Kakashi glanced at Lee before looking at the book. While he did not see any harm in letting Lee have his turn he figured it might actually calm Gai's mini-me down. "Sure," Kakashi said simply as he held out the book.

Lee cheered as he took the book and concentrating he found the page there were on,

Chapter Five; Hell of a rodeo

The others blinked, "That sounds…ominous," Kiba muttered.

Sakura sighed, 'What trouble has Naruto gotten himself into now?'

The group tore through the night along dark country roads. Wind slammed against the Camaro. Rain lashed the windshield. The boys honestly didn't know how Percy's mom could see anything, but she kept her foot on the gas.

Naruto looked at Grover oddly and when the lightning flashed, he saw those goat legs. He sighed, already knowing what he was and knew that Grover was on their side….hopefully.

"So, you and my mom... know each other?" Percy asked, not able to stay silent

"It doesn't see like it," Asuma said thinking it over, "It's more of she knows of Grover or what his mission is then anything else."

Grover's eyes flitted to the rearview mirror, though there were no cars behind them. "Not exactly," he said. "I mean, we've never met in person. But she knew I was watching you."

"Watching me?"

"Keeping tabs on you. Making sure you were okay. But I wasn't faking being your friend," he added hastily. "I am your friend."

"Um ... what are you, exactly?" Percy asked.

Sakura frowned, 'That seems rude even if his friend looks different. I could never ask Ino "what are you?" before I found out she is a half blood.' She blinked, 'I guess I would do the same for Naruto. I really need to make up for some of the things I said to him.'

"That doesn't matter right now."

"It doesn't matter? From the waist down, my best friend is a donkey—"

Grover let out a sharp, throaty "Blaa-ha-ha!" Naruto could tell that Grover a bit ticked but he still laughed, that was really funny to him.

Naruto's friends sighed at this, of course he would. Gaara sat there confused about what was so funny to his friend.

"Goat!" Grover cried.

"What?"

Once getting himself under control, Naruto helped the poor guy out. "Percy, he is a Satyr….a being that is half human and half goat."

"Huh? But….you would mean Mr. Brunner's myths?"

"You paid attention to that?" Naruto smirked. "No wonder the world is ending."

"We would say the same to you Naruto," Kiba muttered.

Percy just glared at him. "Ok ok. Anyway, with the way Grover reacted, I am assuming that other Satyr would trample you for that donkey remark."

"I thought it didn't matter." Percy shot back while Grover bleeted again.

"Apparently it does." Naruto replied with a smirk.

"Wait, so all that Mr. Brunner taught us was actually preparing us for this stuff?"

"Pretty much." Grover said.

"Great…" Naruto replied sarcastically. "Just what we need. Freaky monsters coming after us."

"Not only that, but those three old ladies were the Fates and not myths and neither was Mrs. Dodds." Grover told them.

Once again Neji gained a small smile on his face but said nothing.

"So you admit there was a Mrs. Dodds!" Percy exclaimed.

"Of course."

"Ok, so what was the point of hiding the fact that she was real?" Naruto asked.

"The less you knew, the fewer monsters you'd attract," Grover said, like that should be perfectly obvious. "We put Mist over the humans' eyes. We hoped you'd think the Kindly One was a hallucination. But it was no good. You both started to realize who you are."

"Who I—wait a minute, what do you mean?" Percy asked.

"Yeah, you lost me after less we knew." Naruto deadpanned.

The group all sweat drop here, "wow, just wow," Kankuro muttered aloud.

The weird bellowing noise rose up again somewhere behind us, closer than before. Whatever was chasing us was still on our trail.

"Percy," his mom said, "there's too much to explain and not enough time. We have to get you two to safety."

"Safety from what? Who's after us?" Percy asked while Naruto raised an eyebrow.

"Oh, nobody much," Grover said, obviously still miffed about the donkey comment. "Just the Lord of the Dead and a few of his blood-thirstiest minions."

"Grover!"

"Sorry, Mrs. Jackson. Could you drive faster, please?" Grover replied.

