Chapter 21: Chariots

STORY START

It was an uneventful morning for Naruto as he was preparing for all the grief that would happen upon him once the camp realizes he allowed Percy to bring a Cyclops into camp, albeit a young one but a Cyclops none the less.

"Good morning Naruto I hope you slept well last Night?" saber asked as she entered Naruto's room for her room which was connected to Naruto's

"Yes Saber I slept well thanks for asking" Naruto answered with a smile on his face.

"Well we best wake Tamamo for breakfast I am sure she is quite hungry" Saber said.

"Yeah we didn't get to finish dinner last night." Naruto replied.

Walking over to Tamamo's door Naruto knocked tree times.

"Tamamo are you awake yet?" Naruto asked as he stood outside the door.

Just as he asked Tamamo's door opened to reveal Tamamo who was sleeping in a kimono which had gotten lose at some parts revealing a lot of flesh to Naruto.

Truning away slightly with a light blush on his cheeks Naruto spoke quickly.

"Tamamo breakfast will soon be ready we best be going."

"Sure thing Naruto" Tamamo said noticing the slight blush on his cheeks.

'Why is he blushing doesn't he have Zoe already?' Tamamo thought to herself.

"Ne ne Naruto why are you blushing?" Tamamo decided to ask bluntly.

"It's your attire it's to improper to wear around a guy alright" Naruto said still refusing to look Tamamo in the eye.

"Ohh sorry sorry but this is my sleeping clothes now." Tamamo said with a large smile while scratching the back of her head.

"I see well please get dressed we have to leave for the dining pavilion in a few minutes" Naruto said as he left Tamamo to get dressed.

"I'm ready!" Tamamo announced as she finished getting dressed this time she was in her old priestess outfit it was a blue kimono(A/N: Tamamo's original costume).

"Very well let us go shall we?" Naruto said as he exited the Artemis cabin along with Saber and Tamamo.

Arriving at the dining pavilion the trio saw that all the campers were glaring at Tyson and Percy .

Releasing a sigh Naruto did his best to diffuse the situation.

"Hey sit down and mind your manners same goes for you Percy. Tyson since you are not claimed you don't get to sit anywhere just yet so stand up and come to front for now." Naruto said in a commanding voice which everyone followed except for Percy who did so reluctantly.

"Um Naruto? Why is ther a Cyclops inside the camp borders?" an Athena cabin member asked.

"The Cyclops? It is here because Percy chose to befriend it. I honestly will kill it myself should it not be claimed at all" Naruto said seriously making them all nod in understanding. Naruto was also a son of Artemis and it was in his nature to hunt monsters and allowing one to live must be agonizing for Naruto.

And just then a bright flash of light appeared over Tysons head revealing him to be claimed by Poseidon.

"I see so Poseidon claims his other sons the Cyclops huh? Well then you may sit with Percy" Naruto said motioning for Tyson to sit with Percy who seemed relieved at the moment.

"Hey brat don't you want to tell them your plans for the camp activities?" Dionysus reminded Naruto while sipping on his coke which was starting to grate on Saber's nerves.

"Sigh very well if I must. Pay attention you guys for the rest of the week since the magical barriers have begun to fail we will cancel for now the capture the flag games and replace it with an afternoon event the chariot races where two cabins will pair up and race against the other pairs you can go solo if you wish and at night I expect some of you to be alert and aware at night lights out is same as always but if you hear sounds of battle do not hesitate to leave your cabin to fight. In the morning I will find a way to train all of you and since you are all tired out from the sudden attack last night I will allow you a break today and you will all fight me and Saber tomorrow instead." Naruto announced getting a relieved sigh from the campers who thought he would push through with his sparring match today.

"What?" Percy asked confusedly clueless as usual.

"Don't you talk to anyone else in camp Percy I will take over training you guys so I need to know at what level you guys stand so I will be fighting you all tomorrow when you have all recovered" Naruto explained.

"Alright everyone feel free to relax for today by tomorrow you tor-training starts!" Naruto announced making everyone shiver at what Naruto had planned for them.

After Naruto's announcement all the campers dispersed and went about to relax for the day and all that was left in the dining pavilion was Percy, Tyson, and Annabeth.

"Hey Naruto what is going on in camp? First Chiron is leaving then now you're in charge what next?" Percy asked as he Tyson, and Annabeth approached Naruto, Saber, and Tamamo.

"Exactly how you said it Percy Chiron is accepting the blame of Thalia's tree being poisoned until the culprit is found and I'm in charge until he returns" Naruto said simply.

"I see and why can't you accept Tyson?" Percy decided to ask.

"Duh Seaweed Head Naruto is the son of Artemis he is trained to hunt and kill monsters the fact he tolerated Tyson long enough is amazing" Annabeth answered for Naruto not liking Tyson in the slightest either.

"Well if that is all I have to watch over the camp now" Naruto said as he stood up along with saber and Tamamo.

Seeing neither Percy nor Annabeth had anything further to say they exited the dining pavilion.

Inspecting the camp they could see all the campers were doing various things as usual.

The Hephaestus cabin was busy in the forges as usual.

The Ares cabin was practicing with their weapons as usual.

The Hermes cabin was somehow sedate as they were conversing with the Demeter Cabin.

The Apollo cabin was nowhere to be seen which was strange.

The Athena cabin was littered around reading, writing and whatnot.

The Aphrodite cabin was sunbathing as usual with the exception of their leader Silena who was talking with Clarisse.

All in all the camp seemed peaceful if it weren't for the dying atmosphere that seemed to permeate the camp thanks to the weakening barrier that not even Naruto could strengthen.

