right. Naruto followed only to suddenly feel himself falling. Naruto grabbed onto Quilava as the Volcano Pokemon had fallen as well. The two descended, foreseeing themselves hitting harsh ground...but that never came as they felt themselves landing on something soft and cushy. Quilava and Naruto opened their eyes to find themselves atop a fluffy mattress.
"Oh right, the statue said we would land on mattresses if we fell"
"Quilava" the Volcano Pokemon sighed in relief. Suddenly the floor lit up as red arrows pointed them in the direction of the ladder that led them back to the beginning of the pathway.
"Hmmm, seems you fell, but for a first timer you got pretty far" the statue's voice echoed throughout the illusion covered gym.
"Oh close your stupid mouth"
"QUILAVA!" the evolved form of Cyndaquil cried out before following its trainer back along the path. Once they came to the fork in the path, they turned left and continued to move through the black fog. Suddenly they saw a light through the fog.
"I think we made it through" Naruto told his partner. The fire type ran after its trainer before they both plowed through the smoke cloud...only to suddenly come face-to-face with a wooden door. The area around them rippled before showing the pathway. It was actually an easy route, go straight for a couple feet, turn right, turn left, go straight and then turn left and you'd find yourself at the door.
"Itai/Quil" both trainer and Pokemon groaned.
"Well done young trainer, now for the second test"
"What? I though you said the gym leader was on the other side of the pathway if we got through?"
"Yeah I did say that, but I never said where the end of the pathway lied did I?" the statue's voice echoed. Naruto and Quilava narrowed their eyes at the statue's logic. The door before them suddenly released a click. Naruto then opened the door and he and Quilava found themselves in a field of cherry blossom trees.
"Nani?"
"Quil?"
"Welcome to the second illusion field. In this area, you are within a Sakura Blossom field. In order to get through it, you must find a specific item. There are many items in this area, if you find them you can keep them, but the one you must find, you must hand over to me" the statue said as it popped out of the ground. Naruto and Quilava were in shock at seeing the statue suddenly appear out of the ground, which was odd seeing as the area was an illusion.
"Now then, the item to find is based on this riddle: They say Knowledge is Power. I give you the power through teaching, yet there is not much to teach...what am I?"
Naruto and Quilava scratched their heads at the riddle. To teach without teaching?
"Well, we won't find that item just standing around here, let's look" Quilava nodded before scanning the area with its crimson eyes. Pokemon eyesight was obviously much better than human eyesight. About two minutes into the search, Naruto had already found a pair of Potions which he placed into his bag, but he knew they weren't what they were looking for as Potions don't teach. Then Naruto got an idea.
"OI STATUE-SAN!" the stone statue popped out of the ground once more.
"You rang?"
"Hai, I was wondering if I could use any other Pokemon to help me?" the statue paused as if to think before answering.
"It is not against the rules of the Gym Leader to use your Pokemon to help you find the items" the statue replied. Naruto nodded before taking out a Pokeball. In a flash of white light, Pidgeotto came out of the ball.
"Pidgeotto, I need you to use your sharp eyesight to find items hidden throughout the field. Pidgeotto saluted with its wing before taking off and flying around the area. Naruto and Quilava splitting up to search as well. After ten minutes, Naruto had gathered a bit more items, two Super Potions, three Awakenings, one Antidote and one Carbos...but none of them were related to the riddle.
"I give you the power through teaching, yet there is not much to teach...what am I?" Naruto sat down on the illusion affected ground. Pidgeotto and Quilava resting beside their trainer. Naruto racked his brain as he tried to come up with a solution. He ran the list of items through his head. Healing Items, such as Potions and Revives. Stat raising items, such as Carbos and XAccuracy. Hold Items, like Quilava's Charcoal and a Magnet. But an item that taught...
Naruto took his backpack off of his back and opened it, rummaging through it to see if he could find something that could give him a clue as to what he should find. As he was looking through his bag, he froze. Quilava and Pidgeotto looked at their trainer as he had suddenly stopped moving. Naruto took out the white disc labelled TM70: Flash. His first TM that he had gotten from the head Monk at Sprout Tower. It was then that things began to click and Naruto turned to his Pokemon.
"Of course, TMs give Pokemon power by teaching them the move, but there is barely anything a TM has to do in for it to teach the Pokemon the move" Naruto said as the epiphany struck him.
"Pidgeotto, Quilava look for a TM, look for a something that looks like a little disc, like this" he showed them the disc. Quilava and Pidgeotto nodded before taking off to look for the TM. Naruto put away his TM and got back up. Within a few minutes, Pidgeotto had returned with a purple-black disc. Naruto smirked as he twirled the TM on his finger as the statue resurfaced.
"Well done, you may proceed to the Gym Leader's room" the statue spoke. The area around the blonde trainer and his Pokemon began to ripple and swirl before the cherry blossom field seeemed to shatter apart like glass revealing them to be within a large white room. Naruto smirked before the he and his two Pokemon exited the room through the pitch black door in front of them. As they walked through the door, the door seemed to slam shut on its own. The room was pitch black, before light began to illuminate the area causing Naruto, Quilava and Pidgeotto to squint at the sudden shift in brightness.
Naruto then looked around the gym to find it was a battlefield, white lines marked the boundaries on the pitch black field. At the other end of the battlefield was a young woman. She looked to be around Kakashi's age, or at least two to three years younger. Her hair was black as a Murkrow's feathers and her eyes were an eerie crimson colour. She wore make-up consisting of red lipstick and purple eye shadow. Her outfit consisted of a red mesh armour blouse with only the right sleeve visible. Over this was very broad material which resembled bandages with a pattern on it similar to those of rose thorns. Her hands and upper thighs were also wrapped in bandages. She wore a pair of black sandals to complete the look.
"So, you're my newest challenger?" the woman asked with a smirk. Naruto nodded as his sapphire eyes stared into her crimson ones.
"Hai, I'm Naruto Uzumaki of New Bark Town" Naruto announced. The woman nodded as she snapped her fingers. Her shadow suddenly seemed to come to life before it extended outwards in front of her before rising out of the ground and taking on the shape of a Haunter.
