I'm alive!

After so many days of waiting here is the new chapter of this story I have returned with a new chapter. I have been busy with two new story's, a crossover between the elder scrolls and Harry potter titled Dovakiin. Also a crossover between Naruto and the Inheritance cycle called the Uzumaki riders. Check them out if you have the time as I hope to continue them at a later date. Before I get to the chapter I have two things to say. One about a review I was given and the other about the strange behavior of Hestia.

Megaplayer49 mentioned in his review this story flow is very sporadic. This was deliberately done on purpose. I wanted to give a background to the story that was messy so I could find a pace that I could work with. I am not very good with a story with a begin and ending planed out. So I have let the story take shape and slowly bit up an idea on what will happen over the course of Naruto's interactions with the goddesses. Before you ask, yes I have an idea on what the ending will be like. This chapter has a teaser on what will happen and I will leave it at that.

I have gotten several of you asking me why Hestia is acting so out side of character in this story. In the Percy Jackson series, Hestia is portrayed as a goddess that everyone can talk to and is the most even mannered immoral of the original gods. But the series never touched base on her role in the war in the first war with the Titans. Or how she became the peace maker in the family and how come the gods are all afraid of her wrath. I will be touching base on her behavior during the Chunnin exams as she will teach her younger virgin counterparts why she is the last Olympian and why her brothers and sisters fear her. But until the exams Hestia will be an wildcard that Naruto and his friends will have to deal with.

So sit back and enjoy this chapter


Silence filled the Konoha hospital as Anko finished her report to her Kage. She lay on the bed with various bandages and an IV drip attacked to her arm. Her two remaining gennin were in extensive care after spending several hours with doctors trying to stabilize them.

Taking a deep breath, the third tried hard not to lash out at his subordinate. His anger was more directed at the client and at whoever filed that mission as it was not a C ranked at all. No, by the way that Anko described the ambush and the injuries that where on the females bodies, it was a S-rank. Someone didn't want that letter to be taken to its destination and was willing to hire several teams of veteran ninja for the job.

However, the details of the attackers and who the mission client was made Hiruzen know what was going on. And he did not like it.

"Thank you Anko." He rose from his chair. "You and your team will be compensated for what you have been though and be given a S rank mission pay. It will be noted in your mission log."

"Thank you sir." Anko softly spoke as she drifted off to sleep. The old man look at her with tired eyes and as he rose those eyes lingered on the mark on her bare shoulder.

Stepping out of the room, the man went at a quick pace towards the western gate. Nodding at the gate guards, he and his followers left Konoha at a more brisk pace.

...

Hestia look at her two nieces as they slumbered. She was was both worried for them and upset, but it was not the time or place. Taking some of her special nectar, she poured it down their throats.

Cough cough "What in the name of!?" Athena gasped as she coughed up some of the drink. Looking up she saw the worried face of Hestia. "Aunt...?"

Hestia ignored the young goddess and poured the rest down Artemis's. She then walked over to the chair that was by the window and sat down.

"Do you know how angry and worried I am right now." The duo flinched at Hestia's soft tone. The goddess of the hearth's eyes glowed in the dim lit room as she stared at them. "Why do you risk so much for that mortal?"

"He has a name. Naruto, lady Hestia." Artemis growled out. Athena nodded as she healed herself of her injuries. Hestia studied the goddess of the hunt and the goddess of wisdom with irradiation on her face, waiting for her to go on. "We care for him because we are all he has for his sanity. When we first met Naruto, he was alone and hated by many in this village. As the goddess of the hearth and family you should know that he believes us to be his family and-"

"And that is the problem," Hestia cut her off. "You two are goddesses, immortals, and he has no idea that you will out live him. I can feel the bond he has for the both of you, and if he were to find out that you two are goddesses, what then? He has spent his life sharing his world with the two of you and yet you have not shared your secrets to the boy. He would question everything you have done, breaking the truest between you three forever. Your father when he finds out my kill the boy for being in your presence for so long in fear that you may forsake your oaths." The silence that filled the room felt oppressing as Hestia took a breath. She continued with a soft voice, "How will you both feel if your father kills Naruto? You two are too close to the boy and I fear that the repercussions of your actions will hound you for the rest of your days."

