Well, this is an idea that was swimming in my head and couldn't put away, so I had to write it, it's only a one shot but if you're reading this hopefully will be a worth reading, english is not my maternal languaje so if you see gramatical horrors please inform me
disclaimer: I own nothing, Naruto, Percy Jackson and the Olympians belong to it's respective autors and I write this only because my muse was pleading me
"Elizabeth come here!" a man 35 years old chases his daughter in the woods, living in a rural area he knows the area well.
Today like almost every weekend he returned drunk to home after going out with friends, after a heated argument with his wife he started hitting her and as always the little 12 year old child tried to defend her mother only to receive a strong slap from his father, the girl ran from home as soon as she could lift herself and realizing that the man began to chase her, only to be stopped by his wife, he rendered her unconscious with a fist in her face, now the drunk man runs with a slight wobble after the child catching up slowly but surely, when he catch her plans to teach her to accept her place.
When he have her at 15 feet suddenly they hear two sounds like whistles and the man falls to the ground after being shot with two arrows in the legs, in his clouded mind he raises on his knees and distinguishes a group of girls consoling and protecting Elizabeth while someone stands in front of him, the moment he can focus on her face he sees a girl no older than her daughter with red hair and eyes with a silvery glow like the moon, the newcomer has a face of disgust seeing him.
"Disgusting pig" is the last thing he heard as human before being converted into a rabbit with deer antlers.
Losing interest in the new animal Artemis turns to see the child, being filled with compassion watches as her huntress try to help her, her clothes and blond hair are full of branches and dirt because she stumbled a couple of times. The group was following the trail of a horde of monsters when they heard the screams and decided to investigate.
An idea everyone have of her is that she hates men but this could not be further from reality, someone has her heart and after thousands of years every man known for her has been well below the standards her beloved unknowingly put.
"What is your name?" kneeling in front of the girl she lifts her face gently with her hand, those words and the pair of blue eyes like the ocean that arise between blonde hair make resurface one of her most precious memories.
A young teen with red hair and silver eyes runs through the forest followed by various monsters, while a goddess she just is 12 years old and does not have the necessary experience to finish them, now she realizes it was a mistake to leave behind her group of huntress to venture alone when Hephaestus handed her the bow, for all kinds of monsters are attracted by the power that the immature gods release, it is an easy way to gain power for them.
Jumping over a fallen trunk she spins in the air and fires a homing arrow which hit right between the eyes of a Harpy, ending the rotation she falls on her right foot to continue running but moving two steps away suddenly a swipe of a Manticore's claw hit her in the left side, making her to crash into a tree, dazed falls sideways and when she try to get up a stabbing pain crosses her leg, the impact has fractured her femur, accepting her fate with courage she puts herself against the trunk and prepares her bow again, she will not die without a fight.
Killing a hellhound she places another arrow to make her last shot but before she can aim the bow she stares in awe at something, in an instant all the monsters fade into golden dust, listening a sound to her right she can see a blond man who looks 25 years old with long blond hair tied up in a ponytail that reaches his thighs, eyes that are blue like the ocean, three birthmarks like whiskers in each cheek, a black bandana on his forehead that prevents the hair from obstruct his view, a white robe and a black collar with things that resemble tomoes, the man smiles kindly and without worry approach her, kneeling in front of her extends his hand to remove some branches of her hair
"What is your name?" amazed to see someone killing monsters so fast she concentrates and feels that the man before her also has a divine aura and yet not belongs to the Olympus
"Artemis sir ..." responds avoiding his eyes, she thinks he is attractive
"Nothing of sir, my name is Naruto. You know, I watched you have a great technique with the bow but you lack experience, you shouldn't be alone hunting creatures as dangerous as these" turning to see him angrily to ask if he says that because she is a woman is surprised when he continues
"Everyone needs comrades who can support us in a moment of weakness"
Remembering the state of her leg the young goddess takes ambrosia and nectar from her backpack to consume it while the blond tells the persecution he saw. When she can stand up again decides to find out more about this strange man
"What are you doing here umm… Mr. Naruto? You're not Olympian" laughing a little at his sad face to be called with respect again she is surprised when suddenly the blonde smiles brightly to present himself.
As if Apollo hided away his chariot the whole atmosphere darkened, being illuminated only the area around the man, kabuki music plays in the background and Naruto closes his eyes to begin, moving his head to spin his hair suddenly starts to hop on one foot and make ridiculous dance poses
"I shall tell you my true identity… I am the man who has no enemies in the North, South, East and West, not even in the Heavens!"
"Everyone in the Shinto knows my name, women adore me and men envy me because I am the manly protector of all Biju" says slamming his right foot in the dirt, lifting a small cloud of dust and trusting a palm forward.
"The handsome and improved second sage of the six paths, the powerful and kind new primordial Shinju, my name is Uzumaki Naruto the 10 tails!" announced opening his eyes and showing that they are now completely red having concentric rings circling the pupil with tomoes turning slowly.
With a jump hit the soles of his feet and wrapped in a cloud of smoke revealed himself sitting cross-legged on an orange toad with blue markings and the size of a horse that was looking stoically to the horizon.
