Chapter 44

【After getting the Soul Badge, Ash participated in a Pokémon race, and ultimately, relying on Ponyta's evolution, Ash successfully won the championship.】

Cynthia: "Laughing my head off, Pikachu riding Squirtle—who came up with this? It's so creative."

Diantha: "It's just too cute, the champions in my heart: Squirtle and Pikachu."

Lance: "Why is Team Rocket everywhere? Are those three locked in a grudge with Ash and Pikachu?"

【In the Pokémon Preserve, Ash and his friends helped a boy raised by Kangaskhan find his parents again. After leaving the Pokémon Preserve, Ash and his group finally arrived at the long-awaited Safari Zone.】

【Inside the Safari Zone, Ash, who had been holding back for a long time, went on a "killing spree," catching thirty Tauros in one go.】

【Not only that, they even saw the legendary Dratini and Dragonair in the Safari Zone.】

Lance: "What? Dratini and Dragonair actually live in the Safari Zone? This is simply..."

Ash: "Ahhhhh, we promised to help Mr. Kaiser keep it a secret, now it's exposed."

Kaiser: "Don't blame yourselves, Ash, this isn't your fault."

Drake: "Ash, Misty, Brock, you guys really have self-control!"

Those were rare Dratini and Dragonair; if it were him, he couldn't guarantee he wouldn't make a move to catch them.

Ash: "Dratini and Dragonair are used to living in the Safari Zone, so that's why I didn't catch them."

Brock: "Sigh, but now, they have to leave the Safari Zone."

【Ding.】

【Detected that due to the system's exposure, the Dratini and Dragonair in the Safari Zone are facing a crisis of being hunted.】

【The system will provide protection for the Dratini and Dragonair.】

Ash: "This is just great, Mr. Kaiser!!!"

Goh: "What the hell? This trash system, I already bought my ticket to the Safari Zone, and you're telling me I can't catch Dratini and Dragonair?"

【Detected that Goh is questioning the system; he will be permanently banned from answering questions.】

Goh: "Hey, I was just joking, don't do this!!!"

He was still hoping to get the legendary Mew from the system; he didn't want to lose the chance to answer questions.

Regret was already too late; the decision made by the system would not change.

Goh was completely banned.

Kaori: "Benefactor, that guy named Goh, you really are my great benefactor!!!"

Kaori had also been preparing to start scolding, but fortunately, Goh beat her to it, otherwise, she would have been the one permanently banned from answering questions.

Sacrificing himself to save others, Goh is worthy of being called a living Buddha.

Goh: "You, you, you!!!"

He was already explosive, and with Kaori adding such a remark, Goh was so angry he vomited blood.

Being banned by the system and mocked by others—these weren't the most pathetic things; the most pathetic thing was that not a single person spoke up for Goh.

There was originally one person, but that person had now been driven away by Goh himself.

The border extinguished, the black frame lit up; it was time for Black Ash to make his entrance.

【After winning the P1 Grand Prix championship, Ash also arrived in Gringey City.】

【Here, Ash met a strange Grimer.】

【Ash was originally indifferent to Grimer; after all, Grimer wasn't exactly a looker, it carried a foul stench, and it wasn't considered rare, so Ash actually had no intention of catching it.】

【But who knew this Grimer would latch onto Ash? Wherever Ash went, it followed. With no other choice, Ash could only catch the Grimer.】

Professor Oak: "Seeing Black Ash catch Grimer puts my mind at ease; I can't be the only one enjoying Muk's caresses."

Gary: "Gramps, stop pretending, you actually really like Muk treating you like that, right?!"

Professor Oak: "Cough, cough, cough, don't talk nonsense, be careful or I'll sue you for defamation."

【After catching Grimer, Ash and his group continued forward. They arrived in the deep mountains near Fuchsia City, where they met a construction crew that had just arrived, ready to do a big job in the forest and build the largest reservoir in all of Kanto.】

【After understanding the purpose of the construction workers coming to the forest, Ash frowned slightly.】

(Second update!).

67: Ash has become Naruto? Koga, grab the bell!

