Hello readers and welcome to my new chapter. Here, they are gonna discuss several problems, from the Labyrinth to the army Kronos is gathering. So, enjoy.

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Chapter 9: Different Teams, Different Missions

After getting out of the Labyrinth, the four quickly went to Chiron. When they told him, he quickly got the counselors, Daedalus, and his pet hellhound together discuss out of the Labyrinth, the four quickly went to Chiron. When they told him, the centaur got the counselors and Daedalus, along with his pet hellhound, together to discuss it.

Annabeth was the first to speak up. "Percy, Rachel and I found an entrance to the Labyrinth. Something that can be used as an invasion route to the camp." That got many of the counselors nervous.

"Why would you think that?" Quintus asked Annabeth, polishing his sword. "Remember that the Labyrinth is hard to navigate, since it moves around a lot."

"One, because monsters can use that route to pop up inside our camp without worrying about the barrier." Clarisse pointed out. "Also, we captured one of Kronos's scouts and Cally tortured him for answers."

Naruto then spoke up. "They are trying to find Daedalus's workshop, in order to get Ariadne's string to navigate through that giant maze easily. If they can find it, and convince Daedalus to help them navigate, then the army can go through the Labyrinth easily, with no trouble. They'll go to the camp to wipe us out, then Olympus."

Everyone was silent as they digested the information given to them. The only thing that was making a sound was Mrs. O'Leary playing/tearing the squeaky toy she had.

Travis finally got the urge to speak up. "Wait a minute; you said 'convince Daedalus'. Isn't the dude dead?"

"I would hope so." Quintus said with a grunt. Naruto noticed in the corner of his eyes the slight nervous movement he made at the mention of him. "He lived, what, three thousand years ago? And even if he were alive, didn't the stories say that he fled the Labyrinth?"

Chiron clopped restlessly on his hooves. "That's the problem right there. No one knows. There are many rumors, some more disturbing than others, about Daedalus, but one of them is that he went back into the Labyrinth towards the end of his life. He might still be in there."

"We need to go in there." Annabeth said to everyone. "We have to find the workshop before any of Kronos's followers does. If Daedalus is alive, we need to convince him to help us. If the string still exists, we need to make sure it never falls into the enemy's hands."

Percy was about to suggest sealing up the entrance when he remembered something from Naruto's teachings. The Labyrinth, like most objects in Greek history, is magical. You can try toppling a whole building on the entrance, but it would only move a few feet away. So that idea won't work. Damn.

"We could fight them." Lee Fletcher suggested. "We know where the entrance is now. We can set up a defensive line waiting for them. If an army tries to come through, we'll be ready."

"We will set up defenses, that is for certain." Chiron told him. "But I'm afraid Naruto and Clarisse are correct. If Kronos's army passes the boundary of our camp, using the Labyrinth...then the camp might be destroyed."

Nobody looked happy about this, even the Stolls looked grim. Annabeth spoke up. "We need to get to Daedalus's workshop first. Find Ariadne's string and prevent our enemies from using it."

"But what chance do we have if nobody can navigate through it?" Percy pointed out to his friend.

"I've been studying architectures for years, including the Labyrinth." Annabeth said. "I know more about it than anybody here."

"From reading about it."

"Well, yes."

"That isn't enough to navigate the entire thing."

"It will have to be enough!"

"But it isn't!"

"Look, are you going to help me or not Seaweed Brain?"

Naruto chuckled, breaking the two out of their argument. They both realized everyone was watching them, with Thalia, Grover, the Stolls, and Silena grinning. They all noticed the sparks coming between Percy and Annabeth. At first, they all though Annabeth only had feelings for Naruto, but now they can see she has feelings for Percy and vice versa.

"You two are like a bickering married couple." Naruto pointed out with a chuckle, getting the two to blush and then yelled "Shut up!" at the eldest demigod there.

Chiron cleared his throat to gain the other's attention. "First things first. We need a quest. Someone must enter the Labyrinth, find the workshop of Daedalus, and prevent Kronos's army from using the maze to invade this camp."

"I think all of us figured out who should lead this quest." Naruto said, looking at the only female blonde here. "Annabeth." Everyone voice out in agreement while Annabeth felt some pride bubbling within her

"So I assume everyone agrees with Annabeth leading this quest?" Everyone nodded, except for Quintus. Naruto and Percy noticed that he was in deep thought, but no one else did. "Very well then." Chiron then turned to Annabeth. "My dear, it's your turn to visit the oracle. Assuming you return to us in one piece, we shall discuss what to do next."

