Steve: And here we are! Here we're actually going to find out what Harry's summons are as well as see the Sannin fight… but with one difference.
Yui: Let me guess, Harry's summons is going to fight Manda as well?
Steve: Yup! And it's going to be one hell of a surprise!
Hinata: Can you give us any clues Steve-san?
Steve: Just one: It's one that I haven't seen in either the Harry Potter section or in the Naruto section as a summons.
Hinata: So… it's not a normal one?
Steve: Nope! You could say that it's… supernatural…
Pen-pen: Waa ark! Waark wa a warrk wark. (Hoo boy! Gonna be a doozy then.)
Steve: Yes… yes it is.
Yui: Time for the disclaimer?
Steve: Yup! Hinata? Pen-pen? If you would?
Pen-Pen: (Wark Wa WAAK arrk waark)
Hinata: Translation is "The author doesn't own Harry Potter or Naruto". He just owns this story, the plot and his insane plot-bunnies.
Why me?Shinigami/Demon/Inner-Sakura
'Who?' Thoughts
-YO!- Animal speech
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Walking through the woods three days after the bet had been made, Shizune comes to a clearing and her eyes widen at the sight that greets her: a hundred Naruto's practicing Chakra control. She's about top say something when a voice beside her speaks up. "Impressive, isn't it?" Turning, she notices to her shock Kyubi leaning against a tree beside her.
'What? How did she get there? I never even sensed her!' Shaking her head, she smiles. "I must admit, I am impressed with how he's using the Kage Bushin…" At that moment she notices Naruto at another end of the clearing practicing with the third stage of the training for the Rasengan. "I see… he's using the experience in chakra control of the Bushins to increase his own, isn't he Amakirr-san." Kyubi nods as she observes the Kage Bushin as a group dispels before Naruto summons another.
"Yeah." She points at the Kage Bushin before continuing. "As far as we've been told, he's going to have to practice Chakra control for the rest of his natural life and he'll likely never be that good at it." Shizune nods again with a saddened look on her face.
"I see…" Looking around, she takes note of what each group is doing. 'Let's see… He has twenty doing Tree-walking, twenty doing water walking… Ten doing the leaf floating exercise… another ten doing the ball rolling exercise… Hmm… And he's got ten doing tree walking while performing the leaf floating exercise and another ten doing the same except that instead of doing tree walking they're doing water walking… Very good idea to mix ideas like that.' Nodding, she looks at the red head beside her with a considering look. "So… What is exactly your relationship with Naruto-kun Amakirr-san?" Kyubi looks at her and takes a drink of water from a water bottle she has before answering.
"To be truthful Shizune-san… Me and Naruto-kun are in love as well as boyfriend and girlfriend. And we both know that we're going to be together forever." Shizune looks at her in shock.
"You're boyfriend and girlfriend!?" Kyubi nods while enjoying her surprise. "Bu… But the age difference! And… and…. He's just too young! He is just a kid Amakirr-san!" A sad look comes into Kyubi's eyes as she sighs.
"I'm afraid that your wrong Shizune-san. Naruto-kun is not a kid… In fact he was never really given the chance to be one…" She shakes her head sadly. "He had to grow up too fast to survive…" Shizune looks shocked at this.
"Wha… what? Are you serious?" Kyubi nods as she takes another drink.
"Deadly serious Shizune-san. Naruto-kun had to grow up fast… or he might not have survived his childhood." Shizune's eyes widen as she looks at Naruto.
"How… How bad was it Amakirr-san… and be truthful…" A few minutes later, Shizune's hand flies to her mouth and soon after she starts giving off Killing Intent. "Those… Those fucking temes! How could they do all that to a child?! And those so-called doctors! They should be dragged out into the street and impaled on kunai! Why, if me and… Tsunade-sama… were…" Her anger dissipates as fast as it appeared. "That's part of the problem isn't it? Me and Tsunade weren't there…" Kyubi looks at her before laying her hand on Shizune's shoulder.
"It's okay Shizune-san. Neither you or Tsunade-sama could have guessed what was going on. What matters now is that you have the chance to make it right." Shizune sighs as she leans back on a tree herself.
"If only it was that easy." Looking at the red head beside her, Shizune becomes thoughtful. "I noticed earlier that you were working on chakra control yourself, right?" Kyubi nods slowly.
