The Hope of The Moon and Sun

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Percy Jackson. Naruto is owned by Masashi Kishimoto and Percy Jackson is owned by Rick Riordan respectively. Certain elements were inspired by various Naruto/Percy Jackson crossover fanfictions.

Posted October 25, 2019(Friday)

AN1: Sorry for not posting this weekly like I did before. This is what happens when you have too many stories, lack of free time and random bouts of boredom! I know people want this to catch up quickly to the main quest but remember this is not canon so Naruto is not getting shown what happens to Percy Quest unless he is on it.

Chapter 16 Naruto talks to Thalia

Thalia just stood there gobstopped seeing the blonde-haired boy talk to the massive Fox as if they were the closest of friends.

"What the hell are you doing? What is that thing?!" Thalia shouted in fear as Kurama gave a menacing grin and leaned over to tower over the teenager.

"Oh? A little girl wants to know what I am? I am sure you would love to know that answer?" Kurama chuckled as he showed off his massive and sharp teeth as Thalia gulped but tried to look brave.

This showdown continued for another minute until Naruto leapt up and bonked Kurama roughly on the head.

"That's enough Kurama. Stop teasing her." Naruto said reproachfully as Kurama huffed not bothering to flick Naruto off his head.

"Hmph. It has been awhile since I have interacted with anyone besides you. The thrill of putting fear in others is still rather refreshing." Kurama mused as he waved his massive tails lazily.

"If you want I am sure you could talk to mom or dad if you really wanted to?" Naruto offered as Kurama grumbled and raised a middle finger on his right hand.

"Tch. I would rather sleep for a hundred years than talk to them again." Kurama claimed as Naruto just chuckled. He knew most of Kurama stubbornness to his parents was due to his time as being sealed inside Kushina and Minato (briefly) and carrying it over to their godly selves.

While this exchange was happening, Thalia got over her fear and her natural pride she inherited from Zeus took over. She HATED to be ignored and that overrode her initial fear of the giant fox.

"Hey! Stop ignoring me and tell me what is going on here!" Thalia demanded as Kurama and Naruto looked her away with amusement.

Naruto finally took a look at the teen in front of her. She seemed abit younger than his big sister Zoe and yet slightly older than himself or Annabeth. Thalia in a word seemed to be a combination of Goth and punk with fair coloured skin. She had spikey black hair that shoulder length, electric blue eyes, and freckles on her nose. She seemed to be rather fit and slender with a notable runner build. She was currently wearing black Jeans and a death to Barbie T-shirt along with skull earrings. Overall Naruto noticed like man of the girls he had met since he started to go through puberty he thought Thalia was rather pretty.

"Hey! Stop looking at me like that and give me some answers!" Thalia asked angrily as sparks started to come from her hands. Naruto quickly realized despite their lack of weapons or equipment in this place he still felt a connection to his chakra.

"If I did not know better Naruto, I would say you are looking at her as what your dad would say 'first of your many girlfriends'." Kurama joked as both teens blushed at his words.

"Its not like that! Sorry let me introduce myself again. My name is Naruto Uzumaki the son of Artemis and Apollo." Naruto apologized as Thalia blinked for a moment.

The sparks around her disappeared as she laughed holding her stomach in pain as she coughed thinking Naruto was making a joke.

Naruto sighed as Kurama chuckled. "Can't say her reaction is unreasonable." Kurama commented as Naruto silently agreed that to normal people or even demigods announcing her was a son of Artemis did sound absurd.

After several minutes of Thalia laughing her guts out she finally calmed down and said "Ok I have not had a laugh like that in the longest time since Annabeth outsmarted Luke despite only being 7. Seriously though what is going on here?".

Naruto decided a full explanation was needed. "Ok it started over 30 years ago when Artemis and Apollo went to a new world." Naruto started as he told Thalia brief history of his parent's past and how they came to have him. He even told her about jinchuuriki and tailed beasts figuring that it would not be possible to hide something like that after seeing Kurama with her own eyes.

After the explanation Thalia eyes were as wide as a dinner plate as she stuttered "That can't be possible. A world like that that could turn Gods into humans and make them lose their memories is impossible." She had a very difficult time accepting the facts despite reluctantly accepting based on the books she read Naruto could easily pass as a son of Apollo having the Sun Gods attractive looks down.

