{7 Years Ago}

"Hey dad?"

"Yeah kiddo?" The man replied. He was tall with spiky blond hair and piercing blue eyes wearing a blue shirt with a white jacket over it and some blue jeans. He finished throwing the supplies back into the truck as he turned and knelt down to his five year old son. The boy was almost a carbon copy of the man; he had the same blond hair and the same blue eyes, although his were slightly more rounded than his fathers. The child was wearing an orange shirt on with a blue jacket that matched his fathers' in design as well as some blue jeans of his own.

"Do we really have to go back?" The man smiled and raised his hand to ruffle his sons' hair as the boy took a step back and grumbled about having his hair played with.

"Yep. Sorry Naruto, but school starts next week so we can't stay out here camping." Minato told him as the boy pouted. "Now none of that look Naruto. Tell ya what, if you want then we'll stop for ice cream on the way back alright?" That got the boy's attention.

"Yeah! Chocolate please?"

"Sure thing." The pair quickly hopped in the truck and buckled in as Minato started driving off to their home. As they traveled Naruto's attention was again drawn to the picture his father kept on the dashboard; one of the two of them standing side-by-side on his fourth birthday with other families behind them enjoying the party. Like always though, his thoughts were drawn to the lack of his mother in the picture, whereas all the other families had one instead. Minato glanced down and seeing where his sons' attention was he sighed. "You know she loves you right?"

"How? She never met me." The boy muttered, this being something the two had spoken of for the past year since Naruto began asking questions about why he didn't have a mom like other kids.

"She wanted to stay Naruto but there were... family issues stopping her. Believe me, she wanted nothing more than to raise her son. She has nothing but love for you."

"Wherever she is." He bitterly added as he turned to look out the window as Minato sighed. The man wouldn't try to argue the point as Naruto was right in this instance. Even he didn't know where the woman was. All he knew was that he still loved her and that she had kept a major secret from him until a week before giving birth to Naruto. Despite the secret coming to light he couldn't help but forgive her and if given the chance he'd get right back with her in a heartbeat. However certain issues with her own family forbid that.

But a man could hope.

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{Present Time – Outside of Camp Half-Blood}

Percy was angry, confused, scared, and wet; that last one being more of an annoyance than anything considering the circumstances. Here he was trying to enjoy a nice getaway with his mother like they would almost every year when everything started going to hell. His best friend from school showed up which freaked his mother out and made him tell her about the weird thing with his teacher during a field trip. After that she loaded the three of them in her husbands' car and started driving.

Oh yeah, and his friend had goat legs too. Can't forget that part.

His friend was Grover Underwood, a pale teen with brown eyes and hair and surprisingly a light goatee for someone who was supposed to be around his own age of twelve. While from the waist up he looked normal, just a little on the hairy side, from the other direction he had furry goat legs ending in actual hooves. Percy had never known because Grover would wear baggy pants and then walk around with crutches and claim he had a leg condition.

Did not having human legs count at the doctor's office?

Grover had been freaking out about getting left behind and had been acting weird around Percy ever since the incident with his old teacher, a Mrs. Dobbs, turning into some kind of monster and attacking him. Percy had thought he was a goner before his favorite teacher, Mr. Brunner, rolled in on his wheelchair and tossed him a pen that turned into a sword he used to fight back. Afterwords he gave the pen back but nobody knew who Mrs. Dobbs was, except Grover who was trying very badly to hide that fact and play dumb. So when the school year let out Percy tried to put it all behind him and enjoy his time with his mother but then Grover showed up and ruined it.

Great friend right?

To be fair Grover only had a small idea about how much the trip with his mother meant so Percy was willing to forgive him. But his mother was getting stranger and stranger during the ride in the rain, muttering about keeping him close and her fault. He swore he also got a mention about some kind of camp. When he tried to ask directly about these things she just apologized and said he had to leave which only confused him more. Why? Had he done something wrong and was being punished for it?

Then the car was flipped by something big and strong, leading to the current situation of crawling out from the wreck into the rainy night.

"Grover, you okay?" Percy asked as he pulled his friend from out of the wreck, his mom coming out from the drivers side.