"Yeah… Naruto-kun suggested it since I have a LOT of chakra. So far, I've managed to complete the tree walking and I'm finally gotten proficient with water walking so I'm working on mixing and matching… why?" Shizune smiles at her, which makes Kyubi shiver for some reason.
"Because I can teach you some methods to do so…" Several hours later, Kyubi's laying back on the ground panting because of how hard Shizune has driven her. Shaking her head, Shizune smiles down at her. "It wasn't that bad Amakirr-san…" Kyubi juts stares at her in disbelief.
"Not that bad? NOT THAT BAD!? You nearly killed me! I swear that I hurt places that I'm pretty sure don't actually exist!" Shizune just keeps shaking her head.
"Hardly Amakirr-san…" Shizune suddenly becomes thoughtful. 'I am surprised that she lasted as long as she did. Hell! Even with as much chakra as I've gotten now, I could only practice for MAYBE two hours, she went a full six hours… incredible… simply incredible…' Sensing something, she smiles again. "I'll see you tomorrow Amakirr-san at the same time." She giggles as Kyubi raises her middle finger at her. Disappearing in a swirl of leaves, she reappears in a tree forty feet away beside Tsunade who's just standing there watching Naruto. Looking at her, Shizune crosses her arms. "You should probably go and talk to him you know Tsunade-sama." Tsunade looks at her from the corner of her eyes before looking back at Naruto, who curses after failing again.
"I… I really want to Shizune… but I can't. I screwed up with him to much to just walk over there and talk to him." Tsunade shakes her head sadly. "I failed her Shizune, I failed my best friend. Kushina trusted me to keep him safe, but I couldn't do even that much. But do you know what hurts the most?" Shizune shakes her head in the negative. "The thought that he probably thinks I hate him now. I can't tell you how deeply that cuts." Shizune nods since she feels the same way, but becomes thoughtful as she sees Kyubi get up and walk over to Naruto.
"There's something that bothers me though Tsunade-sama." Tsunade looks over at her now that she has her full attention, Shizune continues. "That girl… Amakirr… There's something about her that's setting off alarm bells in my mind." Shizune shakes her head in confusion as she tries to explain. "I don't know why, but every time I'm close to her, all my instincts scream at me to run away from her as fast as humanly possible… I just don't like it, that's all…" Tsunade nods as her own eyes narrow as they focus on Kyubi.
"I know exactly what you mean Shizune." She shakes her won head in confusion. "I keep getting the same vibe from her as if we're prey and she's some kind of preditor… Like we're mice and she's a large cat. I don't like it, I don't like it at all." Shizune then turns to Tsunade with a raised eyebrow.
"But you talked to Jeraiya-sama, right? He wouldn't let something dangerous so near Naruto-kun… right?" Tsunade doesn't even look at Shizune as a growl builds up in her throat.
"I'm not so sure Shizune, the pervert wouldn't tell me anything stating that it was a SS-class village/clan secret. All he was willing to tell me is that she would never hurt Naruto, though she would kill anyone who tried to harm him if need be. And that him and sensei also trusted her with their lives. Who she is, I have no idea. Same goes for her powers and I don't like the unknown." Shizune nods at that in agreement. Turning her attention back on Naruto, she decides to as Tsunade a question that's been bugging her.
"Tsunade-sama… do you think that he can actually do it?" Seeing Tsunade raises an eybrow, she blushes lightly. "I mean, do you think he can master the Rasengan in such a short time?" Tsunade becomes thoughtful for a moment before chuckling.
"If you had asked me before I knew as much about him as I do now, I would have said no since it took Jeraiya six months to learn it… but now?" She shrugs with a small smile. "Now I couldn't. According to the pervert, he takes after his Okaa-san to the point that he has her title of most surprising, unexpected ninja of Konohagakure as well as in his jutsu… Tell me Shizune, do you know why Kushina was so famous?" Shizune blinks at the odd and random question.
"Um, I know that she became famous in the Third Great Ninja War because she was able to take on an entire group of fifty Kumo nin and killed them. Also, her skills with the blade were second to none." Shizune blushes some as she looks away. "She was also a childhood hero of mine and a role model along side you Tsunade-sama." Tsunade nods at this as a small smile of rememberance came to her face.
