Post by Naruto the Fire Shadow on Jul 15, 2006 17:11:02 GMT -5
Sign this contract with your blood and have the ability to summon members of the Boss's family
Gamabunta Toad Boss
Gamabunta is the boss of the toads that are summoned. He is huge (about 100 meters high) and is summoned for battles with the biggest of enemies. Naruto can only summon him with his Kyūbi chakra. Without it, Naruto can only call upon some of Gamabunta's smaller children. Naruto first summoned him in the month long training session with Jiraiya. Jiraiya pushed him over a cliff in order to induce life-threatening fear in Naruto so that the Kyūbi chakra could come out, but never expected Naruto to summon Gamabunta. Given that Gamabunta wasn't happy about appearing at the bottom of a canyon, Jiraiya quickly fled.
Gamabunta is a grumpy and highly apathetic character. He doesn't like to take orders from anyone, unless the summoner is highly talented and earns his respect. Jiraiya and the Fourth Hokage are two of the few people that he has allowed to ride on top of his head without question (although Jiraiya admits that he can't completely control Gamabunta). He uses some Japanese words that only a yakuza gangster would use, but he is portrayed as an ultimately powerful and positive force. He is fiercely protective of his kin and he hates to be underestimated by anyone, both of which take precedence over his normal apathy. Often times, it is one or a combination of these two factors that entices him to fight. Overall, despite his grumpy exterior, he shows respect towards Naruto as if he were a son. He even explained to Jiraiya that he's aware of Naruto's talents. He and Jiraiya seem to be good friends and, as implied in the series, drinking buddies, despite Jiraiya's admitted lack of control over Gamabunta. However, he will scold him on occasion.
When Naruto first summoned Gamabunta, Gamabunta didn't believe that a little kid like Naruto could summon him. Naruto, angry at the comment, claimed that, as Gamabunta's summoner, he was the toad's master. This made Gamabunta lose his patience with Naruto, and he threatened to kill him. This scared Naruto into submission and, after Naruto apologized, Gamabunta accepted him as a subordinate. The anime and manga differ on events at this point. Both, however, end with Gamabunta taking an exhausted Naruto to the hospital, leaving his footprint as a signature.
In the manga, Gamabunta didn't believe that Naruto summoned him until he saw the contract scroll left behind by Jiraiya. It's not until then that Gamabunta is really impressed by Naruto, claiming that no-one has ridden on his head since the Fourth Hokage.
In the anime, Naruto demanded to be recognized as Gamabunta's master if he could ride the toad until sundown. At first, the claim merely annoyed Gamabunta, and he tried to shake Naruto off for the better part of the day. As the day neared its end and Naruto remained, Gamabunta went to greater lengths to get Naruto to fall off. Though he never took the bet seriously in the first place, he didn't want to be underestimated, either. Naruto eventually falls off near sundown, too exhausted to remain conscious. Gamabunta was impressed, so he saves him from the otherwise fatal fall, and didn't need the contract scroll to believe that Naruto had summoned him.
During the attack on Konoha, Naruto summoned Gamabunta to save himself from being crushed by Gaara's Sabaku Sōsō (Imploding Sand Funeral). Gaara was in his full Shukaku form, though Gaara's personality was still dominant at the time. Gamabunta was his usual grumpy self, and told Naruto that they couldn't have a subordinate/mentor relationship until they shared sake, which is eight years away because Naruto isn't old enough to drink yet. Gamakichi, who had been accidentally summoned by Naruto earlier, told his father that Gaara bullied him and that Naruto saved him. Gamabunta was very impressed with Naruto, and not only does he officially accept him as his subordinate, but he also tells Naruto he will show him all about "Jingi", which is a yakuza term describing a highly argumentative honor code (but is portrayed as a completely positive thing here). Gamabunta was injured when Gaara released Shukaku's spirit, but he and Naruto manage to overcome the demon through a combined transformation that makes them take on the form of the Kyūbi for a short period.
During the battle between Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru, Gamabunta is summoned along with Katsuyu to counter Manda, Orochimaru's giant snake. Gamabunta clearly hates Manda's guts and would love to just cut into him. He seems to have respect for Katsuyu, as he rescued her from Manda.
In the Sea Country filler arc, Naruto summoned Gamabunta to battle against Umibōzu, the Sea Boss. Gamabunta wasn't happy about being summoned in seawater (toads are freshwater creatures), but fought anyway because he was underestimated by his opponent. He and Naruto defeat the otherwise indestructible water snake by evaporating it.
