A/N: Anyone who wants to do a story where the characters read 'The Legacy of Athena and Hermes' series is allowed to do so as long as they tell me before hand.

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Naruto Visits the Inside of Mount St. Helen

Orthus led them a few turns to an old-fashioned submarine hatches like metal door that was oval with metal rivets around the edges and a wheel for a doorknob. Where the portal should've been was a big brass plaque, green with age, with a Greek Êta inscribed in the middle.

Orthus looked at Naruto with both heads as if expecting a treat. Naruto rummage through his backpack and unsealed two protein bars and threw each one to each of Orthus head, making a mental note to stock up on dog treats the first chance he gets.

He thought of getting tips on raising dogs from Kiba or his mother or sister, since they're all part of the Inuzuka clan, but Naruto decided not to as raising a two headed monster dog might be different from raising a ninja hound.

"Ready to meet Hephaestus?" Grover said nervously.

"No," Percy admitted.

"Yes!" Tyson said gleefully, as he turned the wheel.

Naruto wasn't too shock as it wasn't an unknown secret that Hephaestus favors the cyclopes that work at the forges. Heck, Hephaestus' own kids were the first campers at Camp Half-Blood to accept Tyson for that exact reason. It probably help that Cyclopes are considered disfigured like Hephaestus.

Naruto himself was actually anxious to meet the god of Forge and fire. He only seen Hephaestus last winter during the solstice meeting, but this was the first time Naruto get to meet the god in person. He may not be disfigured, but Naruto knew what it was like to be looked down upon because of something that was out of his control, and yet willing to prove those who does otherwise. It's only understandable he was anxious to meet Hephaestus.

As soon as the door open, Tyson hurried inside with the rest following.

The room was enormous. It looked like a mechanic's garage, with several hydraulic lifts. Some had cars on them, but others had stranger things: a bronze hippalektryon with its horse head off and a bunch of wires hanging out of its rooster tail, a metal lion that seemed to be hooked up to a battery charger, and a Greek war chariot made entirely of flames.

Smaller projects cluttered dozen worktables. Tools hung along the walls. Each had its own outline on a Peg-Board, but nothing seemed to be in the right place. The hammer was over the screwdriver place. The staple gun was where the hacksaw was supposed to go. Naruto guessed even the god of forge couldn't help but be disorganized once in a while.

I see where Cabin 9 get their inability to organize from, Naruto thought. Although Cabin 9 never got last place in Cabin inspections, it never got first place either as the campers there always had something out of place or missed something they were working on. Heck they don't even put up their projects in the forges. Most just leave them where they're at so they can find them the next morning. If not they start accusing one of Hermes Cabin kids for stealing their projects until it was found.

Under the nearest hydraulic lift, which was holding a '98 Toyota Coralla, a pair of legs stuck out—the lower half of a huge man in grubby gray pants and shoes bigger than Tyson's. One leg was in a metal brace.

Orthus sniffed the legs and duck both of his heads under the hydraulic, and barked.

"Well, well," a deep voice boomed from under the Corolla. "Orthus, what are you doing here? I take it Eurytion is here?"

The mechanic pushed out of a back trolley and sat up. Hephaestus must of cleaned up for the winter solstice meetings or something, because now he was wearing a jumpsuit smeared with oil and grime. Hephaestus, was embroided over the chest pocket. His leg creaked and clicked in its metal brace as he stood, and his left shoulder was lower than his right, so he seemed to be leaning even when he was standing up straight. His head was misshapen and bulging. He wore a permanent scowl. His black beard smoked and hissed. Every once in a while a small wildfire would erupt in his whiskers and die out. His hands were the size of catchers' mitts, but Naruto got the feeling he can hanle any machine with delicately.

Hephaestus glowered up at the group, with slight disappointment, probably because none of them were Eurytion. "I didn't make any of you, did I?"

"Uh," Annabeth said, "no, sir."

"Good," the god grumbled. "Shoddy workmanship."

He studied Annabeth and Percy. "Half-Bloods," he grunted. "Could be automations, of course, but probably not."

Then he turned to Naruto and Hinata. "You two are from the elemental nations, aren't you?"

"Yes sir!" Naruto replied. "Hinata and I are from the village hidden in the leaves."

"Leaf village, eh? Nice place, but I personally prefer the Sand," Hephaestus said. "No offense to the leaf, but they don't have craftsmen and mechanics like the sand does—with them making those excellent puppets for their jutsus and what not."