"You got some of it correct Shizune. The incident with the fifty Kumo nin happened shortly before the start of the war when Iwa, Kumo, and Kiri teamed up to destroy Whirlpool Country, in particular Uzugakure." Shizune nods but her eyes widen at Tsunade's next words. "And even then they nearly lost. Despite Whirlpool's small size, it's forces were nothing to sneeze at. After it's destruction, most of the survivors settled down in Konoha. But that wasn't why Kushina became famous among us older ninja." Shizune starts to say something but Tsunade just waves her off. "Yes, yes. Her strength was part of the reason, I'm not denying that, but that wasn't all of it." Now interested, her apprentice cocks her head to the side.
"I always thought that it was. So what was the rest?" Now a twinkle enters Tsunade's eyes as she chuckles.
"Kushina was that rarest of what Gai would call hard-working genii: A Jutsu Sponge." Shizune blinks and scratches her head having never heard of them and tells her so making her chuckle. "I'm not surprised actually. A Jutsu Sponge is a person who could actually learn almost any jutsu they put their minds to and are limited by only how much chakra they have, their control, and sometimes by their elements. If you want a living example, sensei is one since he was able to learn almost all the non-bloodline jutsus in Konoha. Kushina was another. They are also known for being able to modify a jutsu on the fly since they master any jutsu they know to the extent that they know exactly what they can do with it. THAT was what truly made Kushina deadly. Now, as you well know, it took Minato three years to invent the Rasengan and Jeraiya six months to learn it himself." Shizune nods since that's well known.
"Well, yes. And now a days Jeraiya is the only living user of the Rasengan. And if both Naruto-kun and Harry-kun master it that'll make three. Why?" Tsunade starts laughing softly.
"It has to do with how Kushina got together with Minato actually. She bet him that she could learn it faster then Jeraiya did. Of course, Minato agreed. She won. Her prize? Him taking her out for dinner for a full month. They were inseparable after that." Still confused, Shizune asks how long it took her to learn it and nearly falls out of the tree at the answer. "It took her exactly two months to learn it." Regaining her balance, Shizune looks at her in shock.
"Two months… TWO MONTHS!" Tsunade nods with a smirk.
"And from what I'm hearing, Naruto's much the same way except in his case he has enough stamina to go for hours practicing on a single jutsu until he gets it right." Seeing Shizune's disbelieving face, Tsunade nods. "Let me ask you something Shizune: How long did it take you to learn Kage Bushin no jutsu to the point that you could create more then five clones?" Thinking it over, Shizune nods to herself.
"It took me the better part of a week to get to that point and I already had Jounin level chakra as well as control." Nodding, she looks at Naruto. "Let me guess, it took him only a few days to learn it." Tsunade shakes her head with a chuckle. "What? It took him longer?" Her sensei just grins and winks at her.
"Nope! It only took him a few hours to do so." Shizune's eyes nearly pop out of her skull. "It took Harry on the other hand three days to learn it. So I expect Harry to finish learning it shortly after Naruto… probably a week or two after him." Shaking her head, Shizune sighs as she looks at Naruto.
"You know… in a sense the villagers are right." Seeing the slight suspicious look on Tsunade's face, she grins. "He IS a monster… just when it comes to learning jutsu." Thinking it over, Tsunade nods. "So, are you going to stay here much longer?" Tsunade just smiles as she turns her attention back to Naruto.
"Yeah… I think that I will. I will tell you this though Shizune." She looks back at Shizune with a twinkle in her eye. "This might just be one bet that I don't mind losing." Shizune looks at her in surprise but soon smiles and nods before vanishing. Looking back at Naruto, Tsunade nods again. " A bet I won't mind losing at all anymore…" She just stands there watching him pratice for the rest of the day and on into the night. Around one in the morning, Naruto finally collapses. Watching him for a moment along with Kyubi (who's apparently asleep) she jumps down before making her way over to Naruto. Seeing his hands, she clucks and shakes her head. "Shit gaki, those are some nasty chakra burns." Watching, she notices them healing slowly. 'Hmm. Must be the Kyubi I guess…' Naruto starts shivering and without a seconds thought, Tsunade slips off her coat and drapes it over him. Looking around, she then leans down and gives him a kiss on the forehead. "Win this bet gaki… I think I want you to now…" Getting up, she spares him another glance before walking off. A few minutes later, Kyubi's eyes open as a smile comes to her face.
