Naruto Ninja's Familiar

[whitewhiskey]

Okay, idea thread. Inuzuka have dog partners, Shizune has Tonton to help with things...

This is basically an idea for animal partners, cracky or not, for ninja.

Not summons, partners.

Like, Naruto and...

Okay, both are brash, crass, impatient, action loving loud mouths that can be seriously loyal (plus their colors match, at least pre-timeskip, Orange-red feathers/blue backpack, orange and blue jumpsuit).

Plus, Naruto having a freakin' dragon pop out of his backpack would be awesome.

 

[half baked cat]

Hanabi with:

 

[whitewhiskey]

God help Kumo if they try their bullshit again

 

[half baked cat]

Especially if they manage to get back to Kumo and Hanabi cries out that she wants her teddy. Along comes Slendy... Just appearing at random points in the village till he gets to Hanabi and gives her the teddy.

 

[ankokudaishogun]

Sasuke and Tonnura-san

 

[whitewhiskey]

Sasuke and Tonnura-san

Who?

 

[half baked cat]

I did a google search. It appears to be a fat, Japanese Garfield. I would compare him to Mister (Harry Dresden's cat) in terms of size.

 

[whitewhiskey]

As I see it, there is only one familiar for Chouji...

 

[half baked cat]

Sasuke and:

THE SCRUBBING BUBBLES!

Why do you think all the girls chase him? It sure isn't his charming personality.

 

[ankokudaishogun]

Sasuke and Tonnura-san

Who?

this smug motherfucker(as in, the mother of the main character wants to fuck him)

 

[Amberion]

Not a pet really. But would be awesome familiar.

 

[Glimmervoid]

Familiars... How about seals?

Our story opens. Naruto was running away from a mob of angry villagers. Well, perhaps mob was an exaggeration. Maybe large group? No, well, a small group then. Okay, one villager and he was definitely very angry. You could tell from the way he was waving his walking stick every time he stopped to catch his breath and from all the extra wrinkles on his already wrinkly face.

Whatever the material and fairly irrelevant facts of the case, the reality was simple. Naruto was a) being chased, b ) running away and c) being unjustly persecuted. How was he meant to know the urn was important to the old man? If it was so important he shouldn't have kept it on that shelf where everyone could see it, especially not right next to that set of black draped photographs.

Anyway, Naruto put on a burst of speed and soon outdistanced his persecutor. He was able to do this because he was awesome and not because the old man had just one working leg. He was probably an ANBU in disguise anyway. Before long, he found himself in a part of Konoha he'd never been to before. Huge metal ships sat tight against a large concrete dock and the scent of salt water filled his nostrils.

Naruto couldn't remember Konoha ever having a dock before and, indeed, the geo-political ramifications of Konoha's sudden transfer from the centre of the Land of Fire to a more coastal setting were deeply profound, resulting in no less than three minor wars, the awakening of the dark god Karash and the star struck love between the Princess of the Westering Isles and the Land of Fire's own Prince Hiro, of which sages would tell stories for hundreds of years to come. Unfortunately, none of that will be touched upon in this story. It would've probably been boring anyway.

Now, while Naruto might not be the sharpest kunai in the box (a fact he blamed on losing his wet stone a few months before), he did have a raw kind of empathy and, importantly, a strong if fairly strange sense of right and wrong. So it was that when he saw the rough dock-hand rearing back with an oar to hit the strange grey creature he burst into action.

"Hey, you!" he shouted and stuck out a finger. It was a well-known fact that Naruto was incapable of speaking without an exclamation point. "What are you doing?!"

The dock-hand looked rather shocked at this and looked up.

"What you want?" he said, voice rough with too much drink (or, as Naruto knew it, the magic juice the evil villagers wouldn't sell him because they were evil).

The grey creature barked, a rising whooping sound, and clapped its flippers together.

"Why are you hurting that creature?!"

"What, the seal? It stole my lunch."

Naruto stroked his chin and put his keen analytical mind to work. First point, this man was clearly bad news. Point two, the 'seal' did not have any of this so called 'lunch'. And third point, you ate lunch in school, not near boats. This last fact was the most damning of all and Naruto knew it to be true. He only ate lunch on school days, after all, and didn't on the weekends.

"Objection!" he said and thrust out an accusatory finger. "Assumes facts not in evidence!" That said, Naruto kicked the man in the chest and knocked him back into the sea. He landed with a splash and some quite profane language the likes of which only cemented the miscreant's position in Naruto's mind.

The assault averted, Naruto turned his attention to the seal. "Now, what to do with you!"

"Bark," said the Seal and clapped its flippers.

"Hum!" said Naruto. It was quite hard to say 'hum' with an exclamation mark but Naruto managed. "I'm not sure!"

"Bark. Bark," said the Seal.

Naruto narrowed his eyes.

"Bark. Bark. Bark," said the Seal and clapped its flippers again for extra emphasis.

"You drive a hard bargain!" said Naruto. "But okay. From this moment forwards you shall be my loyal sidekick and I will be Naruto Uzumaki, Seal Master of Konoha!"

And so began the career of Naruto Uzumaki, Seal Master of Konoha extraordinaire, and across the Elemental Countries, 'bark' would become a sound associated with fear and dread. And fishy breath.

 

[half baked cat]

*Image redacted for safety*
Not a pet really. But would be awesome familiar.

Bad boy! The image that contains the image of an angel is itself an angel!

Glimmervoid, that is highly amusing piece of crack you made there.

 

[Nasuren]

Well, I did had an idea awhile back about a story in which ninja are aided by familiars they summon. Yeah, it was basically an idea rip from Zero no Tsukaima with the addition that some familiars gave passive benefits to the summoner in certain conditions.