"What, you mean Hades?" Naruto replied and the ground shook a bit and Grover nodded a little panicked.

"Who's Hades?" Ino asked.

Tsunade answered, "Hades is the God of the Dead and lord of the underworld or the afterlife in that world. He is the eldest male child of the six main gods. We don't know much about him here but I am sure he also come to the Elemental nations to take a break like the others gods do."

"Great their version of the Shinigami is after them," Choji said worried for them.

While the boys were trying to wrap their heads around all this madness, Percy's mom made a hard left. They swerved onto a narrower road, racing past darkened farmhouses and wooded hills and 'Pick your own Strawberries' signs on white picket fences.

"Where are we going?" Percy asked.

"The summer camp I told you about." His mother's voice was tight; she was trying for Percy's sake not to be scared. "The place your father wanted to send you."

"Okay what good is a summer camp?" Sakura asked.

"They call it camp but it is really a training ground for Half-bloods" Kakashi said. "A safe place to train without monsters attacking them like they would outside of camp."

"The place you didn't want me to go."

"Please, dear," his mother begged. "This is hard enough. Try to understand. You're in danger."

"Because some old ladies cut yarn?" Percy asked and Naruto sighed.

"Man…if you paid attention in class why that is bad." Naruto said. "When they cut the yarn…that means someone is going to die!"

"Exactly." Grover said, "The fact they appeared in front of you two, they only do that when you're about to ... when someone's about to die."

The others caught the slip and looked at one another.

"Whoa-you said 'you'!" Percy freaked.

"No I didn't. I said 'someone.'" Grover replied.

"No you paused then said someone." Naruto said.

"Yeah, you meant me!" Percy said.

"I meant you, like 'someone.' Not you, you."

"God, make sense why don't you." Naruto replied

"Boys!" Percy's mom said. She pulled the wheel hard to the right, and they got a glimpse of a figure she'd swerved to avoid—a dark fluttering shape now lost behind them in the storm.

"The hell was that!" Naruto freaked.

"We're almost there," Mrs. Jackson said, ignoring Naruto's question. "Another mile. Please. Please. Please."

They didn't know what 'there' was but it had to be safe from whatever the hell was chasing them. 'It is not Mrs. Dodds that is for sure. Whatever it is, it's bigger and stronger than last time. This is reminding me of the Wave Mission only we are fleeing for our lives!'

Sakura and Kakashi were quite thinking of how Naruto would differently be getting into a fight if he got that feeling. The others wondered what this Wave mission all about.

While Naruto was thinking that, Percy was thinking about the blades Mr. Brunner had thrown to them. Before he could as Grover about that, the hair rose on the back of my neck. There was a blinding flash, a jaw-rattling boom, and the car exploded. It was odd feelings being blown up, like you were, weightless, crushed, burned, and being hosed down all at the sometime. Though that last part may have been because of the rain.

Hinata gasped but she was not the only one. "Boss!" Konohamaru cried out. Everyone else was quite worried for Naruto and the others.

Percy pried his forehand off the driver's seat in front him as his mom called out to him. "Ugh…I'm fine" He said.

He heard Naruto mutter out a "never been better" as they noticed the car was still intact because it was in a ditch.

Sighs of relief were heard as they found that they were all alright. Konohamaru blinked, "Hey wait…what happen to Grover?"

They sighed in relief that they were not dead….not yet anyway. While Naruto was trying to regain his bearings, Percy noticed that Grover looked unconscious. "Grover!"

"Food…" He groaned.

Naruto sweat dropped at that, yeah, he was going to be fine.

Choji blinked hearing this part, Shikamaru glanced at his friend while Ino snorted and Asuma chuckled, "He's just like you Choji. Loyal to a fault and a fellow food lover, no wonder Naruto gets along with him so well."

Choji could not help but smile and actually wanted to meet Grover now.

"Percy," his mother said, "we have to ..." Her voice faltered, because when the lightning flashed, they saw a huge figure through the mud splashed window.

