Naruto: Johto Journeys Chapter 40:The Big Leagues, a Pokémon + Naruto Crossover fanfic

Naruto: Johto Journeys

Chapter 40: The Big Leagues

"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!

(A/N: Thanks to all of you readers for making it this far and sticking through this story for so long. I know it's been rough at times as I did things with the content that I'm sure some of you didn't like, but had to stick with since you couldn't have done anything to change it. Anyway, thanks for all the positive reviews that came in for the last chapter and I hope there is more to come until the end of this one.

And to those of you who have asked this question, one that I have received on numerous occasions I might add, YES! Yes, I am writing a sequel to this story. It will take place in the Hoenn region as a way to celebrate the releases of the new upcoming Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby versions. So gonna get Omega Ruby, Groudon is my boy! I originally planned to have this sequel based on Emerald version, but because of the Hoenn remakes I have to use them as the new basis since there have been extreme changes to the plot of the game story line since Groudon and Kyogre undergo Primal De-Evolution to become Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon.

With help from my Pokemon advisor and buddy, KuramaFTW, I have already planned out the Pokemon teams for Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura and Hinata so please do not make any suggestions regarding the teams for them. And yes, there will be Mega Evolutions present in the sequel. Also, if Ninetendo and Pokemon Inc. wouldn't have already done it by the time I reach the Sootopolis City arc, then I will be bringing in an original formation of a Primal Rayquaza as well. So that's what you guys have to look forward too in the upcoming sequel of this story.

Now on with the chapter.)

Champion's Palace, Pokemon League Stadium, Indigo Plateau

The Champion's Palace was a great piece of architecture that the Champion of the Kanto and Johto regions used as their living quarters. It was a massive mansion which held twelve bedrooms, twenty bathrooms, a massive kitchen area, two living areas and a massive dance hall for the occasional parties or special occasion events that were to be held by the Champion himself.

However, the most important, and largest, room in the entirety of the palace was the Council Room. The Council Room was a large oval-shaped office with a single round table in the centre which had twenty-one seats surrounding it. One for each of the sixteen gym leaders of the joint region, one for each member of the Elite Four, and one for the Champion.

Currently, the room was occupied by the eight gym leaders of Johto and Izuna. Files were spread out all over the table with each person looking over them with looks of extreme concentration. There were one hundred and thirty-two candidates, each with great levels of unlocked potential, their ages ranging from twelve to sixty-five. It was from these one hundred and thirty-two that the eight gym leaders of the Johto region and the Champion had to choose who would move on to fight in the preliminary quarterfinal rounds of the Kanto-Johto Pokemon League Silver Conference Victory Tournament. TO choose who would be the top sixteen trainers that had the greatest chances of making it to the Elite Four and possibly challenge Izuna for his title as Champion.

As they read through the numerous files, they also glanced away to look at a number of small televisions which were placed at the far end of the council room to show the video recordings of each of the sixty-four Double Battle matches that occurred the day before.

Haku sighed, rubbing her temples. The fifteen year old gym leader groaned in annoyance before turning to Izuna. "Izuna-sama, did Otou-san have to do this as well?"

"He did." The Dragon Master replied as he glanced through a file. "This was a lot easier when all sixteen of the gym leaders were here. With so many candidates to be observed being split between seventeen people, it really lightened the load. However, seeing as it's only nine of us I had to make an announcement that we would postpone the quarterfinals to the day after tomorrow. We are already behind schedule on this tournament because of that small riot we had yesterday after the Double Battles. Because of so many trainers, and their parents in the case of the younger ones, producing such a ruckus over the matter of not being able to get a better chance to show off their so-called 'skills'..." Izuna said the word with a roll of his eyes. "...we had to do that ridiculous Round Robin tournament where we had to split them off into groups of sixteen and had them fight again."

"Indeed. Though there was nothing else we could have done to ease the masses, Izuna-sama." Shibi replied as he adjusted his dark glasses. "If anything, despite the unnecessary action to create the Round Robin tournament, we got a chance to solidify our opinions as to which competitors we are going to remove when we choose our top sixteen."

The Bug-type gym leader gestured to the small pile of files stacked neatly atop one another. "By my count, of the one hundred and thirty-two competitors, we have effectively removed sixty-four of them, thus halving the amount of files we have to look at."

"Shibi-san, you always know just what to say." Izuna said with a small smile. He then turned to back to Haku. "Anyway, Haku-san, like I was saying, Zabuza-san would have also been doing this paperwork had he not been busy."

"I see." The androgynous looking female replied. "Speaking of which, how are Otou-san and the other Kanto gym leaders doing? Surely reconstruction on their cities and towns should be done by now. I mean, Johto had already been rebuilt. We even managed to finish construction on the Magna Rail that links Goldenrod City to Saffron City."

"The Kanto gym leaders are doing fine, but while it is true that the cities and towns have completed their rebuilding projects, I had them help with Cinnabar Island's debacle." Izuna said, a deep frown marring his face. The other gym leaders grimaced upon remembering what ROOT had done to the island.

Thank Arceus for Fugaku's 'just-in-case' plans. Ever since he lost Itachi, Fugaku had developed an unhealthy case of paranoia, but it served to be a blessing that day.

During the ROOT War, ROOT had used their helicopters to drop Electrode and Graveler into the dormant volcano on Cinnabar Island and them use Explosion and Self-Destruct. The force of the attacks was so great that it made the volcano active once more. Luckily, there was enough time for Fugaku's contingency plan to come into action, which was that Cinnabar Island have personal ferries present to evacuate the island in case of an emergency. A majority of the population was saved, but many lives were still lost in the eruption. Half of Cinnabar Island was now buried under a mound of solidified lava and was currently under the watchful gaze of a black cloud of ash and smog.

Also, with Fugaku's gym lost, the man had already constructed a secondary gym building in a nearby cave complex on an island near the Seafoam Islands. Things were the busy in the Kanto region to say the least.

"Fear not, Haku-san!" Lee exclaimed. "The flames of unbridled youth within Fugaku-san's soul will ignite a passionate fire of hope for the people of Cinnabar Island! And with our flames of youth, we can easily read through all of these files before the sun sets! If I am not able to do so, then I shall do one hundred push-ups, and if I am not able to do one hundred push-ups I shall do five laps around the entire Indigo Plateau, and if I cannot do that I will..." Lee was painfully interrupted in his dialogue when Tenten gripped his ear and twisted it harshly, earning a yelp of pain from the spandex wearing gym leader. "Owwww...Tenten, what was that for? That was most unyouthful."

"You're being annoying, Lee." The Steel-type specialist stated with narrowed eyes. "No one cares about your superhuman workout routines. Just get back to looking through the files."

Kurenai smiled at the interaction between the young gym leaders. It was always a surprise to her to see such young Pokemon trainers already taking the role of gym leader, and in the case of a certain Hyuga, a member of the Elite Four. The Ghost-type user glanced back down at the files in her hands and gained a thoughtful look on her face.

"Hmm, well...this is interesting." Kurenai said. "We've never had competitors from this far outside of the region."

"What do you mean?" Shinno blinked as he set aside another file, placing it in his 'Rejected' pile. Kurenai placed her two files down and opened them out for the other gym leaders and Izuna to see, sliding them into the centre of the large table. Kurenai then spun around her chair and adjusted two televisions to show the two battles for the topic candidates.

"First, we have Ryuu. He has no family name to give him a more specific identity." Kurenai said as she showed the matches from the Screening Rounds, Double Battles and the Round Robin tournament. Fuka saw the others were busy watching the screen and picked up Ryuu's file.

"Very interesting, and cute too." The red haired beauty muttered as she looked at his picture.

Ryuu had a very athletic build and a light skin tone. He had messy brown hair that covered his eyebrows, and blue-green coloured eyes. His clothes consisted of a grey turtleneck that, except for the neck area, was completely obscured from view by the large black coat he wore. The coat had long sleeves, with the left sleeve being longer and was shown to have a triangular design that covered part of his left hand and was covered in intricate red lines that snaked up the length of the sleeve. The coat was held in place by a large silver button at the stomach area, allowing the coat to be open and reveal the dark grey pants and combat boots he wore.

"So he comes from Pyrite Town in the Orre region. You're right, Kurenai. No one ever comes from that far out of the region to take part in the Silver Conference."

"Orre?" Izuna raised an eyebrow. "Now there's a name I haven't heard in a long while. What else does the file on this Ryuu say?" The Champion leaned forward, resting his elbows on the table as he actually became interested in this competitor's profile.

"He's seventeen years old, so while he's older than many of our competitors, he's still quite young." Fuka said. "He'll surely give the younger boys and girls a fight since he is very experienced. OI!" Fuka pouted when the file was snatched out of her hands by Tenten. The bun haired fourteen year old read through the file at blinding speed and her brown eyes widened.

"Wow! Not only is he experienced, but he's REALLY experienced." The Steel-type user said. "He's actually the reigning champion of Pyrite Town's Pokemon battling tournament known as The Under."

"And judging from his battling, he does show the skill that comes with being a trainer worthy of moving forward." Shinno added as he watched the television sets. He then turned to the television screen showing the battles featuring a teenage boy. "And what of this boy? His battling style is truly for someone who grew up in Orre. All those Sandstorm attacks and then he uses the weather to strike them while they are blind."

"That Rock Tomb looks like it hurts too." Haku winced as she watched the boy's Sandslash and Steelix use the combination of Rock Tomb to bind the opponent before Steelix's Iron Tail knocked the opponent's Pokemon unconscious. "Oooo, and that Iron Tail. This kid is brutal."

"Who is this kid?" Mikoto asked. The Uchiha matriarch's answer was shown when the file was slid over to her. She picked it up and observed the boy's profile. The boy was no older than thirteen and wore a long sleeved, dark red shirt and pants along with a pair of black boots. Wrapped around his chest was a brown vest, and around his neck was a white scarf that, judging by its size, would also serve as a covering to protect his face from the sands and scorching temperatures of Orre's desert. His hair was a dark red and he had pupil-less green eyes.

"Gaara, and like our other Orre region resident, he has no last name. Is this going to be a thing?" Mikoto asked. "Do all people in the Orre region not have a last name?"

"Hardly a hypothesis worth investigating." Izuna said with an amused expression. "Continue."

"He's thirteen, the same age as Sasuke." Mikoto read. "He has no other Pokemon listed here except for the six he brought with him. Two of them are Hoenn native Pokemon. This could be a very interesting Silver Conference. From the battles we've just seen, the boy is definitely a strategist from how he utilizes his Sandstorms to wipe out his opponents in quick and efficient manners. He took out his opponents in under five minutes and none of his Pokemon have ever been hit. He battled the Kanto region gym leaders and because of his Sandstorm tactics, all of the gym leaders he faced said that he was able to fight through five of them without a scratch."

"Without a scratch? I hardly doubt someone who fought Zabuza or Tsunade with those types of Pokemon would get out unscathed."

"I did say five out of the eight." Mikoto argued. "He's a worthy candidate."

"I second Mikoto-san's words." Lee said. "With such an amazing skill set, to go through five of the Kanto gym leaders without having any of his Pokemon hurt is quite an achievement. Not to mention with these Hoenn region native Pokemon, he is bound to be entertaining for the crowd."

"Alright, so we all agree that Ryuu and Gaara are in?" Izuna asked. The eight Johto gym leaders nodded their heads. "So that puts us at how many?" The Champion asked as Mikoto and Tenten placed Ryuu's file and Gaara's in the small pile of files for trainers they wished to advance.

"Well we all agreed that Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Shino Aburame, Kiba Inuzuka, Shizuka Reimei and Satoshi Taijiri would advance. With Ryuu and Gaara, that puts us at a total of eight. Which means we have eight more people to choose from." Shinno counted.

"Well, I'm good. As long as we all agreed that my brilliant Sasuke-chan would get in, I would be happy. I don't care who else gets in." Mikoto smiled happily. "And Naruto would get in so that when he and Sasuke-chan fight, I can rub it in Kushina's stupid face that Sasuke-chan is better when he wins."

"Concerning the inclusion of Naruto-kun, Sasuke-kun and Shino-kun..." Lee spoke. "...would people not ask questions and think that we are favouring them because of their relations to people of high authority. With Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki being Naruto-kun's parents, people may assume that because of his parentage, Naruto-kun would have been offered a 'free pass' into the quarterfinals. And with Shino-kun being Shibi-san's son, and Sasuke-kun being your young cousin, Izuna-sama, and Mikoto-san's and Fugaku-san's son, it will give people even more of a reason to believe Sasuke-kun is offered free passage."

"I've been wondering that myself." Shinno said. Fuka, Haku, Kurenai and Tenten nodded as well.

"This has occurred many times in the past actually." Izuna said. "Thirty years ago, when Mikoto was taking part in the Pokemon League that ended with Minato being the winner..." Mikoto frowned at the memory of being placed fourth in that competition. Stupid Kushina and her stupid Articuno and its stupid Blizzard attack. "...many competitors and spectators believed that because Mikoto was an Uchiha, that I let her through to the final rounds of the competition."

"And what did you do?" Shibi asked.

