In Naruto, the System Asks Me to Entrust Pokémon

Naruto stared at the newly evolved Pokémon in front of him, his voice stammering in disbelief.

"You… you're really Bulbasaur after evolving?"

Sure, it still looked somewhat similar to Bulbasaur, but wasn't this change a bit too drastic?

It wasn't just that its body had grown larger.

Even its color had changed—was that even possible? Could Pokémon fade in color?

And most shocking of all, it had bloomed! The bulb on its back had actually started flowering! Was this for real?

Bang!

Before Ivysaur could respond, Sakura rolled her eyes and smacked Naruto upside the head.

"You idiot! We all just watched it happen! What else could it be if not Bulbasaur?"

Ivysaur nodded in agreement, rolling its eyes at Naruto as well.

Seriously, how dumb are you?

Cough, cough—

At that moment, Kakashi cleared his throat.

"Alright, let's not argue. First, let's examine Ivysaur's new stats."

With that, he pulled out his Pokédex and scanned Ivysaur.

[Ivysaur]

Gender: Male

Category: Seed Pokémon

Type: Grass/Poison

Ability: Overgrow (When HP is low, Grass-type attacks become stronger, up to a maximum of double damage.)

Level: 19 (Genin Level)

Moves: Tackle, Growl, Leech Seed, Vine Whip, Poison Powder…

"Hmm?"

Seeing the updated data, Kakashi frowned slightly.

"Ivysaur's level shot up to 19? It gained four levels all at once?"

"Hahaha~"

Naruto burst into laughter.

"Not bad, not bad! As expected of my Pokémon! Not only did it evolve, but it even jumped straight to Level 19!"

"Ivy~!"

Hearing Naruto's praise, Ivysaur smirked and proudly nodded.

It then turned its gaze toward Charmander, standing off to the side.

For the past few days, since Naruto and Sasuke had been constantly challenging each other, their Pokémon had ended up battling repeatedly as well.

Now that it had evolved, it was finally Ivysaur's turn to gloat.

Before, it had always struggled against Charmander. But now that it had evolved—the tables had turned!

The others noticed Ivysaur's smug expression.

Both Kakashi and Sakura sighed in exasperation.

Like trainer, like Pokémon…

Naruto and Sasuke loved to compete, and now their Pokémon were the same way.

"Hahaha! Sasuke, you're no match for me now! Ivysaur is Level 19—who knows when your Charmander will finally catch up?"

The thought of finally surpassing Sasuke filled Naruto with joy.

"Idiot!"

Sasuke rolled his eyes.

"If Ivysaur jumped to Level 19, that means all the training from the past few days accumulated for this moment. When my Charmander evolves, it'll probably do the same—gain several levels at once."

Before, he wasn't entirely sure. But now, after seeing Ivysaur evolve, he was almost certain.

"Char~!"

Charmander turned its head to look at Ivysaur, its eyes gleaming with determination.

Ivysaur, on the other hand, felt slightly provoked and was tempted to challenge Charmander right then and there.

"Alright, that's enough."

Seeing that the Pokémon were on the verge of fighting, Kakashi sighed and turned to Naruto and Sasuke.

"The bridge should be completed this afternoon. Don't focus on training for now—get some rest. There's a chance we'll have enemies later."

"Enemies?"

Naruto looked around.

"Where? I don't see anyone."

Bang!

"You idiot!"

Sakura smacked Naruto again.

"Tazuna already said that guy, Gato, won't let this bridge get built so easily. He's definitely going to send people to mess things up!"

Kakashi nodded.

"Sakura's right. Stay alert."

Naruto puffed up his chest.

"Got it, Kakashi-sensei! Don't worry, I won't let them destroy the bridge!"

With that, everyone sat down to rest.

Naruto and Sasuke paused their chakra control training, while Kakashi subtly glanced toward the forest, eyes filled with suspicion.

Meanwhile, in a nearby forest…

Up in the trees, Zabuza and Haku crouched on a thick branch, watching Kakashi's team with expressions of shock and wariness.

"Zabuza-sama… are we still going through with the attack?"

Haku hesitated, glancing at Ivysaur in disbelief.

A summoning beast… that could evolve?

It was already rare enough for summoned creatures to use ninjutsu in the ninja world. But one that could change and grow stronger like this?

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed it.

Even now, it was hard to process.

Zabuza's eyes narrowed.

"We're calling off the mission."

As a ninja, abandoning a mission wasn't ideal. But this mission was clearly beyond their capabilities.

No way was he going to throw his life away for a lost cause.

Even Kakashi alone was already a tough opponent.

Now, on top of that, he had three Genin and four unknown Pokémon with special abilities?

No thanks.

Haku nodded.

"Then, Zabuza-sama, should we leave?"

Zabuza shook his head.

"No. We follow them."

He narrowed his eyes.

"They mentioned a 'boss' earlier. If these Pokémon aren't from Konoha, that means someone else is supplying them. If Konoha really had access to creatures like this, we would've heard about it before now."

"We're going to track them down and see if we can get one for ourselves."

After having fought against these Pokémon, Zabuza knew how much of an advantage they could bring to a ninja.

And their growth speed—that was the most unbelievable part.

Ivysaur had evolved, and its entire physique had leveled up dramatically.

If he could get his hands on one of those Pokémon…

Haku nodded in agreement, not questioning Zabuza's judgment.

But just as Haku was about to move, Zabuza suddenly spoke again.

"Haku. Return all of Gato's money."

Haku blinked in surprise.

"Tell him we're not taking the job."

If they couldn't complete the mission, then they had no right to keep the money.

Zabuza might be a rogue ninja, but he still had principles.

Haku gave a small smile and nodded.

Without another word, he disappeared into the shadows, heading toward Gato's base.

Zabuza leaned against the tree trunk, gazing at the Pokémon in the distance.

"Amazing creatures…"

"If I had one of those back then… I probably wouldn't have ended up a rogue ninja."

Shaking his head, he chuckled bitterly.

Then, his expression turned sharp again.

"But it's not too late."

"As long as I find out where these Pokémon come from… I'm not letting Konoha hog them all to themselves!"

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