"Hello." Naruto said surprised.

"Boys," Percy's mother said, deadly serious. "Get out of the car." She tried the driver's said but all the mud was blocking their way out. "Passenger's side. Get out now and run to the big tree!" She yelled pointing to a large tree in the distance as they got out.

"What?" Percy replied, confused until the lightning flashed and a large pine tree in the distance appeared and that thing was huge!

Then genin and academy students were all on the edge of their seats. The adults sat still waiting. "C'mon," Kiba muttered, "Just tell us what it is already."

"That's the property line," his mom said. "Get over that hill and you'll see a big farmhouse down in the valley. Run and don't look back. Yell for help. Don't stop until you reach the door."

"Mom, you're coming too."

Her face was pale, her eyes as sad as when she looked at the ocean.

"No!" Percy shouted. "You are coming with us. Help me carry Grover."

"Food!" Grover moaned, a little louder.

Naruto growled and yelled above the rain. "Give him to me! We will get there faster that way!" Percy nodded and gave Grover to Naruto and turned back to mom to see the creature coming towards them. It was huge! That and it seemed that it had fur on it!

Naruto turned to look at it and yelled, "Holy cow!"

"That is not a cow and there is nothing holy about that it." Mrs. Jackson was able to shout out.

Lee blinked stopping himself from reading, "Huh?" he asked.

"Agreed," Shino added, "That does not seem logical."

"Go on Lee," Iruka said worried for his little brother figure, "keep reading."

Naruto looked at her with a deadpanned expression that said, 'Duh!' and looked at it again and he saw horns jutting out its head. Yeah, not a cow but a bull! Still it was not good!

"He doesn't want us," Mrs. Jackson called out. "He just wants you two. Besides, I can't cross the property line."

"But..." Percy and Naruto started to say.

"We don't have time. Go. Please."

This just mad Percy mad and he went over to his mother and helped t out all the way. "We're going together. Come on, Mom." Naruto just smirked at Percy's stubbornness, just like him in some aspects.

"I told you-"

"Mom! I am not leaving you. Come on!"

They got a portion of the way but the monster was gaining on them and quick! Naruto looked at it again and his eyes widened. "What the hell! Body builders aren't this buff!" he said, commenting on all the bulging and rippling muscles on that thing.

Percy blinked owlishly, recognizing this creature from Mr. Brunner's class, "That's-"

"Pasiphae's son," his mother said. "I wish I'd known how badly they want to kill you."

"But he's the Min—"

"Don't say his name," she warned. "Names have power."

Kiba could not take it anymore and growled aggravated and pulling his hair, "Damn it! What the hell is it!?"

Lee noticed a foot note at the bottom, "Minotaur, a half-man half bull monster that was defeated by a hero named Theseus."

The others blinked, "Okay now we got a picture," Sakura muttered.

Kiba scoffed, "Please how bad can it be,"

"Terrific….this really is like the wave mission!" Naruto replied, getting odd looks as they ran. "I'll tell ya later!" Naruto replied as they ran. He too knew what this creature was and growled. It was a big brute called the Minotaur. It may be strong but it was dumb if the books were right. They only thing that it could rely on was its sense of smell out in this whether and it was only a matter of time before it found them.

As if on cue, the bull-man bellowed in rage. He picked up Gabe's Camaro by the torn roof, the chassis creaking and groaning. He raised the car over his head and threw it down the road. It slammed into the wet asphalt and skidded in a shower of sparks for about half a mile before coming to a stop. The gas tank exploded.

"Okay big deal," Kiba added but people could tell he was somewhat impress.

Jiraiya glanced his way, "If I recall when I was told of their world I believe those cars weigh close to two tons of metal. And the fact he lifted all of that one handed…" he left that hanging.

The other genin gulped hearing this, "alright, I pity Naruto right now," admitted Kiba. He as hell did not want to get hit with an attack that strong.

"Oops." Percy said.

