Naruto: Johto Journeys
Chapter 33: The Wrath of God
"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!
Note: Things will take a much darker tone from this chapter onwards.
Tojho Falls- ROOT Base
Kurt was forcefully pulled to the door of Nagato's office. The two grunts knocked on their leader's door.
"Leader-sama, we are here with Kurt."
"Enter." The commanding voice of ROOT's leader was muffled slightly due to the door being in the way. The grunts nodded to one another before opening the door. As soon as it opened they harshly threw Kurt on the ground before their leader. Nagato rose up from his cushy leather chair and walked around his desk to get a better view of the Poke Ball creator.
The old man rose to his feet, dusting his clothes off while coughing.
"Kurt." Nagato greeted the elderly man.
"Asshole." Was the swift reply, venom in his tone. Nagato merely gave off a smirk of amusement before holding out his hand.
"The GS Ball...give it to me." Nagato ordered as his amusement was replaced with a stone faced expressed. Kurt snarled before reaching into his pocket. Nagato watched Kurt with anticipation shining in his violet eyes, the concentric circles within his eyes seeming to pulse as Kurt's hand was being removed from the pocket. However, it was then that Nagato noticed the slight twitch in Kurt's hand.
The grunts were caught very much off-guard at seeing the old man suddenly leap towards them. Kurt kicked one of the grunts in the back of his knee sending him off-balance before grabbing the two Poke Balls on the grunt's belt. He tossed one at the other grunt, nailing him directly in the face. The stunned grunts were immediately knocked out with quick chops to the back of the neck before Kurt to face the leader of ROOT.
Kurt froze however, for as he was about to throw the grunt's second Poke Ball he found himself caught within the telekinetic hold of Nagato's Slowking. The evolved form of Slowpoke's eyes shone a brilliant blue and Nagato patted his shell wearing Pokemon.
"My, for such an old soul you are definitely a very spry man aren't you Kurt?"
"How did you...When did you...?" Kurt's eyes were wide with shock as he had never even seen Nagato reach for a Poke Ball.
"You think I didn't know you would try something like this. Not to mention I noticed the twitch in your hand as you were pulling your hand from your pocket." Nagato walked up to Kurt and frowned. "It was a very foolish move to make. Maybe if you had went for me first you would have been able to get away with it, but even then you would have failed. My grunts would have released their Pokemon and you would have been cornered like you are now."
Kurt grunted, trying to move his body. Slowking's hold remained strong however and the Psychic/Water-type Pokemon waved its forehand. The gray haired man flew through the air and slammed painfully against the wall of Nagato's office. The force of the impact was enough to wind the old man. Slowking continued to apply telekinetic pressure on the Poke Ball maker's body and the old man coughed up a bit of blood as he felt his body beginning to compress.
Nagato smirked. "I assume your plan was to kill me and then run off through the base with the GS Ball." Nagato reached into Kurt's pocket and fished out the finished product. Nagato marveled at the man's handiwork.
"I must admit, Kurt, you do not disappoint. This is truly a fine piece of technology." It looked like a regular Poke Ball, however the upper half of the ball was a shining gold while the bottom half was a startling silver. The letters GS were engraved into the golden half and as he held it, Nagato swore that he could feel the mystical energies of Ho-oh and Lugia flow from the ball. The Rainbow Wing and Silver Wing that were used in the ball's construction truly made themselves known.
Clutching the ball tightly, Nagato gave a nod of satisfaction. He pocketed the device to capture Celebi before turning away from Kurt. A cold look then crossed his features as he walked towards his door.
"Slowking...his usefulness has expired." Despite Slowking's hold on him, Kurt couldn't help but feel the shiver that ran down his spine from the icy tone of Nagato's voice. The intelligent version of Slowpoke nodded its head to its trainer before turning back to Kurt.
"Slow." The glow in the Pokemon's eyes intensified and Kurt's eyes widened as he began to feel the pressure on his body increase.
"W-Wait...my...you promised me! Return me to my granddaughter!" Kurt managed to yell as he felt his ribs being crushed.
"I lied."
And those were the last words Kurt heard before a loud SNAP echoed through the room. Nagato returned Slowking to its Poke Ball before kicking aside the two unconscious grunts on the ground. The final phase was at hand, he could not afford any loose ends. Shutting the door behind him, Nagato left his office room.
He briskly walked through the hallways of the Tojho Ruins base. He didn't falter in his stride as the automatic doors to the conference room slid open. His admins rose up from their seats as he moved towards the head of the table. A brief case was slid across the table by his red haired daughter. Nagato opened the briefcase and removed the two Ultra Balls from its interior.
"We've applied the ability inhibitor drug to allow for the control collars to work at their maximum." Ruby explained.
"Excellent. With Ho-oh and Lugia at my side, nothing will stop ROOT from taking back what is rightfully ours as well as allowing for Project Time Travel to be completed. Not even that idiot Pokemon Champion, Izuna could defeat the might of two Legendary Pokemon." Nagato turned to his other two children. "Wallace, Sapphire, Ruby...prepare the media equipment and set it to interfere with the live feed from the Indigo Plateau's Pokemon League."
"Yes, Otou-sama." The two blue haired children walked out of the office immediately, the doors sliding shut behind them.
"Proton!"
"Yes Leader-sama?" The aqua hair coloured admin turned to his superior.
"Ready the grunts for the invasion. Prepare the helicopters and the Pokemon we have stolen and captured, set a course for all areas of the continent."
"Yes sir." Proton turned and left to carry out his orders.
"Archer, Ariana!" The red haired man barked.
"Yes, Leader-sama?" The two saluted to their leader.
"Prepare my helicopter for the journey to Illex Forest. I want to leave immediately after my little show for the Pokemon League."
"Yes, Leader-sama." Archer and Ariana did as they were told. The older admins were some of Danzo's most trusted members before he went missing or had died. The fate of their wizened former leader was still unknown. Nagato then turned to his remaining admins.
"Petrel."
"Yes, Leader-sama?" The master of disguise gave his leader a mischievous grin. Nagato returned the grin before walking up to him and patting him on the shoulder.
"I have a special mission for you."
Indigo Plateau-Pokemon League Stadium
The people filed in quicker than a Quick Attack, rushing in to deliver their tickets and take their seats in the stands. Pokemon and their trainers filled the massive stadium as both spectators as as competitors for what will be one of the greatest competitions to ever take place on the face of the joint region of Kanto and Johto.
Three months had passed since the end of the Grand Festival. During those three months, trainers and their Pokemon trained for the entirety of that time. They cried, they bled, they sweated until finally they found themselves prepared for the final hurdle to become what many deemed to be just simple dream. However, to many, becoming a Champion was a reality...and all it took was crushing the hopes and dreams of the many others that took part in the competition with them.
