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Last Time

"Don't fall asleep" he muttered over and over again to himself as he walked. He looked ahead of him and through the snow saw gates of some sort, he stumbled and fell to the ground. "Hope someone finds me" he said softly, feeling too tired to stand up.

With the last of his energy, his body protesting the entire way he summoned Okamura, she appeared and tried to help him up worriedly, "Get help in there" he said, gazing at the gates.

She looked at him one more time before running as fast as she could towards the village, barking madly.


Naruto lost consciousness as soon as Okamura ran into the village.

Okamura raced through the streets, trying to find someone and calling for help.

"What did you need?" a voice asked behind her and she turned to see a tall boy with his hair up on his head in a strange fashion.

"He needs help, he's outside the gates" she told him. "Who?" the boy asked. "My summoner" she said and ran out of the village, the boy close behind her.

They ran as fast as they could. The boy's lungs ached from inhaling the cold air.

"He's right here" she said and pushed the snow away that now covered the boy.

"I've got him" the boy said and picked him up. He concentrated hard on his chakra and called forth a large deer that the snow wouldn't hinder the movement of.

"It's snowing, why am I here?" the voice of a doe called up to him. "You're head summoner's sick, we need to get him to the village" Shikamaru called down to her.

The fact that Okamura was a wolf summon and that the boy had faint traces of kikai told Shikamaru that this was the boy they'd met in Suna.

"Right away" the deer answered, leaping away. Okamura was stunned for a second before chasing after them. The deer jumped clear over the gates and landed, sliding slightly in the ice on the streets. Shikamaru wrapped Naruto in his coat and tried to keep his hands and feet warm because they were a deep purple, nearly black color.

"Move" the doe shouted as she made her way through the streets, "Turn right up here, there's a hospital" Shikamaru shouted and she did as was asked.

She stopped just before the doors and lowered herself so Shikamaru could slide down.

"Good luck" she said, "I can't remain here" she vanished and Okamura caught up, slightly out of breath, "Get him inside" she ordered and Shikamaru did quickly.

The boy was taken by a couple of nurses and placed on a stretcher so they could transport him.

Okamura refused to leave him and followed them into a room where he was stripped of his wet clothing and dried off. They then wrapped him in blankets, placing warm water bottles on him so that his body temperature would rise. They also poured some of their chakra into hs hands and feet to keep them from needing amputation.

"We'll know in a little while if he'll be okay" the nurse told boy and wolf. "Thank you" Shikamaru said and sat down to wait.

Okamura put two paws on the bed and pulled herself up so she could look at Naruto.

"He'll be okay" Shikamaru said, hope in his voice. Okamura nodded, "He has to be" she replied.


Naruto became aware slowly, he could hear voices around him but he was so comfortable that he didn't acknowledge he heard. He continued to lie as he was until he fell asleep again.

Shikamaru watched Naruto sleep until the door was flung open.

"So this is him?" one of the council member said, staring at the boy.

Shikamaru got to his feet, "What are you talking about?" he was ready to defend Naruto. "The boy who stole the summons of course, most of the village witnessed a giant deer running through the streets" the woman said. He recognized her.

She was the main representative between the ninja and civilian council. Her name was Kaede.

Shikamaru shook his head, "He didn't summon it and he didn't steal the summoning scrolls" he said angrily, hoping that they wouldn't find out who Naruto was. "So then who did? You?" Kaede scoffed. Shikamaru made no move to say no and she looked at him suspiciously.

"You summoned it? That's not possible, you don't have the contract" Shikamaru glared, "I summoned her, I found this boy outside and he was in danger so I called for her and she helped get him to safety." He said.

"Fine, let's tell your story to the council then" she said, smirking because she thought she'd caught his lie.

"Alright, let's" Shikamaru said defiantly. Okamura whimpered and pulled on Shikamaru's pants, he sighed, "Sorry, we'll have to meet with the council another time, wait until the boy gets better" Shikamaru said.

Kaede shook her head, "I knew it, there's no way you can summon anything. I'll be back to take the boy into custody" she said and left. Okamura growled when the woman was out of earshot, "she can't have him" she said.

Shikamaru nodded, "I know, we'll have to move him but I don't know where"

Then he decided, "We can move him to my friend Shino's house, he wants to help your summoner just as much as I do and doesn't think he should be harmed"

"Alright, but hurry, we don't have a lot of time to move" Okamura said.

Shikamaru nodded, then they heard a moan from Naruto on the bed, he moved a little and opened his eyes, not really focusing on anything. He moved his hands a little and rubbed his face.

"Good, he'll be fine," Shikamaru said and wrapped him tightly in the blankets and his coat, then he moved as fast as he could from the building.

He kept out of sight of all the ninja he saw and soon was at the Aburame compound.

He knocked hurriedly on the door. "Sir, is Shino home?" Shikamaru asked before Shibi could say anything. Shibi nodded and invited him in, seeing that he was in a hurry, Okamura came in right behind him.

"Thanks" he made his way to where he knew Shino's room was. "Shino" he called, knocking on the door. Shino answered and Shikamaru pushed past him, setting the boy on the bed. "That boy" Shino stated, sensing the kikai.

Shikamaru nodded, "the council's trying to lock him up and he's sick, I'm going to leave him here while the council looks for him, it'll be easier for him to remain hidden because of all the kikai in here" he explained.

Shino nodded, "I'll keep him safe for you" he said. Okamura looked at Shikamaru, "It's okay, he'll keep your summoner safe" "Thank you" she said. Shikamaru placed the warm water bottles that were heated with a jutsu around Naruto.

"If he wakes up give him something warm to drink" Shikamaru said and left, knowing he would be the first person they would look for.


