Note: Alright, this is another idea that I am taking a shot at. Hope it turns out alright but if not then I'll just keep trying until I do come up with a Naruto/Pokemon Crossover that works. I do have another one in the works but this is my first one and I wanted to see how it did first. Of course, I will be using the Japanese words and names as much as possible as it just seems right to me since the show is Japanese in origin.

Disclaimer: I do not, will not and never will own Naruto or Pokemon although I wish I did own Pokemon…I just love Pikachu and several other pokemon. Alas, it will never happen no matter how much I pine over it.

Shinobi Pokemon Master

Prologue

By

Phoenix Firestorm

Mew gazed curiously at the portal that appeared suddenly in front of him, then looked at his friend Celibi to see what he thought. Not being too surprised to see Celibi go closer for a better look, Mew followed not far behind.

The 2 legendary pokemon quickly realized that the portal wasn't a rip in the fabric of Time and Space, but instead one that opened up as a result of something else. Both decided to find out what caused it, neither one wanted anything to damage their home if it could be helped.

They had no sooner entered the portal when it disappeared behind them, but that didn't bother them as they knew they would be able to get home without much problem. Once through the portal, the two pokemon had to fly out of the way in order to avoid being struck by a huge reddish tail. Mew and Celibi both turned their attention to what had nearly sent them flying, only to gaze in shock and stunned surprise at the biggest nine-tail fox they had ever seen!

Thankfully, the giant creature hadn't seen them. The two pokemon didn't waste any time making themselves invisible then flew after the fox to see what kind of place this was, not to mention learn more about the dimension they are in. It wasn't long until they saw a village coming up in the distance and knew that it was the fox's target, the two pokemon also recognized the inhabitants as they had the same type of people back home.

Mew looked at Celibi then flew off to do what he could to help the Shinobi defend their village, neither pokemon had what it took to stop the giant fox, although Mew Two may say and think differently, so focused their attention and power to keep the death rate down as much as they are able. They also used their mental powers to learn as much about the village and rest of this strange world as they could, nor did they have any guilty conscious when it came to clans and etc…knowledge is knowledge to them.

It was Celibi who overheard the Yondaime's plan to stop the fox and grew alarmed, so much that he told Mew and together they went to see what they could do to help. One of them still made sure to help the villagers but this was more important at the moment, it was also kinda funny in that those people the two saved from fatal injuries had no idea what is gong on.

The Yondaime and Sandaime Hokage, plus the white haired toad-guy all jumped in surprise when the two pokemon appeared in the room. They would have attacked only to find that they couldn't move, but they could still talk. Nor could anyone enter or exit the room, the pokemon made sure of it.

"Who are you, what are you?" Yondaime asked warily as he studied the two strange creatures.

*I am Mew…* The light pink one answered right into their minds.

*I am Celibi….* The light green one did the same as its companion.

*We are pokemon!* They said together and laughed at their little stunt.

"Pokemon, never heard of them!" The toad-guy muttered in disbelief.

"Neither have I, but I don't think they mean any harm." The elderly Sandaime replied.

"Mew, Celibi, what are you doing here? Where did you come from," The Yondaime asked curiously, "how did you get here?"

The two pokemon took turns showing the three men the answers to their questions, starting with them playing in their world then the portal appearing and so on after that. One or the other kept disappearing outside to go help the defenders for a spell, then came back.

Mew turned to the Yondaime and asked *Your plan to stop monster Nine-tail fox, are you sure it will work?*

This surprised them and it showed, the Yondaime replied "It is the only one that I have had time to come up with, I don't want to sacrifice my son but I can't ask another parent to do what I am unwilling to do. Besides, my son is the only one young enough to survive the ritual."

"I'm pretty sure it will work, it has to but if you know of anything else that we can do or add to the seal. We would greatly appreciate it, the fact that you have been assisting in keeping the fatality rate down is a blessing."

The two pokemon looked at each other for several moments, discussing options between them then they mentally got all the information on seals from them…including the one on the childs belly. They flew over to the child and studied the seal, then mentally brought the toad-guy over to them so he could learn what they were going to do and ask any questions he had.

It didn't take long to make the necessary modifications to the seal with the toad-guy committing everything to memory, he would be able to write it all down later and do further studies into it as time allowed.

Celibi then asked *What is going to happen to the child, you know that this won't make his life very happy?* The Yondaime sighed "I know but I can't but hope the village will see him as the hero as I do, those are among the instructions I gave the other two here with me." *If you really want him to be safe and live a happy life, we are willing to take him home with us until the time comes for the child to return. Our dimension has ninja as well, not quite like this dimension but pretty close.* Mew replied when he got back from his turn at saving lives, he also showed the three men their worlds version of Shinobi.