"Foooood..." The goat-legged boy groaned getting Percy to roll his eyes. He'd be fine, he was just stunned from the wreck. Honestly he was a bit too but he couldn't focus on that right now.

"Percy are you okay?" His mother asked as she turned to him and seeing that he was she gave a sigh of relief before looking around to try and see in the storm. Finally she noticed what she wanted and pointed over his shoulder, getting him to look and see the faint outline of a large tree on a hill. "Alright Percy, take your friend and head for that tree. That's the camps' border. You'll be safe there, I promise."

"I'm not leaving without you Mom!" The boy called back as he lifted Grover up and threw an arm over his shoulder to try and drag his friend with him.

"You have to Percy. I'll be fine, just get to camp quickly!"

"No! I'm not going anywhere without you Mom!" The woman sighed knowing she wouldn't win this argument and headed over to him, grabbing Grover's other arm to help carry him. They made it to some of the trees surrounding the base of the hill when they stopped as they heard growling. Turning back they saw the source walking up.

Larger than a full grown man at somewhere close to eight feet at the least was what first looked like a giant man with his arms held up near his head, at least until he came closer so that they got a clearer look. It had a bull's head, sharp horns included, on top of the most muscled body Percy had ever seen while from the waist down it looked to have bull's legs similar to how Grover had goats'. Comically it was also wearing a pair of white underwear that was soaked due to the rain.

"Is that the Mino-"

"Pasiphae's son, Percy. Names have power." Sally Jackson interrupted her son before lowering her voice to a whisper. "Listen Percy, when it charges jump to the side. It can't turn very well."

"Mom, how do you know all this?" The boy asked as the beast sniffed the air and seemed to lock onto the group and growled.

"Just trust me." She whispered back as the Minotaur lowered it's head and charged them. Sally shoved Grover and Percy to the side as the boy jumped as well, pulling Grover along out of the way, while the monster kept it's charge up until it ran into a tree and stumbled back. "Run Percy, before it charges again. Leave Grover and run, we'll be fine!"

"I'm not leaving you behind!" The boy shouted, horrified by the very idea of leaving his mother and friend with this monster here. The monster turned to around and sniffed the air again before charging at Sally. The woman tried to leap to the side again but this time the beast had learned its' lesson as it used it's large hand to grab her as she dodged. "MOM!" Percy shouted as Sally was lifted in the air, the Minotaur gripping her with both hands.

"Percy run!" She screamed as the beast started crushing her before she vanished in a puff of golden dust. The twelve year old was horrified at what had happened to his mother and stuck frozen to the spot as the Minotaur turned its focus onto him. It lowered its' head and charged and it was only at the last second Percy refocused on the present and jumped to the side. However the Minotaur was getting tired of that trick and lashed out, punching the boy as he dodged, sending him flying into a tree. With a gasp of pain the dark haired boy collided, tree to back, and then fell to the ground as the Minotaur stomped up to him. Glaring at the beast Percy dragged himself to his feet as the monster again lowered its head and charged. Since it was getting smart to people dodging to the sides, Percy instead jumped up onto it's back before grabbing a horn and holding on as hard as he could.

The Minotaur roared in anger and swung its' head around to dislodge him but Percy held tight and even started yanking on the horn. The result was something he didn't see coming as with a loud CRACK the horn snapped and he fell to the ground. Instantly the beast kicked him away, making him gasp for breath as he landed a few feet from it. The half man-half bull raised a hand up to the stump it now carried before roaring its anger at the young boy. Percy just stumbled to his feet, clutching the horn with both hands, matching its' glare with his own. This time when the Minotaur charged he was ready. With reflexes he didn't even know he had Percy rolled to the side and simultaneously jabbed the horn into the Minotaurs side, cutting a deep gash into the beast. It roared but Percy didn't let up as he quickly got to his feet and stabbed the horn into the monster's back. It let out a last roar before vanishing into gold dust and leaving the boy to collapse on the ground with the horn still in his hand.

"Fooood..." Grover whined from where he had been left, drawing Percy's attention back to him.