"Well, well Naruto-kun… Seems that you've done it yet again and changed someone for the better… good job." Getting up, she walks over and slips under Tsunade's coat before snuggling up to Naruto. A single thought goes through her mind before sleep claims her. 'Hopefully Shizune-san won't torture me any more tomorrow…'
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Sweating and breathing heavily, Harry looks at the rubber ball in his shaky hand. "Ok… One… more… TIME!" Focusing chakra into his hand, Harry grunts as the pain hits his hand making it shake even more. 'Come on… come on…' He nearly reaches his limit when the ball blows apart in a cloud of shredded rubber blasting him back on his ass. Sitting there, Harry stares at his red and blistered hand before he starts laughing. "WOOHOO! I did it! I DID IT! YES!" At that moment a hand smacks the back of his the back of his head, knocking it forwards. "BLOODY HELL! What was that for Hermione?!" The girl in question sighs before grabbing his hand and examining it. Having a good look, she smacks him again. "ITAI!" Harry quietens down though at her glare.
"Harry, what kind of idiot are you?" He opens his mouth and she hits him again. "Don't answer that, it was a rhetorical question." Doing some handsigns, her hand glows green as she runs it over his blistered hand. "I swear… Only you Harry would push himself to the point that his hands are covered in chakra burns." Noting something, she sighs. "Though I suppose that having your healing factor, it doesn't really matter does it?" Harry just shrugs his shoulders sheepishly.
"What can I say? I can't let nii-san leave me too far behind after all…" Hermione just shakes her head.
"That's just like you I suppose." she looks at him closer as she leans back against a nearby stump as she glances at several nearby Kage Bushin with stones and pebbles "Orbiting" them. "So what's with the Bushin and the rocks?" Harry glances at her with a smile.
"Oh, those? It has to do with the secret of Kage Bushin no jutsu." Hermione stares at him for several minutes before glaring at him.
"So… What's the secret?" Harry chuckles at her and she reaches over and smacks him in the back of the head.
"Itai!" Seeing her glare, he sighs and rolls his eyes. "The secret is that anything a Kage Bushin learns is learnt by the original caster. What I'm having them learn is magical control. Think chakra control but with magic. They have to use magic to have the stones float around them. Too much and they'll go flying, too little and they won't levitate." Hermione eyes widen at this.
"Sugoi…" A familiar light comes into Hermione's eyes making them sparkle. "Imagine how many books I could read with Kage Bushin! And what I could do with wandless magic!" Harry just chuckles and shakes his head.
"I don't really see you using Kage Bushin for reading Hermione. After all, don't you want to read the books yourself?" Thinking it over, she sighs and nods.
"Yeah… I guess you have a point there Harry." Looking back at the Bushin she taps her chin. "But could you teach me wandless magic? I read that it was hard to use even simple spells wandless and that you had to be very powerful to do so." Harry laughs a little and shakes his head.
"Actually, it's not that hard at all once you know how. The problem with wandless magic with today's wizards is that they've relied on wands for so long that they automatically try to channel their magic like they do through their wands. You can do it like this, but it wastes a lot of magic. With me so far?" She nods and Harry smiles at her. "Ok, now the fact is that most methods of learning to control magic have been lost over the years. So the ways I'll be teaching you will be very tough at first, but will get better with practice. Once we get back to the village I'll forge you a Magi-ring so you can use magic easier." Hermione nods as she crosses her arms in thought.
"Sounds like a very good plan… Wait a second?!" Her head snaps up and looks at Harry in suspicion. "'Once we get back to the village' sounds like you have no doubt that Naruto will win the bet. How can you be so sure?" Harry just grins before answering.
"Because nii-san is one of the few people that I WON'T bet against. His luck, after all, is greater then even my own and that's almost unbelievable." Hermione nods as her eyes widen from shock.
"Harry… that IS unbelievable…" And so the week goes with Naruto and Harry practicing everyday from dawn until well into the night. On the seventh day, Naruto, Jeraiya, Shizune, and Kyubi chases Tsunade to where she's meeting Orochimaru and Naruto kicks Kabuto away just in time before he can do anything.
"HA! I KNEW IT!" Snarling, he points at Kabuto. "I knew that you had to be a traitor since you knew far too much and had such a bad record." Kabuto just shrugs as he smiles.