"Yeah, so much for not a scratch!" Naruto laughed a little freaked out. 'That thing is stronger than he looks and he looked strong to begin with!'

"Boy," Percy's mom said. "When he sees us, he'll charge. Wait until the last second, then jump out of the way— directly sideways. He can't change directions very well once he's charging. Do you understand?"

Iruka nodded, "That one smart woman."

Konohamaru looked at him with a grin, "Oh, you interested Iruka sensei? Maybe the boss can help you out."

Iruka sputtered at that with a blush on his face while the others laughed. Konohamaru was one of the loudest before he was hit over the head by his irritated sensei.

"Oh that is useful." Naruto said.

"How do you know all this?" Percy asked

"I've been worried about an attack for a long time. I should have expected this. I was selfish, keeping you near me." Mrs. Jackson said sadly.

"It's not selfish," Gai said aloud with a rare serious look on his face. The others looked at him, "To want to keep a love one close to you as long as possible is no weakness, nor selfish. To be without a love one would be the most un-youthful thing imaginable." He turned to the younger members of the group and gave them his good guy pose, "Remember to keep all those you care about close. That way the flames of youth will never go out."

The younger one gave him a deadpan look while Lee jumped to his feet as he also got into the pose, "Gai sensei! Your words have fueled my flames of youth even more!"

Before both of them could move they were hit over the head by Tsunade, "Enough of the youth around here! Your speech was nice Gai until you ruined it with that last part." She sighed rubbing her temples. "Lee finish up before I force you to do no mission expect for catching Tora. And not a peep expect for the story."

Lee looked sad at Tsunade 'damping his sensei's flames of youth' but got up and went back to reading. Even if he was disgruntled he still keep the excited tone as he wanted to see his friend fight.

"What's done is done. Besides, you're a mom, it is natural!" Naruto replied while Percy nodded to that statement. But, there was another bellow of rage, and the bull-man started tromping uphill. "Great!" Naruto panicked.

The bull man on steroids had smelled them and was charging in fast. To Naruto, everything was happening in slow motion. He readied himself for what he had to do. Gathering some chakra to his legs and tightening his hold on goat boy, he patiently waited for the right moment. Twenty feet. Ten feet. Five feet. He saw Mrs. Jackson roll out of the way but it seemed Percy was waiting too long. So he used his free had and pushed him out of harm's way and jumped him into the air, onto the monster's head.

The monster seemed miffed by this as it blinked in confusion until he vaguely felt Naruto slamming something onto its head. As Naruto jumped off the Minotaur heard of faint hissing and then the tag on his forehead exploded.

Kakashi chuckled, 'Always doing things your way, eh Naruto?'

As Naruto landed near the tree he heard something land near him. It was a broken piece of it horn. Snorting was heard behind him and saw the Minotaur still standing one horn missing. Naruto saw that its injuries were healing at a fast rate. It turned it head towards Percy and his mother before charging.

Naruto growled, he would not let his friend die! So he laid Grover down near the tree and jumped back to Percy. He landed by Percy as his mom got to him. They looked at him oddly again and he said, "It is a ninja thing! Come on!" Then they ran for their lives to the tree. Naruto wondered why Mrs. Jackson said that she was not able to get to where they were going.

The group paused wondering what she meant by that.

Reaching the hill with the tree, the boys took notice that a valley was below them and it had a farmhouse that had yellow lights glowing in the window. Scowling, Naruto growled. With the way things were going, they would never make it!

"Run, Percy!" Naruto heard Mrs. Jackson call out. "I can't go any farther. Run!"

Sakura held her hands over her mouth with a gasp, "no," she muttered. The others had similar thoughts as well.

They froze in shock and fear as the Minotaur came rushing up to them and she tried to get out of the way like last time but it had learn its lesson last time. It brought out an arm and caught her by the neck while she struggled to get away.

"MOM/MRS. JACKSON!" The boys screamed.

She caught Percy's eyes, managed to choke out one last word: "Go!"