'He's still out of it?!' The boy thought before looking down at the horn. The boy was completely lost now. His mother was gone, he had just killed a monster, and his best friend was half goat. What was he supposed to do now? Looking around Percy saw the tree and realized that this camp his mother was trying to get him to was literally all he had left. He only hoped they could help him somehow. Shakily getting to his feet the boy went to his friend and picked him back up by the arm and started dragging the both of them towards the tree.

It took him the better part of an hour but once he reached it he was able to look down and see multiple cabins and even one large house with the lights still on. He stumbled forward towards that building hoping for help, hardly noticing that the rain had stopped once he passed the tree. He had only just reached the big building's porch when he collapsed to the ground, Grover tumbling down next to him still unconscious. He must've made some noise as two figures came out. "Help..." Percy muttered pitifully.

"Is that a horn?" A girl's voice asked. "...He's the one, he's gotta be."

"You say that about everyone Annie." A boy's voice replied. "But isn't that... That's Grover! Quick, let's get them inside!" Percy heard before finally passing out.

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Percy didn't wake easily. He was pretty sure he came two once or twice to someone feeding him something he guessed was medicine but didn't remember much. However now he was finding it near impossible to stay asleep as the sun was shining down right on his face. It irritated him so he tried to turn to the side to hide from it but that didn't help. Grumbling the preteen raised his hands to his eyes and sleepily rubbed them as he yawned. Opening his eyes he found himself in a large room filled with multiple beds lined up against the wall like his, instantly reminding him of the nurse's office back at school. He also saw Grover sitting next to his bed in a chair asleep.

"Where am I?" Percy muttered as he thought back to his most recent memories. He got kicked out of another school, went home to his step-dad Smelly Gabe and his mother, left for a trip with his mom, and then... Oh right, and then Grover showed up and had goat legs and they rushed in the car to some camp only to get attacked by the Minotaur of all things. And then his mother was... "Mom..." Percy muttered as it all came back to him. His mother had been killed by the monster and the he killed it when it tried to take him too. Percy glanced down to see that Grover wasn't wearing pants, showing that it wasn't some deluded dream as he really did have goat legs. "What's going on?" He asked, apparently louder this time as Grover jerked slightly before stretching his arms and yawning as he started waking up.

"Oh man, sleeping in a chair is uncomfortable. Wonder if I could grab an enchilada right now?" The boy mused before looking to see Percy staring at him. There was a moment of silence as Grover's brain started up for the day before he practically jumped out of his seat. "Percy! You're awake!"

"Yeah G-man, I'm up."

"Oh man, you had me so worried there. I thought you might've been a goner and that I failed again. I gotta tell you, you don't know how glad I am to see you up buddy."

"Thanks but, where are we?" Percy asked as Grover calmed down.

"Oh, this? This is Camp Half Blood."

"Camp what?"

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After a few words with Grover and getting the horn he had broken off the Minotaur, further proving that he wasn't dreaming in any sense, the boy had been told to get up and follow him. Grover led him around the Big House, as the building was called, to the front where they came up on a girl, a boy and two men playing cards at a table. And one of the men was familiar to Percy. "Mr. Brunner!" He called out as they got close. One of the men, a tall lightly tanned man with brown hair sitting in a wheelchair, turned at the call and broke into a rather large smile at the sight of the younger pair.

"Why hello Percy! Good to see you up and about." The man responded as Percy got a look at the other three. The other man was tall and had messy black hair with purple eyes while he was wearing a yellow tiger striped shirt. The boy had spiky blond hair and bright blue eyes as well as three whisker like marks on both his cheeks, Percy also noted he looked to be perhaps a year or two older than him. The last was the girl who looked to be his age and had shoulder length blond hair and gray eyes. One thing Percy noticed was that both the kids had necklaces with beads on them while neither of the adults did, as well as orange shirts with 'Camp Half Blood' in black on the front. "Percy, I'd like you to meet Naruto Namikaze and Annabeth Chase. They are the ones that found you and Grover passed out by the porch two nights ago."

"Uh... hi." Percy lamely replied with a nervous smile and wave. Naruto just nodded with a slight grin while Annabeth stared at him silently. Eventually it started to bug him. "What?"

"You drool when you sleep."

