Okay, I have been thinking over a lot of my stories and have been trying to rekindle the inspiration that lead to me creating them and hope that allows me to continue them. And so, this is what I came to, I hope I do good. I hope I can complete a couple stories before burning out again.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=Right after entering the Canon-verse=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

As Alkimos stepped into the throne room from the portal that closed behind him, he felt a rather sizable cut to his power, and seeing as his father was still face down on the floor, he felt a worse power cut then his own. Alkimos looked between the gods he knew, but at the same time, didn't. The woman that looked to represent his father in this world was licking her lips as she looked them over.

His father was wearing his usual pink tinted orange toga, as he himself was wearing a silver tinted one. Their casual wear for the council meetings that happened twice a year, similar to someone wearing a business suit to a work meeting. Alkimos tightened his sash as he noticed the looks several of those in attendance were sending him.

Naruto finally managed to stand after adjusting to losing so much power. Zeus looked between the two new gods within his kingdom. "Is the differences of the level of strength you possess truly so great, you felt that weakened?"

Naruto was taking deep breaths as he answered. "Yes. Your counterpart shoving me through the doorway did not prove helpful in all honesty. But the levels of all forms of love have weakened greatly between worlds. Though there are others that popped up, they are not forms of love I tap into very often. I don't fully open myself to them very often, not enjoying them myself, but they have managed to mitigate the drain to some level."

Aphrodite glared. "Are you saying that my domains are weak?"

Naruto was completely serious as he stared her in the eye. "Yes, in my world, love has such a connection with other domains, that I have quite a bit more power than this usually. This has been the weakest I have felt in a long time, this being the first time I have felt such a drain was also a factor."

Ares scoffed. "What about when plagues and war kill large groups of people. We all feel drains in those cases."

Naruto and Alkimos, both raised a brow at the god. Naruto shifting his eyes around the room. "Seriously? Whenever war happens, none of you guide a hero to end it? Or a doctor with plagues? It is something we from my world have always done, most commonly, a child of Apollo would create a cure, while a child of your own or Athena would bring an end to the war. We have always guided the mortals to peace, always making sure they know we are watching."

Zeus glared as he spoke up. "We tend to stay out of mortal affairs."

Naruto frowned as he turned around, seeing how everyone looked to agree, if reluctantly, he turned to Zeus to address the issues. "If you choose to not guide them, how can the world prosper to higher levels? Do you even go to a king's gathering as the kings of my world do?"

Zeus scoffed. "There is no need to speak with the other pantheons over any issues. As long as they stay in their own realms, and we in ours, there will be no problems."

Naruto looked like someone had kicked his puppy that was dying. Naruto turned and hugged Alkimos, who looked distressed as well. Alkimos patted Naruto on his back as he drooped in his arms, crying about how mean this king was.

Aphrodite smirked as she spoke up. "Normally, a man would seek comfort from his wife when he is feeling down, shouldn't you be going to Artemis with your woes?"

Each of the gods all took notice of how much amusement Aphrodite was getting out of knowing that there was a version of the hunter that went and got laid. They could also see the lust within her eyes as she stared at both Naruto and Alkimos, which made the two move further away from her, causing her to pout at them. "Oh, come on, we are gods of love here, we can actually experience the full pleasures the other can provide."

Naruto stood straight, before looking at her with a serious expression as he nearly glared at the goddess. "The only woman I have ever bedded, has been my wife, and I will be keeping things that way."

Artemis had been glaring at the two, considering they all could see the similarities she shared with the younger god. Especially in the eyes, seeing as they were a perfect match for her own. But as Naruto said his piece, Artemis looked a bit uncomfortable. She held no desire to be around the man that apparently married her in another world, and she held little hope for the boy. Apollo and Hermes would have corrupted him long ago.

All men were pigs, there was no seeable way for them to prove her otherwise, because she has seen the best men crumble to their desires. She wouldn't be surprised if this god of love came to her for physical pleasure before the night ended, possibly hoping she would give herself to him just like her alternate self had. From what she remembered of Aphrodite's entrance way back when, he probably used his charm, that she wouldn't be prepared for, to lure her into his bedchambers. He was no different than any other male, and she would not fall prey to the same trap as her other, for she has had experience defending herself and her hunters from Aphrodite.