"Kick major ass for me, okay bro?" Akatsuchi said to Naruto. The blonde grinned toothily and gave a fist bump to his Hiker friend.
"You know it." Akatsuchi nodded before turning to Sasuke.
"Good luck to you, Sasuke."
"Hn." The Uchiha replied.
"Meg Mega."
"Espeon."
"Good luck you two." Sakura and Hinata said.
Naruto and Sasuke nodded their heads to the girls and their partner Pokemon before they walked off to go take their seats in the stands. Though they hadn't come in person, save for a select few, Naruto knew his friends and his mother were watching the program on their televisions at home. After all, it's the god damned fucking Pokemon League! Who wouldn't want to watch shit hit the fan in the most epic Pokemon battling tournament to ever be made?!
"Well, well, well. Look who's here?" Naruto and Sasuke looked away from the retreating backs of their friends before their eyes widened slightly at seeing the two trainers that stood before them.
"Kiba?! Shino?!" Naruto exclaimed. "You made it?!"
"The surprised tone in your voice suggests that you thought we would not make it this far." Shino replied. "Do you really think that lowly of us, Naruto?"
Naruto shook his head. "No, not at all. Well maybe Kiba..."
"OI!"
"...but it's just that I didn't see you or Kiba during our travels so I didn't know if you guys were still gonna take part or if you guys had given up or something."
"Your conclusions do have some logic to it." Shino nodded in understanding before adjusting his dark sunglasses. "However, as you can see, both Kiba and I have made it here to the Pokemon League to take part in the Silver Conference Victory Tournament."
"So be ready to eat dirt when we kick your asses." Kiba grinned toothily.
"Arc!"
Naruto and Sasuke blinked in confusion at the sudden bark and looked behind Kiba. Their eyes widened as they saw a rather large Pokemon standing behind him. The Pokemon was a quadruped, canine Pokémon with an orange pelt marked by jagged black stripes. It had diamond-shaped ears with beige insides, black eyes, a round, black nose, and two small fangs protruding from its upper jaw. Its head, muzzle, and chest werr covered in shaggy, beige fur, except for two oval sections around each eye and ear. Long tufts of fur grew behind its elbows and around its ankles. Its underside was black, and it had a billowing, beige tail that was bent in the middle. Each paw had three toes and a round, pink pad.
"You evolved your Growlithe?" Naruto asked. Kiba nodded with a grin on his face as he stroked his Arcanine's mane.
"Yup!" Kiba replied ecstatically. "Though I don't really think he's grown all that much."
Naruto sweatdropped and Sasuke's eye twitched at that comment. Arcanine were generally over six feet tall, how could you not think there was significant growth?!
"Anyway, Akamaru's gonna totally kick every Pokemon's ass in that tournament!"
"Pfft." Sasuke eyed the Legendary Pokemon with an unimpressed look. "I've seen better Fire-types." Naruto noticed Sasuke shift his eyes towards him as he said that.
Akamaru growled alongside its trainer as they glared at the Uchiha. "Well when we battle in the tournament, you're mind is going to be so blown away you won't even be able to form coherent sentences."
"I didn't even know you knew a word like coherent." Sasuke replied causing Kiba and Akamaru's rage to spike even higher.
"Damn you Uchiha." The canine-like trainer gritted his teeth. The brown haired boy then focused his attention on Naruto. "So...where's that dinky Quilava of yours? Last time we met was outside of Violet City and we were about to beat it in that battle we were having."
"Typhlosion..." Naruto corrected Kiba with emphasis. "...is right here by my side." Naruto patted one of the Poke Balls attached to his belt. "By the way, Kiba, why don't you put Akamaru in his Poke Ball. It's kind of crowded in this place and having an Arcanine here kind of makes it a bit more cramped."
"I tried to reason with him, explaining that is why I kept my own Pokemon partner in its ball. However, Kiba is quite dim-witted and unwilling to follow commonsense."
"Oi, I resent that comment!" Kiba yelled. Naruto nodded in understanding at Shino's explanation before turning back to the Arcanine trainer.
"Anyway, Kiba, I beg to differ on that accusation. My Quilava totally beat Akamaru into the ground."
The two hot-blooded boys glared at one another, anime lightning sparking between their intense gazes. With sighs of annoyance, Sasuke and Shino pulled their respective idiots back.
"Settle your disputes on the battlefield, Kiba, Naruto." Shino said with his monotonous voice. The two rivals glared at one another before turning away from each other with a huff. Sasuke and Shino planted their faces in their palms and shook their heads at the immaturity of the two. "So where are Hinata and Sakura? Being their travel companions, I would assume they would have been within the same vicinity as us."
"They went to take some seats in the stands." Sasuke replied. Shino nodded before turning to Kiba.
"Very well then. Kiba, let us go and receive sustenance. The cafeteria here is nearby and it would be best to enter the tournament without hunger pangs."
"Can't you just say you want something to eat like a regular person?" Kiba deadpanned.
"If one possesses a high vocabulary then it is only proper that one would utilize said vocabulary to its highest potential otherwise learning such terms would prove to be unnecessary."
Kiba and Akamaru blinked at Shino before looking to each other and then back at Shino. Kiba sighed. "Whatever, come on let's go Akamaru." Glancing back at the other two trainers, Kiba grinned toothily. "See you two on the tournament floor."
Sasuke and Naruto nodded before watching Shino, Kiba and Akamaru walk off. As the three vanished into the crowd of Pokemon trainers and to-be audience members, Naruto released of gasp of surprise as he felt a force collide with his back. The blue eyed teenager stumbled forward a bit before managing to regain his balance.
"Hey, Naruto." A female voice graced his ears. Sasuke raised an eyebrow as he watched his rival suddenly get tackle-hugged by some strange teenage girl. Her long orange hair stretched out behind her and her brown eyes shone with mischievous glee. She was dressed in a casual outfit consisting of dark blue jeans, a white blouse and a pair of black sneakers. Judging from her figure she was obviously older than them, about one or two years by his estimation.
"Hmmm?" Naruto turned his head slightly and his eyes widened as he caught sight of the older teenager. "Suzuki?!"
"Yo." The orange haired girl winked at him. She slid off of his back and the taller trainer gave him a toothy grin. "So, how's it hangin'?"
"Can't complain. Got into the Pokemon League after all."
"Damn right you did." Suzuki and Naruto high fived each other with matching grins on their faces.
"So, you got through to the Pokemon League too?"
"Of course." Suzuki reached into the backpack she had and fished out her badge case. She opened it and revealed all eight shining Johto League badges. She closed her case and placed the badges back into her bag.
