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By the way, the reason that I leave the Pokémon names/Jutsus in Japanese is because I like the sound of them more. I've done this for every Pokémon crossover I have ever written. There's only certain things I leave in their English interpretations.

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The pinkette gasped. "What is that?!"

An ominous figure loomed over the distance, its cryptic form emphasized by the sky that had mysteriously darkened overhead. It had some resemblance to Zorua, except it stood on two feet, sported long, red claws adorning each foot, and had a large red mane flowing from its head. Crimson fur outlined its eyes and lips, making them stand out against its sharp snout.

"IT'S HUGE!" The blond screamed. "Is that the 'Kyuubi' the other shinobi have been talking about?!"

"No." The quadrupedal shook its head, drawing the ninjas' attention to it. "That's Zoroark, my evolved form; the Illusion Fox Pokémon."

"Evolved?" Sasuke quirked a brow. "What are you talking about?"

The fennec sighed in frustration. "Geez, these are the basics! Sheesh...but fine, I'll explain anyways. Evolution occurs in a Pokémon once it either has achieved a certain level, learned a certain move, been exposed to a certain stone, or met some sort of unusual condition. When that happens, a white glow will envelop the Pokémon and it will rapidly grow until it has reached the size of its evolution, and that's when the light will dissipate to show its next stage. Some Pokémon don't evolve, many evolve only once, and most have two other stages."

"Okay..." The whiskered trailed off.

"Usuratonkachi!" The raven slapped his own forehead.

"It's Naruto! Get it right!" The speaker crossed his arms.

"Well, what's Zoroark doing here?" Sakura pressed.

The Tricky Fox looked up once more before gulping. "That's not just any Zoroark...she's my Meema."

"Meema?! What's a Meema?! And how do you know it's a female?!"

The vulpes huffed loudly. "You really are a dobe! I'm sorry if that's what Zoruas call their moms and moms are women right?" It glanced at the inquirer as if he was brainless.

"YOUR MOM?!" The five exclaimed simultaneously.

The cub nodded. "I think she watched Sasuke battle me and is furious that he had hurt me."

The flaxen turned to his companion. "You fought earlier?!"

"OBVIOUSLY!" The Uchiha scowled. "Why else is my eye bleeding?!" He pointed to the mentioned spot.

"You used Amaterasu?!" He redirected his gaze to the zorro. "Then how did it survive?! Did you release the flames?"

"No, it turned into that 'Kyuukon' and somehow absorbed it."

"What's a Kyuukon?!"

The swordsman held up a hand. "It's useless; in order for things to get through your thick skull, you'll have to see it and since Zorua refuses to transform..."

"AWW!" He slumped. "I'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT IT IS!"

"We have bigger things to worry about!" The girl pointed to the towering enigma. Her talons glowed a depraved shade of purple and were being brought down upon the shinobi.

"Run! That's Night Slash, a dark-type move that has a high critical-ratio, which means the damage doubles very frequently, and it gives Meema STAB—same type attack bonus—since she is also a dark-type! In other words, it'll hurt you a lot!"

"Like I'll let that happen!" Naruto declared as he leapt into the air, his palm forming an aqua sphere. "Rasengan!"

Right when the two attacks collided, the orb phased through the giant as her claws made contact with the ninja, knocking him onto the ground.

"Oww, what happened?" The blond hissed as he picked himself up.

"Don't you see?!" The canine reprimanded. "It's pointless to fight back; after all, we're inside of Meema's Genzou!"

"Genjutsu?! We're inside a genjutsu?!"

"NO!" It growled. "GENZOU, GEN-ZOU!"

"What's that?!" The raven pressed.

"It's Zorua's and Zoroark's signature ability. It allows us to morph into anything or change our environment into what we envision!"

"Was that the light that enveloped you every time you transformed?!" The prankster nodded in response. "But the battle seemed so real; I couldn't detect any illusions and the damage you inflicted to me in those forms was real."

