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"Talking!"
'Thinking!'
"Jutsu/Summoning!"
Chapter 2
Different World
Naruto just sighs, "Okay, let's say that I believe you, then what?" asked Naruto
"Well, you will be put in Cabin Eleven til you are claimed by your parent. Which is…" Chiron leaves it open which Naruto catches.
"My… Mom…" Naruto said quietly.
He still is having a hard time believing that his mother of all this time is still alive.
"Ah, that narrows it done a bit. We have you new clothes because your jumpsuit was covered in blood and had two gaping holes in it. I better go see if Mr. D is back. Lee here will show you around the camp." says Chiron as he wheels out of the infirmary.
Naruto turns his head and looks at the remaining people, or should he say person. During his discussion with Chiron the guy with the multiple eyes left.
"Hello, my name is Lee," says the introducing Lee
"Uh, hi, I'm Naruto." said Naruto
"Get dress and I'll show you around camp." said Lee.
Lee leaves the infirmary leaving Naruto alone. Now that Naruto is alone he can now think what the hell is going on. The last thing he remembers is fighting Sasuke at the Valley of the End. They both attacked each other to finish the fight. Now he's in a camp where special people come and there are Gods. But none of that matter. He rereads the letter and truly doesn't know what do to. He's happy that his mom is alive and can tell that she loves him, but it raises so many questions.
Slapping his cheeks, "No use in crying over spilled milk dattebayo!" shouted Naruto before he kicks himself for saying his tick.
Naruto jumps out of the bed glad that he is still wearing his boxers. He looks at the clothes they left for him. Not as tough or durable, but beggars can't be choosers. A pair of simple shorts with extra side pockets, a sweet orange t-shirt with CAMP HALF-BLOOD on it with a strange winged horse, and a pair of sandals. Naruto does a double look at the letters. He's always had a difficulty reading because of his dyslexia.
When Tsunade tested Naruto. She was pissed that no one ever did anything for him. Tsunade was close to literally ripping the hospital brick by brick. Both Shizune, Jiraiya, and a whole squad of ANBU had to hold her down. After that the new Hokage shut herself in the records room for two weeks. Lets just say the hospital was never the same again.
Soon Tsunade sat down with Naruto and taught him ways around his dyslexia. She was happy that his skills in math was good; all thanks to the Ichiraku Teuchi and his daughter Ichiraku Ayame, they even went as far to teach him how to do his taxes when he became a Shinobi.
Naruto put the new clothes on and saw his headband and necklace on the nightstand next to the bed he was sleeping on. Quickly putting his headband and necklace on. But before Naruto left, he looks at the blue scarf that came out of the scroll. He doesn't know what to make of it, is it he's? Was it his mother's? The blonde hesitantly picks it up and wraps it out his neck. Warmth fills him as a hug when he did. Wondering if this is what it feels like to be hugged by a parent. Naruto walks out of the infirmary to the waiting Lee.
"It's about time. For a second there, I thought I was waiting on a child of Aphrodite," said Lee
"Aphrodite?" asks a clueless Naruto
"I'll explain through the tour." quickly saying Lee as he waves for Naruto to follow him.
They walk through the camp. Lee shows Naruto the strawberry fields, the farmhouse, the archery range, the canoeing lake, the stables, the javelin range, the amphitheater, and the arena.
"You probably is wonder what this place was made for. Well, the Gods sometimes leave Olympus and met mortals. We are the results of that. We are half- human and half-god, i.e. demigod, but we call ourselves Half-bloods," said Lee
"So one of our parents couldn't keep it in their pants?" asked Naruto
Lee laughs at that, "Yes, you could say something like that. There are different reasons why they hooked up with our parents, but we can't say for what. Athena goes for those who have great minds, Ares goes for strong women, Apollo goes just about for anything if you catch me drift just to name a few." said Lee.
Naruto shutters at that last part. He knew that relationships back home were kept quite for several reasons. Some out of fear, others to protect their loved ones from their enemies, and others because it was forbidden.
"Each of us that comes here learns to fight and protect ourselves til we're older," says Lee
"Why?"
"Because the monsters that hunt us don't like it when we're older and are harder to kill. So they target us when we don't have little to no training," answered Lee
"Nani? Sounds like the monsters scared, if you ask me," said a confident Naruto
"That's if they get here," whisper Lee.
Naruto stops when he heard Lee say that. Haku came to the blonde's mind. Even outside the Elemental Countries that is still pain. Remember how Haku had to kill his own father because of his Kekkei Genkai. Kakashi even went to tell them that Mizu no Kuni went into a Blood Purge because of fear, even how Kiri became infamously known as Chigiri no Sato; forcing the students to kill one another to kill their emotions.
Naruto catches up with Lee. Forgetting about that last part all together. They arrived where the cabins are located.
"Each cabin is for each Olympian," said Lee as he shows Naruto each one.
"So others like us stay in the cabins that are our parents?" asked Naruto
"Yes and no. They don't go to the cabins til they're claimed by said parent. Everyone starts out in Cabin Eleven, the Hermes Cabin which you'll be staying. The Gods are very busy with their duties and can't claim all of us unfortunately," said Lee
"That sucks…" mutters Naruto
"The first cabin is Zeus, the second one is his wife Hera, but she doesn't have any Half-bloods for children," stated Lee
"Then why build it?" question Naruto
"Out of respect. She is also known as the Goddess of Marriage and it isn't her job to cheat, that's Zeus' job," answered Lee.
