suminings

The summoning technique in Naruto requires the user to sign an ancient scroll in their own blood and end the signature with a handprint, also in their blood. Multiple characters perform the Kuchiyose no Jutsu (summoning technique) in the series, each with their own distinct animal of choice.

Interestingly enough there is an ancient Japanese myth that states: "The Snake defeats the Frog, the Slug defeats the Snake, the Frog defeats the Slug." The 3 Senins and their new proteges (Jiraiya is teaching Naruto, Orochimaru is teaching Sasuke, and Tsunade is teaching Sakura) can each summon these creatures respectively.

Bees
Bees Standard Bee - The Standard bee used by the Kamizurui clan. Its stinger is loaded with an exceptionally lethal poison, and it can be made to carry exploding tags to inflict massive damage on an enemy. Another common tactic is to have them attack in large numbers, along with fake bees made from honey, to confuse enemies.

Giant Larva - Similar in appearance to regular bee larva, only much bigger. Often used in traps by the Kamizurui Clan, these larvae can drain an enemy's chakra from a distance, making them hard to attack.

Suzumebachi's Giant Bee - This is a special bee summoned by Suzumebachi of the Kamizurui Clan. Loaded with a jaw of razor sharp teeth, a deadly stinger, and wings capable of causing gale force winds, this insect is a difficult opponent to defeat. It can also spit massive amounts of honey from its mouth to trap and ensnare its victims before moving in for the kill.

Birds
Birds Gennou's Giant Bird - This giant bird is summoning of the Hidden Heat Haze Village ninja Gennou. Since the Heat Haze Village was destroyed and Gennou is its last surviving ninja, it is unknown whether or not anyone else has the ability to summon a bird.

Dogs
Dogs Dog Pack - This is a pack of about 7 or 8 dogs summoned by Kakashi during the Zabuza saga and again during the Sasuke chase. These dogs help Kakashi fight by holding down the enemy to give him a clear shot. They also help Kakashi track down people. Each dog wields a cape with Japanese letters that forms a facial expression.

Pakkun - Pakkun is the smallest of the dog pack and the only one capable of talking. Kakashi summoned him separately from the dog pack to help Naruto, Sakura and Shikamaru track down Sasuke and Gaara during the invasion of Konoha. He was the first of the dogs to track the scent of Sasuke during this chase.

Fish
Fish Piranha Schools - A swarm of tiny, vicious piranha summoned by the mysterious ninja Ruiga, they appear when he first uses his Suiton Seibun Houfutsu (Water Cannon Replica) technique to capture his opponent in a large mass of water drawn from the ground. The piranha go into the water mass to rip his victim apart. Ruiga can also move the water masses with the piranha inside to allow the deadly fish to chase down other prey.

Ruiga's Shark - This is a large, man-eating Great White Shark summoned by the mysterious ninja Ruiga. He first uses his Suiton Seibun Seibun Houfutsu (Water Cannon Replica) technique to create a large mass of water drawn from the ground, then he summons the shark inside the water mass so he can move the water mass and allow the hark to chase down its prey. While sharks are usually salt-water creatures, this one can apparently breath freshwater as well because it is able to survive in the water mass created from freshwater drawn from the ground.

Frogs
Frogs Common Frog - This is more or less Jiraiya's helper frog or possibly his look out frog. It was seen facing the open area while Jiraiya was peeping at the women in the hot springs. This frog has no specified name.

Demolisher Frog - This gigantic frog was summoned by Jiraiya to help defend Konoha during the Sound/Sand invasion and also made an appearance at the hospital when Jiraiya came to tell Naruto about the intensive 2 and a half year training he was taking him on.

Gamabunta - Gamabunta is the king of all frogs. He was summoned by the 4th Hokage to battle the Kyuubi, by Jiraiya when the 3 Senins battled, and by Naruto during his teaching of the Kuchiyose no Jutsu and battle against Shukaku.

Gamakichi - Extremely small compared to the other frog summons, Gamakichi is the son of Gamabunta and was summoned by Naruto by accident when he attempted to summon Gamabunta during the Shukaku fight.

Gamatatsu - Gamatatsu is another extremely small frog. He is the son of Gamabunta and brother of Gamakichi. He was accidentally summoned by Naruto during the fight with Shukaku and was also summoned in the first episode of the series. It is safe to say, he is the dumbest of the frogs summoned.

Humans
Humans Resurrections - Orochimaru uses a forbidden summoning technique to resurrect humans. This summoning requires a human sacrifice for each person resurrected. A spell casted kunai is placed into the summoned body. This move causes resurrected humans have no mind of their own; they are completely under the control of the one who summons them. The only thing left in their minds is the jutsus and other skills they learned while they were alive. Orochimaru summoned both the 1st and 2nd Hokage in his fight with the Sarutobi (the 3rd) and attempted to summon the 4th but Sarutobi stopped his coffin from opening.

Lizards
Lizards Shiromari - Shiromari is a very loyal chameleon summon with the ability to mold his body into any shape at will. Naruto encounters him in the shape of a castle which he had been in for fifty years, acting under the orders of his deceased summoner. He disappeared after Naruto destroyed his contract scroll.

Monkeys
Monkey Enma - Enma is the monkey king and is able to transform into a large length-altering staff. He was summoned by Sarutobi during the invasion of Konoha in the epic battle between him and his former student, Orochimaru.

Slugs
Slugs Katsuya - Assumed to be the queen of all slugs, Katsuya was summoned by Tsunade during the Senin battle. Katsuya has the ability to split off bits of her own body to form miniature versions of herself. If she is hit hard enough, she can turn her entire body into hundreds of miniature versions of herself instantly.

Snakes
Snakes 3-Headed Snake - This snake, like most of the snakes seen in the series is gigantic, but is has 3 heads. It was summoned during the attack on Konoha by the multiple sound/sand shinobis.

Manda - Manda is the leader of all snakes and was summoned by Orochimaru and Kabuto during the senin battle. This seems to be the only snake-summon able to talk as well as the only one with a horned head. Manda is extremely bossy and demands that Orochimaru give him living sacrifices each time he is summoned.

Common Snake - This is Orochimaru's common, unnamed snake summon. The first common snake was summoned by Orochimaru during the Chuunin Exams to distract Naruto so there would be no trouble while Orochimaru gave Sasuke the curse seal.

Snake Hand - This snake summon was used by Anko during the Chuunin exams. A trio of small snakes extends from the users arm and attacks.

Spiders
Spiders Kidoumaru's Spider - This large spider was summoned by the 6-armed Kidoumaru of the Sound Five. It has the ability to summon its own army of little spiders.

Spirits
Spirits Tayuya's Oni- This large blind spirit summoned by Tuyuya. She plays his flute to tell this blind spirit what to do. This spirit is composed mostly of Tayuya's chakra.

Turtles
Turtle Nin Kame - A Normal-sized turtle summoned by Gai, Nin Kame is able to talk and seems to direct Lee when Gai is not around.

Umibouzu
Umibouzu Umibouzu - Amachi summoned this Umibouzu (sea monster) to help him terrorize the Sea Country. Something more than sea water and something less than a sentient being, the Umibouzu is a moving water technique that obeys Amachi's command.

Weasels
Weasels Kirikiri Mai - Kirikiri Mai is a weasel-like creature that is summoned by Temari during the fight with Tayuya. It can fly and carries a sickle that cuts everything in its path. This creature was actually taken straight from Japanese mythology.