"Because it was." The fox corrected. "My ability is completely tangible; what makes it 'illusionary' in the first place is that the images never exist before they are casted and are brought about by my visions!"

"Wow."

"Look out!" It pointed to the attacker's eyes which had emitted an onyx wave. "Night Daze is a very powerful dark-type move that's exclusive to me and my evolution!"

"I won't let it!" A fresh stream of blood leaked from Sasuke's already wounded eye, bringing forth another round of black flames. However, the fire was extinguished as soon as it was ignited.

"I already told you; it's pointless! All of you are inside Meema's Genzou! Even if your attacks hit instantaneously, they can't hurt Meema! After all, we're in her space!" The sonic blasted the fighters, knocking them together.

Suddenly, crystalline structures enveloped the shinobi. The five struggled in their grasps but to no avail; the amethyst didn't yield.

"Dispel!" The pinkette called out. "Dispel! Dispel!"

"That won't do anything." Sasuke chided. "We've got to eliminate the problem at its source!" His orbs reverted into Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan before he glared at the behemoth. "Tsukuyomi!"

The monster's eyes narrowed, causing their prisons to tighten. "What?! Why didn't it work?! Tsukuyomi traps everyone in its curse!"

"Did you already forget?" Zorua rebuked. "Meema, like me, is a dark-type! Dark-types are immune to all psychic-type moves and your 'Tsukuyomi' is considered a psychic-type since it messes with the target's mind! It doesn't matter how powerful your genjutsu is; it can never affect a dark-type!"

"I can't believe you didn't remember that, Sasuke." The blond chastened.

"At least I'm trying to break us free! Why don't you try something, usuratonkachi?" The swordsman snarled.

"Fine! Rasengan!" He formed another ball of energy on his fingers. Just as the sphere struck the prisms, it passed through before a shackle wrapped around the caster's free wrist. "What?!"

"I've told you this so many times!" The kitsune howled. "This is Meema's world so she can change her illusions at will! Since this is an environmental illusion and not one that causes a mishap in your brains, you can't do anything to dispel it!"

"Then what can we do?!" Shikamaru exclaimed. "Let her kill us?!"

"Look out!" Kakashi shouted as an ebon wave of energy shot out of the giant's mouth and towards them.

A violet glow shone from the victims' sides, the metamorphose dashing to be in front of the captives in the form of a Gekkōga and outstretching its arms out in a defensive stance. "DON'T HURT THEM MEEMA!" A red force field shrouded the sestet, its huge circumference covering them all as the beam made contact with the shield. The powerless stared at their protector as it kept its limbs spread, the barrier remaining as the pounding ceased to relent. "STOP IT!" The molder yelled at the top of its lungs.

At hearing the desperate and familiar voice, the attacker halted her assault. The Pokémon released its deterrent before turning to the ensnared. A lilac light escaped from its retinas, dissolving the pellucids. Dual vibrant waves then surged out of the enigma, curing the pentad of their pain as it reached its targets. The caster collapsed onto the ground, hands between its legs, before reverting.

The fox panted deeply as it began. "The...only way...to repeal...an environmental illusion...is to replace it...with another one! I had to...use my Genzou...to replace...Meema's...in order...to release you all. That...along with...using Wide Guard...to protect you...as well as...Heal Pulse...twice...to placate your wounds...and the solemn battle from earlier...exhausted me...making me...like I am now!"

"Woah..."

Sonorous thuds resonated throughout the area, drawing the group's attention to the source. The giant was running on all fours toward their direction before bounding into the air. A radiant luminescence enveloped the beast, returning her to her original size as she landed before the bunch and picked up her child.

"How could you do this to my son?!" She glowered at the Uchiha. "He didn't hurt anyone yet you tried to kill him!"

"Wait!" The kit spoke up after regaining his breath, directing his parent's attention to him before he leapt out of his mother's arms and faced her. "It's my fault; I transformed into something traumatic to the people and even when I had realized that, I still continued on with it for my own joy at the expense of their sanity. This man was just giving me my just punishment for my horrible deed and wanted to take me to his village so I could apologize." The cub turned to face the ninjas, a look of guilt evident on his face. "I'm sorry."