The last part shook up Annabeth a little, though she still tried to retain her bravery. When Naruto and Percy smiled at her encouragement, the shakiness was evaporated and her confidence was restored. She quickly went to the oracle before that confidence should vanish.

"Okay, now that we discussed the Labyrinth and chose someone to do the quest, can I talk to Chiron?" Naruto asked, getting the horse to nod. The two went to a secluded corner, with many eyes on them in curiosity.

"So, have you considered what I said?" Naruto said to Chiron, with the centaur shifting uncomfortably. He knew what he's talking about. When he told him about the army Kronos is gathering.

"Naruto, I understand your concern." Chiron began. "But ancient laws states there is only one quest per-"

"Chiron, there is a war coming soon. And to prepare, we will need more than one quest." Naruto argued. "Back in my old home, every shinobi was given a mission. There was no oracle to give prophecy and rarely any discussions about it. Let's do the same."

"But what about Zeus?" Chiron countered the blonde. "You know that he will not like you breaking ancient laws."

Naruto didn't hesitate. "I'll talk to Athena or Artemis about it. Either one can coax Zeus into letting me do this, since they are his favorite children, or they could unite the other Olympians into not punishing me for breaking their precious laws. Beside, I'm a shinobi, I know how to break the laws without actually breaking them."

Chiron sagged a little, seeing no way to counter Naruto's argument. "Do we really need to do this?" Chiron asked tiredly. "Despite being demigods, they are still only children. And if we do this, it's more likely that we lose more demigods."

Naruto sigh a little. He could understand why Chiron was conflicted, considering he viewed every demigod here like they are his children, himself included. But…..

"The risk of losing demigods will be bigger if we only limit ourselves to these ancient rules." Naruto told Chiron soft, but firmly. "I'm training them for a reason Chiron, to prepare to defend their home. And they can barely do that if they are held back due to these rules. And while they may be kids, they are forced to grow up into adults to survive the world they live in. We need to do these missions to protect everyone in here."

Chiron stayed silent, taking in Naruto's words while the blonde was patiently waiting for Chiron's answer. Finally, the centaur nodded. "Alright. But we'll have our more experienced demigods take these missions. I will not allow inexperienced demigods to take mission yet."

Naruto nodded in understanding, knowing that Chiron needed time to adjust. "I just have two missions in mind. I'll pick which group will do which after Annabeth comes back and pick out her team." Chiron nodded.

"Okay, tell me which missions do you have in mind."

(Moments Later)

"So you made out of there Annabeth." Naruto commented as Annabeth came into the room. He felt concern when she saw Annabeth looking at both him and Percy in concern. What did she hear or see in there?

Annabeth took a deep breath before continuing. "I got the prophecy. I will lead the quest to find Daedalus's workshop." Everybody cheered for her, though Naruto still looked at her in concern. He could see the fear in her eye.

"What did the prophecy exactly say Annabeth? You know the words are important." Naruto told her. It would be bad if somebody ignored those words, only for them to bite them back on the butt.

Annabeth took a deep breath and recited. "You shall delve in the darkness of the endless maze, The dead, the healer, and the lost one raise,"

Grover perked up. "The lost one! That means Pan! It's good."

"The dead? Not so good." Percy added.

Then Naruto finished. "With the healer being neutral there." After that, Annabeth continued.

"You shall rise or fall by the ghost king's hand," Annabeth continued. "The Child of Athena's final stand,"

Everyone look around, all of them nervous. Annabeth is a child of Athena. And that doesn't sound good at all. "Let not jump into conclusion." Thalia said, though she is as nervous as everyone else. "The prophecy can mean anything. Annabeth might not be the child of Athena it is talking about."

"But who is the ghost king?" Silena asked. Everyone look at Bianca, who is squirming a little at the gaze.

"It's not her." Naruto said, knowing the conclusion everyone is going to. "She has better control of shadows than ghosts. She is too soft-hearted to actually command those ghosts." Bianca gave Naruto a thankful smile for defending her. "And we'll worry about the ghost king thing later. Annabeth, what is the rest of the prophecy?"