"It was merely a matter of reminding them of Mikoto's battles that got her to that point in the Pokemon League." Izuna shrugged. "I mean, Naruto, Sasuke and Shino have earned their stars. Naruto and Sasuke have used Pokemon that are not even a part of their strongest teams thus showing that they have a great ability to train Pokemon, fighting with them as if they had been using them their entire lives. This shows great skill as a trainer due to the variety of Pokemon they have under their belt. And Shino is a tactical genius. He struck with quick and efficient maneuvers that I'm sure made you very proud, Shibi-san."

Shibi nodded his head in confirmation.

"Besides, I hardly believe there will be any sort of trouble regarding our choices. So then...let's get this over with. Eight more people to choose and sixty-two more files to sift through."

"HAI!"

Pokemon Centre, Pokemon League, Indigo Plateau

"Oh, I'm so proud of my baby boy!" Kushina grinned as she hugged Naruto tightly. The blonde teenager groaned in embarrassment as Sasuke smirked in amusement while Sakura, Hinata and Akatsuchi were more open in their amusement by snickering.

"Et tu, Hina-chan?" Naruto asked with a deadpan stare. The young Hyuga tried her best to stifle her laughs, but was failing, especially when Kushina began to rub her face against Naruto's.

"I-I-I'm sorry, N-Naruto-kun, but this is just...just too hilarious." Hinata spoke her sentence in a broken manner due to her laughing. Naruto glared at his friends and girlfriend while gritting his teeth. He then turned to the Pokemon, but his glare only intensified when he saw they were shaking heavily from also stifling their cries of amusement.

"When I become Champion, none of you are going to come and live with me in my awesome mansion of awesome-ness." Naruto muttered. "And Typhlosion, you will be stuck in a ditch somewhere." Typhlosion stopped snickering, its red eyes wide with shock.

"Ty Typhlosion Phlosion!"

"What do you mean 'why'?!" Naruto shouted back. "You betrayed me for laughing! Never shall you see the sanctity of my mansion of awesome-ness!" The Volcano Pokemon merely stuck its tongue out in retaliation like the mature and powerful Pokemon that it was. Kushina was then removed from her son's form as Minato pried her off.

"Alright Kushi-chan, that's enough." The older blonde said. "You're embarrassing the boy, and while it's our job as parents to do so, we can't do it too much. I mean, we pretty much did that for the whole three days of the Silver Conference during each of his battles when we made bets with Mikoto-san to see who would win between Naru-chan and Sasuke."

Kushina frowned comically, but nodded. "Fine. By the way, Naru-chan, we really are very proud of you. So, to celebrate, we're gonna order some ramen for you."

"I know you are and HELL YES!" Naruto grinned toothily. His blue eyes sparkled with glee that made Minato sweatdrop.

"You really are your mother's child, aren't you?"

"No thanks to you, Tou-chan." Naruto stuck his tongue out at the former Champion. Minato hunched over with an anime cloud of depression hanging over his head, rain and lightning bolts and all.

"You're so mean to me, Naru-chan." Anime tears flowed from his eyes like waterfalls and made everyone else sweatdrop as they watched the former Champion sob. Naruto turned away from his father and looked to where he saw his cousins sitting at a small table and gazing out the window. Naruto walked towards them and then plopped himself down in a chair, alerting the three siblings of his presence.

"So guys, what's up?" Naruto smiled brightly.

"Meh, can't complain." Wallace replied.

"You're doing really well, Naruto." Sapphire said. "You may actually have a chance of winning this thing."

"Damn straight." Naruto nodded his head stiffly. "And you guys are enjoying the tournament?"

"Of course." Ruby answered. "It's really interesting to see so many people battling one another to get a shot at the Champion."

"Well, you guys are really strong." The blonde smirked at his cousins. "Maybe you guys can take on the Gym Leader challenge and try out for the Pokemon League and see if you can become as good as me."

"Are you saying we're weaker than you?" The children of Nagato narrowed their eyes at their blonde cousin. Three angry gazes met Naruto's challenging one.

"Possibly." He replied. The three siblings fumed before Ruby and Sapphire began to comically strangle the thirteen year old trainer.

"Ah, they're bonding so nicely." Kushina sighed blissfully. Everyone who was observing the cousins interact, turned to Kushina with a sweatdrop.

'That's bonding?' They thought.

"I can only imagine what actual family fighting will turn out to be." Sakura muttered to her crush.

"Hn." Sasuke grunted in reply.

"So how are Ruby, Sapphire and Wallace handling themselves at your house?" Hinata asked Minato and Kushina. "It's been seven months since you adopted them."

"Well, we had to expand a bit and get two new bedrooms built in. One for the twins and another for Wallace. The house was a lot more lively since Naruto was always bothering them to help him train." Kushina chuckled.

"He inherited your annoying stubborn attitude, so you can imagine just how much he had been bothering them to do so." Minato added with a snicker. "OW" He yelped as Kushina punched his shoulder. He rubbed the assaulted area.

"Don't laugh." She huffed. "At least Naruto didn't inherit your flaky looks." The group of teenagers and their partner Pokemon released a chorus of snickers and giggles as they saw Minato's eyes widen, holding his hand over his heart in mock hurt.

"Flaky? Is that really what you thought of me?" Minato asked. "Oh Kushi-chan, how you wound me."

"Nyah." Kushina pulled down the skin beneath her eye and stuck her tongue out like the mature adult she was. The small group then walked over to the large booth where the four Uzumaki members were currently sitting, thus saving Naruto from being strangled to death as said blonde's girlfriend pried him out of the twins' grips.

"Thanks Hina-chan." Naruto then glared at Sapphire and Ruby. "You monster women and your super grips."

"Thank you." The twins replied with smug smiles on their faces. After the Pokemon Centre's staff took their orders and brought over their orders of ramen, and Pokemon food for the Pokemon, Kushina and Minato turned to their son and Sasuke.

"So boys...the quarterfinals are about to come up. The fourth day of the competition. Are you ready for it?" Minato asked. Naruto and Sasuke nodded their heads.

"Mhmm." They grunted out as their mouths were currently filled with ramen noodles.

"So what's your battle plans?"

"Secret." Both teenagers replied earning sweatdrops and deadpan gazes from the others.

"Is there anything that you are actually willing to tell us?" Sakura asked.

"Well..." Naruto swallowed his noodles and turned to his pink haired friend. "...since these are the quarterfinals and thus, the important part of the Silver Conference, we'll be using our main teams for this. That annoying Round Robin tournament yesterday got us the approval to go into the quarterfinals I'm sure."

"What makes you say that?" Wallace asked.

"You sound surprisingly confident about it too." Sapphire added.

"You've seen our main teams so you all know as well as we do that the Pokemon we used aren't our strongest ones." Sasuke chose to answer this time. "By showing off our ability to use different Pokemon other than our main six, it shows our ability to adapt and our versatility. It's not one hundred percent guaranteed, but I would still say that the chances of the dobe and I getting into the top sixteen are pretty high."

"He's got a point there." Ruby agreed. "And you guys defeated all of your opponents in under ten minutes. Though I would be insulted if you weren't able to do that."

"Why would you be insulted, Nee-chan?" Sapphire and Wallace asked the red haired girl.

"Well they've fought us, and they've taken on Legendary Pokemon and came back alive. Not to mention, Naruto's survived a battle with a biological weapon." She pointed to the Master Ball that hung around his neck like a pendant. "We are far stronger than many of those wimps in this tournament and I'd be insulted to see my cousin get his ass handed to him by someone that wasn't as strong as us."

Wallace and Sapphire nodded at their sister's words before looking at Naruto. "Don't lose."

"Like I would. Only the teme here has a chance of taking me down."

"And vice versa, but everyone knows I would win." Sasuke said.

"You wanna go now, teme?"

"Bring it, dobe!"

"Sasuke-kun/Naruto-kun, sit down!" Sakura and Hinata shouted at their respective boys. The two rivals glared at each other before sitting back down and huffed, turning away from each other. Hinata and Sakura sweatdropped.

'Boys.' They thought.

"Naruto-kun?" Hinata's voice caught everyone's attentions, and her boyfriend faced her with a confused expression.

"Yeah?"

"I'm just curious, but...why don't you use Mewtwo to fight?"

Minato and Naruto turned to each other with their eyes wide in shock. The younger blonde faced his girlfriend and shook his head. "Hina-chan, believe me, Mewtwo is possibly the strongest Pokemon in my arsenal. It took all six of my Pokemon and three of Tou-chan's to give me the opportunity to take it down. Mewtwo was made to be the world's strongest weapon, and ROOT succeeded when they made it...but that's exactly why I won't use Mewtwo."

Naruto fingered the shrunken Master Ball. "It'd be like sending out a Gyarados to fight a Pidgey, or sending out Tou-chan's Pikachu to take out a Caterpie. It'd be a massacre. Plus, I want to show that I don't need a Legendary Pokemon to achieve my goals. I bled, sweated and cried with the Pokemon I've raised. Typhlosion, Heracross, Pidgeot, Ampharos, Quagsire, Dragonite...I've come this far with those six by my side and I'll be damned if I didn't think they deserved to fight the home stretch with me." Hinata and the others nodded in understanding. Naruto grinned cheekily. "Plus, I don't think Mewtwo would like it if I sent it out to fight all these small fries. He's a weapon of mass destruction that can fight on par with Ho-oh and Lugia, I'd pretty much be massacring everyone."

"That does make sense." Minato agreed. "Mewtwo is very prideful."

"Well, it sounds very noble of you to fight with the Pokemon you've raised since the beginning." Hinata pecked Naruto on the cheek. Wallace uttered a groan of disgust.

"Ugh, get a room you two." The table's occupants, and a few others near to it, suddenly froze in fear when they felt a burst of killing intent. Everyone turned to see Kushina in her seat, her hair whipping wildly behind her like nine tails. Her body was coated in a shadowy aura and she had a sickeningly sweet smile on her face.

"Wallace, please do not make such commentary at the table in front of me and Minato-kun...okay?" She spoke with sweet tone that was the complete opposite to what sort of imagery was playing out in her mind. Wallace hugged Ruby tightly, and nodded rapidly.

"Y-Y-Yes, Kushina O-Oba-san." He gulped in fear. The shadow aura and seemingly sentient hair vanished and Kushina's mood immediately brightened.

"Good." Kushina then turned to her son and his girlfriend. "Now then, Naru-chan, Hinata-chan, seeing as how Wallace brought up the topic, I need to make sure that you all know certain things."

"OKAA-CHAN!" Naruto exclaimed.

"I'm out." Sasuke said as he dropped his chopsticks and left the table.

"Same here, I don't want to hear this. Sasuke-kun, wait for me!" Sakura exclaimed as she followed after her dark haired beloved.

"We're gone."

"Uh huh."

"Yup."

"Time to go."

Akatsuchi, Wallace, Sapphire and Ruby all left the booth so that only Hinata, Naruto, Minato and Kushina were left at the table. Meganium, Feraligtr, Golem, Charizard, Venusaur and Blastoise followed after their trainers. Pikachu, Kyuubi, Typhlosion and Espeon decided to stay behind and observe what would be a very amusing and embarrassing scene for the two teenage trainers.

"Pika Pikachu." Pikachu's eyes glinted with an evil look in them. Naruto gulped at the Electric Mouse's dialogue.

Blackmail indeed.

Pokemon League Stadium, Indigo Plateau

The Next Day

"Welcome, one and all to another day of the Pokemon League Kanto-Johto Silver Conference Victory Tournament!" Izuna announced from his golden throne. He smiled a bit as he watched the anticipation and excitement on the spectators' faces. "After the Double Battle Rounds that occurred three days ago, and the Round Robin tournament that took place the day before yesterday, I, the Champion, along with the eight gym leaders of the Johto region, had spent the entirety of yesterday going through the files and reviewing the matches pertaining to our one hundred and thirty-two combatants!"

Said combatants were currently standing on the newly fixed battlefield, watching with just as much anticipation and excitement as the people and Pokemon in the stands. Izuna nodded to them with a small smile.

"Our decisions were made after much discussion! In case people have problems with our decisions, I will say this...many of the people here fought with everything they had! You have seen them in action and know that they have earned the well deserved right to take part in this competition and that the names we call out today, have earned their stripes! They have earned the right to move on to become members of the top sixteen of the Silver Conference!" Izuna explained. "Do you not agree?!"

The crowd gave a roar of approval.

"Excellent!" Izuna grinned widely, something that was very uncharacteristic of an Uchiha. "Now then, let's get to it! The top sixteen of the Kanto-Johto Silver Conference Victory Tournament are..." The main jumbo screen blinked to life, the image of the contestants being shown before it was replaced with a completely blank screen. Sixteen white squares then appeared, made up of four rows and four columns.

"Naruto Uzumaki...Shizuka Reimei...Sasuke Uchiha...Satoshi Taijiri...Mitsuru Aoi...Haruka Safaia...Yuki Rubi...Shino Aburame...Ryuu...Gaara...Kiba Inuzuka...Wataru Chiba...Itsuki Shiro...Siba Tatakai...Kikuko Sugiyama...and Kyo Otsuka!" Izuna announced as each member of the top sixteen appeared on the screen. "Please give a round of applause to your top sixteen and quarter-finalist battlers!"

The other one hundred and twenty-eight members of the group of combatants all gave their obvious reactions of disappointment, sadness and anger as they walked off the arena floor and took their seats in the area of the stands reserved for them. After they were seated, the cameras fixated on the top sixteen and Izuna rose from his throne with a smirk.