"Very good Naruto-kun. But I would advise you to back down now since you are no match for me. If I had to guess my level it would be around Kakashi's…." (The fight till Naruto uses Rasengan goes the way it does in canon except for Naruto shooting off several spells). Watching as Naruto comes closer with his attack, Kabuto snarls. 'That kuso armoured vest…' Suddenly he smirks as the attack hits leaving him in a world of pain as it picks him up and flings him through a nearby boulder. But before he was gone he shoved his hand downwards through the vest's coller. Seeing Naruto coughing up blood and falling to his knees, he chuckles as he stands up. "Thank Kami that I focused as much chakra where the attack hit as I could. It might have killed me." Seeing the shocked look in Naruto's eyes, he smirks. "If your wondering what I did, I hit your heart from above. Your now bleeding out internally." He doesn't get any farther as Kyubi's in his face, punching him with a strength comparable to Tsunade's.
"YOU ASSHOLE! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" Kyubi's about to hit him again when Harry grabs her wrist. "LET ME GO! I'M GOING TO KILL THAT FUCKING TEME AND YOU CAN'T STOP ME!" Harry's grip just tightens as he jerks his head to where Tsunade is desperately trying to heal Naruto.
"That's enough Amakirr-nee-chan! Go to Naruto, he needs you right now. I'll take care of this traitorous teme." Looking between Kabuto and Naruto, Kyubi finally snarls at Kabuto.
"Fine. Kill this asshole and make fucking sure that it's extremely painful." She rushes over in time to see Tsunade take a sword in the chest as well as explain her reasons. Harry just looks at Kabuto.
"Your lucky you know…" Kabuto just smirks as he pushes up his glasses.
"Oh? Please explain if you would?" Harry just grins.
"Mainly because she would have torn you to pieces and destroyed your very soul." Kabuto shivers at the matter of fact way that it's delivered. A few minutes later Harry's staring at the boss summons before he gives a nasty smirk. "Looks like I finally have to use my summons. Kuchiyose no jutsu!" Looking on, Manda snorts in amusement as Harry summons a black dog about the size of a bull.
"IS THAT SUPPOSED TO SCARE ME SPEAKER? IF SO, IT DOESN'T WORK. WHY DON'T YOU GO HOME PUPPY DOG AND LET THE REAL SUMMONS FIGHT." Harry just smirks as the dog starts growling, blue flames trailing from it's jaws and eyes. Gamabunta just gulps as he can FEEL the temperature drop several degrees.
"MANDA… YOU ARE A BAKA… SOMETHING ABOUT THAT DOG DOES NOT FEEL RIGHT…" Manda just snorts.
"JUST LIKE YOU GAMABUNTA TO BE AFRAID OF A WEAKLING SUMMON-" Manda's cut off as the "Puppy" snarls.
"Puppy! YOU DARE CALL ME PUPPY! I WILL FEAST ON YOUR SOUL FOOL!" And all three of the boss summons (as well as everyone else's in the area) pop out of their heads as the dog transforms into a massive demonic black dog (Comparable in size to the other summons), it's eye sockets now trailing red flames well as it's paws with it's jaws leaking blue glowing ectoplasm. "NO ONE INSULTS BLACK SHUCK, LORD OF SPECTRAL ANIMALS IN SUCH A WAY AND LIVES!" Now Manda gulps as he realizes that his arrogance just might have pissed off the wrong opponent.
'Crap…' As the fight continues, Manda finds himself outmatched on all sides. Barely dodging Katsuya's acid spit, he looks up in time to see Gamabunta spit a glob of oil at him and Jeraiya to light it using a black flame. At the same time this is going on, Black Shuck is charging him, heedless of the fireball heading at the snake. Gulping, Harry dives into the phantom lord's ear for safety as the fireball hits in a massive explosion. Both Gamabunta's and Katsuya's jaws drop seeing how Black Shuck is standing there, unscathed, with a burnt snake skin in his jaws.
"THAT COWARD! HOW DARE HE RUN FROM ME!" Gamabunta sweatdrops at this.
'If I was Manda with him after me, I would run too.' Suddenly Black Shuck looks at him with a savage grin, his next words making the Toad boss gulp.