"Well congrats on making it this far." Naruto said.
"Thanks. So, Naruto, I was actually looking for you." Naruto tilted his head in confusion at the orange haired girl's statement.
"For me? Why would you look for me?" Naruto asked. Suzuki's brown eyes gained a glint of mischief in them before she leaned down. Naruto's sapphire eyes widened as the older teenager kissed him on the cheek. Sasuke raised an eyebrow in perplexity. This was interesting.
Suzuki pulled back and laughed at the blonde's blushing face as he looked like a Magikarp that had just gotten fished out of the water.
"Wh-What was that for?" He asked, touching his cheek.
"It was just a way to thank you." Suzuki replied. "I heard from Haku-san what you all did in the ROOT base in Mahogany Town. You kept your promise to me from back in Goldenrod City and saved my Vulpix. Just like you said you would."
"Oh." Naruto replied simply.
"So again, thanks."
"No problem. Though it wasn't all me. Sakura-chan, Hina-chan, Akatsuchi and the teme over there helped out too." Naruto pointed over at Sasuke. The raven haired boy scowled at Naruto's introduction to him. Suzuki followed Naruto's pointing finger and her eyes widened as she caught sight of Sasuke.
"Oh. Sorry for not noticing you, I thought you were just some other random competitor." Suzuki walked up to Sasuke and bowed politely. "Suzuki Reishi. Nice to meet you."
"Hn. Sasuke Uchiha." The raven haired boy replied. Suzuki's eyes widened at that.
"Sasuke? Mikoto-san's son?"
"Yeah." He replied coldly. "She didn't say anything about me did she?"
"Only that she's very proud of how strong her little Sasuke-chan is." Suzuki grinned teasingly. Sasuke held a glimmer of pride at having his gym leader of a mother praise him for his strength, but his annoyance reigned supreme. Sasuke-chan was never his favourite nickname from his mother. But at least it was better than teme...kind of.
"Hn." Sasuke turned away with another scowl. Suzuki chuckled at the younger boy's reaction before turning back to Naruto.
"So, forgive me for my memory being a bit spotty, but Hina-chan and Akatsuchi were the two other people that were with you when we first met at the Pokeathlon Stadium right?"
"That's right." Naruto then gained a challenging look in his eyes. "And they are going to be sitting the stands watching me when my Pokemon and I wipe the floor with the competition, you included."
Suzuki's brown eyes gained a similar gleam to Naruto's. "We'll see about that short stuff."
Naruto's eye twitched. "Oh...you went there. It's on now, bitch."
"Bring it midget."
Anime lightning sparked between the two as their blazing spirits clashed. The crowd of people surrounding them edged away from the two teenagers while a few did the sensible thing and made sure to clear away from them quickly. Sasuke sighed in exasperation. He walked up to his blonde rival and grabbed him by his ear harshly.
"Agh, shit!" Naruto stumbled back a bit from the pulling. He turned around and glared at the raven haired boy and held his reddened ear. "Damn it teme, don't do that!"
"Look, we need to get ready for the entrance ceremony. You two can fight later." Sasuke said. Suzuki and Naruto looked at Sasuke and then turned to each other with a shrug. He did have a point.
"Alright, let's go." Naruto said. "See you later, Suzuki!"
"Later." The fifteen year old waved goodbye before turning around to go and look for the little Pokemon Master's room. As they watched Suzuki speed off, Naruto turned to Sasuke with a serious look on his face.
"Did you tell Mikoto-san?"
Sasuke nodded. "Okaa-chan and the other gym leaders of Johto are on stand-by and even some of the gym leaders from Kanto are here. Tsunade Senju and Hiashi Hyuga are the only ones I've seen here though."
"Well that's eleven out of sixteen. That's more than half so that's pretty good." Naruto then looked to his rival. "What about Izuna?"
"Izuna is going to be here for the entrance ceremony. He would have come anyway even if ROOT wasn't going to attack us with giant Legendary Pokemon."
"Huh?"
"He is supposed to formally appear here at the Silver Conference in order to light the torch and give the entrance speech." Sasuke replied. "Champion stuff."
Naruto nodded in understanding. The two trainers then made a stop to make sure they had their necessary Pokemon. Their main six were present with them in preparation for the final battle with ROOT. All people and Pokemon in the large stadium area became silent when a loud, melodic dinging sound echoed through the area, kind of like elevator music. Annoying, yet catchy.
"Attention all trainers. The Pokemon League Kanto-Johto Silver Conference Victory Tournament will soon begin. All participants are asked to make their way towards the entry way. You are all to proceed to the entry way in orderly fashion and all non-combatants please proceed to your seats in the stands." The Nurse Shizune of the Indigo Plateau's voice was then cut off, the speakers releasing a small 'pop' with the ending of the electric current that flowed through their circuitry.
"So teme, are you ready for this?" Naruto asked his rival. The raven haired boy scoffed.
"I should be asking you that, dobe?" Sasuke replied. "You might not even make it past the entry rounds."
"That's what you think. I'm gonna kick your ass so hard that your grandchildren will feel it." The blonde countered.
The two Pokemon trainers smirked at each other. They nodded to one another and gave each other a fist bump.
"Don't lose, dobe."
"Wouldn't count on it, teme."
The trainers of the Pokemon League walked up to the entry gates, arranging themselves in alphabetical order by last name. Thus Uzumaki and Uchiha were place at the back of the line up. The gate way then opened up and light flooded the trainers' eyes. They walked out onto the arena floor and Naruto couldn't contain his amazement as he glanced around the arena.
The stadium was practically gargantuan in size. The brown field beneath their feet was made of hard stone, the white lines that separated the battlefield into its two halves were shown to have been recently painted over as it appeared to have a glossy look to it. The marvelous piece of architecture was an open air stadium so there was no roof present in order for there to be no restrictions when using weather based moves like Rain Dance or Sunny Day, or when using Pokemon that could levitate or fly.
Long staircases aided in separating the stands into sections. Said stairs led back into the stadium's interior where audience members could go use the bathroom and get food at the snack bar. It was kind of like the Pokeathlon stadium only much, much more extravagant. What caught everyone's eyes though was that directly in front of them, or behind the depending on one's point of view, a large golden brazier stood at the top of the stadium where it rested on a marble pedestal. In front of that pedestal was a golden throne.
Like the Grand Festival stadium, numerous viewing screens were placed at key locations to allow for those who weren't close enough to the arena floor, to see the battles at every possible angle. Talk about getting your money's worth.
Numerous colours filled the stands as audience members wore mostly brightly coloured clothes. It was due to this fact that their clothes made it seem as if someone took rainbow paint filled water balloons and pelt them at the audience. The loud cheering from the numerous crowd members echoed through the open air stadium. Naruto could only smile to himself as the gravity of his situation finally hit him.