"You sixteen were handpicked by myself and the eight gym leaders of the Johto region!" Izuna exclaimed as he spoke into his microphone. "You are the best of the best that the regions of Kanto and Johto have to offer, and so it with great pride that I offer my congratulatory feelings to you all! But...do not let your guard down! The challenge is far from over as you now have to fight each other in an elimination round! You will pair off and fight to the finish, and only the victors will proceed to the top eight, the top four and then eventually, the remaining two finalists that will square off to see who will be the Silver Conference's champion!"

The sixteen trainers below nodded their heads in understanding, and Izuna nodded back to them. However, just before Izuna was about to continue speaking, a blast of smoke occurred on the arena floor. A pair of Arbok then appeared in flashes of white light and unleashed simultaneous Flamethrower attacks to the skies. When the smoke cleared it revealed a single person standing with their arms crossed and very toothy grin of their face.

"HELLO POKEMON LEAGUE!" Shouted one Anko Mitarashi. "WHO'S READY FOR SOME FIGHTING?!"

There was period of silence that passed throughout the stadium as Anko's pair of Arbok stopped spewing fire and looked at the stands and then to their trainer. The silence continued for a few more seconds...before the stands erupted into a wild set of cheering and applause. Anko nodded her head in satisfaction.

"Now that's how I like my greetings." She spoke into her microphone. "Let me take it from here, Izuna-kun." She winked at the Champion as said Dragon Master rolled his eyes at the purple haired woman.

"Anko, you came on early. Again." Izuna muttered into the microphone. "We rehearsed this...twelve times. TWELVE! How are you still off with the timing on this thing?!"

"Who cares! The people love me!" Anko shouted. "Ain't that right, people?!" The people answered with their sounds of joy and excitement. Izuna sighed and then nodded, allowing for Anko to take the stage. "Now then, I know a lot of your know me as the knockout sexy Anko Mitarashi; announcer and commentator of Pokemon Contests and for the Grand Festival! But from this point onwards, thanks to Izuna-kun asking me to be a guest appearance here, I will be the knockout sexy Anko Mitarashi; commentator and referee for this Pokemon League! Congratulations to all of you watching this in person and on your television, and listening to this event on your radios and Pokegears...because it just got a whole lot more exciting!"

"Gotta say..." Naruto muttered. "...she does know how to work the crowd." The surrounding competitors that heard him, nodded in agreement.

"So without further ado, we start this Pokemon League quarterfinal segment with these two teenage titans! Kiba Inuzuka, canine Pokemon trainer extraordinaire, will be taking on the son of a Pokemon Champion, Naruto Uzumaki!" The other competitors then proceeded to walk off the arena floor and headed for the viewing area.

"Good luck, both of you." Shizuka smiled at the two boys. Shino merely nodded as a way to offer his support to his comrades. Sasuke didn't even acknowledge Kiba, but he patted his rival on the shoulder.

"Lose to him, and you are no longer worthy of being my rival. You hear me?" Sasuke said with a very serious look on his face. Naruto nodded stiffly. When the other competitors left the arena, Kiba took his area in the blue box while Naruto stood in the red box on his side of the battlefield.

"Time to put you down, mutt." Naruto growled out. Kiba responded with a growl on his own.

"Are both you boys ready?" Kiba and Naruto nodded as they withdrew their respective Poke Balls. "Now let the battle begin...with musical accompaniment! HIT IT!"

(Insert Music: Pokemon- Master Quest Full Theme)

The sound of the music blaring through the loudspeakers in the stadium caught many off-guard, but it only served to increase the excitement in the stadium. Naruto and Kiba glared at each other and pressed the buttons in the centre of the red and white orbs, enlarging them. They reared their arms back and threw them high into the air.

"GO!"

The spheroids snapped open and bursts of white light erupted from the Poke Balls. On Kiba's end of the battlefield stood his trusty Jolteon, while on Naruto's side, he had out his Quagsire.

"Jolteon, Quick Attack and the Double Kick!" Kiba ordered. The Thunder Pokemon nodded and then took off from its spot, a streak of gold and white trailing behind it to show just how quickly it was moving. Jolteon then leaped into the air and lashed out with a strong kick with its hind leg, slamming it down on Quagsire's head.

"Jolt!" Jolteon then pushed off and nailed Quagsire across the face with the second kick. "Eon!" It cried out as it made impact. Jolteon then landed on the ground a few feet away from its opponent and growled as Quagsire appeared to be completely unaffected by the attack.

"And Kiba starts strong with a powerful Double Kick attack!" Anko commented. "However, it seems that Naruto's Quagsire is either very strong in terms of its defensive strength, or it's unaware of the power behind the move because it is just staring at Jolteon with a bored look!"

The Water Fish Pokemon blinked as it looked at Jolteon and Kiba. A few seconds of humourous silence passed before it turned to its trainer and gave him a blank look.

"Quaaaaag?" The Water/Ground-type spoke. Naruto shrugged.

"Yeah, that's it. But there's not much he can do. You are immune to Electric attack after all." Naruto said.

"Sire." The evolved form of Wooper sighed before turning around to face Jolteon. Kiba and his Electric-type growled at the two enemies.

"So you think we're weak, huh? Well, Jolteon show him another Double Kick! Make it hurt!" Jolteon nodded and went to deliver another pair of powerful kicks, but unlike before, a glint of awareness appeared in Quagsire's eyes. Naruto smirked at that.

"Spin with the kick and hit back with your tail!" Quagsire was struck across the face with a powerful kick, but the Water/Ground-type spun with the force, decreasing it to near abysmal levels since it Ground-type characteristic already gave it a dense exterior. As Quagsire spun, the Water Fish Pokemon lashed out with its heavy tail and crashed it against Jolteon's body and sent the Electric-type careening through the air.

"Jolteon, flip to catch yourself and go in for a Quick Attack!" Kiba ordered. Jolteon tumbled through the air, but managed to right itself and land on its feet. It skidded backwards for a feet before taking off almost immediately, racing towards Quagsire.

"Freeze the ground beneath its feet with Blizzard." Quagsire nodded and unleashed a powerful gust of freezing wind from its mouth. The water vapour in the air condensed and then froze to produce ice crystals and a flurry of snow. The gust of freezing wind then washed over the arena floor, coating in ice. Jolteon's eyes widened when it suddenly found itself skidding across the ice and falling flat on its face.

"Now use Earthquake!" Naruto ordered. Quagsire turned around so its back was facing Kiba and Jolteon, and raised its thick tail high into the air.

"QUAG!" The Water Fish Pokemon slammed its tail down on the ground and the force of the earth raced across the battlefield, cracking the sheet of ice Quagsire had created, and traveled through Jolteon's body. The super effective move racked Jolteon's body, the seismic waves dealing a great amount of damage. Jolteon groaned in pain as it lay there on the ice, unconscious.

"And with an intelligent play on Blizzard to stop Jolteon's charge, Naruto knocks out Quagsire with a powerful Earthquake attack!" Anko announced. "Quagsire wins as Jolteon is unable to battle!" The crowd broke out into cheers and applause. Naruto sweatdropped in the stands as he saw his mother jumping up and down like a Spoink on a sugar high and yelling out his name.

'Damn it Kaa-chan!' Naruto thought.

"You got lucky, dobe!" Kiba yelled out as he returned Jolteon to its ball. "But this is as much as victory as you're gonna taste! Go, Umbreon!" The Moonlight Pokemon materialized from its Poke Ball and growled at Quagsire.

"And Kiba hopes to bring down Quagsire with his Umbreon!" Anko announced.

"Umbreon use Quick Attack and Faint Attack!" Kiba shouted. Umbreon nodded and then flickered out of view. Quagsire stood there with a look of confusion etched on its usually blank looking face. Suddenly, a powerful force impacted with its side. Then another struck from the right. Another blow came from behind, sending Quagsire stumbling forward before Umbreon flickered into view in front of the Water Fish Pokemon and struck it in the stomach with a strong forward tackle.

"In a barrage of attacks, Umbreon appears to be holding the upper hand with its speed! A battle of attrition is what Kiba appears to be aiming for! What will our favourite blonde do?!"

'Hmm.' Naruto's eyes narrowed in thought. 'He knows he can't attack me with straight forward attacks because of Quagsire's durability and so he thinks that he can whittle away at Quagsire's health with fast attacks. A rather intelligent strategy for a dunderhead like Kiba, but...' Naruto smirked. '...we haven't gone through all we have just to come down to a battle of attrition.'

"Quagsire, head for the ice sheet you made! Then use Earthquake!" Quagsire nodded and slowly made its way over to the floor of ice it had created to help it bring down Jolteon. Quagsire then raised its tail after enduring a few more solid hits from the Moonlight Pokemon. Kiba smirked as Quagsire then swung its tail.

"You think we're gonna fall for that trick again! Umbreon, jump!"

"BREON!" The Dark-type soared into the air as Quagsire's tail made a bone shattering impact with the ice floor. The ice cracked and broke apart into small shards as the seismic waves tore through it, leaving numerous shards that decorated the ground like broken glass.

"Alright, Umbreon! Land and use Dark Pulse!"

"Counter with Hydro Pump!"

"UMBREON!"

"QUAGSIRE!"

Umbreon gathered ebony energy around its body before rearing up on its hind legs, slamming the forelegs down with devastating force and unleashed a powerful pulse of dark energy. As this occurred, Quagsire had opened its large mouth and unleash an equally large blast of pressurized water. The powerful attacks clashed and resulted in an epic explosion that had both combatants skidding backwards from the force of the shockwave.

"Now Umbreon, Quick Attack and Faint Attack combo one more time!"

"And Kiba goes for the speedy approach once more! Will this be the move that brings down Naruto's Quagsire?" Anko shouted into her microphone. Naruto then glanced around the battlefield as Umbreon vanished from view, seeming to vanish into the wind. His blue eyes then widened as some ice shards were scattered on Quagsire's right.

"Quagsire, to your right! Hydro Pump attack, now!" Quagsire's head whipped in the direction its trainer pointed out and opened its mouth, unleashing the powerful Water-type attack. The burst of water slammed into Umbreon's body and sent the Dark-type careening through the air before it crashed down onto the ground. "Now finish it with Surf!"

"Quag!" The Water Fish Pokemon's body was suddenly engulfed in water as if it were performing an Aqua Jet, before the water rose and expanded to form a massive tidal wave. The dual type Pokemon rode the wave as it raced across the battlefield and Umbreon could only watch in horror as the massive attack curved and slammed down on its form.

"Umbreon!" Kiba called out to the Moonlight Pokemon, but it was for naught as the wave vanished from view revealing Quagsire standing triumphantly atop Umbreon's body with its trademark blank look.

"Quaaaaag." Quagsire tilted its head with what appeared to be a smirk before it waddled back over to its trainer.

"How?" Kiba asked as he returned Umbreon to its ball. "How did you catch Umbreon?!"

"It's simple." Naruto replied. "While it would have helped greatly if Umbreon was hit by the Earthquake attack, the main reason for using it was to shatter the ice floor Quagsire had made with Blizzard. The scattered ice shards would then scatter and make noise to show which direction Umbreon would come from and thus Quagsire would be able to react and counter."

"Impossible!" Kiba shouted. "You're an idiot! No way you'd be able to come up with a plan like that!"

"Wake up, Kiba!" Naruto shouted back. "I was an idiot when it came to academics, but on the battlefield I am not! Get with the times, you close-minded bastard! I'm not weak and I'm not stupid, and I will thoroughly kick your ass if that is what it takes to make you realize that!"

"As if!" Kiba growled out as he pulled out his third Pokemon's ball. "Granbull, take him down!"

Granbull the Fairy Pokemon. A Normal-type Pokemon and the evolved form of Snubbull. Because its fangs are too heavy, it always keeps its head tilted down. However, its bite is powerful.

"Attack with Giga Impact!" Granbull charged across the battlefield and tendrils of orange energy whipped around it before a powerful aura of violet energy swirled to life and encased Granbull's body. The bulldog looking Pokemon thundered towards the Mud Fish Pokemon with a resounding howl.

"Quagsire use Blizzard!" Quagsire nodded and unleashed a powerful Blizzard attack from its now gaping maw. The gust of ice, wind and snow slammed against Granbull's powerful aura and caused the Normal-type to slow down in its charge my a marginal amount, as well as freezing the ground somewhat, but the Fairy Pokemon continued to move forwards. In the end, Granbull had managed to slam into Quagsire's body.

"QUAG!" The Mud Fish Pokemon cried out in pain as it was sent rolling on the ground from the powerful shoulder tackle. Granbull howled to the heavens as Quagsire panted heavily, gasping for air as it had the air removed from its lungs due to being struck in the chest area. Naruto glared at his opponent's Pokemon before glancing to his Water/Ground-type Pokemon.

"And Quagsire is hit with a powerful Giga Impact! It's a miracle Quagsire is still conscious from such a heavy blow, but this is not without consequence!" Anko said. "Due to using Giga Impact, Granbull will be immobilized due to using so much energy to carry out one of the most powerful Normal-type attacks in the world!"

