Light hits my face and I groan as I straighten up and stretch. Bad idea to sleep with my sword on my back. Fucking kinks in my back! I stretch some more and resign myself to the back pain for a day. Red chakra bubbles out of my body and I feel the kinks in my back fade away as my muscles relax and my aches vanish. The red chakra recedes after doing its work. Huh. I kinda forgot I have the fox now. Pretty cool that I have a friendly demon in me. Wait. is he a demon? Some fanfic had kurama as a demon while others had him as a mass of chakra. I'll ask when we chat tonight.
I'm pulled out of my thoughts by the sound of chattering and walk out of the living room to see that everyone is eating at the table. There is a plate left out for me and I thank tsunami before tucking into my food. Kakashi finishes his plate in a flash and I raise a brow. Damm. fanfic doesn't portray how fast the guy can eat. Did his mask even move? Kakashi pulls out his book before speaking.
"Sakura, you've mastered tree walking to an acceptable level. You will guard tazuna while I make sure Naruto and Sasuke master it. Tora. you need some help training or do you have some stuff to work on?" his eye never leaves the book as he speaks.
"I would like some help in learning fire jutsu. I've got the hand signs down, but I can't make the thing do what I want.'' I replied to him between bites. This chick can cook!
"What's jutsu?" Kakashi asks. His book closed with a thumb marking his place.
"Phoenix flower jutsu. I can do the signs pretty well. The thing won't form. I keep trying and i'm just spitting out one big fucking ball. Not a barrage like i'm supposed to.'' I growl. Damm jutsu is pissing me off! The anime makes it look so easy!
"Are you releasing it in one burst or are you firing portions of the jutsu?" Sasuke asks.
"Wait. portions? Whaddya mean?`` I'm confused.
"The hand seals for phoenix flowers are the same as a great fireball. The difference is that you need to only spit out a bit at a time. That way you make lots of little fireballs instead of one big one." Sasuke explains.
"Oh come on! Really? I've been stuck for a week and I'm just spitting wrong! Fuck!" dammit. Why is that a requirement? I thought you just spit out a bunch of small fireballs in one burst.
"I had the same problem at first. Kakashi taught me what I was doing wrong and now I'm able to use it no problem." sasuke replies with a small smile.
"Thanks. Wait. Why are you being nice? Normally you're an asshole with a god complex.`` I'm confused.
"Kakashi explained what you meant. I've been acting like my bloodline is the best thing ever. It's just a tool. The sooner I realize that. The sooner I become strong enough to kill itachi.`` Sasuke seems remorseful. Cool.
"Sweet. Oh. I noticed that you wanted to know a clone technique?" I ask.
"Yes. numbers would help with some of my trap ideas." sasuke replies.
"Kay. What you need to do is make a normal clone but fill it with fire chakra. That way when it gets hit. The clone turns into a fire bomb. Whaddya think?" I offer.
Sasuke nods and devours his food before running outside to try my suggestion. Kakashi smiles at me and I grin back before finishing my food and putting the plate in the sink. Alright. Now to figure out some better range. Need more than just a fireball. I head outside with my head swirling with ideas of attacks. Wait. What about madara? He used a pretty good attack.
I run through the hand signs from memory. Okay. now i build up a fuck ton of chakra in my lungs after converting it to fire and.
"Grand fire annihilation!" I call as I spew out a wave of flame that surges forward to consume the trees in front of me.
Sweet! Can't believe that worked! Wait. oh shit! The fucking forest is on fire! Fuck fuck fuck!
"Kakashi! Help!" I holler.
Kakashi arrives and sees the flames. He gets a determined glint in his eye as he flashes through hand signs and spews out a fucking tsunami. It douses the flames and Kakashi falls to his knees. Shit! I run to kakashi and pump some of my chakra into him. He stands up with a yelp and looks around hurriedly. He sees me and calms down.
"What technique did you do? How did you give me chakra? Why did you light the forest on fire? Why is your chakra so strong?" Kakashi demands.
"In order. Great fire annihilation. I just pushed chakra from my hand into your body. I wasn't thinking about what happens when I spit flames at trees. And my chakra is strong because it's dense. I've got lots of chakra compressed into my coils. Remember?'' I replied.
"How do you know about great fire annihilation? That was Madara's signature jutsu.`` Sasuke is curious.