Instantly Naruto broke out laughing as Grover snorted his own amusement. Even Mr. Brunner coughed lightly into his hand to mask his own smile. Percy just went wide eyed before regaining the nervous smile from before. "Um... I'm sorry? I guess?"

"Annabeth, why don't you run down to Cabin Eleven and tell them they'll be getting a new member soon alright? I'm going to need to explain things to Percy." His old teacher suggested so the girl nodded and with a wave to Naruto got up and ran off. The blond teen only got his laughter under control as Percy sat down at the seat she just left and the man started speaking.

"Do you know how to play pinochle boy?" The black haired man asked. Percy shook his head getting him to scoff. "Figures. Why is it nobody appreciates one of the best games ever invented?"

"If he doesn't know then we could play something else, like poker?" Naruto suggested before grinning. "Unless you're scared Mr. D.? I mean, I do clean you out every time we play." He taunted as the man scowled.

"Boy I am unafraid and you know it. I simply enjoy better games than simple luck based trials like you."

"Sure Mr. D. Whatever you say." The teen answered unconvinced getting the man to growl lightly as Mr. Brunner cleared his throat to divert attention away from the blond's teasing.

"Pinochle is a rather easy game Percy. Let me give you a quick lesson and then we can begin." The man told him before just doing that and soon the four were playing a game together. Percy was mostly silent as they played, Grover simply watching from a seat next to him, but eventually Percy got tired of a simple card game and wanted answers.

"Mr. Brunner, I don't want to be rude but where am I? What's going on?" The man sighed as Mr. D. only rolled his eyes lightly. This talk always annoyed him, mainly due to how repetitive it was with the same questions and answers.

"You are at Camp Half-Blood Percy, a training camp for people like you or Naruto here."

"What do you mean?"

"Remember my Greek lessons at school? About the Olympian gods and the Titans and the various battles the heroes fought? Well, you see, they were far more than just stories my boy. They were, and are, quite real." He explained as Naruto laid a card out getting the others to scowl lightly. "Do you recall what a child between a human and a god was called?"

"A demigod right?" Percy answered as the man nodded.

"Correct. I don't know of any way to say this gently so I'll be blunt. You are a demigod. Your father was an Olympian as your mother was a mortal human." Percy only stared in shock and confusion as Naruto spoke up.

"All the campers here are Percy. Or at least the human campers are. We've also got Satyrs like Grover behind you." The blond told him with a nod to their mutual friend behind him. "Then there's some Harpies, a lot of Nymphs, a couple Dryads here and there and a single god and centaur." He admitted with a jerk of his head to the adults at the last bit, something Percy didn't actually catch as he was still trying to wrap his head around the idea of his father being a god.

"So you're saying my father is a god?"

"Yes Percy. Remember our field trip to the museum? When I asked you a bit about what the gods were known for you yourself answered that they tended to 'hook up' with mortals quite often in the old stories. Is it so hard to believe that habit hasn't changed at all over the centuries?" Mr. Brunner asked as Percy slightly shook his head.

"I just don't believe it. I mean gods existing and everything. They aren't real right? They were just stories people made to try and explain things right?"

"Ha! Aren't real!" Mr. D. barked out as he drew the boy's attention to him. "Imagine, Jackson, if people said you were just a story. If in around a hundred years or so, people talk about you when they want to explain how people felt about losing their mothers." He taunted as Percy frowned and even heard Naruto mutter 'low blow' under his breath. "We gods are real Jackson so you'd best find your faith quickly as we don't tolerate the unbelieving!" He shouted as with a wave of his hand a bottle of wine appeared on the table. The sky rumbled and he looked down before turning his gaze back up. "Sorry, old habits." He called before he waved again and the bottle became a can of diet Coke.

"Wine? ...Wait, that would mean you're Dionysus, God of Wine right?" Percy asked as the man nodded.

"That's right. Honestly, Nadatu just said there was a god in camp."

"Naruto sir." The blond cut in.

"Whatever."

"So then dad really was a God?" Percy asked, turning his attention back to his old teacher.

"Was and is Percy."

"Do you know who?" He asked as the man shook his head.

"I have a couple guesses but nothing concrete so I'd rather not say and get you're hopes up over it. Don't worry though. Most of the gods claim their children rather quickly so you'll find out soon enough."

