Hello Everyone! I am sure your rolling your eyes at this, as it was probably along the lines of "wow, so this is soon for you huh? I remeber when you pumped out chapters like once a day! What happened huh?!" Well, to answer that question, a night job. I worked the midnight to 8am shift for a week, and then got the "better" shift of 10pm to 6am. I am proud and pleased to announce that I have successfully parted from that particular responsibility on a strange form of good terms with my ex-team mates, and am not able to function on a somewhat efficient level.
I want to start this by saying that this will be the first chapter of the rewrite. I will be deleting the following chapters after this so they can go under some rewriting. Most likely, they will be scrapped, and just done away with. I had a planned plot for this book, still do, and I dont know if my past self was just on a role or writing because he could, because the whole "the labrynth is alive" was not a part of it...well...hm. I dont want to spoil it, but the Labyrinth wasn't meant to be that...creepy? clever? sentient? It will remain that way to some extent, but it wont be a horror movie. there is a reason, and it wont make sense if i don't stick too it.
So! Hello again, im alive and getting my sleep schedule back on track. lost my third bag under each eye this morning, so I've only got two more rows to go. Please know that I am working on this story, its not just wresting on the writers shack like an old shovel.
I have been continuing on the NarutoXFairyTail story for some reason recently, something to get back into teh swing of things, so if your interested in seeing such a creation come forward once again, let me know. Berserker is still being written, plenty more material to publish, just haven't gotten around to it yet. Got a few requests to continue NCC, I will have to study up once again to get it started, but its possible. FF OC Natsu is on hold for a time, wrote teh next two chapters for it, but I want the Natsu vs Jellal battle to be fucking epic, so its in the works.
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Take Care, and enjoy the first chapter to the New, Carrier of Nine.
Enjoy!
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Ah, the virtues of Teleportation.
Naruto once thought it was a common commodity amongst society…but since coming to this world, he realized how truly invaluable such a technique was. You're running late? No problem! Something just out of reach? Not an issue!
Your friend stuck inside a burning musical schoolroom with an eyewitness?
Perfect!
Naruto appeared in a flash, his cloak fluttering from the rising smoke as he stood balanced ontop a familiar kunai. He felt his eyes water and throat burn as he breathed in the carbonized vapor, and he immediately covered held his breath. He scanned the room, looking for the owner of this kunai, and found them. Percy looked fine, if not a little rattled…and it looks like he had a friend?
She was young, his age, with a light spray of freckles and an auburn head of hair. He herself was looking mightly busy, her eyes wide and focused…but she looked happy?
What a weird duo.
Naruto jumped forward, landing with a dull thud, and Percy turned, sword immediately swinging behind him.
Naruto just let it phase right through his throat, and smirked at percy, the corners of his lips peeking over his arm as he brought it over his mouth to breathe.
"Careful Percy, if I was anyone else they'd be dead."
Percy breathed a sigh of relief, and immeadietly coughed, gesturing frantically to the door. Naruto rolled his eyes, what a drama queen, and slammed the door with a kick, knocking it off its hinges and sending burning instruments and ashe pooling onto the floor. The fire alarm still screamed, but it seemed to spread even more as more and more alarms were tripped. Outside, Percy paled at seeing a middleaged man staring at him in shock.
"Percy?"
The man in question took off, grabbing the girls hand and diving out the nearest window.
Naruto teleported back to the kunai, retrieving it, before appearing back outside going straight through the wall with a strong slam.
The firefighters would thank him, a new door just for them. Naruto caught up to them in miliseconds, descending on them both, and giving a very brief warning.
"Don't throw up."
He teleported immediately afterwards, space blinking around them as they nearly fell to their knees by the main street. Percy staggered, but the girl wasn't so lucky. She teetered, before her cheeks puffed, and she hurled off to the side, leaning on the wall as she poured her early morning meal down into the gutter. Naruto rubbed a healing hand on her back, trying to help as Percy nearly walking into on coming traffic.
"So that's what that feels like" he grumbled, making his way over to them as he sipped a small container of water.
Naruto just looked at him, "Well, you do get used to it after a while, but I'd imagine you wont have enough opportunities to do so."
Percy looked at him in confusion, and Naruto turned back to the girl, "New Person, you alright?"
