Summoning Technique


 * Name:
 * Type: C-rank, Offensive, Defensive, Supplementary
 * Users: See below
 * Hand Seals: Boar, Dog, Bird, Monkey, Ram, Palm On Ground (Jiraiya uses left, most other characters use right or both in some cases).
 * Debut (Anime): Naruto Episode 17
 * Debut (Manga): Chapter 29

This is the basic form of all summoning techniques. It is a space/time type ninjutsu. When summoning an animal it requires a contract, hand seals and the user's blood. The blood is used as a signature to make the contract, which can either be written on a scroll or tattoo to validate it. The hand that is used to make the signature with is used to summon. It should be noted that anyone can summon the animal as long as they have the blood from someone who has made a contract, along with sufficent chakra of their own. Animals are typically summoned from another location, for the toads it is from Myobokuzan‎. The target usually manifests itself after the ninja summoner strikes his hand or hands against any surface, afterwhich the specific summon will appear. As an alternative to the normal hand seals, the same contract that appears on the ground during the summoning can be drawn by hand and activated, producing the same result. The type of animal summoned is determined by the contract. The amount of chakra used to summon the animal is proportional to the size and power of the summoned animal. Once summoned, the animal can perform a task or help the user in battle.

Most summons (if not all) appear to have their own "king" or "boss" that rules over their own kind. For example: to the Toads there is Gamabunta, for the Snakes there is Manda, for the Slugs there is Katsuyu and for the monkeys there is Enma.

It would that seem that once someone has signed the summoning contract, the animal of the contract can also summon the human, as seen with Gamakichi summoning Naruto to the toad mountain.

The summoned animal is usually subservient to the summoner; however, the more powerful summons, such as Gamabunta and Manda, demand respect and loyalty from their summoners. Manda even demanded a hundred live human sacrifices on one occasion.

When summoning an object, weapon or puppet it requires the use of only a scroll that has had the object sealed previously inside of it using Fūinjutsu. Kankuro, Tenten and Kotetsu Hagane use this version of the technique.

Toads
Summoned by Jiraiya, Minato and Naruto:


 * Gama
 * Gamabunta
 * Gamaken
 * Gamakichi
 * Gamatatsu
 * Great Toad Sage
 * Shima and Fukasaku (Fukasaku - deceased)
 * Gamahiro
 * Gerotora (Key Toad)
 * Kosuke (Deceased)
 * Gamariki (Anime only)

Snakes
Summoned by Orochimaru, Anko, Kabuto and Sasuke:


 * Kyodaija
 * Manda (Deceased)
 * Anko's Giant Snake (Unnamed)

Slugs
Summoned by Tsunade:


 * Katsuyu

Dogs
Summoned by Kakashi:


 * Ninken
 * Pakkun
 * Bull
 * Bisuke
 * Shiba
 * Akino
 * Urushi
 * Usei
 * Guruko

Pain's summons
Summoned by Pain:


 * Giant Crustacean (Deceased)
 * Giant Drill-Beaked Bird
 * Giant Multi-Headed Dog
 * Giant Panda
 * Giant Snake-Tailed Chameleon (Deceased)
 * Giant Ram (Deceased)
 * Giant Centipede (Deceased)
 * Giant Rhino (Deceased)
 * Deva path (incapacitated)
 * Human path (incapacitated)
 * Preta path (incapacitated)
 * Asura path (incapacitated)
 * Naraka path (incapacitated)
 * Konan

Uncategorized
Miscellaneous summons:


 * Doki summoned by Tayuya
 * Giant Bird summoned by Genno (Deceased)
 * Salamander summoned by Hanzo
 * Kamatari summoned by Temari
 * Bees summoned by Kamizuru clan
 * Bee Larvae
 * Giant Bee ( Deceased)
 * Monkey King: Enma summoned by Third Hokage
 * Ninkame summoned by Might Guy
 * Kyodaigumo summoned by Kidomaru (Deceased)
 * Fish summoned by Ruiga
 * Piranha School
 * Shark
 * Shiromari
 * Umibozu summoned by Amachi (Deceased)
 * Triple Rashomon summoning by Orochimaru (Destroyed)
 * Rashomon summoned by Orochimaru and Sakon and Ukon
 * Conch Shell Mace by Kotetsu
 * Puppets
 * Weapons by many ninjas, mostly Tenten