"Claim?" He asked as Naruto cut back in.

"You saw the cabins right?" He asked as Percy nodded. "Well there is one cabin for each of the twelve Olympians. Zeus, Hera, Aphrodite, Apollo and all them. Well when you get to camp, you stay in Cabin Eleven until you're godly parent gives a sign claiming you as their own child. Then you move into their respective cabin and stay there. Like Chiron said, most gods claim their kids quickly and then they move in with their siblings. I only had to wait until dinner on my first day to be claimed. Annabeth was pretty much claimed right after Chiron finished explaining everything to us." Percy nodded but then had to ask the other question that was on his mind.

"Wait, who's Chiron?"

"That would be me Percy." His teacher answered. "Mr. Brunner is only a pseudonym I use when I need to go out into the world, a false identity if you will. My real name is Chiron." Percy nodded as he narrowed his eyes trying to recall the name.

"Wasn't there a Chiron in the old stories you taught? A trainer or something?"

"Again, that is me Percy. I am Chiron, the trainer of heroes from the time of Ancient Greece to even now." He again answered before setting his cards down. "Now, I believe I should show you around camp. Grover, the Council of Cloven Elders wishes to see you so you'd best head off." Grover nodded and with a quick good-bye started walking off as Percy turned his attention to Chiron as he wheeled himself out from the table before pulling himself up as if he was standing up. The newly minted demigod watched in amazement as Chiron's body seemed to grow out of the chair until he stepped out and out came a white horse body showing that Chiron himself was a centaur. "Follow me Percy, and I'll give you the tour."

"Wait, what about..." Percy started before trailing off as he looked to Naruto and Mr. D.

"You don't have to worry about us Percy. He's a god and I've been here for a few years so just go see the place with Chiron. Besides, I'm pretty sure Mr. D. doesn't want to keep losing at cards all day so I'll just head out myself."

"Keep talking boy. One of these days I won't be so forgiving and you'll wake up as a dolphin."

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"So Annie, what'cha think of the new kid?" Naruto asked as he walked up to see her reading a book in front of Cabin Eleven. The blond peeked inside to see how crowded it was a grimaced slightly but then pulled his attention back to the girl in front of him.

"He doesn't look like much I guess but he has to be able to do something if he could beat the Minotaur without any training." She answered as he nodded in agreement. Both of them were extremely shocked when after dragging him and Grover to the medical room of the Big House, Chiron told them that the horn Percy had been holding came from the mythical beast of the Labyrinth. Naruto had commented on it to some of his cabin mates/half-siblings at breakfast the next day and the story spread throughout the camp rather quickly. The new arrival had taken down the bull-man before arriving, a story not many were believing but if they saw him walking around with the horn as Chiron gave him the tour then they'd likely change their tune. "I still think he might be the one." Naruto only rolled his eyes at that.

"Like I said, you've said that about every new arrival we meet and once they get claimed you get all moody that they weren't important enough for the Great Prophecy." The teen commented as she only huffed and turned a page in her book. "Anyways, the guy doesn't even know anything actually. He was really surprised when Chiron started explaining everything and he really seemed to have a hard time accepting it all. Maybe he's just a natural at combat considering everything."

"That would make him an Ares child since he can't be a son of Athena since he's not blond."

"True. But you don't really think he's a son of War do you Annie?" He asked as she shook her head.

"I'm not really sure but I just have this feeling that Ares isn't his dad. It's kind of hard to explain."

"No no, I get ya. I've got the same feeling. We know it's his dad though since Grover had said his mom was taken out by the Minotaur when he woke up. So that leaves Apollo, Poseidon, Hermes, Hephaestus, Zeus or one of the no-cabin gods." Naruto mused before shaking his head. "I really doubt after Thalia that Zeus would have a kid again, especially considering he's already broke his oath and wouldn't want to do it again and get Hera on his case. Poseidon also made the oath so he's not likely either."

"He doesn't really look like an Apollo or Hephaestus child though. But that only leaves Hermes and I'm having a hard time seeing it." Annabeth added in as Naruto only nodded his head.

