It's still technically Sunday, and why haven't I gotten a single review for the last chapter? I NEED them!

"So you're the creepy snake guy that Himaru-sensei fixed?" Naruto asked once Jiraiya introduced his old teammate. Orochimaru's eye twitched at the 'creep snake guy' part, but nodded nonetheless, much to Jiraiya's amusement. Finally it was Orochimaru's turn to be teased.

"Ero-sennin? Yoo-hoo!" Naruto waved his hand in front of the old toad sage's face, attempting to break him away from his sudden trip down memory lane.

"Eh? Oh, right. You want to train with the toads, go summon the toad boss." Naruto stared blankly at him, and Jiraiya couldn't help but sigh. 'I suppose even this Himaru guy has his limits.' "Okay kid, let me explain. Each summoning contract has a sort of boss. The boss is the one who's in charge of the other summons, kind of like their Hokage. The boss, in the toad's case Gamabunta, also takes the most chakra to summon." It took a moment, but Naruto eventually nodded in understanding before running off.

"And remember, the boss is big!" Jiraiya sighed again; knowing his reminder had fallen on deaf ears.

"We better go stop him before he tries to summon Gamabunta on top of the Hokage monument or something." With that, Orochimaru was already off, chasing after the chakra trail Naruto left behind.

Naruto took a deep breath from a top the Hokage monument. He slowly gathered as much chakra as he could and began to form the proper seals. "STOP YOU BAKA!" The sudden shout alone nearly threw Naruto off of the mountain.

"What the Hell's wrong with you, Ero-sennin! You I could've fallen off!"

"I only wish you had! Maybe the world would have been relieved of your idiocy!" As the two quarreled, Orochimaru got in what he was hoping to be his last sigh of the day.

"Stop it already, Jiraiya. You're disgracing yourself." The perverted old sage actually pouted. "Now Naruto, these boss summons are several stories tall. Perhaps it would be better to summon him somewhere else?" Naruto's cheeks turned a bright crimson and he scratched the back of his head.

"Hehe, oops."

"Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" Naruto's voice echoed across the forest, and smoke soon filled the whole area. Once the smoke cleared, a truly giant toad with a pipe replaced it. Naruto grinned like a maniac and sprang up onto the toad's back and ran to its head. "Are you Gamabunta?"

"What are you doing on my head, you little brat!? And where's Jiraiya!?"

"Hey! I am NOT a brat! I summoned you after all!" There was an awkward pause before Gamabunta burst into laughter.

"You? Summoned me, the great Gamabunta? HAHA! It's not wise to lie to me boy. As if a brat like you could ever hope to summon a toad like me." Naruto was red all over and grinding his teeth at this point.

"What the Hell is your problem!? Why'd Ero-sennin tell me to summon you if all you're gonna do is make fun of me!? If I wanted to be laughed at I'd run around town in my undies!"

"Enough, brat. Where is Jiraiya?" Naruto made one last pout before speaking.

"Stupid toad…Ero-sennin's- Huh? Where'd he and Kaiki-sennin (Weird/Bizarre/Strange Sage) go?" Sure enough, right where the two old ninja had been, there was nothing.

"WHAT!? You mean the lousy excuse for a pervert summoned me here and then ran!"

"I keep telling you! I summoned you!" Naruto and Gamabunta proceeded into a heated argument, ending with Naruto huffing and falling into a sitting position on Gamabunta's head.

"Jeez, why can't you be as nice as the little candy toad guy?" Gamabunta's lips froze in mid movement.

'Eh? Is this the one Gamakichi told me about?' As Naruto huffed, he felt something wet and large wrap around him. He was plucked off of Gamabunta's head to come eye to eye with the toad boss. 'Blond hair, blue eyes, stubbornness…he's like the Yondaime's replica!'

"Did you summon a small toad named Gamakichi earlier?" Naruto blinked in confusion but nodded.

"Uh, yeah. He was my first summon. He really liked that mint." To the blond's further confusion Gamabunta closed his eyes in thought, before snapping them back open.

"Tell you what, brat. I'll make you a deal. If you can stay on my head till the sun sets, I'll make you my subordinate and official toad summoner."

"Would I get to train with you guys, then?"

"Yes."

"Then you're on!"

"This is awesome!" Naruto shouted as Gamabunta soared across the trees.

"Let's see you say that again in a couple minutes!" Gamabunta shouted back right before diving into a lake at ferocious speed. The giant toad stayed under the water for several seconds before reemerging in a glorious splash.

"Now I don't have to take shower today!"

'This kid is a freak,' Gamabunta thought quietly.

"What's your name, kid?"

"Huh? Oh! I'm Naruto Uzumaki, the world's future greatest kage!"

"Well Naruto Uzumaki, I hope you don't hold it against me if you die!" Gamabunta leapt upward with all he was worth, providing enough force to squish Naruto against him like a pancake. Then came the falling. They plummeted back to earth like a meteor, and it took all of Naruto's strength to keep a hold on Gamabunta's coat. The toad boss landed wit ha monstrous thud, spreading a colossal web of cracks across the whole forest.

"That was the most fun thing I never want to do again." As soon as those words left his mouth, Naruto regretted them immensely.

