There seems to be something wrong with these Pokémon

Have you been waiting for Xiaoye for a long time?

Xiaozhi and the other two, not understanding the reason, looked left and right, their eyes full of confusion.

"Mr. Aju, do you know Xiaoye?"

Finally, it was Xiaogang who broke the silence and took the initiative to ask.

"Today is our first meeting."

Ah Ju nodded, "But I do know him."

"I've also heard my brother mention the name 'Sakutani Ye' for a long time." Ayaya quickly replied.

With fighting eyes, he looked at the gentle-looking boy and said with suppressed excitement, "You must be here to challenge the Crimson Gym, right? We are ready!"

Aju raised her head and laughed a few times, then patted her sister's shoulder, "Aya, go get the Poké Ball on my desk."

"Yes!"

Ayaya knelt on one knee, responded briefly, and then disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Fujino Sakura's eyes almost popped out of her head as she watched this scene. She said in disbelief, "She, she disappeared?!"

"Are you kidding?!" Xiaoxia made the same expression, "This is the elusive ninja——!"

"Do not."

Ah Ju suppressed his laughter and shook his head, explaining, "It just moves through the mechanism."

"If we could really comprehend such a powerful ninjutsu, we wouldn't have been training here all this time."

Fujino Sakura and Xiaoxia stuck out their tongues and smiled at each other.

"Hahaha, we actually thought of the same thing!"

"That's right. My name is Xiaoxia, what's your name?"

"I'm Fujino Sakura, from Golden City."

"Golden City! Isn't that the city obsessed with super powers?"

......

"Hey, wait a minute you guys!"

While two girls with similar personalities were talking, a figure forced its way in between them from behind and looked at Aju who was standing still with a struggle.

"My gym match isn't over yet!"

Xiaoxia, whose face was ruthlessly pushed away by Xiaozhi, was about to get angry, but after hearing this, she couldn't help but look at the gym owner.

"Oh, that's right. Xiaozhi and the gym leader are having a 2v2 Pokémon battle. Both sides have just sent out their Pokémon, and the winner hasn't even been decided yet."

Thinking of this, Xiaoxia curled her lips unconsciously.

"It's all because of the haunting Team Rocket..."

"I want the pink badge! Let me continue the fight! My Charmander and Pidgeot can definitely beat you!"

Xiaozhi squeezed between the two beautiful girls with his teeth bared.

Even though Xiaoxia had millions of patience towards Xiaozhi, it was exhausted.

Not to mention the new friend who suffered this unexpected disaster and who, in order to avoid being accidentally injured by the crazy Xiaozhi, almost stretched his neck into outer space.

boom--!

"I say! You should calm down!" Xiaoxia stood aside, relieved, her mouth twitching slightly, "You are the one who deserves it, why are you so anxious?"

The moment when Xiaozhi was hit by the "Million Ton Punch" and lost his ability to fight, Sakuya Ye felt a headache for a moment.

As the center of this dispute, he quickly made his attitude clear.

"First come, first served. I will challenge after Xiaozhi has finished his challenge."

"Really?! I knew Xiaoye wouldn't let me down!"

After hearing this, Xiaozhi immediately revived with full health and climbed up, raising the Poké Ball excitedly towards Aju.

"Let me continue my gym match!"

"Well... that's a bit nerve-wracking."

A little hesitation flashed in Aju's eyes, "To be honest, the moment the long-awaited Shuoya arrived here, I actually completely lost the desire to fight you."

“How could it be—?!”

Xiaozhi hung his head in disappointment and muttered, "Okay then... I'll just wait."

"but!"

Aju paused for a few seconds, and only continued when Xiaozhi gave him an expectant look again.

"When Team Rocket showed up, you bravely sent out your Pokémon to fight. I was impressed by the fact that you were a trainer who fearlessly defended the gym. Therefore, I am eager to continue the interrupted gym match with you."

Aju dropped his right arm to his side, palm facing up.

The next moment, Ayaya, who had disappeared without a trace, appeared again behind him.

At the same time, a Poké Ball was placed in his palm.

His sharp eyes swept over Xiaozhi, who clenched his fists and looked nervous, and Shuoya Ye, who turned back and talked to another black-haired boy.

Speak slowly.

"You guys haven't had much doubles combat, have you?"

"Double team battle?"

Xiaozhi turned his head and looked at Xiaogang and Xiaoxia in confusion.

They sighed helplessly and were about to explain when someone else beat them to it.

"A doubles battle, as the name implies, is a battle where two Pokémon are sent out at the same time."

Kitazawa Lingyou glanced at the ignorant Xiaozhi and explained, "The difference from the previous battle you had is that the winner is determined only after both Pokémon on the field lose their combat ability, so it will test the tacit understanding and tactical arrangements of the trainer and Pokémon even more."

"Yes, that's a very comprehensive explanation."

Aju gave him an admiring look and added, "This doubles match will be between me and Ayaya against Sakutani and..."

"It's Xiaozhi."

Xiaoxia looked at the man who was stuck and reminded him in time.

