Naruto and the Olympians
Chapter 6: Preparations for the Future
AN: Hello all it's been a while. Firstly thanks to everyone who reviewed the previous chapter. I don't have much to say tonight however and I'm sleepy, so that said here's the next chapter.
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Percy panted heavily as he stood unsteadily atop the water and eyed the redheaded woman across from him doing the same as if the liquid was solid ground. It had been several days since the woman had made her appearance within a beam of light from Naruto's stomach of all places. Though Naruto had yet to awaken the training the camp went through had not only continued but intensified. True to Kratos's word boot camp had indeed started and every camper was involved. While most of the camp was learning the basics of chakra, Percy was one of the few people who was doing more advanced training.
The woman Terumi Mei, as she was called had revealed herself to have been the Godaime Mizukage and had taken it upon herself to teach him advanced skills. The two of them spent six hours together from 5 to 9 in the morning before breaking for breakfast and then continuing from 10 to 12. After this point he was basically free to do whatever he wanted; while at first it seemed hectic he had to admit he was learning quite a bit. In just a few days' time he had learned to do things with water that he'd never even thought of such as making clones and sharks out of the substance plus she was also teaching him how to detect the presence of others using the ripples of the water so that if needed he could fight blind.
He didn't have to worry about teaching the swordsmanship class as Kratos was training the entire camp himself by use of clones. However that didn't mean that he wasn't actively learning anything else as he had begun learning how to use a spear and Kratos was determined to teach him how to use the bow and arrows. Chiron had also finally gotten around to helping him manipulate the Mist, which he'd always wanted to learn to do. Of course he wasn't the only one learning new things from what he could gleam from Thalia the few times they'd spoken Hinata had begun teaching her and the hunters some of the tricks she'd learned as a tracker. As summer was once again coming to an end he found himself struggling on whether or not he would remain for the year or head home and thus to school for the next year.
He knew that he should stay and help out with the new influx of campers but he had been told that they would be taken care of. Chiron had told him that he had already done enough it was due solely to him that the Gods were now claiming their children regularly and they had been arriving in droves, from all over the country and even from outside the country; even children of minor gods were arriving with cabins being constructed for them. Already they had added four new cabins one for Hades, Iris, Hypnos, and one for Nemesis. Every year he always had trouble deciding if he would return home or stay at camp and like every year he found himself waiting until the last minute to make up his mind. He had also finally made it through a year in one school without getting kicked out and this would be the first time he would have a return year should he return home. Such thoughts however were put on hold as the sound of a horn blowing cut through the air and both he and his teacher prepared to head to the mess hall for breakfast.
Within the Big House a pair people could be found seated around a table as they were deep in discussion. Among those gathered were of course Chiron and joining him was Tsunade. They had been speaking for nearly twenty minutes going over the finer points of the camps reconstruction and as the centaur did not have any kind of military background he felt that she would be able to give him a more advised council.
"The main problem from what I can see is the numbers." Stated Tsunade catching the centaur's attention.
"This camp currently hosts a total of one hundred people, thirty of which are Hunters. Numerically speaking its not much of an army." Stated Tsunade
"True enough however I believe that the numbers will swell in the times ahead." Stated Chiron.
"Perhaps but for the time being we have to work with what we have. So we'll have to go with a quality over quantity approach. We will also need to instill in them military discipline which means harsher punishments for acting out." Said Tsunade.
"That I don't think we'll have much trouble with." Stated Chiron causing Tsunade to nod, both had seen Kratos in action and if there was one thing he seemed to be good at it was creative punishments.
Elsewhere the man once known as the Ghost of Sparta stared down at the sight before him. Though he couldn't make out his entire figure under the heap of metal he was working on he knew the person beneath it well, even if all he saw was a pair of legs, one of which supported by a metal brace.
"So this is what you do in your spare time now smith god." Stated Kratos
"The times changed there is not much need for weapons and suits of armor these days Kratos." Came a voice from beneath the metal contraption.
"And what exactly is this contraption that has your attention?" questioned Kratos.
"Horses and carriages went out a long time ago. The world is ever evolving and this is one of those evolutions, it is called an automobile. However I know that you have not come here to speak on mechanics what is it that you want?" retorted the God of forges.
"In my battle with Zeus many of my weapons were destroyed, I need them repaired."
At this request Hephaestus paused and actually pushed himself out from under the metal frame he'd been working on allowing Kratos to look at his misshapen head and damaged face. Despite this he held a look in his eyes that Kratos was quite familiar with though he easily ignored it.
"Let me get this straight. You want me to re-forge the very weapons that helped you not only destroy Olympus but murder the Gods themselves, one of which was me." Said Hephaestus.