"Haunter!" the ghost type licked its lips with its extremely long tongue.
"I am Kurneai Yuhi, Gym Leader of Ecruteak City and Master of Illusions. I accept your challenge" Naruto nodded before sending out Pidgeotto. At that, the referee appeared out from behind a support column, scaring the shit out of the challenger and his Pokemon. It was as if he was a ghost or something.
"THIS IS A FOUR-ON-FOUR BATTLE BETWEEN KURENAI YUHI, THE GYM LEADER AND THE CHALLENGER, NARUTO UZUMAKI OF NEW BARK TOWN! THE GYM LEADER IS PERMITTED THE USE OF ONE HEALING ITEM, THE CHALLENGER IS ABLE TO USE THREE HEALING ITEMS! ONLY THE CHALLENGER IS PERMITTED TO SWITCH OUT POKEMON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BATTLE" the referee raised a pair of flags that he pulled out of nowhere causing Naruto and his Pokemon to sweatdrop as to where the referees kept those things.
"HAIJIME!" the referee swung the flags down and the match began.
"Pidgeotto, Gust Attack!" Pidgeotto flapped its wings rapidly and a large tornado came to life heading towards the Ghost/Poison type.
"Haunter dive into the ground!" Kurenai commanded. Haunter did as instructed and went into the ground before the Gust attack could hit it and the tornado dispersed.
"Pidgeotto, keep your eyes peeled for that Haunter!" Naruto said. Pidgeotto nodded before darting its head every which way in order to look for the dual type. Haunter then resurfaced directly underneath the flying/normal type.
"PIDGEOTTO BENEATH YOU!" Pidgeotto quickly flew higher up as Haunter chased after it. Kurenai gritted her teeth as she saw her Pokemon chase after her opponent's. With Haunter being a Ghost type it could barely do anything against Pidgeotto since it was part Normal type, but with Pidgeotto's Gust attack, Naruto would be able to do damage to her Pokemon.
"Pidgeotto, use Quick Attack!" Naruto commanded. Kurenai quirked her eyebrow as she thought the boy would be smarter than that.
"You do know Normal type attacks don't work on Ghost types, right?" Kurenai asked. Naruto grinned as he saw Pidgeotto phase through Haunter.
"Yeah, but that was just to get close, PIDGEOTTO GUST!" Pidgeotto flapped its wings and Haunter was suddenly caught in a large wind circulation system. Haunter spiraled up and around the tornado, the slashing winds hurting its body. Kurenai's red eyes widened as the plan the boy had put together. Using Quick Attack as a means to gain close proximity so that it wouldn't allow much room to dodge his attack. Kurenai grinned.
'This might be fun' she thought. As Haunter was released from the Gust attack Pidgeotto shot forth towards Haunter. Pidgeotto flapped its wings once more and a blue tornado shot forth. Naruto grinned as he thought it was a good idea to have taught Pidgeotto Twister. The dragon type move slammed into Haunter causing it to slam into the ground. A small dust cloud formed from the impact before the downed Ghost type was kncoked unconscious by the following Gust attack. Kurenai returned Haunter to its ball before taking out another Pokeball.
"IKUZO, HAUNTER!" another Haunter appeared on the battlefield, but Naruto looked at the Pokemon and could tell that this one seemed stronger than the last one.
"Pidgeotto, Twister!" Pidgeotto released a powerful twister as it flapped its wings, but the Ghost/Poison type merely grinned wider since it was already grinning. Haunter descended into the ground before popping back out behind Pidgeotto. Naruto and Pidgeotto could only gape at the show of speed. Haunter then clenched its hands into fists.
"SUCKER PUNCH!" Haunter nodded before lashing out with a right hook, which Pidgeotto dodged with a barrel roll only to suddenly receive a second punch to the stomach from the left hand. Naruto gritted his teeth as he saw Pidgeotto had gotten hit, even with its superior speed.
"USE GUST!" Pidgeotto called upon the might tornado, but before it could do it, Haunter's eyes shone. A deep red colour filled its irises.
"MEAN LOOK!" Kurenai commanded. Pidgeotto froze for a second before shaking its head and resuming the attack. Haunter was struck, but quickly recovered as Kurenai commanded it to use Night Shade. The Ghost type move flew through Pidgeotto since it had no effect, but the move was merely a decoy as Naruto saw Haunter slam a brutal Sucker Punch to Pidgeotto's beak.
"Keep it up!" Kurenai commanded. Haunter nodded before punching Pidgeotto again in the beak. It followed up with a one-two combo to the chest before grabbing Pidgeotto and flew down, performing a choke slam.
"PIDGEOOOO!" the flying type released a cry of pain as it met the black floor of the gym.
"Pidgeotto, TWISTER!" the dragon type move surrounded both Pokemon and Haunter was sent flying back before being enveloped in another tornado as it followed up with Gust. However, as the Gust attack vanished, Haunter was also shown to not be there.
"Kuso" Naruto looked around at the ground to see where Haunter would pop out, but unknown to him and Pidgeotto, Haunter was not in the floor. Kurenai released a cough. The two challengers looked to see Kurenai smiling at them before pointing up. Both trainer and Pokemon looked up to see Haunter descending from the ceiling.
"HAUUUNTER!" the Pokemon slammed a powerful punch to Pidgeotto's head sending it spiraling downwards before it followed. Haunter grabbed the flying/normal type and then planted two uppercuts to its lower beak before spinning to gain momentum and slammed another Sucker Punch to the stomach.
"Pidgeotto, rotate to steady yourself and then charge!" Pidgeotto complied and charged towards Haunter, a blue glow surrounding it.
"U-TURN!" Naruto commanded. Pidgeotto crashed into Haunter with terrific force sending the Ghost type flying into the wall. Haunter shook its head as it saw Pidgeotto suddenly glow with red energy as it prepared to go into its Pokeball. However...
"Nani, why won't it go back?" Naruto asked.