Naruto frowns at that. Back in Konoha cheating wasn't taken lightly. If a Shinobi had been caught cheating not only are they stupid, but dumb. Shinobi make enemies and those enemies hold grudges and are willing to target children of said Shinobi. Husband and wife needed to work together and trust each other to protect not just Konoha, but their family.
"Then Cabin Three which should be empty, but it isn't. The Big Three, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades took an oath on the River of Styx to never have anymore Half-bloods. Poseidon broken that oath and now he has a son," says Lee.
Lee shows Naruto the cabins for Demeter, Ares, Athena, Apollo which was Lee's cabin, Artemis, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Dionysus, and finally Hermes.
"This is the end of the tour. You'll be staying here til you are claim. If you want to learn more about the Gods go to Cabin Six and they'll help you out," said Lee
"Can I ask you a question?" asked Naruto
"Shoot,"
"Well, why does it seem like the camp is empty?" asked Naruto
"Ah, because summer ended," Naruto just stares at Lee, "What I mean is during the summer it is filled with more campers because they only need a little training to make it outside of here. Those that stay year-round either don't have a home to go back to, or their scent is too strong. If you have anymore questions Travis and Connor will help you out," answered Lee.
Lee knocks on the door. They both hear objects hitting the floor and some yelling. Travis opens the door looking a little panic. Connor is running around trying to hide so things.
"I don't what to know. This here is Naruto!" says Lee
"Ah, Hearth Boy!" a smiling Travis said
"Hearth Boy?" tilting his head as he asks
"It is usually common to give nicknames either for our parents or stuff that we did. You are known as Hearth Boy because you came out of the hearth yesterday. Name's Travis Stoll," an introducing Travis says
"And I'm Connor Stoll," Connor says coming to the door
"And we're the Stoll Brothers!" both said at the same time.
Naruto immediately saw the gleam of pranksters in their eyes. Oh, they were going to get along just fine. Travis and Connor let Naruto in after saying goodbye to Lee. Naruto looks around the cabin, noticing that most of the beds are taken.
"Sorry about the beds. You see the summer," said Connor
"Both Connor and I are counselors for Cabin Eleven. There are sleeping bags in the closet over there," says Travis.
Naruto walks over to the closet. He hears both Travis and Connor snicking. Naruto opens the door to the closet and his eyes widen. An avalanche of sleeping bags came crashing down onto the blonde. Now he knows why the Stoll Brothers were snicking. Now he knows his first victims.
After the avalanche of sleeping bags everyone is the cabin heads towards the dining pavilion. There Naruto see twelve tables in the same formation like the cabin so he quickly put two and two together and got fish. Naruto's eyes widen when he saw the Dryards come out of the trees, Naiads coming out of the canoe, and saw satyrs come from the meadows.
"Dryards, Nalads, and satyrs. Dryards are tree spirits, Nalads are river spirits, and satyrs are some more nature spirits," says Connor as he chuckles at Naruto's expression.
Naruto looks around as more and more campers arrive at the dining pavilion. As he watches them, he gets a strange feeling that they were family in a since. He doesn't know where this feeling came from, but he likes it. Then Naruto nearly has a heart attack when he sees Chiron. Naruto seen some strange stuff when he became a Shinobi, but a half-man half-horse he was not expecting.
"Ah, Naruto, my boy. It's good to see you," greeted Chiron.
Naruto ignores what Chiron keeping his eyes glued to Chiron's horse body. Chiron notice where Naruto is staring at.
"Naruto," said Chiron
This snaps Naruto out of his staring, "I wasn't staring!" Naruto quickly says
"I'm use to it. You will be learning about Greek history tomorrow so you'll get use to it soon enough. I wanted to tell you that I have your patch, leg holster, and kunai. You'll get those back tomorrow when you go to the archery range." and with that Chiron prances away.
Naruto sits with the rest of Cabin Eleven. He looks around again to get a better look at some of the other campers. As he did he notices that they are looking at him. Hearing them say it's Hearth Boy. Yup, he was going to hate that nickname.
Chiron gains the attend of the campers, "Some of you are wondering about our new guest. Mr. D has yet to return from Mount Olympus to let us know anything that he has learned," Chiron tells them
"Where did he come from?" someone questions from Athena's table
"He is from the floating island Delos. That is the same island that where Leto gave birth to Apollo and Artemis. Now if you have any questions ask him yourselves, but not now. With that lets eat. To the Gods!" said Chiron.
Everyone else shouts, "To the Gods"
Naruto pouted because there was no ramen. There was barbecue venison, different types of fruits, and vegetables. Connor told Naruto to follow them as they went to burn some of their food.
"The Gods like the smell of burnt food. Everyone prays to their cabin." said Connor.
When Naruto got to the hearth and put some in the hearth.
"Thanks for letting me stay… Hermes," Naruto put some more in the hearth, "And thanks Mom for letting me know that I have a family." says Naruto.
When he put his food in the hearth it grow bigger and burned hotter, before it return to its normal size. Chiron saw this and begins to try to piece the puzzle together. He's standing to wish that Annabeth was here to think of anything.