"Yep. Guess we'll just have to wait and see won't we?" Naruto then jerked his head towards the upcoming centaur and boy with a slight grin. "Well, here they come so obviously he hasn't been claimed yet or they'd have taken him off to his own cabin."

"Unless this is his cabin."

"Touche." He muttered as the pair walked up.

"Ah, Annabeth, Naruto. I take it everything's set up for Percy in Cabin Eleven?" Chiron asked as Naruto shrugged but Annabeth nodded.

"They're kind of running out of room but they'll find some for him like they do for all the new demigods." She replied while Percy was looking over the cabin.

"That's a cadu-something right? The symbol of um... Hermes?" Percy asked as he pointed to the symbol above the cabin door, a winged staff with two snakes spiraling around it.

"A caduceus Percy, but yes, correct on both accounts. Cabin Eleven is the cabin of Hermes, messenger god and god of travelers. He welcomes all demigods into his cabin and as such, all new arrivals stay here until their own divine parent claims them." Chiron explained. "Well then I'll be off. Naruto, Annabeth, I leave Percy in your care." The three said a quick good-bye to the centaur before Annabeth motioned Percy up to the cabin.

"Knock knock." Naruto called as they walked in to get everyone's attention. Seeing the three a taller and older teen with blond hair and slightly pointed ears walked up.

"Naruto, Annabeth, what brings on this little visit?" He asked as Percy noticed Annabeth blushing slightly while Naruto just had a large grin on his face.

"New guy Luke." The whiskered teen told him while jabbing a thumb at Percy. The now identified Luke faced Percy with a smile and offered his hand to shake.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Luke Castellen, head councilor for the Hermes Cabin. Are you one of us or an unclaimed?" He asked as Percy shook his hand, silently noting the teens' strong grip.

"Uh, unclaimed? And I'm Percy Jackson, nice to meet you too." Upon hearing he was unclaimed, many of the others listening in started groaning but Luke put a stop to that.

"Calm down guys. We're the travelers kids, we take any and everybody, you guys know that." He scolded as Naruto chuckled.

"We'll talk to you later Luke. Percy, once you're set up, me and Annabeth are gonna be waiting outside for you." He told the dark haired boy and he nodded as him and the girl left. As soon as they were outside Naruto poked Annabeth in the shoulder. "You were blushing again Annie. Maybe you should just tell him you like him already." He teased as she blushed even harder in embarrassment.

"I do not! He's like a brother to me! Like you are." She growled as she playfully pushed him back. Naruto only raised his hands in surrender as he chuckled lightly.

"I know Annie, I know." He admitted as his chuckles died down and his smile made way for a small frown. "I know all too well." He muttered though Annabeth didn't catch it. The pair waited a few minutes before Percy walked back out, still holding the Minotaur horn, though the pair assumed it was because he didn't have anywhere to put it or because Hermes was also known as the patron god of thieves and he wasn't trusting his horn with the deity's children. "All set Percy?"

"Yeah I guess." He muttered as the three started walking through camp, the two regulars pointing out a few things here and there. "So, this stuff with the gods is really real? My dad was really an Olympian god?" Percy asked as both the blond's nodded.

"Yep. Don't worry, it takes a lot of people some time to come to terms with the idea that they're more than human."

"I'm just having trouble believing it. I mean, if dad is a god, why wasn't he ever around when I was younger? Or where was he last night when I was attacked by the Minotaur and mom was killed? Couldn't he have done something?" The boy wondered aloud as Naruto nodded.

"Ah, that. I take it Chiron didn't really explain that part then did he?" Percy looked confused so Annabeth chimed in with the answer.

"The gods aren't allowed to raise their demigod children Percy. It was ordered long ago by Zeus that any demigod child had to be raised by their mortal family and not their divine one. We all grew up without a parent as well." She explained as Naruto nodded along.

"Yeah, and sadly that decree stretches a little further to no helping most of the time either. Unless you're given some kind of heroic quest or something, the gods won't even help you during any of your troubles. Hell, even during a quest their help is limited to usually just a piece of advice or some magical item and then they kick ya to the curb." The spiky haired teen added. "Very few demigods ever get much more than a single parent to care for them and most are kept in the dark about their true lineage until it becomes to late to matter."

