Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 118 Scarlet Dojo
"Strange, why hasn't the second challenger appeared yet?"

Standing next to Ling Nu was a man also dressed in ninja attire.

He is Ling Nu's older brother and also the head of the Scarlet Dojo—A-Ju.

At this moment, however, the well-trained ninja was staring intently at the second exit.

The reason is simple: this challenger of Xiaozhi has been inside for two or three hours and hasn't come out yet.

That shouldn't be the case; a normal person could wander out in half an hour!

A bead of cold sweat slid down Ah Ju's forehead.

"Brother, don't worry, they are Ash's companions, everyone says this is normal."

As Ling spoke, she took out a handkerchief to wipe her brother's sweat.

"Miss Ling, I am willing to serve you!" Xiao Gang slid to his knees at lightning speed.

"What on earth is Ash doing?"

Xiaoxia held Natsume's phone in her hands, which displayed Xiaozhi's location avatar, having come full circle back to where she started.

When Ash first circled back to the starting point, he contacted him and told him to go to the right side where there were no traps.
Ash circled back to the starting point for the second time.

"Sigh, never mind, Ling Nu, you go and guide this challenger named Xiao Zhi."

Ah Ju rubbed her temples.

"Okay," Ling replied.

Before she could make any move, the wall between the two passageways suddenly trembled.

"boom!"

A loud crash rang out, and a fist burst through the wall, creating a large hole.

"?"

A-Ju stared blankly at the dusty boy who emerged from the large hole.

It seems the other party broke through the wall in a straight line to get here.

"It's Ash, along with the guy with the middle part and Pikachu!" Misty exclaimed.

"Pica-"

Behind Ash, the guy with the middle parting and Pikachu looked utterly dejected.

Seeing that Ash was alright, A-Ju breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright, you two, let's begin!"

Ignoring the wall that Ash had pierced, A-Ju went to the center of the field.

"This will be a one-on-one battle."

Say it.

"Snapped!"

With a snap of her fingers, smoke billowed up behind Ah Ju, and when the smoke cleared, a battlefield appeared out of thin air.

Wow, it's just like a circus clown performance, amazing!

Xiao Zhi wiped the sweat from his brow and praised him sincerely.

"Uh, I don't think this is a compliment."

Xiao Gang tugged at Xiao Zhi's sleeve, took the two Pikachus, and began massaging them.

Upon hearing Ash's words, Aju's lips twitched slightly. He closed his eyes and said:
"You two come at me together."

"Attack together?" Ash exclaimed in surprise.

"Natsume-nii, is this the doubles battle you were talking about?" Ash turned around and looked at Natsume.

"It shouldn't be, doubles matches are also a battleground."

Natsume pointed to the two battlefields that appeared before him and shook his head.

"In this gym challenge, A-Ge will battle Ash, and A-Ge will battle Natsume. Challengers, please prepare!"

Ling stood at the intersection of the two battlefields and acted as the referee.

"As a ninja, multitasking is a basic skill. Let's do it!"

As Aju spoke, she threw out two Poké Balls, which flashed red, and two Poké Balls appeared on the two battlegrounds.

"Wow, it's a fluffy ball!"

Ash pulled out his Pokédex with a look of surprise.

"Little brother, didn't you see the fur ball that guided you just now?"

Aju turned her head and looked at Xiaozhi with a strange expression.

"Huh? No guide? There isn't one?" Ash looked confused.

"Never mind, let's fight first." Aju shook her head, planning to look for the fur ball later.

"Furball, evolve!" Aju spoke first.

In an instant, white light flashed on the two fur balls.

With a twist, two large white-purple moths covered in downy hair appeared in the arena.

[Moromoth: A Poison Moth Pokémon, the evolved form of Fluffy, whose wings shed various kinds of powder.]

"That's amazing! Mr. Aju can actually control Pokémon to evolve!" Ash exclaimed, looking completely stunned.

"Yes, knowing your partner's condition at all times is one of the essential skills for a ninja."

Ash provided ample emotional support, and A-Ju's lips curled into a smile.