Then, with an angry roar, the monster closed his fists around his mother's neck, and she dissolved before their eyes, melting into light, a shimmering golden form, as if she were a holographic projection. A blinding flash and she was simply ... gone.

The group stopped stunned. Then they all bowed their heads in prayer to the brave mother. Again those with mothers promised when they head home to tell them how much they loved them. After they were done Lee held the book up again and started so they may end the chapter.

"No!" Percy yelled.

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!" Naruto yelled, irritated about what was going on.

Anger over came Percy and the boys nodded. They would have to try and take this thing down like Mrs. Dodds.

It caught sight of Grover and charged after him, intent to finish him off.

"Agh! Let's make this thing into a fresh steak!" Naruto yelled while Percy took off his red jacket. "Hey you oversize hamburger! Your mother was an underweight milk cow!"

The others gained deadpan looks at this. 'Idiot,' many of them thought.

That got the beast's attention back on them. Percy flung his red jacket around like matador would do as it charged after them. However, he could not jump out of the way like before, he imitated Naruto and jumped upward and went farther than usual somehow. Wonder how he did that as he couldn't chakra like Naruto, he turned his attention back to the bull because it had impacted the tree, its only remaining horns stuck on it.

Naruto smirked as he created a swirling ball of energy in his hands and shouted, "There was a reason I never showed you this before! It pack a big punch! RASENGAN!" He slammed the ball into the side of the creature. It flew a few feet away at an odd angle because when it did, its other horn broke off. Percy quickly ripped it out of the ground, hoping to use it as a makeshift weapon. Naruto was about to tell him not to bother with until he saw the Minotaur getting back up.

Many of the genin frowned, while Kiba shouted, "Will that thing die already!"

Looking in horror, they saw the huge hole in the gut of the beast but it was healing up quickly. Before they do anything however, it charged at them again. It swung at Percy and sent him a few feet away, knocking the air out of him. It did the same to Naruto but he rolled with the blow so it would not do as much damage. Jumping back at it, he activated the seal on his pants, took out a kunai, and threw it into it right eye. It screamed in rage and pain.

Seeing that Percy was getting back up, he thought quickly. 'Normal attacks don't do a lot of damage but it does have a nasty scar from my Rasengan. Maybe it doesn't heal all the way…what if using its horns will work.' He then stabbed the horn into the old wound and a twisted harshly. It cried out in agony when he did that and it seemed that it was not healing at all! He quickly jumped over it and on its back, stabbing it in the neck. "Percy! Stab for the heart! The heart!" he yelled out, struggling to stay on.

"So even chakra can't do anything to these monster?" Sakura asked knowing Naruto's attack was nothing to walk off.

Jiraiya nodded, "Yep. Only the bronze metal the half-bloods and gods use can damage them and keep the wounds from healing."

Percy seemed to get the idea and quickly ran up to it, avoiding the massive flailing arms that were trying to get Naruto off of it. He stabbed it hard and it cried out before it burst into the same crap Mrs. Dodds did. Collapsing to his knees, he felt the rush of adrenaline ware off and the feeling of losing his mother was starting to crash down on him.

Naruto picked up Percy they supposed each other until they got to Grover. "Come on, we gotta get to that house, we won't be out of the woods until we do." Naruto said as he threw Grover over his shoulder while the two demi gods supported each other as the rained has suddenly stopped.

When they got to the pouch, Naruto fell to his knees and it seemed that Percy was barely conscious. The weight of the two and the battle was just now getting to him. 'Ugh….I must be weak. I have not fought in a long time.'

Kakashi and Iruka chuckled here, 'Same old Naruto.'

Looking up, he saw the familiar face of Mr. Brunner, who was giving them a serious look. He also a very pretty blond haired girl, whose hair curled like a princesses. "One of them has to be it….they just have to." The girl said.

"Silence, Annabeth," Mr. Brunner said. "They're still conscious. Bring them inside."

"Yes…that would be very helpful if you don't mind." Naruto replied weakly, catching them off guard. Going inside, Naruto helped the girl named Annabeth put Percy and Grover on different cots in the room.

