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.

I don't own Percy Jackson series or Naruto series, or any of the characters of either series. Nor am I the writer of the Son of the Huntress series

Warning: Read these stories if you haven't before reading this story:

'The Legacy of Athena and Hermes: The Lightning Thief'
'The Legacy of Athena and Hermes: The Sea of Monsters'
'The Legacy of Athena and Hermes: The Titan's Curse'
'The Legacy of Athena and Hermes: The Battle of the Labyrinth'
'The Legacy of Athena and Hermes: The Last Olympian'
'The Legacy of Athena and Hermes: The Staff of Hermes'

I'm going to make this clear to those who don't approve the idea of legacies in Camp Half-Blood.

One: If you actually looked into Greek Mythology you know there been plenty of Greek Legacies. Heck Frank's ancestors were Greek legacies before they joined the Romans.

Two: Time and time again in the Percy Jackson series they mention many famous names Rick Riordan used as demigods Greek Demigods reaching adulthood-George Washington, Amelia Earhart, F.D.R., General Sherman and many more-many of which had children of their own which would make their kids legacies.

Three: About Naruto not being wise enough to be a Legacy of Athena, keep in mind in future reference for any sequel fanfictions of Percy Jackson that when Percy and Annabeth have kids, if they have any of Percy's personality they might not have much interest in school and thus not show much of any of Athena's wisdom. So I should have a pass on the matter with Naruto because of that fact.

Four: Since I made Naruto a legacy of Athena through Minato, he can't have any connections with the Romans as for any god/goddess, Olympian or Minor to have a legacy they must have children who later grow up to have children of their own. Minerva doesn't have kids, and it been clear before the return of Athena's Parthenos the idea of the matter was saw as a disgrace to the Romans as it meant Minerva broke her vow in their eyes. Not to mention the fact that the feud between Greek and Romans was kept alive for so long because of Athena.

Also for anyone who thinks it be okay having a child/Legacy of Artemis or Hestia to meet the romans, although Diana or Vesta wasn't treated any worse from their Greek counterparts as the comparison of Athena and Minerva, keep in mind they also made a vow to not have any kids, and since Romans take their vows so seriously they have their own god whose domain is over vows I think they would frown upon the idea of Diana and Vesta breaking their vows. Although I did enjoy The Son of the Huntress series, even though Naruto saved Reyna and Hylla the fact any more Romans would accept the idea there being a child and grandchild of two virgin goddesses feels a bit far fetch.

Medea Destroys her own Department Store

Naruto caught up with the others at the floor with living fur coats as Piper cornered the princess.

"You want them shopping for their deaths," Piper demanded.

"Mmm." The princess blew dust off a display case of swords. "I'm a seer, my dear. I know your little secret. But we don't want to dwell on that, do we? The boys are having such fun."

Leo laughed as he tried on a hat that seemed to be made from enchanted raccoon fur. Its ringed tail twitched, and its little legs wiggled frantically as Leo walked. Jason was ogling the men's sportswear. Even Naruto found this scene wrong.

Piper glared at the princess. "Who are you?"

"I told you, my dear. I'm the Princess of Colchis."

"Where's Colchis?"

The princess' expression turned a little sad. "Where was Colchis, you mean. Your friend Naruto wasn't very wrong to ask about it still existing. My father ruled the far shores of the Black Sea, as far to the east as the Greek ship could sail in those days. But Colchis is no more—lost eons ago."

"Eons?" Piper asked. The princess looked no more than fifty, but a bad feeling started settling over Piper—something King Boreas had mentioned back in Quebec. "How old are you?"

The princess laughed. "A lady should avoid asking or answering that question. Let's just say the, ah, immigration process to enter your country took quite a while. My patron finally brought be through. She made all this possible." The princess swept her hand around the department store.

Piper's mouth tasted like metal. "Your patron…"

"Oh, yes. She doesn't just bring anyone through, mind you—only those who have special talents, such as me. And really, she insists on so little—a store entrance that must be underground so she can, ah, monitor my clientele; and a favor now and then. In exchange for a new life? Really, it was the best bargain I'd made in centuries."

Run, Piper thought. We have to get out of here.

But before she could even turn her thoughts into words, Jason called, "Hey, check it out!"

From a rack labeled distressed clothing, he held up a purple T-shirt like the one he worn at the Grand Canyon—except this shirt looked as if it had been clawed by tigers.

Jason frowned. "Why does this look so familiar?"

"Jason, it's like yours," Piper said. "Now we really have to leave." But she wasn't sure he could hear her anymore through the princess enchantment.

