A/N: DISCLAIMER! LISTEN CLOSE! This is a Naruto/Pokemon crossover, inspired by Mhyrloc's Naruto and Pokemon: Power of Partnership. It is not a copy, or an attempt to copy, of this fic. I wouldn't even call it an adaption, rightly. The idea of integrating Naruto and Pokemon as he did in this story has and always will belong to him. I cannot, and do NOT want to change that in the least. If anything, I bow down and WORSHIP the brilliant idea that he had, but since he hasn't been around on the fanfiction scene in THREE YEARS I wanted to try and write something alike in its own way, if only by using his idea.
I'll be wholly different, different plot, different pokemon, different teacher for Naruto and everything. I also have a distinct idea for the pairing as well. I've message him time and time again in the last few years, but guys...I think he's gone. And if he isn't, I've messaged him one final time explaining my plan and what I plan to do, just as I'm telling you all now. So I'll say it once again.
THIS!
IS!
NOT!
A!
COPY!
It is an original work inspired by the brilliance of Mhyrloc!
All I ask is that you give this fic a chance and see where it goes. This written purely as homage to an author who has-seemingly-been gone from this site for the last three years...
"Wait, is this...
~Naruto.
Plate
Dear Diary,
Well, this is it!
Today's the day!
Finally, after all these years, I'm going to graduate and get a Pokemon partner! For real this time! Definitely I'm not going to screw this up! I've got it all down! I can usually handle everything they throw ad me and this year I've spent MONTHS practicing that damned bushin technique and I know for a fact that I've finally got the damn thing down...I think. No. No, no, no, I can't think like that. Positive thoughts, dattebayo! You can do this, Naruto! I can do it! Those damned bastards at the academy won't be able to fail this time-they'll be too busy bowing before my greatness!
Unless I mess up...
No!
I won't!
I hope it'll be orange.
Well, if its not that's alright I guess. Still, orange would be cool!
I've already failed so many times now, I don't think I'll be able to stand it if I fail ano-
Crap.
Iruka-sensei's calling me to the front.
Which means its my turn.
Here goes nothing!
(...)
"You pass!"
"What?!"
Naruto's eyes, once squeezed shut in fear and anticipation, now snapped open with such force he was certain he'd burst a blood vessel. Iruka's pleasant declaration ran through the air, echoed by his own partner, Exploud. The massive Pokemon uttered a sharp whistle of approval through the air tubes in the back of its skull, rumbling its name in congratulation. Naruto barely heard the loud pokemon; he found he was still looking at his clone. A bit pale, perhaps, but an otherwise flawless copy of himself. It was even grinning!
Just like him!
Naruto's jaw hung open, ready to fall off at any moment.
"Y-You mean I passed, Iruka-sensei?" the boy stammered out, quietly fearing this was a dream. If it was, he didn't want to wake up! Not now, not ever!
"Only just." the scarred teacher admonished him with a smile, making a small pinching gesture with his fingers. "But a passing grade is a passing grade. Congratulations, Naruto!"
Mizuki swore quietly.
"Damnit."
How in the hell had the brat passed?! He'd been dead last in the class! And yet, that bunshin was almost perfect! Damn, now he'd have to revise his plans. If he could even salvage them at all. Stupid fox brat! Quietly seething, he forced his face into a mask of impassivity as his fellow instructor reached down and offered the boy his much-desired reward.
"Here you go, kiddo."
Distracted as he was by the inexplicable-incredible!-results of the test, the blond missed the dark curse uttered by the plotting chunin. Just as well; he was far too busy staring, gawping really, as Iruka happily dropped the Arceus plate landed in his hand. Fumbling, the blond caught at it, marveling at the strange design. Warm to the touch, yet strangely cool, it felt alive in his hands. Like a tiny heartbeat. He clutched it close to him, a faint grin adorning his whiskered features
"We'll see you in two days time for the graduation ceremony, Naruto."
All of reality caught up with the boy at once. This wasn't a dream. This was real. Which meant..which meant...WHICH MEANT...!
In the end, his overloaded mind did the only thing it could think to do.
THUMP.
He fainted.
(Meanwhile, Somewhere Between the Realm of Time and Space...)
Arceus was...
...confused, to say the least.
Having observed Naruto Uzumaki for some time now, he found the boy's mind was a fluctuating mess of wild enthusiasm and quiet pain, with a bit of ramen thrown in for good measure. No, scratch that. Lots of ramen. It was all the boy seemed to think about sometimes, when he wasn't dwelling on his dream to better himself and become Hokage. Concerning the others, those potential genin, he was at least able to get some sense of who would best suit them in their future quest.
But...this boy?
Problematic.
Orange, he'd said.
That didn't narrow it down by much.
For the life of him, the equine Pokemon simply couldn't fathom who to partner him with. Surely the desert princes, the Larvitar, were simply out of the question. He didn't think a water type would be suitable for the lad, either. He was all fierce actions and fire. Honestly, he was rather tempted just to give the boy a fire type and be done with it. Then he considered the propensity for destruction the boy's tenant had and wondered it that was a wise choice either. But what, then? What potential partner could possibly suit this brash, hyperactive, knuckle-headed ninja?
Unbidden, an idea formed in the back of his mind.
A silent thought to the plate-now clutched tight between the boy's fingers despite his slumbering state-was all it took.
And then it was done.
The God of Pokemon wondered if he should pray to himself, having just made this decision...
A/N: So...yeah. There we go. I think I've just turned things on their ear. Naruto. Passed. And everyone-himself included-is rather shocked by it. How, you ask? Was it due to the Kyuubi, or his own self-professed training? All will be revealed soon. Vote for people and pokemon with your reviews, folks! Ordinarily, I'd say use the poll, but there's a different up on my profile for a different story atm. So be sure to let me know what ya thinl!
So...in the Immortal Words of Atlas...
...Review, Would Ye Kindly?
And of course...
...enjoy the preview! Care to guess at what happens? Methinks it ought to be obvious...*grins*
(Preview(S)!)
Naruto's brow shot straight to his hairline.
Because his egg was hatching.
Tiny, hairline fractures etched themselves into the small thing's surface.
"Oh, wow."
R&R~! =D