Son of the Suns

Chapter 3

Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Kishimoto and Riordan owns the Percy Jackson books.

Everyone watching had to pick their jaws off the floor as the leader of the Shinto pantheon released the stunned blond demigod and smiled.

"I've watched you grow into such a fine Shinobi, Naruto," said Amaterasu, "when Apollo came to me that night and revealed what those monsters had done to you, I wholeheartedly agreed with his decision to take you away."

"You-you're my grandmother?" asked Naruto in shock, "but how?"

"Oh, silly me," said Amaterasu with a small laugh, "I should elaborate. You see, the Uzumaki clan has always held my blessing, from the days of Asura Ōtsutsuki, the progenitor of the Uzumaki and Senju clans. Occasionally, I would take mortal form and visit his descendants, walking among them, and it was during one of these visits that I married a member of the Uzumaki Clan and conceived your mother, Uzumaki Kushina, my first Demigod child. I blessed her union with Apollo's mortal form and used of my powers to restore to him a fraction of what had been sealed by Zeus. I've so waited for the chance to see you for myself."

"I can't believe it," said Naruto in shock, "wait, if my father's a god, and my mother's a demigoddess, what does that make me?"

"Special, Naruto-kun," said Amaterasu as she knelt down and placed a hand on his cheek, "as you always will be to me."

"Wait a moment," said Naruto, the gathered members of Camp Half Blood being forgotten due to his meeting his maternal Grandmother for the first time, "why does that black flame technique that Itachi-teme used have the same name as you? I mean it seems a bit weird."

"Ah yes, the powers of the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan," said Amaterasu with a touch of disdain, as a frown crossed her beautiful face, "that is a lengthy tale, a tale that dates back to the days before the Shinobi, all the way back to Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, known to the Shinobi world, as the Sage of the Six Paths."

The Sun Goddess took a seat on the ground, and the rest of the gathered audience did the same, all of them enraptured by the story that was now unfolding.

"In the later days of his life," said Amaterasu as she began her tale, "the Sage needed to choose a son to pass on his legacy to. Many thought that his older, and more talented son, Indra, would be selected as the one to inherit his father's power, but the Sage opted to choose his younger son, Asura, leaving his elder brother bitter and resentful. In his anger, Indra swore a feud against Asura and his descendants, going forward to seek out the goddess of the Shinto underworld, Izanami, and struck a deal, trading his soul for her granting him and his descendants, her eyes, merging them with the eyes Indra had inherited from the Sage to create, the Mangekyō Sharingan, along with several powers which the upstarts opted to name after the Shinto Pantheon, as they were mockeries of our own powers."

"So that's the origin of the Sharingan," said Naruto.

"If I may, Lady Amaterasu," said Chiron as he caught the goddess's attention, "the Shinto pantheon has always distanced itself from the Olympian pantheon. Will that be changing due to your appearance here?"

"Hmm," said Amaterasu as she stood up, "perhaps it is time for talks to be opened. It would give me a chance to see my son in law and Naruto here more often, but that is for another time. I will be returning to my realm now, Naruto-kun, but I have some gifts."

Waving her hand, Amaterasu caused two items to appear on the ground. Picking up the first item, an old and dusty tome, Amaterasu turned to her grandson.

"This," said the goddess as she handed the book to Naruto, "is your mother's record on her and your father's studies on Fuinjutsu. It is something I recommend reading."

She then picked up the second item, a tanto with a bronze blade and a grey edge, "This sword is from your father, commissioned personally by him from Hephaestus. It was forged from a unique alloy created from Celestial Bronze and Chakra conducting metal from the Elemental Nations. It is probably going to be easier for you to use than a standard Greek sword."

Giving Naruto a final hug, the goddess stepped back, "I expect great things from you, Naruto-kun," she said to her grandson, "and I promise we will meet again."

A bright light surrounded the leader of the Shinto Pantheon, forcing all present to turn away, and when it faded, the Goddess of the Sun had vanished. Coughing into his hand, Chiron regained the attention of the gathered Demigods.

"Well," said the Centaur, "this has indeed been the most eventful Capture the Flag game we have had in a while.

xXsceneXx

It had been a few days since Naruto's claiming and the most…interesting Capture the Flag game the camp had seen since the last time the Hunters of Artemis had visited. Even with Naruto being claimed as the grandson of Amaterasu along with being a child of Apollo, things hadn't changed for the blond shinobi from another world.

Well, almost.

After their bout in the forest, Naruto had found himself a new friend/training partner in the form of the girl with the electric spear he had fought. She had cornered him after lunch one day and had introduced herself as Clarisse La Rue, Daughter of Ares. At first the blond was worried that the rather muscular girl was going to get some payback for beating her in the forest, but instead she complimented him on his combat skill and asked if he wanted to train once in a while. This led to a good friendship/rivalry between the two as she taught him some tricks for his new blade and he helped her train against his Kage Bunshin.

Some campers were a bit leery due to Naruto's dual lineage, but most of them didn't think much different of him. In fact, some of Apollo and Ares cabin put a proposal to Chiron and soon enough, the Shinobi Demigod found himself teaching Shinobi combat styles to Demigods that wanted to learn, well, what could be taught without the use of Chakra that is.

For Naruto, things were looking up. He finally had a home and a family of half-brothers and sisters that cared for him, and he felt like he really belonged here. It was more than he had ever felt back in Konoha, even after Tsunade took over as Hokage. However, he couldn't help but feel an ominous sensation building in the pit of his stomach, and one night, which had storm clouds brewing on the edge of the Camp's wards, he had a peculiar dream.

xXdream startXx

Naruto found himself standing on a stone plateau overlooking a stormy sea. From his spot, he saw violent waves slam into the shore, tearing chunks out of the stone with their might. Suddenly, the sky parted and bolts of lightning struck down, blasting the sea's waves apart as if it was trying to wound the mass of water with its might. The sea seemed to roar in anger and the earth began to shake as the sea surged violently to smash against the bolts of lightning.

Naruto watched this clash of the elements in shock and awe, wondering just what kind of dream this was, as he felt like he was awake, yet knew he was dreaming. He had never had dreams like this in Konoha.

Just as the sea had kicked up water spouts to combat the sky's lightning, the stone beneath Naruto's feet began to crack and split, causing hands of shadow to reach out and pull the teen into the earth, keeping him from moving due to the surprising strength the dark tendrils showed. As Naruto was pulled deeper into the earth, he heard a powerful voice echo from deep beneath the ground.

"Where is it? You must find it!" the voice thundered, the power behind it echoing through Naruto's very being as he was pulled into a cavern containing a strange garden, "You must return what is mine! Return to me my…"

xXdream endXx

"AHHHH!" yelled Naruto as he jumped up from his bunk, Kunai in hand, causing his fellow cabin mates to jump back from trying to wake him up.

"Easy there," said Michael Yew, one of his fellow sons of Apollo, "it was just a nightmare."

"Right," said Naruto, "but it felt so real."

"Well," said Will Solace, another child of Apollo, "children of the gods do tend to have the occasional prophetic dream due to our godly heritage. You might want to tell Chiron about it later. Right now, we need to get to ready positions. There's a beast approaching the boundaries in pursuit of a Demigod. We might need to provide cover while others get him into safety."

"Right," said Naruto as he grabbed his Kunai pouch (which had been refilled thanks to the Hephaestus cabin) and his bow and followed his cabin out into the night.

Little did Naruto know that this event would mark the beginning of some of the biggest and most important things to happen since the founding of Olympus.

Sorry for the short chapter, but I wanted to head into the beginning of canon events. Let me know what you think, but flamers will be ignored and possibly banned.