Chakra: 600
Gama
Gama (蝦蟇) is a mid-level toad that first appears when Jiraiya is introduced. He summoned it to tongue-whip Ebisu (because he annoyed him) at the hot springs. Later on, he's summoned once again to give the contract scroll for the Gama family to Naruto. His last summoning was to deflect Kisame's attack on Uzumaki Naruto. In this instance, he appears in samurai armor. Whether or not this was an entirely different toad is unclear, but it looks basically the same.
Chakra: 300
Gamakichi
Gamakichi is one of Gamabunta's children. He was first summoned by Naruto because Naruto couldn't focus his chakra during the beginning of the battle with Gaara. However, he is intelligent enough (more so than Gamatatsu) to be aware of the situation around him and realize when it's time to flee. He was summoned again by Jiraiya while he was fighting with Orochimaru because Tsunade had given him a chakra-disrupting potion. He was summoned again by Jiraiya for a scouting mission during the Orochimaru's Lair arc, as well as by Naruto during the Noroimusha and Sea Country arcs.
Chakra: 50
Gamatatsu
Gamatatsu (literally "Toad Dragon") is the weak, inexperienced, younger brother of Gamakichi, and another son of Gamabunta. He was summoned for the first time by Naruto while he was fighting with Orochimaru because he was unable to call on his Kyūbi chakra. Gamatatsu fixates on snacks after a comment made by Gamakichi that made him think he'd get one. Gamatatsu was also summoned by Naruto during the events of the Bird Country and the Noroimusha arcs. Gamatatsu accidentally stumbled upon the black kites that the Noroimusha was using to appear as if he was floating like a ghost in the middle of the night. His overall personality is extremely dense, and he often has to be dragged away from danger by Gamakichi, who is always summoned before Gamatatsu.
Chakra: 50
Gamakyojin
During the attack on Konoha, Jiraiya summoned a giant, yellow toad with two chokutos strapped onto its back in a crisscross manner (although it has never been seen wielding them). Jiraiya says something about it being a snake hunter. It is slightly smaller than Gamabunta. One can assume that its name begins with "Gama", given that the other toads have similar names.
Chakra: 350
Gamabunta Toad Boss
Gamabunta is the boss of the toads that are summoned. He is huge (about 100 meters high) and is summoned for battles with the biggest of enemies. Naruto can only summon him with his Kyūbi chakra. Without it, Naruto can only call upon some of Gamabunta's smaller children. Naruto first summoned him in the month long training session with Jiraiya. Jiraiya pushed him over a cliff in order to induce life-threatening fear in Naruto so that the Kyūbi chakra could come out, but never expected Naruto to summon Gamabunta. Given that Gamabunta wasn't happy about appearing at the bottom of a canyon, Jiraiya quickly fled.
Gamabunta is a grumpy and highly apathetic character. He doesn't like to take orders from anyone, unless the summoner is highly talented and earns his respect. Jiraiya and the Fourth Hokage are two of the few people that he has allowed to ride on top of his head without question (although Jiraiya admits that he can't completely control Gamabunta). He uses some Japanese words that only a yakuza gangster would use, but he is portrayed as an ultimately powerful and positive force. He is fiercely protective of his kin and he hates to be underestimated by anyone, both of which take precedence over his normal apathy. Often times, it is one or a combination of these two factors that entices him to fight. Overall, despite his grumpy exterior, he shows respect towards Naruto as if he were a son. He even explained to Jiraiya that he's aware of Naruto's talents. He and Jiraiya seem to be good friends and, as implied in the series, drinking buddies, despite Jiraiya's admitted lack of control over Gamabunta. However, he will scold him on occasion.
When Naruto first summoned Gamabunta, Gamabunta didn't believe that a little kid like Naruto could summon him. Naruto, angry at the comment, claimed that, as Gamabunta's summoner, he was the toad's master. This made Gamabunta lose his patience with Naruto, and he threatened to kill him. This scared Naruto into submission and, after Naruto apologized, Gamabunta accepted him as a subordinate. The anime and manga differ on events at this point. Both, however, end with Gamabunta taking an exhausted Naruto to the hospital, leaving his footprint as a signature.
