Yo, I'm here again with another rather quick chapter. Don't expect these too often, as I still have school and a ton of work to do. So, again I don't have much to say, and there is a time skip in this chapter, as I want to get to the start of The Son of Neptune as fast as I can. We get a little taste of what Naruto has been working on in secret, and I can honestly say it's pretty cool. Uh, so yea, read & review if you would kindly. A favorite and follow also go a long way. I hope you all enjoy this chapter, and I'll see you guys later.

Black Wolf of Hueco Mundo- Yeah, I'm glad to see that you're excited to see his weapon, and I promise you that it is one that you have never seen before. It's one that I think would fit Naruto way better than a sword, and the reasoning behind it is also sound. You got that right, Zeus wouldn't be Zeus if he wasn't paranoid.

Assassins hunter- I'm glad that you think this is awesome, and I hope that you stick around for the long haul.

ZeWi- No, as Hestia has been shown to only stick to herself despite being about family. Granted she is friendlier to him than anyone else is, but she does not go out of her way to talk to him. Plus I was just making it more dramatic, as that's what people who complain about stuff usually do and gods are no different


"So what do you say?"- Speech

I can't believe he would turn me down like that- Thoughts

I don't own anything in this fic, characters or otherwise, as they all belong to their original creators.


Let's Begin Ch.3 shall we?...

Where is this place? Honestly, he'd been walking for a while now, and was starting to get annoyed. The sun was beginning to go down, and his feet were hurting from all the walking he was doing. It didn't help that he had somehow made a wrong turn and landed himself smack dab in the middle of some woods. He reasoned that he would have to make camp soon, and with the magical sac he had over his shoulder, it wouldn't be a problem.

He wiped his brow with the back of his hand to get rid of the sweat that had accumulated there as a result of the laborious physical activity of traversing the hills and brambles this forest had. He was careful in avoiding the sharp pointy ends of the branches as his sleeveless shirt offered him no protection against them. He was also lucky that his dad had made him some durable pants too. He said something about them having a layer of armor within the seams.

"Gods dammit!" He yelled in frustration," Does this stupid forest ever end?!" He screamed out.

He honestly didn't expect an answer, which was why when he got one his heart almost jumped out of his chest.

"Yes, it does end, but I would be surprised if you somehow made it out of here on your own," A mature, feminine voice told him.

The voice startled him good, but he had enough logic to plant himself into a defensive stance with his fists up. He paced in a circle as his sharp eyes darted around the vegetation with blurring speed. Despite his searching, he could not find a trace of whoever, or whatever had said that, so he decided to take another route.

"Who are you? What do you mean I won't be able to make it out of here on my own?" He asked in a serious tone. Now was not the time to play around. If this person, monster, or whatever was able to avoid his senses, then he needed to be on his guard. He stretched his senses as far as he could, oh how he wished he didn't skip out on the sensory training now, in an effort to catch something out of the ordinary in the trees and shrubbery. The sound of breathing, the silent padding of footsteps, dammit even the sound your eyelids make when you blink. He looked for all of these, but did not find one.

This shocked him, and made him raise his guard even more. This thing, as he ruled it out of being a human die to its abnormal stealth skills, was completely invisible. It was like a ghost. A shiver ran down his spine at the thought of it being a ghost. He absolutely hated ghost with a burning passion. If it was possible, he would punch each and every ghost he ever met in the face, no questions asked.

His mind tuned its self-back to reality as he heard the snapping of a twig behind him. With superb reflexes, he pivoted towards the direction it came from, but found nothing.

"Hmm, reflexes and senses aren't too bad. That's better than most that come into my domain," The female voice spoke again.

Naruto ran his tongue over his drying lips, as his muscles tensed and he clenched his gloved hands. What was this lady talking about?

"What are you talking about, lady? There are others that have been in here?" He asked to the ethereal voice. A plan popped into his head at that moment. He would keep her talking in an effort to triangulate her where her voice was exactly coming from. He smirked a little as she answered.

"Yes, this forest. You are not the first to step foot in here, and you are definitely not going to be the last. A lady has to eat you know," The voice said chillingly.

