Foxes

A Fox (狐, Kitsune) is a type of animal summoning that resides at Shinkyō. They appear as foxes of various sizes and colors, and possessing various numbers of tails.

Overview
The foxes native to Shinkyō are Sages knowledgeable in the art of Senjutsu, just as the and the  are. Because of the remoteness of Shinkyō, it is rare to find a shinobi that can summon foxes, much less learn their variation of Sage Mode. Fox chakra is either an intense blue, or an intense red coloration.

Foxes are naturally capable of using Sage Techniques. Among their abilities are fox-fire, flight, possession of humans, and near perfect genjutsu. They are naturally agile and sneaky.

Like other animal summons, the vary greatly in size; from small, average sized foxes, to massive foxes nearing the size of Kurama - the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. Foxes also vary in personality types; for example, Kurama is very self-centered, refusing to lend aid to pretty much anyone, though he has made very few exceptions. Most foxes are very sly and cunning, regardless of their other personality traits.

The foxes of Shinkyō seem to have their own society with certain foxes possessing unique roles in their society. It seems that the more tails a fox has, the greater its power and wisdom. Nine tails is the largest number of tails a fox can reach, besides the Great Fox Sage, which possesses one-thousand tails; an exceedingly rare trait among foxes.

Known Foxes

 * Great Fox Sage
 * Kanko
 * Kurama
 * Reikō
 * Tenkō

Summoners
The fox summoning contract has been signed by at least three people;


 * Contract::Hattori Iga
 * Contract::Naruko
 * Contract::Ryun Uchiha