Naruto and the Olympians

Chapter 5

Of all the Gods and Goddesses that held a throne on Mount Olympus Aphrodite is the most powerful. Despite the fact that Zeus is the King of Olympus even he realized that Aphrodite could quite easily seize control if she ever felt inclined to do so. As a Goddess her domain was love, beauty, pleasure and sexuality and using just two of those dominions she could render even the Gods themselves powerless against her charms. It was because of this very real fear that Zeus had married her off to Hephaestus who nobody believed was an actual threat. Despite this however Aphrodite had held more lovers than any of the other Gods simply due to the fact that she did not love her husband. Of the Gods she had taken four of them as lovers previously they being Hermes, Dionysus, Ares, and even Poseidon. Of them all Ares was her favorite to whom she'd birthed nine children, compared to the four by Hermes and Dionysus respectively and the single child she'd had for Poseidon.

She had many mortal lovers who had eventually risen to fame or raised children who did. However of all of her lovers both God and mortal it was the man that had claimed Kushina that she now held the most passion for Namikaze Minato. Never had she held a lover as kind and compassionate as he, nor as vicious when in battle. Minato had always been a real pretty boy and a heartthrob for many even during the Academy, though she had found him girly and flaky in the beginning. Despite this Minato was without a doubt a genius the type that came about only once a generation. Minato had shook the world and turned the Third Shinobi War in Konoha's favor seemingly singlehandedly with the usage of his Hiraishin no Jutsu earning himself the moniker of 'Konoha no Kiiroi Senkō' and eventually the title of the Yondaime Hokage.

She, she had been utterly and unequivocally in love with the blond baka. She had never seen anyone light up more than he had when she had told him of her pregnancy. Minato had been everything Ares is and more and had been her perfect mate. The man had been not only kind but held the perfect mind for their work being calm, collected, and highly perceptive well aware of the terror he invoked in his foes and secretly tortured by it and the things he'd done to develop that reputation. It was amazing that just the absorption of that small facet of herself that was Kushina that the Goddess found herself in love all over again to the point that she was now even ignoring her present consorts.

Once again she had many children, more than any other Goddess for certain. However her favorite was Naruto, who she was now taking her chance to spend as much time with as possible and when not with him she was watching him or speaking with those who knew him growing up. She had found that Naruto had grown exactly as she and Minato had envisioned him to be even without the support he should have had when growing up. According to Tsunade the boy had been a lot like she had been as a child but eventually as he was tested slowly began to become the person that he was today now a mix of his parents in personality. As a shinobi however his record was quite impressive despite his rocky start due to the efforts of his teachers at the academy and by the time he was sixteen he was Hokage himself beating his father who had not been granted the title until his mid-twenties. This had only been backed up by his ability to turn enemies into allies thanks to his ability to charmspeak even if he wasn't actively doing it and in fact didn't even know about the ability.

The fact that he possessed the ability when as Kushina she had held none of her Godly powers or even memories of them was astonishing. That he used his abilities only to help others actually had her swell with maternal pride, something she felt quite rarely. At the same time the experiences of Kushina and the knowledge of what Naruto had been put through had forced her to look at some of her own actions over the years and she now found a sense of shame where once there had been pride.

"My lady." Came a voice pulling her from her thoughts.

Glancing towards the voice she was greeted to the sight of one of her handmaidens. She was slender in shape and stood at a height of about 5'9 with dark chocolate skin and long ebony hair that fell down her back to her waist. She wore no shoes and her top left both arms bare and her large C-cup breast exposed while her only real covering was the tie on skirt that she wore. Her name was Cleo, a once aspiring model who she had recruited into her service by seduction.

"Yes." Greeted the Goddess finally acknowledging the woman's presence.

"Does something trouble you?" questioned the woman getting a raised eyebrow from the Goddess.

"Forgive me for speaking out of turn but you have been within this room for days and if not here then at the camp, the girls are worried." Explained the woman.

At this news the Goddess frowned momentarily before motioning the woman forward. Cleo taking the cue climbed up on the bed and stalked towards her slowly and at another signal lied herself down after which the goddess embraced her, their bare breast meeting each other which the Goddess ignored.

"How long have you been in my service dear?" questioned the goddess.

"Since I was fifteen, nearly five years now my lady." Answered Cleo.

"You have come to know me well in that time. A few days ago one of my children arrived in the camp, after he did so many memories that I had not received came to me. I have found that I am no longer attracted to Ares." Said the Goddess.

"Is this why you've taken this new form?" questioned Cleo.

"Indeed I feel more comfortable in this form and as a secret between us, my hair was originally red." Explained the Goddess.

"It suits you well my lady." Said Cleo.

"Now then as you have been with me for so long perhaps you can show me what you've learned in that time." Said Aphrodite.

"Gladly my lady." Said Cleo moving up so that their lips would meet.

As the sun rose up on another day the selected heroes of Camp Half-blood were in the middle of an assigned run around the camp consisting of several laps each of them panting heavily and covered in sweat from the day's work. Watching them at work and idly cleaning her nails with a senbon Temari would admit if only to herself that she took a small bit of sadistic pleasure at their tortured looking faces. However she still found them lacking in most practical areas. While their fighting styles were good for the type of battles they'd faced in the past she'd found serious flaws within their styles, and if she could see that she was sure that the others could see it as well.

