A/N: Well, here goes nothing. First Naruto story I'll ever be writing and I hope this goes well. Hope you guys will enjoy it!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon or Naruto. They belong to their respective owners.

Chapter 1: Start of a new Journey

"Today's the day, isn't that right, Kurama?"

A gentle smile formed on Naruto's face as he looked down at his faithful partner, Kurama, his Vulpix. His sun-kissed blond hair flowed with the breeze as the two stared at the sunrise. Naruto's ocean-blue eyes glistened when the sunlight reached him, revealing his slightly visible whisker-like birthmarks on each side of his face.

"Vul~" Kurama yipped excitedly as he bounced on Naruto's lap, much to the blond's amusement.

He remembered it like it was yesterday, when he and Kurama first became partners. According to his parents, Kurama hatched from his egg the week after Naruto was born and after meeting for the first time, they have rarely been seen without each other. He was Naruto's first friend, Pokémon and partner.

"Naruto-kun! Are you up yet?" A feminine voice called out from within the house. "You have to meet Professor Oak in an hour. So get your ass out of your room and get down here for breakfast, or should I come up there myself and drag you down, ttebane?!"

Naruto paled slightly while Kurama shivered as the two dashed back into the room, knowing that when Naruto's mother says something, it will definitely happen, and shutting the glass door behind them before rushing out of the room. As they pushed through the door, a Flareon, which belonged to Naruto's mother, yelped in surprise and leapt into the air.

As she dropped back down, the Flareon narrowed her eyes on the duo, who apologized before running off while the Flareon shook her head with a sigh and smiled. Knowing her Trainer's personality, she could only pity the two as she herself made her way down for breakfast.

Once the duo had ran down the stairs, they ran forward and bursting into the kitchen, crashing into the waiting arms of an Electivire, which belonged to Naruto's father.

Speaking of him, Naruto's father, Minato Namikaze, who donned a casual blue long-sleeved shirt and pants, looked up from his newspaper and smiled at them. "Well, that's a new record! Good job Naruto. You made it ten seconds faster than last time." With a nod, he watched as his Electivire dropped the duo onto chairs next to him, before taking a seat next to him.

"That's great, Naruto-kun," his mother, Kushina Uzumaki Namikaze, who donned her usual white high-collared, sleeveless blouse under a long, loose-fitting dress while her long red hair was tied in a high ponytail, said with a smile as she walked over to them with her arms folded. "Just a bit longer and I would have to pull you out of bed myself."

"But I was already up early!" Naruto replied with a smile of his own. "Kurama and I were too excited that we woke up early to see the sunrise."

A smirk formed on Minato's lips as he chuckled. "Oh? So you didn't bother to change out of your pajamas when you woke up?"

Naruto looked down at his attire and blushed in embarrassment when he realized that his father was right which caused his parents, Electivire and Kurama to laugh as the Flareon from before entered the kitchen, followed by the rest of the family's Pokémon.

"Glad you all could make it on time for breakfast," Kushina said to the Pokémon who all smiled back as they went to their seats. It was times like this that made the Namikaze family special in Naruto's opinion. Unlike other families, the Pokémon that belonged to Naruto's parents sat with them during meals rather than seating on the floor. After all, they love their family and to them, their Pokémon were family.

Seating with Minato were his Pokémon. His Electivire, Ampharos, Jolteon, Emolga, Plusle and Minun.

His partner, Electivire, was once an Elekid that Minato had found while traveling around Johto during his childhood and after rescuing him from a pack of Houndoom, the two became partners who fought together throughout Minato's time as a Pokémon Trainer and ultimately, became an Elite Four member of the Kanto region.

Ampharos was once a Mareep that Minato adored while visiting a farm belonging to a friend of his. Of course, Ampharos at that time loved the attention she received from the blond man and eventually became his second Pokémon while at the same time, formed a brother-sister relationship with Electivire upon meeting him.

Jolteon was once a wild Eevee that Minato and his two Pokémon stumbled upon by chance while in Celadon City and after battling Electivire who was an Electabuzz by then, he decided that he would follow Minato and eventually evolving into a Jolteon after finding a Thunderstone. It was thanks to him that Minato was able to beat the first Elite Four member as well and he was proud of it.