"YOU WOULD TRY TOAD… AND I WOULD STILL KILL YOU." Feeling something beneath him, Black Shuck looks down bored in time for Manda to burst through the ground, his fangs aimed at the spectral dog's neck… only for said dog to phase through the attack. Looking at the snake, his grin becomes a bloodthirsty smirk. "NICE TRY SERPENT, BUT YOU'LL NEED FAR MORE THEN THAT IF YOU WANT TO DEFEAT ME." Raising up on his back paws, Black Shuck slams his paws down on the ground. "BLAZING FISSURE!" All around the fighting summons, the ground splinters as magma erupts from the cracks in the ground. Hissing in pain from the lava burning through his new scales, Manda shouts at Orochimaru.
"I AM LEAVING OROCHIMARU! AND I DEMAND TWO HUNDRED SACRIFICES THE NEXT TIME YOU SUMMON ME!" Manda dispels himself… only to find it doesn't work. "WHA?… WHAT IS THIS!" Hearing diabolical laughter, he looks to see Balck Shuck chuckling in glee. "YOU! HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS!" Black Shuck just grins.
"DO YOU HONESTLY THINK THAT I AM GOING TO LET YOU ESCAPE THAT EASILY? THINK AGAIN YOU ARROGENT FOOL!" Now not only Manda is shaking in fear, but so is Katsuya and Gamabunta.
'Imposible… there's no way he can possibly block us from dispelling.' Feeling a wind gathering, Gamabunta looks around only for his eyes to bug out as he sees storm clouds appear from out of nowhere. Several lighting bolts strike the ground around them, but most seem to be attracted to Black Shuck, gathering around him. "HE'S… HE'S CONTROLLING THE PRIMAL FORCES OF NATURE! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!?" Black Shuck just juts his chin up as he grins manically, the ectoplasm dripping from his fangs.
"BECAUSE TOAD, I AM A PRIMAL FORCE! PRIMAL BLAST!" Jerking his head towards the immobilized Manda, he shoots a howl composed of lighting and hurricane force winds at the snake boss. Gulping in fear, Orochimaru forces his hands through a series of seals.
"Kuchiyose no jutsu! Rashomon!" A series of demonic gates (four in total) rise from the ground. Three of them shatter from the force of the attack while the last cracks. Unseen by those fighting, a black shape squeezes it's way through one of the cracks before stumbling off into the nearby woods. Snarling, Black Shuck knocks it down, only to find a hole where Manda was. Now that the snake is gone, the storm clouds vanish as does the lava. Looking around at the still smoking ground, Katsuya breathes a sigh of relief as she was drying out before turning her attention to the large demonic dog.
"I THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP BLACK SHUCK-DONO. IT'S VERY MUCH APPEACIATED." He nods at her and stares inton her eyes as if looking for something. Appearently finding it, he nods and looks at Gamabunta and notices he's watching him warely with his knife out making the Spectral Lord smirk.
"TELL ME SOMETHING TOAD… WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THAT KNIFE?" Gamabunta gulps as he faces down Black Shuck.
"WHAT ELSE? IF NEED BE I'LL DEFEND EVERYONE FROM YOU… LIKE I DID AGAINST THE KYUBI NO KITSUNE." Black Shuck starts laughing making Gamabunta glare. "WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT?!" Black Shuck stops, but still grins.
"TELL ME SOMETHING TOAD… WHAT IS YOU NAME?" Gamabunta tells him making Black Shuck's grin widen. "WELL GAMABUNTA, EITHER YOU ARE VERY BRAVE… OR VERY FOOLISH. BUT I HAPPEN TO THINK THAT IT'S THE FIRST." Looking towards Katsuya, he asks her name, which she tells him. "I THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURTESY LADY KATSUYA. VERY REFRESHING FROM ONE AS YOUNG AS YOU… UNLIKE SOME." Hearing the toad boss grumble, he chuckles. "ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF… I AM BLACK SHUCK, LORD OF ALL SPECTRAL ANIMALS." Blinking, Gamabunta puts the knife away as he gives the ghost dog a nod from one warrior to another.
"FROM THE TOADS I GIVE YOU GREETINGS." Looking around, he reaches into his vest and pulls out three saucers and a bottle. "AS ONE SUMMON TO ANOTHER, PERHAPS YOU WOULD SHARE A DRINK OF SAKE WITH ME AND KATSUYA?" Black Shuck cocks his head to the side in confusion.