"Nonsense," the princess said. "The boys aren't done, are they? And yes, my dear. Those shirts are very popular—trade-ins from previous customers. It suits you."

Leo picked up an orange Camp Half-blood tee with a hole through the middle, as if it had been hit by a javelin. Next to that was a dented bronze breastplate pitted with corrosion—acid, maybe?

"Where did you get that armor."

"Oh, I have my ways. I pick up trinkets here and there." The Princess tried to sway.

"Yeah right that armor was worn during the Battle of Manhattan. I know because one of my clones wore it," Naruto said. "Now tell them who you really are, Medea!"

The princess' eyes flared with anger. "So you realize who I am, have you?"

"Not very hard, tragic love story, mentioning Colchis, your little spacti trick earlier," Naruto said. "I got to say, even without that spacti trick, claiming yourself as Princess of Colchis really narrowed down the list."

Naruto turned to the boys. "Hey Leo, Jason, since you guys like her story so much, how about I tell you about all the lives she killed and tried to kill to get her way."

Piper picked up where Naruto was going. "Yeah. We would love to hear more stories, wouldn't we guys?"

The boys turned, suddenly interested.

"More story?" Leo asked.

"I like more story!" Jason agreed.

Medea flashed Piper and Naruto an irritated look. "Oh, one will do strange things for love. You should know that, Piper. I fell for that young hero…"

"The original Jason," Naruto stated. "Of the argonauts."

"Yessss…" Medea hissed with annoyance. "And it was because of Aphrodite. She had me under a spell. If it wasn't for her—but I can't hold grudge against a goddess, can I?"

"But you can toward her kids," Naruto said glancing at Piper. "After all, Arachne have her kids have revenge on Athena through her kids and legacies all the time."

Piper got what Naruto was getting at. Demigods were free for grabs when it comes to revenge on their godly parents. Which means now Piper have to be even more careful not to reveal who her mother is.

"But that hero took you with him when he fled Colchis," Piper remembered from the tales she and her dad use to read. "Didn't he, Your Highness? He married you just as he promised."

Naruto groaned as if Piper accidentally over step her boundaries. Medea even gave her a look that make Piper back down.

"At first," Her Highness, "it seemed he would keep his word. But even after I helped him steal my father's treasure… the golden fleece as your friend mention earlier, but he still needed my help. As we fled, my brother's fleet came after us. His warship overtook us. He would have destroyed us, but I convinced my brother to come aboard our ship first and talk under a flag of truce. He trusted me."

"And you killed your brother in the process," Naruto said.

"What?" Jason stirred. For a moment he looked almost like himself. "Kill your own—"

"No," the princess snapped. "Those stories are lies. It was my new husband and his men who killed my brother, though they couldn't have done it without my deception. They threw his body into the sea, and the pursuing fleet had to stop and search for it so they could give my brother a proper burial. This gave us time to get away."

"Could that be true, Naruto?" Piper asked.

Naruto shrugged. "It wouldn't be the first time I found out the old stories were stretched from the truth. But even if she didn't kill her brother, she still deceive him into coming aboard. She led her brother to his death."

"I did it for my husband. And he forgot our bargain. He betrayed me in the end." Medea screamed.

Jason still looked uncomfortable. "What did he do?"

The princess held up a slice toga against Jason's chest, as if measuring him for assassination. "Don't you know the story, my boy? You of all people should. You were named for him. I turned my back on my own people. I was called a traitor, a thief, a liar, a murderess. But I acted out of love." She turned to the boys and gave them pitiful look, batting her eyelashes. Piper could feel the sorcery washing over Jason and Leo, taking control firmly than ever.

"Wouldn't youvdo the same for someone you loved, my dears?"

"Oh, sure," Jason said.

"Okay," Leo said.

"Dang it," Naruto muttered.

"Let's continue, shall we?" the princess breezily. "I believe you wanted to talk about a price for the storm spirits—and your satyr."

The princess led Leo and Jason down to another floor.

"I was hoping to break her control over Leo and Jason before I take her on, but it looks like I have to risk fighting them," Naruto said.

"Fight them," Piper said.

"Piper, Medea's story doesn't stop with Jason of the Argonauts. Once she got her revenge on Jason she ran to Athens and tried to persuade Theseus' mortal stepfather into marrying her in return she will break her husband's curse with having no heirs, and when Theseus finally arrived at Athens to claim his place as Prince, she ordered for Theseus' death." Naruto said. "That was on her own decision. Not on Theseus or his stepfather."

