It's back. The long time not updated story of the story of Naruto has returned

I finally have had my inspiration return to me and hope to add at least 2 more new chapters over the course of several weeks. Going though my work I am surprised from all the mistakes that I did. Considering that I have had practice now and have had time to review my early work...lol. I hope to include later on fill in the gaps with how Garaa and Naruto met on Circe's island, especially how Naruto ended up there when he was going to head to New Rome. Yes this is a Roman legacy Naruto and no Percy and the rest of the Greeks will have minor mentions. Not including Athena, Nico and Hades as they play roles in the story.

After this chapter most of my work will start being at least 4500 words long per chapter. So you lot should enjoy that... my brain and typing fingers hurt from the idea.

Enjoy the return of NTL

Athena was inside her temple taking a nap before waking up with unease. No matter what she did, the feeling would not go away. It was if something had happen that was unacceptable. Mentally going though a list in her head, she came up with a blank. Glaucus hooted and she idly reached out and rubbed his head before watching him fly off though the window to hunt.

'Must be nothing, but if it was why does this feeling persist.' She wondered. Shifting positions she grabbed a book she was enjoying before she fell asleep. However, before she could start reading, the book ripped into two. Looking at it, Athena's unease only grew. But she just put into her pile of books for repair.

'I'll fix it later... if ever. Apollo would never let me hear the end of it if he knew how many books are ruined by my eagerness and disregard for the fragility of mortal writings. Its not my fault that the bindings are so weak... mostly.'

Walking out of her temple, Athena thought about what she should do for the day. Do another scientific journal, go do a date with that solider, try to teach math to chimpanzees, or have a spar with Artemis. After a quick metal debate on which had more merit she chose on the spar, Athena walked towards her sister's temple with a groan. Only to see that It was Diana that was there talking to Mars. Athena growled low as she looked at the two roman forms of the gods. But whatever they were talking about was too low for her ears.

As she got closer, she heard bits and pieces, but with those pieces her interest and need for knowledge overcame her hatred for the Romans... For now. Information about the Romans was more important after all so she could be better prepared for her revenge once the camps came back into contact. slipping into the shadows of an alcove she listened to Dina and Mars conversation.

Mars: "...ry is at an all time low Diana. Apollo's children while good with the bow do not have an adviser or teacher with the necessary skills after the death of Lt. commander Madison during shore leave. Monster raids on legionaries outside the camp are increasing and Madison was investigating."

Diana: "I noticed as well. The number of monsters that the hunt has encountered as increased in both numbers and diversity. Jupiter is unsettled by the increase and has ordered me to increase the number of hunters."

Mars shrugged his shoulders based on what Athena heard as she had to duck out of sight to avoid several nature sprits seeing her. No need for her father to know what she was doing. "That is understandable. If possible can you have your hunters teach several of the new recruits archer and tracking? You can have them also hunt monsters to increase the effectiveness of eliminating the west coast growth. The Greeks will have to deal with their own for a while."

Athena frowned and bit her lip as not to challenge the Roman god in order to pay attention to Diana, who was saying in response. "Ops is worried that Jupiter will not listen to reason and the evidence Pluto and Orcus have brought forth has Juno worried that her husband is more focused on the number of demigods the belong to his brothers and his own Greek counter part. Neptune's counter part spawn... son Percy Jackson mentioned that Mercury's child is the leader of the exiles."

Mars was quiet as he took off his sun glasses and began to clean them, eyes smoking. "...Ares hates the boy but with discipline he would make a fine legionary considering his lack of training. If your brother is correct then we must prepare for war."

Knowing she was staring to push her luck Athena slowly left the area. As a goddess of war she knew how to sneak away but she also knew as the goddess of the hunt Diana could notice her if she was paying more attention.

"...Who?" Naruto suddenly found Alexander hugging his knees with gloom and a dark cloud over his head. Feeling awkward, as Alexander was tracing circles on the ground, Naruto choose to try to start an conversation. "So, I'm guessing you are... were important then?"

"Why of course I was." Standing up, the man motioned to the map on the table. "When I 'alive' yours truly was the greatest military tactician of the age. In one battle I fought against an army five times my own in size and won. See if you could best that brat. Oh, I forgot to mention, that my foe had chosen the battlefield to his strengths and to my perceived weaknesses?"