Naruto bit his lip realizing it sounded a lot better coming from the Gods rather than him since Demigods typically listened to what Gods had to say without question. He decided proof would be needed and he figured since this place allowed him to use chakra and there was nothing here it would be safe for some ninjutsu.

"Ok I will show you then. It is impossible for demigods to manipulate elements that their parents do not have domains over right?" Naruto asked Thalia who nodded.

"Of course! I can produce sparks since my dad is Zeus bit it would be impossible for me to move water or create fire!" Thalia said with notable pride in her voice.

"Watch this." Naruto said as Thalia watched him make rapid movement with her hands she did not recognize. "Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu!" Naruto shouted as he opened his mouth and to Thalia shock and amazement a massive burst of water spewed out of his mouth and took a fun of a dragon without wings.

The Dragon roared as it circled around keeping its shape before Naruto with his hands free did a new set of hand signs. "Lightning Style: Electromagnetic Murder!" Naruto mumbled as blue electricityshot from his hands and combined with the Water Dragon giving the Water Dragon a blue electric current running through it.

Naruto sent the Water Dragon into the air where it hovered for a few seconds before it eventually vanished with the air smelling of ozone.

Naruto turned to Thalia who had her wide mouth open and looked like she could swallow hundreds of flies right now. Naruto noticed her eyes shone with both disbelief and glee.

"That good enough for you Thalia?" Naruto joked as her crossed his arms while Thalia tried swallowing several times and kept blinking.

After a minute Naruto grinned while Kurama grunted "Looks like you broke her Naruto. Of course, those campers would likely not be any better if they saw what you could really do.". Naruto chuckled imagining Annabeth asking him a thousand questions before he could even answer one.

Thalia finally regained her senses and said "Ok I got to admit that is pretty amazing. You have to be like something completely different from us to be able to do THAT." Thalia gestured to the air where the electrified Water Dragon was. "Maybe you really are from another dimension." Thalia admitted knowing it was the only reasonable thing she could think of seeing Naruto display of power as Naruto smirked at her.

"Don't give me that look! Its hard to believe!" Thalia whined as Naruto laughed.

"Hey don't' feel bad about not believing me. The camp did not believe me when Mom claimed me along with Dad! It took them coming here personally and explaining before they accepted it." Naruto told her gently as Thalia nodded her head slowly still trying to get her mind around everything.

"Ok let me go through the checklist and you coreect me if I am wrong ok?" Thalia asked as Naruto nodded as they both sat down on the floor with Kurama looming over them.

"You come from a different dimension." Thalia started.

"Yup."

"Your mom and dad are Artemis and Apollo in their alternate mortal forms."

"Yup."

"Artemis is still a Maiden Goddess and Apollo hasn't had ANY kids since you were born." Thalia asked with notable disbelief on both points.

"Yup Mom and her hunters are still a thing. Yeah it took me for a surprise about dad. I didn't even know about it till I saw his Demigod children here at camp."

"You are mortal with this chakra thing."

"Yeah by divine definition I am mortal but everyone mistakes me for a demigod as I have parts of both parents' powers."

"Hestia adopted you as her Godchild."

"Yup! Aunty is great! She gets along with everyone and makes the best cookies ever!"

"Dad tried to kill you on your first day of life but the other Gods besides Ares convinced him otherwise." Thalia asked with notable disgust at her father.

"Yeah… The compromise I have to come to camp half blood as a form of control so I am not wondering with my parents all year long." Naruto admitted rubbing his head in embarrassment.

"You grew up with the man hating hunt till just past a month ago."

"Yup! I mean my mom says they were unsure of me since I wasn't a girl but they grew to love me just like I love them!" Naruto said with a happy smile.

"This fox… Kurama I guess? Is suppose to be some all powerful 'Tailed Beast', who is suppose to be as powerful as the Gods is sealed inside of you?" Thalia asked with some disbelief filching when Kurama raised his head in acknowledgement.

"Haha mortal I am the all powerful Kyubi!" Kurama bragged as Naruto rolled his yes playfully.

"And now Annabeth, Grover and a son of Poseidon are on a quest your parents have forbidden to go on?" Thalia asked with some concern for her friends.

"Yup that is basically it. I wanted to go but my parents are watching me so I don't rush onto the quest." Naruto said with a frown as he looked down with annoyance.

