Chapter 1: Kids In America Part 1
The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.- Eminem
A/N: I am sorry for the long hiatus on this fic. I believe that an explanation is due. Since the first chapter of this fanfic was put up I was dealing with the growing pressures of the MYP programme and the IB programme as well. I also transferred schools and it took me some time to get used to new atmosphere. This is the first chapter, rewritten as the review section said that it had too many plot holes. I wish to correct my mistakes and improve this chapter as a result of my gross negligence to this fic, which till date is the only one I have written (and also my most successful). I have also started video games as well. I am into Counter Strike (I am still a noob and stuck in silver hell) and Sleeping Dogs, as well as GTA and other titles. As you can see I am a geek and this is also one of the reasons as to why I neglected this fic for so long. I hope you, as the reader will enjoy the new and improved version of the introductory chapter and my apologies in delaying this fic from you.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Percy Jackson. They belong to Masashi Kishimoto and Rick Riordan respectively. If I owned either of these properties, I would be rich af and been able to order all the pizza I ever wanted. Oh, crap, now I feel hungry.
Break
The night was cold in the serene setting of Konohagakure. The village had been attacked, days before, by the demonic Kyuubi(Nine tailed fox). That fox had caused the deaths of countless innocents, but there were two deaths that Kyuubi had on its hands that had shaken the village to its very core. It was death of the Yondaime Hokage (Fourth Fire Shadow), Minato Namikaze and his wife, Kushina Uzumaki that had shocked every citizen of the village. The villagers went to the site of their dead balloons, only to find a blonde baby, which resembled the dead hokage. The villagers, saw the similarities and treated the baby like a hero. This baby's name was Naruto Uzumaki and he was about to shake the world to the very core.
Mt. Olympus, 2 days after Kyuubi Attack.
Apollo was reclining in his couch, still reeling from the experiences of his mortal body. I have a son, he thought, rather happily. The dimension where he jumped to, was colloquially known as the Elemental Nations, although its landmass encompassed the planet in which it was situated. The Sun God looked at his twin, who was suffering the exact same fate as her brother. Artemis, the Immortal Virgin looked at her twin. A look of understanding came over the brother, who started explaining his journey.
"I went somewhere called the Elemental Nations." was his simple reply.
"No way! I was there too." came Artemis' shocked answer.
"Whoa! That must be some freaky coincidence." the Sun God said.
"Well, tell me more." said the Wilderness Goddess.
"Oh. You wanted me to continue. I thought you were going to continue."Apollo said.
"Not at all. The youngest has to go first. It is the least I can do for my immature brother." she teased.
Apollo huffed indignantly, before replying "Oh come on. You are older than me by a few days. Anyway, my mortal body born in the Elemental nations as an orphan, because of the war going on around me, probably the 2nd shinobi war. My name was Namikaze Minato and I found refuge in Konohagakure. I grew up wanting to be admired and respected by the villagers and also found a girl in my class cute. Her name was Uzumaki Kushina", the sun god looked at his sister, who was twitching, a sign that something bad happened to her.
"Hey, sis, are you alright?" the visibly worried sun god asked.
"Y-ye-yeah, I-I am fine." she stammered out. "In my trip to the Elemental Nations, I was married to Minato Namikaze. I had a son called Naruto Uzumaki and I had died because of a Nine tailed Demon Fox." she recounted her life with a short summary, continuing off of Apollo's description.
"N-no. I-I j-just didn't have sex with my sister, who is supposed to be the Goddess of Virginity. Father is going to have my hide for this, as I have just violated the Goddess of Virginity." Apollo managed to say.
"Don't worry, brother dear, I still retain my virginity. The logic is too convoluted to understand and I will be happy as the mother of my child." Artemis replied, trying to reassure Apollo.
"I understand that this is the first time you have had a child?" questioned Apollo.
"Yes, although I wish I could stay with my son for longer." Artemis wished dreamily.
"We have to guide him to Camp Half-Blood sometime. He will attract a lot of unwanted attention." Apollo reasoned.
"I agree with you, but I feel that he is the one that your crackpot teacher was talking about. The chosen one that will bring peace to the elemental nations." Artemis said
"His destiny to help the Son of Poseidon stop the rise of Kronos and the revolt of Gaia." Apollo protested.
"He has two destinies and the first one is to bring peace to the elemental nations." Artemis stated.
The two sibling continued to talk about Naruto's fate, until they came up with a compromise. The would allow Naruto to stay in the Elemental nations until Percy Jackson was of discovered by the councillor of Camp Half-Blood and then he would be spirited off to the United States by a teleport spell that was placed on the boy along with the seal of the Kyuubi.