"Alright then!" Gamabunta poured more energy into his legs and propelled himself even higher into the air this time.

"And I thought that Manda was mean," Orochimaru said as he watched the show alongside Jiraiya.

"Naruto's putting up a pretty good effort. It's almost sunset." Jiraiya let his eyes slide to the side, to make sure Orochimaru wasn't looking before he let them slowly and safely slide downwards.

"Don't even think about, Jiraiya."

'Dammit.'

"Ha! I'm still on!" Naruto shouted, as if Gamabunta didn't know.

"You're stubborn brat, I'll give you that. But even you can't lift me."

"Huh? What you me-Oh shit!" As Gamabunta was in mid-air, he slowly stared to shift. "You suck!" Naruto shouted as they started to plummet downwards, this time him facing the rocks. Using ever last bit of his remaining chakra, Naruto made a mad dash to the tip of Gamabunta's nose. He made it to the amphibian's nostrils just a moment before they crashed.

"Still here!" Naruto chimed as Gamabunta struggled to upright himself, and then promptly fell off, comatose. In the distance, both Orochimaru and Jiraiya prepared to save Naruto from his imminent death, until a giant tongue caught him just inches above the ground.

"You put up an admirable display, Naruto," Gamabunta said, the beginnings of respect in his voice. "I suppose I could give you some of my own energy, but a place of healing would probably be better for you." It was at this moment that a scroll zipped past Gamabunta's head and landed in front of him, unfurling on its own. "What ya' know, the brat was the one who summoned me.

Naruto's eyes reluctantly blinked open. "About time you woke up." The blond slowly pulled himself away from the hospital mattress to address his visitor.

"Huh? Shikamaru? Where's Gamabunta? And Ero-sennin and Kaiki-sennin?" The pineapple haired genius gave Naruto an odd look.

"I have no idea what you're talking about. Want some fruit? I brought some for Chouji, but he's not being allowed any food at the moment.

"Huh? Chouji's here? Was he really hurt that badly in his match?"

"Nah. The troublesome oaf over ate. Bad case of indigestion." Naruto gave a quick, but raucous laugh.

"That's just like Chouji. Hey, Shikamaru…how about we eat the fruit right in front of him?" Shikamaru sighed, but he wore a faint smile nonetheless.

"How troublesome."

Gaara nearly licked his lips as his sand hovered over Rock Lee's sleeping form. If the Jinchuriki had any sense of humor, he would have found it ironic that this was to be the bowl-cut boy's last day in the hospital. Unable to restrain himself any longer, Gaara's sand lunged forward, or at least it was supposed to.

"And what the Hell do you think you're doing?" Gaara scowled at the blond's voice.

"He is my prey. Leave me be."

"Over my dead body." Shikamaru probably would've punched the other genin if he could. Desperate to escape the obviously psychotic boy, Shikamaru's brain went into overdrive.

"Listen. Both of us held a lot back in the prelims. Now leave or this is going to get real ugly."

"I'll enjoy killing all three of you."

'So much for that plan. How troublesome."

"Shikamaru, leave." Shikamaru spun his head around to gape at the blond, and so, consequently, did Gaara.

"You idiot, you got stronger sure, but you can't-"

"This isn't going to be a fight. You have to trust me!" Navy chakra began to seep out of Naruto's body and forcibly cut Shikamaru's shadow, much to the lazy genin's surprise, and then shoved him out of the room.

"Foo-" Gaara was cut off when a tail of chakra came out of Naruto's aura.

"Kyuubi say he has a message for Ichibi." Naruto's voice was a menacing growl, but at the same time seemed completely natural for him. Gaara's eye widened for a split second before he clutched his head in pain. It didn't take long for Gaara's hand to drop to his side, limp.

"So you are Kyuubi's vessel?" Now Gaara's voice was little more than a growl. Naruto didn't even bother to nod as his eyes and chakra turned red.

"It's been a long time, Shukako." Gaara/Ichibi growled, but it became more feminine.

"Quiet, Kyuubi. You know how these humans are. They won't respect you unless they think you're a male." Naruto/Kyuubi chuckled in response.

"I couldn't help it, with you being so motherly and all." Gaara/Ichibi's face turned red.

"Sh-shut up! What are you talking about! The boy's only a tool!"

"I don't recall mentioning the boy." The demon-possessed Jinchuriki blushed even harder, but at the same time, Naruto/Kyuubi's face grew a sympathetic expression.

"I know you miss him, Shukako, but you can't raise this boy like you did Sunajuu (Sand beast). He's human, he doesn't have the blood lust like your son did." Gaara/Ichibi's fists clenched, and tears began rolling off his/her face.

"I-I…You don't know what you're talking about! He's just a human! How could I care for-"

"I care for my vessel, Shukako. He is like a son to me, and is my heir. I will leave you to meditate on these things, but please do what you know is right." With that, Kyuubi's chakra seeped away, and Naruto walked out of the door, with a mesmerized Gaara following him. The two demon-containers all but ignored Shikamaru and the newly arrived Gai as they went their separate paths.

Okay, next chapter I swear I'm gonna finish up the month with some toad training! I swear it! I know the demons are OOC, Hell, I even changed the gender of one of them, but LIVE WITH IT! Anyway, Please read and REVIEW!