"None taken," Hinata responded.

"We actually know a few people from the sand, one of which uses Puppetry jutsus," Naruto explained.

"Good," Hephaestus said although they got a feeling he was referring to something else. "Good people."

He looked at Grover and frowned. "Satyr." Then he looked at Tyson, and his eyes twinkled. "Well, a cyclops. Good, good. What are you doing traveling with this lot?"

"Uh…" said Tyson staring in wonder at the god.

"Yes, well said," Hephaestus agreed.

"Wow, is this chariot really on fire?" Naruto asked.

Everyone turned to see Naruto staring at the flaming chariot, even stretching his hand out to it

"I'd be careful there, lad," Hephaestus warned. "You don't want to catch on fire."

"It's okay. I'm a champion of Hestia, so fire don't normally hurt me," Naruto said as he touched the chariot without wincing or pulling back. "Man, I sure wish I could ride one of these though. I bet it can do a lot of damage to any none-fireproof monsters that try to get close. Believe it! And with the right animal or automaton to pull it too."

Hephaestus looked at Naruto in amazement. "You're that grandson of Athena and Hermes aren't you?"

"At your service," Naruto responded.

Hephaestus grunted in approval. "Should of known. You're always what the other gods talk about, whether it's out of hate, respect, or worry."

Naruto's shoulders slumped on the last one. He didn't have to ask what Hephaestus meant by worry. He has to live with the reminder everyday.

"As for me, well I could care less about the risk of a Jinchuriki. The way I see it, the threat of having one around here isn't much different than leaving a Cyclopes in the streets to learn how to forge. They could turn out good people, or the monster sealed inside them," Hephaestus grumbled.

Hephaestus then opened a drawer to a cabinet and picked up a bag of doggie treats. "Here!" He tossed them to Naruto, who caught them. "I don't know why Orthus is with you, but that dog normally has a good taste in character, and I won't be surprise Eurytion has a reason for it. Fortunately, Guard Dogs are one of my sacred animals, so I keep a few treats on me in case I come across one."

"Uh… thanks," Naruto responded.

"So, what brings you lot here? It better be a good reason. The suspension on this Corolla is no small matter, you know."

"Sir," Annabeth said hesitantly. "we're looking for Daedalus. We thought—"

"Daedalus?" the god roared. "You want that old scoundrel? You are dare to seek him out!"

His beard burst into flames and his black eyes glowed.

"Uh, yes, sir, please," Annabeth said.

"Humph. You're wasting your time." He frowned at something on his worktable and limped over to it. He picked up a lump of springs and metal plates an tinkered with them. In a few seconds he was holding a bronze and silver falcon. It spread its metal wings, blinked its obsidian eyes, and flew around the room.

Tyson laughed and clapped his hands. The bird landed on Tyson's shoulder and nipped his ear affectionately.

Hephaestus regarded him. The god's scowl didn't change but there was a kinder twinkle in his eyes. "I sense you have something to tell me, Cyclops."

Tyson's smile faded. "Y-yes, lord. We met a Hundred-Handed One."

Hephaestus nodded, looking unsurprised. "Briares?"

"Yes. He—he was scared. He would not help us."

"And that bothered you."

"Yes!" Tyson's voice wavered. "Briares should be strong! He is older and greater than Cyclopes. But he ran away."

"It's not just that he ran away, Lord Hephaestus," Naruto said. "He also seemed to lost faith in others as well as himself. The way Briares looked and talked—I haven't seen anything like that since the Land of Waves—back when it was controlled by a tyrant."

Hephaestus grunted. "I understand. But you must understand that people monsters and gods changed, and not always for the better. You must be weary of who you can trust. Look at my loving mother, Hera. You met her, didn't you? She'll smile at your face and talk about how important family is, eh? Didn't stop her from pitching me off Mount Olympus when she saw my ugly face. And then to make herself more likable, she goes blame my dad for it. The truth is, my mother likes families, but she likes a certain kind of family. Perfect families. She took one look at me and… well, I don't fit the image, do I?"

"That's why I don't regret taking up Hestia's offer to be her champion," Naruto said as he leaned down and scratch under one of Orthus' chins. "When I talk to Hestia, I feel like I'm talking to a loving relative who wants nothing more than what's best for me. But when we talked to Hera, I got more of a feeling that she wasn't there for the goodness of her heart."