"Remember, I used Mean Look earlier on your Pokemon so as long as Haunter remains on the battlefield or until Pidgeotto faints, you cannot return Pidgeotto to its ball" Kurenai said with a seductive looking smile. Naruto's eyes widened in shock before he saw Pidgeotto get hit with a powerful Sucker Punch. The flying/normal type spiraled through the air before being grabbed by its head as Haunter appeared out of the shadows of the battlefield. It then turned Pidgeotto around and grinned as it licked its lips.
"Hypnosis!" Kurenai commanded. Pidgeotto stared into Haunter's, now electric blue, eyes.
"PIDGEOTTO TRY TO LOOK AWAY!" Pidgeotto strained to keep its eyes open, but it began to feel drowsy. Its head leaning dangerously to the left before it eyes closed. Pidgeotto fell asleep.
"Now finish it off with a final Sucker Punch!" Haunter nodded before punching Pidgeotto downwards. The dual type fell to earth, but was returned to its ball before it could hit the ground.
"Pidgeotto was unable to battle, Kurenai-sama wins" the referee said as he raised the red flag.
"You're a good fighter, Naruto" Kurenai complimented, "Too bad you lost"
Naruto gritted his teeth, "I HAVEN'T LOST YET?"
"HERACROSS GO!" Naruto sent out his dual type beetle as it landed on the ground.
"Excellent" Kurenai said to herself. "Haunter, use Hypnosis!"
"Heracross don't look into its eyes!" Naruto commanded. Heracross looked down at the ground, but suddenly Haunter appeared out of its shadow and began to look into Heracross' eyes. Heracross, on instinct, lashed out with a Night Slash. The super effective, Dark type move landed. Haunter's eyes widened, just like its trainer's, before it was sent flying back. Naruto smirked at the sudden reaction, he had forgotten that due to the fighting type in Heracross, it granted the Single Horn Pokemon, enhanced reflexes.
"Alright, Heracross. AERIAL ACE!" Heracross went into a loop-de-loop and flew towards Haunter.
"USE NIGHT SHADE!" Kurenai commanded. Haunter's hands suddenly became shrouded in what looked like black and purple fire, but what was actually pure shadow energy. The Ghost/Poison type released the energy and it slammed into Heracross. The bug/fighting type skidded back from the blow before looking back to see it was gone. Naruto looked at his Pokemon, hopping about the battlefield so that it wouldn't allow Haunter to get a lock on its location.
"Okay, Heracross has only Aerial Ace and Night Slash to fight off Kurenai's Ghost types. So...guess I'll have to use Night Slash since its the most effective" Naruto concluded.
"Heracross, stand still!" Naruto commanded. Heracross nodded before standing still, but its arms were raised to protect itself as a precaution. A Night Shade appeared from the ceiling, striking the bug/fighting type sending it to the ground. Heracross quickly rolled to avoid any follow up attack before jumping back to its feet. Haunter then appeared to Heracross' left and let loose a strong Sucker Punch, nailing Heracross in the head, but Heracross blocked the second punch and countered with a Night Slash to face. Haunter retreated back into the shadows as a result. Haunter reappeared underneath its opponent and sent Heracross skyward from the attack before appearing out of the ceiling and slammed a powerful one-two combo as it used Sucker Punch. Heracross quickly spread its wings to stop the fall only to be hit in the back from Night Shade as Haunter appeared out of the shadows of the wall. Haunter vanished as Heracross aimed to hit it with Aerial Ace.
As this was happening, Naruto was keeping a close eye on what was occurring and then he spotted something just as Haunter appeared out of the ground and hit Heracross with another Night Shade. Haunter dived back into the ground and the bug/fighting type got into a defensive stance. Heracross' yellow eyes darted about before Haunter appeared behind it. Heracross' eyes widened as it inhaled before it spun around and crashed a powerful Night Slash into Haunter, in the form of a right hook. Haunter careened through the air before it was struck in the stomach as Heracross had used Aerial Ace to hit it.
"ALRIGHT HERACROSS, LET'S DO IT...NIGHT SLASH AND HIT IT HARD!" Heracross nodded before slamming a powerful punch to Haunter's jaw and followed up with another punch. An uppercut met Haunter's chin sending it upwards before Heracross used Aerial Ace to send it higher, while also coupling it with a Night Slash, using the momentum from Aerial Ace to allow the move to hit harder.
"NOW FOR THE FINISHER!" Heracross nodded before rapidly releasing Night Slashes against Haunter's body before flipping and slamming the final blow in the form of a chop. Haunter fell to the ground and groaned as the resulting dust cloud died down. Swirls replaced its eyes showing it had fainted.
"Haunter is unable to battle, Heracross is the winner" the referee announced raising the green flag.
"NANI?" Kurenai was in shock, there was no Pokemon she had ever fought that was able to to sense Haunter when it resurfaced, only another Ghost type was capable of doing so. "How...How did you know where Haunter was going to come out of next?"
"You really want to know how Heracross sensed Haunter?" Naruto asked as he applied a a Super Potion and a Potion to Heracross. Kurenai nodded and her crimson eyes widened as she saw him pointing at Haunter's body. "Haunter, being the evolution of Gastly, is a Pokemon made entirely out of gas. I used this same method to find my rival's Gastly in a battle when it hid underground. Before Haunter rises up, I noticed that Haunter always released a small wisp of gas before it would rise out, of course this was just a guess until I saw it become more frequent" the blonde explained. "Also, the gas releases a pungent smell, similar to that of ammonia. Although, Haunter's smell is not as pungent so it's not very noticeable, but with the amount of times you had Haunter use that tactic, the more concentrated the scent became and the highest area of concentration of that smell would be wherever Haunter would pop out of next since the rest of the gas would have diffused throughout the battlefield"
Kurenai's eyes widened in shock at the explanation, 'To think...that such a young boy would see such a minute detail. Most people tend to become frightened as they see their Pokemon being beaten senseless, which I'm sure he was, but...he remained calm throughout the battle and was able to to make a counterattack' Kurenai returned Haunter to its ball before taking out her third Pokemon.
"You are quite the trainer, young Naruto...but prepare to meet my second most powerful Pokemon" Kurenai said as she hit the button on the sphere. The red and white sphere was hurled before opened and revealing the evolved form of Haunter.