【After understanding the purpose of the construction workers coming to the forest, Ash frowned slightly.】

【Building a reservoir in the forest would definitely require massive construction. If that happened, what would happen to the Pokémon living in the forest?】

【"You're asking if we have a relocation plan for the Pokémon in the forest?" The head of the construction crew was asked this and scratched his head for a long time without being able to squeeze out a word.】

【Well, looking at the foreman like this, there was no need to ask further. It was probably another impulsive project; they probably hadn't even come to the forest to investigate before formulating the plan.】

【Of course, there was another possibility: they had been here, and they knew that building the reservoir dam would cause the Pokémon in the forest to be displaced, but they didn't care at all. It was the Pokémon's interests being infringed upon, not theirs, so what did it have to do with them?】

【"No, we absolutely cannot let these guys do whatever they want; I'm going to stop them!" Misty, who had left the construction site, was indignant. The forest was the Pokémon's home, it belonged to the Pokémon; what right did these men have to destroy the forest?】

【Ash stopped Misty and said helplessly: "It's no use, Misty."】

【Bulldozers and excavators were driving into the forest one after another, and a steady stream of supplies was being sent into the forest. The initial investment for building the reservoir was already an astronomical figure; how could they possibly abandon this plan just by relying on words?】

【"Then we just have to watch the forest be destroyed? And the Pokémon be displaced?" Misty was almost crying.】

Ash: "Not necessarily, that foreman was actually quite easy to talk to; as long as we tell him the whole story, he will definitely abandon the reservoir construction plan without hesitation."

Ash remembered very clearly that after understanding the real situation and realizing that the Diglett were protecting the forest, the foreman had abandoned the reservoir construction plan immediately, without even hesitating.

The man was actually a good person.

Erika: "Ash, you're still too young. When you met the foreman, they had already been tortured by the Diglett for a year, and their ambition had been worn away. The situation in the video is different now. The workers are all high-spirited and ready to do a big job."

Archie: "Humans are just like this; they never realize their mistakes until they hit a wall. So, everyone, let's just throw ourselves into the embrace of Mother Sea!"

Maxie: "What are you talking about? For the development of all humanity, isn't it normal to sacrifice the interests of Pokémon? We should just drive all the Pokémon out of the forest so they won't cause trouble."

Wallace: "Are you two lunatics done yet?! Sewer rats should just hide in the sewer; what are you doing coming out to spout nonsense?!"

Wallace really wished he could immediately bring these two lunatics to justice; prison was where they truly belonged.

【"It's not that there's no way." Ash smiled slightly; he had thought of a brilliant plan.】

【Borrowing the communication equipment from the construction site, Ash made a call to Professor Oak.】

Gary: "Is he preparing to have Gramps solve this problem? That's not a bad idea."

His grandfather couldn't stand such things that harmed Pokémon; if he knew, he would definitely take action.

Bruno: "Right, if you have a backer, you have to use them; otherwise, what are backers for?"

Lance: "Once Professor Oak takes action, this incident will definitely be perfectly resolved."

The audience in the chat room all thought Ash called Professor Oak to ask him to help solve the forest's problem, but in reality, that wasn't it; he just called Professor Oak to ask for a phone number.】

【"Okay, thank you, Professor Oak." After getting the number, Ash immediately dialed an emergency call to the owner of the number. After roughly telling the other party about the situation he encountered, Ash hung up the phone.】

【"Thank you for the phone, Mister." Ash waved his hand to thank the foreman.】

【"It's nothing, small problem. Come find me if you need to make a call next time, don't be polite," the foreman said generously.】

【The man really is a good person, Ash sighed secretly in his heart. But he wouldn't borrow the phone again; after all, they wouldn't be staying here for long.】

【"Ash, who did you call?" Brock asked curiously.】

【Ash smiled mysteriously. "Secret."】

Brawly: "Ahhhhh, I really want to know who Ash called too."

Chairman Goodshow: "That's right, it was me. Ash probably also knew Professor Oak couldn't handle this matter, so he sought help from me, the League Chairman."

Lance: "Can you stop trying to make yourself look good, Chairman? Ash doesn't even know you, how could he seek help from you?"

Lorelei: "Ash doesn't know many big shots; who could he seek help from? And looking at Ash's confident appearance, the person he sought help from probably has a significant background."

Cynthia: "Instead of wasting energy guessing, it's better to wait a little longer; the answer will be revealed soon anyway."

Diantha: "That's right, that's right."

【Three hours later, the person Ash was waiting for finally arrived.】

【The person's entrance was quite unconventional; he flew in. Well, to be precise, he came by grabbing the feet of a flying Golbat.】

Lance: "Koga, couldn't you have caught a Pidgeot? I feel bad for your Golbat."

That's right, such an explosive entrance—there was only one person in Kanto who would do this: the Fuchsia Gym Leader, Koga.】

Koga: "Hmph, mind your own business. Ninjas are supposed to enter like this!"

Lorelei: "Is Koga here to handle this matter? Black Ash's brain is really sharp."

A local official is better than a distant one; Professor Oak's status in the League was definitely higher than Koga's, but Koga also had his advantages.】

The deep mountains where the incident occurred were very close to Fuchsia City; this was within Koga's sphere of influence. Here, Koga's words were definitely more effective than Professor Oak's.】

Brock: "Mr. Koga is also very approachable; he came with just one phone call from Ash."