20 Years later
20 year old Naruto Uzumaki was in the Konohagakure General Hospital, recovering from his attempt to use the Hiraishin no Jutsu (Flying Thunder God Technique). He overshot the intended target of his house, instead landing up in the sea, where a very strange boy with incredible stretching powers and his pirate crew picked him up. The Straw Hat Pirates, as they called themselves was everything he imagined. Naruto was agreed with their . Reading the incredible adventures of the Straw Hat pirates in the news and watching real life escapades of theri daring heroics, Naruto's unpredictability was inspired by how quickly the Straw Hats improvised on the spot. After one (imaginary) crossover episode, Naruto found the return seal to take him home and was quickly admitted in the General Hospital to check on his physical condition. In the hospital, Naruto was getting a basic physical in the usual room when two women burst into the room, looking flustered. The first one was Hinata, the newly wed wife to Naruto, and the second was Tsunade, the former hokage of the village. The current hokage was Kakashi, who always slept on the job and yet managed to get all the paperwork done.
"Hey Hinata-chan, Tsunade-baachan. What brings you two to the hospital?" Naruto questioned, with a slightly lopsided smile.
"Well, Tsunade has done some research on your parents and were shocked by the letter that was left there." Hinata shyly replied.
"Go on then, read what is in the letter." Naruto encouraged.
"Okay, here goes nothing." Tsunade stated, before starting to read the letter
"My dear Naruto, I have to confess something to you. Your father and I are not entirely human. We are gods, but not like the Amaterasu and Kami in your culture. We are Greek Gods. Like Amaterasu and Kami, we have some duties that bind us back to our dimension. Your father and I wrote a seal, in case you ever want to come to our dimension, there is a seal hidden in your Kyuubi seal, in which you can apply chakra and be teleported with your family. In 21 years I have seen all your life accomplishments and am very proud of you, but going back to the matter at hand, if you must come to our dimension, you must learn the English Language to aid your life. The country where we are based is called the United States of America. English is the main language that will be used there, but there are some Japanese communities. Your destiny here is to be the protector of Percy Jackson and be there for him throughout his adventures. Remember, your adventures here will be as dangerous as the ones you faced in the Elemental Nations. If you are ready, you can come to our dimension now. Love Mom. P.S: remember to not talk about all of this to normal people, they will think you are mad." Naruto and Hinata looked at Tsunade for permission to go.
"Oh, how can I say no. If this is a part of your destiny, then I can't deny this request. But, I have to inform Kakashi about this. He isn't going to be happy, losing one of his students right after Sasuke came back." Tsunade stated.
"Yeah, but Hinata-chan is gonna be there with me. I bet America will be so cool. His mind wandered off, leaving him with a drooling face. Hinata gently shook him and he came out of his stupor.
"Yeah, spread the news to the village, baachan. I am somehow feeling that the village council will not stand for me leaving to another dimension." Naruto replied.
"The Council will have to answer to some Gods then." Tsunade chuckled, before leaving the room. Hinata and Naruto just stared at the retreating form of the woman before chuckling.
3 days later
Naruto and his wife stood at the edge of the village, with their possessions. The shouts of "come back soon" and "don't forget us" were being echoed at the young couple.
"Well Hinata, ready for a new adventure?" Naruto questioned
"With you, dear, a new adventure sounds wonderful. I was having a hard time keeping my new abilities hidden away." Hinata said gleefully.
"Well here goes nothing." Naruto said. A bright flash surrounded them and there was no evidence that two people were in the forest. The bandits that were trying to rob them stood there, with a dumbfounded look. They looked at each other and thought What the hell had just happened.
Harlem, a few minutes later
Naruto and Hinata looked at the map. A young African-American man came up to them.
"Hey, you guys tourists or summin'?" He asked.
"Ummm, yes we are. Can you tell us how to get to this address in the Bronx?" Hinata asked,
"Oh, this address. I was gonna go there. My uncle lives close by that place. By the way, you guys speak good english for Asians. I am Anthony." the man said.
"Oh, I am Naruto, this is my wife, Hinata. My parents live close by. So I decided to bring my wife with me to see America for the first time." Naruto said.
"You look familiar, like really familiar. Are you that kid who appears in those japanese comics?" Anthony asked.
"Ummm, what. Can you just show me an example of what you are talking about. Preferably on the way to the address?" Naruto calmly said. The group of three walked around with Anthony mumbling something about KFC, when he found a bookstore, quite close to address that Naruto had shown him. The excited Anthony showed the manga comic about Naruto's escapades to the man himself. Naruto and Hinata looked very dumbfounded at this.
"Well, thanks Anthony. Although his life story was a bit inaccurate. In the beginning, I mean. Where are the rest?" Naruto asked.
"The author was in the middle of writing the Pain Saga, when he mysteriously disappeared." Anthony replied.
"Oh, the author is dead." Naruto simply replied.
"Um, the house should be to the left of this bookstore. Call me anytime you need any help, homie. Here is my number" Anthony said, a bit curious to know how Naruto knew that, but wouldn't voice it out loud.
"Homie, what is that?" Naruto asked, but this simple question was what sent Anthony into a frenzy. Anthony then explained what a homie was and how that was the shit they say in the 'hoods of Harlem.. Anthony then just left on his bicycle. After asking a few more people where the address on the paper was, they was soon near the address depicted on the piece of paper.
"We are here, Hinata-chan." Naruto said.