"GEEENGAR!" the Pokemon drawled out its name as it floated a few inches off the ground. The red eyed Pokemon licked its lips as it watched the panting Heracross. Naruto noticed how tired his Pokemon was before returning it.
"You did a good job, buddy" Naruto put away the dual type Pokemon before taking out another ball, "Time to get you into a REAL battle, GO QUAGSIRE!"
"Quaaaag" The water/ground type seemed to yawn as it opened its mouth.
"GENGAR VS. QUAGSIRE, HAIJIME!" the referee through down his flags to begin the fight. Both trainers observed their opposing Pokemon.
'Gengar certainly has an upper hand in terms of speed, and if it was anything like Haunter the ability to hide in the shadows will definitely be a problem...but Quagsire's defense stat should keep it from being taken down too fast'
"ALRIGHT QUAGSIRE, WATER GUN!" Quagsire released a blast of water from its mouth and the attack hit Gengar. "Alright, nice shot!"
However, Naruto's smile disappeared when he saw Kurenai's broad smile. "You'd think so wouldn't you?" Naruto gaped as he saw the Ghost type hold out its hand. A chill suddenly began to fill the air and Quagsire's Water Gun froze in place causing both Pokemon and trainer to gasp.
"Gengar is able to steal heat from its surroundings which is why whenever a Gengar is around there is always a chill in the air" Kurenai explained. Gengar chuckled before punching down the ice in a display of strength.
"Now Sucker Punch!" Gengar vanished in a blur of shadow before appearing out of Quagsire's and planted both fists into Quagsire's stomach. However, Naruto's Pokemon took the blows head on before bouncing them back off.
"MUD BOMB!" Quagsire released a giant glob of mud from its mouth that sent Gengar flying back. "Quagsire's defense is once of the highest present in any Pokemon, that is how it was able to take your punches" Kurenai nodded, the boy was definitely a challenge.
"Alright, then if Sucker Punch won't work then how about this...HYPNOSIS!" Gengar's eyes glowed in a colour similar to the colour of its trainer's irises. Quagsire stared into the eyes of Genagar before dead silence was heard.
"Did it work?" Naruto asked the gym leader. Gengar and Kurenai looked at each other as they saw Quagsire's eyes were still open.
"Ummm...I think it did" she said with an unsure tone. Gengar floated up o Quagsire's face and slapped its face a couple times causing Naruto, Kurenai and the referee to sweatdrop at Quagsire's unresponsiveness. Gengar stopped slapping it before giving a thumbs up.
"Alright then, SHADOW BALL!" Gengar nodded and was about to use the attack when it gaped as it saw Quagsire release a yawn as it woke up.
"Quag?" the Pokemon titled its head in confusion, but then it saw the Shadow Ball in Gengar's hand and then fired a Water Gun. Gengar was sent flying back once more and landed at Kurenai's feet.
"Grrrr, you're lucky you're a Ghost type, you baka. YOU WOKE IT UP WITH ALL YOUR SLAPPING!" Gengar frowned.
"Gengar Gengar Gen Gar!" the Pokemon tried to save itself from the female's wrath before it was doused with another Water Gun. It turned to glare at the opponent, "GENGAR GENGAR GEN GAR!"
"Quag? Quagsire Quag Sire Quag" Gengar face palmed, stretching the flesh beneath its eyes as it dragged the hand across its face.
"Geng" Gengar raised its arms and fired a Shadow Ball. The attack struck Qaugsire sending it skidding backwards. Quagsire rubbed its stomach before glaring at Gengar. Quagsire then fired a sphere of mud out of its mouth, but Gengar flew up to avoid it.
"Gengar, use Sucker Punch and then Shadow Ball!" Kurenai commanded. Gengar vanished into the shadows before silently reappearing directly in Qaugsire's face and slammed two punches across the water/ground type's face. Gengar then charged up a sphere of pure shadow energy before launching it. The attack sent Quagsire flying back, but the Water Fish Pokemon flipped before landing on its feet.
"MUD SHOT!" Quagsire fired a stream of mud and nailed Gengar in the face, hurting and blinding it. "Now follow up with Water Gun and then use Mud Bomb!" Quagsire complied as it released a jet of water. Gengar had managed to relieve itself of the mud on its face before seeing the Water Gun. It quickly took away the heat in the air and the Water Gun froze before Gengar kicked the frozen stream sending ice shards towards Quagsire. The water/ground type raised its arms to defend itself before launching the Mud Bomb. Gengar quickly dodged the attack and countered with a Shadow Ball.
"Quagsire, hit it back with your tail!" Quagsire nodded before spinning and slapping the Shadow Ball with its thick, heavy tail. The Ghost type attack flew skyward and blew a clean hole in the ceiling. Both Pokemon began to fire Sucker Punches and Mud Shots respectively in a never ending exchange of attacks.
"Gengar, Hypnosis!"
"USE WATER GUN TO STOP IT!" Gengar avoided the stream of water before it turned to see a stream of mud come its way. Gengar quickly dove down through the floor before reappearing in front of Quagsire and used Sucker Punch. The powerful Dark type move sent Quagsire skidding back from the force before it launched a Water Gun, nailing Gengar and sending it flying into the wall.
"ALRIGHT QUAGSIRE, FINISH IT WITH MUD BOMB!" Quagsire then expanded its already large mouth as a large Mud Bomb formed.
"Gengar, quick counter with Shadow Ball!" Gengar fired the ball of shadow just in time for Quagsire to launch the Mud Bomb. Both attacks clashed in midair before it caused a large explosion of earth and shadow. Quagsire and Gengar flew back from the shockwave before they both crashed into the wall, hard enough to embed themselves in it.
"GENGAR!"
"QUAGSIRE!"
Both trainers tended to their Pokemon before realizing it was a double knock-out.
"Both Quagsire and Gengar are unable to battle. This round is a draw. Kurenai-sama has one Pokemon left, while the challenger has two" the referee said. Kurenai nodded before taking out her final Pokeball. It was a green and black Pokeball with an orange stripe marking the area where the mid-region was. An orange button lay in the center of it.