"And that's exactly why you are wide open, Kiba." Naruto muttered. "Quagsire, Earthquake!" Quagsire groaned as it lay on the ground, but nodded its head. It raised its tail up and slammed it down forcefully on the ground and the seismic waves raced across the battlefield, impacting harshly with Granbull's form. Due to the evolved form of Sunbbull having to recharge from using Giga Impact, it was not able to jump and dodge the attack. The powerful Ground-type attack racked Granbull's body and made it fall to the ground in pain.

"Now use Surf!" Quagsire generated a massive tidal wave and rode the powerful Water-type move across the arena before slamming down on Granbull's heavily damaged form.

"GRANBULL!" The Fairy Pokemon howled in pain as the pressure from the water impacted with its body. The wave then continued to wash Granbull over the battlefield until it came to a stop at Kiba's feet, wet, cold and unconscious.

"Granbull is down too!" Anko yelled into her microphone. "This is truly a one-sided battle folks! With only a single Pokemon, his Quagsire, Naruto Uzumaki has decimated half of Kiba's team! If Kiba doesn't pull out a miracle from the hat, then he's gonna go home!"

The crowd was sitting on the edge of their seats, cheering wildly as they watched the battle unfold. Kiba clenched his hands into tight fists and Naruto stared at his opponent with an indifferent gaze.

'Since he always had an affinity for canine Pokemon he only had three types of Pokemon left at his disposal. Akamaru, his Arcanine...his Flareon...and a Houndoom. Either way, I have the advantage and Akamaru is the only one that has a possible chance of taking down Quagsire. Come on, Kiba...show me what you're made of.'

"FLAREON GO!"

"And with no other options left, it appears Kiba is going for broke as he sends out a Pokemon with a type disadvantage! A Flareon! Will Kiba be capable of taking down the tank that is Quagsire?!" Anko asked rhetorically.

"Flareon use Fire Blast!"

"FLARE!" Flareon opened its jaws and an orb of red-yellow fire swirled to life within it. Flareon then exhaled forcefully and the orb of fire rocketed through the air before exploding outwards to form a massive five pointed star made entirely of flame.

"Quagsire, use Surf!" Quagsire's body was enveloped in water, the water surging as it increased in size to become the massive wave that was Surf. Quagsire rode the massive wave across the battlefield and the Water-type attack collided with the powerful Fire-type attack. In a massive explosion of water and fire, a cloud of steam had developed at the point of collision and the Surf attack was evapourated.

"Quagsire, flip to build up momentum and use Earthquake!"

"Jump into the air, Flareon!" Kiba ordered. As Quagsire had fallen from its watery perch, it flipped in midair to build up the necessary momentum and then crashed its heavy tail down on the ground with enough force to crack it. The seismic waves raced outwards, but Flareon had jumped into the air to avoid the attack.

"Hit it down with Hydro Pump!" Naruto ordered.

"Use Flamethrower to avoid it!" Naruto's eyes widened in shock at the tactic Kiba had employed. Flareon adjusted its body in midair and fired off a Flamethrower attack that pushed it through the air, allowing it to avoid the powerful Water-type move that was ejected from Quagsire's mouth. Flareon then landed on the ground and took off towards its opponent with a Quick Attack.

"Use Double Kick!" Flareon skidded so that it would be able to twist its body around, and as it came closer to Quagsire, it lashed out with its hind legs for a ferocious Double Kick attack. However...

"Quagsire, grab those legs in your mouth!"

"QUAAAAA-MMMPH!" Quagsire was unable to complete its cry as it performed Naruto's command. Opening its mouth widely, it then bit down harshly to trap Flareon's legs in its mouth.

"What the hell?!"

"Flareon?" The Fire-type's eyes were just as wide as its trainer's due to the sudden tactic that was employed by the blonde trainer/

"Raise it up and swing it down!" Quagsire nodded stiffly before swinging Flareon over its head and, while still keeping a tough grip on it with its jaws, slammed Flareon down on the ground harshly.

"FLARE!"

"Twice more!" Naruto shouted.

"FLARE...EON!" The Fire-type evolution of Eevee cried out in pain as Quagsire repeated the powerful action two more times.

"Now finish it with Surf!" Quagsire spun around and then swung Flaroen high into the air. Immobilized by the pain, Flareon fell back to earth just as Quagsire had generated its watery wave and the Water-type move cast a large shadow over Flareon's form.

"Quagsire!" The Water Fish Pokemon exclaimed as the Surf attack slammed down on Flareon's body. The super effective attack did its job and Flareon was effectively rendered unconscious, laying wet and defeated beneath the heavy body of Quagsire. The Water/Ground-type rose up from its opponent's downed form and flexed its flat arms.

"Quaaaaag!" It cried out, earning a cheer from the crowd. Kiba held up his Poke Ball and Flareon vanished as a beam of red energy as it was returned.

"Flareon is unable to battle and Quagsire wins it again for the fourth win in a row! Can anything stop this dual type juggernaut?!" Anko exclaimed. "I've done contests all the time, but being in the Pokemon League is truly showing to have its perks! This is one great battle! For those of you who can't come see this in person, it must really suck for you!"

"Houndoom, I choose you!" Kiba roared. The Dark/Fire-type Pokemon snarled as it watched the Water Fish Pokemon, angrily baring its fangs at the rather indifferent expression bearing Pokemon.

"And Kiba's fifth Pokemon is a Houndoom! Though it's partially a Dark-type, the fact remains that Houndoom is still a Fire-type!" Anko commented. "Let's see if Kiba is capable of holding up against Quagsire with a dual type canine at his disposal!"

"Houndoom use Dark Pulse and then Fire Blast!" Kiba shouted.

"Quagsire, make a road with Blizzard and slide on your belly to move quickly!" Naruto commanded. Quagsire quickly exhaled a powerful burst of freezing air to generate a small ice road and then slid on its belly along the length of the ice road, continuously exhaling its Blizzard attack to continue making the ice road. Part of the ice road behind it had shattered as Houndoom stamped its paws down and a pulse of of dark energy raced out. The Dark-type attack was then followed by the Fire Blast attack and the five pointed flaming star generated a massive mushroom cloud as a result of the explosion.

However, Quagsire's ice road gave it the ability to avoid both attacks.

"Now Quagsire, make a circular path around Houndoom!"

"Quaaaaagsire." The Water Fish Pokemon began to curve around the fire breathing canine, generating a circular ice path with its Blizzard. When the path was created, due to its slippery coating that covered its exterior, Quagsire was moving around Houndoom at breakneck speeds. Houndoom looked every which way, its red eyes burning with anger and annoyance as it aimed to keep track of its opponent.

"This is annoying!" Kiba growled. "Houndoom, Dark Pulse attack! Shatter that ice path and hit Quagsire!"

Houndoom nodded and with a massive howl to the heavens, its body was covered in an ebony aura. The Dark Pokemon reared up on its hind legs before it slammed its paws down on the ground and a pulse of darke energy rocketed outwards from the point of contact. The ground was torn asunder from the force of attack, nearing Quagsire's ice road at an incredible pace.

"Use Surf to carry yourself upwards, Quagsire!" Naruto shouted. Quagsire nodded and its body was enveloped in water and the massive tidal wave that Surf had quickly materialized. However, the Surf attack lost its stability as Houndoom's powerful Dark Pulse tore through the ice road and the base of the wave. Naruto smirked as Quagsire began to fall.

"Now Kiba, let me show how trajectory alteration should be done!" Naruto exclaimed. "Quagsire, use Hydro Pump and slam into Houndoom! When you make impact, use Earthquake!" Kiba's eyes widened when Quagsire began to fall, but then ejected a massive torrent of water from its mouth causing its downward fall to shift at an angle.

"Houndoom, dodge it!" The Dark Pokemon rolled out of the way as Quagsire soared over its head.

"Roll with the fall and then use Earthquake when you recover!"

"Jump into the air and attack with Fire Blast!"

"Recover and attack with Hydro Pump!"

"Use Flamethrower to avoid it!"

As Quagsire had crashed down onto the ground of the arena, it rolled with the fall so that the force of the impact would lessen and allowed it to skid backwards and regain its footing. As it did so, the Water/Ground-type spun with its momentum and raised its tail, slamming the rear appendage down harshly and sent seismic waves throughout the arena. However, Houndoom had leaped into the air and avoided being hurt by the Ground-type attack.

"HOUUUUUUU!" The Dark Pokemon howled before exhaling a powerful fire ball from its jaws. The fire ball exploded outwards and the five pointed star of blazing power rocketed thorugh the air. Quagsire released a grunt of pain as the attack struck home, but due to it being not very effective, Quagsire was able to power through the pain and inhaled deeply, its cheeks bulging as massive amounts of water collected within them.

"QUAAAAG!" The Water Fish Pokemon quickly unleashed the burst of the pressurized water from its jaws and it streaked towards Houndoom, but the Dark Pokemon adjusted its body and unleashed a burst of flame that allowed it to avoid the super effective attack. Naruto then grinned widely at that.

"Now Quagsire, aim beneath Houndoom's feet! Blizzard attack, let's go!"

"Huh?!" Kiba exclaimed intelligently. Quagsire unleashed the powerful Ice-type attack and frozen the ground beneath Houndoom's body just as it landed. The lack of friction caused Houndoom to shift and fall ungracefully on its side, yelping in pain as its damaged its left foreleg.

"Now attack with Earthquake! Finish it!"

"QUAG!" It raised its rear appendage and then swung it down with all its might. "SIRE!" The force of the earth tore across the battlefield and slammed into Houndoom, making it feel as if its bones were rattling beneath its skin. Its vision blurred as nausea set in before the pain overrode its senses. The Dark/Fire-type Pokemon's eyes rolled up into its head before the super effective attack rendered it unconscious. Houndoom fell atop the shattered ice floor, fainted.

"Houndoom has fainted!" Anko announced. "The winner is Quagsire thus putting at a five to one! Naruto Uzumaki is on a roll with his Quagsire!"

The crowd's cheers echoed through the Pokemon League Stadium and Kiba gritted his teeth harshly as he glared at Naruto.

"You can surrender now, Kiba. I've already won." Naruto said with a matter-of-fact tone. "I haven't even switched out Quagsire and despite taking on Giga Impact and a Fire Blast attack, Quagsire is still on the battlefield. I've already beaten you. Stand down and you will be saved further humiliation if you choose to send our Akamaru."

"Shut the fuck up!" Kiba shouted. "I trained hard for this! I deserve to move on and become a Champion! Not you! You were the dobe of the class, a loser!"

"You think you're the only one who hasn't trained for this?!" Naruto shouted back, his own anger evident in his tone. "Everyone who took part in this has trained extensively! Just because I was the dobe of the class does not give you the right to judge me!" Naruto held up his Poke Ball a red beam stretched from the centre of it. "Quagsire, returned!"

"Quaaaag." The Water Fish Pokemon vanished into its capturing device and the blonde placed it back on his belt.

"Oh, what's this?!" Anko exclaimed. "It seems Naruto has chosen to recall Quagsire for this final part of the six-on-six battle! What will Kiba choose as his final Pokemon?! And what Pokemon will Naruto choose to challenge it?!"

Kiba growled and enlarged his sixth and final Poke Ball as Naruto did the same with his second.

"Akamaru, I choose you!" In a massive burst of white light, the large Arcanine that was Akamaru stood tall and proud. It stamped its paws and large, powerful muscle rippled beneath its magnificent fur.

"Akamaru is a great Pokemon, Kiba." Naruto complimented the Legendary Pokemon. "You may be an arrogant trainer, but I will admit you've done a great job of raising Akamaru. He's your starter and your partner, so I will match what little respect you show me, with the little respect I show you as one of my rivals in this tournament! I will take you on with my starter Pokemon!" Naruto tossed his Poke Ball into the air.

"Typhlosion...show everyone what you're made of." In a burst of white light, the Volcano Pokemon stood before Akamaru. With a loud battlecry, the fully evolved form of Cyndaquil ignited the fur on its neck and its collar flames burned brightly. Its red eyes shone with battle lust as they met the blue eyes of the Legendary Pokemon.

"With Kiba going on with his third Fire-type of the day, an Arcanine, Naruto responds in kind by sending out his Typhlosion! We're having a fire fight today, folks!" Anko commented.

"That thing was a weak Cyndaquil in the lab, dobe!" Kiba shouted with a sneer. "It doesn't matter if it evolved, you're gonna lose anyway! Arcanine attack with Flamethrower!"

"Typhlosion, Flamethrower right back!"

"ARRRROOO!"

"TYPHLOSIOOON!"

Both Fire-types unleashed powerful tongues of yellow-orange flame from their jaws. The fires streaked across the battlefield before colliding with explosive force, generating a massive fireball at the point of coliision. However, as the two Pokemon fought for dominance, Typhlosion's Charcoal item which it wore around its neck, came into play and the power of its Flamethrower was given an extra push, allowing it force back Akamaru's own. However, it was only pushed back by a few feet, but the resulting explosion affected the Arcanine more as the massive canine was sent skidding backwards from the blast wave while Typhlosion was unharmed.

"Akamaru, use Extremespeed!" The massive canine howled and then vanished from view. There wasn't even a flicker of movement, it just seemed like Akamaru had vanished into thin air. One second its was there, and the next, it wasn't.

"Focus, Typhlosion." Naruto said. "We've dealt with Tou-chan's Pikachu during our training. An Arcanine of this calibre is barely more than a challenge." Typhlosion nodded and closed its eyes, stretching out its other senses of smell, hearing and touch.