"Don't even try it, you and I both know what happened to you was a direct result of your own actions." Stated Kratos.
"No what happened was a result of your constant thirst of violence and destruction and your endless hatred." Retorted the smith god fiercely.
"Yes well hatred is easy to stir up once the Gods get involved in mortal lives." Stated Kratos.
"And that's what all of it stems from your anger with Ares, but you were the one to call for his aid Spartan." Reminded Hephaestus.
"To protect what I cared for, and what did he do smith god. He made me murder my own family and for that betrayal he paid with his life and I would not hesitate to strike him down again." Said Kratos.
Hephaestus frowned at one time he'd have immediately retorted but with the assimilation of his time living amongst the mortals as a mortal he'd come to understand certain facets of a mortal existence that he otherwise would have not known or ignored. After all in his last mortal life as Sarutobi Hiruzen he had lived and fought through three Great Shinobi Wars. As a God one tended to look at things from a much broader perspective and the lives of mortals actually meant very little. As a mortal however the lives of those around and closest to you were what mattered most so on that perspective he could understand the Spartans reasoning behind his actions. Of course he would not let him realize any of his newfound thought process and instead merely grunted.
"Just show me the weapons." Stated the blacksmith causing Kratos to produce a scroll.
Taking and unrolling it he instantly recognized the basic sealing array inside of it and wasted little time in unsealing all of its contents many of which were weapons. He could also see why he would want them repaired as all of them were in horrible condition. However he had also noticed something else as though he hadn't exactly been a seal master he knew that everyone who seriously invested time in fuinjutsu had a particular signature that they inevitably used he recognized this one as Jiraiya's only with a few different nuances and even more he recognized the chakra in the scroll as Naruto's, and it was for that reason that he decided to fix them.
He awoke slowly even still his training had him quickly taking stock of his surroundings. The first thing he realized was that he wasn't in a hospital due to the lack of a white ceiling hanging over his head. Instead what hung over him was a ceiling quite similar to what had hung above him whenever he had visited the Hyuga compound. All at once memories came to him much like they did whenever he dispelled his clones after they had learned too much and if he wasn't already lying down it would have made him collapse.
"Naruto-kun!"
The voice made him wince in part due to the loud squeal-like quality which did not help with how sensitive his ears were, but also due to the fact he hadn't registered anyone else's presence anywhere near him. Truthfully that was one of the problems he had never quite gotten around to fixing when it came to his skillset, sure he was quite powerful, one of the most powerful in the shinobi world but he had some rather glaring weaknesses. He couldn't sense another chakra signature anywhere near him to save his life, mostly due to how hard it was to feel past his own chakra due to the rather large quantity he possessed. On top of this his skill with genjutsu was still non-existent, these facts were ignored when he drew on either nature chakra or his bijuu chakra simply because once in Sennin Mode he could sense the energy that other people possessed quite easily and in a tailed state the chakra naturally overpowered any that tried to use genjutsu on him.
Thankfully the person who was at his side was Hinata. It had taken him a while but he had eventually realized that if there was no one else he could always trust Hinata. During the course of the war the two of them had found themselves growing close and neither one of them had done anything to create any type of separation between them. It had all started back during the war before the fall of the Great Villages with the death of Hyuga Hiashi. In the beginning of the war when everyone thought it would be a brief alliance between the five great villages and the samurai run Tetsu no Kuni against the man that had been posing as Uchiha Madara and a legion of revived shinobi brought back by use of the Edo Tensei, Naruto had arrived on the battlefield turning what had been a bad situation into a good one. With his newly found control over the Kyuubi's chakra he had stormed the battlefield displaying not only his newfound control but a skillset that none with the exception of Jiraiya had ever seen from him.
While most of the weapons he'd found in Kratos's tomb had been unusable due to sustained damage there had been quite a few that he had learned to use, those being the Blades of Exile, Spear of Destiny and the Claws of Hades. While he had learned to fight using each type of weapon that had been hidden there for the most part, it had been those three he had used during the war and to great effect. The most effective weapon had been the claws as any of the zombies he'd fought using them against had not been able to rise again. For a while things had looked up with their numbers and his abilities to combat not only the bijuu but the undead everything had been going their way and then he had struck, Uchiha Madara. This wasn't the pretender who had been masquerading as the legendary shinobi but the genuine article who had also displayed previously unknown of skills such as the ability to utilize the Mokuton.
The initial attack had not only shocked everyone but had been devastating. Madara much like Hashirama was rumored to do had created trees within the barren wasteland one of which had nearly speared its way through Hinata only for Neji to move in to take the attack in her stead. However instead of that happening Hiashi had pulled a quick Kawarimi with Neji the result being he himself being speared through by the attack. For a while after words Hinata had been a mess and he feeling guilty had taken to trying to cheer her up. He quickly shook himself from that train of thought knowing from experience that nothing good ever happened from dwelling too much on the past.