"Cool, what kind of Pokeball is that?" Naruto asked with stars in his eyes. Kurenai chuckled, such a mature boy, but he was just that...a boy.
"This is a Dusk Ball. It's a special Pokeball that allows a higher catch rate in dark places or at night. This is the Pokeball I used to catch my first Pokemon and my strongest one as well...GO MISDREAVUS!" the Dusk Ball snapped open to release a stream of black and purple. The shadows vanished to reveal a small Pokemon that was a dark aqua colour. Its hair was tipped with violet and it had a string of red orbs, like a necklace, around its neck. Its sclera was yellow and it had red irses.
"Misdreeeeavus" the feminine ghost type spoke with a seductive tone. Naruto looked at the Pokemon.
'Another Ghost type...let's see if Heracross can handle it' he thought before sending out said Heracross. The Single Horn Pokemon punched its fists together as it was ready to battle. Naruto nodded as he looked at his Pokemon. He had already used up two of his items and he only had a limit of three to use...he couldn't waste it so he had make sure Heracross could get through with this.
"ALRIGHT HERACROSS, NIGHT SLASH!" Heracross' claws became shrouded in a dark aura. Heracross raced towards Misdreavus only for the Pokemon to giggle like a little girl as it avoided every single one of the attacks. Misdreavus then flew up and giggled once more as Heracross glared at it.
"Heracross Aerial Ace!" Heracross flew towards Misdreavus only for its eyes to suddenly become a rainbow of colours.
"Psybeam!" Kurenai commanded. Naruto's eyes widened as he saw the powerful Psychic move crash into his Pokemon sending it to the ground.
"HERAC!" the Pokemon gasped in pain as it met the harsh ground. Misdreavus then flew down and giggled as it floated above Heracross. Heracross gritted its teeth before leaping to its feet and lashing out with a Night Slash. Misdreavus avoided the attack before making a 'tsk tsk' sound. Kurenai chuckled before saying one word.
"Scream" Misdreavus took in a deep breath and then released a high pitch screech. Heracross' eyes widened as it felt like it was going to go deaf. Naruto was the same way as he clutched his ears in pain. Heracross' pupils suddenly dilated and its vision began to blur. Space began to swirl and warp and suddenly Heracross found itself in a Sakura blossom field, tied down to a tree trunk by a large root. Heracross struggled to free itself from its bindings, but it froze when Misdreavus suddenly appeared in front of it. The Ghost type giggled a bit, its eyes in the shape of upside down Us. Heracross growled as it tried to free itself using Brick Break, but Misdreavus' eyes snapped open.
"MISDREAVUS!" the Psybeam lashed out and crashed into Heracross' body sending it flying through the air. The illusion around it shattered as a result of the pain Heracross felt before it impacted with the wall.
"HERACROSS!" Naruto called out to his Pokemon only to see Misdreavus suddenly in front of his Pokemon with a fully charged Shadow Ball in front of it.
"Finish it" Kurenai spoke and with that a large explosion of shadow formed as Misdreavus launched the attack at point blank. Heracross fell out of the imprint it had made in the wall, swirls in its eyes. Misdreavus giggled, but suddenly grunted as a wound appeared on its forehead.
"Misdreavus!" Kurenai gaped in shock. Heracross had managed to get a hit in with Night Slash just before the Shadow Ball was launched. Misdreavus grunted once more before flowing along the shadows of the gym to end up in Kurenai's and floated next to its trainer. Kurenai then used her single Super Potion to heal the Ghost type. Naruto took out Heracross' Great ball and returned it.
"You did an excellent job" Naruto said with a small smile. Heracross vanished into the ball as red energy before Naruto reattached the ball to his belt. Naruto looked up at Kurenai with fierce blue eyes.
"What happened, Kurenai-san?" Naruto asked. Kurenai chuckled at the question.
"Misdreavus releases screams to scare its opponents, but they can also be used to mess with the senses. Misdreavus forms illusions upon screaming and thus it is able to cause your Pokemon to freeze in place. The only way to escape is if the Pokemon is able to forcefully break out of the illusion or if Misdreavus itself, releases the Pokemon" Kurenai explained. Naruto looked at Heracross' Pokeball with a frown before he bared his teeth at Kurenai.
"We end this now...you use your strongest Pokemon...so I'll use mine!" Naruto said. Quilava took a step forward as its fur ignited. Yellow-red flames formed on its head and rear, its crimson eyes staring into Misdreavus' own. Quilava bared its sharp teeth before releasing a cry. It then took off with the use of its Quick Attack.
"Misdreavus dodge!" Kurenai commanded, she was in such shock at the show of speed she had forgotten Normal type attacks don't work on Ghost types. Quilava slammed into the wall, leaving cracks as its paws touched down on it.
"NOW FLAME WHEEL!" Quilava pushed off the wall and began to rotate in midair. Flames coated its body as it became a ball of fire. Misdreavus quickly dodged the attack only to suddenly get hit by the Flame Wheel as Quilava bounced off the floor and slammed into its back. Misdreavus flew through the air before countering with Psybeam. The psychic attack hit its mark and Quilava was sent skidding backwards, but the crimson eyed Pokemon refused to back down and then countered with an Ember.
"Misdreavus, dodge and then counter with Astonish!" Kurenai commanded. Misdreavus avoided the fireballs before releasing a high pitched screech. The sound waves sent Quilava flying as its muscles tensed. Frozen from the attack. As Quilava flinched, Misdreavus summoned forth the shadows and condensed them into a single sphere.
"SHADOW BALL!" Misdreavus fired the attack towards Quilava and the Volcano Pokemon flew back from the strike. Quilava quickly recovered and was about to attack once more with an Ember when it froze.
"Misdreavus, Scream!" Quilava's pupils dilated and it found itself in the Sakura blossom field, tied down by the root of one of the trees. Quilava cried out as it tried to free itself. Only for it to freeze as Misdreavus appeared in front of it.
"Misssssdreavus!" the Pokemon purred as it licked Quilava's face. Quilava gritted its teeth before releasing a barrage of fireballs. Misdreavus vanished from view before reappearing to Quilava's left and let loose a Shadow Ball. Quilava released a cry, but unlike with Heracross, the illusion remained intact.