Naruto blinked at that bit of information. For any military commander that could do that was one for the books. Few could claim such an act, as it was very near insane to try such a thing. The smart thing was to do hit and run tactics to wheedle down a much larger enemy, but to take them head on? Seer foolishness to insanity on many levels if the army failed... But still amazing if they won.

As a ninja, Naruto knew that there were few who could claim such feats of skill. Those that chose everything to go against them had a name in history. Fools.

'The Nara might but they make sure to have at least something in their favor though.' But Naruto doubted it as they were used to the sneaking based foe and fighting. As Naruto listened to the general, he thought, no, knew, he could become just as great or even greater.

...

Far way, multiple Nara sneezed as if someone was talking about them.

...

'Perhaps with his help I could kill Minato.' "Can you teach me?" Naruto asked Alexander.

The man frowned. "Why should I? What does helping you possible do for me?"

"I could keep your legacy alive. I bet it must be tiring watching the course of history go by without experiencing it. Teach me, mold me into a worthy successor of your name-"

"Stop that," Alex stated as his face was one of a person who had tasted something vile. "I'm you remeber and you being all polite and well spoken is just... wrong."

"Ah well screw you Mr. high and mighty. Think your soo great."

"Well I am too brat!"

"Am not."

"Are too."

"AM not."

"ARE TOO"

"Your an old man who cant even hear his own words out of his mouth!"

"Says the boy who can't even fight."

Naruto lunged at the ancient Greek general with the intent of throttling him. "I'll Show you I can fig- WAHHH! OOF!"

In the count of seven seconds the man had flipped Naruto and placed a foot on his chest. Alexander looked at Naruto who was glaring from under the foot that was pinning him to the floor.."You suck at close range combat kiddo."

"Well screw you! If I had access to my chakra I would have won with my shadow clone no jutsu!"

"More idiots do not win a fight." Alexander lectured sternly to the blonde haired idiot. "Even the narrator agrees with me."

"What narrator jackass!" Naruto sharked as he tried to find a way to get out. "Your crazy 'cause no body here but us!"

Groaning in disbelief Alexander let Naruto up. "Sometimes the best plans are made by crazy individuals that are not the wisest nor even the most intelligent."

"I am to int- Oof!" Naruto gasped as a sucker punch to the gut hit.

"I will teach you how to fight, how to think and how to win if you pay attention. If you can do a task to prove your worth," Alexander said as he removed his fist from Naruto's gut. "I want you to find my helm and sword. Only a true legacy of mine can retrieve what was taken from my grave."

"Aaaaahhhh... What so you mean?" Naruto said as he wheezed from the suck punch.

Signing the general wondered if this was the universe having revenge for something he did in his past life. 'Might be the time i punched one of the fates... or was it when I had Apollo's priestess killed after it was discovered she was- not worth it.' He shuttered.

Naruto self a shiver travel down his spine as the memory of kissing his rival came to mind. 'Why did that come back! Go away!'

"What I mean is simple. In order to escape the sea of monsters you need to first head to the island of the crumbling temple of my pardon. There you will find the first clue on the location of my helm and sword. They were made from enchanted gold and silver, not so much the helm but they are blessed by the gods."

Naruto stared at Alexander and nodded slowly. 'No need to to anger the manifestation of my insanity.'

Not knowing his inter thoughts Alexander continued. "You'll then have to send a tribute to your divine parent and her blessing... Best do that after your no longer a fox."

Minato tapped his fingers on his desk as he looked over several mission reports. There was some bad news, as that was to be expected as his forces were at war. The rebels and their allies were putting up a fight, attacking supply lines and ambushing patrols when they could. Then there was just news that he wished that he didn't need to see. Reports on supplies, resources, moral, and other things a Hokage need to see.

But there were some diamonds in the rough in these reports.

One, his men and captured the Land of Rain's fortress capital, killing several members of the S ranked ninja group that hid there. Akashi or something, he couldn't remember. True, several members survived, but no matter.

Two, The zero tailed Biju was taken from the village he was hiding in, thus increasing the odds of Konoha's early victory.