Instead what he would focus on was the present, specifically the task of getting his body back into optimum shape. It took him a few moments in order to get his body to respond as it had become use to the disuse of limbs due to his previous state. In fact if it wasn't for Hinata helping him he was certain that it would have taken him a while longer just to sit up. Thankfully Hinata was a medic and while not up to Sakura's level of skill in the field knew enough to help him get his body to start responding to his commands. With her help he was able to not only stand but make his way to the outdoor hot spring he had created when he had first built the place.
The purpose of heading to the hot spring was two-fold. Firstly because he hadn't had a proper bath or shower since he had been rather abruptly forced into his previously unconscious state. Second and more importantly the spring would help in speeding up his recovery. When he had first created the spring he had lined it with numerous seals before he'd even filled it with water. The barrier surrounding the spring was lined with seals making it impossible for anyone not inside the spring to see what was truly happening inside only seeing an empty body of water. The rocks and bottom of the pool where also covered in seals most important being ones that would absorb the chakra of anyone inside the spring and convert it into healing chakra before sending it back. The best part about that was since it was a person's own chakra even after the conversion there would be no rejection when it was sent back into the body which would make recovery move even faster than normal.
As they made it Hinata helped him settle before sitting down on a stool to wash off his back. While normally he was pretty sure he would feel some amount of embarrassment due to his current situation at the moment it wasn't bothering him though he was pretty sure the naked Hyuga behind him was feeling more than enough for both of them at the moment. Several minutes later found the blond entering into the spring itself the hot water instantly having an effect on him as he settled down. After only a few minutes he could feel the tension within his body leave him as he finally relaxed as the waters worked their magic on his body even the chakra that flowed through his body was doing so more smoothly as the healing energy worked on his chakra pathways. As he closed his eyes to rest he hoped it wouldn't take him too long to recover.
Jake Mason, the relatively newly raised Head Counselor for the Hephaestus cabin sighed as he pulled himself away from the fires of the forges as the conch horn sounded for breakfast. With the new direction that the camp was going in his cabin had been tasked with restocking the camps armaments and redesigning various pieces of equipment. Thankfully Tyson was willing to give them a hand as his experience working in the underwater forges was certainly helping them out. In truth despite their ability with metalworking Jake was surprised things were moving so quickly as there were only five children of Hephaestus in the entire camp and two of them were new faces. New shields had been commissioned first and foremost their new trainer had been quite adamant about that, so the old wooden shields they had used for capture the flag games had been discarded. The new shields while still big where made of celestial bronze and each of them bore the ancient Greek letter Lamba, which was an 'A' without the line connecting the two in the middle. Tyson had also given them the idea to have the new shields transform into watches so that they would always be on hand. New armor had also been made the breastplates a dull bronze color so that they didn't shine in the light complete with grieves and helmets, though the helmets had not had the horse plumes added to them.
Thankfully the armor wasn't hard to create at all. In truth Greek armor was all the same for the most part the only difference being in the standards, the crests that adorned the shields. Each set they had made was made in doubles, one would be a formal which would include a flowing crimson cape. The differences between the armor however were slight as the men's armor would include black pants while the women's would be more traditional including a chiton that ended at the knees to wear beneath the armor. Following the armor had been the actual weapons themselves every camper was to receive a spear and a Xiphos, a short sword much like Percy's sword Riptide. Most of the weapons were easy enough as they had recovered many after the battle in Manhattan all they had needed to do was some maintenance to repair them. After cleaning himself off he led his siblings out of the cabin and towards the dining pavilion and found that like usual they were among the last cabins to arrive.
For once he was also looking forward to a meal while at camp as well. In the past they'd had to settle as the nymphs served only a special breed of Barbeque, grapes, apples, strawberries, cheese and bread. In the time since the strange group had showed up a little over a week ago they had begun serving other types of foods as well. His thoughts on the matter were cut off as he noticed the pavilion had gone quiet and several people had turned their attention to a position off to his side. Turning to look he was greeted to the sight of a blond teen standing at about 5'5" and it only took him a few moments to place him as the teen had quite the peculiar appearance. Along with his height and his bright blond hair he also had three linear markings on each of his cheeks that absently reminded him of whiskers easily telling him everyone this was the guy that had made his grand entrance by falling out of a hole in the sky.