Did she just say what I think she did? Oh no, Uh-uh. He was not going to be eaten today. Especially by some coward who was afraid to show themselves. He just needed to keep her talking, and he would have her position locked down.

"You, uh, you eat the people that come in here?" He asked as a bead of sweat dripped down his face.

"Oh gods no. Why would I eat everyone that came through my forest," She said and Naruto breathed a sigh of relief," I only eat the ones that look absolutely mouthwatering, and you just jumped to the top of my list!"

"Oh, shit!" Naruto yelled out as he dodged the lunge that would've taken his head from his shoulders. He tumbled forward underneath the big black shape that flew overhead and landed in a crouch a few meters away. Quickly, he turned around and got back into his stance like he was taught to do countless of times. He crouched, almost hunched back, with his hands open palmed in front of him. He officially didn't have a name for it, as it was just a combination of some of the wrestling techniques the Greeks used, Capoeira, a little Muay Thai, and a bit of boxing. As it turned out, these all made a deadly combination, when he was finally able to put them together.

He driven out of memory lane as his danger sense tingled, and he cartwheeled out of the way of another lunge. His cartwheels turned into backflips as he needed to get some breathing room. As the sufficient distance was acquired, Naruto was able to get a good look at his attacker, and grit his teeth at the challenge it posed.

It was the biggest wolf he had ever seen, real or otherwise. It was the size of a bear, no bigger than a bear. It was like a bear and a wolf had a child, added a bit of testosterone and some bull, and this thing was the result. It had a reddish brown fur that seemed to blend in with the shadows the trees were giving, and the most pure silver eyes Naruto had ever seen. If Naruto wasn't afraid for his life at the moment then he might've considered calling such a monster beautiful, as its features were exotic and eye capturing. It growled, low and monstrous, and Naruto was half tempted to take a step back. He had to consciously force his legs not to move from their position.

Given the terrain he knew he wouldn't be able to out run it. He would have to try and subdue it or kill it if it came to that, but looking at the giant beast, he didn't even know if it was possible. He caught the wolf's powerful hind legs tense up, and Naruto readied himself for the lunge he was sure was coming his way. As he predicted, the wolf lunged at him, eating up the good 20 feet he put between them in one jump. He was ready and let his weight drop down, putting himself on his back. At that exact moment he kicked his legs up and caught the wolf mid lunge in its soft underbelly.

The upwards kick he gave it with both of his feet winded the beast, and halted its momentum. Still on his back Naruto brought his knees to his chest, and fired them back upwards, throwing the wolf into the sky.

The wolf yelped in pain and surprise, and was unable to stop its meteor like descent through the branches of several trees. Naruto heard the loud THUMP that accompanied the wolf's touchdown, and stood there waiting for its rebuttal.

Only thanks to reflexes honed through grit and determination was Naruto able to sway his head to the side enough to dodge the slash that was sent his way. He felt his face, and felt the blood on his fingers. What was that? There was nothing he could see. No projectile that he could see was sent his way, but he was still cut. His senses flared up again, and he was sent into a series of rapid dodges. He twisted, flipped, cartwheeled, back flipped, and ducked under all of the invisible projectiles that were sent his way.

By the time they stopped he was left panting slightly at the exertion of dodging those projectiles that had bullet like speed. His shirt and pants had tears all through them, and he could tell that he would need to replace them after he got out of this forest.

The wolf padded back into the clearing, and Naruto narrowed his eyes in anger. The wolf looked to be almost carefree. Like it had decided that he wasn't a threat.

Mistake number one.

Naruto decided to go on the attack this time, and rushed towards the wolf. He saw the wolf tense, and Naruto threw a feint. The wolf fell for it and was open to the devastating left hook that knocked its head sideways. A downward right came next, and smashed into the wolf's maw with the force of a freight train.

His momentum didn't halt. Naruto gripped the back of the wolf's head and drove it into his rising knee. He smiled a bit as he heard a satisfying crunch of bone that signified he broke something in there. Disoriented from the knee, the wolf was susceptible to the next two that came its way. The two knee's connected cleanly and with loud WHAMs that did devastating damage to the wolf.