"I AM SORRY FRIENDS, BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THIS SAKE IS." Gamabunta hurridly explains it and Shuck nods with a small grin. "AH! SO IT'S ALCOHOL. MUCH LIKE MEAD IS THEN." Seeing the blank looks, he explains. "IT IS A ALCOHOLIC DRINK CREATED FROM HONEY. IT IS WHAT WE DRINK WERE I COME FROM." Gamabunta nods and pours some Sake into each saucer and passes one to each of them as he and Black Shuck raise theirs as he leads them in a toast. "TO FELLOW WARRIORS!" Gamabunta nods as he adds his own.
"TO A GREAT BATTLE!" Finally Katsuya adds her own as the all the humans watch in amazement.
"AND TO NEW FRIENDS AND ALLIES AGAINST THAT SNAKE!" All three nod before downing their drinks. This is followed by them sharing a bowl of mead each. Done, Black Shuck looks at each of the two summons.
"I THANK YOU MY FRIENDS. BUT I MUST TAKE MY LEAVE OF THIS PLACE. MAY WE MEET AGAIN IN BETTER CIRCUMSTANCES." Looking up at Harry, Black Shuck makes a sound of amusement. "AND THANK YOU PUP. SUMMON ME OR MY KIN WHENEVER YOU HAVE NEED TO. YOUR MOTHER'S FAMILY HAS ALWAYS BEEN UNDER MY PROTECTION. UNTIL THE NEXT TIME." He vanishes in a puff of smoke as do the other two. Hermione doesn't even wait til the smoke vanishes to rush in and hug Harry.
"Harry! That was incredible! I never even guessed that you would have a summoning contract for Black Shuck! THE Black Shuck!" As the smoke clears some more, she gasps as she catches sight of Harry. "HARRY! WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU!" The rest of the group's eyes widen once the smoke fully clears revealing Harry with pure white hair and some winkles on his face. He simply chuckles some.
"That's the price for summoning him. I have to give up some of my life force in exchange. Thankfully, it'll regenerate since I'm a wizard. And as time goes on, and I become stronger, it'll use less each time I summon him… especially now that he's given me full permission to do so Hermione." He shrugs at her shocked look. "He's a primal force all on his own Hermione, of COURSE there's a price to summoning him… though I will be weakened for the next month or so." Suddenly, he stands shock stiff before he turns and tries to run towards his brother. "NII-SAN! SHIT!" He trips and is caught by Hermione.
"That's enough Harry. Come on, I'll give you a hand." As a group, they walk over to where a nervous Kyubi is staring at the ground while Shizune is glaring at her. Blinking at this since she knew that the two had stuck up a friendship over the past week, Tsunade raises an eyebrow.
"Something wrong Shizune? Because you're glaring at Amakirr-san like she's a monster." Shizune looks at Tsunade before snarling.
"She lied to us Tsunade-sama. I can't fucking believe that I actually trusted her." She turns back and glares at Kyubi who flinches. "I knew that there was something wrong about her… now I know." Now confused, they turn to Kyubi who looks at the ground as Shizune continues, shocking Tsunade and Hermione. "She isn't even human. Amakirr is really the Kyubi no Kitsune…"
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Steve: And there we go! Yet another chapter brought to you by your's truly!
Yui: Black Shuck… You gave him the BLACK SHUCK as a summons! Are you insane! (Sees Steve opening his mouth) Never mind, I already know the answer.
Steve: Yes, yes you do. But I digress-
Pen-pen: Wa! Wark ark waark warrk warkk! Ar war wark arrk ark waarrkk wa war wark? (My! What big words you're using! Do you even know the meaning of the word?)
Steve: Oh! Be quiet you! Now, as the thing with Black Shuck, no. Harry does not have a contract with Black Shuck, rather he has a contract for Spectral/Phantom animals. This will give him a greater flexibility. Now to counteract the sheer power of Black Shuck as well as the greater summons, Harry has to use his life force which leaves him in a weakened state.
Hinata: (Taps chin) Hmm… You did this so that he wouldn't be Super!Harry, correct?
Steve: As a matter of fact yes. Though I did find out recently that he's still considered Super!Harry. I'm just trying to even things out so that it makes it more believable… Well, as believable as Fanfiction involving two fictional characters from different series meeting can be anyways.
Yui: (Slowly nods) I suppose that makes sense… Are the spectral animals going to be aligned with the Toads and Slugs now?
Steve: Not aligned per say… Rather they will be cordial with the two. Black Shuck will be friendly with Gamabunta and Katsuya since he respects their abilities as well as their spirit. They will be enemies of the Snake summons though which will play a part later on. Right now though, they (the Phantom Animals) are still feeling their way since this is new to them.