Of course he wasn't the only one who had noticed the blond's appearance as several others had noticed him the moment he walked in. Ignoring all of that Naruto made his way through the room paying note that Konohamaru was currently sitting with the Hephaestus table. He also took special note of the Aphrodite table and could see immediately that they would need some serious work. Just looking at them made him shake his head as a dangerous gleam entered his eye, one not seen since his pranking days. Pushing past that thought however and schooling his features and strode past them and up to Chiron's table however instead of sitting he remained standing and nodded his head towards the centaur who stomped his hoof getting the rooms immediate attention.
However before he could speak there was an eruption of fire in the center of the room as Kratos made his appearance however this time his appearance had changed drastically. The lines that showed the signs of his aging had vanished and his beard previously white from age was now a solid black. The most notable difference however was the aura he projected, whereas before he projected the aura of a tired old man for the most part, now it was anything but as only did he now seem completely energized.
"I take it the meeting went well." Stated Chiron
"Indeed and there is much to be discussed." Spoke the Spartan quietly
"Have you made the announcement?" questioned the Spartan getting a negative shake of the head from the centaur
"I was just about to do so when you arrived." Grunting his acknowledgement Kratos moved around the centaur before taking the center seat at the Big Table, the spot usually reserved for Dionysus an action that raised more than a few eyebrows.
"Hero's I have an announcement." Spoke the centaur after a moment bringing everyone's attention back to himself.
"Firstly due to recent events as well as the new influx of campers we will be extending the summer session an additional two weeks." Informed the centaur causing the campers, especially the newer ones to cheer.
"Now then as many of you know we will be going into a more militant direction as you have recently proven to Olympus that you are worthy to be called an army. As such the Olympian council has recently named three people who will henceforth take on the role of General, those three once called will join us here Annabeth Chase, Thalia Grace and Nico di Angelo."
Surprised the trio of demigods did as told and stood from their seats to join Chiron at the front of the room. As they came to stand before him Chiron with his centuries worth of experience could see the question written on their faces quite clearly, which wasn't hard as all three were showing their confusion rather openly.
"The three of you were all chosen due to your actions in not just the recent battle but throughout the course of the war have proven without doubt that you are all worthy leaders amongst your peers. Your duties will be discussed between us later at the Big House."
With that said all three of them were soon overwhelmed as the entire dining pavilion cheered with them all moving back to their seats in a bit of shock. This was especially true for Nico who had not only just become a full member of the camp but had also just been granted a cabin of his own as well as a table to go with it. As they all seated themselves Kratos took that moment to stand from his seat the action immediately pulling attention to him.
"Now that that is out of the way I will deliver the last few announcements from the council. Firstly you should know that Dionysus will not be returning as Zeus has found what he feels is a more befitting punishment for him. While Chiron will remain as your activities director, I am now the camp director."
Immediately after he finished all the demigod's with the exception of Pollux who now found himself without both his brother and his father, cheered loudly at the revelation. In truth most of the demigod's couldn't stand him as many of them felt that he was a traitor, a demigod who as soon as he was turned into a God had turned his back on them. However soon they all quieted and it was then that another voice spoke up causing everyone to focus on Malcolm, the son of Athena and Annabeth's second in command.
"Not that I'm not glad or anything but how is that going to work. From my understanding your position here was only temporary, in order for you to stay on wouldn't they have to make you immortal?" questioned the teen causing the bald warrior to sigh.
"They restored your powers." Came Naruto's voice surprising everyone as many had forgotten he was there.
"Correct. Not only have I had my full power restored but I have been granted my position once more as God of War." Stated Kratos causing an immediate hush in gaining the attention of all of the demigods especially the children of Ares.
"What this means is that there are now three major war gods; Ares, Athena and myself. Whereas Ares represents the untamed side of war, and Athena the strategic end, I represent the battlefield itself tame yet violent. Because of this I am now the fifteenth major God of Olympus. Now eat, there is still much work to be done."
Two hours later found all of the head councilors gathered within the big house in what had become their unofficial conference room during the war. The most major difference between now and then was the number of people that were present which included Nico, the new head of the Aphrodite cabin Drew Tanaka, the head for the Iris cabin Butch, and Clovis of the Hypnos cabin. Of course Chiron was also in attendance as was Kratos and finally was Naruto who was the biggest surprise due to Drew's presence.
"Now that everyone is here let's get started." Stated Chiron getting everyone to focus.
"Now then at the recent meeting on Olympus it was decided that we can now extend our boarders outwards. The reason for this is that the Gods have decided to reward us for our service in Manhattan. They will allow us to build a village as from now on those of you who reach your adult years shall be rewarded with not only a full scholarship to any college of your choice in the country but will be given the right to return if you decide to settle down. I believe eventually we will have entire families living here."