It was worth it for him to have carefully calculated the levels.

"Just evolved?"

Natsume pondered, considering who should be sent onto the field.

The guy with the middle parting had been following Ash around for ages and was now fast asleep. His other Pokémon were all too high-level; they'd be easily defeated if they entered the battle, so he wouldn't gain much battle experience.

correct
"Go, Rotom!"

Natsume dropped the ball, and a golden Pokémon with a pair of small lightning bolt wings appeared on the field.

Coincidentally, the Rotom that Toyama gave him was of a low level, only around LV25 so far.

You need to fight to gain experience.

"Go, Charmander!" Ash retorted, not to be outdone.

Pikachu was also tired, so it was a rare occasion that it wasn't made to lead the charge.

"Oh? It seems you're very well prepared."

Ah Ju squinted slightly.

He is skilled with Poison-type Pokémon.

Charmander and Rotom are not friendly to Moth.

One restrained, the other resisted.

Even Rotom of Natsume can resist both Bug and Poison types of Morub.

"Moro moth, paralyzing powder!"

A pale yellow powder was blown out, sweeping towards Charmander and Rotom in a massive, overwhelming manner.

"Charmander, shoot flames!"

Ash was the first to react.

On the other side, Natsume took out his phone and checked the wind direction for the day.

"Rotom, fly up into the sky."

The thick flames burned through the powder, and Rotom rose into the air until he disappeared from sight.

A short while later, a gentle breeze came and blew away all the paralysis powder on the field.

"Charmander, Flame Whirlpool!"

Ash pressed his advantage.

"Moro moth, get out of the way!"

Although she didn't know where Natsume's Rotom had gone, Akiko had to turn her attention away from it.

"Electromagnetic waves," Natsume's voice rang out softly.

A burst of electricity descended from the sky and struck the Moro moth before Aju's unsuspecting eyes.

"Moru!" A flash of electricity struck the Moru moth, its flapping wings stiffened, and it almost fell to the ground.

It has fallen into a state of paralysis.

"Hey, where did you fly off to?!" A-Ju was completely bewildered; he couldn't even see Rotom anywhere.

The enemy was like an airborne base, firing beams of light downwards.

"Strange light!"

Natsume didn't answer, he just kept applying status effects to the Morumo.

"Damn it, Moru Moth, fly!"

The strange light struck, plunging the Morus into a state of confusion.

But upon hearing A-Ju's voice, the Morus moth, despite being paralyzed and confused, actually flew into the sky!
Natsume was taken aback. At this moment, he really wanted to wake the man with the middle parting from his sleep and let him see his willpower.

However, this is useless.

Natsume shook his head slightly.

Sure enough, after flying halfway up the mountain, the Moro moth wobbled and fell down.

"What's going on?" A-Ju was taken aback.

"Boom!" Before he could think further, an explosion came from outside the dojo, attracting everyone's attention.

"It seems someone has broken into the dojo?" Ling Nu was slightly taken aback.

Not far away, a fluffy ball with ropes tied around its body rolled over, whimpering.

It was the furry ball that was assigned to guide Ash!
"Woo-woo—" it clung to Ling Nu's leg, as if telling her something.

"Brother, Furball said a man, a woman, and a Meowth broke into the gym and were stealing Pokémon!"

A hint of anxiety appeared on Ling's face:
"I'll stop them!"

After saying that, Ling left first.

"Mr. Aju, aren't you going?"

Ash and Natsume both turned their heads to look at Kiku.

"Being able to stand on your own is an essential quality for a ninja." A-Ju closed her eyes and let Ling-Nu go ahead.

"Miss Ling, I'm here to help you!" Xiao Gang quickly followed behind.

"I'll go help too." Realizing it was a trio, Xiaoxia covered her face and followed.

After a while, she curiously lowered her hand.

Why would she embarrass the trio?

Seeing Xiaoxia and Xiaogang run over to help, Aju nodded again:

"Very good. Well-trained ninjas must learn to make good use of the strength of others!"

Natsume: "."

No matter what you say, you're always right.

(End of this chapter)