She would stop this man, just as she had the ones before him, from coming near her, or her hunters.

Naruto sighed as Aphrodite smirked at Artemis. This version of him was cruel apparently, seeing as she was enjoying the look of turmoil on Artemis' face, he could only see the look and smile sadly at her, even as she glared back.

Apollo was doing his best to not stand in the god of love's line of site towards his sister. As much as he had always teasingly spoke about a nephew or niece, he would always be the first line of defense to protect his sister against anyone that desired her. None of the others had much in the way of opinions towards the interactions, but all of them did take a little offense when the Zeus from the alternate world implied that they needed therapy. After looking at each other for a couple seconds, they would admit that some needed it though.

Zeus slammed a fist onto the arm of his chair to gain everyone's attention onto himself. "Well, since my other wants you to learn a lesson by helping us, you can join in the hunt for my master bolt."

Naruto turned his full attention to the king and nodded. "Alright, I guess I could help Hephaestus with a viewer that can locate through desire, if Hades can lend his hand to search through fear and Artemis can help with viewing the target as prey, this should go smoothly."

Zeus glared, not having thought of that, mostly because it involved Aphrodite, Artemis, Hephaestus, and Hades, all working together with their domains to help him. This god was delusional by their standards, but with the ease he mentioned all the help he would need to make this go smoothly, it must have been a common thing in his world. Helping out of kindness was so rare, and to hear it mentioned so easily, made some of those present wish it were so.

Hestia had remained quiet, but she had taken notice of the thrones within Naruto's world, and she took notice of how she had one, decorated specifically for herself, and how there were so many in attendance of their council meetings. For her family to be so open and welcoming, was merely dreams for her, ones she had given up hope on.

Naruto sighed sadly when he noticed the closed off expressions on the others, Hephaestus looked willing, but doubtful, while Aphrodite had a sour expression. Artemis still had a look of discomfort and fear in her eyes, as she glared with hatred on her face towards them. Alkimos looked to be affected more by the look than himself. Naruto finally sighed, before releasing a rather long and drawn-out groan. "Okay, fine, what all have you guys done so far to find the master bolt, since you expect me to find it without your help? I am hoping you don't plan to have me retry everything you already have."

Ares laughed at the thought of the love god actually succeeding where they failed, Aphrodite hadn't even bothered trying to help seeing as her domains weren't any help. Athena decided to at least try to aid the god. "I have laid out a couple plans, all of which have fallen short, Artemis had tried to hunt the thief, but he was somehow able to avoid her, Ares tried to sense the weapon as it was, and he couldn't find it. We have all done what we could, and have even found a demigod son of Poseidon, that is our main suspect. He is currently on a quest to prove his innocence."

Naruto frowned at them all. "That's it? You all tried by yourselves, failed, and just moved on to blaming a random demigod without trying to work together? What happened to innocent till proven guilty?"

Poseidon was the first to respond. "I know right? Just because I claimed my boy as he won the capture the flag game, his first try, against a trained opponent when he barely got any training, and suddenly he has a target on his back?"

Naruto looked confused. "What?" Alkimos was just as confused. Both blonds were staring at Poseidon like he was an idiot. Naruto was the one to ask. "What do you mean by claim?"

Zeus glared. "Things work differently here, what your council does isn't what we do. So, stop with your assumptions and get to work."

Naruto sighed as he closed his eyes, placed his hand upon Alkimos' shoulder and spoke. "Okay, and after this mission, I will return to talk with you guys when you feel better, and hopefully, we can have a calmer conversation. Hey, Broseidon, think of your boy so we can find our way, Hestia, gonna need a little opening through familial love."

Zeus thundered as Poseidon and Hestia were about to help him, stopping them cold. "Us gods are not allowed to interfere with quests."

Naruto sighed. "If you have someone on a quest to find the bolt, why should my quest to find the bolt be separated?"

Zeus glared, though he calmed somewhat after he noticed he contradicted himself in his orders. Naruto clapped his hands. "I have an idea. Hey Alkimos, you wanna go help out some kids?"