"Yes, Xiaozhi." Aju laughed and continued, "If the final result is that you win, I will give you two pink badges."

"On the contrary, if you lose, no matter how well any of you performed in the battle, you will not be able to get the pink badge."

After hearing this, Xiaozhi immediately became interested, "No problem!"

He turned to look at Sakuya Ye who was surprised by the new gym tournament rules.

"Where's Xiaoye?"

"of course."

Although he was surprised, Shuoya Ye still accepted this special gym competition.

To be honest, he was actually quite curious about how much Xiaozhi had grown after so much time.

Although I just decided not to have a Pokémon battle with Ash, it wouldn't be a violation if it was a doubles battle on the same team.

Seeing that neither challenger raised any objections, Aju was about to nod and start the fight.

“No, isn’t that right?!”

Ayaya behind him was panicked, her beautiful eyes full of helplessness.

"I-I am also a gym trainer?!"

"What's wrong?" Aju turned around and asked in confusion, "Hasn't this always been your dream?"

“Isn’t this different?!”

Ayaya shook her head and quickly refused, "Brother, you saw it too. I was just crushed and defeated by Xiaozhi!"

When Xiaozhi was mentioned, he immediately showed a proud expression, but Xiaoxia gave him a glare.

Come on! Is now the time to be proud?

"My practice is not enough, so I won't hold my brother back--"

"Aya."

Ayaya listened to the low voice beside her ear, lowered her head and clenched her teeth.

"...yes."

"Tell me, what is the secret of ninja?"

"Uh..." Ayaya was stunned for a moment, as she had never thought that Aju would ask this question, but her muscle memory still gave the answer for her.

"Loyalty and sacrifice, tenacity and confidence, faith and ideals, peace and justice!"

"Show your confidence and answer me."

Aju used his usual cold and hard voice, "To protect the honor of the Crimson Gym, can you go and fight?"

Ayaya looked at the pink ninja uniform she was wearing and couldn't help but recall the day when she personally handed this uniform to her brother after several years of training.

What did he say at that time?

From now on, your loyalty is to the Pokémon League, and your faith comes from the Crimson Gym!

For the sake of peace and justice, you and I must continue to practice without stopping until the day when evil is completely eradicated!

"can!"

Ayaya raised her head sharply and said firmly, "Leave it to me, brother!"

Xiaozhi looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but say, "That's right! This is the kind of momentum that Pokémon battles need!"

Pikachu: Pikachu! Pikachu Pika!

Sakuya Ye took a few steps forward, stood beside Xiaozhi and said to the female ninja who was looking over here, "I will do my best to show my respect to you."

Xiaoxia and Xiaogang looked at each other, then turned around and smiled, "You already have the aura of a gym trainer!"

Fujino Sakura: "After Xiaoye and the others' challenge is over, I also hope to have a gym match with Gym Master Ayaya!"

Kitazawa Lingyou leaned against the wall, turned his head and said, "Unable to withstand a single blow——"

"...but it has a good momentum."

Ayaya looked at everyone and sniffed.

She took a small step forward and stood next to Aju, holding up the Poké Ball and snapping.

"That's it! I won't let you take the pink badge easily!"

Ah Ju laughed out loud and clapped his hands.

"Very good! The leader of the Crimson Gym should have this kind of awareness!"

He walked quickly to the wall and raised his hand to grab a hanging hemp rope.

The originally flat house began to gradually tilt until it formed a significant angle with the horizontal plane, and people had to struggle hard to stand firmly on the floor before it stopped.

"An excellent ninja can remain calm even in complex situations and look for opportunities to kill with one strike."

Akie and Aya stood still as if walking on flat ground, looked at the people staggering and said with a smile, "You guys are okay with fighting under unfavorable conditions, right?"

Hearing the question, Xiaozhi quickly straightened up and tried to imitate Aju and stand firmly on the ground.

The next second, he almost fell on his back. If Shuoya Ye hadn't pulled him back, he would have rolled into the audience area on Xiaoxia's side.

"Of course!"

Xiaozhi swallowed his saliva, but still said stubbornly, "What's this little slope?"

"is it?"

Aju nodded in surprise and snapped his fingers.

Then the ground began to tilt again, but in the opposite direction from last time!

Sakuya Ye hurriedly adjusted his center of gravity and almost rolled away with Xiaozhi.

Fujino Sakura in the audience quickly released Vilepollen and Bulbasaur, and Misty and the others were able to watch the battle properly with the help of the vines.

However, Xiaozhi rolled left and right as the floor's tilt angle and direction kept changing.

He finally managed to stand up with the help of his opponent, but he still looked like he would fall down at any moment.

Sakuya Ye's arms, which were raised to keep balance, were swaying.

He raised his eyes to look at Aju and Ayaya who were calm and composed, his hair rising slightly and he chuckled.

Do you think this level can limit him and the Pokémon?

Shuoya took out a Poké Ball, enlarged it in his hand, and threw it forward.

"Geng Gui, I leave it to you!"