Annabeth hesitated. She wondered if she should say she doesn't remember the whole thing, but she knew that Naruto would immediately pick up the lie. Every Athena children, along with Athena's champions, have perfect memory so he wouldn't be fooled. "Destroy with a hero's soul purged"

That made everyone skin crawl. That doesn't sound good at all. If they think that was bad, they would rethink at the next sentence. "And watch an avenger and immortal's soul merge."

Naruto had a bad feeling. He couldn't help but think on who that avenger was. And he does not like the conclusion. "Okay, so the prophecy is clear and we all know that you need to go in the Labyrinth. Who do you want in your team Annabeth?"

Annabeth automatically look at Percy. "Will you come?"

"Always." Percy said with a nod, getting a smile from Naruto and Annabeth. He's glad he and Thalia aren't the only one watching over Annabeth. The blonde girl then turned to Grover.

""Grover, you too? Pan is waiting for you."

It seem that he forgot that he hated the underground, cause he looks completely energized at the mention of Pan. "I'll pack extra recyclables for snacks!"

"And Tyson." Annabeth said, looking at the Cyclops. "I'll need you too." Tyson nodded and clapped his hand in excitement.

Chiron, however, wasn't as excited. "Wait, Annabeth. This goes against ancient laws. A hero is only allowed two companions."

"I need them all Chiron." Annabeth insisted. "It's important."

"It's dangerous taking more than two companions Annabeth." Chiron argued. "Bad things happen when a group of four or more goes on a quest."

Annabeth immediately countered. "But Naruto has been a quest with more than that and he came back with all of us alive. If he can do it, I can too. I need to do this Chiron, please." Chiron lowered his head, thinking on Annabeth's words. Finally, he nodded.

"Okay. I hope you know what you're doing." Chiron told them, before talking to everyone else. "Now, on to the next order of business. Naruto and I discussed the possibility of more demigods doing other missions while Annabeth, Percy, Grover, and Tyson are on a quest."

"Wait, what?" Annabeth asked, a bit shocked. "Isn't it against the rules to do more than one quest per year?"

"Says the girl who is taking more than two companions." Naruto retorted, causing the girl to flush in embarrassment. "And the reason I'm doing this is so we can prepare for war. Kronos is gathering an army, something that could defeat us and then the Olympians. So we to find out more information, deal with the shinobi chasing after me, and strike them before they can do so to us."

"Okay, so who is doing what?" Lee Fletcher asked, with all the other demigods looking at Naruto for the answer.

"I want Silena, Luke, and Bianca to gather up information on the enemy." Naruto said, getting Silena and Bianca to look at him curiously while some eyes darkened at the name Luke. Some of them didn't entirely forgive Luke for betraying camp, especially the Stoll brothers.

"Why do you want Luke on this mission?" Connor asked a bit darkly. Some of the Hermes children distrusted Luke the most, considering he ruined Hermes' children's good names. Well, as good as they can get considering their father's reputation.

Naruto sigh tiredly. "Luke, despite what you guys now think of him, is good at finding information, better than any other Hermes child, including you two. And if he wanted to kill us, he had several chances to do so, so drop the attitude." The two Stolls stayed quiet after that, though you could still see that glimmer of distrust.

"And also, I will be going somewhere else to try and get the Leaf Village to stop trying to take me home." Naruto said with a weary sigh. "That mission is going to attract them here, and we need to focus on preparing for a battle that might come. I want Thalia, Leo, and Piper to come with me during that meeting."

"Wait a minute, why the last two?" Pollux, the counselor for Dionysus' cabin, asked. "They only just got here and never received any training."

"While you're right about the first part, you are wrong about the last." Naruto said with a small smirk. "Leo is one of the few pyromancers in Hephaestus' cabin, like me. I taught him to hone his ability, along with a few tricks, plus Leo is the best with machines, even better than I am. From the years I've trained her, Piper is skilled in hand to hand combat, while her charmspeak ability can get us out of sticky situations."

No one said anything against him after that. While they are hesitant to trust new people with missions, Naruto judgment is almost always correct. "Then it's settled." Chiron said, before looking at all the demigods. "I suggest all of you doing missions should rest up, as well as tell Luke, Piper, and Leo that they are going to be in these missions. Council dismissed."

And that's the end. Next up is Naruto talking to Athena, along with the three teams preparing for their quest. Review, favorite, and follow this story and I will see you guys later.