Over the last few days the group had settled into a rhythm of sorts. The group as a whole would wake up and Hinata would cook, teaching the others how to do so as she went, while Naruto would head outside for a morning training session with Konohamaru. After the two had finished they'd wash off and the group would eat breakfast before heading out to meet their new minions for their own training. She and Hinata would handle the morning sessions as it was all theoretical knowledge before Konohamaru took over with the taijutsu portion. Meanwhile Naruto would seclude himself within their new library space where he was learning advanced fuinjutsu from his mother. Following this portion of the day they would head over to the mess hall for the big breakfast before returning to the field where Naruto would take over with the weapons training before Tsunade handled the chakra control training.

After that the campers had the rest of the day to do what they pleased while the rest of them went about setting up their new place. Somehow despite the fact that they had only been here for less than a week the furniture they had wanted had all arrived. Naruto and Konohamaru had been forced to do the majority of the leg work as the girls went about telling them what to do until everything was to their liking. While most would have complained with the amount of shadow clones the two had made for the job it hadn't actually taken all that long to complete and go on about their new lives. Seeing them dragging Temari whipped her fan around and sent a burst of wind sailing at them which immediately caused them to speed up.

While this was going on Tsunade was also busy overseeing some training of her own. She however was currently training the members of cabin 7 in the healing arts. Seeing as the cabin members were all children of Apollo they were naturally gifted in the arts, she was actually even more thankful that Naruto had thought to copy the contents of the libraries as she had made sure the Hokage's library contained all the medical knowledge the village had access to in case she had needed it. She unfortunately had to start from scratch with them however as though they were natural healers they honestly had no idea what they were actually doing. In fact from what she had learned they relied more on ambrosia than actual healing, which as far as she was concerned was more like a soldier pill than anything else.

At the core of her being she was an iryo-nin and damn proud of it and if there was one thing that she couldn't stand it was half-assed healing. When she had first returned to Konoha she had seen so much of that she had basically restructured the entire hospital, everyone on staff had been forced to undergo more training. This was essentially the same as what she was doing here and now, only in this instance she was forcing them to learn everything they had neglected in favor of their quick fixes. There was a reason she was known as the greatest healer to ever live in her land and that was because not only had she mastered the techniques of regular doctors but had used that to take the effectiveness of an iryo-nin to entirely new heights. She commanded so much respect within the field that she could go into any hospital or medical center and work as if she ran the place.

As such she required the same dedication from any medic that she had put forth especially from her students. At the moment if anyone outside of those that lived within the cabin saw the inside they would swear that they had accidently entered cabin six which belonged to the children of Athena and not that of the children of Apollo. Books and scrolls covered the place burying nearly all of them in work even the head counselor, Will Solace had his head buried within the pages of a book. Of course it was the theoretical portion of the work that would take the most time, the book work as it were. The practical hands on experience would go by much quicker but it would have to wait until she was sufficiently satisfied with their knowledge on the subject.

Naruto was overwhelmed by the scene that surrounded him. The strange metal contraptions that where called automobiles where all around him as where buildings that seemed to be made of nothing but metal and glass that stood so high they touched the clouds. A sea of people moved all around on asphalt walkways and the roads had been paved over as well. The air was disgusting to his nose and there was very little natural energy around to even speak of, much less to enter sage mode with. He watched in fascination as Chiron was lowered onto the ground on a ramp that had folded out of the back of the van that had transported them while he sat in a wheelchair. Watching Chiron moved the electric wheelchair Naruto followed after him while the man he called Argus lifted the ramp back up as he would be staying with the van.

As he walked Naruto found himself slightly glad he'd listened to the old centaur and changed his choice of clothes. At the moment he wore a pair of black jeans and an orange camp shirt with a pair of white and black low top sneakers. Naruto didn't really like the shoes as they covered the entirety of his feet and his toes had always been free except for the small bit of time he'd spent in Yuki no Kuni. Regardless he followed Chiron as he entered the large building he called the Empire State Building. They stopped briefly with a security guard who the centaur spoke with only for a few moments before they were directed towards the elevator. As they entered the elevator Naruto followed Chiron's direction and punched in a section above the buttons causing it to glow before the elevator began moving.

"As I informed you earlier Olympus is located on the 600th floor, a place mortals cannot access." Spoke Chiron as soon as they began their ascent.

For several minutes Naruto held the railing in the back of the elevator tightly hoping that the large metal death rap did not suddenly remember it was supposed to be under the influence of gravity. In the meantime they busied themselves with a short conversation which Chiron used to distract himself from the bad elevator music and Naruto from the fact he was trapped within a metal box. As the doors finally opened they found themselves in front of a stone walkway situated high in the sky connected to a mountain that sat perched upon a cloud with nothing beneath to support it. As they crossed the distance of the bridge Chiron pulled himself out of the chair revealing himself in full form. Chiron led the way guiding Naruto to the Hall of the Gods at a casual pace both of them noting that the place was undergoing some serious reconstruction.

As they reached the room they found the Gods themselves already in attendance. Looking around he could see that there were fourteen thrones in attendance each with a God sitting upon it positioned so that they resembled an upside down 'U'. At the head sat Zeus still in his pinstriped suite. His throne was a simple one made of pure platinum, to the right sat Poseidon seated in a throne that looked more like a fishing chair it was made of grey/green white streaked marble. The arms themselves looked like sea beasts and the throne decorated with coral, gold chips and pears while also containing a built in holster for his trident.