But it was the last one that Minato knew that the fates gifted him. Under the tallest tower in Amegakure, several ninja discovered an army being grown. Zetsu clones being grown from the first's cells. The best part, other than their numbers, was that they were able to absorb different genetics of various bloodlines. Combined with the snake sannin's and the research division knowledge, the clones were able to combine traits from several bloodlines.

While it would take several years until they full grown, Minato suspected that if the statue that they were bound to to grown had a massive increase of chakra, the growth would take only months to weeks.

'If only I could have seen the faces of the Kages when they found out that they killed a body double.' The Hokage smirked as he recalled the fall of the fortress of Isengard. 'They put up a fight, but it was useless in the end. B was a fool thinking that I would let them live. A genjetsu on a man covered with storage seals full of the Kyuubi's Chakra bombs. A single spark and boom, no more fortress to block the pass.'

A shiver when up Minato's spine as a bell tolled the time. It was if it was mocking him, telling him soon, soon you the end will come.

'Let him come. He shall fall to my blade.' He thought as he tried to banish the dream shadow figure from his mind. Picking up a report from one of his divisions he noted that his ANBU had found the trail of the one tailed host Garaa before being stopped by a woman who trapped then in a genjutsu of pleasure.

"Tell me, why didn't any of you try and escape?" He hissed as the ones in Question stood before him.

"Lord Hokage, we did try but whomever it was was clearly a master. At least Ranked S." The commander said as sweat dripped down, following the frittering of the muscles of his neck. "If it wasn't for Panda who was held back we would possibly been trapped far longer."

Stopping the drumming of his fingers Minato eyed Panda who stood with a blank look on her face. Until his return she had been part of the patrol detail on the former border between the lands of fire and earth... officially. Suzume Lóng, mother of gennin Tenten Lóng, was the granddaughter of a merchant that had washed up on the shores of wave during the first shinobi war opening months and her family had been great weapon experts for generations.

"Panda, what do you think of the commander's explanation of the events?"

She answered after a moment before speaking in a slow, deliberate measured tone. "The illusion that trapped them was... powerful. I do not believe that it was... an genjutsu that is cast by a regular methods. Most probably a bloodline limit that enhances illusion like the former karuma clan."

"I see." Minato nodded his head as he closed his eyes. Conditioning for the former clan members of the kurama clan after the suicide of the young heir was an unplanned deviation. The Uchiha clan needed stronger powers and members for forming the union was for the best. 'Wait...' "Do you think that she is a meber of the kurama clan that escaped?"

"IF she was she would have had to be the former clan head as her husband was from the destroyed Iruza clan. Danzo's ROOT member Sai is from that clan so it might be possible... The bodies of both were never recovered from the blaze."

"...Then take your team and follow them. Both the woman and Garaa are your primary targets. Konoha needs to restore its clans to greatness after the traitors left." Minato paused and closed his eyes. "And now to reward for this information commander."

"Thank you si-"

That was all the man was able to say before his head was cut off with a futon jutsu from behind by Minato.

"A quick death for failing your duties."

"You are scum .Ge."

Minato hissed as the nine tail beast whispered to him. "Leave me!" He yelled to those who were still in the room.

"And take care of that body! NO one is to disturb me for the next hour!"

"Aw did I make you mad? Its not like I was telling a lie after all. Trying to your spawn by taking away the vast potion of his chakra and my other half then having him tortured after what he been though is evil."

"SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!" Minato roared as he appeared in his mindscape.

The giant fox shrugged his shoulders. "Why should I? There is nothing to do other than watch you descend into madness with dreams."

"YOUR THE REASON I KEEP SEEING HIM AREN'T YOU!"

"Careful lord fourth, wouldn't want you to have a mind walker to see that your unglued now do you?" The fox stated as he straightened out as much as he could with the chains. "And no, I am not the reason for your dreams. Although what ever is the resaon I must thank for the screaming that you have in terror from the knowledge of your future death"

"I will never die! I will become like a god and be immortal!"

"As a wise person once said, pride comes before a fall. And I will have the honor of watching you fall... Every. Single. Night. Minato."

Minato roared at the fox curing and raging even though the fox was not paying attention. 'And I shall help in my own right to see you fall human. Fate is not kind after all to those who play god and you will die. NOt soon enough but when it comes you will fall from the heavens like an ember. And I will make sure it will never be rekindled again.'

Short but I hope to get you all ready for the next update. See you all later