The stadium then became silent and the cameras zoomed in on the main entrance to the stadium arena. Gasps left everyone's mouths and a majority of the women in the audience gained hearts in their eyes. With his black cloak billowing behind him, the Champion of the joint regions of Kanto and Johto walked towards the stairways. In his hands was a smaller version of the brazier which rested at the top of the stairs he was currently climbing. The brazier held a blazing red, yellow and white flame, the flame of the legendary bird Moltres, which flickered brilliantly.
Izuna Uchiha climbed the lengthy set of stairs and in a matter of minutes he stood at the top. He turned around and his dark eyes watched over the many audience members and League competitors below him, as if he were a king looking down on his subjects. The Champion smirked, eliciting a few fangirl squeals from the audience, before reaching into his cloak where he pulled out a small microphone.
He tapped it a few times, the speakers releasing a bit of feedback before it calmed down. Izuna raised the microphone to his lips and cleared his throat.
"Welcome, one and all, to the thirty-first annual Pokemon League Kanto-Johto Silver Conference Victory Tournament! The Gym Leader Challenge...a significant challenge to all Pokemon trainers who aim to be the best, to become the greatest of them all! Trainers from all over both Kanto and Johto, battle against their respective region's gym leaders in hopes of defeating all eight of them and earn their badges as proof that they have overcome them, to have emerged victorious! In this competition, trainers who have passed the Gym Leader Challenge are to compete in a series of battles in order to decide who will become the continent's newest budding Champion!"
Izuna glanced down the trainers on the arena floor. "The winner of the Silver Conference Victory Tournament is granted the ability to try his or her hand at taking part in Pokemon battles against the joint region's toughest trainers. The Elite Four and should they emerge victorious over the Elite Four, they will be granted the highest honour of being able to face off against the Champion. In this case, that's me." A few chuckles filled the audience as Izuna spoke with a joking tone at that last sentence.
"Trainers, you who stand before me wish to reach the top! To climb the ladder of victory and knock me off of my pedestal! If so, then come at me I say and in this tournament I advise you to bring nothing but your best!" Izuna's voice dropped dangerously low. "Because there is no mercy in this battleground. This is war."
Silence reigned supreme in the Indigo Plateau as Izuna allowed the words to sink into everyone's heads. He grinned before gesturing to the main big screen in the arena. "Now without further ado, let's have a look at who the listed competitors will be in this year's Silver Conference."
The screen changed from black to blue as it turned on. The images of numerous trainers appeared on the screen. Shino and Kiba were shown on the screen as well as Suzuki. Naruto's eyes widened though as he saw the screen beginning to flicker. He turned to Sasuke and the young Uchiha could only gnash his teeth.
'Shit!' Was the simultaneous thought from both teenage trainers.
The screen then went black and all members of the audience began to go into a questionable frenzy, wondering what it was that just happened. Suddenly, the screen was activated once more. Only instead of showing the image of young trainer combatants, the screen portrayed the image of a pale skinned man wearing a black suit. His face was hidden by the shadows, but the vibrant violet eyes with their unique concentric circle pattern gave away to Naruto, Sasuke and Hinata that this was the leader of ROOT. Nagato's crimson hair peeked through the darkness. His ring had the crimson 'R', the symbol of ROOT, emblazoned on it.
"Welcome to the Pokemon League, you utterly useless people. Many years ago, we were thought to be disbanded, but now we have come back. After thirty years of long, hard work, we have finally been able to regain our glory. ROOT SHALL LIVE!" Nagato shouted. The members of the crowd who were old enough to have known about ROOT during their reign in Kanto thirty years ago were now showing looks of shock and fear. Memories of what the organization had done to achieve their goals, kidnapping, extortion, murder, it all came to back them. The stadium began to go into a panic.
Everyone quieted down when the crimson haired man's loud laughter echoed through the loud speakers. "Oh your fear is truly delightful, but this level of fear will be nothing compared to what will be in store for you now."
Izuna tossed the brazier containing the flames of Moltres into the larger one behind him. The larger fire container burned brightly as the colorful flames of Moltres seemed to stretch towards the sky due to its massive size. Suddenly, the screen began to switch between images of the various towns and cities across the joint region.
First Violet City. Azalea Town was next. Ecruteak City. Goldenrod City. Mahogany Town. Cianwood City. Olivine City. Blackthorn City. Even the Kanto region areas of Vermilion City, Pewter City and Cinnabar Island were shown. Every single one of the areas was overrun with ROOT operatives armed to the teeth with ferocious Pokemon such as Arbok, Golem and Golbat.
"My conquest of the Kanto and Johto regions has already begun. As you can see, the gym leaders who are present are far from their home towns as they are all present here in the Indigo Plateau. Only a few of the Kanto Gym Leaders remain to fight off the threat of my forces by themselves, but I have prepared for this moment for thirty long years. Nothing can stop me and my ROOT from taking back what should have been ours!"
"He's a madman." Mikoto growled as her gloved hand clenched into a tight fist.
"Coward. Attacking our home towns and cities while we aren't there to protect them." Haku frowned.
"Our gyms all have subordinate trainers to take care of things when we aren't around." Kurenai informed them, a smile of reassurance on her face. "I'm sure they can handle things for us while we are here."
"Now Behold!" Nagato's arms stretched out his arms. "Feel the wrath of a god! Feel my true Pain!" Nagato roared. With the flames of Moltres burning brightly in the air, it was if a signal had appeared. The powerful flap of wings echoed through the air and two massive shadows made their appearances on the ground below. Looking up, the audience members could only gape in amazement and fear. Due to them hovering in front of the sun, the light had cast dark shadows over their bodies, obscuring them almost entirely from view.
The song of Lugia and the screech of Ho-oh filled the ears of all present. All was silent for a few moments as the two deities of the Johto region lowered themselves slightly so that they became much more visible. The Beast of the Sea and Lord of the Sky released their respective cries once more before Ho-oh unleashed a powerful burst of violet, white and blue flames while Lugia unleashed a massive typhoon from its jaws. The winds of Aeroblast and fire of Sacred Fire swirled into one before a massive explosion rocked the stadium when the two attacks collided with the ground.
Trainers began to scatter as the blast formed a large blast wave.
"Now!" Izuna cried out. Izuna pulled on his cloak and revealed a ROOT uniform hidden underneath it. He then grabbed his nose and pulled harshly and his skin stretched like the latex it was. The mask was easily removed and it was revealed to be none other than Petrel, the master of disguise of ROOT. Upon hearing the ROOT admin's order, the doors to the stadium suddenly slammed open. A numerous amount of ROOT grunts flooded the stadium from all points. People rose from their seats as they tried to escape, but the ROOT members suddenly pulled out their Poke Balls and unleashed the hordes of Zubat, Golbat, Grimer, Muk Rattata, Raticate, Ekans and Arbok on their victims. The audience members screamed, it was pandemonium in the Indigo Plateau.