A stunned silence came over the room as the demigods absorbed the words that Chiron had just spoken. For many the words had invoked thoughts of dreams and futures that they had long since given up on especially over the last five years. In truth most of them had come to grips with the fact that they might not make it to see eighteen years old, that eventually they would come across a monster that they would not be able to put down and that would be the end of it. This news however brought back something that they had all for the most part had given up on, hope for the future. Finally however the silence was broken as the relatively new head of the Apollo cabin Will Solace spoke up.
"How is that possible. I mean most of us can only barely read a sign and you're talking about college. I'm pretty sure that means thicker books with smaller print; and there are the monsters to consider on top of that." Said the son of Apollo sobering the group.
"From what I understand Hecate has agreed to manipulate the Mist so that it will hide your scent once you have left. As for your reading problems the Gods have stated that they will make it so that you understand English just as well as Greek. How they will go about doing that however I am unsure of." Explained the centaur.
"I'm surprised they actually thought of that for us, much less actually agreed on doing it." Stated Annabeth her eyes narrowed in thought.
"It was Poseidon's idea. He felt that you had all sacrificed much for the good of Olympus and had really gotten nothing in return to show for it. Sure they agreed to making more cabins and claiming their children but that's something they should've been done anyway. Once he put the idea out there and mentioned college Athena was all for it. Soon enough everyone on the council with a few exceptions had agreed with him, Zeus and Hera had no choice but to agree or risk open rebellion." Stated Kratos
"It was extremely crafty of him. With the minor Gods still happy for their newly given thrones and places on the council, and knowing it was all due to Percy they were most likely eager to repay him. As a bonus they also ensured the futures of their own children as well. Shinobi politics at its finest." Stated Naruto reminding the room of his presence.
"Now then let's move on. The next bit of business is the naming of ranks. As stated earlier Nico, Thalia and Annabeth have been made Generals as such there will only be two people whose word shall have higher authority than theirs. Jake Mason has been given the rank of Colonel and Will Solace, Commander. Clarisse due to your refusal to fight and the result thereof you have only been granted the rank of Major as have Travis, Connor and Pollux. Katie has been given the rank of Captain, while Butch has ranked as Lieutenant. Drew and Clovis due to your inexperience the two of you have been given the rank of Corporal. New campers will be given the ranking of Recruit until such time as they have proven themselves worthy to be full members and worthy of the title Spartan upon which time they will be given the ranking of Private. Promotions after this time shall be requested by a higher ranking officer, Chiron or myself. Most importantly Sparta has at its head two Kings, the greatest warriors we have to offer. Naruto and Perseus have been elected by the Council to become the Kings of Sparta." Finished Kratos
"Wait you want to make me a king?" questioned Percy in shock
"You have all the qualities of a good leader." Said Naruto surprising everyone as he turned to stare directly at the son of Poseidon.
"Despite your short temper and tendency to blurt out the first thing that comes to mind you still possess the qualities a leader should have. You are loyal, and trustworthy, you do not seek power and instead seem to shy away from it. You aren't too proud to admit when you need help, yet you refuse to allow someone else to carry-on a burden that you know you can handle. That is just some of what people say about you around here. Of course you still can't fight for shit without a sword but you'll get there." Said Naruto causing several people to snicker while Kratos didn't even try to hold back his smirk and Chiron could only shake his head.
"Percy just take the rest of the day to think on it. We'll talk more in the morning, agreed." Said Chiron getting a nod from the teen.
"We'll have an award ceremony at the campfire on the last night of camp. Each person who participated in the war the last few years will receive a medal or medals depending on how many acts they have done. Hephaestus has promised to forge the initial medals and following this the molds will be given to cabin nine for future works." Said Chiron
"Naruto for the time being you will be studying our history with Annabeth as will you Percy understood." Stated Chiron getting a nod from Percy.
"That's good I have something I want to teach her as well." Said Naruto causing Annabeth to look at him in confusion.
"Did you not find it strange that while everyone else received some legendary weapon from me you only received a pair of knives. I knew knowledge would be something much more appreciated and this subject will prove both fascinating and useful for you in the future." Said Naruto causing an excited gleam to enter her eyes.
"I'll also be moving the boys out of the Aphrodite cabin, no self-respecting man should live in a doll house." Said Naruto causing several of the boys around to nod sharply in agreement.
"We also have to go through the trials." Stated Kratos as he tossed Naruto a scroll
"As you know most of my weapons from my time as a demigod were badly damaged in my battle with Zeus. Hephaestus fixed them because as my heir they are yours. In return however we will offer a few of them to select demigods by way of trials of worthiness." Stated Kratos causing Naruto to narrow his eyes.
"Which ones did you have in mind?" questioned the blond
"The boots of Hermes, the Sun Shield, the Barbarian Hammer and the Bow of Apollo." Said Kratos.