"Um…my name is Annabeth Chase by the way." The girl said with a small smile.

Naruto cracked his back and said with a weak smile, "Naruto Uzumaki, and if you don't mind, I would like to pass out now." Annabeth had wide eyes as she watched him put his back to the cot before falling down, out like a light.

Choji gave a small laugh which was followed by several others. Tsunade shook her head, "idiot, causing so much trouble and then passing out before they can get anything out of him."

Jiraiya grinned, "Yeah or more in your cause pass out before you could yell at him."

That earn his a punch to the face that sent him across the room.

"Still never ceases to amaze me." Mr. Brunner suddenly said shaking his head, making the girl jump.

"Which one?"

"All three. They protected each other in that school I went to. Naruto seems to be a natural fighter though." He replied. "But considering where he's from, I am not surprised."

"Where?"

"Oh, I am sure he will tell you and the rest of the camp later. Come and get me when one of them wakes." Mr. Brunner said as he left. Now Annabeth was even more curious.

"So he knows then," Shikamaru said to which the sensei nodded.

(Scene change)

Naruto woke up with a start as he bolted up in the bed he was in. That scared the crap out of Annabeth, who had just walked in. "Ah! Don't do that!"

"Heh, sorry." Naruto said while scratching the back of his head. He looked at the horn he was still holding and then to Percy, who was still out of it. He brought a hand up to his chin and said, "So all of that did happen."

"Yep," sighed Annabeth. "I still can't believe you two were able to kill that monster."

Naruto smirked and said, "Believe it! Anyway, knowing that names have power around here, I will just call it the oversize hamburger."

Annabeth stared at Naruto for a long time, making him a bit uncomfortable, until she let out a laugh, which was followed by another laugh from Mr. Brunner.

"Good to see you again old man." Naruto commented.

Sakura sighed at Naruto once again showing disrespect. Knowing him he will do the same to a god. She blinked, 'No, even he's not that stupid…' she gained another deadpan look, 'he is.'

Before Annabeth could correct him, Mr. Brunner chuckled and said, "Naruto, here I am called Chiron."

The look on Naruto was priceless. He was still smiling but he had the 'oh shit' smile. "Oh, so where is your horse half?"

"Huh?" Kiba asked.

"It seems that unlike we first believe Chiron has horse body not unlike that of the Minotaur." Shino replied fixing his glasses.

"This is a magical wheelchair to when I want to go out; I use this to hide my true self." The now dubbed Chiron replied.

"Oh, that makes sense. So, how long was I out?"

"You just got here last night! That is why I said you shouldn't even be up!" Annabeth said.

Tsunade snorted while Shizune laughed softly, "That's the brat for yea, can never stay down for long. Even when he should have been resting from an injury."

"Oh…well, I have always been a really fast healer. I think it's because of the fox, so…" He trailed off as he saw Annabeth gave him a look of confusion while Chiron had a serious look on his face.

"I take it you have no clue what I am talking about."

"No." the blond girl said.

"I have an idea. The fox is known as the Nine Tail Fox, correct?" Chiron asked.

"Y-yeah, how do you know about that in this world?" Naruto asked with narrowed eyes while Annabeth looked even more confused.

"I hear things when I got to the annual meets of the Gods. Some speak about going to a world that is home to warriors with strange powers and monsters known as the Tailed Beasts and the nine tail fox was the strongest of them all. They saw that it could be as strong as the Typhon" Chiron explained. "They even spoke of people who were forced at birth to hold these beasts in their bodies via a seal and you are one of them."

"Yeah. So what of it" Naruto asked.

"Only a demi god can handle the power of the Nine Tail Fox within their body it is too strong to be seal into anything else."

"So what would happen if it wasn't a half blood?" Ino asked.

The adults looked at one another, they did not know how to answer that.

Naruto's eyes widened and he inwardly groaned before saying, "Well, and here I thought I couldn't be any more different." He then tried to get up but felt kind of weak. "Great….one major fight and I am out. I need to get back in shape."