Ho-oh and Lugia flew over to the brazier which held Moltres's flames and their large feet lashed out at it. Petrel grinned from the golden throne as the braizer soared through the air and slammed down into a random area of the stands. The bright flames flowed from the brazier and the section of the stadium immediately began to burn.
The screams of the people were like music to his ears. Petrel reached into his pocket and removed a small device and pressed the large red button on it. The controller collars on Lugia and Ho-oh blazed to life with even greater power and they unleashed another wave of attacks. However, the gym leaders had managed to fight off enough of the ROOT grunts to allow for a large number of the people to evacuate the premises. The sad truth however, was that there were people still present and so the blast that struck a large portion of the stands left a smoldering crater. The poor chairs and the people that once sat in them were reduced to nothing but ash.
With this act of ferocity, ROOT had just declared war on the Pokemon League.
Gym Leaders were powerful trainers and were only allowed to use a specific level set of Pokemon depending on the level of the trainer that came into their gym. While also acting as representatives of their various towns and/or cities, the gym leaders also acted as being a defense corp that was to be utilized during times of crisis. The trainers that worked under these gym leaders, subordinate trainers, were trained to protect the homes of these towns and cities while the gym leaders would leave to combat the actual threat.
And during these times of crisis, gym leaders showed off just how powerful, and merciless, they truly were.
"Protect the civilians!" Mikoto shouted. The gym leaders who were present to act as damage control for the situation worked alongside the few Uchiha police officers present to fight the wave of ROOT infantry.
"What the hell is going on?!" Shinno asked as he pulled out his Pidgeot. His Pokemon's Hurricane attack sent grunts and their Pokemon soaring through the air from the blast of swirling wind.
"We are being attacked by Ho-oh and Lugia! That's what!" Fuka replied harshly as she sent her Miltank out. The pink bovine performed it Rollout attack and knocked around the intruders like they were ten pins.
"I didn't think that Ho-oh and Lugia would attack us, but it seems Naruto and his friends were right." Kurenai had her Misdreavus blast aside opponent with its Psybeam. Her red eyes bore a deep sadness at seeing the deity Pokemon she worshiped, the Pokemon she had always wanted to see, appear in such a violent manner before her.
"I hardly think now would have been a good time to contemplate on the truthfulness of Naruto's words, Kurenai-san." Shibi said in his usual montone. The shades wearing gym leader gave a sigh of relief as he noticed his son was not present anywhere near the battlefield or laying unconscious or dead somewhere on the ground.
'Good, Shino and his friend aren't there.' A cold atmosphere then developed around the Bug-type user as he tossed out a Net Ball. The crimson Bug/Steel-type Pokemon clinched its pincers in a threatening manner.
"Take then down." Scizor nodded. Flapping its wings, Scizor took off in a burst of speed and sliced through grunts and Pokemon alike with sharp X-Scissor strikes. The dark red of blood made a stark contrast with the bright crimson of its armour-like exoskeleton.
"YOUTH POWERED DYNAMIC PUNCH!"
"STOP BEING AN IDIOT! DAMN IT LEE!"
Lee's Poliwrath and Tenten's Steelix batted aside opponents, breaking bones and taking names by using Dynamic Punch and Iron Tail respectively.
"Graveler, Explosion!"
"Golem use Self-Destruct!"
Turning to the skies, all the gym leaders watched as the Graveler and Golem present descended from above. Their bodies glowed with bright light as they prepared to perform the kamikaze attack on the people below. The light's grew brighter, but just as they were about to explode, a wave of frost blew through the air. The Golem and Graveler suddenly found themselves and their grunt trainers encased in ice.
"Deli Deli!" Delibird clapped its wings together happily as it watched the Rock-type Pokemon fall down from above, some of which cracked, broke or shattered upon impact.
"Delibird, Blizzard again." The red and white bird unleashed another Blizzard attack upon the enemy froze many grunts and their Pokemon into ice sculptures with her Delibird's Blizzard attack. Some of these frozen targets were reduced broken shards as Steelix's Iron Tail swept them away and into the walls of the stadium.
It was a literal war zone.
People and Pokemon were still being evacuated as the hordes of ROOT grunts and their Pokemon continued to fill the stadium, but they were being cut down almost as quickly as they came. Although, all these seemingly merciless attacks were seen as nothing in comparison as Mikoto's Dragonite slashed through the flesh of many Pokemon and grunts that dared to attack it. The crimson flames around its claws showed it had been using the power of its mighty Dragon Claw attack to take them down.
Dragonite grabbed a Raticate before holding it up to use as a shield against the Poison Fang attack of an incoming Arbok. Grabbing the Arbok by its tail, the purple cobra was swung into the ground with the mammalian Pokemon still in its jaws. Dragon swung the two Pokemon around a few times over its head before throwing them across the stands and into a horde of Zubat.
"Thunder!" A massive bolt of electricity rocketed from the antennae on Dragonite's head, following swiftly after the Pokemon it just threw. A massive dust cloud lined with electrical charge filled the stadium air as the thunderous explosion from the attack seemed to rock the stadium.
The Dragon Pokemon spun around and its claws burst into crimson flames before it performed a swift upward swipe as a Graveler was about to perform a Take Down. The Graveler's grinning face became one of surprise as its body split perfectly down the middle and it broke in half. Mikoto then leaped atop her powerful Pokemon and drew a whip she kept attached to her leg. She lashed out with the weapon, wrapping it around a Golbat before pulling it close.
The large bat was caught very much off-guard at having been attacked by a human and not a Pokemon. Mikoto grabbed one of Golbat's upper fangs and ripped it out. Blood and a pain filled cry filled the air as Mikoto stabbed the fang back into the Golbat's head. The Bat Pokemon fell to the ground as Mikoto removed the fang from its head before throwing it through the air. The fang nailed a ROOT grunt in the throat and the black clad woman began to choke on her own blood.
"Hyper Beam!" Mikoto ordered. The Dragon Pokemon flew into the air with its trainer atop its back. Dragonite opened its maw and a sphere of golden-orange energy pooled together. The energy fired off, tearing a massive trench through the stands before exploding outwards as a dome of energy at the point of collision it made with the far-off stair way by seating section A which had already been evacuated. Bodies of Pokemon and ROOT grunts were sent flying through the air as a result, some scorched beyond recognition by the energy burns.