Yui: Hmm… So are we going to get any information on them?
Steve: Yup! See below!
Beastiary:
Name: Phantom Animals
Rank: Various depend on which one.
Type: Spirit (Some might be considered undead while others are true spirits.)
Info: The term "Phantom Animal" covers a wide range of creatures. The one unifying fact about them is that all are spirits whether they be a Phantom Cat stalking the moors of Scotland… A Spectral Hound in the woods outside a English town… or even a ghostly Kangaroo hopping around the state of Illinois (yes, I'm not kidding about the last one), they are all Phantom animals.
Like how they are all different, so are their powers. The most common being the supernatural aura that surrounds them as well as the ability to predict and cause bad luck. Beyond that they may spit flames, be able to vanish by sinking into the ground/shadows… Or even predict death and disaster by their appearance. Some can appear as small as a matchbox one second and in a matter of moments grow to the size of a house.
They also have varied origins. Some, like certain white horses in the mid-west of North America, are the phantoms of humans in an animal form. Others are the ghosts of real animals that somehow never moved on. But for the most part, they are nature spirits in animal form, some of whom were worshiped as gods (see below). These are the most dangerous of the group since most have had centuries or millennia to practice their powers and to grow stronger.
Common ones: Spectral Hounds (Known to wizards as "Grims"), Spectral cats (Ranging from something as simple as a glowing black cat to a lion sighted in Australia!), birds (a ghostly canary once appeared before a castle was swept away in a flood), Devil Bears (demonic bears in the far north), Horses (sometimes headless, sometimes not), and deer (usually in the form of a pure white Stag… what a coincidence.).
Unusual ones: Mothman, Kangaroos in the US, snakes, Elephants, Mammoths, and even dragons and dinosaurs!
Name: Black Shuck
Rank: Unranked but considered to be as dangerous as a Bijuu.
Type: Spirit
Info: Black Shuck is a famous Spectral Hound that stalks Norfolk, Essex, and Suffolk though he has been seen throughout the British Isles. The name Shuck, comes from the old Anglo-Saxon word "Scucca" meaning demon or devil. In this story, he is the ruler of ALL phantom animals, but in real life is considered to be the greatest of the Spectral Hounds. He is also the only one that I know of that has actually physically killed people when he went on a rampage inside of a church (the door is said to still bear claw marks). Despite this, he's considered to be neither good or evil by some, he just is. An example is that a woman was once jogging through some woods when Black Shuck suddenly appeared beside her. Despite her fear, she continued on through the woods with Shuck keeping pace until she left the edge of the woods where he vanished. She later found out that an escaped rapist (or murderer in some versions) was hiding just off the path and the only reason he didn't attack her was that he saw the massive dog beside her and thought better of it.
Reports of a creature similar to Black Shuck in the area go back to at least Viking times and possibly farther making him at least a thousand years old. There are also hints that he (or something like him) was even worshipped in Pagan times as well. Like the Grim in Harry Potter (which is based off him) he is said to be a bad omen predicting death in some tales. In others, he's considered to be a protector and a guardian.
His appearance also varies depending on the tale. In some, he appears much the way he did here as a massive dog trailing flames from his eyes, mouth, and paws. In others he's headless and floating on a carpet of mist. In yet others he appears with a single red eye in the middle of his forehead. He has many different powers including being able to kill someone by looking them in the eye, letting loose blasts of hellfire, or just plain mauling someone. Among the Phantoms, he's only second to the head of the Wild Hunt, Woden/Odin/Hearn, and helps them hunt down evil souls. He's also one of the oldest ghosts in the British Isles.
Ironically enough, one of the names besides Black Shuck given to him is none other then Padfoot…
Yui: Huh! Nice write up.
Steve: Thanks.
Pen-pen: Wark a waarrk, arrk war wark waark warrk aark wark arkk war waark wa ark waaarrrk wark? (Wait a second, what was that black shape that came from the crack in the Rashomon gate?)
Steve: Caught that did you? All I'll say is that it has to do with Harry and I already gave you a clue as to what it was.
Hinata: A clue Steve-san? Where?!
Steve: Won't say. But there is a clue, you just have to find it.
Yui: (Sighs while shaking her head.) On to the next chapter I guess…
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