Alkimos smiled as he nodded and clapped his hands, suddenly being dressed in his guardian of the hunt armor. Hephaestus took stock of it being his own handiwork and nodded with a smirk. The youngest of the guardians did a salute that Artemis recognized from some of her hunters when they greeted her, and things were serious. "As is needed of me, father. I shall aid in this task within a mortal coil and protect all those within my family bloodline. My nephew will have the protection from the Half Moon Guardian."

Alkimos lost the aura that signaled him a pure god, taking a mortal form to aid the quest goers, before he disappeared in a swirl of hearts. Naruto turned to Zeus. "There you go, it would be impossible for us council members to bind our forms into a mortal coil, but my son is skilled and gifted with everything my wife and I have taught him. Your bolt is as good as found. Maybe I should start penning some of you in for talking about some problems?"

Every god there stared at the love god in shock over how Alkimos so easily bound his godly capabilities to aid in a quest. Apollo was the first to snap. "What the hell was that?"

Naruto turned to look at everyone that was shocked. "Have none of you ever had one of the minor gods enter a mortal coil to guide a quest before? It is an ability they all have, something that is simple for them. We can't do it with how closely tied to our domains we are, but if a minor god allows their connections to our domains to be held by ourselves, they can temporarily become mortal and join mortals on quests. Some do it for fun, or a challenge, and there are also times where the minor gods from other pantheons come to join just for the hell of it. Apollo has been comparing it to these videogames one of his children have made. Where you create a character from one pantheon using rules from one, before making you enter other pantheons representing your chosen one. It has been a bit popular."

While Naruto is talking with the other gods, Alkimos was meeting three unsuspecting kids. Perseus Jackson, or Percy as he prefers, was walking with Annabeth Chase, and Grover underwood. They were in search of a radio station, that they were informed would lead them to the underworld.

Alkimos stepped out of an alleyway as he got their attention. "Hello three adventurers, I seek to aid you in your quest."

Alkimos had spoken rather quietly, realizing how hush, hush, this world was over them. Annabeth was the one to pull a knife on him. "Who are you?"

Alkimos smiled, and before Percy could ask Annie why she felt the need to threaten a guy that just offered help, he spoke up answering her. "My father has been issued a punishment for pestering the king over a simple curiosity, and to aid him in his task to clear his punishment, I came with him. My name is Alkimos, and I came to help you all to calm the King's anger over the theft of his bolt." Alkimos saluted as he bowed slightly. "I shall aid you in any way I can, so as to help calm our king and bring this threat to an end."

Annabeth and Grover were cautious over believing the man, but Percy stepped forward. "Well, hello Al, my name is Percy, this is Annabeth, and this guy is Grover. It's great to know that we have someone watching our backs."

Alkimos smiled. "I have not had a nickname before, I mostly spend my days guarding my sisters with my two brothers, and we have never really thought too much on shortening our names."

Annabeth groaned. "Seaweed brain, you have to be more careful with who we trust. This guy might be lying. And I don't know about you, but his armor isn't something I recognize from the history books."

Percy rolled his eyes. "We are visiting the underworld; we are going to need all the help we can get."

Alkimos chuckled. "Well, if it is the underworld we are going to, I can lend a hand with sensing the entrance, if it has moved from my own world's location. Come along my comrades."

Grover decided to pull the two along. "I sense a powerful pull of nature within him, so he is at minimum a demigod that was chosen to help us, possibly a son of Demeter, or a nymph. Though I might be going a bit crazy, but I can somewhat sense Lady Artemis and Lady Aphrodite from him. Love and Nature. He might just be a hero blessed by them both."

Alkimos chuckled as he gained their attention. "My parents, as you know them, are Aphroditus, or Naruto as he prefers, and Artemis. I am a minor god that has given up hold on the domains that give me godhood to aid as a mortal. Me and my father are from a parallel timeline, where Lady Aphrodite was in fact a god, instead of a goddess. And this alteration lead to the marriage of my parents, and upon coming of age, instead of following my uncles in their debauchery, my father has taken away my desire of the flesh."

The quest goers looked wide eyed in shock.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=Back on Olympus=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

"""What!?""" Several shouts at once, some in surprise, others in anger.