Suddenly an idea came to Naruto as he retrieved a violin from the Gate of Babylon.

Placing it against his neck preparing to play Naruto closed his eyes in preparation missing the raised eyebrows from Saber and Tamamo.

(Play Kishi Ou No Hokori)

The calm serene sound produced by Naruto's playing washed over the camp. Almost instantly everybody had stopped to listen to it the clanging in the forges had stopped.

The Ares campers stopped in their practice to listen to the music.

The Hermes cabin simply relaxed to the music even more.

The Demeter cabin stopped tending to their crops to listen as well.

The Apollo cabin came out of their cabin to see who was playing such a masterful piece.

The Athena cabin also stopped doing their thing to listen and appreciate the music.

The Aphrodite cabin had actually fallen asleep to the music.

The satyrs and Nymphs were enjoying the song swaying to its beat with some satyrs joining in with their reed pipes.

Even Dionysus had stopped drinking his coke to reminisce about happier times he had in life.

The song was magic into itself bringing peace into the borders of the camp during these stressful times.

(End Song)

By the time Naruto was done and had opened his eyes again he saw that the whole camp had their eyes on him staring at him in awe and wonder.

"What?" Naruto asked a bit nervously.

"Wow Naruto I don't recall you being able to play a musical instrument. You were really good at it." Tamamo commented.

"Indeed Naruto it was a good piece to listen to." Saber added.

"Hey Naruto can you play for us some more music?" a camper asked.

Seeing no reason to refuse Naruto obliged and played for them a few more songs till it was time for dinner.

(Short Time Skip After Dinner)

In the Artemis cabin Naruto was given a talking to by Tamamo.

"Hey Naruto have you ever considered taking more than one mate I mean if you were allowed" Tamamo asked Naruto nervously.

"More than one huh? If I was allowed yes maybe but I don't want to hurt Zoe she's my most precious person I don't think I can continue to live if she started to hate me." Naruto said with a sad face.

"I see thanks for answering Naruto" Tamamo said giving Naruto a comforting hug knowing that Naruto had gotten slightly worried with such thoughts running through his head.

"Thanks Tamamo" Naruto says with a grateful smile on his face as he heads toward his room.

'So I still have somewhat of a chance with you huh Naruto I guess I should speak to Lady Artemis and Zoe first about this.' Tamamo though to herself as she fell asleep.

(The Next Day)

The whole camp was getting ready with all their armors and weapons in the arena as they awaited Naruto and Saber.

They did not have to wait long as Naruto arrived in a few minutes followed by Saber.

"Are you guys ready?" Naruto asked as he materialized his golden armor followed by Saber who materialized her silver armor.

"Yeah we're as ready as we'll ever be" a camper answered for the group.

"I see well then come at us" Naruto said as he and Saber materialized their weapons.

At this the campers rushed at the two kings they tried to rush the two kings but only to get pushed back by the strength of Naruto and Saber's counter. The next batch to attack was the Ares campers who were summarily beaten quickly by Saber and Naruto who were expecting this and dodged their first strike by crouching low and as one unit jumped and turned inward slashing the Ares camper's unprotected backs. Another camper tried to stab at Saber from the side only for Saber to grab the spear and slash at the camper's armor. Naruto on the other hand had just finished taking care of the rest of the Ares campers when they tried to blindside him only for Naruto to materialize the Gate of Babylon to shoot blades at them striking at them with proper accuracy leaving them immobile. Seeing the Ares cabin out for the count the Hephaestus and Hermes cabin decided to band together with the rest to plan while the Apollo cabin rained arrows down on the two who simply dodged or blocked the arrows. By the time the arrows have stopped all the campers have begun to charge at the same time figuring they had more chance as a group than individually. Too bad Naruto and Saber were far from normal people who would fall from such odds and could overcome such odds instead.

"STRIKE AIR" Saber yelled out blasting everyone backwards knocking out the weaker campers and blasting back the rest of the campers.

"Whoa what was that?" a camper yelled put as he stood up.

"It doesn't matter we don't retreat" another camper cried out as the survivors stood up to charge at the two kings once again.

"My turn Gate of Babylon" Naruto said as he summoned a wider gate presenting more weapons than before. Launching it quickly at speeds a few could see incapacitating more than half of the survivors.

"Is there any left who wishes to try again?" Saber said her blade at the ready.

"We shall not stop until we cannot move." A camper said as he continued to charge at the two kings this seemed to inspire at least ten more campers to charge with him.

"Impressive valor" Saber commented.

Just as the eleven campers neared Saber and Naruto held their ground as they decided to face the eleven with pure swordsmanship skills.

Dodging the first camper Naruto slashed at the other three who left their guard open while Saber incapacitated the first charging camper leaving another seven left. Two more tried to blindside the kings again while the five attacked from all sides. Only for Naruto and Saber to jump up causing the group to accidentally to stab each other instead ending the match.

"It's not over yet" Percy shouted as he charged at the kings still surviving somehow.

Only to be knocked out by Saber as soon as he neared the two.

"Well I guess that's it" Naruto commented as he watched all the camper's writhing in pain holding their injuries.

"Tamamo please heal them" Naruto asked Tamamo who was watching from the sidelines.

"Ok" Tamamo agreed as she began to heal the camp using her magic.

When Tamamo was done healing the camp and they were wide awake Naruto began his assessment.

"Ok we'll begin our training tomorrow. We need to work on your teamwork and speed as well as strength training." Naruto said as all the campers nodded.

"Please rest up for tomorrow" Naruto said as he Saber and Tamamo left the camper's to recover from their injuries.

STORY END

I hope you enjoyed no updates for a while my exams are in a week's time.

Until next time!