Piper nodded, now realizing what Naruto was getting at. No matter whose fault she can put on her decisions, it doesn't change the fact she was still dangerous.

"So what now?" Piper asked.

"I'm pretty sure I can break Hedge out of his cage. If I can do that he might be able to help you deal with Jason and Leo while I fight Medea." Naruto said. "While I do that, Piper, I need you to keep Medea's attention away from the cages."

Piper didn't like that idea. "Can't you just fight her?" Piper asked.

"Too risky with my fatal flaw is Personal Loyalty." Naruto said.

"What?" Piper asked.

"I'll explain later, just know this is the safest route for all of us." Naruto said. "Let's go before Medea start charming the boys into a bargain we'll regret."

…

Piper starting to wonder if she'll ever get use to all the jutsus Naruto can use. Although Naruto said he wasn't going to fight Medea right away, Naruto did summon a shadow clone to help Piper distract Medea while he used the transformation jutsu to shrink down to two inches tall.

As Piper and the clone got to the second floor, they found Leo was already distracted with the appliances.

"No way," he said. "Is that an armored forge?"

He was over at a big oval oven that looked like a barbecue on steroids.

"You got good taste." Medea said as Piper and the clone caught up. "This is the H-2000, designed by Hephaestus himself. Hot enough to melt Celestial bronze or Imperial gold?"

Jason flinched as if he recognized that term. "Imperial Gold?"

Medea nodded. "Yes, my dear. Like that weapon so cleverly concealed in your pocket. To be properly forged, Imperial gold had to be consecrated in the Temple of Jupiter on Capitoline Hill in Rome. Quite a powerful and rare metal, like the Roman emperors, quite volatile. Be sure never to break that blade…" she smiled pleasantly. "Rome was after my time, of course, but I do hear stories."

"Kinda hard not too these modern days," the clone said. "The Roman Empire lasted a long time."

Medea choose to ignore the clone. "And now over here—this golden throne is one of my finest luxury items. Hephaestus made it as a punishment for his mother, Hera."

"Seriously?" the clone responded. "This is the infamous booby trapped throne?"

"Uh, Naruto…" Piper said unsure how to respond.

"Oh, yeah, definitely Hephaestus' handywork. I never thought I see this up close," the clone said examining the chair without touching it. "Heck, I would of thought Hera would have destroyed this after she was finally freed."

"I never imagine you be a fan of Hephaestus work, Naruto," Medea said. "If you or Leo want, I'll give it to you for five great deeds."

"Nice try Medea, but I'm still not bargaining my life with you," the clone said.

"Oh, what a shame. But I'm sure the other one will still lend me his strength," Medea said looking at Leo.

"Leo, don't!" Piper warned.

Leo blinked. "How much?"

Medea grinned as she led Leo into the appliance section, giving him prices on various items.

"Seriously?" Piper asked the clone.

"The real me is a fan of Hephaestus' work, thus I'm a fan," The clone said. "Too bad the real me has real scrolls. We could at least take the forge with us."

Piper had no idea what the clone meant.

"Hey, Jason is going after Medea and Leo. Go ahead after them. Hopefully Medea thinks I'm too busy checking out Hephaestus work."

Piper wasn't so sure but she followed Medea, Jason, and Leo down the escalator to the bottom floor where the cages were. For the first time, Piper noticed two large sundials—each about the size of a trampoline—inlaid on the marble tile floor to the north and south of the fountain. The gilded oversized canary cages stood to the east and west, and the farthest one held the storm spirits. They were so densely packed, spinning around like a super-concentrated tornado, that Piper couldn't tell how many there were—dozens, at least.

"Hey," Leo said, "Coach Hedge looks okay!"

They ran to the nearest canary cage. The old satyr seemed to have been petrified in mid-shout, his club raised over his head like he was ordering the gym class to drop and give him fifty. His curly hair stuck up at odd angles. If Piper just concentrated on certain details-the bright orange polo shirt, the wispy goatee, the whistle around his neck—she could imagine Coach Hedge as his good old annoying self. But it was hard to ignore the stubby horns on his head, and the fact that he had furry goat legs and hooves instead of workout pants and Nikes.

"Yes," Medea said. "I always keep my wares in good condition. We can certainly barter for the storm spirits and the satyr. A package deal. If we come to terms, I'll even throw in the vial of healing potion, and you can go in peace." She gave Piper a shrewd look. "That's better than starting unpleasantness, isn't it, dear?"