"Don't get cocky, dobe!" Kiba roared. "Now Akamaru! Ram that overgrown furball!"

The Arcanine reappeared in front of Typhlosion, already barreling towards Typhlosion with great speed. However, many eyes widened as Typhlosion reacted at a speed unheard of in most Pokemon. Its arms shot forward and its claws dug into Akamaru's shoulders as the force of Akamaru's Extremespeed sent it skidding backwards.

"Amazing!" Anko exclaimed. "Despite Extremespeed being the fastest Pokemon attack ever, Typhlosion doesn't even flinch as it manages to catch Kiba's Arcanine and defend itself! Truly a show of strength on the part of both Pokemon!"

Typhlosion gritted its teeth and the Volcano Pokemon dug its hind limbs' claws into the ground to generate more friction as both it and the Legendary Pokemon continued to move backwards.

"Typhlosion, use the momentum and go onto your back and slam Akamaru into the ground!" Typhlosion nodded and went with the Akamaru's forward momentum to go onto its back. With amazing physical strength, Typhlosion hurled the larger and heavier Fire-type over its body and caused the massive canine to crash onto the ground with terrific force. However, Akamaru recovered quickly and the Arcanine climbed back to its feet before taking off once more.

"Extremespeed!" Kiba ordered.

"Throw it over again!" Naruto countered. Typhlosion caught Akamaru by the shoulders again, but Kiba smirked this time.

"Not this time, dobe! Akamaru, use your Crunch attack!" Akamaru opened his jaws and bared his massive, sharp fangs, revealing them to the world. Akamaru then moved forward to tear into Typhlosion's flesh.

"Twist to avoid the attack!" Typhlosion quickly pushed off of Akamaru's body to gain some room before twisting to avoid the Dark-type move. Akamaru's teeth snapped dangerously as Typhlosion avoided each and every attempt of the massive canine. However, as Akamaru opened his jaws to go for another Crunch attack, Typhlosion's arms shot forward once more and grabbed Akamaru's jaws this time.

"Amazing physical prowess is shown by Typhlosion here, folks!" Anko announced as the crowd cheered for both Fire-types. "The Volcano Pokemon catches the Legendary Pokemon's powerful jaws with its bare hands, stopping the Crunch attack cold!"

"Gotcha!" Kiba grinned. "Akamaru, Overheat! Full force!"

"ARRRRRRRRRRCCCCC!" The Legendary Pokemon howled as it unleashed a rapid and powerful burst of red and white fire from its jaws. The literally white hot flames washed over Typhlosion's body and engulfed it in a storm of embers. The Volcano Pokemon was lost from view as a massive explosion occurred when the Overheat attack slammed into the ground after going past Typhlosion's body. Both Fire-types were lost from view by the mushroom cloud of dust that was formed.

"WOAH!" Anko shouted into her microphone. "Kiba takes advantage of the close proximity between his Arcanine and Naruto's Typhlosions to make an explosive Overheat attack at close range! They say that Overheat lowers the Special Attack of the user every time it's used, but seeing as how this was the first shot, this Overheat definitely had a lot of power packed into it! Shit, that was fucking awesome!"

"Not as awesome as this." Naruto chuckled. The blonde's words acted as the cue for the dust cloud to disperse. The winds blew away the smoke, embers and dust to reveal Typhlosion standing just as tall and strong as when it first appeared on the battlefield. Its forepaws were still latched tightly onto Akamaru's shocked visage, holding the jaws tightly as the Overheat had done barely anything to affect it.

"H-How?" Kiba uttered. "We...I had Akamaru hit you with an Overheat at close range! The size of the explosion...the intensity of the fire...how is that weak shit still standing?!"

"Fireproof fur." Naruto tapped his the side of his head with a mocking grin on his face. "Got it memorized?" His blues eyes then narrowed dangerously. "But its time I bring an end to this. Typhlosion, slam Akamaru into the ground!" The Volcano Pokemon nodded and then began to twist its body, shifting Akamaru's body as well.

"TY!" The Volcano Pokemon roared as it swung its arms harshly as the necessary amount of momentum was built up. Akamaru then found the world beginning to spin as earth met sky. Akamaru tumbled through the air before slamming down harshly on the ground as Typhlosion had spun it through the air. Akamaru rolled with the throw and climbed back to its feet before unleashing a powerful Flamethrower attack.

However, Typhlosion's fireproof fur shielded it from the damage it would have been dealt with.

"Extremespeed attack!" Akamaru vanished from view and then went to charge Typhlosion from behind. The massive Legendary Pokemon thundered across the battlefield at high speeds, but Typhlosion reacted as its forepaws tightened into clenched fists.

"Thunderpunch!" Naruto commanded.

"TYPHLOSION!" The Volcano Pokemon roared as it quickly spun on its heels and delivered a devastating electrified overhead strike with its right fist. The Thunderpunch slammed down on the Arcanine's head with devastating force, enough to crack the ground as Akamaru made impact with it. The massive Fire-type then shakily climbed back to its feet, but Typhlosion struck again with a ferocious right hook.

"Thunderpunch! Two hit combo!" Naruto ordered.

"TY TY!" A left hook crashed against Akamaru's muzzle with enough force to crack its jaw before another electrified punch, a right hook this time, nailed the Legendary Pokemon with enough force to send blood and spittle flying from its nostrils and mouth as the skin was broken. "Uppercut!" Naruto ordered. Typhlosion bent at the knees and channeled the force through them, rising to perform a powerful dual uppercut that had Akamaru rising into the air. A single tooth accompanied with a few droplets of blood, dropped at Typhlosion's feet, but the Volcano Pokemon ignored it as it leaped after Akamaru and delivered a brutal hammer strike on Akamaru's skull before grabbing the Arcanine.

"Throw him down!" Naruto ordered.

"PHLOSION!" The powerful Fire-type performed a quick front flip as it held onto Akamaru tightly, and let go when the acrobatic movement was completed. Akamaru slammed into the ground and caused the arena floor to cave inwards from the force as ribs were cracked and a glob of blood was ejected from Akamaru's mouth, staining his white teeth with crimson as internal injuries began to affect it.

"Now slam down and use Thunderpunch and Earthquake!"

"TYPHLOSIOOOOOOON!" Typhlosion performed a series of front flips on the way down, and once enough momentum was built up, Typhlosion reared back its right fist and allowed it to be encased in golden lightning. The Volcano Pokemon crashed down Akamaru with devastating force and the ground caved inwards even further to generate a massive crater as seismic waves from the Earthquake attack acted in tandem with Typhlosion's impact.

The sound of ribs snapping was lost to the louder sound of the earth being torn asunder and the howl of pain generated by Akamaru. The Arcanine's howl then died down as the rumbles of the earth were reduced to nothing, and Akamaru fell unconscious. Its chest rose and fell sporadically to show that it was having trouble breathing as a result of the broken ribs, and Typhlosion stared down at its fallen foe.

The Volcano Pokemon nodded in satisfaction before grinning toothily and giving its trainer a thumbs-up. Naruto returned it with his trademark foxy grin and the Volcano Pokemon ran up to Naruto and nuzzled him.

"And in an amazing combo of Thunderpunches and a final combination of Thunderpunch and Earthquake, Naruto Uzumaki has stolen victory from Kiba Inuzuka by felling his strongest and final Pokemon, Arcanine! The victor is Naruto Uzumaki and Typhlosion!"

The crowd rose to its feet and clapped and cheered wildly. Naruto patted the Volcano Pokemon on the head and he smiled at his starter.

"You did a really good job, Typhlosion. I'm very proud of you." Typhlosion nodded before licking Naruto's face.

"Ty Typhlosion."

"Yes, I know it's platonic love. Are there such things as homosexual Pokemon though?"

"Ty Typhlo?" The Volcano Pokemon shrugged. The trainer and partner Pokemon were interrupted from their conversation as Kiba walked up to them and held Akamaru's Poke Ball tightly, having returned the Arcanine to its confines. Kiba's body trembled with restrained emotion as he looked at Naruto, dark brown meeting sapphire blue.

"How? How did you manage to beat me?"

"Like I said...I'm not stupid and I'm not weak." Naruto replied. "You're a good trainer, Kiba, but you need to get over your overconfidence. If you want to spout big talk all the time, have the skills to back it up. I gave you this bad a defeat to teach you a lesson in humility and to make you open your eyes a bit. Things change, Kiba. Not everyone is gonna remain stagnant so you'll be able to get through life and use an easy street, and that person certainly isn't me...nor anyone else for that matter. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you can get over it and get stronger."

Naruto then patted Typhlosion on the head before he turned around and headed for the viewing area. Kiba merely glanced down at the ground for a few seconds before following. The canine Pokemon trainer had a lot to think about. Anko watched as the two boys left the arena floor before glancing down at the list in her hands.

"Alright folks, that was a great start to this quarterfinal segment of the Silver Conference Victory Tournament!" Anko shouted and smiled when she heard the shouts of agreement. "The son of a Champion sure knows how to entertain, but that's one story! Let's see if this next one can match up, so let's get started with the battle showing off the skills of one of our competitors who hails from the Orre Region, Gaara, as he takes on the rising star Yuki Rubi!"

The crowd cheered and clapped as they awaited the arrival of their two newest fighters. Naruto walked with Typhlosion by his side, frowning a bit when he saw Kiba walk past him with a dead look in his eyes. Naruto sighed.

'It had to be done.' He thought. 'Kiba needed the wake up call, and I was the only one who was able to give it to him. There's no reason to feel sorry for him.' Naruto was snapped out of his thoughts when he entered the passage that led to the viewing area, pausing when he saw Gaara walk towards him. Yuki had already bounded onto the field, his white hat fluttering in the breeze and his dark red eyes were as bright as the smile on his face.

Gaara paused in his movement as he neared Naruto, the blonde doing the same. The teal eyed Orre native stared into Naruto's eyes before a mad grin spread across the red head's face. "You are a worthy challenge, Uzumaki. Maybe you will be the one to help me realize my purpose." And with that, Gaara walked on to take on his opponent.

Naruto stared at the red haired teenager with a confused, and slightly fearful look on his face. There was obviously something wrong with Gaara, and that insane look in his eyes only solidified the truth of Naruto's thought. Naruto walked into the viewing area and sighed, rubbing his temples as he sat down in his seat.

"You really did a number on Kiba." Shizuka commented. Naruto raised his head to look at the orange haired girl and smirked.

"I did."

"I could take my defeats with my head held high because I know when I'm beat." Shizuka gestured to the brown haired trainer as he sat in the corner of the room where no one dared to approach him. "But he needed it. He was too cocky and too overconfident in abilities he thought he had, but didn't." She patted Naruto on the shoulder when she noticed the slightly guilty look on his face.

"I know...I know that very well." Naruto muttered as he scratched his partner Pokemon behind the ears. "But it's pretty hard to not feel a twinge of guilt when you see a face like that. I practically tore him a new one, defeating five of his Pokemon with only one of mine and then I put salt on the sound by having Typhlosion put Akamaru into a hole...OW!"

Naruto gripped his skull in pain before looking at source. His eyes narrowed when he saw his rival with his arm outstretched, showing that he was the culprit. "Damn it, teme! What the hell was that for?!"

"For being an idiot, dobe." Sasuke replied with a matter-of-fact tone. "Izuna basically said that mercy is not something people will give to you in this competition. People will do whatever it takes to get to the top, and if you show mercy, you're going to be held back by the metaphorical glass ceiling. You'll be stuck and you won't break through."

"That's true."

"It is." Shino nodded in agreement. "Sasuke-san is correct in his views and despite Kiba-san having been my travel partner and one that I could call a friend, it was a necessary outcome for him to lose to you, Naruto-san. Kiba-san was far to caught up in the beliefs he thrust upon himself. Do not berate yourself for what had needed to be done. No one will blame you for it. In fact.." Shino gestured to the outside with a tilt of his head. "...many celebrate your victory."

"You're one big amalgam of contradictions and hypocrisy, you know that?" Shizuka asked rhetorically. "I just realized that."

"The dobe is the dobe."

Naruto rolled his eyes with a smirk on his face. Friends who told it like it is, those were the best kind of friends anyone could ever have, and Naruto was glad to have ones like them. Even for the Pidgey's-ass-for-a-head that was Sasuke. A comfortable silence passed through the room, only for it to be ruined by the loud screams of shock and surprise that came from outside and from the speakers in the room.

The other members of the top sixteen watched in shock on the screen.

On the Battlefield

"Stop! I said I surrender!" Yuki shouted, his eyes releasing tears as he watched his beaten Pidgeot being held tightly by Gaara's Steelix's tight grip. The Iron Snake Pokemon continued to constrict Pidgeot's body and the Bird Pokemon unleashed a soundless cry of pain as the sounds of the bones in its wings snapped and some of its ribs began to crack, blood leaking from its beak due to the internal damage.

Anko quickly made a slicing motion with her hand against her throat, telling the DJ to cut off the musical accompaniment for the battle. The attractive, purple haired announcer then turned to Gaara. "Hey kid! Really, you need to stop! If you keep going on like this, you're going to kill that Pidgeot!"