She breathed deeply, trying to balance herself, and turned back around, facing them, "Yeah…sorry." She said, trying to get her breathing under control.
Naruto grinned, "Better than most. Grover completely lost his balance and head-butted a tree."
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"That could have gone better…"
'You don't have to be so negative Kurama, were alive aren't we?'
"You didn't even make it to the first day of school."
'He's a demi-god, they might have actually done him a favor getting him expelled this early.'
"Indeed, if he was even half as bad as you, he still be a gradeschooler by the time the Prophecy rolled around."
'Oi!'
Naruto sighed, before returning to the outside world, just intime to see the tower of smokedissapear behind a building.
Annabeth had come to pick Percy up for a… "hang out", a sort of break after making it through Orientation. Not much was needed to explain to her that their plans changed. It became obvious to her that those plans were basically incinerated due to the large fireball that ascended into the morning sky. They were in the back seat of a car…though he wasn't sure who was driving, he didn't really care. They were headed to camp…right?
"Percy, where are we going?"
"Camp…I don't want to go home right now."
Naruto stifled a giggle, "What? Afraid?"
He didn't reply, only an absent stare as he remained silent. Naruto's own smile dwindled somewhat when confronted with that…if this was a mission, they just failed it, in quite the spectacular way. Percy was probably thinking about all the scenarios in which he remained the unluckiest demi-god on the planet. His mom finding out, his mom's boyfriend seeing it happen…poor guy was probably ready to jump out the window head first.
"Annabeth? How far away are we?"
"Umm…about an hour, why?"
"I'll see you there, I just remembered something. You can keep this pyromaniac out of trouble yeah?"
"Sure" she said simply.
Ooo, someone doesn't like the kid right now. Looks like his parent is far from his immediate concerns.
Poor guy, sure, it was only two girls, but the atmosphere around them was quite the microwave. The New Girl, Rachel, kept looking back and forth, hoping for someone to start giving answers, Percy was afraid to speak, and Annabeth's cold gray eyes seemed to just stare through everything.
Its about time he took his leave
Naruto tossed the boy his another Hirashin Kunai, before winking, and bailing.
Naruto rolled down the window, poofing away soon after, and in his place, was a very confused bird. The bird chirped in surprise, before looking around…and then sighing…as if it expected it.
It promptly flew away, out the window, and to the big blue skies…with smoking columb of heat its only blemish.
"So…how are you?" Percy asked awkwardly.
Silence.
'shit.' Was his only thought.
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Naruto popped into existence high in the air, expecting to be perched on a branch…not forty feet above the treetops. He watched the car continue on its way briefly, plummeting soon after into the multitude tree branches that gradually slowed his fall as he plowed through them. After several grunts, and a hard impact later, he finally hit ground in a heap, taking a moment to enjoy the forest floor. He stood up soon after, dusting himself off absently while glancing around.
'Good, nobody saw that.'
The Bijuu near unanimously rolled their eyes at this, every single one bearing witness, but choosing to not pass comment.
'Well, ready to try again?"
"Really? Now? C'mon gaki, you've tried nearly 90 times already. It won't open just because you tug on it." Gyuki admonished.
Naruto sighed, before appearing in his mindscape.
The Bijuu were there to greet him, though Isobu looked about ready to curl up and pass out any moment. His shell was scratched and chared all over, his lone eye
"Kitten, face it, you won't open it if you force it."
"Oh come on! Aren't you curious!?"
Matatabi laughed loudly, "Of Course I am! But no need to break my claws scraping away at it."
Kurama sighed, "Besides, we don't even know what's inside it…for all we know, It could kill you for opening it."
Naruto frowned, "So what? We just leave it?"
Chomei fluttered over, picking Naruto up, and lifting him onto her head so he was at the same height as everyone else. "No, but it's not worth it fighting it...even now, we only have approximations and guesses."
Naruto started ticking off his fingers, "Yeah, My soul, the essence of the Shinigami when he made the seal, The Juubi…or Asura's chakra."
Shukaku giggled, "Yeah! But don't forget! Death was an option TOO!"
Naruto grabbed his nose and rubbed it furiously, "But if its Asura's chakra, I could heal the damage from your chakra! Is that not just cracking open the door?"
"Are you ignoring the death part? And you still have plenty of time, with our resistance training, and the breakthrough at the battle on Mount Othrys. You have a solid 7 months before the damage becomes worrying!" Gyuki asked incredulously.