Hephaestus nodded. "I will agree that Hestia has more of the loving and caring nature than my mother. But for me, I prefer only relying on what I can make with my own hands. Something I thought most Jinchurikis would understand."

Naruto stood up and looked at Hephaestus. "I do understand, Lord Hephaestus. But the thing is, I didn't become the way I am by myself. I became who I am because I found people I care about and return cared about me. And there isn't a single day I regret my choices. Which brings us to why we're here. We're not the only ones looking for Daedalus. The Titan army is looking for him too. Only they want to find Ariadne's string to use to navigate the Labyrinth. If we don't get to Daedalus first—"

"I told you already. Looking for Daedalus is a waste of time. He won't help you."

"No offense, Lord Hephaestus, but you don't know Naruto." Hinata said. "Not only he is the bravest person I met, but he has a gift no one else has, not even here in your world. He can give back hope to those who loss their way. I know this because I seen it. I had a cousin who loss his way, and when it was thought no one can do anything to stop the darkness in his heart, Naruto saved him and help him see there was more to the world than he thought."

"It's true," Annabeth said. "Naruto even earn Mr. D's favortism, and Mr. D rarely favors any half-blood."

"If there's one person out of all of us here who can change Daedalus' opinion, it's Naruto Uzumaki," Percy responded.

Tyson and Grover nodded in agreement.

Hephaestus looked upon the group amazed by how well the blonde-man's friends seem to believe in his capabilities. Sure Hephaestus seen some of the stuff Naruto could do, but he just pass it off as him being a grandson of Athena and Hermes. But the ability to change people's opinion wasn't a trait in either one of his grandparent's powers—unless you consider Hermes' ability to manipulate people in order to trick them. But Hephaestus got the feeling that wasn't what this group was talking about.

"I can see why your grandparents speaks highly of you, Naruto Uzumaki. You really are one of a kind," Hephaestus said. "I haven't seen such boldness since your grandmother Athena and Patron Hestia pledge not to marry despite having suitor so willing to marry them."

"So you'll help?" Naruto asked.

"I will, but only after you do something for me," Hephaestus said. "I have a favor."

"Name it," Annabeth said.

Hephaestus actually laughed—a booming sound like a huge bellows stoking a fire. "You heroes," he said, "always making rash promises. How refreshing!"

He pressed a button on his workbench, and metal shutters opened along the wall. It was either a huge big-screen TV. On it was a gray volcano with smoke rose from its crest as a forest ringed it.

"One of my forges," Hephaestus said. "I have many, but that used to be my favorite."

"That's Mount St. Helens," Grover said. "Great forests around there."

"You've been there?" Percy asked.

"Looking for… you know. Pan."

"Wait," Annabeth said, looking at Hephaestus. "You said it used to be your favorite. What happened?"

Hephaestus scratched his smoldering beard. "Well, that's where the monster Typhon is trapped, you know. Used to be under Mount Etna, but when we moved to America, his forced got pinned under Mount St. Helens instead. Great source of ire, but a bit dangerous. There's always a chance he will escape. Lots o eruptions these days, smoldering all the time. He's restless with the Titan rebellion."

Naruto frowned remembering something he heard in one of the schools he attended about an eruption at Mount St. Helen once. "Wait, are you saying the 1980s eruption was caused by Typhon stirring. What stirred him up then?"

Hephaestus coughed and cleared his throat as if the topic was a sensitive subject on his behalf—which told Naruto Hephaestus might have accidentally done something to cause that.

"Anyways, lately I have sensed intruders in my mountain. Someone or something is using my forges. When I go there, it is empty, but I can tell it is being used. They sense me coming, and they disappear. I send my automatons to investigate, but they do not return. Something… ancient is there. Evil. I want to know who dares to invade my territory, and if they mean to lose Typhon."

"You want us to find out who it is," Percy said.

"Aye" Hephaestus said. "Go there. They may not sense you coming. None of you are gods. Go find out what you can, and report back to me. Then I will tell you what you need to know about Daedalus."

"All right," Annabeth said. "How do we get there?"

"Not to mention neither Hinata nor I been to Mount St. Helens, so even with the Byakugan, we don't know which of the safe routes will take us anywhere near the volcano, much less the forge," Naruto said. "We might end up in the wrong forge—uh just how many volcanoes are there in the United States?"