Naruto looked confused. "What? You never sealed away base desire before? Not easy, but completely possible."

Aphrodite looked enraged as she glared at her alternate self. "So you find it fine to just seal away a part of someone, instead of allowing him to experience everything life has to offer, you allow those hunters to indoctrinate him into their folds? What the fuck is wrong with you, that you would remove love from someone's heart?"

Naruto glared right back, the rest of them were each curious, but not as angered as Aphrodite, or as upset as Apollo. Yeah, the boy wasn't his, his, but he was still his nephew somewhere, and he would never allow something like that to happen. Artemis looked baffled and lost over how to feel about this.

"I will have you know, that I have not removed love from his heart, that is impossible for even me to do. Alkimos and his brothers each allowed me to remove their base desires, their base need to take another to bed. They can still love, they just won't bed every woman that enters their life like their uncles. I still remember how Alexios met his wife." Upon seeing the looks of interest to hear the story, Naruto shrugged. "Alexios was Artemis and my first son; he has taken his job of protecting his sisters and all young maidens seriously. Recently, one of Apollo's boys had made a show, "Powder Hangers?""

Several of the younger gods there looked offended. "Power Rangers?"

Naruto snapped his fingers as he pointed at Apollo. "That's the name. Well, there was a young maiden, an orphan actually, she ran from the orphanage, got into a bit of a problematic situation, she was a clear sighted mortal, and was able to see the monsters that had cornered her. Also why she ran from the Orphanage, seeing as a monster under disguise was just hired. But she had been spotted by Alexios, who rushed to the rescue, and as her clear-sighted ability showed her his true form, she found the sight of a man rushing in and shifting form into a knight to save her so amazing."

Aphrodite giggled here, "love at first rescue, so you removed his curse to allow them to enjoy each other?"

Naruto frowned at the woman. "Actually, he introduced her to his mother, and she offered her a spot on the hunt." Before Aphrodite could scream about ruining love, Naruto chuckled. "She laughed about how they were all afraid of cooties and turned to Alexios and started to pester him to teach her how to be a power ranger."

Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, and Hermes all laughed out right over this, Artemis was too shocked over the story to argue, the others did find humor in the twist, but were able to control their laughter to mer smiles or short chuckles.

Naruto chuckled as he continued. "True love, no matter how much you try to compress it, will always be there, what I do is just protect them from giving in to false love. If someone just wants to get into their pants, they can easily get away, but if someone does truly love them, they will be able to love them back. Alexios had helped that girl train, and she even learned a bit from his brothers, but she always kept going to Alexios, and eventually, after she had turned twenty-six, I believe, he proposed, they were wed, and have a small batch of gremlins themselves. She still talks as if they were secretly power rangers, but she was just nine when they met. He was able to guide her and watch her become a beautiful woman, and she was given my blessing, for as long as her love for Alexios burns brightly, she shall not age."

Zeus scoffed. "As if Hades would allow such."

Naruto looked hurt that the god would say that. "Hades is rather reasonable, he has always heard me out when I talk with him about these things. Love is after all something that he feels should be experienced before death, and as long as I don't go blessing every Tom, Dick, and Henry that find true love, he won't care."

That info kind of shocked everyone. Hades has always gotten a bad rap from them and their kids, seeing as he was the king of the underworld, and kidnapped Persephone, he wasn't the first person they really saw as the accommodating type.

Well, they have been telling this guy to quit assuming they were like the counterparts he knew.

Artemis was the next to speak up. "Who all have you done this for, exactly?"

Naruto smiled. "Our three sons, and our daughters that you have adopted into the hunt. And to this day, there has only ever been three cases where a huntress has left the hunt."

That info actually surprised everyone, especially Aphrodite. "So, how did the poop sniffer punish them?"

Naruto looked lost. "My wife allowed them to leave without a problem. They did indeed fall in love, and it wasn't just some petty puppy love, but true love. The first had left, surprisingly because a son of Apollo, he had come across a part of the hunt that were separated when they were attacked by monsters while me and Artemis were in a meeting here, they thought they could attack and get a snack while the parents were away, they failed, and while the small section was separated, a son of apollo found and aided them with his gifts. He was a wandering healer, and despite them not having money to pay him, he healed her anyway. The second time was actually a daughter of Hephaestus. She had rejected Artemis' invite, and they were guiding her to the camp, and she just wound up talking and bonding with one of the huntresses and it just escalated from there."