"Ok well I never expected anyone to ever come here into my tree let alone a mortal son of Artemis but wow. Today has been the most shocking I have ever seen." Thalia said after a moment digesting it as Naruto smiled.

"Yeah its pretty bizarre." Naruto agreed as he thought of something. "Hey how I am here anyways? I just remember touching your tree and seeing a light." Naruto asked as Thalia looked incredulous.

"Hey should I know?! I mean hundreds of people have touched the tree and never have a I ever seen anyone here inside of it!" Thalia yelled as Naruto looked thoughtful.

"So weird. I mean mom and Dad's domains don't include soul touching or anything and I don't think this is chakra related." Naruto mused as kept pondering.

"I have a pretty good guess." Kurama offered as the tow teens turned around to stare at the massive fox. "Naruto you are a perfect jinchuuiki who has partnered with me a tailed beast. Remember when we did not get along and I dragged you to my cage to talk to you?" Kurama asked Naruto who shuddered remembering that Cage filled with water.

"Yeah not a good time." Naruto remembered.

"Well that cage was actually a part of your mind created to hold me a tailed Beast." Kurama revealed as Thalia blinked at the thought that the big Fox lived inside Naruto's mind. "That mindscape cahnegd when we got to become partners but it still existed. I believe that when you touched that tree her space where her soul resides melded with your mindscape and you instinctively entered here with me into her space." Kurama theorized as Naruto and Thalia thought it over.

"That makes sense to me as my weapons aren't here but my chakra still works just like Thalia lightning." Naruto remarked as Thalia slowly nodded her head in agreement.

"I guess that could explain things." Thalia relented before she turned to Naruto with a serious look. "From what I can tell you look like you want to go on the quest anyway." Thalia said as she raised an eyebrow at Naruto who nodded absentmindly. "How exactly will you get there? I know you told me that even your parents are limited once you get on the quest but it sounds like they won't let you leave camp all willy nilly." Thalia probed as Kurama and Naruto grinned.

"Oh, I know they won't approve but I am not them. I can make my own choices." Naruto declared as Kurama sent a huge toothy grin. "I have to go at some point in the day when mom powers are limited and she will depend on dad policing me. Dad will want me to stay but will at least here me out. If mom sees me sneaking out she will lock me up the instant she sees me sneak out." Naruto revealed as Thalia widened her eyes are how well he thought this out.

"Still though if your parents are as overprotective as you say they are what will you do if Apollo says no and takes you back anyways?" Thalia asked as Naruto gave her a serious look in return.

"Kurama and I have a trick or two up our sleeves if Dad says no." Naruto told her as he shared a look with Kurama.

"Alright its not like I can stop you fi want you go on not but be careful ok? It sounds like it will be dangerous." Thalia told him as Naruto smiled happy to have a new friend. Thalia bit her lip as she asked Naruto nervously "How is it to have 2 parents for you all the time?" Thalia asked since her mom was basically never there for her and her dad left almost as soon as she was born.

Naruto sighed and held her shoulder before saying "For me I could not care less fi my parents were gods or not I simply saw them as my parents who loved me. I love them too and I want to find a way for Gods to be there for their kids more in some way." Naruto told her as Thalia looked down.

"Yeah that would be nice." Thalia murmured not believing Naruto could change the Gods but she felt a part of her have faith in him despite just meeting him.

Naruto gave her a look of sadness before he asked Kurama "Hey. Is there any way I can heal her or take her soul out of here?". This greatly shocked Thalia as she never expected a boy, she just met to want to save her just like that.

Kurama shook his head to their disappointment "No Naruto, unlike you where your physical body is still intact on the outside, this tree appears to have absorbed or truly is her body. Perhaps Old Man Six Paths with his legendary Rinnegan power could create her a new body but nobody could come close to matching his powers." Kurama informed them as their heads drooped. Taking pity of them he added one last thing "This is just a guest but if you could find perhaps an incredible high amount of nature energy and put it in the tree it might heal her body and let the tree and her body separate. Of course, this world has remarkably low amounts of nature energy so it is not a high chance of that happening." Kurama remarked grumpily. AN2:

Thalia for some reason felt insulted at the insinuation against her world from the tailed beast. "Hey what's wrong with this world? Sure, we don't have chakra but I don't think there is anything wrong with us!" Thalia snapped as Naruto gave her a look of pity.

