Hello readers and welcome to my new chapter. So, sorry for taking two months to update this. Not only was I focusing on Class 78th Watches the Future, like I mentioned before, but it was difficult for me to think of what I want to write down in this chapter. Like with chapter 25, had to rewrite a couple of scenes before it felt right to me. Hopefully, this won't happen often, but I'm not holding my breath. I suggest you don't either.

So, on this chapter, Naruto's team and Anko brings him back to camp for healing. We'll also check up on Percy as well. So, I hope you enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Percy Jackson.

Chapter 28: Recovery

Anko is driving as fast she could to Camp Half-Blood.

After Naruto went into unconsciousness, the group quickly went back to the car. Anko took the wheel while Piper is at the shotgun seat, acting as navigator. Thalia, for once, is at the backseat, watching out for Naruto, and Leo right behind Anko and Piper.

"How long will it take to get to the camp?" Anko asked as she drove pass several cars.

Piper took a look at the map. "Considering it took us days to get hear, and at the rate we're going, it'll probably be a day, if no interruptions."

"Seriously?!" Anko gritted her teeth in anxiety. "Is there any way to make this thing faster?!"

"Should be." Leo spoke up, his head getting between the two females. "Pipes, can you look into compartment for instructions on this thing?" The girl did so and dig through the compartment. After a moment, she found something.

"I think I found it!" She pulled a small book from the compartment.

Leo quickly took the book and went through it. "How to work the machine gun….what seals are on the car….how the car refill food supplies…." He started murmuring. After a moment of searching, he found what he's looking for. "Here it is! There's a turbo boost here!"

"Where?!" Anko asked, looking around for it.

"It's near the left of the wheel, red." He told her. She quickly got her hand to the red button. "If we press the button, it should take us half an hour at most to get to Camp Half-Blood. But-"

Before he could finish, Anko pressed the red button. And when she did, the engines behind the car activated and let out a burst of speed. That caused Piper and Anko to be forced into their seats while Leo flew to the back of the car.

"You will lose control of the car!" Leo yelled through the sound of the engine.

"You're telling them this now?!"

"She didn't stop to listen!" Was Leo's response to Thalia. "On the bright side, the car will go straight to Camp Half-Blood. But there's gonna be a lot of collateral damage!"

"Then let's hope that Hecate will cover it up for us!"

(With Annabeth's Group)

It didn't take long for Annabeth, Nico, and Lacy to get back to Hephaestus, nor did it take long for them to get back to Camp Half-Blood, thanks to the mechanical spider.

When the three manage to get out of the volcano, they heard an explosion minutes later. Immediately, Annabeth thought the worst had happened. But quickly, Nico reassured her that Percy isn't dead.

One of the abilities of the children of Hades is that they could sense when someone close to them died. And since Nico looked up to his cousin, seeing the blacked hair boy as an older brother like Naruto, he knows whether or not is did.

That got Annabeth from grief to anxious as to where Percy is at. Currently, she's in Chiron's office, telling him what happened in the labyrinth.

Chiron sighed, rubbing his forehead. "So Grover and Tyson are searching for Pan as of this moment, while Percy is most likely injured somewhere due to the volcano's eruption."

Annabeth looked down, feeling ashamed and tears are threatening to fall from her eyes. This was her quest. She was suppose to find Ariadne's string, with her team intact. But she still doesn't have a hint as to where it is, and now no clue as to where Grover, Tyson, and Percy is.

"Don't blame yourself for this," Chiron told Annabeth softly, laying a hand on her shoulder. "You couldn't have stop Grover from searching, and you know Perseus would risk his life to protect his friends."

Annabeth nodded. "I know, Chiron. But still," She was leading them. She was suppose to stay by their side the entire mission, but she ended up abandoning. She broke Naruto's number one rule. She decided to change the subject for a moment. "How are the others doing?" She was referring to Naruto's team and Luke's team.

"Luke, Bianca, and Silena manage to complete there's with minimum trouble." Chiron answered. "As for Naruto, Thalia, Leo, and Piper….we have yet to hear from them."

Suddenly, a car screech and startled shouts came from outside of the building, startling Chiron and Annabeth. "What in Zeus' name is that?" Chiron questioned, going over to the window. Annabeth joined him as well, and the two was met with Naruto's car in the middle of the camp.