Emolga joined his team during Minato's vacation with Kushina in the Unova region. She had, at first, wanted to steal food from Minato but thanks to Jolteon and Ampharos, she was stopped before she could get away. Being the kind person that he is, Minato offered Emolga some food and after that, Emolga had snatched a Pokéball from Minato and captured herself, making her one of Minato's Pokémon.

As for Plusle and Minun, they were once abandoned in the Hoenn region by their previous Trainer, who found them 'too small and frail' and discarded them when the opportunity came. They were left to fend for themselves when they were abandoned in Mauville City. When Minato had visited the city for a friendly match with Wattson, the Gym Leader of Mauville City, he found them fighting off an Electrike that was defending its territory. Minato rescued them, bringing them to the Pokémon Center where they were taken care of by Nurse Joy. Afterwards, Minato had offered them to join him. Though they were hesitant at first, they accepted it and have never regretted their decision since then, becoming the support of the team as they cheered their teammates during battles.

It was thanks to his Pokémon that he had gained fame as Kanto's Yellow Flash. His Pokémon, all being Electric types, defeated their opponents in flashes of yellow thanks to Minato's training where they had to train their Electric moves while increasing their stamina and agility. Thanks to that, most of Minato's opponents were defeated within a move or two which earned him a spot in the Elite Four.

Seating on the opposite side of the table was Kushina's Pokémon. Her starter, Incineroar, Flareon, her two Pyroar, a male and a female, Arcanine and Pansear.

Being an ex-resident of Alola, Kushina had chosen Incineroar as her starter, who was a Litten at that time. Not many knew why she had chosen him, but after a while, people understood the reason. Apparently, Kushina and Litten were two of a kind. Both of them were energetic, headstrong and stubborn. But most importantly, they had volatile tempers.

They hit it off quite well from the start and they're relationship as partners grew even more after traveling to the Kalos region where they found the Pyroar couple. They entered the Kalos League, demolishing Gym after Gym with their fiery temper and skills, earning Kushina the nickname 'the Red Hot-Blooded Habanero'. It was thanks to Incineroar that Kushina won the League despite being disadvantaged by the Mega Evolution of her opponents.

Flareon was her fifth Pokémon, which she caught while traveling Johto. The poor girl was an Eevee at that time and she was abandoned by her Trainer who left her in a Daycare and never came back. She was a shy little Eevee too. Not knowing who her Trainer was since he had left her when she had hatched but she instantly took to Kushina when she came by. Becoming somewhat of a pampered little girl since the redhead adored her. But despite that, Kushina still trained her like the rest of her Pokémon. Flareon may be the second weakest in her team, but she was still strong enough to beat numerous opponents.

Kushina's Pyroar joined her when they encountered Kushina and Incineroar during one of their training sessions. They were intrigued by Kushina and followed her for quite a while but eventually, they challenged her after Kushina had beaten the fifth Kalos Gym, only to be beaten by her Incineroar. When offered to join, they accepted. Within time, the two Pyroar grew stronger under Kushina and they did so well that they have never lost a single double-battle to this day. Of course, unless they were facing Kushina's and Incineroar's temper. Those two can pack quite a punch when angered and it still gives the Pyroar couple the chills just thinking about it.

Her Arcanine, was a Growlithe that Minato had given to her as a birthday gift. Growlithe was nothing more than a bundle of joy for Kushina as she would regularly take Growlithe out for walks and occasionally used him for battles. When the time came for Kushina to battle the Elite Four of Kanto, Growlithe chose to evolve into Arcanine right before challenging Minato, who was the first of the four to face her. Though Arcanine won two battles, he was eventually defeated by Minato's Ampharos.

Pansear, her final Pokémon, was caught when Minato and Kushina visited the Unova region, a week after Emolga was caught. Pansear was quite the contradiction when it came to his personality and Kushina's. Where Kushina was easily angered at times, Pansear was calm. Pansear also didn't enjoy battling too much, but he still battles when he is needed. He may be the weakest in the team but he was no pushover. Unlike his teammates, Pansear preferred to enjoy some peace and quiet, often helping Kushina with gathering ingredients or helping out around the house.

