The moment Charizard appeared, he already outclassed Butterfree in sheer presence.
He landed beside Xia You, spat a spark from his mouth, and fixed his eyes on the opponent before him.
In fact, during that final stretch of training, all of Xia You's Pokémon had reached their final forms except Dratini and Haunter, who had yet to evolve.
Seeing both Pokémon poised to act, Chloe looked around and asked worriedly.
"Xia You, is it really okay to battle with Charizard? With the forest this dense, won't it start a huge fire?"
Xia You nodded lightly. "That is possible, but don't worry. I'll be careful."
Once preparations were complete, just as the two were about to begin their match, a dozen or so Shuriken suddenly flew out of the shadows in what looked like a continuous line, shooting toward Xia You.
Fortunately, the Shuriken weren't moving too fast. Sensing something amiss, Xia You hurriedly dodged to the side, nimbly moving out of their path.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The Shuriken swept past him and embedded themselves at an angle in the grass where he had been standing!
"Who's there!?"
Xia You shouted toward the thick, leafy forest. A moment later, a sultry woman dressed in a purple ninja outfit stepped out from behind a large tree.
Huh? What was she doing here?
This was none other than Aya, the younger sister of Koga, the Fuchsia Gym Leader!
And the instant he saw her, Xia You immediately remembered something.
Oh no...
"Not bad moves." Aya looked Xia You over and sneered. "If I'd known you were that nimble, I should have aimed for your head!"
Faced with Aya's sarcasm, Xia You gave an awkward smile. "Miss Aya, what a coincidence. What brings you here? Training?"
As for how he had managed to dodge