Don't trust her, warned a voice in her head. But Jason and Leo were looking at her, nodding urgently and mouthing, Say yes! Piper need more time for the real Naruto to free Coach Hedge.

"We don't need Naruto to negotiate, now do we?" Medea said.

"Totally!" Leo agreed. "Name your price."

"Leo!" Piper snapped.

The princess chuckled. "Name my price? Perhaps not the best haggling strategy, my boy, but at least you know a thing's value. Freedom is a valuable indeed. Better than Naruto, I'm guessing is sneaking off to try and steal that furnace or potion, but I'll take care of him."

Piper's heart quicken as she didn't think of that. Could the clone really be getting the potion?

Medea continued. "He wouldn't understand why I cannot just release this satyr after he attacked my storm winds—"

"Who attacked us," Piper interjected.

Medea shrugged. "As I said, my patron asks me for small favors from time to time. Sending the storm spirits to abduct you—that was one. I assure you it was nothing personal. And no harm done, as you came here, in the end, of your own free will! At any rate, you want the satyr freed, and you want my storm spirits—who are very valuable servants, by he way—so you can hand them over to that tyrant Aeolus. Doesn't seem quite fair, does it? The price will be high."

Piper could see that her friends were ready to offer anything, promise anything. But before she could try Medea spoke again.

"Oh, Piper, my dear, you have no idea what's happening, do you? Anything you might have already experience isn't even half of what is going on in Tartarus. My patron knows that giants and monsters are not her greatest servants. I am not one of those dreadful spacti Naruto mention earlier. I am mortal. I learn from my mistakes. And now that I have returned to the living, I will not be cheated again. Now here is my price for what you ask."

"AAAAAAAHHHHH!" Sudden warrior yell bellowed out as Coach Hedge jumped out of nowhere and bring his club down on Medea.

Medea dodge the attack but Hedge destroyed the fountain next to her.

"Way to go Gleeson!" Naruto shouted from the top of what now is an open cage.

"You!" Medea responded.

"Nice spell on the cage Medea. Took me a while to find the lock. But you're going to have to try harder to fool the grandson of Hermes. Especially one gifted with the power to manipulate locks." Naruto grinned.

"Leo! Jason! Here is my demand! Kill Naruto Uzumaki!" Medea shouted.

"Oh, come on, like they will kill me," Naruto said.

Jason took out his sword and Leo took out a hammer.

"He's no different from Jason. Always the star." Leo muttered.

"Something about him I don't trust. A risk… a threat…" Jason muttered.

"Don't worry, kiddy, I'll keep them at bay," Gleeson said, "You did promise me an explanation once this is over."

"This is why I don't like strategizing before the battle starts. Hardly anything goes according to plan," Naruto complained.

"Jason! Leo! Stop!" Piper cried out.

"Let them go, Piper," Medea urged. "I'm doing you a favor. Let it happen now, and it will make your choice so much easier. Even if Naruto defeat them, it will just please Enceladus more. You could have your father back today1'

Medea's charmspeak didn't work on Piper, but the sorceress still had a persuasive voice. Her father back today? Despite her best intentions, Piper wanted hat. She wanted her father back so much, it hurt.

"Piper, what is she talking about?" Naruto asked. "What's wrong with your father?"

Piper didn't answer Naruto as she said, "You work for Enceladus," she said.

Medea laughed. "Serve a giant? No. But we all serve the same greater cause—a patron you cannot begin to challenge. Walk away, child of Aphrodite. This does not have to be your death, too. Save yourself, and your father can go free."

Leo and Jason were still facing Naruto, ignoring Hedge who was swinging his club wildly.

"Listen to me, girl." Medea plucked a diamond off her bracelet and threw it into a spray of water that was now jetting out from where Hedge hit it. As it passed through the multicolored light, Medea said, "O Iris, goddess of the rainbow, show me the office of Tristan McLean."

"You got to be kidding me!" Naruto responded.

The mist shimmered, and Piper saw her father's study. Sitting behind his desk, talking on the phone, was her dad's assistant, Jane, in her dark business suit, her hair swirled in a tight bun.

"Her again," Naruto grumbled. "I see she hasn't change her phone habits."

"Hello, Jane," Medea said.

Jane hung up the phone calmly. "How can I help you, ma'am? Hello, Piper."

"You—" Piper was so angry she could hardly talk.

"Yes, child," Medea said. "Your father's assistant. Quite easy to manipulate. An organized mind for a mortal, but incredibly weak."