"Kurama did not mean it like that. Mom, Dad and even Kurama told me how the Elemental Nations due to a lack of technological advancement means nature flourish's with humanity. This also means the nature energy in that world is so high mom admits loving that about that world over this one. However, in this world humanity continues to advance and the environment continues to decline meaning the natural Energy here is much more scarce and weaker." Naruto explained with some sadness.

Despite her anger Thalia could not refute that with her even Grover sadly remarking how humans are destroying the planet.

"Hehe now that I think about you do kinda look like Artemis from what I heard." Thalia noted taking note of the edges of Naruto's hair and his eyes. Naruto smiled cheekily before he felt something different.

Naruto's body started to blink and flicker. "Hey what's going on?" Naruto asked urgently as Kurama closed his eyes for a moment.

"Somebody is waking you up from the outside. Your 'sleep' here is near its end so your soul is returning back into the real world." Kurama revealed as Naruto gave his new friend a confident look.

"Thalia I will visit again soon and one day I promise I will save you!" Naruto promised Thalia who looked sad to see her new friend leave.

She bit her lip before throwing herself into Naruto in an impulsive hug. "I will see you again Naruto! Till we meet again!" Thalia cried out as Naruto began to flicker out. Kurama was around gone back into Naruto's body. What she did not realize was she was somewhat taller than Naruto sop her hug made Naruto face glomp into her shoulder while he blushed feeling her developing breasts against her chest. She did not see his blush before he disappeared. AN3:

Naruto groggily opened his eyes to see the concerned blue eyes of Silena. Naruto instantly woke up and leaped back. "Silena!" Naruto shouted in surprise as Silena giggled and ut her hands on her hips playfully.

"Naruto! You sleepy head! Nobody saw you after our chat and here you are asleep against Thalia tree before dinner!" Silena chided with a smile.

Naruto blinked realizing he spent way more time with Thalia than he intended and like Silena said the sun was setting meaning night was coming.

"Thanks Silena. I owe you one." Naruto said with a grin as they walked back to the mess hall for dinner where Naruto waved off the looks from his paternal siblings.

"To Apollo and Artemis." Naruto declared as eh scooped off a portion of his dinner before he ate quickly so he could go to the Artemis cabin quickly.

Naruto closed his eyes so he could go to his mindscape with Kurama while his body slept in a special bed. His bed was in a special room as Artemis reluctantly admitted it would start to get awkward if him and his sisters had the same room for changing and sleeping. His room was a magically extension that had a special door he could freely enter and leave.

Naruto opened his eyes to see Kurama in a comfortable lying position with him looking down at Naruto in their shared mindscape. "Looks like I wait till tomorrow to try to escape. Mom is watching and at her strongest right now." Naruto sighed as he looked at Kurama who grunted.

"I agree. If your mother catches us we are going to the Elemental Nations without even a word to defend you." Kurama noted as he could imagine Artemis grabbing Naruto by the scruff of the neck and chucking Naruto into a portal. Then he imagined right afterwards she would bawl her eyes out wondering where he was as if she forgot she sent him away in the first place.

"Yeah tomorrow at noon I will sneak out as that is when dad is the strongest but mom powers will be restricted to the point where she will have to rely on dad to keep my here." Naruto declared knowing if they went earlier there was always a chance his mom could use her limited strength to subdue him despite Zeus's ruling on no inference.

"You got my back?" Naruto asked Kurama knowing that even with his dad being the more reasonable one about Naruto taking risks he would need to do some serious convincing.

"What do you think?" Krama asked with his eyes closed but a smirk on his face as Naruto grinned before he fell into a dreamless sleep.

AN2: Kurama thinks since Hagomoro as the 10 jinchuuriki (and even before) was legendary he considers him superior to the Olympians in power despite being mortal. I am not confirming or denying this but remember Kurama has been around the block for awhile and he has been in close contact with Artemis and Apollo so he does have a decent gasp on power levels. Plus Hagomoro does have nature energy mastered through Six Paths Sage Power.

AN3: Thalia did not fall in love with Naruto but does feel some sort of attraction to him. Plus, she was desperate for a friend being trapped in the tree for years without physical contact so impulsive hug.

Sorry if people wanted the next epic chapter but this was all I could end up writing today so here!