Chapter 1

"Find me a summoner Ao."

"Might I ask why, Shiromari-sama?" Ao, the small blue chameleon asked as he gazed at the Chameleon boss, Shiromari. The massive albino chameleon's giant red eyes gave a look of contempt as he chewed on some cockroaches.

"You shouldn't need to ask why! Why do you think Ao?!" Shiromari said with a grimace, "We are the laughingstock of the summoning world. The toads have Jiraiya, the Fourth Hokage, and the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki. The slugs have Tsunade. The snakes have Orochimaru. The list goes on and on, even the DAMN CLAMS ARE MOCKING US!" He roared out, Ao having to grip down on a nearby rock to keep from flying away. Shiromari huffed, taking a few deep breaths before calming down, his red eyes barely containing his bound fury.

"I'M SICK OF IT! Stuck imitating a castle for 50 YEARS, and returned only to find our rivals, the toads, making us look like a joke while they got famous summoner after summoner! I'm done! I am not going to suffer like this any longer. Which is why I'm picking you Ao. Find a summoner, a good one, and don't come back till you do." He said, the message of what would happen should he come back without a summoner clear in the boss summon's eyes. Ao gulped before with a quick "Hai, Shiromari-sama", he disappeared. Shiromari glanced at the far east, before smiling. If Ao did this right, the toads wouldn't be on top anymore and the chameleons would have their rightful place at the top.

The small blue chameleon left with a poof, having reverse summoned himself to the shinobi world while Shiromari munched on his snacks.

It had taken a few days, but Ao had finally found the perfect summoner for the chameleons. The blonde haired, blue eyed boy, could only be the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki, and the most recent holder to the toad summoning contract. Normally Ao wouldn't even be considering this, but desperate times called for desperate measures, and if he had to poach a summoner from those damn toads then that was what he was going to do.

The kid, probably 13 or 14, was looking frustrated...and Ao had an idea of why.

"Dammit! Where is he? He promised to train me today!" Naruto shouted, before quieting down. He had gone on this training trip with Jiraiya a few weeks ago, trying to get stronger to keep his promise to Sakura and bring Sasuke back, yet all that had happened was Jiraiya getting drunk and going off with scantily clad women. He had practically begged the man the entire day yesterday, and the man had promised that he'd spend the day training him, and yet he was still of with his "contact".

"Probably sleeping with his "contact" right now." Naruto muttered to himself. This training trip was currently a disaster. Hell, the only training he had gotten was trying to control the kyuubi's chakra, and that turned out to be a total disaster, not that Naruto had wanted to use it in the first place. The further away he could stay from that monster's power, the better. Deep in his mind, he knew that he would have to use it someday, but if all he could do was use the kyuubi's chakra, then how could he ever be Hokage?

As Naruto grumbled to himself, Ao slipped further and further towards the boy, making sure to keep his movements slow. He wouldn't want the boy to flip out and accidently shove a kunai into his skull...unless of course, he failed. Having a kunai shoved into your skull was a quick death. Being Shiromari's lunch, burning in his stomach acids, was definitely NOT a good way to go. He finally got close enough, to were the boy could see him, as he stood on a branch, so close that even in his angered state, Naruto noticed the large blue chameleon.

"Hello! My name is Ao! What's yours?" Ao said, putting on a happy voice to help endear himself to the Jinchuuriki.

"Whoa, you must be a summon right?" Naruto asked, and Ao nods. "Cool! I'm Naruto Uzumaki, the summoner of the toads." Naruto thought he saw a brief grimace appear across Ao's face, but when he blinked, it was gone. "And the next Hokage, dattebayo!" He said as Ao stared at the kid. "Or at least I will be once Jiraiya gets his wrinkly ass back here and actually trains me." He stated, a brief look of anger appearing across the kid's face. Ao smiled.

'Yes! A kid looking for power to become great. I can definitely work with this.' Ao thought as he continued his friendly act.

"Jiraiya, the previous summoner of the toads?" Ao asked, and Naruto nodded. Ao laughs mockingly. "Well what could you expect Naruto-san? The toads...they are, how should we say it...er, disgusting. They are just like their summoner, only knowing how to indulge in pleasures. But you and I, Naruto-san, we know what it's like to suffer and break without needing to lose ourselves in our passions. Don't we?" Ao asked and Naruto nodded.