"Must be if you can get her off her phone without stealing it," Naruto muttered.

"Thank you ma'am," Jane said ignoring Naruto.

"Don't mention it," Medea said. "I just wanted to congratulate you, Jane. Getting Mr. McLean to leave town so suddenly, take his jet to Oakland without alerting the press or police—well done! No one seems to know where he's gone. And telling him his daughter's life was on the line—that was a nice touch to get his cooperation."

"Yes," Jane agreed in a bland tone, as if she were sleepwalking. "He was quite cooperative when he believed Piper was in danger."

Piper looked down at her dagger. The blade trembled in her hands. She couldn't use it for a weapon any better than Helen of Troy could, but it was still a looking glass, and what she saw in it was a scared girl with no chance of winning much less help anyone out.

Suddenly there was a flash as a coin flew into the image.

"O Iris Goddess of Rainbows, show me everything else Medea is responsible for." Naruto responded.

Image shifted to a work shop showing a lady made out of dirt approaching Leo as a child next to the door. The image also showed a lady on the other side unconscious.

"You're behind the death of Leo's mother!" Naruto growled.

"Oh please. What do you expect? I've been preparing for this war for years, even before I was brought back to life. I'm a seer, as I said. I can tell the future as well as your little oracle. Years ago, still suffering in the Fields of Punishment, I had a vision of the nine in your so-call Great Prophecy. I saw your friend Leo here, and saw he would be an important enemy someday. And that's not all I did."

The Iris image shifted and show what look like a hotel room where a cloud ninja was shaking his head as if in inner battle with himself before he got up and left the room.

"What…" Naruto said as the scene changed again. The image showed the cloud ninja, now masked, breaking into a compound and sneaking into one of the rooms. Minutes later, he rushed out of the room, only with a familiar indigo haired girl until a man with dark brown hair with pale pupil-less eyes appeared and hit the man in the chest.

Naruto's jaw dropped as he realized this was the night the cloud village ambassador tried to kidnapped Hinata. Neji told him about that night and said that the cloud village claim to not have made any order to kidnapped Hinata.

"You—you're the reason the cloud village ambassador went after Hinata!" Naruto growled. "You're the reason Neji's father sacrificed himself for Hinata's father."

"And the reason why you still can't control the Nine-Tails in you pass three tails," Medea chuckled. "Yes, we know about the cloud's village secret into taming the tailed beast, and we know that could become an issue if the Cat and Fox unite before the prophecy. Although I had no control in the elemental nations, my patron took care of that."

"You put Neji through h- because of that night!" Naruto responded. "He became obsessed over fate and didn't believe in Hinata getting stronger! He almost killed her because of it!"

Medea laughed. "I stop you from controlling the fox, and you're mad over some minor set back on your friends!"

Hedge swinged his bat and crushed the fountain once more, destroying the image.

"Lady! I still don't know what your deal is, but I was put incharge of three of these kiddies, so I'm going to make you pay for everything you did to them," Hedge said. "As for Naruto, he's one of the bosses I can stand, so I'll fight by his side."

"Please, you old goat. None of you are a match for me. I trained with my aunt, the immortal Circe. I can drive men mad or heal them with my voice. And I'll have you pest taken care of now. Jason! Leo! Kill them!"

Jason and Leo were now in striking range with their powers of Naruto. But before they could strike, a sudden surge of red energy burst from Naruto's body.

"I won't let you hurt my friends anymore!" Naruto growled as his eyes opened revealing to be deep red and slitted like a fox.

Jason and Leo froze and even Piper felt the rage coming from the chakra surrounding Naruto. For a minute Piper even thought she saw a fox with nine tails shimmering in the chakra.

"Piper!" Naruto growled.

"Huh?" Piper responded.

"You want to save your dad, then stop holding back! Let your emotions take control and release your power!"

Piper shook in fear for a second, but then she understood. This power, whatever it was, was release because Naruto finally released his rage. And if Piper hoped to save her dad, she need to do the same with her emotions.

"Jason, Leo, listen to me!" Piper called out, pouring every emotion she had into her words. "Medea is charming you. It's part of her magic. Naruto is your friend not your enemy. Don't fight him. Fight her!"

Although Naruto's power stopped Jason and Leo, Piper's words shattered Medea's spell.

Jason blinked. "Naruto, wha-what the heck?"

"My mother…" Leo frowned then turned to Medea. "You…you're working fo Dirt Woman. You sent her to the machine shop." He lifted his arm. "Lady, I got a three pound hammer with your name on it."