"Naruto? Why did he parked his car here?" Annabeth asked. The two quickly got out of the building and went outside, just in time to see Piper and a woman coming out from the front. It took a few seconds to realize that this was Naruto's mother figure, Anko.

"We need help! Now!" Piper said in panic. "Naruto, he's injured badly!"

Chiron and Annabeth paled. Especially when Thalia and Leo got out of the car, carrying the blonde ninja. "Chiron, help us get him into the infirmary!" The centaur quickly galloped towards them and let them put Naruto on his back before galloping to the infirmary.

Soon, Naruto is in the infirmary, with Will and Lee operating on him. Nearly all of Naruto's closest friends and siblings, those that are at camp, are inside, all looking extremely worried. Medalis and Annabeth are kneeling at each side of Naruto's bed while the operation is happening. Tears are stinging the two girls' eyes.

"First Percy….now Naruto?" Annabeth questioned, clenching her fist. How many times are those two going to get hurt? They end up in more life-and-death experiences than any other demigod here.

Chiron rolled up towards Will and Lee. "How is he?" Chiron asked seriously.

"Not good. He lost a heavy amount of blood, his internal organ are damaged severely, and some nerve damage happened as well." Will explained seriously. "If this was anyone else, they would've been dead by now." Medalis choke out a sob at that, causing Charles to put a hand in comfort.

"But can he still be saved?" Chiron asked him.

"Right now, we don't know." Lee spoke up for Will, closing his eyes. "His chances are slim right now. We gave him some nector and ambrosia, which healed some of his internal organs. We also used them as a remedy for his deeper wounds, which is mostly on his legs. But even with all that, he's still in the danger zone."

The girls teared up even more at this, even Thalia, Anko, and Clarisse had a harder time keeping their watery eyes at bay. All the guys looked grim, with Nico tearing up as well.

"Don't….count me out….yet…."

Every head was whipped to the direction of Naruto. Said blonde slowly opened his eyes, which is filled with exhaustion and pain. "Naruto!" Many of them exclimed, crowding over the injured blonde.

"How are you feeling, sochi?" Anko asked him softly. Naruto smiled at her tiredly.

"I feel….like shit." He stated bluntly, but weakly. "I never….felt this bad….since my first row….with Ladon."

"You shouldn't talk to much." Chiron told him seriously. "Save as much strength as possible."

Naruto ignored him and turned to Annabeth. "Hey Annie," Naruto greeted, smiling. "You're back….from the labyrinth." He look to see Luke, Silena, and Bianca are also here. "And I heard….about the mission….you three did well."

The three of them smiled, though it didn't really come up to their lips. "Are you sure you should be talking, Naruto?" Silena asked him in concern. "Shouldn't you be resting?"

"Don't worry so much, Silena." Naruto said to her softly. "I won't die just by talking." His gaze went back to Annabeth. "And Annie? How did the mission went? Where's Squid Head, Goat Boy, and Tyson?"

At the mention of the mission, of her missing friends, the tears swelled up once more. That made Naruto concerned. "Annie?"

"I….I abandoned him." Annabeth said tearfully. "Percy….I abandon him. I broke your number one rule! I'm so sorry, Naruto!" The tears then begin falling out of her eyes, causing many sympathetic eyes on her.

That really concerned the blonde now. "Annie, calm down." He told her, though his voice still sounded weak. "Calm down, please."

Luke and Thalia put their hands on her shoulder, stopping her from going into more hysterics. Annabeth looked up at her friends before breathing in and breathing out, calming herself down.

"Alright now," Naruto spoke up, gaining the daughter of Athena's attention. "Can you explain to me everything that happened?"

So she did. Told him the obstacles they had to face while traveling the Labyrinth, that Nico and Lacy accidently joined when escaping the leaf nins, when Grover and Tyson ended up separating from them, and finally, when she left Percy too faced the telekhines himself.

"I didn't want to leave him alone, to face the telekhines by himself." Annabeth tearfully stated. "But, there wasn't any other choice. He wasn't budging from his choice." Tears leaked out of her eyes once more. "I'm so sorry, Naruto."

Naruto stared at her for a moment before holding out an arm. Annabeth didn't hesitate to go into his arm and bury her face into his shoulder. "While I am disappointed that you let your hubris endanger your teammates and friends," He began, causing her to flinch. "I know you recognize that mistake and that you'll work hard not to let it happen again."