The goddess finds herself paralyzed not knowing how to react to something as absurd as this but when the toad snorts and says "seriously Naruto? You called me for this?" and disappears in another cloud of smoke she cannot contain herself and falls to the ground laughing while clutching her sides. Seeing her like this he also laughs, nothing like his godfather's introduction to break the ice. After a few minutes both lie on the floor quietly listening to the chirping birds and the sound of a nearby stream, both admiring the beauty of the landscape.
"I'm here because an old friend asked me to come to calm down Gaea, also I'm looking for a student to whom I will teach how to be a sage and use the natural energy" the last part interest Artemis, as a goddess of the wild and Nature she would like to harness the Natural energy, and as if he could read her mind Naruto throw down her plans without a second thought
"I know that your domain could grant you the possibility but is very dangerous to teach you while you aren't a mature goddess, besides my disciple already was chosen, I was on my way to meet Pan the satyr when I discovered a lock of red hair and inchor on a tree's bark, it was only because of this I could reach you on time. You know, your hair is beautiful, it reminds me on my mother's"
A little sad not to being able to become a sage she can't help her blush when receiving a compliment
"Thank you"
"Well, maybe you should return with your peers because I need to go now… or maybe you could come with me and I could train you" Naruto say getting up and smiling at her, the moment she looked into his eyes saw they were blue again and concentrating in him discovered the peaceful feeling he brought her, she quickly decided to follow him.
During the years she spent under his tutelage she learned many things, from hunting and survival techniques to different forms of combat, Pan accompanied them on their journey and the three lived a lot of experiences, in this time she learned from his past.
He was a man who accomplished many feats in his life and at the end of his long and prosperous existence agreed to become the new Shinju, a primordial god necessary for the survival of his planet, the former had been divided into nine fragments know as Biju. After his ascension he saw the beginning and fall of kingdoms and civilizations, peace and war, emergence and extinction of species but decided not to get a new partner or have more children.
Shinigami after the Ninja World War IV became very strict with the gathered spirits, allowing the blonde to visit his wife and children one week every thousand years, soon would be his eighth visit.
Naruto obtained as domain creation, destruction, nature and bonds, representing the characteristics of the old god tree and his most notable feature as a mortal.
After being satisfied with the growth of his students Naruto gave beautiful wooden pipes to Pan and two hunting knives with engraved deers to Artemis, it was time to go home.
The goddess who had fallen in love with the primordial after living with him for six years decided to give her best to fulfill the duty entrusted to her and to make her beloved feel proud. Returning with her group she spent day and night hunting dangerous monsters and beasts while protecting the maidens. Often she could seek for Pan to speak and joke about the memories with their master.
"Would you like to become one of my huntress?" she asks Elizabeth extending her hand and grasping firmly the girl accepts.
One of the main reasons why she takes the form of a 12 year old girl is that it was the age she met him, when he returns wants to be recognized easily and although she knows that her power may be tracked without problem she wants to give him a surprise the moment she transforms in front of him.
Within the years Artemis realized that there weren't men like her beloved, there were some who won her respect but almost every male acted like barbarians, even his father was shameful, abusing of his power and cheating on his wife constantly but she preferred to not say anything, she did not like Hera after all.
One of her saddest moments in her life was when Pan faded, she lost a wonderful friend and her brother disciple but this only strengthened her resolve to protect the wild and natural spirits, every huntress and the death of Orion reminded her that she wasn't strong enough to protect them and prompted her to train harder.
After several years the goddess is in a difficult position, her body is weakened and cannot intervene in the battle of Atlas against Percy and Zoe. Lifting the weight of the sky is too complicated and requires her full strength, she feels like her legs could give away at any moment.
Just when she looks with horror as the Titan is about to hit her lieutenant is stunned to see someone come and stop easily the fist, the blast sends down the huntress and the demigod
"You know, I think you are rested enough, it's time to return to your work," the newcomer extends his other hand against Atlas and a repulsion of gravity sends him to the position of Artemis. She understands the intent and with a last effort throws the weight up to get away quickly, watching with satisfaction as the titan is almost crushed by the sky and must return to his original position.
When she is sure that the titan can't move runs to her lieutenant to try to save her, before Zoe can oppose the newcomer puts his hand on her forehead and cure the poison, previous injuries and damage caused by her father
"But the prophecy said ..." the brunette is interrupted suddenly
"I was never a fan of the fates, I have always believed that your destiny is shaped by yourself" says the man who has long blond hair and eyes completely red with black rings and tomoes. Wiping her tears of happiness the goddess suddenly freezes when she heard Percy say those dreaded words.
"Who are you?"
Artemis reacts fast the moment she sees the light begin to fade and throwing herself at him tackles him before he starts, being above him and feeling his chest against her face she resisted the desire to stay and sitting up talks to his teacher.
"It's good to see you again ... sir" laughing at his face she sees him with a smile and a look full of love, extending her fist as he watch from the ground, he smiles and does the same, using ninshu with him is a wonderful experience
yes, I know I left an open end but I tought it could be good to the reader, frankly, it could be an ending with the eternal maiden in love, personally I was going to write how Hinata decided to reenter the reincarnation circle just to let Naruto find a new wife but at the end everyone can draw their own conclusions. meanwhile Artemis will continue to be the beautiful goddess who turn men in deers and jackalopes who all of us know and love
wow, I spent almost 2 hours writing this and it only was 2.3k words? slowpoke mode on, have a nice night/day/afternoon/whatever and please review if you liked it, probably I will not write anything more about this crossover, I'm not a big fan of Percy's books