Naruto was prepared to throw one last knee, but was interrupted by something grasping onto his ankle. He looked down and saw a tail there. Oh shit.

"Ahhh!" He yelled.

The tail reeled itself back to its owner and whipped the poor Naruto around like a rag doll before. The surprisingly strong tail whipped Naruto around before sending him away. Naruto's back connected with a tree and cracked its thick trunk. The impact caused a serious amount of pain and made him gag on his own spit. He choked out a yell and slid down to the grassy floor.

"Uggh, that hurt you stupid wolf," He gritted out, as he stumbled to his feet. He growled low in anger, as he saw the satisfied smirk on the wolf's face. He grew a smile of his own as the wolf winced in pain at the action of smiling. That told him that he had hurt the ridiculously sized animal. That as good.

No more Mr. Nice Guy. Time for some payback.

He breathed in deep through his nose, and put both of his hands against the trunk of the tree he had just hit. His veins bulged and his muscles flexed at what he was doing. Heavy breaths came from his nose and mouth, as a vein bulged and threated to pop in his forehead.

"YAAAHHH!"

With a mighty bellow the eight feet tall, three feet thick tree was ripped from its earthy confines. Naruto looked on dangerously at his enemy. His muscles tensed and rippled beneath his slightly tan exposed skin, as he hung onto the tree and pivoted his hips. He took a forceful step that cratered the ground, and whirled the tree towards his target. Despite its astonishing size and stature, the tree moved with the speed of a professional baseball swing, and connected with the wolf's side. The leaves and branches of the tree shook and caught the wolf in their grasp. Its fur was caught, and it had no escape.

His fingers dug into the thick brown bark of the tree, and cracked the trunk. He was pushing his muscles far beyond what was humanly capable, and was succeeding with amazing results. Continuing with his swivel that was beyond all human comprehension, Naruto rotated his entire body left and with it went the wolf.

The wolf's eyes bulged and spittle and golden blood came flying from its mouth. The wolf was sent careening away at top speeds from the green head of the tree, and into the ground. Its body dug a long jagged trench through the unforgiving dirt. The entire area shook at the impact and what birds remained scattered away into the sky. Naruto's arms and legs shook in exertion at his previous actions. He felt his arms give out, and he unwillingly dropped the large tree in front of him.

There, that had to have done it.

Nothing could've survived that hit. He was sure of it.

The wolf stirred.

His eyes widened at the durability of this wolf. It entire rib cage should've been crushed. There was no way it could get up from that. It was impossible.

The wolf began to stand up.

He needed to think of something, and quick. His arms were out of commission, probably with fractured bones and torn muscles and ligaments. Eh, it was better than the last time he tried using his godly strength. At least his arms were still connected to his body. He suppressed the memory of that day, and began to think of a way to put the wolf down for good.

He was still able to use his legs, and the tree was still there. A light bulb went off in his head, and he got an idea.

He channeled his godly powers again, this time through his legs. His legs shined a mystical gold, and all of the muscles in them bulged and became more pronounced.

"YYYYAAAAAHHHH!" He yelled out as he straight kicked the trunk of the tree towards the wolf.

It all went in slow motion. His foot connected with the brown trunk of the tree with a bang. His foot broke apart the upper layer of the bark the tree held and made a crack through the entire thing. It was like a gunshot went off, as the tree was fired away from his young body. Literally shockwaves of power rippled away from the tree and bent the other gigantic trees backward. A misty trail of golden miasma was left in the wake of the tree turned projectile as it ran its way through the ground like a swimmer through water. Dirt, grass, and rocks were bulldozed through and turned into smithereens as the tree continued chugging through the earth.

It happened in a split second, and the wolf was give no time to react. The tree connected with the wolf, but even the wolf's impressive stature could do little to stop the tree. It continued on pushing the wolf through acres and acres of forest. Knocking down trees, uprooting the grass, destroying the rock, and carving a harsh and rugged gorge through the ground. Debris flew through the air and was sent off and away to only the gods know where, as the tree continued on.