Naruto groaned, before jumping off Chomei's head, and landing with a few ripples, "Alright, I'll leave it alone…but still, I can't let it go."
Matatabi rolled her eyes, "Yes, we know."
Naruto grinned, before waving, "Awesome, how about the um….ummm…"
"The House?"
"Yes! Yes thanks, I want to start on the…"modifications"."
"It's not there yet. Chiron outdid himself, and bought you a piece of land on the beach. It used to be a commercial beach…but I guess the Mist was enough to convince the authorities."
"The Beach huh? Close to Poseidon?"
Isobu sighed tiredly, "Yes, that's part of it…your reputation on Olympus is…staggered. Aphrodite, Hephaestus, and Artemis lead the higher end of the spectrum, while Zeus, Ares, and Dionysus lead the lows."
Wait, Dionysus, what did he do to piss him off?
"What I'm most concerned about is the Queen, Hera." Isobu said gravely, causing the room to suddenly intensify.
Naruto immediately turned serious, as well as the others.
Isobu had become the "listen to" member of the group. He was the most contemplative, strong willed, and patient. He had the insight of the Sage himself, and was able to see "underneath the underneath" much more effectively than any of them.
He was the "wise old man of the group"…even Kurama acknowledged that.
"Hera has been known to…sabotage, and even outright hinder Heroes of old on their missions and adventures. I'm not aware of anything current, but it doesn't change the fact she can be…dangerous, even if un-provoked. She governs marriage, birth, and "the family". I don't even know how she could take offense from us, as we have no family or the like to take offense from…however, that didn't discourage her in the past. Vengeful is a good word for her, I recommend caution…something tells me she is an adversary more dangerous than Zeus. Much like the way Shikamaru was more dangerous than Kiba."
Hmm. That was a problem.
Shikamaru was a brilliant strategist, cunning and brilliant to the point of insanity.
If Hera was even a tenth of that, then they were in the danger zone already.
"Ok," Naruto nodded, "What about Demeter? We kinda share dominion over the spirits…she is the last person I want to make an enemy."
That was another concern. For all they knew, his sage mode was tethered to his being the Champion of the Wild. If she could cut him off, they didn't know what could happen. Maybe nothing…maybe everything.
Senjutsu slowed the deterioration of Bijuu chakra…to have his supply drained dry would definitely take a large bite out of his clock.
"I doubt it…from my observations of her; she seemed pleased you weren't a copy of your predecessor. Whether that means she is content, or despises your very being is outside of my range."
No answers there.
"Anything else?" Naruto asked curiously.
"One last thing. The Andromeda…how does it keep surviving? The Bijuu-dama isn't the strongest, especially the mini Bijuu-dama that you use…but it's still on earth shaping levels. Is it a…"magic"?" Kukuo questioned, inciting a raised eyebrow from Kurama…he was curious as well.
Isobu visibly frowned, "From what I can tell, it's the spirits of the oceans. They move the ship so the attack strikes the water, and then guides the ship away using the force of the explosion as a launch pad. We have never actually seen the blast strike the ship, just the detonation. We must watch closely the next chance we get instead of… "Taking Cover"."
"The concept is foreign to you isn't it?" Naruto breathed out, rubbing his forehead as he already knew the answer.
Not that it stopped him from nodding.
Naruto remained still, before a grin appeared beneath his hand, nodding to himself and his companions, "Alright, that's good to know. Anything I can do to prevent Hera from…being mean?"
Matatabi giggled at his choice of words, while Son Goku outright laughed, "No Change Kid, just pray and hope for the best!"
"Or not! Praying actually does something now!" Kukuo chastised.
"You saying it didn't do anything before!" Naruto exclaimed aghast.
"Your "Ramen Gods" never bothered to help; I can only assume they didn't exist."
"NO! IT CAN'T BE TRUE!" Naruto screamed comically, before just laughing with the rest of his companions.
Though he really did have to watch the subconscious curses that mentioned "god". It could get him into some serious issues later down the line. The idea that letting slip 'Oh my god you asshole!' could result in world war 3 was a strangely humorous thing to ponder.
Alrighty! Take care you guys, and remember, life trys to get the better of everyone. Have a good one! Peace.