"QUILAVA!" the Volcano Pokemon cried out in pain as Shadow Balls and Psybeams bombarded it from all sides. Quilava struggled to hold on, trying to keep its eyes open so that it wouldn't faint. Quilava's eyes then began to close and thus darkness consumed the Pokemon's vision.
"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.
"Hell yeah and I'm gonna win it too. Me and Quilava are gonna defeat every trainer we face..."
Quilava's eyes snapped open and the illusion shattered before its eyes. Crimson eyes burned with determination as Quilava's flames burned brighter than before. Misdreavus and Kurenai looked in shock as Quilava growled at them.
"NO WAY, IT BROKE OUT OF THE ILLUSION!" Kurenai gasped. Naruto showed his infamous foxy grin.
"NOW WAY WE'RE GOING TO LOSE TO YOU!" Naruto yelled.
"QUILAVA!" the Volcano Pokemon agreed. Kurenai narrowed her eyes at the proclamation before commanding Misdreavus to attack.
"Mis!" the Ghost type fired off a Shadow Ball sending Quilava flying back.
"Quilava, regain your footing and use Ember!" Naruto yelled. Quilava flipped in midair before firing off several fireballs. The attack struck Misdreavus in the head sending it careening through the air. Quilava then rushed towards the Ghost type, a blur of colour trailing behind it in a show of speed. Quilava then stopped in front of the still flying, Misdreavus.
"NOW FLAME WHEEL!" Naruto yelled. Quilava rotated and slammed into Misdreavus sending the Ghost type soaring as it became encased it fire. Misdreavus then released a scream as the fires coated it, inflicting the burn status upon it. Kurenai cursed as she saw her Pokemon being beaten back by the storm of fire.
"MISDREAVUS PSYBEAM!" Misdreavus' eyes glowed with a rainbow of colours before unleashing the energy in the form of a powerful beam of psychic energy. The attack struck Quilava as it continued to roll towards Misdreavus causing a large smoke cloud.
"Hahaha, you've lost Naruto!" Kurenai smiled, only for her red eyes to widen in shock as a trail of smoke extended from the cloud. The smoke parted to reveal Quilava, eyes glowing red. The Charcoal around its neck giving its fires more power.
"ALRIGHT, QUILAVA QUICK ATTACK AND THEN GO INTO FLAME WHEEL!" Naruto commanded.
"QUILAVAAAA!" Quilava descended with such speed that Misdreavus didn't even have time to dodge as the Flame Wheel crashed down upon her. The flaming sphere that was Quilava sent Misdreavus into the ground and a pillar of fire erupted from the earth as a result of the attack before it died down revealing a panting Quilava and an unconscious Misdreavus.
"Quilava!" Quilava looked back at Kurenai with fierce eyes causing her to flinch. Quilava suddenly underwent a mood swing as it became happy as it ran towards Naruto.
"YATTA, WAY TO GO, QUILAVA!"
"Quil Quil Quilava Lava!" the Pokemon nuzzled against its trainer.
"AGH HOT, QUILAVA TURN DOWN THE FLAME!" the Volcano Pokemon seemed to laugh at that before complying. Kurenai smirked as she returned Misdreavus to its ball. She then walked up to Naruto and reached into her pocket. The blonde and his partner Pokemon looked up to see Kurenai smiling down at them.
"You know Naruto, I was gifted with the ability of clairvoyance and the ability to see future events. I once received a vision telling me that one day, the legendary Pokemon of the rainbow, Ho-oh, would return to its resting place in Ecruteak City after it met a strong trainer. I saw the silhouette of a trainer and I believed it to be me which is why I trained so hard, battling as many challengers as I could so that I would be the one to greet Ho-oh, upon its return" Naruto and Quilava stared at the crimson eyed woman in awe as she mentioned her abilities.
"But, now I realize who the Kimono Girls were talking about...they must have been talking about you" Naruto's eyes widened at the thought of him being a legendary trainer able to bring back a legendary Pokemon. Kurenai then fished her hand out of her pocket. A small badge in her hand. It was shaped somewhat like a cloud, only it was a dark blue and it had two diagonal lines of silver on it. It was outlined in silver just like the other badges.
"As proof of your victory over me, I grant you, Naruto Uzumaki, the Fog Badge" Naruto smiled as he took the badge before he was given another gift, a dark purple-black disc.
"Oi, isn't that the disc I picked up in the Sakura Blossom room?" Naruto asked. Kurenai nodded.
"And it's yours now, TM30: Shadow Ball. It's a powerful Ghost type move that is able to lower the Special Defense of a Pokemon. Of course the stat change is random" Kurenai said with an instructional tone. Naruto nodded and then bowed to the gym leader.
"Argiato, Kurenai-san" Naruto said. Kurenai nodded before walking out with Naruto. Hinata, Espeon and Akatsuchi, who were playing a game of 'I-Spy' paused in their game to see the duo.
"Naruto-kun!" Hinata smiled at the blonde. Naruto gave his travel companion a wave before holding out the Fog Badge.
"Check it out, I won!" the blonde trainer grinned foxily. Akatsuchi suddenly popped out behind Naruto, scaring both him and Kurenai, before wrapping the boy in a one armed hug.
"Nice job, Naruto!" the red clad Hiker spoke.
"Come on, I'll treat you guys to a meal at the Pokemon Center" Kurenai said, "Besides I need to heal mine" Naruto agreed as he and his friends followed the Ghost type gym leader. As Naruto's and Kurenai's Pokemon were being healed, Akatsuchi and Hinata had let out their Pokemon to wander around, except for Togepi which Hinata kept a grip on.
"So, Naruto-kun...tell me, how did you get so analytic?" Kurenai asked. Naruto grinned as he scratched the back of his head.
"Hehe, my Okaa-chan. She was an awesome trainer back in the day, but after years of training she gave all of her Pokemon to Professor Sautobi to look after, except for her Ninetails, Kyuubi" Naruto said. Kurenai's crimson eyes widened.