"Well ya know how some techniques do different things despite having the same signs? I figured why not do the fire wall technique but just pump a fuck ton of chakra into it.`` I replied to him.
"How much did you use?" both of them ask.
"Bout a kage or so. I'm down to genin levels for a bit. Also, why the fuck does madara need a kage level fire technique?!" i demand.
"He fought hashirama. If it wasn't for the senju cheating and binding the kyuubi. Madara would have won." sasuke replies.
I nod and grin at sasuke before gloating that my fire wall just beat his fireball. Sasuke cusses then resumes practicing his jutsu. Aiming up so he doesn't hit a tree. Kakashi tells me to not use that technique unless i have supervision so i don't go around burning down forests. I nod and walk off. Wait. What about summons? I could figure that out and then I'll have an ace in the hole. Sweet.
I run through hand signs after biting my thumb and I slam my hand to the ground. A burst of smoke engulfs me and I vanish from the trees.
Smoke clears and I'm in a clearing. Alright. Now what? Bushes rustle. What? I whirl and draw my blade. Alright. If the fanfics are right. Then I'm gonna get attacked by something, trial by combat. Okay. Now what would I be fighting? Lions are out cause i dont really believe in honor, dragons are for naruto when he is imagined as a fucking god, spiders are a no go cause i fucking hate them. Bushes rustle again and I watch as a gray hide emerges from the shrubbery. Wait. elephants? Really? Cool. I sheathe my blade and examine the beast as it stands before me.
It towers over me at ten feet tall. It has long ears that are made of gray leather and they are adorned with various chimes and beads. Its trunk is a long rope of muscle wrapped in gray leather and coiled around a wooden staff. Its body is draped in various cloths and ropes. It has a large bowl that has been upturned and decorated to act as a helmet, or a crown. The beast eyes me and then bows like a horse from the movies.
"Greetings summoner." it said in an old man's voice.
"Wassup." I greet him.
"Follow me so the chief may decide if you may summon our clan." the elephant requests.
I shrug and follow the pachyderm as it leads me through the shrubbery. I spot more elephants in the distance. Some of them are the size of the one I'm following while a couple are towering over the treetops. Damm. big dudes. The elephant pushes aside some branches and I walk past it as it fades into the forest. A massive clearing is dominated by an elephant the size of the toad chief from the anime. Damm. big guy. The elephant notices me and I watch as it inhales before I'm slammed with a gust of wind that starts to push me back. No! I draw my blade and slam it into the earth as I channel chakra to my feet. I'm not getting pushed away! The windstorm continues and I snarl as I pump more chakra to my feet. Not happening bitch!
The wind stops and I stand up. The elephant is looking at me with a keen eye. He has long tusks that curve upwards a little and they dig trenches in the ground as the beast jerks his head. A boulder flies at me and I roar as I slam a fist into the rock. Rubble flies around me and I glare at the elephant. It looks back before it lays down.
"Present your arm,summoner." I hear from the beast.
I hold out my arm and watch as the long trunk reaches to me and pats my flesh. I feel something stick to my skin and I look to see that an image of an elephant skull is emblazoned on my forearm. Sweet. Wait. Why did it attack me?
"Why'd you try to kill me?" I asked him.
"My name is heffalump. I was not trying to kill you. It is the test of my tribe. To summon the elephants. You must prove sturdy and strong. Able to hold yourself tall in the face of danger yet compassionate enough to not go for the kill without good reason. You endured my attacks and didn't try to strike back. Why?" Heffalump responds.
"Because my mom always viewed elephants as strong and dangerous creatures, yet she also said that elephants are the most gentle of the great beasts. Also, your name is heffalump? Like from the movie?" Did this guy really name himself after a childrens movie?
"Movie? I was born many centuries ago. My name is what my mother decided it to be. What are movies?" Heffalump responds with a curious tilt to his building-sized head.
"Movies are moving pictures. If I summon you for a fight or something. I'll show you a movie afterwards. Cool?" I'm gonna like this contract.
"That is acceptable. Now. I believe you wish to know the capabilities of my tribe?" His booming voice is both deafening, yet gentle. Weird.
"Yeah. What are you guys good at? The size makes me think you're just brawlers and destroyers. That doesn't fit though. Your way to calm and nice to be just a brute. I'm thinking you guys are a bit of a jack of all trades. Some can fight. Some can protect. A Lot of you can probably heal.'' I'm musing out loud at the end.