There was response from the red haired trainer as he continued to watch the Normal/Flying-type's eyes start to roll into the back of its head, struggling to hold on to consciousness and failing. The members of the crowd began to go into a mild panic as the sounds of Pidgeot's ribs beginning to crack echoed through the air.

"Return!" Yuki cried out in desperation, but Gaara's Steelix roared and shifted its body so the crimson beam of energy was avoided. The red eyed Steel/Ground-type seemed to release a grin as insane as the one on its trainer's face before continuing to apply bone breaking pressure to Pidgeot's form.

"Crush him! Show me your purpose, Yuki Rubi! Show me that you have the ability to make me feel alive!" Gaara grinned maniacally, but was stopped when he saw a Ninetails descend from the crowd and force Steelix back when it unleashed a Flamethrower attack. The Iron Snake Pokemon roared in pain and retreated, releasing Yuki's Pidgeot in the process.

The Ninetails then stood protectively in front of the Bird Pokemon.

"The match is over, Gaara. Your opponent has surrendered and what you are doing is just cruelty to your opponent and his Pokemon." Kushina's voice rang out as she leaped down from her spot in the VIP Box and went to stand beside Kyuubi. Kushina turned to Yuki and nodded her head with a soft smile on her face. "The Nurse Shizune is waiting for you in the Pokemon Centre. Take your Pidgeot and go."

"Th-Thank you, Uzumaki-san!" Yuki sobbed out as he returned his Pidgeot to its ball. The young boy then fled the scene. When he had, Kushina and Kyuubi, along with everyone else in the stadium, focused on the now indifferent face of Gaara. The teal eyed boy glared at Naruto's mother with much annoyance. Gaara then gripped his head tightly as a sudden memory flash occurred of a dirty blonde haired woman stood protectively in front of a younger Gaara, a trio of Koffing surrounding them.

Gaara shook his head and then recalled Steelix before walking off the battlefield, completely ignoring the announcement of him being the winner of the match. Kushina stared at the Orre native with a frown on her face, her green-grey eyes holding a confused look to them.

'What is wrong with that boy?' She thought. She then walked back with Kyuubi to the VIP Box.

Viewing Area

Everyone other member of the top sixteen, except for a few brave ones, Naruto included, edged away from the sadistic Orre region native. Gaara ignored them as he crossed his arms and stared straight ahead. However, he paused when he walked by Naruto again. He turned to the blonde trainer, Typhlosion tensing up by his side and bared its fangs at the young trainer should he threaten its trainer.

"You cannot protect yourself forever, Uzumaki." Gaara stated in his monotone voice. "I know that we will meet on the battlefield, and unlike with that weakling, you will not escape my power. Your mother cannot save you, and you cannot save your Pokemon from being defeated. I will find purpose when we fight, Uzumaki. This I swear."

And with that, Gaara walked off and took a seat in a completely empty section of the room. No one dared say anything as there was nothing to say.

The following battles served to distract everyone from the mentally scarring ferocity and brutality Gaara had shown in his battle, having nearly killed his opponent's Pokemon in every round. Yuki had been lucky with Kushina coming in to save his ass. The gym leaders were actually about to jump in and stop the match, but Kushina had beaten them to the punch.

And so the other matches went on with victories and losses occurring in rapid succession. Satoshi Taijiri defeated Mitsuru Aoi as his Charizard served to crush Mitsuru's Blastoise, despite the type advantage.

Haruka Safaia was crushed by the tactical genius of Shino Aburame as he used his Forretress's Protect and Zap Cannon to defend against Haruka's team of Flying-types and felled her own Typhlosion with his Pinsir using the Dig and Guillotine combo he had demonstrated in his Double Battle round. Having seen Naruto's in action, Shino was able to make a fair assessment in which he deemed Naruto's a much more powerful to-be opponent.

Wataru Chiba and Itsuki Shiro battled in the next round. Despite Itsuki's powerful array of Psychic-type Pokemon, the fact remained that most of his Pokemon were dual types such as Slowbro, Exeggutor and Xatu. Wataru emerged victorious with his usage of a powerful Dragonair that used Thunderbolt, Fire Blast and Blizzard attacks. He then proceeded to wipe out the rest of Itsuki's team with streams of Hyper Beam attacks from his Gyarados.

Siba Tatakai and Kikuko Sugiyama had a rather entertaining battle as one specialized in Fighting-types and the other in Ghost-types, however due to Kikuo's Misdreavus and Gengar being capable of using Psychic, the battle became incredibly one-sided. Mind over matter was truly the key player in this battle.

However, the most intriguing and eye-catching moment regarding the matches of the day was between Ryuu, the second traveler who journeyed from the Orre region, and Kyo Otsuka. Many had expected his battle to be just as bloody and brutal as Gaara's, suddenly developing a stereotype that all Orre natives were not right in the head. However, it proved to be the exact opposite in Ryuu's case as he performed a very surprising string of victories with a switch and destroy tactic. By using a Noctowl at the beginning of every round, Ryuu analyzed his opponent's offending Pokemon before switching out the Noctowl and sending out his powerful Snorlax. With all of Kyo's Pokemon being Poison-types, Snorlax was capable of felling them all with Earthquake attacks. Only Kyo's Crobat stood a chance of winning, but even that ended in failure as Ryuu's heavy hitter of a Pokemon had known Ice Punch. Crobat's speed and use of Air Slash and Cross Poison had affected Snorlax quite heavily, but in the end, the large bear-like Pokemon struck it down with a two hit combo and ended the fight just as soon as it had began.

"Woah...that was amazing." Naruto and Shizuka gaped at the screen. Shino and Sasuke raised their eyebrows as they watched the Champion of The Under return Snorlax to its ball and give it a few words of thanks before grinning at the crowd and waved to them as he walked back to the viewing area. The brown haired Orre native was given a few looks from the other competitors.

"He is quite the opponent. It makes one wonder what other Pokemon he has in his roster." Shino muttered. "I believe he is one of the few we must keep our eye on."

"Both of them." Sasuke stated as his gaze shifted over to Gaara.

"And now for the final battle of the quarterfinal preliminary rounds, we give you the Son of Dragons, Sasuke Uchiha..."

"Son of Dragons?" Naruto turned to his rival with a raised eyebrow. "Shoulda called you Head of Pidgey's ass."

"Well instead of son of a Champion they should have called you..."

"...and his opponent is the spirited spitfire known as Shizuka Remei! Let's this show on the road and see some action because I am HYPED!" The crowd agreed with the voluptuous announcer. Sasuke and Shizuka stared at each other in surprise before smirking. They clasped hands and shook.

"Looks like I'll be able to see if you can put your money where your mouth is."

"And looks like I can finally show you that I can kick you ass...Pidgey ass head." The older teen grinned and giggled as Naruto shared a high-five with her. The two teenagers then ventured out of the viewing area and stepped onto the battlefield. Sasuke's eyebrow twitched as he aimed to ignore the amusing and annoying shouts of encouragement from his mother.

Poor Sasuke-chan. At least Naru-chan understood his pain.

"Now then, we got our final six-on-six battle of the day! Sasuke Uchiha and Shizuka Reimei, the cameras are on you so let's give these people a show!" Anko grinned as Sasuke and Shizuka pulled out their Poke Balls. "HIT IT, DJ SARUTOBI!"

"Huh?!" Everyone watched in shock as the elderly professor, Hiruzen Sarutobi, showed up on screen and offered a friendly wave and grandfatherly smile. He then shuffled through the songs, chuckling as he did so.

"Ah, to be young again." The aged professor muttered into his microphone as he watched the battle about to unfold. "Now let's see who was born to be a champion." He clicked 'play' and the music started up.

(Insert Music: Pokemon- Johto League Champions Full Theme)

"BEGIN!" Anko shouted. Sasuke and Shizuka got over their shock at seeing the creator of the Pokedex standing in front of the music area. It seemed those times at the Radio Station in Goldenrod City weren't just to read poetry.

"GO!" The two teenagers called out. The red and white orbs spun before opening out and white light flooded the battlefield. The lights swirled and spun before solidifying into the chosen Pokemon.

"SKAAAAR!" Shizuka's Skarmory screeched as it hovered in the air, the light reflecting beautifully off of its silver wings.

"GROOOOOAR!" Sasuke's Rhydon roared. The Drill Pokemon stamped it foot on the ground and the earth shook slightly from the force. Shizuka stumbled a bit before smirking.

"Nice Stomp attack." Her brown eyes shone with delight.

"That wasn't Stomp. That was pure physical strength." Sasuke replied. "Let me show you Rhydon's actual power! Rhydon attack with Stone Edge!" The Drill Pokemon roared before stomping its foot on the ground and caused the ground to crack and tear apart. The already destroyed battlefield was littered with rubble and a few craters so it was easy to gain the earth need for Stone Edge. Rhydon then spun on its feet and whipped its tail, sending the sharp rocks flying towards its avian opponent.

"Skarmory, do a barrel roll to dodge it and follow up with a Steel Wing!" Shizuka ordered. The Steel/Flying-type rotated its body, performing the aerobatic movement, before shooting forward at high speed. Its wings shone like silver, visible streams of air resistance trailing behind its rapidly moving form. As it neared Rhydon, Sasuke gave his command.

"Use Hammer Arm to strengthen your arms and catch Skarmory's Steel Wing!" Rhydon nodded and planted its feet down firmly to place itself in a stable position while rearing its arms back. The muscular armoured limbs shone with white light before being thrust forward. The Armour Bird Pokemon and Drill Pokemon collided with great force. Though Rhydon had moved even a centimetre, the force had transferred into the ground and resulted in it cracking and caving inwards beneath Rhydon's feet.

"Now go with the momentum and smash Skarmory into the ground and attack!"

"GROOOOAR!" Rhydon gripped Skarmory a bit tighter before spinning to build up momentum. It then raised Skarmory into the air a bit and then smashed the Steel/Flying-type into the ground with devastating force. The avian Pokemon released a gasp of pain and Rhydon kept it down with one arm while rearing back its free one.

"Skarmory, twist your neck around to dodge!" Shizuka cried out. The Rock/Ground-type thrust its arm forward with the intent of felling its opponent, but Skarmory's eyes sharpened as it used its Keen Eyes ability accompanied by the rush of adrenalin to make it seem as if time itself had slowed down for it. Finding the perfect opportunity, the Armour Bird Pokemon shifted its neck and avoided the strike. Sasuke gritted his teeth in annoyance, but his eyes widened when he saw Skarmory open its beak. Red, black and silver wisps of energy accumulated and condensed into a compact sphere of power.

"Now Skarmory, use Flash Cannon!"

"Rhydon, use Hammer Arm and cross your arms in front of you to block!"

"SKAAAAAAAR!" The Steel-type move erupted forth with great force as Rhydon's glowing arms crossed in front of its body. The Drill Pokemon grunted in pain as it was sent skidding backwards from the force of the attack, tearing a pair of trenches due to its feet digging into the battlefield to slow it down with friction. When Rhydon came to a stop, it panted slightly and dropped its arms which were covered in a few energy burns.

"And in a ferocious trade-off of blows, Skarmory has drawn the first successful hit with a move!" Anko's excitement was paramount. "With a powerful Flash Cannon, it scores the hit, but Rhydon stands strong despite the Steel-type move being a super effective one."

"You've been holding back." Sasuke stated.

"Told you I was good."

"But so have I." Shizuka snarled at the Uchiha's arrogant statement, but she soon found his statement to be true as his Rhydon thundered across the battlefield at a speed that was unbecoming of its size. The Rock/Ground-type reared back its arm as it glowed with white light to perform a Hammer Arm strike.

"And Rhydon charges with the intent of using Hammer Arm again!" Was Anko's comment.

"Fly up!" Shizuka ordered, but Sasuke smirked as he had expected that obvious reaction to dodge his Pokemon's charge.

"Hammer Arm on the ground to push yourself up and hit Skarmory with your tail!"

"What the hell?!"

Rhydon's arms smashed downwards and allowed the Drill Pokemon to go into a handstand. It then bent its arms at the elbow and, with the augmented strength that came with using the powerful Fighting-type move, pushed itself into the air and rotated to strike with its tail. The Armour Bird Pokemon never saw that maneuver coming and it was sent careening through the air.

"HOLY SHIT! THAT WAS AWESOME!"

"Now Stone Edge!" Rhydon smashed down on the ground and summoned forth a barrage of sharp stones before sending them flying through the air as it struck them with its tail. The Rock-type move made impact with Skarmory and elicited a cry of pain from it.

"And it's a critical hit from Rhydon's Stone Edge, but Sasuke's not done yet!" True to her word, Sasuke called out his final order for the round.

"Finish it with Horn Drill!" Rhydon charged as its horn rotated at high speeds. Disoriented from the tail strike and injured badly from the Stone Edge attack, the massive bipedal Pokemon crashed its horn against Skarmory's chest. The facial protrusion stabbed through Skarmory's armour-like plating and caused the Steel/Flying-type to release a glob of blood from the internal damage. Skarmory spiraled through the air before smashing into the ground, tearing a trench in it due to the momentum before it came to a stop at Shizuka's feet.

"And Skarmory is knocked out by the powerful Horn Drill of Sasuke's Rhydon! The victory goes to Rhydon!" Rhydon roared with pride as Shizuka returned her Pokemon to its ball.

"Nice shot, Uchiha. I didn't expect Rhydon to do such acrobatics."