"He's a big deal Ao-san, but...why won't he train me? We went on this training trip for that whole reason but all he's done is sleep with women and drink. I-I don't want to be the dead last loser anymore. I want to be someone that everyone will have to look at with respect." Naruto said, his eyes shining with unshed tears. With Kakashi being a failure as a teacher, Naruto thought that with training from Jiraiya, he could be an actual somebody. Not some no name orphan that the villagers hated, or the dead last, but the student of Jiraiya the sannin!

Only for Jiraiya to be another big disappointment in his life. Really why should he expect better?

"Oh Naruto-san, it's okay." He said, crawling over to the boy and hugging him with his tail. "I understand your pain. The chameleons, we're seen as weak, yet we have some of the best techniques for stealth around, but we still get mocked too." The chameleon stated, Naruto's eyes widening. "We understand what it's like to be laughed at and ridiculed." Ao said, Naruto not having noticed as Ao's expression went from happy to infuriated. Ao took a breath, before calming down.

"So why not give up the toad contract and join the chameleons Naruto-san?" Ao asked, with Naruto looking thoughtful. "We have many techniques that can help you become a great ninja. All you need to do is join us and get rid of the toads." Ao stated. "Shouldn't be too hard, Naruto-san." Ao said before coughing up the chameleon's summoning scroll. "All you need to do is bite your finger and sign it. We'll transport you back to our dwelling, The Kamareon Forest, and from there, we'll train you to the best of our abilities. What do you say, friend?" The chameleon asked as it looked at Naruto.

"I...I'd like that Ao-san...but i'd like to give Jiraiya another chance." Naruto said, not noticing as Ao's smile turned slightly shaky. "Maybe he just had something happen or got into a fight, but i'm going to give him one more shot. If he doesn't take this seriously by tomorrow, then i'll find some friends who do, right Ao-san?" He said, looking at Ao with a big smile that didn't quite reach his eyes. Ao smiled back, but he is infuriated that the blonde rejected his offer, if only temporarily. But he's got a part to play and he can't lose Naruto now that he's got his attention.

"Sure Naruto-san. We would be happy to train you. I'll be back tomorrow. Oh, and before I forget, please do not tell Jiraiya about this. You see, the toads and us do not get along very well, and he may and try to attack me due to our kind being his enemies." Ao said, a frantic expression crossed his face while internally, he smiles as he watched the slight look of horror appear on Naruto's face.

"Ao-san, you got my word that I won't tell Jiraiya! I never go back on my word, that's my ninja way, dattebayo!" He said, raising his fist in the air.

"Thank you, Naruto-san. I must be off now. I'll see you tomorrow." Ao said as he walks away, his body changed to match the color of his environment.

'Hopefully that toad summoning buffoon keeps disappointing Naruto. If not, I've got some...other plans in mind.' Ao thought as he hides for the night.

He would have Naruto Uzumaki as a chameleon summoner, or die trying!

Ao returned the next day, spotting the child looking rather down.

"Alone again, Naruto-san?" Ao asked as he descends from a nearby tree.

"Yeah." Naruto said before sighing. "Meeting another contact." He said with disdain, "My ass. He's probably just meeting with another one of those...er, what did he call em'...escorts? Yeah, escorts. Though I don't understand why he calls them that, I mean they seem like the 'Night Ladies' from the red light district back home." Naruto stated Ao gets closer.

"Ah, breeding." Ao said, "Shame he let's it control him," The chameleon spoke with disdain, "If he were our summoner, he would have been kept to a higher standard." Ao said, conveniently forgetting to mention that their first summoner was a serial murderer, but then again, are shinobi any better? They are killers for hire after all. Ao shook his head as he continues on, clearing those thoughts from his mind. "Now have you chosen, Naruto-san?" Ao asked.

"Well...not really Ao-san. I'm friends with some of the toads and I don't want to break off that friendship just because Jiraiya wants to go and...'spread his seed', as he puts it." Naruto said, and Ao's expression darkens. "Besides, I wonder why can't I just have both? I've heard of people with two summoning contracts."

