"Froakie, dodge!"
"Close the distance with Quick Attack — then finish with Pound!"
"Froa!"
The command flowed.
Execution was immediate.
Quick Attack wasn't just an attack.
It was mobility.
A burst of acceleration.
Caterpie barely reacted—
Before Froakie was already in front of it.
Enhanced momentum.
Pound landed clean.
Caterpie was sent flying.
Collapsed.
Unconscious.
[Froakie defeated Caterpie.]
[Gained 27 EXP.]
[Level Up → 8.]
Level 8.
Not bad.
Gu Qiu nodded approvingly.
The injury wasn't serious.
He sprayed a small amount of Potion.
Left behind some Pokémon food.
A silent apology gift.
He wasn't here to slaughter.
He was here to grow.
"Let's keep moving."
He paused.
"Actually… let's try this first."
From his bag—
He took out the move disc Kona had given him.
Ice Beam.
Power: 90.
High freeze chance.
Top-tier special move.
Difficult to master.
Move discs were single-use.
Once activated—
They dissolved into memory fragments—
Fusing into the Pokémon's mind.
But mastering the move?
That depended on talent.
Most Pokémon needed days.
Some needed weeks.
Weaker aptitude?
Months.
"Froakie, come here."
The frog hopped over excitedly.
Gu Qiu activated the disc.
Light dissolved.
Memory flooded in.
Froakie shut its eyes.
And saw—
The ocean.
A massive Lapras floating serenely.
Then—
A Gyarados rose from the sea.
Lapras' expression sharpened.
Its mouth opened—
A beam of absolute zero erupted forward.
In an instant—
A radius of nearly one hundred meters—
Ocean turned to ice.
Frozen solid.
Terrifying power.
Gu Qiu saw it too.
Trainer link.
"That Lapras… must be Kona's."
Lapras was her signature partner.
Which meant—
This Ice Beam disc wasn't mass-produced.
It was handcrafted.
Creating a move disc required:
Complete masteryDeep comprehensionPerfect trainer-Pokémon synergy
Kona was stronger than rumors suggested.
Much stronger.
Froakie opened its eyes.
"Understand it?"
It thought for a moment.
Puffed its cheeks.
Then—
A thin stream of cold air shot toward nearby bushes.
Not yet a beam.
But definitely frost.
Gu Qiu's eyes brightened.
That comprehension speed—
Was terrifying.
"Very good."
"Froa!"
Froakie puffed proudly.
Then—
The system notification rang.
[Ding! Template Challenge Triggered.]
[Pokémon: Froakie.]
[Seven-stage challenge initiated.]
[Each stage completed unlocks partial template authority.]
[Template: Six Paths Naruto Mode.]
Gu Qiu froze.
Six Paths… Naruto?
Froakie.
Greninja.
And Naruto.
Especially Bond Phenomenon Greninja—
When forming Water Shuriken—
It already resembled him.
But Six Paths?
That was final-war Naruto level.
He inhaled slowly.
This system…
Was far deeper than expected.
[Stage One Activated.]
[Within 7 days, defeat 100 wild Pokémon.]
[Reward: Tailed Beast Cloak (Stage Naruto), Quality Upgrade → Top Grade, Random 3 Naruto-stage Ninjutsu.]
Gu Qiu's pupils contracted.
Top Grade.
That meant—
Froakie would rise from High Grade to Top Grade.
And gain Naruto-style abilities.
The difficulty?
Lower than expected.
Just time-consuming.
"100 wild Pokémon in seven days…"
He murmured.
Then crouched.
"Froakie."
"Do you have confidence?"
"Froa!"
It didn't fully understand.
But when its trainer asked—
It answered with fire in its eyes.
That was enough.
Gu Qiu grinned.
"That's my partner."
The forest suddenly felt different.
Training was no longer just leveling.
It was evolution of destiny.
Six Paths…
He looked at the small frog before him.
Seven days.
One hundred battles.
Let's begin.
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