Yarou Nezumi

Uzumaki Naruto held his side in pain as he scurried beneath the house, outside a small crowd of rather irate members of the Konoha citizenry were searching for him, their intent was somewhat less than pleasant as the current bleeding wound on his side could attest to.

He didn't get why they were so mad, after all who got whipped up into a rage over something as simple as that, it was a joke after all.

As the shouts and cries got closer Naruto realized that unless he hid himself soon someone would look under the dwelling and then the jig would be up, glancing around the dim light Naruto swore that he would survive this, he was meant to be the Hokage after all, and no mob was going to rob him of that title, or the kickass hat.

As the feet surrounded the building Naruto began to make out cries for torches and gas, a combination that every fiber of his young being declared would end badly for him if he didn't escape, glancing around again the young blonde blinked as he caught site of a hidden hole in one corner, just barely large enough for hit young frame to wriggle through, with the sounds of splashing and the chemical scent getting stronger Naruto took a deep breath and dove towards his salvation.

Forcing his way deeper into the darkness Naruto was surprised when his hole turned into a pipe, for a moment he considered what the pipe was likely for before shoving that thought away, there was only one pipe that he knew of large enough for him to fit in and he really didn't want to consider the fact he was crawling through a sewer.

After a moment to quell the near mind numbing panic he had at the thought of being in such a dark and dirty place the young boy began to crawl forward again, he had to find a way out, if he didn't get out he couldn't go to the academy, he would never become Hokage or get the hat and worst of all he would never again get to enjoy the sweet taste of Ramen.

With newfound vigor he moved on, the pipe eventually widening to a point where he could crawl on his hand and knee's before eventually reaching a point where he could stand up, through it all the darkness prevailed though, never giving any indication of where and for how long he had been down in the darkness below.

Finally Naruto hit a wall, literally, the sewer pipe blocked off by a brick wall, after a few frantic moments of searching Naruto finally sat down in despair, the events of the day and his life finally taking a toll on the boy.

"I don't want to die" he whispered into the darkness.

"Then don't" Needless to say he was only slightly shocked to get a response and after a short shriek of surprise and a near berserker flurry of blows into the darkness Naruto finally calmed down enough to realize he was not under attack.

"Umm… hello?" he whispered before listening to the silence "did somebody say something?" after a few more moments of silence Naruto exhaled in relief.

"Well I don't know about somebody but I certainly said something" the humor at the boys second shriek was evidence in the speaker's voice.

Looking around frantically Naruto finally spotted a rhythmic glow emanating from on section of the pervasive darkness, swallowing his fear of the voice in the darkness Naruto took a step forward before freezing at the thoughts of what horrible things he had heard lived down in the sewers, ghosts and crocadiles and things, after a time he shook the thoughts off, it had wanted him dead Naruto was sure that it would have never made a sound. "sorry but, I can't really see you all that well, you wouldn't happen to have some light would you?" he asked politely, while his usual devil may care attitude had served him well with the Seritobe he had the sneaking suspicion that he was being judged at the moment and that coming up short would be very bad.

After a moments hesitation a soft orange glow formed in his unknown conversationalist hand and quickly grew to fill the entire sewer, Naruto for his part blinked at the seven foot tall rat standing before him, and while the size made it impressive in and of itself the clothing and weaponry really made the moment, most awesome of all though was the rather awe inspiring hat on the rodents head as he puffed on his pipe, the rhythmic glow of which had first been noticed by Naruto.

"Awoooo…." Naruto said in awe as he stared at the silk lined bamboo hat before shaking the effect off and turning to the actual wearer of said item, in all the rat made quiet an interesting image leaning up against a Naginata in the middle of the sewer.

Taking a moment to consider the situation Naruto thought about the multitude of options available to him at the moment, his own normal responses were quickly abandoned in favor of living beyond the next few minutes before he started to work his way through his friends and classmates possible responses 'Hmmm, Nap, eat something, get emo, punch it, scream really load, pee on it and claim it for my own, hide behind glasses and stare, bow politely before passing out' after a moment Naruto opted for the final option sans the unconscious part, bowing low to the larger being Naruto politely introduced himself.

Smiling at the boy the large Nin-Rat nodded politely "Nice to see at least a little bit of politeness in todays youth, my name… is long and boring with lots of honerifics and unneeded titles added on, needless to say though I am the current head of the Rat Clan, last of my people in this realm and you may call me Yarou Nezumi"

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(A/N) Alright I have read some really good Naruto fics, but most of them have him getting the Toad summons, and while I have no problem with that I would like to see what I could come up with for summoning, so this will be the odd random chapters that I can drag kicking and screaming from within.

Please read and review, and extra point if you can figure out the Boss' name, I hope I got it right.