In the manga, Gamabunta didn't believe that Naruto summoned him until he saw the contract scroll left behind by Jiraiya. It's not until then that Gamabunta is really impressed by Naruto, claiming that no-one has ridden on his head since the Fourth Hokage.
In the anime, Naruto demanded to be recognized as Gamabunta's master if he could ride the toad until sundown. At first, the claim merely annoyed Gamabunta, and he tried to shake Naruto off for the better part of the day. As the day neared its end and Naruto remained, Gamabunta went to greater lengths to get Naruto to fall off. Though he never took the bet seriously in the first place, he didn't want to be underestimated, either. Naruto eventually falls off near sundown, too exhausted to remain conscious. Gamabunta was impressed, so he saves him from the otherwise fatal fall, and didn't need the contract scroll to believe that Naruto had summoned him.
During the attack on Konoha, Naruto summoned Gamabunta to save himself from being crushed by Gaara's Sabaku Sōsō (Imploding Sand Funeral). Gaara was in his full Shukaku form, though Gaara's personality was still dominant at the time. Gamabunta was his usual grumpy self, and told Naruto that they couldn't have a subordinate/mentor relationship until they shared sake, which is eight years away because Naruto isn't old enough to drink yet. Gamakichi, who had been accidentally summoned by Naruto earlier, told his father that Gaara bullied him and that Naruto saved him. Gamabunta was very impressed with Naruto, and not only does he officially accept him as his subordinate, but he also tells Naruto he will show him all about "Jingi", which is a yakuza term describing a highly argumentative honor code (but is portrayed as a completely positive thing here). Gamabunta was injured when Gaara released Shukaku's spirit, but he and Naruto manage to overcome the demon through a combined transformation that makes them take on the form of the Kyūbi for a short period.
During the battle between Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru, Gamabunta is summoned along with Katsuyu to counter Manda, Orochimaru's giant snake. Gamabunta clearly hates Manda's guts and would love to just cut into him. He seems to have respect for Katsuyu, as he rescued her from Manda.
In the Sea Country filler arc, Naruto summoned Gamabunta to battle against Umibōzu, the Sea Boss. Gamabunta wasn't happy about being summoned in seawater (toads are freshwater creatures), but fought anyway because he was underestimated by his opponent. He and Naruto defeat the otherwise indestructible water snake by evaporating it.
Chakra: 600
Gama
Gama (蝦蟇) is a mid-level toad that first appears when Jiraiya is introduced. He summoned it to tongue-whip Ebisu (because he annoyed him) at the hot springs. Later on, he's summoned once again to give the contract scroll for the Gama family to Naruto. His last summoning was to deflect Kisame's attack on Uzumaki Naruto. In this instance, he appears in samurai armor. Whether or not this was an entirely different toad is unclear, but it looks basically the same.
Chakra: 300
Gamakichi
Gamakichi is one of Gamabunta's children. He was first summoned by Naruto because Naruto couldn't focus his chakra during the beginning of the battle with Gaara. However, he is intelligent enough (more so than Gamatatsu) to be aware of the situation around him and realize when it's time to flee. He was summoned again by Jiraiya while he was fighting with Orochimaru because Tsunade had given him a chakra-disrupting potion. He was summoned again by Jiraiya for a scouting mission during the Orochimaru's Lair arc, as well as by Naruto during the Noroimusha and Sea Country arcs.
Chakra: 50
Gamatatsu
Gamatatsu (literally "Toad Dragon") is the weak, inexperienced, younger brother of Gamakichi, and another son of Gamabunta. He was summoned for the first time by Naruto while he was fighting with Orochimaru because he was unable to call on his Kyūbi chakra. Gamatatsu fixates on snacks after a comment made by Gamakichi that made him think he'd get one. Gamatatsu was also summoned by Naruto during the events of the Bird Country and the Noroimusha arcs. Gamatatsu accidentally stumbled upon the black kites that the Noroimusha was using to appear as if he was floating like a ghost in the middle of the night. His overall personality is extremely dense, and he often has to be dragged away from danger by Gamakichi, who is always summoned before Gamatatsu.
Chakra: 50
Gamakyojin
During the attack on Konoha, Jiraiya summoned a giant, yellow toad with two chokutos strapped onto its back in a crisscross manner (although it has never been seen wielding them). Jiraiya says something about it being a snake hunter. It is slightly smaller than Gamabunta. One can assume that its name begins with "Gama", given that the other toads have similar names.
Chakra: 350
