Howdy again.

First real chapter, I suppose. Either way, enjoy.

Naruto was frustrated beyond comprehension. It hadn't even been a week since the Chunin Exam preliminaries, and he wasn't getting anywhere with his training. And the circumstances of his instructors alone were aggravating enough without the added weight of this impossible training.

His first choice was, of course, his team leader and instructor, Kakashi. The one-eyed bastard had the nerve to outright deny him in favor of training Sasuke for the final fight. To add insult to injury, Kakashi then dumped the worst possible teacher on him- Ebisu. That closet pervert was so smug that it hurt to look at him, never mind the fact that he hated his guts and couldn't offer a useful lick of advice.

And this Jiraiya pervert had to be the lowest rung of hell when it came to incompetent instructors. Naruto fumed every time he thought about it- the old lech barely paid him any mind in favor of girls in bikinis, and whenever he did turn his way, he offered nothing more than insults and sarcasm. Currently, the Uzumaki was attempting the latest technique suggested by the old lech- summoning. "Of course," he grumbled aloud, "How the hell am I supposed to summon a frog if my teacher doesn't tell me how?!"

Jiraiya turned away from his hiding bush and sneered at him. "Keep it down kid! You wanna get me busted?!"

"That's exactly what I want!" He went into a childish rage, pointing fingers and all. "You tell me to summon a frog and don't tell me how?! What kinda teacher are you?!"

The old Sannin rolled his eyes and sighed; he'd heart this rant a thousand times in the last four days. This is getting old. How do I shut him up? "Alright… did you spell your name right in the summon scroll?"

"I think I know how to spell my own name!"

"You think you know? How stupid are you?"

Naruto's face turned red and he sputtered in a manner that would send the demon fox for cover.

"I'm kidding, I'm kidding," Jiraiya sidestepped the vocal shitstorm by a hair and continued. "You're doing the hand seals right?"

The boy ground out the words. "Yes…"

"And the blood…?"

"It's there…"

"Lemme see the seals. Maybe you're screwing one up."

Naruto's eye twitched and he ran through the seals as quickly as he'd become accustomed. Jiraiya merely nodded at the sight.

"Well that's right… it's gotta be the chakra. How much are you putting into it?"

"I've told you a thousand times! I put in as much as I can, and nothing happens!"

"Naruto," he addressed the blonde in a stern voice, "Calm down. You're not supposed to jam chakra down the throat of any technique. You're probably overcompensating how much you think you should use." He finally abandoned his peeping bush and took a seat near the boy. "Try to summon a toad like you've been doing."

"But I've been…!"

"The sooner you do it the sooner you'll figure out how to do it right. Now quit arguing and summon the damn toad."

Naruto ground his teeth then took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He nudged open the bite on his thumb to resupply the blood and ran through the seals like he had a thousand times before. His hands slammed into the ground and a visible incarnation of the summoning seal appeared on the ground and then… nothing. Just like a thousand times before.

"You see! Nothing! There's never anything there! Not even a freakin' tadpole!"

Jiraiya thumbed his chin for a moment in thought. He's doing it right, and the amount of chakra should be enough to summon a small toad, so why isn't it working? Maybe he really does need to push more chakra into it… "Okay!" He planted his hands on his crossed knees and gazed at Naruto. "Try it again and put more chakra into it!"

"What do you think I've been…!"

"Quit your bitchin' and put more chakra into it!"

Naruto growled and did just that. Blood was applied, seals were made, chakra was channeled, the ink showed on the ground, and nothing… just like before.

"Again! More chakra! A lot more!"

"Gah!" Blood, seals, chakra, ink…

The moment Naruto's palms hit the dirt, the ground trembled and convulsed. Out of nowhere, a dome of steel and spikes shot out of the ground inches from the blonde's head and the boy stumbled back and fell. For a split second, his brilliant eyes examined the steel barricade. This… looks familiar…

And just as quickly as it appeared, the dome split apart and fell back into the earth, this time leaving a figure in its wake. When the dust settled, the newcomer methodically glanced back and forth, as though studying the landscape.

Naruto was too speechless to be afraid or even notice that Jiraiya had disappeared in lieu of a retaliatory surprise attack. The blonde stared at the stranger, observing the man's tall and lanky appearance. "Uh…"

That utterance was enough to gain the stranger's attention, and he turned to Naruto. The lower half of the man's body was indistinguishable from the midnight black leather, and leather straps and iron spikes covered only the man's pale white torso. But the clothes did not make the man in this case- his white face was offset by blood red lips and awkwardly kempt black hair.