The Yondaime hesitated at the offer, as much as he wanted his son to grow up here in Konoha. The father in him also wanted what is best for his son, which is to be safe, happy, well-loved and etc. While this was going on, Celibi left to take his turn at saving lives.

"Take the offer brat," the toad-guy said gruffly, "you know as well as I do that Naruto won't be safe here. Not with everyone and their grandma coming after him for one reason or another, this isn't just the villagers to take into consideration but also the enemies you and Kushina collected over time as well. Besides, they did say there are ninjas where they're from. So Naruto can get his Shinobi Education from them with whatever scrolls and etc we send along to help, not to mention all the other things he will learn."

The Yondaime glanced at the Sandaime and saw that the old man also agreed, the sun-kissed young man sighed and nodded. He would do what is best for his precious people and his son, maybe by keeping Naruto separated from the village and this life, his son will have a happy life. The Yondaime had already prepared the legal documents that made the four people he trusted the most, guardians and responsible for his son should something happen to him or Kushina.

"Who will be responsible for my son if he goes with you?" The Yondaime asked warily.

Mew chuckled and said *Human friend of all Pokemon!*

Mew then started to mentally show Yondaime all the adventures of one Satoshi Ketchum and his friends, both pokemon and human alike.

The Yondaime smiled faintly and nodded once in satisfaction, he liked this Satoshi Ketchum and knew the young man would take good care of his son. The pokemon then released the three men from the bind that kept them from moving, there wasn't a lot of time left so they would have to work fast.

The Sandaime and Yondaime got to work on the legal changes that would make Satoshi Ketchum one of Naruto's guardians and father-figure with Kakashi, Jiraiya, Sandaime and Tsunade still having a part of Naruto's life. The new arrangements meant that Naruto would not be tied to Konoha once he became genin, he will be able to leave and travel between the two dimensions freely.

Sarutobi-sama asked curiously "Do you mind if we send someone along with Naruto as assistance, it would ease our minds greatly."

Celibi chuckled *Yes, this Tsunade-person can come with us. Do not worry about her not cooperating, we will take care of that when the time comes. We will keep in touch and send reports on how Naruto is doing once a month to you, Toad-man and this Kakashi-person once he checks out as acceptable to us.*

*We will also bring Naruto back for his academy exams and he will stay until these chunin exams or he is awarded that rank in another way, after that the child must be allowed to return to his adopted home if he wants for however long he needs. No questions asked or protests, his father has handed the child over to us which means he is no longer Konoha's responsibility except in an extended relationship!*

The three men nodded in understanding but couldn't say anything as time had run out, the fox was here and the Yondaime had done everything possible to make sure his son would be well cared for. Copies of everything were given to the two pokemon to put on file at their government, plus to give Ash so Naruto

Yondaime did manage to say one last good-bye to his son, putting everything he had and felt into that heart-renting moment. Not looking back when he left the room for his final battle and act as the Yondaime Hokage.

~*~

Sarutobi smiled sadly as he watched Mew and Celibi play with Naruto, Jiraiya and the two pokemon had checked the seal after Kyuubi had been dealt with to see if it was still secure. Everyone relaxing slightly afterward with relief, but continued to stay on guard as they had no idea what would happen after news of the childs existence got out.

Mew and Celibi are perfectly capable of keeping Naruto safe, not to mention occupied while they got everything ready for his departure from this world. Helping them was a fuming but also curious Tsunade, Mew had gone out after the battle and brought the medic back….encased in a mental sphere and frozen solid with a glare in her eyes that could destroy mountains!

Thankfully she calmed down once everything had been told to her, including her part in this adventure. Shizune, her assistant was busy sealing things into scrolls Jiraiya had made in abundance. Jiraiya himself had gone to his students home and packed up a few things there for Naruto to have, mostly stuff from the nursery but he threw in some pictures and etc as an added thought.

Sarutobi himself couldn't do much to help as he had to look after the village and survivors, so left things in the hands of his capable students while he dealt with the council and idiot clan heads. Thankfully not everyone had it in for the child, just most of them unfortunately. Two people were always with Naruto, while the others went out and collected up what they needed which is mostly food and etc. The pokemon, when not keeping the child occupied, were out exploring the Shinobi world.

Sarutobi glanced up when he heard the door open, surprised to see Kakashi slip into the room. The elderly man finished what he was doing then put his pen down, folding his hands calmly on top of his desk to see what the young man wanted.

