Chapter 2: the past the present and remembering

(Shout out to missourijack for this chapter idea)

Since they couldn't for some reason teleport across the land nor could they fly, or call their chariots. Artemis and the rest of the gods were walking on a road that was supposed to lead to Konoha, she, Athena, Hestia, and Aphrodite were mired by cloudy black dreams. When they decided to rest the females girls suddenly heard a word being carried through the breeze.

"Sorry"

Artemis perked up "did you hear that?"

The goddesses nodded while the gods looked confused. Apollo spoke up "um sis what are you talking about…"

Athena who was next to him shushed him "shut up!"

Suddenly the breeze came again "son… sorry…so…sorry"

The gods got up and followed the breeze which led them to a open field but what shocked the gods was that this field was purely red the grass was red, the soil itself was red and in the center was five stone slabs and on the middle one was a ghost who was crying, the gods could hear her murmuring.

"I didn't know… I'm sorry for being so blind… forgive me… I'm sorry… I loved you… I deserve all you hate…"

Hestia was first to slowly approached her "hello ms?"

The ghost looked up she looked right into Hestia's eyes

"So you're my reincarnation? What are you doing in this cursed land?" she croaked her voice hoarse from all those years crying in anguish.

Hestia looked confused "what do you mean reincarnation?"

The women just shook her head "you don't know what we did… we were foolish for hating him for believing him to be the fox… in a way we were right but only after we attempted to kill him… we deserved every bit of pain… my son… my Naruto…- she stood up abruptly and looked at the group "listen Naruto is still in there but I know that some of you are the reincarnation of me and his lovers. He will attack you on sight… please leave my son alone we've done enough to him…"

Zeus looked at her "listen mortal I –

He was cut off as glowing blue chains shot out of the women arms and latched onto him pulling him to the ground.

"Leave… you've done enough…" the woman said in a monotone voice.

Hestia gulped as she and the gods sensed the immense killing intent from the woman.

"w-who a-are y-you?" Hestia stuttered

"I am Kushina Uzumaki the mother of Naruto and one of the women who damned him." She said in a sorrow filled voice. Then she suddenly looked at Hestia "you are my reincarnation and the three behind you are three of the four women who helped me in the attempt to kill Naruto." The gods were shocked here was the infamous mother who damned her own child, and what shocked them more was that Hestia goddess of the hearth, the very symbol of family, home, and love was her reincarnation the irony was not lost on them."

Hestia after a moment of silence got over her shock "please we need Naruto to help in the fight against- she was cut of as Kushina slapped her.

Hestia touched her cheek once again in shock.

Kushina however was in a murderous rage "you… you… YOU DARE AFTER ALL WE DID TO HIM YOU THINK HE WILL HELP YOU, HE'LL KILL YOU, HE'LL SLAUGHTER YOU. AFTER ALL THE PAIN AND HEARTACHE WE CAUSED YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN JUST CALL ON HIM LIKE SOME PUPPET!" Kushina slapped Hestia again this time sending her flying back to the other goddesses who caught her.

Kushina looked down and as she did some hand-signs she said "you need to see… to understand what we did… the mistake that caused him to be as he is…"

Each were scarily similar, each started out seeing Naruto fighting men with blank masks then the dreams diverged.

Artemis saw herself attacking a shocked Naruto with palm thrusts each seemed to cause immense pain.

Hestia saw herself stabbing Naruto with the same chains Kushina was using.

Aphrodite saw herself summoning snakes that would bite into Naruto causing him to scream in pain.

Athena saw herself doing hand signs that at first did nothing but the effect soon became apparent as Naruto cried out in anguish.

Then the dreams converge with them standing over Naruto's mutilated body each seeing the sick satisfied smiles on their counterparts faces. But that ending when a red aura exploded out of Naruto sending them back, they looked up to see Naruto snarling at them nine red tails flowing around him the dream ended just as Naruto launched at them.

(in the real world)

The goddesses screamed in agony, tears flowing down their faces as they witness their betraying of Naruto and how he had lost control.

After what seemed to be hours they simultaneously slumped to the ground mercifully unconscious