"Get out."

Hesita looked at Artemis, whose face was covered with shadow. "... Very well then. I will leave, but make no mistake while I will not harm the boy I cannot let this matter go." With a final look at her nieces the goddess left, leaving behind a bitter taste in the mouth as she wondered what Zeus would do. With the situation that her nieces were in, Hestia knew that it would only end in disaster. While her mind and duties told her one thing, her heart went towards the boy. She had felt the pain and longing for a family in his eyes and heart and how Athena and Artemis had filled the boy. But the goddess knew that once he found the truth out and his friends left him, he would start going down a dark path.

Just like what happened between her and Ōtsutsuki Kaguya all those years ago.


Naruto blinked his eyes slowly open, trying to regain his sight in the bright room he was in. He was bandaged and in a sterile hospital room, not one of Konoha as he usually got the worse room available when the doctors had their way. Or the dumpster before he met his friends. Moving his arms and legs to check on his condition he silently cursed, finding he was chained to the bed via his legs and his healthy arm. Hearing voices out side the door Naruto quickly pretended to fall back to sleep while keeping his ears opened. Sweat started to form on his chest as the heat and tension of the voices coming closer to the door.

"-our responsibility to take care of him even if he is an unknown factor! I will not let this boy die on my watch Yoki-sama! You should be ashamed of yourself, we took an oath as doctors to-!"

"Don't tell me that you forgotten that several shinobi have pretend to be injured before so that they could enter the village. Team four said that he was on death's doorstep when they found him yet when they brought him here he was only had mildly severe wounds with no evidence that was showed that he was critically hurt!"

"Jiraiya was an old man trying doing his work for his village and his personal stories for that Ichia Ichia series of his. This is a young boy that needs us. That toad sage was also not as badly injured and the konoha shinobi in the room may not be awake for another day."

The door opened and Naruto could hear them come in. His thoughts of escape were put on hold as he tried to understand who was the toad sage that the duo were talking about. However he could tell that there was a third and forth person in the room that just came in, judging by the foot steps.

"Lady Shizuka, Tokiwa. Why are you two here?"

"We came to see for ourselves the shinobi team four brought back. Is that him?"

"Yes Tokiwa, but may I ask why would you why did you come here to see this boy?"

"I had heard the staff and several of the members of the corps that a shinobi from the leaf was recovered. I thought that he could tell me who is Jiraiya's apprentice is now. With the fourth's death I thought that perhaps he had forgotten his promise. However, he has been sighted with the leaf for some time. I thought perhaps that the boy could tell me."

"Speaking of the fourth the boy looks like a lot like the former Hokage. Do you think that he is-?"

"Perhaps. Konoha may have lied about Minato and Kushina having a child together so that Iwa or any number of villages could not kill the lad. But if he is the son of their favorite Hokage, why was he abandoned? Why has the Leaf not trained or feed this child? He looks like he was feeding on trash if he is that size."

"Too many questions. The exams are coming up, perhaps we should send a few teams to investigate what is going on. It may be our only way to get answers."

The voices stopped talking and Naruto listened as the possible doctor took some notes down. After a minute foot steps let the room and he relaxed, his thoughts swimming with names and questions. Who were Minato and Kushina, who was the toad sage Jiraiya? Did the old man lie to him about his parents like he did with the Kyuubi? As those questions crowed in his mind, sleep slowly came to him, if only to delay Naruto's mind from finding out the truth.


So that is it. Hoping that you all enjoyed the chapter and I will see you all with a new chapter quite soon. And it will be sooner then what you realize.

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