"What is it Kakashi?" Sarutobi asked curiously.

The masked Shinobi replied "Hokage-sama, I would like to resign from the ANBU and be assigned as one of the caretakers for Sensei's legacy if it is possible that is? I heard rumors that the child is being sent away into hiding for his own safety, that either Jiraiya-sama or Tsunade will be responsible for him. They, along with you, will also be the only ones who will know of his exact location. To everyone else, everything dealing with the child will be a triple S-class secret."

Now this surprised the elderly man so much that his pipe nearly fell out of his mouth, but he caught it in time. Kakashi wanting to leave ANBU didn't surprise him too much, he expected it to happen sooner or later. The other request Kakashi had puzzled him, Sarutobi knew that Naruto would have to be handled differently than most orphans.

"Why?" Sarutobi asked curiously and went into more detail at Kakashi's puzzled expression, "Why do you want to be one of Naruto's caretakers. Not that I won't keep you from visiting or anything, Yondaime made you one of his guardians on the chance that something would happen to him."

Kakashi hesitated briefly then sat down ad leaned forward, resting his forearms on his knees and taking the time to organize his thoughts. Once done, he slowly began to speak. The Hokage didn't say anything or interrupt Kakashi, he just sat at his desk and listened to the young man get everything off his chest.

Nor did Sarutobi speak right away, instead he thought over what Kakashi told him for a few moments then sighed "I need to discuss your request with the others thought, please wait outside my office until we come up with an answer."

Kakashi nodded and bowed in respect to his leader then turned to leave the room, closing the door securely behind him. The Hokage waited a few more moments then turned toward the corner and asked thoughtfully "Well, what do you think my little friend?"

Mew shimmered into sight and floated lazily in the air as he answered *One-eye person safe, trustworthy. Can come if others agree, do him good…this trip will.*

Sarutobi nodded once then sighed in relief, glad to hear that Kakashi checked out okay. Now he needed to get the opinion of Tsunade as she is the other one who will be in the group, Jiraiya will be staying here in this world and doing what he does best…gathering information.

"Probably, but I don't want to send too many people away. Just a small easily ignored group, no more than 2-3 people max. Tsunade is going to be in charge of this 'mission', which is what I am going to put it down as and surrounded by the tightest security we can come up with." Sarutobi muttered determinedly to the pink pokemon, who agreed with him strangely enough.

~*~

Tsunade sighed tiredly as she and her assistant headed back to the Hokage tower after they finished at her family's estate, having packed up whatever they needed for this extended 'mission' as the old man called it.

She had packed lots of medical supplies and seedlings to grow her own herbs for medicines, plus all the medical scrolls she could get her bloody hands on…which is quite a lot considering who she is.

Shizune also packed food, cooking supplies and various ingredients they would need in case they couldn't get any in the world they are going to. She also loaded up on baby supplies since Shizune wasn't sure they cold get what they needed for their charge right away, clothing wasn't as big a deal as formula and other things were.

"Where do you think we are going Tsunade-san?" Shizune asked curiously.

"Don't know, don't care as long as it is away from this accursed village!" Tsunade replied bitterly, Sarutobi had promised that this task would take her farther than she had ever dreamed of going. Although they had agreed to say that the child accompanying them was being sent to live with distant relatives overseas, as the official reason. This way, Naruto will have a story already in place should he ever decide to return.

Shizune sighed softly then spoke somewhat excitedly "I am curious as to what kind of medical knowledge they will have, the chance to learn something new is more than enough incentive to take this 'mission'!" Tsunade snorted in amusement then said "You are correct Shizune, the chance to learn new medical knowledge and expand on old tried-and-true methods is something we would be fools to pass up." This is about the only thing the two agreed on, even if they had slightly different opinions on how to go about it.

The two medic-nins entered the tower and headed up the stairs to Sensei's office, ignoring everyone around them although they did glance curiously at Kakashi sitting patiently in the waiting room. Tsunade and Shizune also weren't too surprised to see Jiraiya already there, a thick scroll leaning up against his leg.

"Are the two of you ready to leave?" Sarutobi asked curiously.

"As ready as we will ever be, is there anyone else joining us?" Tsunade replied calmly as she checked out the various bags of supplies they packed, plus went over the supplies her former teammate and sensei packed for them.

"Actually, yes there is if you agree to have him as a part of the team?" Sarutobi answered calmly.

"Depends on who you had in mind?" Tsunade answered bluntly, only to have her eyes widen when Sarutobi said who asked to join them.