"Well if you want training that's the right place," Jiraiya said with a grin.

He then thought back to what Chiron said. "Hey, if I am a kid of a God, whose am I?"

"We have an idea, but we must keep quiet until they claim you." Chiron stated.

"Why?"

"Because, only a godly parent can claim their child. To have someone else tell them is an insult to them." Annabeth answered for him.

"Makes sense," Shino said. Seeing the looks he added "It would be the same if someone of a different clan tried to claim you as a child of that clan."

The members of a clan frowned seeing Shino's point.

Naruto snorted. "Well, we'll see how this work out."

"Yes" Chiron smirked. "Annabeth, will you please get some ambrosia and nectar. It should help him recover faster." As she left, he noticed Naruto looking at him oddly. "It is the food of the gods. Normal human can't eat it or they will die. Demi gods eat it because if helps the recover and it is good for them."

"Ah." Naruto smart reply was.

Snorts were heard all around.

"Oh and I almost forgot. These are yours now, use it wisely." Chiron said as he took out the familiar lucky rings of his.

Taking it, Naruto asked, "So these actually turn into those blades I was using at the museum?"

"Yes and each hold great power made for you."

"Oh…" Naruto as he took the rings and put them on. Then Annabeth came in with the bowl of some golden liquid. Shrugging as it was better than nothing he took a bite and tasted an all too familiar taste. Could it be, was he right about it after all? "I-it….IT TASTES JUST LIKE ICHIRAKU'S RAMEN! It has been mouths since I tasted it sweet food of the gods." He yelled out with anime tears, making Annabeth take a step back at his suddenly loud voice that didn't even wake up Percy.

Several of his closest friend face palmed at this.

Chiron just chuckled nervously.

"So how do you feel?" Chiron asked.

"Hmm…like I could fight Zabuza Momochi, Demon of the Bloody Mist and come out on top!" Naruto said as he got up.

Iruka blinked, "How does he even know of Zabuza?"

Kakashi did not look anyone in the eyes while Sakura chuckled sheepishly.

He noticed he still had his kunai pouch on and put the horn in it and seal it all back up, making Annabeth's eyes go wide.

"What the!" She let out.

Naruto looked at her oddly before saying, "Seals….very useful."

Jiraiya chuckled, "Looks like he's been studying more than I thought when I taught him."

"Indeed." Chiron commented with a smirk. "Now I will have a camper show you the cabin for later. Then you come back here. When Percy wakes up I will tell more about this as I don't want to say this twice."

"Fair enough." Naruto as he follows him out the door.

"Annabeth, please continue to watch Percy please." Chiron ordered while the girl nodded, still wondering about those seals.

Once outside, Naruto raised an eyebrow. This place was pretty big. He looked around to see that the hill with the pine tree was not far from them. He felt odd looking at it, like he was being pulled towards it. He shook the feeling off for the moment and looked ahead to see a bunch of cabins in a U shaped arc.

Chiron, not noticing Naruto small distraction, called out to a he saw a girl walking by, "Clarisse! Come here please!"

The girl turned her head and saw Chiron and one of the new guys everyone was talking about. She smirked and walked over. Naruto noticed that she was pretty tall, strong looking, and probably a year or 2 older than him. She looked gruff and had the look of a fighter. "What?" came her response when she arrived?

"She'd get along here," Asuma muttered to Kurenai who nodded.

"I would like for you to show Naruto here around the cabins for the moment. I will probably have Annabeth show Naruto and Percy around camp later when the latter wakes up." Chiron stated.

"Fine, gotta welcome the newbie anyway." She said with an evil smirk.

Naruto raise an eyebrow as that. He knew that smirk, he used it when he did a prank. He guessed the she was 'welcoming committee.'

The ones that grew up in the village all had the same thought, 'She won't know what hit her.'