"Shibi, Shinno, Fuka and Kurenai, take out the grunts in sections A through D!" Mikoto commanded. As the eighth gym leader of her faction of gym leaders, Mikoto was recognized as leader of the Johto gyms and thus the strongest. Her orders were law in these kinds of situations. "Haku, Lee, Tenten, manage sections E through H! Protect the civilians and take out the ROOT members and their Pokemon!"
"I'll help with the medical treatment for those who are finished evacuating!" Tsunade exclaimed. "But I'll leave behind a Pokemon to fight!"
In a flash of white light, the Poke Ball Tsunade tossed opened and unleashed the Pokemon within. Crushing the ground and chairs beneath it as it landed, the Pokemon lashed out and swept away the ROOT grunts and their Pokemon with a powerful swipe of its vine-like arm.
It was a large Pokémon with a black body wrapped in blue vines. A pair of saucer-like eyes peeked out from beneath the tangled mess of vines. Its stubby black feet were tipped with red. A pair of blue boneless arms that had three fingers, lashed out against the opponents.
"Tangrowth, fight off the ROOT grunts and their Pokemon with Power Whip and help the people escape from here!" Tsunade ordered. Her Tangrowth gave a determined nod as it grabbed a Raticate around its neck before throwing it into another section of the stands where a few ROOT grunts were cornering some defensless civilians. As the Raticate slammed into the stands, Tangrowth leaped after it and slammed down on the rodent Pokemon.
The earth shook and the stands cracked in various places as the seismic waves rushed out from the point of impact. The Earthquake attack sent ROOT grunts and their Pokemon tumbling down the stairs like rag dolls. A few necks would most likely snap on the way down. The large Grass-type then leaped back over to the civilian members and used its stretchy arms to grab and drop them off at the exit points.
Due to them being grunts, they were easily being fought back, but their sheer numbers made the fight difficult. The other competitors ran off to take shelter on the inside of the stadium while Sasuke and Naruto stayed behind, running around to avoid being blasted apart by the joint attack of the two Legendary Pokemon. The two Legendary Pokemon spotted the two defiant trainers and their eyes narrowed.
A flash of what seemed to be recognition appeared in their eyes, but the control collars around their necks returned them to their violent personas. Unleashing its song-like cry and eagle-like screech respectively, Lugia and Ho-oh sent forth the torrent of blazing winds. However, Naruto and Sasuke immediately took out a Poke Ball each.
"Typhlosion, Blast Burn!"
"Feraligatr, Hydro Cannon!"
The Volcano Pokemon and Big Jaw Pokemon emerged from their confines in a flash of light. The two fully evolved starters immediately fired off powerful blasts of flame and pressurized water respectively. The four attacks collided in midair and generated a massive explosion that sent both trainers and their Pokemon flying through the air.
"Shit Shit Shit Shit Shit!" Naruto spoke rapidly as he noticed he was about to make a painful collision with the wall of the Pokemon League stadium. He closed his eyes and prepared for impact, but his eyes widened when he suddenly felt his motion halt. His blue eyes opened and he observed himself and noticed the blue aura surrounding his body.
Naruto and Sasuke turned to see Hiashi Hyuga and his Mr. Mime. The Mime Pokemon's eyes were glowing with a blue light to show that it had utilized the trademark telekinesis of all Psychic-types.
'Well that explains the floating.' Naruto thought as he took note of the Psychic-type Pokemon. "Hyuga-san, the teme said you and Tsunade were here, but I didn't see you guys. It's good to see you gym leaders are here."
Mr. Mime set down both trainers and their Pokemon on the ground. Naruto then noticed three Raticate about to jump at the gym leader and his Pokemon, intending to bite into them.
"Hyuga-san behind..." Naruto never finished his declaration as Mr. Mime created a wall by manipulating the air molecules. The brown furred Pokemon dragged down the air wall as if they were bugs on a car windscreen.
"Box them." Hiashi commanded in his trademark stoic tone. Mr. Mime complied and then the air obeyed Mr. Mime's commands, becoming a box.
"They're trapped in a box? Cliche much?" Naruto joked.
"Cliches are often very useful in these situations." Hiashi said before nodding to Mr. Mime. The Mime Pokemon nodded and then slammed the trapped Raticate into the ground, crushing their bones from the force. Naruto and Sasuke looked down at the heavily damaged, possibly dead, Pokemon.
"W-Wow." Naruto gulped. Sasuke sweated lightly. "You guys are never this violent in regular battles."
Hiashi turned to Mr. Mime before nodding to the Psychic-type. The evolved form of Mime Jr. spread out its hands and suddenly, a large box-shaped barrier surrounded the three trainers and their Pokemon, protecting them from the outside. With the defensive barrier now erect, Hiashi fixated his gaze on the two teenagers.
"Uzumaki-san? Uchiha-san?" Naruto blinked in confusion as Hiashi turned to him. "Do you know the prominent Pokemon based laws made by the Pokemon League Association?"
"Ummm..." Naruto paused, but Hiashi didn't give the blonde time to answer as he decided to answer it himself.
"Number One; Pokemon that are owned by other trainers cannot be stolen or captured by other members of the human populace. Number Two; the poaching of Pokemon is illegal if said Pokemon are held within a federal reserve like the Safari Zone. Number Three; Pokemon must not be used for slavery, trafficking or placed under any sort of abuse. And finally, the fourth law, also knows as the Absolute Law...Pokemon found in the wild or under the ownership of a trainer cannot, will not and should not be killed." Hiashi explained.
"Why are you telling us what we already know?" Sasuke asked.
"The Pokemon League frowns upon the death of Pokemon. Though Pokemon far exceed the population of humans, Pokemon are not to be killed by any means necessary. Whether it be wild or in official battles, the Pokemon League prohibits any trainer, or human for that matter, from carrying out the act of killing a Pokemon. Because of this, all trainers are taught to fight with the restraint necessary to not kill in battle."
"What?"
"Pokemon with claws, fangs, talons...you think Pokemon like that haven't taken the life of another Pokemon in order to survive? The natural world shows us that Pokemon have the capability to kill one another. We trainers are to act as restraints on Pokemon, preventing killing from happening, but there are times when the act cannot be restrained."
"So...you mean...Typhlosion..."
"Your Typhlosion, the Uchiha's Feraligatr, even my daughter's Espeon." Hiashi said. "The reason I am telling you both this is because the world is not so black and white as you all claim it to be. Pokemon have died before, intentionally and unintentionally. You all have seen your Pokemon shed blood, break their bones and even become afflicted by status ailments that would kill any lesser creature, but you have never seen a Pokemon die."
Sasuke and Naruto confirmed Hiashi's statement with a tentative nod.