"Bah!" Medea sneered, "I'll simply collect payment another way."

She pressed on the mosaic tiles on the floor and the building rumbled. Medea dissolved into smoke and reapeared at the base of the escalator. "Take your frustration out on my pets!"

The giant bronze sundials at either end of the fountain swung open. Two snarling gold beasts-flesh and blood winged dragons-crawled out of the pits below. Each was the size of camper van. The dragons spread their wings and hissed. Piper could feel the heat coming off their glittering skin.

"Multi-Shadow Clone jutsu!"

Multiple Narutos appeared around Jason Piper and Leo. They grabbed the trio and one got Hedge and two more grabbed the cage with the storm spirits and they disappeared in a flash and reappeared at top floor.

"What the heck!" Hedge yelled.

Naruto wasn't done as the only shadow clone with him create the Rasen-shuriken.

The dragons looked at Naruto and blew fire at him.

"That won't work," Leo said.

The flame hit Naruto but did nothing as he jumped in the air. "Wind Style: Rasen-shuriken."

Naruto threw what look like a spinning bladed version of a ball of wind and chakra that hit between the dragons.

"He missed!" Piper yelled.

"It's not over," Hedge said.

Sure enough the rasen-shurikan grew several times it's normal size slicing through both dragons, causing them to disintegrate.

Naruto reappeared next to Jason Piper Leo and coach Hedge.

. His eyes were back to gray-blue and red energy wasn't surging out of his body as before. "Let's go find Medea."

…

They didn't look far for Medea as she as at the potions station.

Medea grabbed the swan shape vial—the blue one that caused painful death.

"Hey!" Hedge yelled as he threw his club at Medea. It swung in circles and hit Medea as she turned. She stumbled backward, crashing over the counter, breaking vials and knocking down shelves. When the sorceress stood from the wreckage, her dress was stained a dozen different colors Many stans were smoldering and glowing.

"Nice one Coach," Naruto responded.

"Fool!" Medea wailed. "Do you have any idea what so many potions will do when mixed?"

"Create an explosion?" Naruto asked.

The carpet began to steam around Medea's feet. She coughed, and her face contorted in pain.

"Where are my dragons?" Medea demanded.

"In Tartarus. Hopefully the Rasen-shuriken scattered their remains enough to delay their reforming." Naruto said.

"You fools! You've doomed us all!" Medea screamed. Smoke was rolling across the carpet as the stain spread, throwing sparks and setting fires in the clothing racks.

"Leo, time to call Festus," Naruto said.

Leo pulled out his safety whistle and blew the whistle loudly.

Nothing happened.

"Too late. You have only seconds before this concoction consumes everything and destroys the building!"

CRASH! the stained glass ceiling splintered in rain of multicolor shards and Festus the bronze dragon dropped into the department store.

"That's my boy!" Leo yelled.

Medea cursed in some ancient language. The whole fourth floor was on fire now. The air filled with noxious gas. Even with the roof open, Piper could feel the heat intensifying.

"I will not be abandoned again!" the sorceress knelt and snatch the vial of red potion, which somehow survived the crash. "You want your boyfriend's memory restored? Take me with you!"

At this time everyone was boarding Festus back even finding room for Hedge who was rather reluctant.

"Let me go! I still want to bash her in!"

"Hedge! You'll have time to bash later, we got to go now!" Naruto responded.

The building rumbled. Fire and the smoke curled up the walls, melting the railings, turning the air to acid.

"You'll never survive your quest without me!" Medea growled. "Your boy hero will stay ignorant father will die. Take me with you1'

"Festus, would you please shut her up!" Naruto asked.

Festus swung around and hit Medea with his tail, knocking her out.

"Sorry Medea, but you said it yourself: you're mortal! Only help you would be is dragging us down," Naruto said. "Now let's get the storm spirits and get out of here."

"You heard him. Let's go!" Jason said.

Festus spread his wings and he took off into the air. He grabbed the cage with the storm spirits and soared through the broken roof and over downtown Chicago. Then the department store exploded behind them.

A/N: Yeah, I had Gaea take part in Hinata's kidnapping. It was rather an interesting inner debate for me, but I figured since I had Aphrodite already use her powers to incourage cloud ninjas to kidnapped Kushina so Minato saved her, I figure it wouldn't matter if I had Gaea pull her strings too.

Think of it as a way to even things out with the Cloud Village compare to the other five great nations. Even though no one from their village had associated or joined the Akatsuki, they at least have unknowingly been used Gaea to help her giant children in the future.