"No one would." He replied. Shizuka enlarged her second Poke Ball.

"But I'm gonna strike back with a better shot! Victreebel, go!" The Poke Ball popped open and revealed the Flycatcher Pokemon in all its bell-shaped glory. Its releasing its odd sounding cry and locked glares with Rhydon.

"Use Leaf Storm, Victreebel!"

"Rhydon, counter with Stone Edge! Tear those leaves to shreds!"

The two Pokemon released their respective cries as they attacked. Victreebel twisted its body from side to side as the leaves on the side of its body were launched in rapid succession, regenerating and being used as projectiles to generate a storm of razor sharp foliage. However, Rhydon stamped its foot on the ground and loosened more pieces of the battlefield before spinning around and lashing out with its tail, sending the barrage of rocks on a collision course with the storm of leaves.

The two attack collided, with razor sharp leaves slicing through stone while some sharp stones tore apart the leaves. In the end, rock and foliage littered the ground to form a messy conclusion to the collision.

"Use Sunny Day and Solarbeam!" Shizuka ordered. The sun's golden rays seemed to intensify as Victreebel released a shrill cry, and particles of sunlight filled the mouth of the bell-shaped plant. The energy was quickly pooled together and the Grass/Poison-type launched the powerful Grass-type move through the air.

"And with a use of the very popular combination of Sunny Day and a quickly charged Solarbeam, Shizuka's Victreebel aims for a One Hit KO!" Anko shouted into her microphone. "Will this be it for the Drill Pokemon?!"

"Shift it off-target with Earthquake!" The Drill Pokemon raised its foot and stamped down hard on the battlefield. Seismic waves rushed across the battlefield and sent the beam of solar energy veering off-course, creating a massive explosion to Rhydon's left as the Ground-type move was used. The shockwave from the explosion of photons did not affect Rhydon, but the Earthquake attack affected Victreebel as the force of the earth racked its body.

"Earthquake again!" The force of the earth struck Victreebel once more and that was the end of the Flycatcher Pokemon.

"And with a series of Earthquake attacks, Sasuke has put down Shizuka's second Pokemon!" Shizuka gritted her teeth before pulling out her third Pokemon.

"Vaporeon, go! Use Rain Dance and Hydro Pump!" The Bubble Jet Pokemon materialized in a burst of white light as its orange haired trainer tossed the ball into the air.

"And with a quick summons, the Water-type evolution of Eevee takes the stage to do battle with Sasuke's powerful Rhydon!" Anko bounced up and down a bit in anticipation. "Will Rhydon go for a third win, or will Vaporeon finally put an end to Rhydon's reign of terror?!" The rhetorical question was then answered as Vaporeon landed on the ground and as it did so, it tilted its head skyward.

"VAPOOOOOOOOREON!" The Water-type Eeveelution's cry resulted in the skies becoming dark, cumulonimbus clouds circling overhead and obscured the Sunny Day's sunlight. Rain poured from the blackened skies, the audience members pulling out their ponchos to protect themselves from the elements. Vaporeon then unleashed a powerful burst of water that torpedoed through the air at a rapid pace.

"Rhydon, dodge it and use Earthquake!" The experienced Rhydon ducked beneath the Water-type attack before raising its foot to use the Ground-type attack.

"Jump and use Shadow Ball!" Vaporeon leaped into the air as the ground shook from the use of the powerful Ground-type attack before opening its jaws. Dark energy swirled into a blob before it was released. The Shadow Ball attack raced towards Rhydon, but the Drill Pokemon reared back its arms as they glowed with white light.

"GROAR!" Rhydon cried out as it unleashed the Hammer Arm attack. A small explosion occurred as the Ghost-type move was effectively destroyed, but had sent Rhydon skidding backwards a bit from the force. However, the Drill Pokemon and Sasuke were caught off-guard as Vaporeon fell through the smoke of the explosion with its tail shining like silver.

"IRON TAIL ATTACK!" Shizuka cried out.

"VAPOREON!" The Bubble Jet Pokemon performed a quick front flip to build up momentum and slammed the finned rear appendage down on Rhydon's head. The Steel-type move hit home and the super effective strike rendered Rhydon helpless as it teetered from side to side due to the concussion.

"Now finish it with Hydro Pump!"

"Vaaaaaporeoooooon!" Vaporeon unleashed its cry as it struck forth with the powerful Water-type move. The blast of pressurized water struck Rhydon with devastating force and sent it skidding backwards before it fell to its knees and then onto its stomach, unconscious.

"And my question is answered! With a beautiful distraction with Shadow Ball; Iron Tail and Hydro Pump are used to take down Sasuke's powerful Rhydon! What will Sasuke now choose as his second Pokemon?!" Anko exclaimed. Sasuke recalled Rhydon and patted the Poke Ball.

"You did a good job." Sasuke muttered. "Holding up against three Pokemon you had a type disadvantage against earns you some extra Pokemon food when we win."

"Come on, Sasuke!" Shizuka shouted as she held up two fingers. "Number two! Bring it on!"

"Very well then." Sasuke reached to his belt and pulled out the second Poke Ball and enlarged it. "Gengar, let's go!"

"A Ghost-type huh?" Shizuka smirked with Vaporeon. "Vaporeon, end this quickly with a Shadow Ball barrage!"

"Dive into the ground, Gengar!"

"GENG!" The Ghost-type Pokemon seemingly everlasting grin widened a bit before it dove into the battlefield, vanishing from view just as the Shadow Ball attacks crashed down on its previous location.

'This is an easy win.' Sasuke thought. 'With the rain hitting the ground, Vaporeon's sense of hearing is compromised and Shizuka doesn't know the same tricks as Naruto who knows that Gengar's body unleashes a cold front whenever it appears.'

"Vaporeon, turn your body into water and hide from Gengar!" Sasuke's eyes widened in surprise as Vaporeon's solid for suddenly began to wobble and shift, splashing down and becoming a puddle that melded with the others caused by the Rain Dance. Sasuke's eyes narrowed as he looked over the rainy battlefield before gritting his teeth.

"Gengar!" The Ghost-type emerged from beneath the battlefield and suddenly, some of the puddles froze over as Gengar removed the heat from the air surrounding it. Unfortunately, none of them were shown to have been Vaporeon's liquid form. Fortunately, Sasuke still had a backup plan for that. "Use Thunder on the entire battlefield!"

Shizuka's eyes widened as Gengar held up its clawed hands to the sky. "Geeeengar!" The Shadow Pokemon cried out as a bolt of golden lightning erupted from its body and into the skies above. It circled through the clouds before crashing down as a wicked thunderbolt of great proportions. The massive Electric-type attack was conducted by the water that covered the battlefield and soon...

"VAAAAAAAAAA!" The Bubble Jet Pokemon returned to normal as the electric charges ruined its ability to keep its molecules in a liquid state. The electricity flooded its body and Vaporeon then fell over, covered in horrible looking electrical burns.

"And Vaporeon is down from a brilliant use of Thunder by Sasuke's second Pokemon Gengar!" Anko turned to Shizuka. "That puts Shizuka at a three for one against the young Uchiha! What will Shizuka's fourth Pokemon be able to do?!"

"Vapreon return!" The red beam stretched out from the centre of the capturing device and Vaporeon returned to its ball. Shizuka placed it back on her belt. "You did a wonderful job with taking down Rhydon. It's my fault for that mistake, and forgetting that Gengar could use Electric-type attacks." She took out her fourth Poke Ball of the match and enlarged it as Rain Dance came to an end.

The clouds cleared and Shizuka tossed her Poke Ball high into the air. "Ampharos, I choose you!" The Light Pokemon crashed down on the ground and glared at Gengar. The Shadow Pokemon merely grinned in return.

"Ampharos, use you light and blind Gengar!" Ampharos nodded and suddenly, a burst of light and electrical energy flew out from the crimson orb on its tail. The pulse was effectively capable of blinding both trainer and Pokemon, thus Sasuke and Gengar were busy trying to rub the spots out of their eyes. "Now attack with Iron Tail and follow up with Thunderpunch!"

"Gengar, dive!" The Shadow Pokemon dove beneath the earth just as Ampharos slammed its shining rear appendage down on Gengar's former location, creating a small crater. The Light Pokemon's ears then twitched and its sense of touch detected a slight chill in the air. Without the rainfall to distract its senses, Ampharos was capable of reacting in time, so it reared back its fist and coated it with golden electricity.

"AMPHA!" The Light Pokemon smashed the fist down on the ground and released a pulse of electricity across the ground and struck Gengar just as it began to rise up out of the ground. The Shadow Pokemon unleashed a cry of pain as it body spasmed from the attack.

"Now use Signal Beam!" The orb on Ampharos's tail lit up before unleashing a beam of multicoloured energy.

"Gengar, use Psychic to turn it around! Follow up with a Shadow Ball attack!" Sasuke ordered. Gengar shook its body as it recovered from the electrical attack before holding up its hands. Its crimson eyes shone with a brilliant electric blue light and the Signal Beam attack that headed towards it, was redirected. Ampharos's eyes widened and it quickly ducked and rolled to avoid the attack before Gengar held out its arms and unleashed a blob of shadowy energy.

"Block the Shadow Ball with Iron Tail!" Ampharos's tail took on a silvery-white glow before the Light Pokemon spun on its toes and lashed out with the rear appendage. The Steel-type move collided with the Ghost-type one and resulted in a small explosion that sent Ampharos skidding backwards.

"Now Gengar, dive and come back up with a Shadow Ball attack!"

"Ampharos use Thunderpunch on the ground again when it comes up!" Shizuka ordered. Ampharos nodded and waited for the Shadow Pokemon to come up. However, the Light Pokemon was unprepared for the action of Gengar rising up out of its own shadow. Shizuka's brown eyes widened and the orange haired trainer could only point behind her Electric-type partner.

"Ampharos, your shadow!" However, the warning came too late as Gengar held a Shadow Ball in its hands and slammed it against Ampharos's back. The Ghost-type move exploded upon contact.

"AMPHAROOO!" The Light Pokemon cried out in pain.

"Gengar Gengar Geng!" The Shadow Pokemon laughed giddily.

"Ampharos, flip in midair to right yourself! Dig your tail into the ground slow down!" The Electric-type did as it was told and righted itself in midair, and when it landed on its feet, it slammed its tail down behind it, tearing a small trench when it slowed down.

"Gengar, focus!" Sasuke shouted. "Immobilize it by passing through its body after you get out of its shadow and use Hypnosis!" Gengar stopped laughing like a child before going into the shadows of the stadium's perimeter and then emerged out of Ampharos's shadow and passed through its body. The cold chill caused Ampharos's body to seize up before Gengar laughed giddily once more.

"Gengar Gengar Gengar Gar Gar Gar!" It laughed as its eyes shone with brilliant crimson light. It then grabbed Ampharos's head and forced its black orbs to stare into its own crimson ones. Gengar's grin widened while Shizuka's face bore a fearful expression. Her Pokemon's eyes became droppy as the Hypnosis was successful and Ampharos fell asleep.

"Now finish it with Psychic and Shadow Ball!" Gengar's eyes lost their crimson glow as it was replaced with an electric blue light, its claws were outlined with a similar glow. "GEN...GAR!" The Psychic attack slammed into Ampharos's body, the burst of telekinetic energy sending the Light Pokemon skyward.

"AMPHAROS NO! WAKE UP!" Shizuka shouted, but her cries fell on deaf, and sleepy, ears. The Shadow Pokemon flew up after its opponent before charging up the shadowy energy necessary to carry out its attack.

"GEEEEEEEN..." It swung its arms and the blob of shadow smashed down on Ampharos's airborne form. "GAR!"

"PHAROS!" The Light Pokemon felt the swirling mass of shadow tear into its flesh and left a tail of blood behind it as its body met ground zero. Ampharos groaned in pain as the burnt and blood covered flesh had been torn apart between the shoulder blades.

"And Ampharos is unable to battle thanks to the quick thinking of the Uchiha heir to use Hypnosis to put Ampharos to sleep!" Anko announced. "That's four down for Shizuka and only one for Sasuke! Let's see if Shizuka can handle Gengar!"

"Marowak, go!" Shizuka sent out her fifth Pokemon. Sasuke frowned at that. That a very Kiba-like decision to send out a Pokemon that was at a disadvantage.

"That is a very unwise deicison, Shizuka." Sasuke said. "Gengar is a Ghost-type with Levitate as its ability. Your Marowak was shown to have the moves Earthquake, Bonemerang and Bone Club. All of these are Ground-type attacks, thus they are useless against Gengar. Not to mention your Mega Kick attack would not affect Gengar since, as I stated earlier, it is a Ghost-type."

"My Pokemon never go down without a fight!" The conviction was evident in the orange haired girl's voice, but it was a futile attempt at bravado. "And they won't start today! Marowak, attack with Bonemerang!"

"Gengar...make it quick." Sasuke said with a bored tone.

"Gengar Gen!" The Shadow Pokemon giggled with glee. Gengar hovered a bit higher to avoid the bone club as it spun through the air, but Gengar soon vanished from view as it went into the shadow of the bone club. Following the shadow of the bone club, Marowak was caught off-guard by the Shadow Pokemon's appearance from the shadow that was not its own. The Bonekeeper Pokemon was then met with the bursts of telekinetic energy that smashed against its legs.