I had Naruto summon a red and black bat that tended to give him really bad advice when it wasn't stirring up trouble. The kicker was that most people thought of it as a worthless bat, but only Naruto and a few people knew that it's real form was a purple haired girl that seems to be his age.

Any guesses as to what his Familiar really is?

 

[whitewhiskey]

Hanabi with:

Writing...

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Sekiei couldn't believe his luck. He and his partner had originally been sent to observe the chunin exams, to see where the competition lay even though no Kumo genin had gotten to the final round, when Konoha was attacked, by their own allies.

Serves the tree-hugging bastards right

Then Sekiei noticed something, a young Hyuuga girl, couldn't be older than ten, all alone. He'd seized the opportunity and snatched the child, both him and his partner getting the hell outta dodge. It was just too perfect, he and his partner would get rewarded by the Raikage, and Suna would take the heat. Hell the kid hadn't even struggled, or done anything but glare at them as they ran through the forest.

"You're both going to die if you don't let me go," The kid said, finally breaking the silence.

"Ha," Sekiei's partner bellowed, "Kid, if you didn't notice, your village had bigger problems than some missing brat. By the time they even notice you're gone, we'll be in Kumo. They won't even have a reason to think our village did anything."

"Mr. Skinny knows."

"And who the hell is Mr. Skinny," Sekiei chuckled at the stupid name.

"He's my best friend," Hanabi said simply, "He's tall and strong and skinny."

"Can you believe this kid?" Sekiei asked, only to find his partner was gone, nothing but mist surrounded them, "Oh, don't tell me some little brat scared you!"

"It's too late for you now, I guess," the little girl sighed.

"What are you talkin' abou-"

*Snap*

The Kumo nin turned around at the sound...Nothing.

"Where the hell are you, ya' whimp," He yelled for his partner, the hairs on the back of his neck standing on end. Something felt wrong.

"He's dead, you know," The hyuuga deadpanned, "And you're next."

Sekiei dropped the girl, "SHUT UP!" he yelled, slapping the kid. Something was wrong, he heart was racing, he was short of breath, things were starting to seem fuzzy.

"I told you," Hanabi said, "And now, he's really gonna make you suffer."

The Kumo nin was about to hit her again when he noticed...she was looking past him, behind him.

Spinning on his heel, Sekiei was treated to a horrific sight, the mutilated body of his partner.

He-his...his brain is, and his guts, an- Sekiei lost control, vomiting at the sight as Hanabi looked on with a bored expression.

Drawing a kunai, Sekiei turned back to the hyuuga, "What the hell did...you..." He dropped his Kunai, his body shaking.

Hanabi was no-longer tied up, and was instead sitting on the shoulder of...something. It looked almost human, almost, but it's proportions were all messed up, overly long arms and, it's face, it didn't have one.

"I did warn you," Hanabi said, her captor barely able to hear her over the static filling his ears as the being reached up and gripped his neck, "Now, Mr. Skinny is angry. Now, try and make him happy," the little girl put on a twisted smile, seeing bloody tears form in Sekiei's eyes, "And scream really loud for him."

 

[Nasuren]

Quick! Somebody give him his twenty ryo!

 

[whitewhiskey]

Bit of a surprise idea, but...

Zaku Abumi Surprised everyone by pulling his arm from the sling, healed. Even his teammates were surprised, thinking he would have saved it for an ace in the whole.

Shino just raised an eyebrow.

"Surprised?" Zaku asked, "I actually thought of playing the cripple for a while, and maybe I would have against someone else, but you?" The sound nin chuckled, "Our sensei drilled information into us for this sort of thing, you're an Aburame, a clan who uses bugs like the Kamizuru, You're dangerous, but it's easy to see a big swarm of bugs. One wrong move, and they'll be wiping you off of the wall, so just give up."

Although it would be difficult to tell anything about his expression, one could hear a chuckle from Shino, a spine chilling thing to hear from the quiet boy, "Normally, you would be right. The insects of the Aburame Clan can be quick, and they can be stealthy, but it takes a good amount of training to be both at once, as the Kikachu's of younger generations tend to be a bit loud, with the normal buzz you'd expect from insects. Essentially, you have me at nife point, but without giving me the close range needed for quick dispersal of insects. You would have me at a disadvantage... If I were a normal Aburame."

What happened next happened almost too quickly for Zaku to react to. As it was, he barely moved fast enough to stay alive, and recieved severe burns along his left arm when a beam of light burst from the Aburame's chest. Getting a bead on his opponent again, Zaku saw a hole in the Konoha nin's jacket, revealing something black underneath with a green, glowing circle showing through the smoking jacket.

"W-What the hell was that!?"

That was actually not asked by the Sound genin, but by a blond genin in the stands, understandably so since the beam left a large, blackened pot mark in the stone wall.

"As I said," Shino repeated, an uncharacteristic smugness in his voice, "if I was a normal Aburame." The green circle rose, riding an odd black goop that slid along his skin, spreading over the boy's body with an eerie, crackling word.

Shiiiip

"You see, the insects are normally bonded to an Aburame at a young age through a summoning ritual, the insects are young, a pure strain. Their multiple generations per year allows them to grow and evolve with their host, leading to adults, twin siblings even, with vastly different kinds of hives with different specialities, making them a versatile clan."

"But, something went awry during my ritual,and as you can see," The blackness formed an armor, glowing green lines appearing as an odd weapon formed over Shino's hand, "what I contain is much more versatile than what is normally bonded to an Aburame."

An Aburame with a Galvan Mechamorph...Dangerous...