The council was extremely pleased, "We have the summons back, now we can give them to the ninja that follow our orders" they decided.


Naruto woke for a second time, it was the next day bright and early, this time he was aware of his surroundings and noticed he was in a bed.

"You're awake," a voice nearby caused him to jump. "Shino?" he asked in confusion. "Yes, Shikamaru brought you here"

"Shikamaru?" Naruto asked in confusion.

"That's right pup, you summoned me and I was able to get Shikamaru before you died from the cold" Okamura explained. "Unfortunately the boy summoned a deer to get you here and was seen, now if Shikamaru can convince them that he did in fact summon the deer then you have nothing to worry about, but if they still assume that you summoned it then we'll have to leave as soon as you're recovered"

Naruto nodded, "I know, I suppose I could go back to the Village of Peace if necessary" he said.

"Shikamaru told me to give you this" Shino said, handing Naruto a cup of steaming tea. Naruto smiled at him, "thanks" he drank it slowly, allowing it to warm his insides. "Why were you outside of Konoha's gate" Shino asked him.

Naruto shrugged, "I must have walked there, I don't really remember, I just remember that it was really cold and I was trying not to fall asleep, I got bored in the Village of Peace and decided to take a trip before returning"

"You are welcome to stay here as long as you like, though I suspect they'll be searching houses soon because the summons are so valuable to them. My father will not allow anyone to search our house so we'll know when they arrive and you can escape then if necessary" Shino explained.

Naruto nodded, "I know, but like I told Shikamaru, I no longer have the summoning scrolls and there's no way I'm going to get them for anyone I don't think is worthy of them"

"Ah, yes, the wolf did mention Shikamaru summoned a deer, he signed a contract?" Shino asked.

Naruto nodded, "When you guys went to the village I was in, I know you know I was there, anyway, Shikamaru warned me about the people searching for me and I let him sign it" Naruto explained.

Shino nodded in understanding, "I don't really know how much good it will do if they do retrieve the summoning contracts, the clans that held them before do not want to take them from you and I'm sure the summons won't allow themselves to be used as the council wants them to be."

Naruto looked at him curiously, "How does the council want to use them?"

"Summons, by non-ninja and most ninja that have never met a summons believe that a summon is used by the summoner as a weapon, in part that is true, they are used to assist the summoner like a weapon would be, but the council believes that a summon must follow all orders given by the summoner, they believe they have no mind of their own and once the contract is held the summon is bound to follow orders." Shino explained.

Naruto snorted, "So basically they're idiots" he concluded, Shino nodded. "Of course they are, nobody controls a summon," Okamura said with pride.

Naruto yawned, "I will leave you to rest so you can recover faster" Shino said and left the room, When the door closed Naruto looked towards Okamura, "He'd be accepted by the beetle summons don't ya think?" Okamura nodded, "He most definitely would"


Shikamaru had been called in front of the council. "Nara Shikamaru, you were seen with a boy in the hospital, the boy is believed to be the one who possesses the Konoha summoning contracts, he's no longer in the hospital and we need to know where he is" One of the members stated.

Shikamaru looked at him, "That wasn't the boy with the summoning contracts," he lied. "Then how do you explain the deer summon that was running around, I know you said you summoned it but I find it hard to believe as you have never signed the contract" Kaede said, glaring at him.

"Man, you are so troublesome, I did summon the deer, the boy that I brought to the hospital was dying outside the gates and I had to get him to the hospital quickly" Shikamaru explained.

"You can summon?" Shikaku asked in disbelief.

Shikamaru nodded, "Then do it, show us a summon and we'll call off our search for the boy, if you also give us a good reason for moving him" the woman said.

"Alright, I moved the boy because you were all going to come and pester him about the summoning, it wouldn't be very good for him to get stressed out while he was trying to recover" Shikamaru said, "and as for me summoning" he bit his finger and made the seals, in a puff of smoke the first deer he had ever summoned appeared.

She looked at everyone around her with big eyes and then looked up at Shikamaru, making a bleating sound. "Here" Shikamaru reached into his pocket and pulled out an apple he'd had in his pocket. He'd taken to summoning the young deer because she seemed to enjoy it. She ate it carefully from his hand, then she vanished.

"So you have the contract then," one of the members stated. Shikamaru shook his head, "No, the head summoner possesses the contract, I just signed it" Shikamaru explained.

"So you know where the summoner is?" another member asked.

Once again Shikamaru shook his head in the negative, "He moves around a lot and it's been a while since I've seen him, besides, I thought you were stopping the search for him, after the vote" Shikamaru said. Several members shook their heads, "No, we are continuing our search so that the scrolls will return to their rightful place, the civilian council has turned it into a side project in which the ninja council has no say"

"So basically you're still trying to make the boy's life hell, even though the ninja already decided that they do not wish to forcibly retrieve their former scrolls, because that's what they are, former scrolls" Shikamaru said angrily.

The head of the council nodded, "Yes, though the ninja do not wish to have the scrolls returned to them the ninja council feels that others will be quite grateful to be able to have summons in their artillery"

Now Shikamaru smirked, "So you're saying you'll have the summons be weapons for you?"

"That is correct" the council head said, "they will do much to ensure the strength of Konoha, with them as our tools we will be able to ensure no nation will be more powerful than Konoha" at that Shikamaru burst out laughing, earning glances from everyone.

"What is so funny young man?" Kaede demanded to know, "I'm just imagining Shikarai's reaction when you tell him you want him to mindlessly follow orders from you" Shikamaru said, trying to control himself, only to burst out laughing again when he saw the expressions on some of the member's faces.

"Leave us now" the head of the council ordered. Shikamaru nodded, wiping tears from the corners of his eyes that had started to form, he left, barely able to walk from how hard he was laughing.


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