"A Ninetail named Kyuubi? Kind of redundant isn't it?" Naruto shrugged, "I don't argue with her, besides she taught me everything I knew. I mean sure, I went to the academy to learn, but Okaa-chan taught me my battle tactics"
"Sugoi" Kurenai gaped.
"Ummm Yuhi-san..."
"Please, Hinata, call me Kurenai" Hinata blushed at the sudden use of non-formalities with the older woman.
"Gomen, Kurenai-san...but, would you mind telling me about the history of Johto, Ecruteak in general because I want to know about that large burned tower in the back. I've always been fascinated by that" Hinata said. Kurenai grinned.
"Of course, Hinata. As Gym Leader of Ecruteak City, I was required to learn all I can about the history of this city. Well then here's what happened with respect to the Burned Tower...the resting place of the legendary Ho-oh"
"Hai, Kurenai-san. You told me about that it was a legendary Pokemon that only a powerful trainer could summon...what is Ho-oh?" Naruto asked. Kurenai raised her finger to tell him to wait a minute. Naruto quieted down and unknown to them, the other Pokemon had calmed down and were gathered around the table as Kurenai told the story of Ecruteak.
"The tower was built 700 years before the time of Pokemon trainers, the Tin Tower or the Brass Tower as it was sometimes called due to it being made of both alloys, was built alongside its twin, the Bell Tower. The two towers were meant to foster friendship between people and Pokémon. Many people, mostly my ancestors, traveled to the tops of these towers to commune with the legendary Pokémon residing there. The Pokemon said to live there were the legendary Rainbow Pokemon, Ho-oh and the legendary Diving Pokemon, Lugia. Suddenly, 150 years later, the Tin/Brass Tower burned down in a mysterious fire, ignited by a bolt of lightning and put out by a sudden downpour and raging winds that came from the north" Kurenai explained. She took out a small book from her pocket and opened it to show them the pictures of the legendary Pokemon. One page were the ancient drawings of Lugia and Ho-oh, while the page next to it was shown to have the drawings of the legendary beasts.
"Kurenai-san, you spoke of two great legendary Pokemon...it is obvious that Ho-oh flew off to wait for the time for it to return...but what about this Lugia, what is it?" Akatsuchi asked.
"Lugia had abandoned its former perch to make its home in the Whirl Islands as not only to find a new home, but also to shield the world from its overwhelming power as it is said Lugia's wings, with one flap could result in a storm that could last for 40 days and 40 nights...now then with the original story now with the Burned Tower..." Kurenai paused as she took a sip of tea before continuing.
"This fire, which may have had some relation to the drought that a Slowpoke ended in Azalea Town, caused three nameless Pokémon to perish. Ho-Oh, having fled from its perch after Lugia in an effort to try and stop the flames, granted new life to the Pokémon that died. With its holy power it gave them the powers of the elements said to have taken down the Tin/Brass Tower. The incarnation of the Volcano and Fire, Entei. The incarnation of Lightning and Thunder, Raikou. The incarnation of the Northern Winds and Water, Suicune. Ho-oh made them into the legendary beasts before flying off to search for a pure-hearted trainer and also tasked the three legendary beasts to keep an eye on humans to see how they treated Pokemon" Kurenai said.
"Matteo, Kurenai-san!" Naruto interrupted, "Why task the legendary beasts to keep an eye on humans, if Ho-oh is already flying around searching for a trainer? Wouldn't it already be watching humans?" Kurenai nodded.
"True, but remember Naruto, despite being deity...Ho-oh cannot watch over ALL humans in the Johto region, which is why it had made the legendary beasts" Kurenai explained. Naruto nodded in understanding. However, the silence was ruined when the earth began to shake beneath them. A woman ran through the door and spotted Kurenai.
"YUHI-SAMA, THERE'S SOMETHING HAPPENING AT THE BURNED TOWER!" Kurenai's eyes widened as she got out of her seat and ran out of the door, collecting her Pokemon from Nuse Shizune. Our protagonist trio did the same before following after the female Gym Leader. They paused as they saw Kurenai gaping at the sky. They followed her gaze and they were all in shock at what they saw. Three pillars of light. One blue, one yellow, one red, descended from the heavens into the dilapidated Burned Tower before vanishing. The earth stopped shaking as soon as the lights vanished.
"Nani?" Hinata asked herself. The group took off after the Gym Leader and entered the Burned Tower. With the front door having been completely destroyed and thus irreparable due to the fire 150 years ago, and their attempts to fix it would have caused the entire tower to collapse due to the instability, the people of Ecruteak had to make a stairway leading to the second floor and then made a ladder going down to the first floor of the tower. As they entered the tower, Naruto and Hinata gaped as they saw none other than Sasuke Uchiha standing in front of the ladder leading to the floor below. The raven haired boy turned to see his rival and Hinata along with the Ecruteak Gym Leader.
"Teme...where's Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked. The raven haired boy turned to his rival before scoffing.
"She wanted to stay back in Goldenrod for a while to buy some TMs for the contest in Olivine. I decided to go on ahead so as to wait for her here..." he paused as he saw the crimson eyed gym leader, her Misdreavus having appeared out of its Pokeball of its own accord. Seeing the strength in the Misdreavus' eyes, he deduced that Kurenai was the gym leader.
"I'm not going to fight you yet, gym leader...I have come for the legendary Pokemon below" Sasuke said as he pointed at the large gaping hole in the ground. Sasuke smirked.
"Those legendary Pokemon are just the things I need in order to find HIM...and then I will defeat all who stand in my way from finding him" Sasuke said. Kurenai looked though the large gaping hole in the second floor and spied three...things below. Each one glowing a single colour. One blue, one red and one yellow.
"Who?" Naruto asked. Sasuke's eyes met Naruto's and the boy could only watch in shock as he saw the burning hatred in those onyx orbs.
"MY BROTHER, MY ANIKI...ITACHI UCHIHA, I WILL FIND HIM AND I WILL BEAT HIM AND THEN I WILL ASK WHY HE..." Sasuke paused in his outburst before turning away from Naruto and Hinata before going down the ladder as he returned Croconaw to its ball so he could climb down. Naruto and Hinata followed after, Quilava and Espeon in their balls as well.