"Because we are not allies, Naruto-san." Ao said, "For instance, if you had the shrimp and the crab summoning contracts, you would be able to summon both because of their alliance. But us and the toad's...well, we do not forgive easily Naruto-san, nor do we forget. We have always been at odds with the toads, ALWAYS, Naruto-san. We've been at each other's throats for 200 years and our only allies, the Geckos, are simply too weak to actually help us in any way against the Toad, Slug, and Frog alliance. Just like you shinobi have your great ninja wars, so too do we summons have ours. It is why the dragons are extinct, and the foxes have been nearly eradicated, yet I hear there are still remnants far to the north in the summoning world, but I digress. We are ENEMIES, Naruto-san. Getting our kind to work together would be like getting Iwa and Konoha to get along, an impossible task." Ao stated, with Naruto's eyes widening as he listens.

"Wait...dragons are real?" Naruto asked, and Ao looked at him with an exasperated expression.

"Were real. They were destroyed by the Unicorns and the Bull summons, with the Vultures finishing off any survivors. Now please, focus on what i'm telling you Naruto-san. The toads don't respect us, we don't respect them. We hate each other immensely and their can be no peace between us. Now...would you like to sign our contract?" Ao asked.

"But I-" Naruto started to say before Ao cut him off.

"You said in our last conversation that you were going to be the next hokage, correct?" Ao sayid, with Naruto nodding. "How can you do so if you're being hindered by your teacher? And don't think that summoning frogs will help. They'd listen to Jiraiya over you and if he ordered them not to teach you, then they wouldn't." Ao said, a slight hint of desperation in his voice as he tried to convince Naruto to sign the contract.

"They wouldn't do that!" Naruto exclaimed, and Ao clutched his head in frustration.

"They would Naruto-san! He's been their summoner for DECADES, and you've only been their summoner for...what, a couple months? Plus, he's an adult, do you really think that they'll listen to you over him?" Ao asked and Naruto looked down. Ao moved closer until he settled onto Naruto's lap. "Trust me, Naruto-san, that the way towards being Hokage doesn't lie with the toads, but with us. We can help you with your goal, in fact, it'd be our honor. To have our summoner be a kage would bring us greater status among the summons and make us feared for our powers, for if you were to learn from us and become powerful enough to be a kage, then we must be powerful as well." Ao said and Naruto glanced at him.

"So i'd just be a status symbol for you?" Naruto asked, a slight bit of hurt ringing through his voice. Ao shook his head.

"No, Naruto-san." Ao said, "While it is true that you would show off our power, that would be merely a side effect of our deal. You see, as it stands, we're a joke. Think of us as a hidden village, Naruto-san, and now think of how a hidden village looks when no one takes them seriously. There borders would be attacked and their territory would be plundered with the enemy taking no care to even hide their efforts. That is the status we are in now, Naruto-san. Oh sure, it hasn't begun yet, but it will. It's already happening to the Salamanders, since with Hanzo dead and those fools making too many enemies to count, they're under assault by the Snakes who are resistant to their toxins. I do not want our race to be under the foot of those warted bastards, and if you were me, you would be doing the same. After all, if Konoha was being constantly attacked, wouldn't you rush to their defense and do anything to keep your precious people safe?" Ao asked, and Naruto nodded.

"Of course I would."

"Then you understand Naruto-san, that we need you. Won't you help us?"

"I'd like to Ao-san, but I can't. I'm friends with the toads and I...can you just give me a few days to think this over?" Naruto asked, and Ao nodded, shifting his colors to match his surroundings as he started to leave.

"Of course Naruto-san, but remember I will only be here for a few days at most. Here," Ao vomited up a small contract scroll. "This is a personal summoning I've attached to myself. Wipe your blood on it and I shall come. Farewell, for now Naruto-san." Ao said as he snuck away, his expression changed from kind, to one of pure frustration.

Jiraiya came back to their small camp later that night, completely drunk.

'More sober than usual.' Naruto thought as the man stumbles into their encampment. Naruto sighed as he helped the man to his sleeping bag, trying to help the drunk man was a challenge in itself.

"So howz yur day?" Jiraiya asked.

"It was great." Naruto lied, holding his tongue. He'd been keeping everything in check since he was little, no need to flip out now.

"Good, good. Tomorrow, we're gonna continue yur training with the kyuubi's chakra." He stated, and a look of fear passes across Naruto's face.

"T-that's okay pervy-sensei! I-isn't there something else we can work on?" Naruto asked, before he notices the Jiraiya had fallen asleep. Naruto had burst into a cold sweat as he slipped into his sleeping bag, eagerly hoping that Jiraiya was simply too drunk to recall what he said. He didn't want to go anywhere near that things chakra...