Naruto absolutely adored all of his parents' Pokémon. After all, when Kushina and Minato were busy, they would often have their Pokémon take care of Naruto and Kurama and they cherished each time they had with the young duo.

Electivire and Incineroar would often take care of the two and trained them as well. Kurama always enjoyed his time with the Heel Pokémon as Incineroar taught him quite a few Fire type moves like Flamethrower and Flame Charge while Electivire would usually just demolish training dummies with some of his flashy moves for Naruto's entertainment. Sometimes, the two would even spar for the duo to watch. But of course, they toned down the battle since they didn't want to upset Kushina. Despite Incineroar being just like her, Kushina was still the one in charge of the family, not Minato, and if they so much as destroy a small patch of grass around the house, well, they didn't want to imagine what she would do to them. The redhead's wrath was not worth receiving from their spars.

Flareon and the Pyroar couple would usually watch Naruto and Kurama during the night. At that time, Naruto had enjoyed cuddling up with Flareon since her fur was way softer than his own pillow, adding that she was a Fire type and she kept him warm, Naruto would often use Flareon as a pillow, which she didn't mind. Kurama, on the other hand, enjoyed the company of the Pyroar couple, who treated him as their own since they were the first Pokémon Kurama had met upon hatching.

Arcanine would often let the duo rest on his back as he trotted around the house, giving the two joyrides since Naruto couldn't walk too much at that time.

Pansear and Ampharos would accompany Naruto whenever he was out at the garden to help him pick the berries which Kushina requested. At the same time, they would teach him about the different kinds of berries through the use of books which the boy found slightly boring but still read.

Jolteon, Plusle, Minun and Emolga would always find spare time to play around with Naruto and Kurama, often playing catch or playing pranks on the others, usually it was Flareon who was pranked since she and Emolga often disagreed with each other over a lot of things and had formed a sort of rivalry.

As the Pokémon settled down in their seats, Kushina walked towards the table, grinning widely as she placed a large bowl of ramen on the table, much to the delight of Naruto. "Now, since today's a very special day for our little boy, I decided to make something you love, Naruto-kun. Eat up!"

The Pokémon, along with Minato, sweat dropped as they watched the two ramen addicts of the family slurp up the noodles from the bowl, completely forgetting that everyone else was there. It was a problem that all of them had hoped that Naruto didn't inherit from her, much to their dismay.

"I'll go make the others some food then," Minato said as he walked up to the fridge.

Once breakfast was done, Naruto had rushed back into his room to change.

Gone was his pajamas as he donned a headband on his forehead. He wore a white shirt which was covered by a high-collared, short-sleeved jacket that was black and orange with the red Uzumaki spiral on its back as well as a pair of blue jeans and a pair of orange and white sneakers.

He picked up Kurama's Pokéball and made his way back down where everyone was waiting for him.

Kurama leapt into his arms and he stroked the fur on his back as Kushina handed him a backpack. "Here's what you'll need, Naruto. I packed some clothes for you and some cash in case you need to stop at the PokéMart. I also put in a PokéNav so you wouldn't get lost while you're on your journey. Also, I-"

"Uh, Kushina-chan?" Minato interrupted, placing a hand on his wife's shoulder. "I'm sure Naruto will be fine on his own. After all, we've taught him everything he needs to know."

"But what if he encounters a problem and he needs our help?!"

Naruto stared blankly at his mother. "You make it sound as if I attract trouble…"

Minato only chuckled as he turned to his son with a smile. "Go on, Naruto. Best not to keep the professor waiting. I'm sure he's looking forward to registering you as a Trainer."

"You got it, dad!" Naruto replied, raising a fist at his father. "And just you wait! When I'm ready, I'm going to challenge you and the other Elite Four members! I'm going to be Kanto's next Pokémon Champion, ttebayo!"

"Then you're going to have to work very hard, Naruto," Minato said, ruffling his son's hair. "We've had a lot of Trainers coming to battle lately and none of them have made it past Lorelei-chan and Bruno-san so it's been boring lately. Hopefully, you can spice things up when you come around. I'll be waiting, Naruto."