"That sucks." Percy muttered as the other two nodded. "So what about you two? Who's you're god parent?" He asked.

"Cabin Six." Annabeth replied instantly only for Naruto to flick her in the ear. "Ow! Naruto!"

"He's a newbie remember? He won't recognize the god by the number." Naruto scolded before turning back to Percy. "She means Athena. Annabeth is a daughter of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts."

"That's cool." Percy said before noticing that Naruto had called Annabeth a daughter but not them both as children. "Wait, just her? You mean you two aren't related?" Percy asked, having guessed that since other than the eye color both looked very similar. Annabeth blushed lightly as Naruto chuckled.

"Nope. We just look a lot alike, so we get that a lot actually. I'm from Cabin Ten, which is that extremely girly one you probably saw when Chiron gave you the tour. Cabin Ten is for the children of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, beauty and desire. All her daughters usually end up as some of the most beautiful women in the world while sons like me end up as the best looking guys around." Naruto bragged lightly with a grin. He quickly lost it as he sighed though. "But having to put up with all that pink sucks big time. Just cause it's mom's favorite color doesn't mean I or the other guys like it." Percy and Annabeth both chuckled as Percy found it funny and Annabeth knew it was a running complaint for the older boy.

"So how old are you two?" Percy asked while Naruto perked back up.

"She's twelve and I'm thirteen." He answered before Annabeth could. "And in case you're wondering, both of us have been here for five years. If you ever want to know how long someone has been at camp, just look at the beads." Naruto told him while giving a light tug to the beaded necklace they both had, getting him to look at the five beads they both shared.

"So the beads mean years?"

"You get a bead at the end of every summer and each bead is decorated with what the cabin councilors have decided was that summer's biggest event. Then most head off while the year-rounders stay here." Annabeth explained.

"Wait, you can stay here year round?"

"Yeah. See, demigods give off this scent that attracts monsters. The more powerful the demigod, the stronger the scent and the more monsters they have to deal with. Some demigods are too strong to safely leave camp. Others don't have anything left for them in the mortal world. Either way, some of us decided to just stay here and live. Annabeth, Luke and I are all year-rounders actually." Percy nodded his head as Naruto explained a bit more of the camp to him and the three kept walking.

"Yo! Wait up ya dumb blonds!" All three stopped and turned around as they saw a girl with messy light brown hair pulled back into a ponytail while she was wearing a camouflage jacket over the orange camp shirt.

"You want something?" Annabeth asked with a scowl while Naruto only shook his head in amusement.

"Who're you calling dumb, bronze-for-brains?" He joked back as she only smirked in return. It was then that Percy noticed the two other people behind her, both large and overly muscled teens.

"I just wanted to get a look at the new meat." She told them as her gaze turned to Percy and her scowl went away, replaced with an annoyed frown. "So this is the guy that supposedly took out the Minotaur? I don't see it. He looks wimpy as hell."

"And who're you supposed to be huh?" Percy demanded, not liking how she was dismissing him with only a single glance.

"Percy, this is Clarisse, the daughter of Ares." Annabeth introduced as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"Ares... as in the god of war?" He asked and she sneered.

"Got a problem with it?" Clarisse growled as Percy held up his hands.

"No no. It just explains the smell is all." Instantly Clarisse and her two followers starting growling, making him realize that they had to be children of Ares as well. Meanwhile Annabeth was gaping at the sheer nerve Percy had to insult the 'toughest girl in camp' to her face while Naruto had frowned the moment the words came out of his mouth.

"You know, you never gave your name to Clarisse and that's rude." He started before suddenly grabbing Percy's arms and twisting them behind his back. "And you've also just insulted one of my best friends so I can't really let that go." Percy's eyes were wide as he tried to break out of Naruto's grip but the blond wouldn't let go. "Now let's make something a little clear here. Clarisse is a little rude but that's only really cause she doesn't know you. Had you played nice and let it go she might've warmed up to you but now you've just pissed her off, and me cause I really don't like when someone messes with my friends. So you're going to apologize for that little remark and maybe she'll forgive you." He ordered before using one hand to hold Percy's arms while using his other to push the boy's head down, making him bow to the now grinning daughter of war.