Naruto thought about that and had to agree those would be good to unload. While useful he didn't particularly need any of them, he was already pretty fast and could move across surfaces others couldn't by use of chakra which made keeping the Boots of Hermes unnecessary. Likewise his mother had just given him his own weapon in the form of a mallet, granted an extremely heavy one which he had trouble lifting, but still the fact was he had his own hammer. The Sun Shield would be useful but it was unwieldy to him, and unnecessary since he had his own version of the Golden Fleece which was much more appropriate for him and his style of combat than the shield would be. The Bow of Apollo he probably would have kept but firstly he didn't know how to shoot a bow, and second he wasn't all that great with fire so he supposed it wasn't too much of a loss.
"Chiron will teach you and Percy both to use a bow so you can keep the other one." Said Kratos as if reading his mind.
"Um I've already tried that and it didn't work out too well." Stated Percy remembering his first year at camp and causing Will to smirk.
"Yes and you gave up when it didn't come easily to you. Spartans do not give up on anything, ever." Stated Kratos turning serious eyes on the teen.
"Anything else I should know?" questioned Naruto.
"I took my sword back since you have your own and I got you a new pair of blades to replace the Blades of Exile." Stated Kratos getting an understanding nod.
"Jake how goes progress with the armor?" questioned Kratos.
"Progress is steady. Thankfully we already had plenty of armor lying around so it just had to be tweaked a bit. The shields are nearly done and thanks to Tyson we've been able to hide them all as watches so we can always have them on hand. We already had spears on hand right now were just working on them to tweak them so that they can be hidden in some way." Stated Jake.
"Well if all else fails I can seal them away in scrolls or tattoos like my own." Stated Naruto.
"How does that work anyway?" questioned Annabeth.
"Well this is a bit advanced but I'm going to teach you anyway so whatever. The shinobi arts are categorized into four separate divisions. The first is taijutsu or hand to hand combat something that all shinobi practice to an extent no matter what. The most famous is ninjutsu of which I'm a specialist, these are techniques which by use of chakra we can use to have an effect on the environment around us, creating massive waterfalls, breathing fire, earthquakes, or making houses by manipulating wood anything under the sun really can be done.
Next is genjutsu which is much more subtle due to the fact that they are illusionary techniques and work by manipulating the flow of chakra within an opponent's brain. The most obscure art is fuinjutsu which can literally do anything from empowering someone or something to sealing them away. My father was known for using Time/Space techniques with such effectiveness that he could actually fight entire battles on his own, by use of fuinjutsu he could appear behind anyone and slit their throat and be on to the next one before anyone realized what had happened." Stated Naruto causing several eyes around him to widen in surprise.
"Tsunade while not as well versed can use it to heal a person of even the most life threatening of injuries. When I was twelve my friend Lee was paralyzed by Temari's brother. His right arm and left leg were crushed and he had bone fragments imbedded in his spine. By usage of fuinjutsu to empower her own already phenomenal healing abilities after one surgery and a bit of follow-up he was back in fighting shape within two months." He paused here allowing them to absorb his words and seeing he still had their attention continued.
"Now as for the weapons what I will do is create a small pocket dimension to store them in, think of it as a portable closet. Fuinjutsu is not something just anyone can use however, even shinobi who are classified as geniuses can't just create seals. You actually need the mind for it and you need to be able to see beyond the norm." finished the blond realizing he had gone off on a tangent.
"Before I forget we're changing the name of the camp." Said Kratos causing several heads to snap in his direction.
"Why?" questioned Will.
"Firstly there are people of mixed heritage either in camp or will be coming soon and some people aren't really comfortable with it for one reason or another and we don't want to send the wrong message. Next because this will eventually become more than just a camp but a town in and of itself we believe that it is fitting to change the name, especially in the direction we are currently going in." said Chiron
"So since this is going to basically become the new Sparta, can we like dress the part?" questioned Drew surprising everyone. Of course they all should've figured she'd say something about clothes sooner or later.
"What's wrong with what we wear now?" questioned Annabeth causing Drew to roll her eyes.
"Nothing if it's worn right. But honestly tell me you've never wanted to see what you'd look like in a chiton, I for one think I'd look great." Said Drew causing several people to sigh though Naruto noticed both Annabeth and Katie had blushed and looked away.
A while later found Percy staring out of the window of his cabin looking out over the water. The sea was calm as it had been since the end of the war and it worked to put Percy at ease. Still that didn't mean that he didn't still have much to think about. The meeting had dragged on for nearly an hour the majority of which he had basically tuned out as he tried to come to grips with just what was being asked of him. Still some of it he had listened to for instance Grover in his new position as Lord of the Wild had taken over the satyr seekers who were in charge of finding unclaimed demigods. While he had known lots of new campers had been showing up he couldn't believe the number that Grover had dropped in the meeting and had even petitioned for a bigger budget and brought up the need for more satyrs.