With a nod, Naruto turned to leave. After a quick embrace from the Pokémon, Kurama followed alongside the boy as the duo gave one last glance at their family before heading off.

"They grow up so fast…" Kushina mumbled, wiping away the tears in her eyes as she watched her son walking further away from the house before giving Minato a stern look. "At least I can relax since he isn't traveling with Jiraiya. Who knows what he could have taught our son."

The blond man could only laugh nervously as sweat dripped from the side of his head. "Jiraiya-sensei isn't that bad, Kushina-chan. Besides, the Croagunk you gave him still keeps him in line."

"Good," Kushina huffed. "If it wasn't for Croagunk, I would have ripped him to pieces myself if he ever turned my son into a pervert."

It didn't take long for Naruto and Kurama to reach Professor Oak's lab.

As they entered through the front door, which had been unlocked, they made their way down the empty corridor of the lab/house of the professor.

"Professor! You in here?" Naruto yelled, hearing his words echo down the hallway. In response, he heard a man's voice calling out to him from the room at the end of the corridor. With a grin, he ran towards that room with Kurama on his shoulder.

The duo entered the room and Naruto's grin remained as he waved to a white-haired man in his forties, wearing a lab coat over his red shirt and brown trousers. The man, who was none other than Professor Oak, gave a smile to the boy. "Ah! Naruto-kun! You're finally here!"

He approached the boy and patted him on the back. "Look at you. The last time I saw you, you were just a nine-year-old boy who dreamed of becoming a Pokémon Champion. Now, all I see is a twelve-year-old boy who looks almost like his own father and I guess his dream is probably still the same."

"You got that right, Professor Oak!" Naruto happily replied. "Once I'm registered, I'm heading straight to Viridian City for my first badge!"

"Confident, aren't you?" Professor Oak chuckled. "If you're anything like your parents, I'm sure that it won't be long before you become Champion. Why don't you wait for a moment while I go and get you your Pokédex? I'm sure the Pichu your father gave me is looking forward to seeing you before you go off on your journey."

"Consider that done!" Naruto said as he and Kurama ran out of the room, leaving an amused professor to tend to his computer.

"The boy's going to be a big shot. I just know it," thought the professor.

It wasn't a surprise to him. After all, despite his less than frequent visits to the Namikaze house, he knew that Naruto had picked up his father's intelligence. The boy was a prodigy, in a sense. From just a glance at a battle, the boy would be able to adapt and come up with tactics to counter his opponents. He was unpredictable. A trait that might help him once he's out in the world battling other Trainers.

Professor Oak chuckled to himself from the thought as he resumed to finish registering the boy.

Naruto was tackled to the ground as soon as he stepped out of the lab and into the backyard. He groaned in pain as he looked up to get a good look at his attacker, only to smile when he saw a Pichu smiling back at him.

"Pichu! Pi! Pi!"

"Glad to see you, Pichu," Naruto said as he got up while Pichu got off the boy, jumping onto Kurama's back much to the annoyance of the Vulpix as he growled softly at the Tiny Mouse Pokémon.

It was well known to Naruto that Kurama didn't like it when anyone, other than him, touched or rest on his back. So to see Pichu being oblivious to the annoyed Vulpix was an amusing thing for Naruto as he laughed at his partner who glared up at him.

With a sigh, he removed Pichu from Kurama's back and placed the Tiny Mouse Pokémon on the ground. "I'm heading off soon, Pichu. I'm not sure when I'll be back but I promise that I'll visit as much as I can. And when I'm back, you'll be looking at the next Pokémon Champion, ttebayo!"

"Chu! Pichu!" The Pichu nodded with a smile as he bumped his tiny fist with Naruto's and they both flashed their own grins while Kurama smirked at them. Though the professor may have raised Pichu, it seemed that the Tiny Mouse Pokémon was every bit like his blond partner. If only Pichu was his Pokémon then people would actually believe it. After all, most Pokémon often take after their Trainers.

"Take care of yourself, Pichu," Naruto said, getting another nod from Pichu as the professor came out of his lab.

"Naruto! Come over here!"

