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[The video feed switches on to provide a blurred close up on someone's face. The user moves back slowly, allowing the image to come into focus as it shows a blond teenager sat on the ground, eying the device suspiciously.]

Hey- This thing even on? [A tap on the screen, the teen sighs, exasperated, before looking over to the Poliwag sat beside him.]

You know how to make this work?

[Silence.]

....Didn't think so. Maybe we just...

[Grumbling again as he shuffles in his spot, Naruto holds out the Pokegear a little further as he puts on one of his biggest, brightest smiles.]

Uzumaki Naruto, reporting for duty! Hehe. So, I really need to get home, everyone is counting on me, but the weird lady who thinks she's my Mom said I can't, so since I'm here I'm going to get all the badges and have everyone acknowledge me as the greatest Pokemon trainer there is, you'd better believe it!

[He hops up to his feet, facing the Poliwag once again.] C'mon Gama-chan! Training starts now!

[His speech is interrupted by the loud growling of an empty stomach.] Er... after we eat, that is. Does this place have ramen?

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[Staring. Staring so much. In fact it almost looks like someone just punched him.]

I left. As in I defected?

[Excuse him, right now that's still pretty close to unthinkable even with all the shit going on.]

Yeah, it was three years ago. You left Konoha and joined that bastard Orochimaru.

[He'd prepared himself for meeting Sasuke again, especially after that reunion in the land of Iron. But he was entirely unprepared for running into a Sasuke who didn't know anything.]

I will stop you and bring you back to Konoha though, no matter what!

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... No. I wouldn't.

[Shaking his head and... Might be just a tiny bit shaky, because yes he really was unprepared for that bit of news.]

I wouldn't leave and I wouldn't join Orochimaru.

[He'll just... Address it more later, there's something else concerning him too.]

That guy who messaged you - Bowser, the big one with sharp teeth - has a grudge against me. He's incredibly dangerous and you can't take him on right now. You'll want to connect with Riku or...

... Sora. There's also a woman called Lightning Farron. They're all experienced and they'll know what to do.

Edited 2013-03-04 17:49 (UTC)

You did though. [Naruto doesn't want to admit it, wished he hadn't, but he had.]

What's that Bowser guy's problem anyway?

[The words make him feel sick, but he has to keep going. Focus on letting Naruto know that he isn't safe.]

It's a long story. He's held a grudge for something I don't remember doing a long time ago ever since it happened.

But now the organization he works for - Team Rocket - considers me a threat because of him, and he'll go after anyone he thinks would get to me. That includes you, dobe.

I won't let that happen.

[He won't let anything happen to either of them. First though..]

Where are you?

... Confidential.

You have to swear that you will tell no one where I am, Naruto. I can't come and meet you until we know Team Rocket isn't targeting me.

[Dead serious here.]

Of course I'm not gonna tell anyone, teme!

[He stares evaluatingly before nodding.]

Olivine City. It's on the top left corner of your map. I can get someone to pick you up and bring you here until we're clear to travel.

[Oh yeah that map- he gets it out again, checking where Olivine is on it.]

That's days away..

Longer if you don't have pokémon that you can ride on or fly with.

Work on getting to Cherrygrove first. The bento box and trail mix in your bag has to last you three days, since that's how long it takes to get to the city. I can see about someone travelling with you and picking you up from there.

Don't worry about feeding your pokémon. They can eat the berries around the path and take care of themselves that way.

[A beat, and he adds something else.]

Don't eat the berries yourself. They're fine for pokémon but poisonous to people.

I'm sending you a guide now. Read it when you can, but just focus on getting to Cherrygrove.

[And beep! Naruto gets an attachment labelled Pokémon Training for Dummies.txt.]

[Urgh. Reading. He'll check it out later.He begins to walk- Sasuke should know him well enough to know that he is literally leaving right now.]

I bet I can make it there in two.

Edited 2013-03-05 03:57 (UTC)

Good luck doing that without chakra. None of us have it here.

Why is that anyway? Kurama ain't even inside me anymore either.

A side effect of this wo--

Kurama?

Yeah. Oh! Heh, you don't know it.

That's the kyuubi's name.

... The kyuubi.

And you know that how, dobe?

What do you mean how do I know?

How do you know that's the Kyuubi's name, Naruto.

Because it was sealed inside of me.

[Are you liking that look of surprise of his, Naruto?]

Sorry. I guess I forgot, that was something you didn't know until after you left. It was all so long ago for me.

[The monstrous chakra he had during the exams makes sense now. How Naruto was so much stronger makes sense. Without even realizing it there's a sense of relief, but at the same time just a hint of admiration; for Naruto to be able to so effectively control the monster that nearly destroyed the village thirteen years ago now...]

... How?

[Unfortunately Naruto has no idea what he meant by that question.]

How what?

How did it end up inside of you? And why?

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