Seated on his side was Ares whose throne was made of leather and chrome with large human shaped skulls decorating the arms. Next was Apollo whose throne was made of pure gold with inscriptions written all over it and above it sat a sun disk while the back of the throne was shaped like a lyre. Next was Hephaestus whose throne looked more like a Lay-z-boy covered with bronze and silver gears. Next was Hermes whose throne was made of grey rock with ram's heads on the arms. Finally beside him was Dionysus in a throne made of grape vines and.

On Zeus's left sat Hades on a throne made of black onyx and decorated with wailing human skulls. Seated on his side was Hera whose throne was made of ivory with pictures of a willow and peacocks decorating it. Next was Hestia still looking like an eight year old girl, the form she'd been in when Percy introduced him to her the previous night, her throne was also simple looking appearing to have been made with white stone the arms of which rose up to resemble flames. Next was Demeter whose woven out of apple tree branches, wheat stalks, and dried grass. Seated beside her was Athena whose throne was silver with golden basket-work on the front and sides while above it sat a crown of violets. Next was Artemis whose throne is made out pure silver. It has two date palms on the back, with full moons above. Finally was his mother's Aphrodite's throne is silver and inlaid with aquamarines, beryl, and other precious stones. The back is shaped like a large seashell and the seat is made from soft swandown.

However his mother also appeared different than what he usually saw her as if only slightly. Her hair which usually hung down was tied in a braid that fell into her lap. Her eyes were still violet but they were no longer large but smaller and slanted to fit the new shaping of her face. Her body had likewise trimmed down reminding him absently of Uzuki Yuugao with her new size. She style of dress was also different as instead of the tan dress he was used to seeing her in she wore a deep purple dress with black heels.

While he was taking in his surroundings the gathered Olympians were also giving him a once over. At Chiron's direction he had changed his clothes to something that would blend much more easily than what he was used to. He now wore a pair of black loose fitting jeans and one of the orange camp t-shirts and a pair of white and black sneakers. Around his neck dangled the Shodai's necklace and he finished the look with a waist length leather jacket that he wore open.

"Your arrival has brought with it much for us to think about." Stated Zeus in a tone of voice that Chiron was not used to hearing from him.

"It has taken time for us to sort through all of the memories, some of us more than others but after doing so it has been decided that a few changes must take place." Finished the Lord of the Sky.

"However before we get to that we would like to know of your life." Stated Hestia

"Didn't Tsunade already go over this?" questioned the blond with a raised eyebrow

"What she gave us was a brief summary sticking to major points as you well know. We'd like to hear of it from you, all of it." Stated Athena getting a sigh from the blond.

"Very well in order to understand I'll have to take you to the beginning October 10 a little over 16 years ago…"

With that beginning Naruto told them his life story from the night he was born and the subsequent releasing of the Kyubi to the battle that had ended with his capture. Everything from his childhood memories to his rise as the Rokudaime Hokage was covered. From his legendary time as a prankster to the night he had earned his hitae-tae. His first real mission and the subsequent meeting with Haku that would shape him into the person that he now was. The Chuunin exam and his fight against Neji for Hinata's honor, his first meeting with Gaara and the battle that had forged their friendship. He spoke of his first meeting with Tsunade and Shizune and the bet that would make her Hokage; his first meeting with Koyuki and the freeing of Yuki no Kuni and Sasuke's betrayal and their battle at the Valley of the End.

He talked of his training trip with Jiraiya and all that he learned physically, mentally and philosophically. His return to Konoha and the immediate departure to rescue Gaara from the Akatsuki, this lead to his first encounter with Sasuke after nearly three years, the development of his Rasenshuriken and its first usage against Kakuzu of the Akatsuki. Jiraiya's death and his subsequent training as a Sage, which lead to his return to defend Konoha from Pein and their battle and its aftermath. He told how he crashed the meeting of Hi no Kuni's higher ups just in time to prevent Danzo from being elected Hokage and instead to have him ousted as a traitor for his actions that eventually lead to the attack made by Pein while he himself was named interim Hokage. He went into the Summit of the Kage's and the formation of the joint military to oppose the Akatsuki and their possession of the bijuu. His training with Bee on the island turtle and his confrontation with his darker half at the Falls of Truth and even his battle against the Kyubi itself which ended with him separating it from its chakra.

He told them of his discovery of the Mokuton which he could only use by drawing on Kurama's Yang chakra. He told of his emergence into the Fourth Great Shinobi War and his brief battle with the Yondaime Raikage. From there he told of his jumping into the war outright helping out each of the divisions and confrontations with revived Shinobi such as the Sandaime Raikage, Nidaime Tsuchikage and even the infamous Uchiha Madara himself. He explained that it was during this time that the Akatsuki began launching sneak attacks on the villages while all the main forces were out on the battle field, he explained how they were forced to scramble back and protect the villages which were all eventually attacked by the bijuu. He went on to explain how each of his friends had been killed and his reaction to Hinata's death which was his sacking of the hidden sound village. He explained how the village top brass decided to make his position of Hokage official giving him the full power of office and his actions upon them doing so ending with the surprise attack on Konoha, his capture and his subsequent kamikaze attack.