"I know. I was with you, remember." Hinata just stated. Naruto rubbed his head, embarrassed. They started unpacking their belongings, with Naruto thanking his parents for making the house furnished with all of their necessities. They were confused as to how Naruto's parents knew about the marriage, but then they realised that they were gods and just shook their heads and laughed it off. The remaining day was spent in the house, tidying up with Naruto's clones. When they had settled down, the couple wanted to go out for dinner. They then noticed a letter. A letter written by his parents. Naruto and Hinata looked at it before starting to read it.
"Dear Naruto.
It is your father. I hope you are settling in fast to the new world. Your mother and I forgot something. Ryo is worthless here, in New York. The currency we use here is the dollar. We took the liberty of changing currency in your life savings, and you are one rich man. That is not counting the savings your wife has for herself. You both probably don't need to work in the world but you are still naive to this world. Don't forget your ninja training, but you will have to integrate that with your new skills which will be learned over your lifetime.
Love, Father"
"Well, what do you want to eat?" Naruto asked Hinata.
"What about this Pizza thing. It sounds like as if it would taste good." Hinata suggested.
"I agree. Lets phone this pizza company called Pizza Hut and order some pepperoni pizza." Naruto said enthusiastically. Hinata just phoned Pizza Hut and waited until the pizza came. Hinata paid the correct price of the pizza to the delivery man and yelled at Naruto to shut up and enjoy his pizza. Naruto was reduced to a whimpering mess after his wife's shout, but he became his usual cheery self. After finishing the pizza, Naruto contemplated what pizza would taste like if there was a ramen flavor. Hinata saw him drool slightly and lightly him on the head. I wonder what goes on in his head she thought.
"Well, shall we go to bed?" suggested Hinata.
"Yeah, sure." Naruto replied. With that response, the young couple fell asleep.
Same time in Yancy Academy
A 12 year old boy was just going to sleep. His field trip was very wacky, with his algebra teacher turning into something from Greek mythology and his latin teacher threw him a pen that transformed into a sword. He had used water to drench a bully and was somehow able to read latin, even though he failed most of Mr. Brunner's latin classes. He getting really confused.
"Hey, Percy." his best friend Grover called.
"Yeah." Percy replied back.
"What're you thinking 'bout?" he asked
"Oh, I was reminiscing about today's events." Percy replied. Grover looked at him in complete confusion.
"You know, the events that happened during the field trip." Percy said.
"Oh, that. That was nothing to worry about. Some crazy dream that you might've had." Grover half-heartedly said.
"I swear G, that was real. You were there with me." Percy said. "Anyway, I need to get some shut-eye. That Latin test tomorrow wouldn't pass itself. G'night, G." And with that, Percy fell asleep. Grover was still awake, so he sneaked into the Mr. Brunner's office to discuss that day's events. After a whole load of conversation, the two were interested in the protector of Percy, as the Apollo and Artemis stated in their dreams. The two have tried to look for any such person, but always came up short. In a blinding flash of light, there a piece of paper, just lying there, on top of Mr. Brunner's Latin books. The message written on this piece of paper just had one message: Your questions will be answered here. The young man in this house will be able to help the child of prophecy. The two looked at each other and decided that they will go there in tomorrow, after the final day of school was over. After Mr. Brunner told Grover to go back to his dorm room, the pair separated.
The next day
It was in 2 in the afternoon and Naruto and Hinata were watching some TV show known as The Sopranos when, the doorbell rang. Wondering if they were expecting any visitors, Naruto went over to the door. Standing there were two men, one in a wheelchair and the other walking with the help of a pair of crutches
"Can I help you gentlemen?" He questioned.
"Yeah. Are you Naruto Uzumaki?" The one in the wheelchair asked.
"Yes I am. Who are you?" He asked
"I am Mr. Brunner and this is Grover. We have come to see if you are the one from the Elemental Nations." Mr. Brunner stated. At this Hinata walked over, keeping a close eye on these two newcomers.
"Ah, yes. Mr. Brunner. I was expecting you. My parents always leave little notes like this to help me transition into the world of the Gods." Naruto replied.
"Your parents? Are they one of the Gods too?" Grover asked
"I think both of my parents are." Naruto stated. This left the two whispering something to each other. Finally, Mr. Brunner revealed something to them.
"Ahh, yes. You are part of the Great Prophecy as well, young Naruto. I believe you have to go to this address and pick up a boy called Percy Jackson." Mr. Brunner gives him a slip which contain the word Montauk. After that, the two just left.
"Well, Hinata. I think that tonight and tomorrow are gonna be eventful, don't you?" asked Naruto.
"Well I do have a strange feeling about this new world we are in. It might be a good thing or a bad thing." she answered back.
"Well, let's hope that protecting Percy Jackson will be useful to whatever this conflict is." Naruto said. "Now all we need is a car to get us there." he sighed. Planning was a bitch.
A/N: This was supposed to be one chapter, but I decided to split this up into two chapters. This was just to get the introductory phase of this story over with. Chapter 2 might come a bit later, in lets say a few days.