That one got a chuckle out of the god, and even a giggle from Aphrodite. "The third huntress, fell in love with our second son actually. She had joined after running away from home, looking to escape an abusive drunk that her father became after her mother died, he couldn't handle the heart ache and began to rely on booze, so after the first hit, she had vamoosed, leaving behind all her worldly possessions, and ran into the hunt, gave her story, and was welcomed into the fold. She however, wound up finding Alkaios to be a funny and charismatic man that just always cheered her up, and it was a slow burn, let me tell you, they had been hanging out within the hunt for a hundred and thirty-five years before it developed into love. She just one day found herself blushing with him, and wound up asking Artemis about it, and she explained it, and the two had tried. It worked out, and she still joins in the hunt every now and then, but she is no longer allowed to stay with the hunt, so along with Alexios' wife, they can easily be found within my temple, they are my daughters by marriage after all."

Artemis had nothing to say to that. She had been expecting the worse of this story, of these two men she apparently had connections with. But to know that her boys would go so far so they could stay and hunt with their mother and sisters, was kind of heartwarming. Apollo and Hermes were doing the little crying thing, hamming it up for laughs and dabbing their eyes with handkerchiefs.

Aphrodite was actually placated with the stories, while not stories she usually goes for, she still enjoyed them. "What about your daughter, how is her love life going?"

Naruto tried his best to keep a straight face. "The first person she ever said she was going to marry, was Artemis when she took over after I retire."

Everyone couldn't help it, they burst out laughing as Artemis honestly imagined a little girl looking up into her eyes and saying she was going to be her husband. As ridiculous as it all was, it did have a level of adorableness.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=Back to the quest=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Annabeth was placated after Alkimos explained what exactly his father had done with him and his brothers. And she would admit, having a husband that didn't want to bed every girl that walked by would be amazing. She was not going to hold her breath hoping Aphrodite would ever do that for her.

Though it was Percy that asked an interesting question. "Is it better for a man to willingly give up his desires to bed other girls, or is it better for the man to overcome those feelings to stay truthful to the woman he chose himself?"

Alkimos smiled. "Depends on your race. For a mortal, it is better for him to overcome them, while for an immortal, it is better to sacrifice them. A god will always have a level of sight on all mortals, which can make the goddess he is with somewhat upset, but seeing as he has no choice but to see, if he gave up his lust, he could look at an army of beautiful naked women all beckoning him to join them, walk right through, and hug his wife without so much as caring for any of it."

Percy would admit, he doesn't believe he would be able to do that without reacting. He would probably be able to tough it out, but it would be an obvious fight, and as confidant as he is he could win, he wasn't so in his ability to avoid the natural reaction.

Annabeth would admit, each side has its own pros and cons, but she couldn't truly decide which she preferred. Grover was in the same boat as Percy, and really hoped he would never have to be put on the spot like that.

Alkimos smiled at them. "There is no right answer to be truly honest. That is like asking what you would go through for the woman you love. So in the end, only she could tell you which she finds more romantic."

As they reached the radio station, Alkimos was the first to step in and speak with Charon, and even though he had spoken as he usually would, the man had still denied him, so Alkimos explained his situation, and requested again, this time offering payment as Annabeth explained to him how they had to pay for passage.

And so, the kids and Al were allowed to enter the Underworld.

Alkimos smiled as he easily distracted Cerberus, giving the big dog some treats, venison he had on him from a previous hunt, stored within a magic satchel. And with a promise to come play fetch later, Alkimos guided the questers through the place. Surprising the three as he knew his way around.

Apparently, Hades was more open to guests in his world. No one had many reasons to visit, but there had been a case or two where a monster he had been hunting had ran away to the underworld to escape his wrath.

Obviously, it didn't for long.

Alkimos was actually someone that did indeed enjoy coming down here and speaking with those here. None that were actually there for punishment obviously, but there was one girl that he often came to visit.