By the end of his story all of the Gods had been moved in one way or another. After taking some time to come to grips with everything that they had heard the Gods had to admit if only to themselves that they had only very rarely come across people with such difficult backgrounds. Suddenly Hephaestus stood from his throne as he walked over towards Naruto his form shrinking from eight feet to 5'3 his body also shifting losing much of its bulk and aging before their very eyes. By the time he came to stand before Naruto the blond had silent tears falling down his face as he found himself looking into the familiar eyes of the Sandaime Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen. In the next instant he had buried himself within his arms as he cried the pain and anguish he'd carried being felt by all in the room.

"My boy you have been through so much. But I am so proud of the man you have become, you have surpassed all my expectations of you." Said the God as he held the teen.

"How is this possible, you used the Shiki Fuin." Said the blond pulling back to look at him.

"It is possible because I exist in both worlds Namikaze Naruto." Came a new voice

Turning towards the voice they were greeted to the sight of a lean yet muscular man with a regal face and honey gold eyes. He had shoulder length black hair and skin the color of teakwood while a pair angel like wings were on his back shimmering between blue, purple and black in color. He wore a sandy brown sleeveless shirt with matching pants held up by a brown leather belt. In the next instant he transformed his form becoming much larger and transparent his clothing changing into a large white kimono and his skin turning a dark purple, his hair becoming spikey and white with a pair of red horns sticking out of it. Immediately Naruto moved back to put some distance between them and balanced himself on his toes showing he was ready to move at the drop of a hat.

"Shinigami." Said the blond narrowing his eyes.

"Calm yourself." He said easily shifting back into his previous form.

"Though mortal your soul is no longer within my jurisdiction for upon your death you shall truly become the Ten-tails." He finished.

"Thanatos, I haven't seen you in quite a while." Stated Zeus.

"Yes Hades skyped me about your discussion earlier and I've come to give my answer." Explained the God of Death.

"Before that allow us to explain the situation." Said Hestia getting a nod from Thanatos who stepped back.

"Chiron while pleased with the result of the recent battle many of us have come to believe that in order for the children to survive their training will need to be intensified." Said Athena.

"Are you saying I am not capable?" questioned Chiron.

"Of course not, no one is putting your skills as a teacher in question. Every Greek hero of note was trained by you at one point or another and as long as you wish it so that will continue." Stated Poseidon

"The purpose of this meeting is to decide the new direction the camp shall go." Explained Dionysus

"New direction?" questioned Chiron.

"Indeed as if my current suffering isn't enough with the new influx the council has voted that we restructure a bit." Explained the god of wine.

"I take it that direction has something to do with me." Said Naruto.

"Indeed we have watched a few of your training sessions and after the integration of our own memories agree that the current skills the campers have is not enough to up their chances for survival." Stated Athena.

"Also after the stunt Clarisse pulled it has been decided the campers as a whole should be more disciplined." Said Hestia.

"Yeah I heard about that I'd have charged her with insubordination and made her chase Tora for the next three months for a start." Stated Naruto seriously causing Hephaestus to shudder in his seat.

"The point is abandoning the war like she did just to prove her point was disastrous if not for the trick pulled by Silena the children of Ares would have never come." Stated Hestia.

"In short we want to prevent another episode such as that from occurring again." Stated Athena.

"That is where I come in. As I will be providing a new trainer." Stated Thanatos.

"So you found someone willing." Said Hades to do it.

"Yes in exchange they ask two things. Firstly they would like to remain a permanent trainer." Stated Thanatos.

"Permanent?" question Zeus.

"Indeed he's grown quite bored as of late apparently. Or it could just be getting too crowded for his liking" Stated the God of Death with a shrug.

"And the second?" questioned Artemis.

"He is quite proud of his people and request that from now on the campers be recognized as members of that group."

"He understands that includes all the campers?" questioned Dionysus.

"Yes this would include you as well young Naruto he feels there is much to teach you." Said Thanatos

"Who is this trainer that they would know even of my son?" questioned Aphrodite

"He is an ancestor of Naruto's whom I'm sure you know quite well. However I'll save the surprise for later, just know that he is willing to help." Said Thanatos causing her eyes to narrow.

"Very well then. Naruto I have a gift for you, consider it my way for making up for missing sixteen birthdays."

Her eyes flashed and suddenly a mallet appeared hovering before him. Looking it over he saw that was a deep red with silver breaches and connected a leather handle that dangled off the end. The head itself however was bronze instead of metal. Grabbing hold of it with one hand he was surprised when almost immediately it fell towards the ground and he had to strain just to keep it from embedding itself in. Hearing his mother laughing he slowly eased it down so that it rested head first on the ground.

"As you can see it's incredibly heavy. The reason for this is so that you will have to build up your strength in order to use it. The three Elder Cyclops made this as a favor to me. As you can tell it is made of Celestial Bronze and as such will not hurt any mortal. I won't go into detail about what it can do as you can find out from other campers just by telling them its name I'm sure." Explained the goddess.

Looking he could see that its name was written in the strange writing that Kratos's scroll had been written in, which he'd since learned was called Greek. He could see the writing along the left side of the head which said 'καταιγίδα'. For a few moments the letters floated around before settling in a way he could read it.

"Tempest." Said Naruto after a moment.

'Wait a minute I know that hammer!' thought Apollo in shock before he began laughing to himself having recognized the design.

"Now then why don't you put that away until later." Said Aphrodite.

"Okay but how…" started the blond as he reached and grabbed the handle only for the weapon to vanish in a flash of lighting which shot into his arm before the feeling settled near his right shoulder. Lifting the sleeve up he could see a new depiction of a storm cloud on his arm with lightning bolts and rain falling from it.