"Well come on brat!" She called out, already walking away. He followed her all the way to the middle of the arc of cabins. "Ok, listen closely cause I am only going to say this once! There are 12 cabins in all. Each one represents the Greek Good it was made for. Their kids are the one who live in there. Since you and the runt are new and have not been claim yet, you two will go to Cabin 11, the Hermes Cabin."

Naruto nodded, Hermes did shelter a lot of people, so it made sense. "And the one you're in?" he asked nonchalantly.

"The God of War's cabin!" She proclaimed while point to a red cabin.

"Cool." Naruto replied.

Jiraiya chuckled remembering his short time he spent with the war god. 'Makes sense when you think about it.'

"Right, now we have the other cabins. We got Demeter, Dionysus, Athena, Apollo, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hera, Zeus, Artemis and Poseidon." She said pointing to each.

The others wanted to ask who was what but figured they would learn later. They just want this chapter to be done now that the fight was over.

He looked at Zeus and Hera's and quirked an eyebrow. They got some pretty fancy cabins for nobody to use.

"Now….it is not to 'officially' welcome you!" Clarisse called out, making a lot of people look toward them and they grimaced. Clarisse was breaking in another newbie. Even though Naruto helped in killing the Minotaur, they felt sorry for him. She quickly reaches out and tried to grab him by the collar. Key word here is 'tried'. She along with everyone else gasped as she grabbed a log, stumbled, fell to one knee.

"What the big shock?" Kiba asked, "Yeah he replaced himself but you can recover quick from that."

"Remember Kiba they have no clone about what a shinobi can do." His sensei told him.

'What the hell?' She screamed in her head. Before she could get up, she felt cold metal against her neck. She glanced to the right to see Naruto was facing the other way she was and looked at her from his side and with a smirk on his face, similar to her evil one earlier.

"You have slow reflexes when caught by surprise, you should work on that." Naruto said releasing a small bit of killer intent while still smirking. They heard a lot of people asking others how he did that and to Clarisse of all people. Some noticed that he had his kunai pouch on and that he didn't have that before. Deciding to scare them, he withdrew his kunai from her neck, put it in his pouch, and sealed it away, earning a few gasps of shock as it just disappeared. He shocked them even more as he stepped back and offered a hand to help Clarisse up.

While that was happening Clarisse was in deep shock. 'The hell, I have never been bested like that!' She then noticed the hand a quickly took it. She nodded her head and they walked back to the big house where Naruto came out of. Along the way, she was thinking deeply. 'He could be an Ares kid…if he is not I am not sure what else he could be! He beat me and could have killed me without me knowing it! What is this weird stupid feeling?'

Ino and Sakura blinked at this, 'What?'

Arriving at the Big House, Chiron saw that Naruto looked bored and Clarisse looked a little lost. He had a feeling something went wrong with her 'welcome' plan and wait, could see that she was developing a crush for the blond?

Hinata sat there stunned while the others were too shocked to speak.

'Gods…I feel so sorry for him.' At any rate, he was probably going to be hearing what happened from the other campers. "Back already I see." He started, "Since Percy won't be fully awake until tomorrow, I would like for you to stay near here."

"Alright then. I am going to take a nap next to the big pine tree. Seya later Chiron, Clarisse." And before Chiron could say anything, Naruto had ninja jumped up to the tree. Neither noticed that Clarisse had quickly walked away with a small pink tint to her cheeks.

"I don't believe it," Sakura muttered softly.

Naruto arrived at the tree and sat down with his back to it. This tree had been pulling at him the whole time. He idly wondered if it was cursed or something like that. Slowly falling asleep, he laid his head against the tree and was out like a light.

Lee grinned as he closed the book, "Well Naruto's flames of youth are as bright as ever. I must train harder before I can" he could not finish as he was hit in the face by a pillow thrown by Ino.

"Knock it off and give me that," she ordered snatching the book from him, "I want to know what the hell Naruto is doing now that he got someone that actually has a crush on him."

Hinata looked down cased for a minute before she shot her head up and kept focus on the book like it was her only life line, which it sort of was, to Naruto.