Shizune and her glanced at each other then Tsunade replied "I'll have no problem with him joining us, heck…he would be useful to have around but don't you need him here? Konoha doesn't really have the Shinobi to spare on side trips, even ones as important as this?"

"I can spare one of my ninja's for this but no more, at least not right away. Kakashi gave me good sound reasons for his request, but I told him the final decision would be up to you as Team leader." Sarutobi answered calmly.

Tsunade thought for a moment longer then motioned for Shizune to go get Kakashi and bring him here, planning on questioning him herself before making a final decision. While Tsunade was busy with Kakashi, Sarutobi and Jiraiya got to work organizing the supplies into sealing scrolls to make it easier to transport and find later on. Naruto's things went into one scroll, medical supplies and scrolls went into another. Food and personal effects went into its own scroll, the list went on until everything was done and Tsunade returned with Shizune.

"He'll do," Tsunade replied bluntly, "mark him down as away on a long term mission sensei. I sent him home to pack everything and I meant everything since we will be gone 12 or more years, we may be able to request more supplies but only things we absolutely need or can't do without."

Sarutobi nodded to show he understood, then said "Fine by me, although I would like to get monthly or bi-monthly reports from you if possible. Your summons should be able to reach here from there, correct?" Everyone looked at Mew for the answer, Celibi had vanished some time back…probably gone back home to prepare Ash for his task. The pink pokemon chirped in amusement at baby Naruto, pausing briefly to say *Yes, your summons contracts will still work but I would advise using them only in emergencies. The people back home may think that they are a new type of pokemon and want to capture them, something that won't turn out very well.*

By the time Mew finished, Kakashi had returned with a thick scroll in his arms. The young man was still wearing his ANBU uniform as he never bother wasting time to change, Kakashi apparently took Tsunade's orders seriously as he had packed everything he owned for this trip. Kakashi paused in front of Sarutobi's desk and carefully set the keys to his place on the surface, asking "Could you keep an eye on my place for me please while I am gone, don't try to enter the property as I've got it well trapped." Sarutobi chuckled "Of course Kakashi, I'll look after your home while you are away. The same with Tsunade's family estate, not that anyone would enter either place but one never knows." Kakashi shifted the scroll in his arms slightly and nodded, stepping back to join the others. The backpack on his back only held a change of clothes and other necessities, while the scroll contained everything else he owned and inherited from his father.

Shizune went over and picked up Naruto, getting the baby ready for the trip. Something that didn't take too long to do, once done she looked at Tsunade and Kakashi uncertainly. Tsunade held one massive scroll that contained everything else they packed and sealed away to make traveling easier, the three ninja glanced around the room uneasily then decided there wasn't anything more they could do now. Tsunade nodded to Mew, letting him know that they were ready to leave.

The group said their goodbyes to Sarutobi and Jiraiya, disappearing seconds later and not to be seen until 12 or so years had pass by. Jiraiya himself only stayed in the village long enough to see the councils reaction to Naruto being sent away, then left for his own travels through the Elemental Countries.

Sarutobi had a pleased and very satisfied expression on his face as he relaxed in his chair, puffing away on his pipe. The only thought in his mind was "Chew on this you bloody arrogant closed-minded council members, Naruto is well out of your reach and control now. You will never be able to lay a finger on him, we made sure of it!!!

~*~

Satoshi stood beside Slowking on Shamuti Island in the Orange Islands, thinking over everything that Celibi had shown him mentally and Slowking explained when he didn't completely understand something. In the end, the 25 year old Pokemon Master agreed to the task asked of him, even though he wasn't quite ready to settle down yet.

Satoshi had made plans to settle in his hometown of Pallet Town, he even bought a good size piece of land several years ago that had the ocean on one side and forest on the other. Not to mention open fields on another with a great view of the road going onto and out of town on the last side, he could see who was coming and going whenever he was at home.

Since then, Satoshi had been slowly building his home every visit back to Pallet Town he made. Finally being able to move into the place last year, thankfully his mother looked after the place for him whenever he had to leave for some reason or another. His friend Tracy and Prof. Oak took care of the land in his absence as well, which took another problem off his mind. After all 100 acres doesn't look after itself, no matter what people think.

Satoshi paused in his thoughts, the house wasn't completely furnished yet. He had only focused on the rooms that would be in constant use, like his own suite, the kitchen and other rooms. So that is one thing which will have to be done when they get there, not really able to shop for furniture along the way. He was also thankful that he added extra bedrooms, of course he had only thought they would be guest rooms.