"Make no mistake, Uzumaki-san, we gym leaders are a powerful set of trainers. However, we must sometimes limit the level of damage which we can deal to opposing Pokemon. In official trainer battles, we aim to damage, not to kill. This is a time of crisis and so all the restrictions placed on us by the laws of the Pokemon League Association are removed. This is war, Uzumaki-san."
Naruto and Sasuke nodded in understanding. Naruto looked up from the ground.
"Hyuga-san...I just have one question."
"And that is?"
"You said that gym leaders place restraints on themselves to prevent death of opposing Pokemon. Does that mean that all you gym leaders hold back? Does that mean our victories over the gyms are not actual victories, but merely pity ones?"
"You and your Pokemon have gone through many trials. Gym leaders fight to the best of their ability when met with a challenger. We restrain our Pokemon from killing, but that does not mean that we fight in the same manner. Gym leaders fight with everything they have, this I swear, Uzumaki-san. Your victories over the eight gyms of the Johto region are pure."
Naruto smirked at the older trainer and nodded his head. "Thank you, Hyuga-san...I really needed to hear that." The blonde was given a nod in response.
Hiashi and Mr. Mime then turned to watched the airborne Legendary Pokemon and Hiashi's emotionless expression seemed to falter as he felt the massive powers of the large, winged monstrosities.
"So you were telling the truth." Hiashi stated. "Ho-oh and Lugia are being used to attack us. Then I must assume your meeting with the Legendary Beasts is also true."
"Yeah, I mean we have no reason to lie." The blonde replied.
"Is it really that unbelievable after everything that has happened so far?" Sasuke asked rhetorically.
"No, but your story did seem rather farfetched." Hiashi replied. The long haired man then scanned the seating areas before his pale eyes narrowed. "My daughter is in seating area G with your pink haired friend and the rotund hiker. They are fighting there. Go to her and ensure her safety. As a gym leader, I must ensure the safety of the masses, my daughter being among said masses. I trust you to watch over Hinata personally."
Hiashi then had Mr. Mime drop the barrier box surrounding them.
"As you instructed me to do so before, Hyuga-san." Naruto replied before he and Sasuke ran off. A few ROOT grunts leaped off of the stands and raced towards the two teenagers on their Pokemon, but they were blocked off when Hiashi and Mr. Mime stood before them.
"I suggest you take your battle up with me. Those brats are not worth your time." Hiashi's eyes narrowed dangerously. "Let me show you the power of the Hyuga clan."
Indigo Plateau- Seating Area G
"Espeon, Psychic!" A powerful of telekinetic force tore through the air and sent two Arbok soaring through the air. Three Graveler rolled on the ground as they used Rollout. However, Sakura's Meganium took its place in front of the incoming Rock-types.
"Meganium, Petal Dance!" The razor sharp petals on Meganium's neck were flung through the air with a forceful movement of the saurian Pokemon's neck. The Graveler were cut by the sharp leaves and sent flying through the air from the force the petals crashed into them. Before the Graveler landed on the ground, they were grabbed by a pair of Rhydon.
The Drill Pokemon roared before hurling the Graveler back at their opponents as throwing projectiles. The three trainers and their Pokemon quickly leaped out of the way. Akatsuchi then removed his own Poke Ball and tossed it at the Rhydon. The Poke Ball popped open in midair and Golem hovered above the two Rhydon.
"Golem use Earthquake!" The Megaton Pokemon nodded and it grabbed both Rhydon by their horns. By utilizing its heavy weight in conjunction with gravity as it fell, Golem pulled both Drill Pokemon down to the ground with great force. The ground then began to vibrate forcefully and the force of the Earthquake attack split apart the chairs and the stone steps beneath the Megaton Pokemon.
The Rhydon were immediately knocked out from the super effective attack. Akatsuchi then turned and saw a trio of Rhyhorn charging up the stairs towards his Pokemon. The Rhyhorn released simultaneous roars before crashing into Akatsuchi's Golem.
"GOL!" The Pokemon flew through the air as all three Rhyhon slammed into it with their Take Down attacks. The bipedal rock tore through the stands before settling at Akatsuchi's feet. The Rhyhorn then turned to their targets and scratched at the ground beneath them to charge forth once more. However, just as they were about to charge a large wave of water crashed into them.
Tracing back the path of the large wave, their eyes widened as they saw Naruto and Sasuke running up the broken staircase, riding atop their starter Pokemon. Typhlosion and Feraligatr leaped into the air and their trainers pointed down at the wave of Pokemon that planned to attack their friends.
"Typhlosion, Flamethrower!"
"Feraligatr, Hydro Pump!"
Both Pokemon unleashed their devastating moves. A massive explosion of steam formed as both moves slammed into the ROOT Pokemon and sent them careening through the air.
As they landed on the ground, Naruto turned around with a worried look on his face. "You guys okay?"
Hinata, Sakura and Akatsuchi nodded. The hiker returned his downed Golem to its ball before looking back to the two league contenders.
"I knew you guys said ROOT would be attacking at the Pokemon League, but this is ridiculous." Akatsuchi gestured to the stadium where the gym leaders were still facing off against the large number of ROOT members.
"Look, we have to hurry up and find a way to get out of here. Nagato is probably already on his way or, in the worst case scenario, has already arrived at Illex Forest." Sakura said.
"But there's too much happening. Some of the exits have been blocked off due to them caving in from the aftermath of some Pokemon attacks. Not to mention if we tried to go for the available ones we'd be stuck trying to fight off all the grunts that the gym leaders aren't already fighting. Our Pokemon could be exhausted by the time we get out." Akatsuchi replied.
The teenage trainers and their Pokemon were suddenly knocked out of their thoughts as the ground beneath them shook. Their eyes widened when six Arbok burst out of the ground, fangs bared and dripping with violet poison.
"CHAAAARBOK!" The cobra-like Pokemon went to strike at its prey, but the Pokemon suddenly paused in midair. The serpents fell to the ground, their heads chopped off cleanly as what appeared to be a swirling wind raged around them. The Arbok were now laying beneath the blood covered claws of Raikou and Entei and the remnants of Suicune's Gust attack vanished.
The Legendary Beasts turned upwards and the trainer's followed their gazes as they saw Petrel as he seemed to be in a serious conversation with someone on the other end of the comm link he had attached to his ears. The purple haired admin of ROOT then pressed a button on the device he held before Ho-oh and Lugia stopped their respective rampages. The Legendary Pokemon spread their wings and flew off in a southerly direction.
"They're leaving?!" Sakura exclaimed.
"Nagato must have told that purple haired guy something." Hinata deduced. "We need to follow them."
Suddenly, the three beasts bent their bodies and looked at Naruto, Sasuke and Hinata.