Naruto grinned. "Aww, it's okay! I used to pull pranks on the people of Konohagakure all the time when I was a kid! It's nothing new at all to them!"

"Is that your village?" The vulpes quirked a brow.

"Yep!"

The fox then turned to the raven. "Do you still want proof of me being a Zorua?" He nodded in response. "Then I now exactly how!" The Pokémon flipped, the sheen overtaking him once more. The rogue landed as a penguin covered with crimson fuzz that contrasted with the white splotch on his belly and tufts that surrounded wide onyx irises outlined with sable patches and branched outwards as well as a yellow beak which matched the color of his feet that grew all the way towards his stomach.

The 'bird' rummaged through the bag he carried in one flipper before extracting a device that was primarily beige surrounding a black screen above a red circle which stretched all the way to the edge and was characterized by a diagonal sporting a pearl orb in the center and two clips at each side. "Here!" He threw the contraption to the Uchiha who easily grabbed it mid-flight before changing back.

"What's this?" The catcher inquired as he examined the object.

"It's a Pokémon Zukan. It has tons of information about us on all sorts of aspects. Now open it!"

The holder pressed the knob. Another monitor popped from its slot and images of the creature in front of it appeared in rotation, many views being given as a masculine voice gave out information. "Zorua, the Tricky Fox Pokémon. To protect themselves from danger, they hide their true identities by transforming into people and Pokémon." He then focused it on the other. "Zoroark, the Illusion Fox Pokémon. Bonds between these Pokémon are very strong. It protects the safety of its pack by tricking its opponents."

"And watch this!" The youngster morphed into the mistaken figure. "Identify me again!"

The male did just that. "Zorua, the Tricky Fox Pokémon. To protect themselves from danger, they hide their true identities by transforming into people and Pokémon."

The blond's eyes widened. "Hey wait! Why is it the exact same entry as before?!"

The fennec smirked. "Because that's what I am. No matter what I turn into, that contraption will always be able to tell my true form! However, if you press the button on the screen that says 'Zorua's Illusions'..."

The warrior complied. The picture suddenly changed to the creature before him. "Kyuukon, the Fox Pokémon. Its nine tails are said to be imbued with a mystic power. It can live for a thousand years."

"That's the 'Kyuubi' everyone was so scared about?!" The whiskered exclaimed in disbelief.

"Yeah, it looks nothing like me; there are WAY too many differences between us."

"Well DUH! Kyuukons are Pokémon after all!"

The ninjas gasped in shock, the flaxen being the loudest. "You could hear the Kyuubi?!"

"Well..." the canine began as he dispelled the mirage, "I'm using my second ability Telepathy to talk to you all right now, so what makes you think I can't hear another who uses thoughts to speak as well?!"

A smirk could be heard in the mysterious voice. "I like this kid."

"Thanks!" The youth yipped whilst wagging his tail before directing his attention to the shinobi. "I'll go with you to Konohagakure to apologize to the ones I had fooled but I'll stay in this form and only transform when I confront them."

"Let's go." The silverette commanded as he waved them to the direction of their village.

"I have one thing to say." The guadian stated, halting the party's advance. "I'll let you take my child so he can repent for what he has done, but on one condition."

"What is it?"

Zoroark narrowed her eyes. "If anyone lays even one finger on my son, I'll kill you all."

Forms: Gekkōga (Greninja), Delibird (Delibird), Kyuukon (Ninetales)

Moves used: Night Slash, Night Daze, Dark Pulse, Wide Guard, Heal Pulse

Translation: Genzou=Illusion, Pokémon Zukan=Pokédex

Jutsu: Rasengan (Spiraling Sphere), Amaterasu (Heavenly Illumination), Tsukuyomi (Moon Reader)

Translation: Konohagakure=Village Hidden in the Leaves

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