"I'm sorry." Percy gritted out through clenched teeth as Naruto's hold was somewhat painful. The blond boy looked up to see Clarisse shake her head and then glanced to see Annabeth rolling her eyes at his behavior. She knew he was fiercely protective of his friends and would overreact over even the slightest of words. That was actually how Clarisse and Naruto first met and became friends. She mocked him and Naruto attacked, the two fighting right in the middle of dinner until Chiron broke them up and punished both. Afterwards both apologized and had become fast friends, despite being or perhaps because one was a child of war and the other of love.

Love and War, a powerful combination and everyone knew it.

"That wasn't good enough apparently. So tell ya what, I'll let her decide you're punishment. Clarisse meet Percy, your new toy." He then quickly let go and pushed Percy right into Clarisse as the girl was quick to grab him and have her half-brothers help.

"I think Prissy here should go through the camp initiation. Mark, Sherman; carry him." She ordered the pair as they just grinned and started dragging Percy between them towards the restrooms. Naruto chuckling as Annabeth ran her hand down her face.

"That was mean Naruto."

"Oh come on! He insults a friend and I'm gonna just let it go? Besides, you know as well as I do Clarisse was going to try that anyways. She does with every new camper. Once she does, she'll lighten up on him and leave him be. Better to just let her have her way now than to fight her and really piss her off." He argued as the girl only shook her head exasperated and started walking towards the restrooms to see if Percy would need any help. However she had only made it a few feet to them when they seemed to explode, water shooting everywhere as Clarisse and her brothers crashed at her feet, the water even splashing her from the waist down while Naruto was dry, having jumped back the second he heard the explosion. Standing in the center of what used to be a toilet stall was Percy, perfectly dry and staring at Clarisse's wet form in shock.

"You're dead Prissy! You hear me?! DEAD!" She shouted as she got back up with her brother's right after her. Percy took a step back as everyone's attention had been drawn to what had happened by now, many staring in shock at him. Clarisse just stomped off towards the large red cabin with a stuffed boars' head over the door as the two teens behind her glared at Percy for a moment before following. Even Annabeth was staring at Percy in shock while Naruto was looking at him in confusion.

'What the hell happened to cause that?' He thought was Percy held up is hands. The boy looked from face to face as he finally stopped on Annabeth.

"What? I don't know what happened there. What do you think?" He asked as she seemed to debate her answer in her head for a few moments.

"I think..." She started before looking around at the destruction of the bathhouse. "I think I want you on my team for capture the flag on Friday."

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Authors' Notes: And here is chapter one to a new story I've had running in my head ever since I started reading the Percy Jackson books and their follow up the Heroes of Olympus books. Can't wait for Blood of Olympus in October!

Anyways, in this story Naruto isn't a shinobi but just a regular demigod. Meaning no chakra or jutsu or any of it. A few other Naruto characters will appear over the course of it, and all of them will be like Naruto as just demigods and not ninjas. So don't start asking about clones or sage more or even Kyuubi because he doesn't have any of them.

One thing about any crossover in this section I see is that Naruto is always the son of Hades or Zeus or one of the other real major gods with only one or two exceptions. I've never actually read one where he was a son of Aphrodite and thought it would be interesting so I put some thought into making it work and voila, I have this Naruto here for you all to read about. When I eventually get around to it, Naruto will share that 'Kushina' was his mothers' mortal form when she was dating his father until she revealed her true self to him shortly before Naruto himself was born.

Naruto as shown is very close to Annabeth and seemingly to Luke as well. That's because he traveled with them and Thalia and came to camp with them. I'll give more on that during flashbacks as the story progresses so look forward to those.

Pairing wise, I think I'll keep that a secret. Naruto will actually be going through some relationship troubles for a while until he settles on the girl he'll end up with but that won't happen for a while. You can ask and guess all you want in reviews and PMs but I won't answer anything regarding the girl he's going to end up with. Other than admitting that it will be only Naruto and ONE girl, NOT a harem.

I think that's everything so feel free to ask about whatever you want and I'll try to answer without giving stuff away. Please review and favorite as it means a lot to me to know my stories are appreciated! Expect an update soon too! Till next time.