"And don't blame yourself for what happened in Mt. Helens." Naruto continued. "There were very little options you could've picked, and you needed to protect Nico and Lacy. You and Percy picked the best, and possibly only option available."

He gently pushed Annabeth off him, to see her tears streaked face. He gave a smile of reassurance, thought it's weak from exhaustion and pain. "And Percy gonna be alright. He's about as stubborn as I am when it comes to dying. Either he'll come back, or we'll search and drag him back to camp."

Annabeth stayed silent, taking in Naruto's words. Finally, she nodded. "You're right. He'll come back. He always does."

"Good." Naruto smiled at her once again before turning to Will and Lee. "How long will it take for me to heal?"

"I say about two weeks, if we keep giving you ambrosia and nectar daily." Lee measured out. "Until then, you're gonna have stay in bed. Lots of damage has been done to leg, especially the right one."

"Get me a wheelchair." Naruto said immediately, slightly surprising everyone. "I know that the bleeding stop, that only the internal damage is left. So I won't stay in any a medical room in shape or form for any longer than I have to."

"Naruto, you should rest." Medalis pleaded, the tears threatening to come out. "You've done enough for us already. Just take some time to rest."

Naruto smiled softly at the girl. "Medalis, don't worry. I don't plan to do any physical activities." He reassured the girl. "I'll just be instructing training for the campers, that's all. No moving needed to give out instructions." Medalis bit her lip, but didn't say any more after that. There's no point arguing when his mind is set to something.

Lee stared at Naruto for a moment before sighing. "We'll get one to the camp, though it might take from several hours to a couple of days to find one." Naruto nodded. He can deal with a few days. At least the nurse's room isn't sterilizing white.

He shudder at the thought of those pure white hospital rooms and the smell that comes with it. Why do doctors think they're the best color of choice for patients is beyond him.

"Alright….good." Naruto said with a nod. "Now if you excuse me….I think I'm gonna pass out." Right as he said that, his consciousness began fading. Gathering his remaining strength in order talk normally exhausted him.

(Night)

Slowly, Naruto woke up from his sleep. He look to see no one around the room, and from the sounds of it, everyone must've went back to their cabins. 'Must've slept for the rest of the day….'

Not having anything else to do, he checked the bandages on him. Bandages are wrapped around his hand, both his arms, the wounds on his legs, and his torsos. He also felt bandages on top of his head, on the wound he got from headbutting Hidan.

'Guess the ambrosia and nectar didn't heal my wounds fully.' Naruto guessed. 'It shouldn't be a big bother though. My Uzumaki bloodline should help me recover quicker.' Wistfully, he wished he still had his healing factor before the Nine-Tails' came out of him. It saved his life more times than it could count.

As he laid back down, Naruto heard someone entering into the room, making him stiffen. He narrowed his eyes, wondering who is it that's coming in. He's positive that it's probably a fellow demigod, Chiron, or Dionysus, he's still alert. Assuming anything is one of the things that can get a ninja killed.

When he turned his head, he saw a figure, female from the looks of it, in the dark room. "Hello." Naruto greeted, ready to launch fireball or activate his destruction form. "Mind telling me why you're here, at this time of night?"

Naruto's eyebrows rose in shock when the silhouette revealed herself to be Hera. "It's the only time I could see alone." Hera said. "Hello again, Naruto."

"Hera." He said, a bit of surprise in his tone. "What are you doing here? I'm not up for any physical requests, as you can see."

The queen shook her head. "No, nothing like that." She reassured him. "I heard that you were injured in battle, so I decided to visit you. Hephaestus visited you already while you were unconscious. Athena and Hestia did so as well. Artemis would've, but she's currently on her chariot. Though I'm sure she's watching you right now."

Naruto stayed silent and took the information in. It nice to hear that his dad and patron decided to visit him, as well as Hestia and Artemis. "Thanks Hera." Naruto replied to the information. He gained a curious look. "Is Zeus okay with this or are you doing this behind his back?" The former will surprise him. The latter will earn a thumbs up.

"What he doesn't know won't harm him." Hera waved off. "Besides, I'm not technically interfering with your life. I'm just here to check if you're okay." That earned a snort and a smirk from Naruto. "Also….I would like to thank you. For what you said in the Hoover Dam. Because of this, I have another chance to repair my relationship with my son."