"Including Mount St. Hellen: 169 but only 65 of those volcanoes are active" Annabeth asked. "Most of which are in Alaska, but the most active ones are in Hawaii, and then there's the Super Volcano in Yellow Stone."

Naruto's jaw dropped at the count as Hephaestus chuckled. "I don't have claim to those in Alaska, but I do have forges on those that don't lie in those states. Yellow Stone actually was a compensation for me not able to use Mount St. Hellens, but I only use it for work that is too big to fit in my regular forges."

Hephaestus then clapped his hands. The falcon flew off Tyson's shoulder and landed in Hephaestus' huge hands where he tinkered with it some more. "There. The falcon here will show you the way," Hephaestus said. "It is not far through the Labyrinth. And try to stay alive, will you? Humans are much more fragile than automatons. You might want to keep Orthus here incase the invaders can smell him. Don't worry, I'll take good care of him."

Naruto reluctantly left Orthus behind, as well as a three prong kunai to be safe, explaining to the god that he was just leaving that there incase they need a quick escape. Hephaestus didn't seem to care as the group left the workshop.

The falcon raced along and they were keeping up, but then they spotted a tunnel off to the side that was dug from raw earth, and wrapped in thick roots. Grover stopped dead in his tracks.

"What is it?" Percy said.

He didn't move. He stared openmouthed into the dark tunnel. His curly hair rustled in the breeze. Naruto was confused too until he sense it. Nature chakra—and a lot of it.

"Come on!" Annabeth said. "We have to keep moving."

"This is the way," Grover muttered in awe. "This is it. Don't you sense it Naruto?"

"Yeah, I sense it," Naruto said. "It's a lot more than what we experience in New Mexico, so he must be down that tunnel somewhere."

Up ahead, the falcon was getting farther down the stone corridor.

"We'll come back," Annabeth promised. "On our way back to Hephaestus."

"The tunnel will be gone by then," Grover said. "I have to follow it. A door like this won't stay open forever."

"But we can't" Annabeth said. "The forges."

"Annabeth, he has to go," Naruto said. "This might be his only chance left to find Pan."

"We'll have to separate," Percy said.

"No!" Annabeth said. "That's way too dangerous. How will we ever find each other again?"

Naruto took out a three-prong kunai like it was the most obvious thing in the world… which technically it was. After all, Naruto gave each of them a three-prong kunai for such situation.

"But Grover can't go alone," Annabeth argued. "

"I'll go with him," Hinata said. "I may not be able to sense nature, but my Byakugan might be better in this tunnel than it would be in the Labyrinth."

Tyson put his hand on Grover's shoulder. "I—I will go with them too."

Percy was shock hearing it. "Tyson, are you sure?"

The big guy nodded. "Goat boy an Hinata needs help. We will find the god person. I can be the hero Briares once was to me."

"But that just leaves the rest of us without a guide," Annabeth said.

"Technically, no," Naruto said. "There is one other ability we can rely on, and it is found in this world—in fact we probably could get a guide with that ability in back in New York once we're done with Hephaestus' request."

"And you now tell us," Annabeth shouted.

"I wasn't sure you would agree to it. Especially since we have Hinata with us," Naruto explained while thinking: Not to mention she would most likely turn it down out of jealousy once she finds out who I had in mind.

Thankfully Annabeth didn't ask who as Grover took a deep breath. "Percy, we'll find each other again. Naruto got his dad's jutsu, and we still got the empathy link. I just… have to."

Percy reluctantly nodded, knowing it was Grover's dream. "I hope you're right."

"I know I am." Grover said with such confidence.

"Be careful," Percy told Tyson Grover and Hinata.

"If you see Pan before we meet up again, tell him hi for me," Naruto said.

"Sure will, Naruto," Grover responded as the three of them left through tunnel of tree roots and were lost in the darkness.

"This is bad," Annabeth said. "Splitting up is a really, really bad idea."

"Relax Annabeth. Didn't Chiron always say three is the safest number?" Naruto asked. "They'll be fine."

"Come on, guys," Percy said. "The falcon is getting away."

It wasn't long before the tunnel started to get hot.

The stone walls glowed. The air felt as if they were walking through an oven. The tunnel sloped down and there was a loud roar that sounded like a river of metal. The falcon flew along, with Annabeth right behind.