The boy gave Pichu one last pat on the head before making his way to the professor, where he was presented with a Pokédex. "Here it is, Naruto. Your very own Pokédex," said the professor as he handed it over to the boy before presenting five Pokéballs. "Also, as a tradition, I have to give you these five extra Pokéballs for you so you can catch any Pokémon you encounter on the way that you might want to catch."

"The boy's only going to catch the ones that catch his interest, Oak!" A voice called out.

Professor Oak only rolled his eyes as he turned to meet the newcomer, who had spiky white hair with the back tied into a ponytail, with two shoulder-length bangs framing his face. He also wore a green short shirt kimono and matching pants with a red haori over it while a pair of wooden sandals covered his feet.

"Ero-Kyoufu!" Naruto excitedly cried, causing the man to face plant on the ground while Professor Oak laughed.

"How dare you, gaki!" The man yelled. "That's no way to call your godfather like that! So much for respecting your elders."

"Don't be like that, Jiraiya," the professor said, waving a hand dismissively at him. "If the great 'Toad Sage' hadn't peeked at every girl that he come across, then Naruto would have respected you like you would have wanted."

Jiraiya could only grumble as he folded his arms and looks away with a pout. "And to think I came to give him a present…"

"A present?" Naruto repeated with a tilt of his head with Kurama following his example as they stared at Jiraiya who gave them a slight smirk as he reached for his pocket and pulled out a Pokéball, tossing it over to the boy.

As Naruto caught it, the capsule split open and a white light emerged from it, taking the form of a Froakie who rubbed his eyes tiredly. Jiraiya smiled at the boy. "Since you're beginning your journey, Gamabunta and I decided to let his son, Gamakichi, join you. That little Froakie's been itching for some adventure."

"Fro!" Gamakichi croaked as he smiled up at Naruto.

The boy returned the smile with his own. "Well then, I'm glad you're joining me, Kichi. Because you're now a part of the future Pokémon Champion of Kanto's Pokémon team, dattebayo!" Gamakichi, nicknamed Kichi, croaked happily as he hugged the boy while giving a thumbs up to Kurama, who nodded back.

"Looks like they're bonding already," Jiraiya mused. "Gamabunta would have loved to see this. Too bad he's stuck in the Pokémon Center at the moment."

This time, Professor Oak turned to him with widened eyes. "He's in the Center? How?!"

"I'll explain everything later after Naruto leaves," Jiraiya replied quietly. "This is not for him to hear. He's just a kid."

Professor Oak gave him a nod and turned to Naruto. "Well, my boy, since there's nothing else, have fun on your journey and don't forget to catch as many Pokémon as you can. The Pokédex needs to be completed, after all."

"No problem, professor!" Naruto replied as he picked up Kurama in his arms while Kichi leapt onto his shoulder. "I'll make sure to complete it while I'm battling the Gyms. See you next time when I come back to visit!"

As the duo-turned-trio head back into the lab to make their way out, the professor gave Jiraiya a serious look and spoke. "I'll get Minato and Kushina. They'll need to know about this as much as I do."

A/N: Well, that's the end of the first chapter. How do you guys find it?

Anyway, with that done, I'd like to get to the important part of this story. Since this is the Pokémon world, where wars are less than the ones in Naruto world, a lot of dead characters from the Naruto world will be alive and those who were already alive will be quite OOC, so I'm apologizing in advance in case any of you won't like that idea. Like I said, this is my first Naruto story so I'm not used to it just yet.

This story will be based on the game, so Ash doesn't exist in this world but I'll be adding some elements of the anime. But that doesn't mean that I won't add my own arcs in this story. So you can expect some extra adventures that Naruto will have along the way.

Since Chakra doesn't exist in this story, the Sharingan, Byakugan and Rinnegan won't exist along with any Jutsu. And because they don't exist, the Uchiha and Hyūga clans will be less stuck up than they were in the anime.

Lastly, Sakura won't be so useless. Aren't you guys just sick and tired of seeing stories where Sakura just screams and calls Naruto useless and stupid while she just acts like a fangirl and be useless herself?

Other than that, I hope you guys will support this story and I'll see you next chapter.