"MATTEO, NARUTO, HINATA!" Akatsuchi was about to follow when Kurenai pulled him back just in time for the weak floor boards to break away. A sizable hole separating the three trainers from the others.
Sasuke, Hinata and Naruto went down the ladder before they ran into the pit where the three glowing figures were. The glowing figures turned, what they assumed to be their heads, and faced the trio of trainers. Quilava, Croconaw and Espeon came out of their Pokeballs and stood in front of their trainers protectively. The glows of the beasts before them died down and their forms became visible to all who gazed upon them.
The previously red one, was a massive lion-like Pokémon with some mastiff qualities. It was covered in brown fur with a long, thick mane covering its neck. It had gray plates surrounding the cape that made it look as if smoke was coming out of a crater on its back, and a plate beneath the cream belly fur on its chest. It had white paws with apparently retractable claws and brown paw pads, and black cuff-like bands on its legs. It had a red face with a white plate that resembled a handlebar mustache on its face, and a three-pointed yellow crest on its forehead. Its head appeared to resemble a kabuto, a samurai helmet. Its eyes snapped open to reveal the red irises within them.
The one that was glowing a golden yellow, was a yellow tiger-like creature with black stripes that resembled lightning bolts and a white under-side. It had a skinny, light-blue tail with an electric spark-shaped formation at the end. The Pokemon appeared to have a grayish-purple cape that was supposedly made of thunderclouds due to the sparks of electricity coming off of it along with the soft sounding echoes of what appeared to be thunderclaps. Most of its face was white with a light-blue "X" on its face and a gray crest on its forehead. The Pokemon had red eyes and long fangs in its upper jaws that made its appearance similar to the sabre-tooth cat. Its eyes were also red.
The final one, which stood in the center of the three, and had once been masked by the blue light, was an elegant, slim, blue mammal-like Pokémon with white diamond-shaped spots and a white underside. It had a purple, cape-like mane that resembled a northern aurora (Aurora Borealis) or a flowing river and two white streamer-like tails. It had a long, white snout, and unlike the other two, its teeth were to be blunt, as if those of an herbivore. It had a hexagonal, aquamarine-colored crest on its forehead that resembles the antlers of a Qilin or slightly altered female sign, red irises, a protrusion on the underside of its chin, and small paws. Its paws had a small white oval on their underside.
"Nani?" Sasuke gasped as he felt the power coming off of these three Pokemon in waves. Their piercing gazes settling on the three before them.
"What...is this feeling?" Naruto said as the three of them fell to their knees.
"It's like...we're being judged from just a glance alone" Hinata gasped out. Quilava, Croconaw and Espeon watched the Pokemon before them before bowing in respect. Respect towards the legendary servants of Ho-oh. Each Pokemon then became shrouded in an aura of their respective colour, red, blue and yellow. The auras increased the feeling of power coming off of the three legendaries. Fire, Lightning and Wind mixed with Water appeared out of nowhere in a circle surrounding the three beasts. The elements roared to life as the Pokemon stepped towards the three trainers and their Pokemon before stopping right in front of them, their harsh gazes seeming to intensify as they each focused on one the trainers before them.
"These are...These are..." the three uttered simultaneously.
"Entei" Sasuke looked at the large lion-like Pokemon.
"Raikou" Naruto watched the large saber-toothed cat.
"Suicune" Hinata settled her gaze on the Pokemon whose build was similar to that of a leopard's.
The three spoke simultaneously, "The Three Legendary Beasts."
(A/N: Alright THAT is the last chapter I will be posting up until the end of my exams. I hope you guys liked the battle between Naruto and Kurenai and sorry if you guys thought I was a bit rushed in making so many of their Pokemon evolve in such short time. The legend that Kurenai told was exactly like how it was told in the games, only with a few elements from the anime, and some from the original Pokemon Silver version where they included what the legendary beasts were incarnated as and the bit about Lugia having been part of the Tin/Brass Tower's legendary Pokemon, respectively.
Well in the next chapter, the three legendary beasts have made themselves known, but just as quickly as they came, they left in blurs of speed to wander the Johto Region once more. Sasuke sets his sights on capturing at least one of the beasts, while Naruto and the gang decide to leave the area of Ecruteak and head for Olivine Town where Hinata's next Pokemon Contest will take place. However, it seems that the Amphoros in the Light House is in need of assistance as it is sick and so in order to help the sick Pokemon, they skip Olivine and decide to head for Cianwood City...but run into a VERY strange looking fellow.
Next time on Naruto: Johto Journeys, Chapter 11:BURN! FLAMES OF YOUTH!
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Pokedex: Seen-69
Caught-51
Character Bio: Ino Yamanaka
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Platinum Blonde
About: Ino is Sakura's rival in more ways than one. She is someone that Sakura secretly looks up to because Ino is pretty, smart and is seen as a better coordinator in her eyes. Ino used the competition for Sasuke's love as a way to increase Sakura's once dwindling confidence in herself. The truth is Ino could care less for Sasuke. She is close friends with her travel companions Chouji, who she belittles for his constant eating, and Shikamaru, who she belittles for his constant lazy attitude. She is what you would call the 'leader' of her little trio. Her mother owns a flower shop in Goldenrod City while her father is working for the Uchiha Police Force as an interrgator and is known as one of the best. Ino really adores grass type Pokemon and anything that is cute, like Smoochum and Igglybuff. She is a bit stubborn, close-minded and is a judge a book by it's cover kind of person thus sometimes she is not very likeable. Although she has these faults and many others, she is actually a good friend as shown by her want to help Sakura become a stronger rival and in consoling Hinata after she lost in Violet City. Her dream is to be a Top Coordinator, but if that doesn't work out, she aims to take over her mother's flower shop one day.
Naruto's Team:
Quilava(Male)
Pidgeotto(Male)
Heracross(Male)
Wooper(Female)
Flaffy(Female)
Hinata's Team:
Espeon (Female)
Butterfree(Female)
Nidoran(Female)
Hoppip(Female)
Furret(Male)
Togepi(Male)