"You are the correct summoner. We are a widely spread people. We can do much. We are not very good at stealth though and we are terrible at weaponry. So if you need us to wield a sword or the like. You are better off not summoning us. Our largest force is the medic clan. They are healers of the highest caliber and are the kindest of us. Please do not mistreat them. The next force we have would be the fighters. Our fighting style is based around using long range attacks to soften our foes before closing in to use our bulk as a weapon to crush them. Next is the builder clan. They are crude and crass, yet they are unmatched in their manipulation of wood and stone. Then we have various smaller clans who specialize in various other arts. If you need more information on our tribe. Then ask the sage, ``His name is Titanus." Heffalump then gets comfy and drifts off to sleep.
Cool. I shrug and walk out of the clearing. Wait. How do I get outta here? Could I just do the summoning jutsu again and get sent home? Would that work? I do the technique and smoke consumes me before I am suddenly back in front of the tazuna's place again. Sweet.
I walk into the house and grunt as I remember I need to resume training. Fuck! I walk back outside and start practicing my hand signs and memorizing the fire techniques that kurama is telling me to practice. Wait. is there a fire snake jutsu? Thats fucking awesome!
TWELVE HOURS LATER
I drop to the ground and curses flow out of me as I feel hate for the father of kurama. My wounds are being healed by the bastard fox. Kakashi walks over and hears my muttered cussing. He raises a brow before helping me up. A small pug is next to him with a vest on. Wait. vest wearing pug? Pakkun? The fuck?
"Why are you cursing someone's father and rueing the day he was born?" Kakashi asks.
"My summons gave me a training schedule and didn't tell me that it will be a day of utter hell.'' I groan.
"Wait. Do you have a summons? What do you summon?" Kakashi asks.
"Elephants." I grunt as I start stretching.
"Could you show me? I've never seen an elephant contract before." is the request.
"Sure." I shrug in response.
I run through the hand signs and slam my hand to the ground. Kakashi tries to say something but smoke floods out.
A large man is suddenly in the clearing with us. His hair is long and matted. His beard flows to his belly. The man turns to us and I see that his face is rounded but his body is solid muscle and bone. The man has red hair that is so matted with mud and dirt that I can't tell if he has long hair or if he just has a large amount of dirt hanging from his head. His skin is slightly pale but there is the beginning of a tan. Wait. sunken eyes and a large build like a fridge. Holy shit!
"Kemono?" I ask.
The man screams and lunges for Kakashi with a primal ferocity. Kakashi dodges and leaps back. He raises his headband and reveals his sharingan eye. The tomoe starts spinning and I realize that he is going to hurt my friend from my home world.
"I rolled a nat 20 on seduction!" I yelled at the man.
"NO!" Kemono roars as he stands and points at me.
"You back bro?" I ask.
"Wait. What are we doing here? How did I get here?" Kemono asks.
"Me and Kakashi are trying to summon my elephants. You just popped up instead. Why though?" I'm confused. How did I summon my friend from real life instead of an elephant?
"Tora. you did a horse sign instead of a snake sign. I guess that must have cast a different jutsu and summoned this guy here. How did you know his name though?" oh shit. Kakashi is asking questions.
"This is my friend from back home. I used to live in a coastal town on the border of a fire country. He was a sealing master and i haven't seen him in a few years.'' I will explain.
Kakashi nods and walks into the house. Pakkun follows and I lead Kemono into the woods before we start talking.
He woke up in the Naruto world like I did. Except he woke up in the whirlpool village. He explored it for a week or two and then found a seal that he touched. He didn't have access to his chakra yet but the seal reacted and sent him to the summoning world. Since time passes differently there, he has been in the summoning world for six months. Damm. I hand Kemono some pants and he grabs a spare coat from my scroll before he seems to get a glazed look in his eye.
"Tora. I think I'm an uzumaki.`` Kemono tells me.
"Whaddya mean?" I'm confused.
"That scroll. I looked at the seals on it and my head is full of information on how to make it or how to make it better. I think I'm an uzumaki!" Kemono is excited.
I shrug and hand him some sealing equipment. It's really just a scroll and some ink that is wrapped around a couple brushes. Kemono starts drawing on the scroll as we head back to tazuna's house.