Summoning Jutsu is a contract that is placed between the caster of the Jutsu and a target. The target is usually an animal but there are a few exceptions. These summons act like Familiars and will fight alongside you in battle.
Although Summoning Jutsu does mean that you can summon a creature at any point, it does not mean that the summoned creature will listen to you. This jutsu requires Blood Sacrifice, but it is so minimal that most Shinobi just bite their finger in order to create a little blood.
Naruto’s Summoning Jutsu is a toad from Mount Myoboku. Although his usual summon is Gamakichi, his father Gamabunta can also be summoned with enough chakra put into it. Usually, Naruto just summons a toad from Mount Myoboku.
Name | Summoning Jutsu |
Classification | Ninjutsu |
Nature | Not Applicable |
Rank | C Rank |
Users | Anko Mitarashi, Danzo Shimura, Gengetsu Hozuki, Hanzo, Hashirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Ibiki Morino, Itachi Uchiha, Jiraiya, Kabuto Yakushi, Kaguya Otsutsuki, Kakashi Hatake, Kidomaru, Kisame Hoshigaki, Koji Kashin, Madara Uchiha, Might Guy, Minato Namikaze, Motoi, Nagato Uzumaki, Naruto Uzumaki, Obito Uchiha, Orochimaru, Sakon and Ukon, Sakura Haruno, Sasuke Uchiha, Shima, Shino Aburamay, Shisui Uchiha, Tayuya, Temari, Tobirama Senju, Tsunade Senju |
Naruto learnt his summoning Jutsu from his teacher, Jiraiya. He was one of the Three Legendary Sannin. Naruto started learning from Jiraiya before his final fight in the Chunin exams against Neji Hyuga.
Naruto’s first summon was Gamakichi, a tadpole from Mount Myoboku. Jiraiya gets disappointed at this summon, as he was expecting Naruto to use the Nine Tails’ Chakra in order to activate this Jutsu. After 3 weeks with almost no progress, Jiraiya pushed Naruto off a cliff and told him to survive. In a life or death situation, Naruto confronts the beast inside him and asks for his Chakra. With a newfound enormous amount of Chakra, Naruto summons Gamabunta, the Chief of Toads.
Although Naruto does all the practice before the Chunin exam, he is not seen using this technique during it. He beats Neji using only his Shadow Clone jutsu, but his access to the Nine Tailed Fox helped a lot in defeating Neji.
Naruto is then seen practising this move a lot, but his best interaction with them is during training to learn the Sage Jutsu. This entire arc, Naruto spent time learning about the Sage Jutsu while living in Mount Myoboku. He also develops the Reverse Summoning Jutsu with Shadow Clones.
Naruto has more than one summon, the strongest being the Chief Toad. Just like Naruto, his summons also grow with him and are given growth throughout the series. These are the some of the different summons that Naruto uses:
The chief toad. He is gigantic and wields a sword which he uses in battle. He defeated Shukaku, the One-Tail, with the help of Naruto Uzumaki. He is very stubborn and only allows the people he recognizes to ride him and Naruto has a hard time with him the first time he is summoned.
Gamabunta’s oldest son. When he was first summoned by Naruto, he was a mere tadpole. As time went on, he grew larger and larger. He was summoned during Naruto’s fight against Gaara.
One of Naruto’s most beloved summons is the youngest son of Gamabunta and the youngest brother of Gamakichi. Gamakichi and Gamatatsu trained with Naruto in order to develop new jutsu, which helps Naruto melt barriers.
This toad is seen only when Naruto spawns in during Pain’s assault on the Hidden Leaf. He is similar in size to Gamabunta. Although he does not receive much screen time, he made Naruto’s entrance much cooler.
A summon that was alongside Gamatatsu and Gamahiro. Gamahiro has a stick which helps pin down the Six Path summons that Naruto fights. Thanks to his large size, he is able to pin down Pain’s humongous summons with ease.
Although he fails to use the Summoning Jutsu effectively at first, Naruto uses it when he needs it the most. This is one of the best summoning moments in Naruto history, giving the viewers an amazing mech-type fight.
Naruto summons Gamabunta for the first time after he gets pushed to death by Jiraiya. As his life flashes before his eyes, Naruto borrows Kurama’s power to summon Gababunta.
During Pain’s assault, Naruto makes a spectacular entrance with all his Summons surrounding him, growing larger and larger. Naruto gives hope to the destroyed village.
A. Summoning Jutsu is allowed in the Chunin exam. In the rulebook, the only thing that is banned is Sage Jutsu, as it is extremely unfair.
A. Jiraiya taught Naruto Summoning Jutsu. After meeting Jiraiya for the first time, he teaches Naruto how to use the Summoning Jutsu.
A. In the Naruto series, Hinata is not seen using the Summoning Jutsu once. While this could mean that we just don’t know what it is, it could also mean that she does not have a contract with a Summon.