By the time Naruto could hear no more sounds of movement from the tree, he couldn't even see it. All that was left was a gaping dark hole that he couldn't see into due to ti being nighttime. He breathed a sigh of relief, but was quickly forced to wince as his arms throbbed painfully, and now so did his right foot. I need more training in using dad's super strength. It tears my body up too much for me to be able to defend myself afterwards. I would be severely handicapped if something were to attack me as I currently am.

At that moment he heard a low growl come from the shadows of the forest, and whirled around on one leg to see just what it was. He narrowed his eyes do he could get a better look, and stumbled back at what he saw.

Those same silvery eyes.

A cold sweat broke out on his brow, as more and more pairs of bright silver eyes appeared in the dark. All around him they appeared numbering within the hundreds. They all stared at him unflinching, unblinking. Naruto's breathe quickened as an out of this world pressure slowly surrounded his very being, constricting his heart to very slow beats.

Ba-dum

Where was that noise coming from? He whirled around again, and locked eyes with the silver ones.

Ba-dum. Ba-dum.

They all looked the same dammit! He was out numbered for the most part, and he didn't think these guys took too kindly to him kicking a tree at one of their own.

Ba-dum. Ba-dum. Ba-dum.

Was that his heart that was beating so loud inside his own ear drums? His pupils shrunk as a foreign feeling over took his entire soul.

Ba-dum. Ba-dum. Ba-dum. Ba-dum.

Fear. It was fear. Droplets of sweat slid down his face and off of his chin, as his eyes darted around like humming birds at the numerous eyes that seemed to give of a sickening feeling of malice. He felt like a mouse trapped in a cage of cats that have not eaten in weeks.

Ba-Dum. Ba-dum. Ba-dum. Ba-dum. Ba-dum. Ba-dum.

Make it stop! His ear drums threated to burst on the spot. He clenched his eyes in pain at this sensation that had a cold grip on his heart, on his lungs. He felt bile rising in the back of his throat, and almost choked on it. He involuntarily threw his hands on top of his head in an effort to ease the pain that was happening in there.

The pain was too great. It was pain with which the likes of anybody should never have to endure, especially not a ten year old at that. Please make it stop! A soundless scream came from his throat as he threw his head back in pain. His site began to darken, and he began to lose feeling throughout his body. Slowly, oh so very slowly, the shadows began to creep into the corners of his eyes. Complete darkness, the abyss itself, began to devour his conscious, and there was nothing he could do about it.


Deep within Naruto body, something stirred. A ruby red eyes with a vertically black slit pupil snapped wide open, and then narrowed as he took in his containers current state. He scoffed at his utterly disgraceful weakness. It was humiliating to be inside such a weak fool, granted he had been getting better. He would help him this time, as he felt the intent behind this…power, and could tell it was a test of some sort. One that should his container fail, would mean the ending of his life.

So, he would help him. Just this time, as it was in his best interest to anyways. This power was one he had not felt since he was just a kit. He was all too familiar with this power.

The power of a god.

With his mind made up the Kyuubi surged his almighty power through the bars of his prison, and he could immediately feel the effect it had. Everything was brightening, so the hard work was done for the moment. Now he had to get to work in fixing the utterly destroyed limbs of his jailer. At least he didn't blow them off this time. The Kyuubi laid his giant head back down atop his crossed hands, and immediately fell asleep. He had healed his container so many times he could do it in his sleep, and that's what he was going to do.


Back in reality the darkness began to edge away. Slowly all of its contents were drained away and Naruto was able to breathe again. His legs wobbled as his knees gave out. He collapsed onto all fours and immediately began to wretch up the contents of his stomach. In few seconds his stomach was emptied, and the nauseas feeling had passed.

THUMP. THUMP. THUMP.

He heard the padding of feet coming in his direction, but couldn't muster the strength to stand. I guess this is how I die, eh? In a pile of my own vomit? His eyes narrowed. Fuck that. On pure will power alone, Naruto lifted his head to stare at his would be killer. His eyes turning as cold as glaciers, as he bared his sizable canines.

His growing stopped in shock as who was coming towards him, came into the light of the full moon. It was that rust colored wolf. The same one that should've been dead. Well that sucked major balls. As he stared at the wolf that he just couldn't seem to kill, he was entranced by the silver eyes it carried within its sockets.

