After failing the Gennin exam Naruto ends up walking a different path, presented with a Summoning contract for the mysterious “Aeons”. Now he can't use Charka and has to deal with elementals that tell bad jokes and a moody guardian, Sasuke.

“There you go,” the voice says, and the hand on Omoi's shoulder loosens. “Okay, how’s the rest?” “Awful,” Omoi mutters, but he drops his hand, lets his eyes slide further open. “I'm going to be the first Sentinel to zone out on dewdrops and then B will be so ashamed of me he’ll shave his head and move to Kusa.”