Shaking the thought off he opened the door leading out to the deck and sighed releasing a breath at the smell of the sea hit him. Stepping outside he was greeted to the sight of his dad Poseidon sitting out on the deck wearing a pair of Bermuda shorts and a pink and green Tommy Bahama shirt. In his hand he held a deep sea fishing rod with the line extended out into the sea.
"Hey dad, what brings you here?" questioned the teen taking a seat beside him while the man looked over and winked at him.
"Well we never got to speak privately on Olympus and things have been a bit hectic lately, but I wanted to thank you." Said Poseidon.
"Thank me? You're the one who came riding to the rescue." Said Percy fishing a bag of blue jellybeans out of the pockets of his cargo shorts and popping one into his mouth.
"Yes and got my palace destroyed in the process. Still palaces can be rebuilt and I've gotten so many thank you cards from the other gods; even Ares though I think Hera forced that one. Still it's rather gratifying so thank you. I guess even us gods can learn new tricks." Said Poseidon.
Both paused and watched as the sound began to boil and a huge green sea serpent made its appearance snagged on the end of the gods line. It thrashed and fought and after a moment Poseidon simply sighed and with a quick flick of his wrist cut the line with a knife Percy hadn't even seen him draw allowing the monster to sink back into the depths.
"Not eating size. I have to release the little ones or the game wardens will be all over me." Spoke the God in explanation causing Percy to shake his head.
"So king, huh?" questioned Percy offering his father a jellybean which he took.
"Your uncle's idea actually. You didn't think you could just get away with turning down godhood did you." Stated Poseidon
"Still the idea…" started the teen only to trail of into silence.
"I've had many sons over the years Percy, many of them kings. None however have been quite as special as you, and I'm not just talking about your physical abilities. You care about those around you and you fight for them, you have the heart of a king. Besides not all the pressure will be on you, or even on Naruto you'll have advisors there to help you out as well, besides I doubt Athena's daughter will steer you wrong." Stated Poseidon causing him to blush.
"Still I thought you'd have been more worried about college." Stated the lord of the seas.
"Yeah right, dad with the exception of Goode I've been kicked out of every school I've ever attended. There's no way any college would accept me." Stated Percy popping another jellybean into his mouth.
"Don't worry about that, you just do your part and you'll get in. Besides this way you can prove to Athena your worthy of her daughter" stated Poseidon forcing the teens blush to return and making the god chuckle.
"You're doing well with those new cabins by the way. I suppose that means I can claim those other children of mine and start sending you some siblings soon." The words caused a chuckle to escape the teen while Poseidon merely reeled in his empty line.
"Um, you were kidding right?" questioned Percy only to receive one of his dads inside joke winks in return and leaving his son unsure if he was kidding or not.
"I'll see you soon Percy and remember, know which fish are big enough to land." Said Poseidon before he dissolved into the sea breeze, leaving the fishing rod behind.
Naruto frowned as he looked around the interior of cabin 10 and found that it left a lot to be desired. Sure it would probably be fine for teenage girls but for the boys he seriously needed to get them the hell out of there. Looking upon one of the walls he could see it looked similar to a few fangirl shine's he'd had the pleasure of destroying back in his prankster years in Konoha. Looking around including Drew he could see that there were eleven girls that stayed in the cabin while there was a total of five boys. At the moment said boys were busy collecting their belongings for their trip to his place.
"Alright here's the deal." Said the blond catching the rooms attention.
"For the next bit of time the boys are going to be staying with me so that I can whip their asses into shape." Said Naruto watching idly as several of the boys paused in their packing before they resumed at the look they received from him.
"As for you girls don't think you're getting off easy. Just like they're getting their acts together so will you." Stepping out of the door frame and further into the room he allowed for Temari to make her way in causing several of the girls to look at her in confusion.
"See I don't really know anything about training females. So Temari here has volunteered to oversee your training. Hinata and a few others may drop in as well from time to time and they will report to me of your progress." Finished the young Rokudaime.
"Um, I don't understand." Said one of the older girls.
She had long and curly brown hair with an oval shaped face and light blue eyes. Like everyone else she wore the orange camp t-shirt but had cut the mid-riff out of it. She wore a blue skirt and a pair of flat footed white shoes and sat with her legs crossed on the side of her bed. All in all the girl was beautiful and Temari couldn't deny it one bit.
"What's your name?" questioned Temari
"Linda Lee." Answered the girl.