Back at the camp Percy stood panting as he looked over at Konohamaru. His form was covered in sweat and he knew if not for his bath in the River Styx his body would be aching as well. For his part Konohamaru wasn't anywhere near tired, in fact to be honest he was pretty much still fresh. Still he would admit that the group had come a long ways in the last few days, sure they still got their collective asses kicked but they were learning quickly. His method was actually simple as he taught by sparring with them forcing them to improve if for no other reason than to avoid getting creamed as badly as before. As it was he'd taken to saving Percy for last as he had the most energy and as such the others were able to watch them go at it.

Before they could continue the spar a horn cut through the air and they rose out of their fighting postures. In the few days they'd been there Konohamaru had come to understand a few things and the horns was one of them. The horn blew three times a day breakfast, lunch and dinner. Considering that was the first one of the day it told them all it was time for breakfast. As they entered the mess hall each of them broke away to their respective cabins table while Konohamaru went to join the others at the main table. Before the campers could go about breakfast however Chiron stomped his hoof calling for the attention of the campers something that surprised them all though they still gave him their attention.

"I know this is unusual but I have an announcement to make." Said Chiron allowing the campers to murmur a moment before clearing his throat.

"I have just returned from a meeting at Olympus. The purpose of that meeting was to determine the future of our camp." Started the centaur causing several eyes around to narrow.

"While you all fought bravely last week the Gods have decided that new measurements need to be put in place to ensure your survival. As such they have elected to bring in a new trainer." Finished Chiron.

"Why do we need a new trainer, and why now?" questioned Clarisse.

"The answer to that is multifold. I train heroes, I have done so since ancient times and will continue to do so into the future. However I trained you as individuals taking your strengths to new levels. However your actions last week have turned your from individual hero's into an army that the Gods believe they will be able to call upon. Unfortunately I have no experience in military matters and as such am out of my depths. Of course our new additions all have experience in such matters Naruto and Tsunade once military leaders. However Naruto like you all is a camper and still has much to learn of our ways even though he has graciously offered to share with us his. Because of this the Gods have called for a teacher who could teach you all how to be a military force."

"Okay but why now summers almost over many of us will be leaving next week." Stated Percy.

"That is where you are wrong. Due to the influx of new campers arriving daily many of the senior's will be remaining. You are one of the few that is actually leaving Percy." Explained the centaur surprising the teen.

"So who's this new trainer?" asked Nico

Before the centaur could answer however a fire erupted in the center of the room which blazed up to six feet in height until it died to reveal a figure kneeling on the ground. The person as they looked upon him was a made that could be said was made for battle. As he stood to his feet they could see he was incredibly tall probably about 6'5" yet appeared to be in his late sixties. He had short white hair that spiked up in the front with two distinctive pieces of hair resembling horns. He wore what appeared to be a white cloak with a high collar, revealing his necklace with six red magatama. He had tan skin and a red tattoo that covered the left side of his face from mid-jaw and disappeared beneath his hair and for those that could see ran down his neck and into the cloak. He had a scar on his right eye and a white goatee. As he opened his eyes they could all see that they were purple with several black rings. Immediately upon seeing those eyes all those from Konoha gained wide eyes as they looked upon the man but it was Naruto who was the most affected.

"Nii-san what's wrong?" questioned Konohamaru seeing the look of shock that covered his face.

"That's him, that's the Rikudo Sennin." Said the blond.

"W-what." Stuttered Konohamaru.

"That's him Kono, the man before us is the one known as the Father of ninjutsu, the original God of shinobi. The man before us is the man that created the Bijuu." Stated Naruto.

"I am called all of those things. I have been called Destroyer and Savior of worlds. Slayer of Titans and Gods, General of the Spartan Army, God of War. I am Kratos and it is my job to turn you into Spartans." Said the man before turning and looking eyes with Naruto.

"As for you, I have big plans for you my successor."

"They let you out of the Underworld to train us." Said Annebeth with wide eyes.

"Of course not; the world I hail from is no longer connected to the Underworld. In my world the afterlife is remarkably different than that." Stated Kratos

"Now then I have a few matters to attend with I'll be back." In the next instant he was gone vanishing in a flash of golden light.

Nearly two hours later found Naruto eyeing the ring of clones that surrounded him wearily. He had given the appropriate amount of time for his food to settle before moving off for some private training within the arena. In his hands he held a pair of short swords featuring horned demon faces on the hilts, pronounced hooks on their lower edges, and an intricate pattern of orange stripes on the flat sides of the blades. The clones surrounding him inched forward slowly having watched him decimate their brethren with ruthless efficiency as what had started as two hundred had been reduced to ten. Finally a clone just behind and to his left lunged forward Naruto was in motion in an instant shifting swiftly to the side and locking the clones extended arm between his own arm and his ribs before twisting himself and causing a sickening crack to sound out before the clone dispersed.