Pikachu and Slowking got his attention, looking up to see Mew appear in front of him with 4 people…one of them a baby no more than a few days old at most. Satoshi studied them for several moments, knowing that they were doing the same to him and their surroundings. Finally Satoshi and the woman in front stepped toward each other, holding out a hand to shake in greeting.

"Hello, welcome to our world. My name is Satoshi Ketchum, with me is my best friend and first pokemon Pikachu. Our other friend Slowking and you already know Celibi," Satoshi introduced himself and the pokemon with him, "you'll meet more pokemon as we travel back to my home in Pallet Town."

"Thank-you," Tsunade answered calmly, "My name is Tsunade Senju. With me is my apprentice Shizune and Kakashi Hatake. Kakashi was the student of Naruto's father before his death, he came along to help you raise the child and train him in the ways of the Shinobi."

Satoshi shook Kakashi's hand and just gazed uneasily down at the bundle in Shizune's arms, Tsunade snickered at this as the young man looked much like a new father presented with his child for the first time. Shizune smiled to Ash as she carefully handed Naruto to Ash, making sure he had a good hold of the baby before she let go completely.

"You may want to change his first name," Shizune replied calmly, "but it is up to you in the end."

Satoshi nodded absently as he was too focused on the bundle in his arms, he gazed down at Naruto's small face for several moments before he said anything else. Finally asking thoughtfully "What is his name and what does it mean?" Kakashi answered "His name is Naruto Uzumaki, he was given his mother's last name to help hid him from his father's enemies. Depending on the kanji, Naruto means either Fishcake or Maelstrom while Uzumaki means Whirlpool." Satoshi nodded thoughtfully as he absorbed the information, glancing at Pikachu who had climb up to perch on his arm and gaze curiously at Naruto. Finally asking "Well Pikachu, what do you think? Want to help me with my son and future Pokemon Master?"

Pikachu just looked at him as if to say "What, if you think I am going to be left out of this then you are nuts!!!" The electric mouse kept quiet as to not wake the baby, but looking forward to teaching the newest Ketchum about pokemon.

Satoshi thought some more before saying "I don't want to change his name too much as it is all he has left of his parents, the last name will be Ketchum of course which will hid him just as well as any other name."

He paused to think for a moment before he continued "Aurelius which means 'Golden' plus Azuriah which means 'Aided by Jehovah'. So his name will be Aurelius Naruto Azuriah Ketchum, meaning 'Golden Maelstrom Aided by Jehovah'."

Tsunade chuckled "Now that is a powerful name, let's hope he lives up to it and doesn't get overpowered by it!"

Kakashi snorted "I wouldn't worry too much Lady Tsunade, if he is anything like Sensei then he will do fine…probably leave his old man in his dust if my instincts are to be trusted and they usually are."

Tsunade turned her gaze back on Satoshi and Aurelius, thinking privately that Kakashi could very well be correct but there was no way she would bet on something like this…absolutely positive no way…not for all the sake in the world!!!

~*~

Alright: I need some help with deciding which starting pokemon each team should have.

The choices are Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu (sometimes), Chikorita, Cyndaquil and Totodile. My siblings helped me with Team 7 but they are just suggestions and I want to know what my readers think.

The teams are:

Team 7

Kakashi - Totodile

Naruto - Charmander

Sasuke - Bulbasaur

Sakura - Chikorita

Team 8

Kurenai -

Kiba -

Hinata -

Shino -

Team 9/Gai

Gai -

Lee -

Neji -

Tenten -

(Gai and Lee are definitely going to be more focused on the Fighting-type pokemon than any others but that will come later on)

Team 10

Asuma -

Ino -

Shikamaru -

Choji -

Konohamaru Corps

Konohamaru -

Moegi -

Udon -

Now for the other teams

Gaara - (getting Sandshrew eventually as it will do well in the desert)

Temari -

Kankuro - (getting Mime eventually as it will go well with his puppets)

Single people

Tsunade - (Chansey eventually)

Shizune -

Jiraiya -

Sarutobi - (Mankey and Aipom eventually as they are both monkey-like pokemon)

Haku - (going to be an ice pokemon master eventually)

Zabuza -

~*~

As for pairings between certain people, I've only got one sort of settled but it is not written in stone yet and one definite pairing.

Satoshi/Ash & Shizune

(Shizune will be about 20 when Naruto is born so she won't be too old for poor Satoshi.)

Zabuza & Anko

(this pairing is an absolute definite, I mean…come on here….can you think of any two people who are better suited for each other than those two!?!?!?!)