Alkimos was a little distracted looking around, for what, or who, the kids had no clue, but he almost missed grabbing Grover with Percy when the shoes started to fly off. He may not be a god at that moment, but he was no pushover with his strength.

Grover was so thankful for his two friends, because yes, Alkimos was a friend for helping him not be dragged into Tartarus. Which was identified by both Annabeth and Alkimos. It wasn't long before they made their way to Hades' castle, Alkimos walked through as if there was nothing wrong with them being there, while the other three looked like they were trying to sneak.

"What are you three doing? Hades is the king of the underworld and will already know of any presences that enter his domain. If he was upset by our entrance, we would have already been in battle with the full force of every army that has already been slain throughout history."

The three looked at Alkimos in horror, each hadn't thought about that, as the doors lining the walls, opened to allow said soldiers to step out and line the hallways. The throne room door opening to reveal Hades upon his throne. "At least someone of your little group understands the seriousness of things."

Alkimos stepped forwards as he took a knee and greeted the king of the underworld. The other three did their best to follow his lead, even bowing as he had. Hades just told them to rise. "I have been watching your quest, and as much as those that fall into the category of family wish to deny my existence, I have heard of you, Alkimos. Each time you and your father spoke my name, I was able to see into the council room on mount Olympus. So, what do you all have to say?"

Alkimos was the one to speak first. "Lord Hades, as always, it is a pleasure to be welcomed to your home."

Percy looked at him confused. "Didn't we break in?"

As Annabeth smacked him upside his head, Alkimos turned to him. "If we were not welcomed, we would have been in battle with the armies of battles past, did you not hear me earlier young Percy?"

Percy shrugged as he turned back to Hades, who was actually just watching them as he waited patiently for them to answer him. So, Percy stepped forward to talk about things. He talked about his quest, and explained what they were under the belief so far, and as he spoke, making accusations and assumptions, especially as he has taken note of the underworld so far. Alkimos stepped back and looked at the three with slight disappointment for the accusations Percy was talking about.

Before Hades could even get angry, Alkimos spoke up. "How would everything you speak of have anything to do with lord Hades?"

Annabeth looked at Alkimos like he had grown another head. "As Percy said, he gains so much from a war between the other gods, the increase of his army is a strong point in this belief."

Alkimos frowned at the girl; Hades decided to speak before they could continue. "Well, it appears that at least one of you have a brain, too bad it's the being that isn't even a part of this world."

And so, Hades revealed information that the quest goers didn't know, told them about his helm having been stolen, and how he didn't expect help retrieving it, and how he knew they had the lightening bolt. When Percy denied the claim, only for the bolt to be within the bag he received from Ares. Alkimos frowned over all this new info, having pieced it all together, and frowned when he realized he should have talked them into giving him all the info before they came here, so he could have checked the bag over for anything suspicious, seeing as the Ares in this dimension wasn't as trustworthy as the one from his world.

Percy apologized after he put the pieces together himself, though they all realized the problem after pulling out the pearls. Alkimos had no pearl to use. So, as Annabeth and Grover used their pearls, Percy was caught off guard as Alkimos just told him to go, he would be fine. So after a nod, Alkimos was left behind to face Hades alone as Percy went to complete his quest.

Hades looked Alkimos in the eye, "what is your plans to escape?"

Alkimos smiled, "no plan. Upon the completion of their quest, I will regain the connection to my domains once more, I was just their guide through the underworld, and saved them from a trap they had fallen into with a pair of flying shoes, but I have full confidence and trust that you won't punish me for helping them."

Hades nodded, feeling a slight bit better, knowing that there was finally someone that respected him enough to understand he wasn't as smite happy as his brother, or as much as everyone made him out to be. Alkimos smiled a bit shyly as he spoke next. "So, how is Melinoe doing?"

Hades looked a bit confused at the question about his daughter, before he chuckled, finally seeing why the boy wanted to visit, let alone was okay with being ditched here.

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Okay, first off, deleting a chapter counts as an update. I did not realize this, which means that I could have been replacing the chapters without putting the end chapters back on so you all could see the updates without me reposting the chapter.

I feel stupid. So, I stayed up late to finish this chapter for you guys as an apology, I hope you all aren't too annoyed with me.