Still the other clones had already launched themselves forward Naruto was expected it though and had turned the twist into a complete spin cutting through another clones neck as he did so. Not slowing in the slightest he shifted to his left just barely avoiding the clone that had fallen towards him with a kunai and quickly drove his right blade into and through its midsection. Leaning back he avoided a blow to his head before a quick slash severed the clones arm and in the same instant his right arm flashed bifurcating another at the waist. Spinning with the motion his left blade cut through another clones kunai before the follow-up from his right split it up the middle. Launching himself forward he stabbed another dead center of the chest and as it toppled used it as a springboard to leap through the air at another which he buried his blade hilt deep in its head. Using the body as a shield he blocked a blow from a new clone before burying the left blade in its midsection and in the same motion launching the right blade away where it embedded itself in the final clone's heart.

A slow clapping had him looking up and turning towards the sound. Their by the entrance door he could see Kratos leaning against the doorway before he made his way in. For a few moments neither of them spoke simply staring into the others eye Naruto looking up and Kratos looking down. However there was a difference with him as his head had been shaved revealing that his tattoo actually did cover the top of his head.

"Not bad what you lack in strength you make up for with speed." He commented

"Why are you really here, I know you didn't come to train these kids." Stated the blond.

"No I came for two reasons. Firstly I came to train my successor that being you. Secondly my presence will keep certain factors in check. Training a new generation of Spartans and ensuring my culture thrives I see as a bonus." Stated the man.

"Why am I so important to you?" questioned the blond.

"I was Kirara's first champion. My job was to destroy the world in which I lived and in doing so cleanse and humble the Gods. You are her second champion your duty was to either save or destroy the world which developed due to that action. You chose to save it and in doing so have brought about peace between the nations in which you grew up." Stated the man.

"I don't believe in destiny, I choose my own life." Stated the blond.

"And that is the point. Choice, the greatest yet most underestimated gift there is. Destiny as most believe does not exist we all must chose who and what we become. And I chose you to carry on my legacy." Explained the man.

"I thought Nagato was supposed to be your successor." Stated the blond.

"Ah yes Uzumaki Nagato he was the other option I had to choose from. However he proved himself weak minded and easily manipulated as I was, and thus not worthy of my title. You however while having many flaws were not someone easily manipulated by others, though you had the bad habit of getting yourself into trouble by making rash promises." Stated Kratos.

"How do you know so much about me?" questioned the blond.

"I've watched you and Nagato both. There is also the fact you found my tomb a place that only my successor would be able to find."

"So what now?" questioned the teen.

"Now you learn all that we have to teach you. The one you called Hiruzen taught you of loyalty and Jiraiya taught you to be a shinobi. I will take you to the highest level. However before that you must come to terms with who you are."

Then faster than Naruto could react Kratos had moved and slammed a ball of energy through his stomach. For a moment his body seized up and then he crumpled only to be caught by the man. Gathering the teen up he hoisted him over his shoulder and left the arena. As he made his way across the camp he came across Hinata who went wide eyed upon seeing the state of her love.

"So Cronos failed. I'm not surprised." Said a powerful yet quiet voice its owner enshrouded in darkness.

"He was too hasty. Had he taken the time to regain his full strength he'd have been victorious." Stated another.

"The fool didn't even have complete control of that body." Stated another

"Enough. Despite his failure this presents us with an opportunity. The Gods have grown even more arrogant than before and we will use that to crush them." Stated a new voice just as powerful yet sleepy sounding.

"And what of that one?" questioned the original voice.

"Don't worry of that one, I have big plans for him."

As the sleepy sounding voice said this a flickering light revealed the sleeping form of Uchiha Sasuke all but his face buried in dirt.

Naruto awoke with a groan and after moving a bit found himself upon the beach that was now featured in his mindscape. Pushing himself up and out of the sand he struggled as he felt as if his energy had been drained out of him.

"Oh your awake, that took less time than I thought."

Turning towards the voice Naruto was greeted to the sight of a girl he had never before seen. Like him she had blonde hair and blue eyes and wore a pink two piece bikini and was currently laying on a beach chair. She had long and well-toned legs without even a hint of hair, a slim figure and what appeared to be large c-cup breast.

"Who are you?" questioned Naruto narrowing his eyes.

"I am Silena Beauregard, former head counselor of cabin 10, and your sister." Stated the blond girl surprising the teen.

"I'm an only child." Stated Naruto as he stood to his feet causing the girl to smile as if laughing at him.

"Perhaps on your father's side. However you and I do indeed share the same mother; Aphrodite goddess of beauty, love, desire, sexuality and pleasure." Stated the girl

"So why are you here?" questioned Naruto.

"To help you come to terms with the world you have stumbled into." Explained Silena like it was obvious.

"And you couldn't do this outside my head over food." Stated Naruto with a raised eyebrow.

"Normally I would have. However I died a week ago, I should have already been to the underworld but I'm guessing mom pulled some strings to make this happen." Stated Silena.

"You seem awfully calm about being dead." Stated Naruto.

"It's not that bad. Besides the way I went out makes up for a foolish mistake I made beforehand." Stated Silena.

"Now enough about me, I'm here for you. You've refused to move into our cabin, you don't even acknowledge us so would you care to explain why." Said Silena causing Naruto to shrug.

"What can I say I grew up an orphan, the idea that my mom had a whole bunch of other kids running around takes a while to get used to. Besides I'll be damned if I lived in a giant dollhouse" Said Naruto.

"You don't even believe Aphrodite is your mother, not completely. You acknowledge her aspect of Kushina but the rest of her you ignore." Stated Silena pointedly ignoring his comment about the cabin.

"And can you blame me for that?" questioned Naruto.