"Hey, Naruto," Percy said.

"Yeah."

"Your grandmother… Athena, she sworn never to marry, right?" Percy asked. "Like what Hephaestus said back there?"

"The last I check. She's still a maiden goddess too," Naruto said.

Percy blinked. "But then—how come she has demigod children."

"Dude! How the heck am I suppose to know?"

"Uh, you're her grandson. Your dad is one of her supposed children."

"Percy, the day after I found out Athena was my grandmother, I tried to find out how my dad was born, and I been told either ask my paternal aunts/uncles or it wasn't the right time."

"And you haven't asked since then?"

"I don't know if you haven't noticed this, Percy, but I been kind of busy since then. Besides its not a topic you just bring up in a normal conversation," Naruto explained. "Heck I didn't even think of asking my own grandmother that when I met her."

"Hey Annabeth!" Percy called out.

"Yeah!"

"How come Athena have demigod children if she's a virgin goddess?"

Naruto slapped Percy in the back of his head.

Annabeth sighed knowing this was coming as the boys weren't exactly quiet back there. "Percy, you know how Athena was born?"

"She sprung from the head of Zeus in full battle armor or something."

"After Zeus ate his first wife—Great-grandma Metis while she was pregnant with Athena," Naruto stated. "From there Athena transfer her essence to Zeus' brain where she was born when Zeus' head was split open."

"Exactly. She wasn't born in the normal way. She was literally born from thoughts. Her children are born the same way. When Athena falls in love with a mortal man, it's purely intellectual the way she loved Odysseus in the old stories. It's a meeting of minds. She would tell you that's the purest kind of love. From there children of Athena are sprung from the divine thoughts of our mother and the mortal ingenuity of our father. We are supposed to be a gift, a blessing from Athena on the men she favors."

"In other words, you and my dad are brain children," Naruto said as now a million other questions came to his mind, including how that affected how he was born.

"Naruto, I know you have more questions on the matter, but now really isn't the time!" Annabeth argued without looking back.

The roaring got louder. After another half mile or so, they emerged in a cavern the size of a Super Bowl stadium. The falcon landed on Annabeth's shoulder indicating that they arrived at the forge of Hephaestus.

There was no floor, just bubbling lava hundreds of feet bellow. They stood on a rock ridge that circled the cavern. A network of metal bridges spanned across it. At the center was a huge platform with all sorts of machines, cauldrons, forges and what had to be the world's largest anvil—a block of iron the size of a house. Creatures moved around the platform—several strange, dark shapes, but they were too far away to make any details.

Naruto whistled softly. "Man, if this is how big one of Hephaestus' average forge is, I wonder how big the one in Yellow Stone is."

"We'll never be able to sneak up on them," Percy said.

"I can. You two wait here." Annabeth said as she took out her Yankees cap.

"Hold it!" Percy said, but she already put on her cap and turned invisible.

"That just leaves us," Naruto said in a bored tone. "So what do you want to do?"

Percy looked toward the Labyrinth for a moment. "I'm going to see if I can get a better angle to see."

"Sounds good," Naruto said as straightened up.

The heat was horrible, and in no time both boys were drench in sweat. Percy's eyes stung with smoke, which Naruto didn't have any trouble with because of Hestia's blessing. It actually got on Percy's nerve. They moved along, trying to keep away from the edge, until they found their way blocked by a cart on metal wheels used in mine shafts. When Percy lifted the tarp, they saw it was full of scrap metal. They were about to go around it when they heard voices from up ahead in what Naruto can guess was a side tunnel.

"Bring it in?" one asked.

"Yeah," another said. "Movie's just about done."

In a panic, Percy grabbed Naruto and pulled him into the cart so both of them can hide and pulled the tarp over them.

The cart lurched forward.

"Oi," a gruff voice said. "Thing weighs a ton."

"It's celestial bronze," the other said. "What did you expect?"

Naruto gave Percy a look of: Great idea Percy. Now we're being pulled with them.

Percy just shrugged.

They turned a corner into what the boys can guess was a tunnel into a smaller room from the noise. There was also the sound of talking, chattering voices that sound somewhere between a seal's bark and a dog's growl along with a sound of an old-fashioned film projector and a tiny voice narrating.

"Just set it in the back," a new voice ordered from across the room. "Now, younglings, please attend to the film. There will be time for questions afterward."