That got Naruto's full attention. "You talked and apologized to him then?" Hera nodded in confirmation, a smile on her face.

"I admit that we have a long way before we could have a strong mother and son relationship." Hera admitted. "But the chance to make up for that horrible mistake makes me happy enough."

"I'm glad your taking the chance." Naruto stated. Then he narrowed his eyes at her. "But remember this. If you end up hurting him in anyway, not even Rhea will be able to protect you from my wrath. That, I promise."

His warning and slight killing intent actually made Hera a bit nervous. While she isn't a fighter, she's one of the children of Rhea, so isn't a weakling by any means. But she has a feeling that if Naruto set his mind to it, he would not leave her unscarred.

"I won't hurt him intentionally. You can guarantee that." Hera said in determination. After a moment of silence, Hera spoke once again. "There's one more thing I want to talk to you about."

"What is it?" He asked curiously.

"Well, it's about your love life, of course." That got Naruto's eyes to shoot wide open, a big blush on his face. Oh crap.

(With Percy)

The month was not good for Percy. Then again, when was a summer ever good for him?

First off, he gets attacked by Naruto's old teammates during orientation at Goodes' High School. Then, he got attacked by red crystallized knight monsters, alongside Naruto, Rachel, Piper, and Leo. Next, during that hunting game, he, Rachel, and Annabeth found the labyrinth.

Describing what happened in the Labyrinth would've been in of itself. Facing off Kampe, meeting a minor god and two more Olympians, meeting Geryon, and fighting that crazy teacher sphinx. But the worst of all was fighting off those sea-hounds, and being in the middle of a volcano.

Suffice to say, it's the second most painful experience he had. He doesn't think anything will top holding the sky.

But it seems like the month is getting slightly better. When he first woke up from his state of unconscious, he was met with a young woman who looks as beautiful as Aphrodite, if not more so. Before he went back asleep, he heard that her name was Calypso.

Now, it was the second time waking up, and Percy slowly opened up his bleary eyes. He noticed that he was in a cave, but a nice looking on. It was decorated, with dried herbs up on the ceiling, a large loom and a harp, and shelves of stacked jars, filled with fruit preserves. He noticed that he was in comfortable bed with feather pillows and a cotton sheet.

"I see you awake." The boy turned his head to the direction of the voice, revealing it to be the caramel haired girl. Calypso, if he recalls. "How are you feeling?"

"Like I was in a sauna for way too long." Percy groaned, slowly getting up. His skin felt tender and his muscles are weak. His throat sounded sore as well, like a toad. "Where am I? How long was I out?"

"My home, Ogygia." Calypso answered. "As for how long, I honestly don't know. Time is difficult here, Percy."

"You know my name?"

"You talk in your sleep."

That got a blush from the son of Poseidon. "Oh, yeah. I've got told that before."

A soft laughter receded from her, causing Percy to blush even more. When he turned away from her, he saw a fireplace built into the wall. A pot was hanging over it, a delicious smell coming from it that made Percy's stomach growl.

"I see that you're hungry." Calypso said, trying to hide the amusement in her voice. She went over to the pot before she put some of the food in it in a bowl. She quickly went to Percy's side and serve him the food, showing it to be beef stew.

"Thanks." Percy said, his voice still sore as he slowly started eating the stew. It was good. Very good.

As he ate, he noticed her staring at him intently, a small smile on her face. It got Percy to blush once again. "Um, why are you looking at me like that?" Months after he began training under Naruto, he's been getting stares like that from several girls, both mortals and demigods alike.

Calypso blinked before she flushed a little. "Um, no reason." She said, her eyes away from him. "Just enjoy your meal. I've put some ambrosia in, enough that it'll help you recover."

Before Percy could ask or say anything else, Calypso left. Percy looked at the direction she went in confusion before shrugging and going back to the stew.

While he ate, his thoughts drifted back to Annabeth, Nico, and Lacy. It's likely that they escaped, thanks to Nico's shadow traveling ability, but still, he's worried. He hope they got out of there before the volcano erupted.

Well, when he recover, he'll find out.

And that's the end. I hope you guys liked this chapter. So, Naruto and Percy are gonna be recovering from their respective injuries. While Naruto stays and help train the demigods at camp, Percy is gonna be at Ogygia with Calypso. Next up will be a time skip, either one or two weeks. Review, favorite, and follow and I will see you later.