"You are living in denial in a fantasy world. Aphrodite and Uzumaki Kushina are the same being asking anyone who knew her as Kushina could tell you that. From your own memories I know she was the most beautiful woman in your village by far. You can change your appearance at will, and you can charmspeak do you have any idea how rare of an ability that is among us." Said the girl before sighing and motioning for him to sit beside her as she sat up placing her feet in the sand.

"Why don't you tell me the real reason your refusing your heritage." Said Silena causing Naruto to frown even as the words came out of his mouth.

"To admit that there are gods that are supposed to be watching out for us, that my own mother is such a thing makes my childhood and all its suffering meaningless." Said the teen as he sat beside her.

"Your childhood made you strong. The rest of us, we're not fighters demi-gods and gods alike very few of us are capable fighters. Because of this we try to hide as best we can in hopes the monsters won't be able to smell us out, the only place most of us are safe is at camp which is why we're all year rounder's. Now though there's hope that we'll be safe we have a brother who can protect us, maybe even teach them to protect themselves. But in order for that to happen you have to reconcile yourself the mortal shinobi and the son of the goddess."

As Silena said this a blue portal opened appeared and she side before standing to her feet stretching out and taking in the heat of the sun before turning to Naruto with a sad smile.

"My time is up and Charlie's waiting for me. I'm not asking you to lead them, I'm just asking you to protect our siblings. There's a lot of love in your heart, don't ignore it."

With that said Silena stepped through the portal which closed up behind her. Before Naruto could do more than run a hand through his hair however he let out a surprised yelp as he fell through the sand and disappeared. As he fell through the sand he tried to force himself to a stop by channeling chakra to his hands only for nothing to happen, finally however he came to a stop at the base of a large flight of stairs. All around him it was dark yet looking up he could see that the stairs disappeared up into the sky. Finding no other way to go however he gritted his teeth and with a chakra propelled leap launched himself onto the staircase before running the stairs at quick speeds.

"Tsunade-sama!"

The cry cut through the silent room like a knife. Immediately the legendary medic was up with several of the members of the Apollo cabin rushing after her. As they made it outside they were greeted to the sight of Hinata rushing to meet them a cloud of dust kicked up showing the path she had traveled and several campers watching her with wide eyes.

"What's going on?" questioned Tsunade.

"Something's wrong with Naruto-kun."

The words had an immediate effect on Tsunade as her face suddenly hardened and with a single slight motion Hinata shot off once again with Tsunade hot on her heels. They weren't the only ones however as several others hearing the commotion followed after them. As they entered into the woods Konohamaru suddenly leapt out from the trees surprising many especially as he landed gracefully and didn't even slow as he ran alongside the other two shinobi.

"Status." Barked Tsunade as soon as he was in line with them.

"That Kratos guy brought the boss this way about four minutes ago and he was out cold but he was shaking. Temari is with them right now." Stated the youngest of the group with Tsunade nodding.

As they reached their cabin several of the campers stopped to gawk at the massive wood made mansion that greeted them. In front of them was a Japanese style mansion, having had time to regain some energy Naruto had recreated their place from the three story house it had once been. From what they could see lots of space had been cleared out to create the place but many, mostly the Aphrodite kids had to force it all to the back of their minds in order to keep up. As they chased after the trio inside they found themselves traveling through halls with sliding shoji doors until finally they came to one such door which was already open with Temari hovering over Naruto with a towel placed upon his forehead and a bowl of water sat beside him. Immediately Tsunade slid into the room on her knees with her hands lighting up a brilliant green as she placed them over him.

"What the hell." Muttered the woman as her brow furrowed after a moment.

"Hinata take a look." Ordered Tsunade in a no non-sense tone.

"Byakugan." Many of the campers went wide eyed in shock as the veins surrounding the girls eyes bulged as the doujutsu activated.

"His chakra core, its unstable!" exclaimed the girl in shock.

"How is that possible?" questioned Temari whipping her head in the direction.

Before they could answer however Naruto's midsection glowed before a pair of lights shot out which died down to reveal the sprawled out forms of Mei and Haku who were quick to recover managing to flip to their feet landing in a crouch.

"What happened?" questioned Hinata.

"I don't know one minute I'm going over a scroll and the next I'm out." Said Mei

"Same with me." Said Haku

"Shit he's transforming!"

At Konohamaru's exclamation all their eyes widened as they turned to find his whisker markings had broadened and his hands had changed to claws the nails of which were currently buried in the floorboards.

Within the blonde's mindscape Naruto grunted as a gust of wind nearly threw him off of the stairway. He had no idea how long he'd been climbing only that some time ago the weather had started tripping out. He could hardly see in front of him as it was pouring down rain and the wind had seriously picked up, plus every once in a while a bolt of lightning would come streaking out of the darkened clouds. Channeling chakra to his eyes was all he could do just to see a couple of inches ahead. Finally he made it to the top of the stairs onto a circular platform and what greeted him was something that he would remember for the rest of his days. As he watched the clouds all gathered together forming into a massive beast.

"What the hell is this?" questioned the blond to himself.

"Incredible isn't it." Turning towards the voice in surprise he found himself looking upon a ghost from his past.

Beside him was a man of perhaps six feet in height with red hair that fell down to his back covering the right side of his face leaving only a single Rinnegan eye to be seen. Yes he knew the man, maybe not well but the two of them were connected students who had studied under the same master and had really only met each other once though it was a memorable meeting.