"MAROWAAAAAK!" The Bonekeeper Pokemon cried out in pain as its legs were effectively broken from the attack. A numerous amount of hisses echoed through the arena as everyone felt pity for the Ground-type.

"And that's gotta hurt!" Anko spoke into the microphone. "With Marowak being hit with a bone breaking Psychic attack, Gengar has pretty much won the battle!"

"MAROWAK!" Shizuka called out to her Ground-type, but she could only watch as her Pokemon was gripped tightly by the skull. Gengar's eyes glowed with crimson light. The immobilized Marowak was now reduced to a snoring mess, being rendered completely unconscious by a close range Shadow Ball to the face. Shizuka cursed as Gengar flew around in the air and then faced her as she returned Marowak to its ball.

"Geeeennnngar!" The playful Ghost-type tugged the 'skin' beneath its eye down and stuck out its lengthy tongue. The childish taunt made the orange haired girl's blood boil before she pulled out her final Poke Ball. A Luxury Ball. She enlarged the ebony and gold capturing device.

"That's it! I'm taking down that shitty ghost!" She tossed the Luxury Ball high. "NINETAILS, ATTACK WITH PSYCHIC!"

There was no time to react. There was no warning. It had happened extremely quickly, and Sasuke could only blink as he watched his Gengar fall to the ground in front of his feet in pain. The Shadow Pokemon shakily climbed to its feet, but the spectre of a Pokemon was struck by another telekinetic push before being slammed into the ground. A final push from a fourth Psychic attack had Gengar lying in an imprint created from the force of the impact, unconscious and bruised.

Sasuke looked down at Gengar before he, and everyone in the stands, stared with wide eyes at the Pokemon that stood before him. He had seen a Ninetails before. He had seen Legendary Pokemon before. However, nothing could have prepared him for the appearance of the Shiny Ninetails that stood before him and his defeated Gengar.

Its eyes were the same blood red as a regular Ninetails, but they seemed to take on a much more sinister appearance as Shizuka's Ninetails was covered in moonlight silver coloured fur. Its nine tails were tipped with light blue fur which served to add to the beauty and majesty of this differently coloured creature.

"What the...That Ninetails is a different colour that it normally is!" Anko exclaimed. Way to state the obvious Anko. "Can someone tell me why that Ninetails is different?!"

Professor Sarutobi nodded as he rose up from his throne and placed the microphone to his mouth. "I can!" Everyone turned their attention to the creator of the Pokedex. "As you all are aware, Ho-oh and Lugia are something like deity Pokemon to the Johto and Kanto regions. In the legends of old, they tell of how that Ho-oh and Lugia blessed Pokemon with the ability to unlock a holy gene in their DNA. These Pokemon, when discovered by researchers, were shown to have a quality that made them literally seem to shine and glitter."

Shizuka's Ninetails was shown to have this quality as a few twinkles of light danced around its body.

"This blessing..." Hiruzen continued. "...turns the Pokemon's appearance a different colour. The Pokemon League Association's mascot, Pikachu, is actually a Shiny Pikachu as it is a golden orange rather than the bright yellow it is known to be. These colour changes can be drastically different from the original form, like with a Pikachu or a Ninetails...and some can be minor. For example, a regular Skarmory has red feathers, but a Shiny Skarmory has green feathers."

There was period of silence as the information was processed, and people began to nod in understanding.

The more you know...

"Now back to the battle!" Anko shouted. Cheers erupted from the crowd once more as Sasuke returned Gengar to its ball.

"You do me a great honour by showing off your Shiny Pokemon, Shizuka." Sasuke said. "The pride I have as an Uchiha. You are a worthy rival, and to grace me with such a magnificent Pokemon is something I thought I would never see for a second time. So I will let you see some of my true power."

"What are you..." Shizuka paused in her question before her eyes widened in realization. "No! Oh come on! That is not fair!"

"All is fair in war." Sasuke stated. 'I know that all too well.' He added as an afterthought. He pulled out his Great Ball and enlarged it to its full size with the press of the centre button. "Red Gyarados, take your stand!"

There was a burst of blue light as the Great Ball snapped open. The light swirled, lengthened and widened before it began to solidify. A mighty roar echoed through the air and the light died down to reveal the massive serpentine monstrosity ROOT had created. The Red Gyarados unleashed its bestial roar once more before glaring down at Shizuka's Shiny Ninetails, activating its Intimidate ability.

"What the fuck?!" That was all Anko had to say on the matter as she promptly fainted at the sight of a Shiny Gyarados.

The canine fidgeted a bit as the Atrocious Pokemon's ability served to lower Ninetails's power due to the fear it felt.

"Ninetails attack with Psychic!" Shizuka ordered. Ninetails nodded and unleashed a burst of telekinetic energy that slammed into Sasuke's Pokemon with devastating force. Gyarados reared back from the force of the strike, but it quickly adjusted its body and slithered like the serpent it was before lashing out with its tail.

"Jump over it and use Fire Blast!"

"Gyarados use Fire Blast right back!"

The two Shiny Pokemon took deep inhalations of air. Yellow-orange flames swirled in their jaws, condensing into tight spheres before they were shot forth. The spheroids of burning oxygen exploded outwards to form massive five pointed stars. They collided with each other and generated a massive explosion of fire and smoke.

"Ninetails, absorb the fires with Flash Fire and then attack with Fire Blast again!" Ninetails fell through the flames and absorbed them with its Flash Fire ability. Its body was wrapped in flames and they changed from yellow-orange to blue and white. Ninetails then launched another burning orb that exploded outwards into a true Fire Blast attack.

The powerful Fire-type attack exploded against Gyarados's body and the Atrocious Pokemon roared, but when the smoke from the explosion cleared, Shizuka and Ninetails could only stare in shock as they saw that the Red Gyarados was completely unharmed. The silver and blue Ninetails didn't give up alongside its trainer as they both glared at Sasuke and his Atrocious Pokemon.

"FIRE BLAST ATTACK!" The Fox Pokemon landed on the ground and inhaled deeply before unleashing the attack.

"Gyarados, counter with Hydro Pump!" Gyarados roared as it powered through the burning pain and responded to Sasuke's command before unleashing a powerful blast of pressurized water. The waters collided with the flames and resulted in a massive explosion of steam that quickly rose into the atmosphere above the stadium. "Now Gyarados, slam it down with your tail!"

Gyarados adjusted its massive body and swung its equally massive tail down on Ninetails with terrific force.

"NINE!" The Fox Pokemon yelped in pain. Gyarados growled as it was affected by the burn it gained from Ninetails's Fire Blast, but it powered through and struck again with its tail.

"Now attack with Hydro Pump!" Sasuke ordered. Gyarados nodded and its massive form reared its head back before unleashing the destructiv blast of pressurized water. A massive trench was torn through the battlefield before it finally made its way to Ninetails. The silver furred fox howled with pain as the super effective attack crashed against its body and sent it flying through the air at high speeds. Shizuka was forced to duck as it flew over her head before finally coming to a stop at the far wall.

The wall caved inwards and the sound of bones breaking accompanied the sound of the concrete and rock being cratered. Ninetails whimpered in pain as it fell from the wall, landing on its left side. It released a small cough, releasing a bit of blood as two of its ribs were broken along with its left foreleg and two of its tails. Ninetails's eyes flickered up and down for a bit before they finally closed shut.

There was a period of silence as the members of the audience processed what just occurred.

"Shizuka's Ninetails has been defeated! Sasuke Uchiha and his Gyarados are the winners!" Izuna announced. The crowd then burst into cheers and applause, jumping up and down in their seats. This was surely a Pokemon League many would remember for generations to come. Izuna smiled at his little cousin as he saw Mikoto hope down from the VIP Box and hug the shit out of him.

Sasuke, after managing to force his way out of his mother's grip, walked up to Shizuka after recalling Gyarados just as she recalled her Ninetails. The two trainers looked at each other with small frowns.

"You won."

"Hn."

"Looks like you are better than me."

"I am, but you did put up a pretty good fight. You beat two of my Pokemon and that's more than any other trainer can say. Gengar and Rhydon are part of my strongest and they are members of my main team. Besides, I sent out a Gyarados against you." Sasuke and Shizuka chuckled. "How do you expect to fight that? Especially when Red Gyarados is at least a few feet larger and stronger than the average Gyarados."

"I see your point." Shizuka said. The fifteen year old trainer held out her hand. "Like I said in the viewing area, I can take my losses and still hold my head high knowing I've reached further than a lot of people. I mean, on my first try I made it to the top sixteen! That's awesome!"

"It is, but you and Ninetails are really strong." Sasuke said. "I'll look forward to facing you in the future if we meet again."

"Sure thing, but that might be pretty soon. I'm staying to watch the rest of the competition. I'm putting money on you and Naruto to win your matches until one or both of you makes it to the finals. Okay? Don't be losin' on me because I will be betting." Sasuke rolled his eyes at the older girl's words before nodding his head.

"SASUKE-KUUUUN!" Sasuke was suddenly glomped by the pink haired girl he had called his travel partner making Shizuka giggle at the interaction. "Sasuke-kun that was so coooool! I expected you to win!"

"Get off!"

"Nope!"

"Why not?! Sasuke's eyebrow twitched.

"Because I don't wanna."

"Annoying woman."

"You sound like Shikamaru."

The crowd and competitors were then spoken to by Izuna as he held up his microphone. "Attention all competitors!" This got said competitors' attentions as the voice echoed through the stadium. "With this final match, the end of the fifth day of the Pokemon League Kanto-Johto Silver Conference Victory Tournament is over! The top eight are the winners of today's matches, and thus the eight of you will be paired off! Like every other day of this competition, your matches will be selected at random, but be sure to prepare yourselves for your battles tomorrow! Bring better than your best to the arena, because from this point onwards...it's winner takes all!"

And with that, everyone began to clear out of the stadium and head to the Pokemon Centre and/or hotels in the Indigo Plateau to rest up.

"Oh and can security please pick up Anko!" The Champion of the joint regions looked down at the fainted guest announcer. "She's been down there for quite a while!"

(A/N: And that's the end of this chapter. I hope you guys like the beatdown I gave to Kiba. I made Sasuke's match a little bit tougher because Shizuka is actually a lot more competent than Kiba and I wanted to show that by having her take down at least two. Now I know that Sasuke sending out Gyarados to take on Ninetails was probably overkill...okay it was overkill, but I was stuck between choosing to see if Sasuke's Uchiha pride would make him take out his own Shiny Pokemon to take on another, or to send out Feraligatr like Naruto did against Kiba by sending Typhlosion to take down Akamaru. Feraligatr is stronger than Gyarados so I saw Red Gyarados as the lesser of the two evils.

The non-Naruto characters are characters from the games and/or anime. I have used their Japanese first names and their last names are made up so if you guys wanna see who's who, you can google it.

I also hope you guys enjoyed Gaara's intro into the tournament. Never expected me to bring in the Orre region of all places did you? Orre is a badass region by the way. They need to make another one like it imo. Also, if you're wondering why Ryuu is seen as such a dominant character despite him being an OC, it is mainly to be as a thanks to my Pokemon advisor, KuramaFTW. He asked if I could be able to use an OC that he made and I felt that after helping me with everything concerning the eventual sequel to this story, and whatnot, I owed him one.

Hope you all enjoyed this chapter! And remember to review, review, review!)

Pokedex: Seen-255

Caught-255

Character Bio: Fugaku Uchiha Jr.

Eye Colour: Black

Hair Colour: Black

About: After the modern day Kanto region created the Gym Leader challenge, Fugaku Uchiha Sr. was picked out of a number of candidates to become one of the eight and represent Cinnabar Island as its Gym Leader. When Fugaku Uchiha Sr. passed away, he handed the title of Gym Leader down to his son, Fugaku Uchiha Jr. Fugaku Jr. was a strict and very close-minded man who was raised in the city of Blackthorn like all members of the Uchiha clan. However, when he had completed his basic training at Blackthorn City, he moved to Cinnabar Island to complete his training in mastering Fire-type Pokemon with his father. When Fugaku completed his training, he moved back to Blackthorn City where he found an occupation in being a member of the Uchiha Police Force, and eventually became the commissioner after only a period of three years. During that time, he had met Mikoto Uchiha as she was being trained as a Dragon Master. He eventually married her and had his two children, Sasuke and Itachi. A while later, Fugaku Sr. was reported to have passed away from old age resulting in Fugaku Jr. retiring from the police force to take the mantle as the gym leader of Cinnabar Island.

Fugaku Uchiha Jr. is a man with a militaristic type of personality, something which was further augmented during his time in the Police Force. Despite being cold-hearted and distant, Fugaku cared very deeply about the pride and status of the Uchiha clan, and cared even more about his family. This was highlighted by the fact that he spent two years searching for Itachi after he had gone missing before finally giving up in the search. He is very brilliant on the battlefield and is a master of Fire-type Pokemon. His battling style involves using powerful Fire-type attacks to overwhelm his opponents and inflicting burn statuses onto those that can withstand them. He is efficient and aims to not make any wasted movements in a fight. His main Pokemon are Rapidash and Arcanine.

Naruto's Team:

Typhlosion(Male)

Pidgeot(Male)

Heracross(Male)

Quagsire(Female)

Ampharos(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)