"Well Linda, what he means is it's my job to turn you lot from useless fangirls and into capable kunoichi." Stated Temari
In the arena Clarisse stood before another Naruto this one sitting down on a bench and eating a bowl of ramen. Off to the side Percy's pet hellhound Mrs. O'Leary watched them something neither of them minded. After the meeting Naruto had sent Clarisse to get the sword and told her to meet him there and by the time she arrived he was on his third bowl. Placing down the empty bowl he stood to his feet and after a motion to Clarisse was holding the large blade in hand.
"Tell me what have you learned about this sword so far?" questioned the blond
"Not much actually I've been a bit busy the last week." Naruto nodded he knew as much but thought she'd have taken the time to check it out in her off hours from training.
"Okay well this blade the 'Heavenly Sword' is actually the most versatile of all the weapons I had. Though it doesn't have the power of any of Kratos's weapons it makes up for it with its combat capablility. This blade has three settings, the first is speed."
As he said this he took hold of the blade at the hilt and in another section at a curve near the hilt and pulled causing the blade to actually split into a pair of twin blades. For a several moments she watched in awe as he weaved through forms quickly with the two blades his arms mere blurs yet he looked incredibly bored doing so.
"As you can see this mode is all about as it was named speed. This lets you fight up close and end the fight quickly even if the strikes don't do a lot of damage on their own, they add up. The next is the ranged mode."
At this point he moved away from her and in the next instant a pair of blurs were flying all around and it took her a moment to realize that the blades were actually chain-swords. From what she remembered they were quite rare even in ancient times and this was actually the first set she had ever actually seen. Looking at the way that the blades cut through the air was mesmerizing to her and it was something she found she wouldn't mind watching all day.
"Range is pretty self-explanatory as well. Now with this one your strikes do even more damage but its good when you've got a lot of enemies surrounding you and if you aim right you can take the lot of them out then and there. Finally there is the power setting, which is a bit slow but the hits are very damaging and will usually end things very quickly."
With that explanation he put the blade back together into the single large form that it was in initially. As he looked her over Naruto realized that training her was going to be a chore; as while she had an impressive amount of raw strength she was incredibly slow. He would have to tone her down as her width would actually be detrimental since he knew that a slimmer figure would work wonders for her and not just in the looks department.
"Before we can do anything else however we have to get you to a decent level of speed. There's no point in giving you something like that if you don't have the speed to use it correctly right."
With that said by the two got to work for what Clarisse would simply call hell for the remainder of her days.
The last two weeks went by quickly with pretty much everyone focusing on their new schedules. In the mornings they had mass training sessions led by Clarisse introducing the new campers to how they practiced combat. For the older campers it had simply meant that they had to adjust to their new duties, learning and adapting Spartan law to fit better with the times. Even more new campers had stumbled over the property line to the point that there were now twenty cabins on the camp grounds to include Nike, Tyche, Hebe and Hecate so that now if one looked correctly the cabins shape up to form an Omega. Of course those four were still under construction and had the help of several of the Cyclops's to help with the heavy lifting.
They had also constructed a small chamber where they would have meetings concerning the council from that point forward. It resembled the council chambers in the Hall of the Gods only on a smaller scale complete with thrones. Grover true to his word had been on the move thanks to his new position as Lord of the Wild and head of the satyr seekers. Most of the campers were still getting use to the sight of the members of the Aphrodite cabin working basically from dawn to dusk. Of course no one really knew what all they were doing but whatever it was it left all of them exhausted at the end of the day. Other than that everything was pretty much going normally. There had only been one incident when word got out that Naruto had been chosen as one of the Kings by the Gods something that the Ares cabin had taken a problem with. In a shocking show of skill Naruto had beat the entire Ares cabin single handedly with his bare hands with Clarisse as the only one who didn't get a beating.
Following this however was the campfire where not only were they given military awards for actions during the war but a memorial was set up to honor those who had fallen during the course of the war. Silena, Beckendorf and Michael Yew had all been honored with rankings of General with service medals presented to their cabins and to be delivered to their parents. Annabeth when not designing the structures that would be the new Olympus was studying Fuinjutsu under Naruto. Due to how much he was learning Percy had decided against going home and as such would become a full time camper and had even accepted his role as king, though he made it a point that he would go home every weekend and on holidays. As for Naruto he had settled in easily enough and with an enthusiasm that could only be matched by Gai and Lee had set about his training with Kratos. Whatever the case after all that they had been through everyone was actually content with their lives, none of them had any clue how short of a time that contention would last.
AN: That's it chapters done. This was the last prequel chapter too thank god. Now then while I'm not going to follow the books too closely for the most part this story will follow the timeline set before in the Heroes of Olympus series. Either that or I might skip all the way to MOA though I did like SON so I'm not sure. Anyway thanks for reading please review. Till next time, LATER.