"Nagato." Acknowledged the blond getting a brief smile from the man before they both turned back to the beast.

"Normally I'd ask how you got here but right now I don't think it's all that important." Stated Naruto eyeing the still forming beast.

"You realize you can't fight it, not without being ripped to pieces." Stated Nagato seriously.

"The thought had crossed my mind but I don't think it's here for a nice chat." Said Naruto.

As they watched the head still slowly forming they could see a familiar set of Rinnegan eyes appear and look down upon them causing Naruto to gulp. The Rinnegan was truly a fearsome doujutsu and the fact that such a powerful creature had it was giving him different thoughts about fighting.

"So that's what this is." Stated Nagato catching the blond's attention.

"Huh?" questioned the teen as intelligently as he knew

"When I died reviving Konoha's citizens I had sent the last of my energy into you that is how I am able to have this form here. It was my intention to awaken the Rinnegan code hidden within your genetics. That beast there appears to be all of your power given physical form" stated Nagato

Outside of the blond and surrounding his body Tsunade, Hinata, Temari, Mei and Haku had formed a barrier that was currently surrounding the teen after his body had released a gust of wind that had tossed them all back. This was the scene Kratos and Chiron, the latter in his wheelchair came upon as they entered.

"You what did you do?" snarled Tsunade glaring at Kratos yet not budging from her position enforcing the barrier.

"I forced him to come to terms with himself." stated Kratos with a shrug.

"What are you talking about?" questioned Konohamaru flexing his fingers anxiously.

"I have watched him his entire life and I know when he is acting a part. He hadn't accepted any of this once again he does not believe in Gods. He has suffered for everything all his life and been betrayed by the one he thought of as his brother. At this point he was only playing along as if he was in a dream, I've forced him to acknowledge the reality of his situation." Explained Kratos.

"Okay but why is his core destabilized?" questioned Tsunade.

"Because he hasn't accepted his own power without doing so it was only a matter of time until it ripped him apart from the inside out. Hopefully she was able to get through to him." said Kratos.

"She? Who the hell is she, where all out here." Said Mei angrily.

"She would be his sister, the only one who could understand his situation." Stated Kratos.

"Silena." Said Temari shocking several of the campers.

"What?" questioned Tsunade.

"That was the name he said right before you guys got here." Explained Temari.

"Yes Silena Beauregard, Thanatos let me borrow her for a few moments to help with him."

As Kratos said this he ignored the muttering being done by the campers behind him.

"I hope your right about this." Stated Naruto.

"You need to let go, and embrace this." Stated Nagato.

"Even still this is a big one even for me." Stated Naruto with a bead of sweat falling down his forehead.

"Are you not the Rokudaime Hokage, the same person who I gave my life for, who faced down the Kyubi, that person didn't fear anything."

Naruto froze as he heard those words. As he did he went back over everything in his life and had to admit he had been fearless, whether that was out of ignorance or blind faith in his ability was up for grabs. He had never but once questioned himself and that one time was only momentarily before he was snapped out of his funk. Shion had told him he would die and he'd actually laughed same with Kyubi and every other threat that had come after him. So what he'd just nearly died and had Kurama extracted from him big deal, he'd had the last laugh hadn't he? So what his mom turned out to be a goddess and had a bunch of kids he'd always wanted a family anyway and now he had one, he wasn't alone anymore.

With his thoughts his stance shifted and his features hardened as he began to walk with a purpose towards the funneling clouds that had very nearly finished their transformation. As he walked a gust of wind was sent at him only for him to walk right through it, lightning struck only for him to swat it aside as his own eyes changed blue changing into a light purple color with a ripple like pattern developing into them. As he moved forward Nagato smiled before his form dissolved unknowing of this the blond glared up into the giant eyes that looked down upon him.

"I am the son of Namikaze Minato and the Goddess Aphrodite otherwise known as Uzumaki Kushina. I am the Gama Sennin, the man known as the Kami no Arashi, and the Rokudaime Hokage. I am Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto and I will not allow my own power to kill me!"

With that exclamation golden spike headed chains burst out from his torso and up into the clouds wrapping themselves quickly around each of the now solidified limbs as well as the torso before dragging it back towards Naruto and into his torso. As the clouds hit him lightning and all Naruto roared and the storm around him raged even harder in response as a literal tornado shot up around him with arcs of lighting shooting through it before dying down to reveal the panting form of the blond on his knees.

"Is it over?" questioned one of the campers after a few moments of silence.

All of them in attendance had witnessed the blond as he arched himself and roared and to accompany that thunder boomed and the air howled as a storm kicked up out of nowhere before he had settled back down. Now he was just lying there, no longer shaking and seemed to be just sleeping.

"He's stabilized but he seems different somehow." Said Hinata after reactivating her Byakugan.

"His coils are badly stressed but they're healing far quicker than normal, but his chakra it's much more potent now." Said Tsunade.

"Good it was a success. As for the rest of you make the most of the remainder of your day boot camp starts tomorrow morning six am. Percy, Annebeth, Thalia, Clarisse and Nico you will lead them through what you've learned the last few days." Stated Kratos.

"I suppose we should take this time to come up with a new schedule then." Stated Chiron as the campers filed out led by Hinata so they wouldn't get lost though all of them still talking about what they'd witnessed.

AN:Well that's it chapters over. Next chapter will have a bit of a time skip, thanks for reading and please review. Till next time, LATER