"I think they want us to climb on." Naruto said. The reincarnation of thunder nodded its head and Naruto smirked. The three then jumped atop their respective beasts.
Hinata hopped atop Suicune and Akatsuchi was quick to accept the gesture for him to sit with her atop the reincarnation of the Northern Winds and Water.
"No unnecessary touching." Naruto warned the hiker. Akatsuchi chuckled while Hinata gained a blush on her face at what Naruto said. Entei bent down and allowed for Sasuke to himself before pulling up Sakura to sit behind him. The pink haired girl blushed a bit as she wrapped her arms around the raven haired boy. Finally, Naruto climbed onto Raikou's back.
As they prepared to set off after Ho-oh and Lugia, the Pokedex-es in their pockets beeped. With a confused look on their faces, the four pulled them out and their eyes widened as they saw the information that appeared before them.
Suicune the Aurora Pokemon. A Water-type Pokemon. Said to be the embodiment of north winds, it can instantly purify filthy, murky water.
Entei the Volcano Pokemon. A Fire-type Pokemon. A Pokémon that races across the land. It is said that one is born every time a new volcano appears.
Raikou the Thunder Pokemon. An Electric-type Pokemon. The rain clouds it carries let it fire thunderbolts at will. They say that it descended with lightning.
"Did we just...catch...legendary Pokemon?" Hinata couldn't deny the utter shock and feeling of accomplishment she felt as she read over his Pokedex entries for the Legendary Beasts.
"It...seems so." Sasuke said.
"We are so badass!" Naruto exclaimed. He then held on to Raikou's sides and a determined looked flashed across his face. "With these three Legendary Pokemon on our side we can definitely stop Nagato and ROOT from messing with the time stream! We can absolutely win!"
The others watched the blonde as the impact of his words finally hit them. He was right. The trainers then returned their partner Pokemon to their Poke Balls and nodded to one another. The Legendary Beasts glanced at one another before taking off towards the large walls of the stadium. However, Petrel saw the three Legendary Beasts climbing the stairs and shook his head.
"You think you can escape this place easily?" Petrel took out a number of Poke Balls and tossed them into the air. A horde of Koffing, Weezing and Golbat all appeared before the three Legendary Pokemon.
"Koffing and Weezing use Poison Gas and Flamethrower! Golbat, use Air Cutter!"
The two types of Poison Gas Pokemon inflated their bodies causing them to swell to immense sizes.
"KOFFING!"
"WEEZING WEEZ!"
Both Pokemon unleashed the toxic green gases from the crater-like holes in their bodies before mixing in a powerful stream of fire. The gases ignited and created a massive explosion that raced towards the three Legendary Pokemon as the Air Cutter attacks from the Golbat horde guided the flames of the explosion towards them.
Petrel laughed as he saw the young trainers and the Legendary Beasts about to be engulfed in a storm of emerald flame. "Die you maggots! ROOT cannot be defeated, we are invinci-huh?" ROOT's master of disguise suddenly found himself sweating profusely as the green explosion of fire was quickly overwhelmed by the even larger and more powerful fiery explosion generated by Suicune's Gust mixing in with Entei's Flamethrower. Petrel quickly took cover behind the throne of the Champion as his Pokemon were blows back by the fiery explosion, damaging them significantly.
Seeing their opportunity, the Legendary Beasts took advantage of the opening given to them. Leaping up and over the large walls of the Pokemon League Stadium. Digging their claws into the stone, they began to descend the vertical wall, running along its length as if it were horizontally flat ground.
The auras of yellow, red and blue surrounded their bodies and trails of their respective colour followed behind them as they sped after Ho-oh and Lugia. As the three touched down on the ground simultaneously, the ground cracked beneath their paws. Naruto grinned toothily.
"Let's kick some ass."
And with an earth shattering boom, they raced after the lords of the sea and sky.
(A/N: Yeah, Yeah, I know. People and Pokemon actually getting killed and torn apart, very uncharacteristic in the world of Pokemon. Well I showed you all ever since early on in this story that Pokemon are not invincible in body. They can be broken and they can bleed. Thus, they CAN. BE. KILLED. I've been leading up to this event for so long, I've planned out how this chapter went out and in my honest opinion, I think I pulled it off rather well. I will not take it back and I will not edit this chapter to make room for leniency. I gave warning in my author note at the top saying that from this chapter onwards, the darker aspects of Pokemon will be revealed.
Though if you guys ask for reasons as to why I chose to do this kind of chapter is because 1.) I have been leading up to this event as I stated before, 2.) I recently read over the Pokemon Adventures manga and the realism of the Pokemon manga's world struck me hard and I thus I received new inspiration to make this sort of chapter, and 3.) this is the part of the story where the villain finally brings everything full circle. No obstacles holding him back, no strings attached, no restraints. Everything is done. He has everything he needs to carry out his plan to its fullest and so there is no longer a need to hold back on making unnecessary bloodshed. He plans to resurrect his dead wife and take over the continent after all, blood needs to be spilled for that to happen.
Pokedex: Seen-182
Caught-113
Character Bio: Hikari Nonaka
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Blue
About: Hikari is a seventeen year old Pokemon trainer who had the dream of becoming a top coordinator by winning the Grand Festival, though this dream was halted upon her defeat at the hands of Hinata Hyuga. She grew up in the Sinnoh region with her aunt and younger cousin as her parents passed away when she was ten. Upon turning twelve years old, she received her an Eevee from her aunt which later evolved to become her trademark Flareon. She is a very calm and resourceful and is usually very sociable. However, she is known to be a bit eccentric when it comes to situations in which she is embarrassed. She is a very powerful trainer and an even greater coordinator as shown by her making it into the Top 4 of the Grand Festival. However, she is a straight forward attacker often utilizing her Flareon's high attack and speed to make fast yet powerful blows.
Naruto's Team:
Typhlosion(Male)
Pidgeot(Male)
Heracross(Male)
Quagsire(Female)
Amphoros(Female)
Dragonite(Female)
Hinata's Team:
Espeon (Female)
Butterfree(Female)
Nidoqueen(Female)
Jumpluff(Female)
Lapras(Male)
Togekiss(Male)
Sasuke's Team:
Feraligatr(Male)
Sneasel(Male)
Gengar(Male)
Rapidash(Female)
Red Gyarados(Male)
Rhydon(Male)
Sakura's Team:
Meganium(Female)
Azumarill(Female)
Porygon2(No Gender)
Wigglytuff(Male)
Ninetails(Female)
Raichu/Pika(Male)
Akatsuchi's Team:
Golem(Male)
Steelix(Male)
Sudowoodo(Male)
Crobat(Female)