But his eyes were by far the most disturbing feature. One so black it was invisible against the eyeliner, and the other only distinguishable by a bright pale blue iris.

The man opened his mouth to speak, and his voice sounded like an elegant singer and ruthless barbarian all at once. "Boy."

Naruto realized this terrifying man was addressing him and stood to his feet. "Y-yeah?"

The pale stranger cocked his head in a sudden way. "You are the summoner?"

The Uzumaki's mind raced a mile a minute. Did… I summon him? But I was supposed to summon a frog! Why'd I summon a human?! This doesn't make any sense! In the end, it was the man's unnerving stare that forced his answer. "Yeah, I summoned you." Naruto swallowed and found his usual belligerence, as artificial as it was for the moment. "And since I summoned you, you have to do as I say!"

The disturbing man glanced back and forth once again. "Where is the sacrifice?"

Fear crept back into Naruto's voice. "A… sacrifice?"

"Yes. A sacrifice."

Naruto swallowed. What sacrifice?! Was I supposed to bring a sacrifice?!

The man stared into the blonde's soul without remorse or anger, raising a pale naked arm towards him. "If there is no sacrifice, then I will take you as one."

Whether by courage or terror, Naruto found his voice again and stood his ground. "I'm your summoner!" he screamed with partial rage, "I summoned you, so you have to do what I say! Got that?! If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't even be here!"

The man's arm halted and he stared ahead without so much as a blink. But to Naruto, he might as well have been writing his thoughts on a chalkboard. Slowly, he lowered his arm and regarded the blonde with blank dead eyes. "Of course. You are the summoner. I will let this go this one time. But know this: if I am to serve you, I will have at least one sacrifice every summon. Even if it is the summoner."

Naruto gulped- he didn't know what this man could do, but he knew he dodged a kunai regardless. "Then what's your name?"

The stranger gazed through him with those cold mismatched eyes then tilted his head a bit. "I am Jashin."

And at the mere utterance of his name, the metal spiked dome slammed into place over him and disassembled into the ground as abruptly as it came, along with Jashin's existence.

Seconds ticked by and Naruto breathed for what felt like the first time in years. He heard leaves rustling behind him and glanced to find Jiraiya by his side. "W-what just happened?"

Jiraiya's face was pale and cold, as was Naruto's. "I don't know," he answered in a distant voice, "Naruto."

"Yeah?"

"Go home for today. Don't try to summon anything on your own."

"Yeah…"

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Jiraiya sat in the vacant field nearby his hotel room. I need answers, he knew as he found a space large enough for a toad summon. Upon finding a suitable clearing, he summoned the greatest of the toads, Gamabunta.

"Damnit Jiraiya!" The feisty old toad was clearly not in the mood to be arbitrarily summoned today. "This had better be important!"

"Gamabunta," the Sannin regarded his summon with deadly seriousness, "We need to talk- I've got questions, and you're the only one with the answers."

"Yeah, yeah." The massive amphibian boss lit his pipe and took a drawl from it. "So what is it this time?"

"My new student was practicing the summoning technique today…" He could see that Gamabunta couldn't have cared less as the old toad smoked his pipe. "And he summoned a human…"

Before Jiraiya could continue, Gamabunta's giant pipe slipped from his lips and crashed to the ground. "Oh no…" the toad boss whispered in his rumbling voice, his eyes quivering in… disbelief? Caution? Fear? "They… found a summoner…"

Alright, first thing's first:

I haven't seen a 'human summon' fic yet, so maybe this is the first of it's kind... I'd like to think that, but I'm probably wrong.

Secondly, this fic is to break monotony with my work. Don't expect frequent updates (especially considering that I'm working on the other 2 fics as well). This is to keep me from flat out losing my mind over drawing and painting all day. Surprise suprise, doing the thing you 'love' all day gets old pretty damn fast.

And now for the fun stuff!

Obviously there's more than one entity that can be summoned in the Narutoverse, and this new one's no exception. The 'human' summons will be just as diverse in their looks and powers as the other summon creatures are, so much so that I'm sure at least one of you out there can come up with an excellent cannon fodder summon that fits in perfectly with the 'human' summon themes.

So to anyone who's interested in inserting their own little character, here's how you can do it: (aka: contest)

Jashin (I must be obsessed with the idea) is modeled after a real person. Yes, his freaky description is actually based off a living, breathing human being in reality. Name that person and I'll contact you and ask you for the basic info. If you're an anonymous reviewer who got it right, I'll ignore you until I have a way to contact you.

So... yeah. Dinnertime. Out.