"You have formidable power young half-blood, but I can feel it is not all what it could be yet," a familiar feminine voice said.

Naruto's eyebrows rose in shock. He knew that voice, and the realization of where it came from made even less sense.

"You have passed my test, young son of the smith, but I can feel that there will be more to come as you grow. You have earned my recommendation, and are welcome into Camp Jupiter. May you bring glory to Rome and protect her people as many have done before you," She said.

Slowly he began to feel drowsy. His limbs became as heavy as led, and he couldn't keep his eyes open for much longer. The last thing he saw before he entered the realm of sleep was the dastardly beautiful silver eyes.

"Good luck, young Uzumaki," was the last thing he heard before he collapsed in his own vomit.

Unknown to him, the very next morning two sentries of Camp Jupiter would see his unconscious body being carried by two wolves. The sentries would see the sight and immediately relieve the wolves of their load, and began carrying the child who was deemed worthy by Lupa to the medical bay.

The two sentries, each having one of Naruto's arms slung over his shoulder, would cause quite the rumor mill, as they walked through the middle of the plaza towards the hospital. What no one could tell, though, was the impact this child would have on two of Rome's children.

A girl with deep dark brown, almost black, eyes looked down at the injured child from her window as she got ready for her daily duties. Those wounds are from Lupa herself. To give the boy so many speaks volumes of either his strength or weakness. The First Cohort does only take the best after all, and it would be a shame for that Grace boy to somehow get him under his wing like he's been doing. So, she decided to go. It wouldn't hurt anyone if she was just a few minutes late. It also wouldn't hurt to see if she could somehow gain another ally in the camp. Where did that come from?

A young boy with electric blue eyes halted his steps on the daily path he took to his usual training area, and looked on with calculative eyes. He saw the cuts in the boy's clothes and knew where they came from. He was the most familiar with them, and for her to give that boy so many…he must be something special. The Fifth Cohort could use a new recruit. With that in mind, he turned on his heel and began following the two sentries to the hospital.


He appeared in a swirl of water atop of the tallest building in the city. He looked around before he caught his brother leaning over the rails, looking out across the horizon.

"What did you call me for in such a hurry brother? You do know that you are not the only one who has a kingdom to run?" He asked jovially. His joy was short lived as his brother turned towards him with a heavy frown.

"Now is not the time for games brother. A great atrocity has been done to me, and I wish to right it before I have to take more drastic measures," He spoke in a grave tone.

"Whatever do you mean by that, brother? What has happened?" He asked.

"Look up into the sky, and tell me, what do you see?" He told him.

The man looked up to the sky boringly for a few seconds before confusion over took his features," A-all I see are storm clouds. Thunder clouds to be more specific, but there is no thunder or lightning. Brother, did you need help making a storm again? I do know we're getting old, but surely a storm is well within your abilities?" He teased.

"This is no laughing matter," He refuted quickly and caused his sibling to be silent," There is no thunder and lighting because my Master Bolt has been taken from me," He looked out to his brother in the corner of his eye," And I think you know who did it?" The clouds rolled across the sky and became even darker.

The seas began to shift and move, twisting and turning. Waves began to pick up and the winds increased just a bit. The commander of the oceans looked dangerously at his brother," You would do better than try and accuse me brother. You know the laws as well as I do. I cannot touch your weapon, as you cannot touch mine," He stated. The oceans all across the world came to life, as their master's ire began to build.

"Yes, I know that, but there is nothing in there that speaks of having someone else do it for you. Someone like a half-blooded son who you tried to keep a secret from me," He revealed.

Took quick for the ruler of the skies to react, he had a trident to his jugular. His eyes blazed an almighty electric blue, but he knew without his weapon of power he was at a severe disadvantage.

The one holding the three pronged trident breathed heavily through his nose before leaning in to whisper," If you so much as touch a single hair on either of their heads, I swear to you brother, you will have the battle of which you have never seen before," He whispered dangerously.

He gulped and a small drop of ichor ran down his neck," You would wage war against all of Olympus for some half-breed and his mortal mother?"

"Yes," In that moment he dissipated into a fountain of mist, and left his brother atop the skyscraper with a cut on his neck.


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