The voices quieted down, and Naruto and Percy could hear the film.

As a young sea demon matures, the narrator said, changes happen in the monster's body. You may notice your fangs getting longer and you may have a sudden desire to devour human beings. These changes are perfectly normal and happens to all young monsters.

Great, a monster puberty movie, Naruto thought. He remembers having to watch a movie about human puberty in Meriwether, and Naruto didn't want to watch it again.

Excited snarling filled the room. A voice Naruto guess was the teacher told the younglings to be quiet, and the film continued. After a few minutes, Naruto decided to sleep through the rest of it until Percy woke him after the film ended. If it wasn't for the fact Percy was amazed that Naruto was able to sleep on a pile of celestial bronze scrap in the first place, he would of woke up his friend earlier.

"Now, younglings," the instructor said, "what is the proper name of our kind?"

"Sea demons!" one of them barked.

"No. Anyone else?"

"Telekhines!" another monster growled.

"Very good," the instructor said. "And why are we here?"

"Revenge!" several shouted.

"Yes, yes, but why?"

"Zeus is evil!" one monster said. "He cast us into Tartarus just because we used magic!"

"Indeed," the instructor said. "After we made so many of the gods' finest weapons. The trident of Poseidon, for one. And of course—we made the greatest weapon of the Titans! Nevertheless, Zeus cast us away and relied on those fumbling Cyclopes. That is why we are taking over the forges of the usurper Hephaestus. And soon we will control the undersea furnaces, our ancestral home!"

I thought it was the elder cyclopes that made Poseidon's trident, Naruto thought.

"And so, younglings," the instructor continued, "who do we serve?"

"Kronos!" they shouted.

"And when you grow to be big telekhines, will you make weapons for this army?"

"Yes!"

"Excellent. Now, we've brought in some scraps for you to practice with. Let's see how ingenious you are."

"Time to go!" Naruto said as he grabbed Percy and disappeared in a flash.

Naruto didn't know where Annabeth was, but he hoped she wasn't too busy, or surrounded by monsters. Thank the gods, she wasn't.

Naruto and Percy reappeared on a platform at the center of the lake. Annabeth must have been invisible when they reappeared because the air shimmered next to them as Annabeth turn back to visible, looking like they took her by surprise.

"What are you two doing? Are you trying to get us caught?" Annabeth asked.

"Actually no, we just dodge being caught," Naruto laughed.

Percy punched Naruto in the arm and told Annabeth about the monster orientation class. When he was done, Annabeth's eyes widened.

"So that's what they are," she said. "Telekhines. I should've known. And they're making… Well, look."

They peeked over the cauldron. In the center of the platform stood four strange creatures. The creatures had the faces of dogs with black snouts, brown eyes, and pointy ears, but the bodies were sleek and black like sea mammals, with stubby legs that were half flipper, half foot, and humanlike hands with sharp claws. They actually look like a hybrid of human, Doberman pinscher, and a sea lion.

Their black skin glistening in the firelight as they worked, sparks flying as they took turns hammering on a long piece of glowing hot metal.

"The blade is almost complete," one said. "It needs another cooling in blood to fuse the metals."

"Aye," a second said. "It shall be even sharper than before."

"What is that?" Percy whispered.

Annabeth shook her head. "They keep talking about fusing metals. I wonder—"

"They said something about the greatest Titan weapons, and made Poseidon's trident," Naruto said with a frown. "I thought the Elder Cyclopes made the trident along with the helm of darkness and Master Bolt."

"The myth varies," Annabeth replied. "The gods probably made some of them up to cover up the fact Telekhines worked for them before being tossed into Tartarus for using dark magic."

"Sounds about typical," Naruto said. "We better get out of here before we're caught."

"Hold on!" Percy said, "We need to stop—whatever they're making."

"Percy, how the heck are we suppose to do that?" Annabeth asked.

Percy didn't respond but he got an idea how. "Naruto, when I give you the cue, get us somewhere safe."

"What are you up too?" Naruto asked.

"Just trust me." Percy said as he closed his eyes and focused.

At first nothing happened. But then Percy screamed as an explosion occurred with a tidal wave, a whirlpool of power simultaneously blasting the group downward into the lava. Fire and water collided, superheated steam, which Naruto decided now was a good time to act. He grabbed Percy and Annabeth and disappeared in a golden flash just before the volcano exploded in an eruption.