Chapter 2: Summer Camps and Ground Beef

Author's Note: Well, so far the reception to this story has been relatively positive! With the positive reviews (as well as the couple not-so-positive) in mind, I will begin this chapter now.

Please note, that I am going to be following an idea suggested to me by "Kinunatzs" on how to go making Sasuke powerful but not overpowered in this story, since I kinda nerfed him from the beginning.

Also, one reviewer decided to tell me "Naruko is the girl version of Naruto's name idiot." To you, I will say this. "Naruko" technically doesn't exist. That is just the name given to Naruto's "Sexy Jutsu" form by the fandom. I'm okay with people using the name, but personally I only change people's names in a genderbending if I absolutely have to. (Example: Sasuke to Satsuki) Personally, I feel that Naruto is a name that can go both ways in terms of gender, so I'm keeping it as such.

Alright, with that done, let's get this show on the road! Oh and since I forgot it in the last chapter, here's the disclaimer.

Disclaimer: The following is a fan-based piece of literature created simply for the reason of entertainment and to break a certain cliché about crossovers of this type. Naruto is the property of Masashi Kishimoto, and the Percy Jackson series is the property of Rick Riordan. Please support the official release.

Over the past few months, Percy was still trying to figure out the mysteries behind his "friend" and what he was still hiding from him.

Sure Sasuke had told him about his "past life" as a shinobi, as well as how he was able to pull off all of those fantastic feats such as breathing fire and generating lightning in his hands. To think that people like that actually existed. Then again, Percy and Sasuke had been attacked by a demonic math teacher.

Turned out that the entire class believed that "Ms. Kerr" (a perky blond woman who Percy had never seen before until she got onto the bus at the end of the trip) had been their Pre-Algebra teacher since the beginning of the school year. Sasuke immediately chalked it up to the illusion surrounding them, and after explaining everything to Percy he threw himself back into the various books and scrolls he kept in his dorm and tried to figure out how to either remove it or figure out what caused it.

Despite this, Percy still got the feeling that Sasuke hadn't told him everything. He had told him a lot, that's true. But Percy believed that Sasuke was still hiding certain events of his "past life" from him. Something told him that they were either painful to remember, or very horrific.

But life continued as normal, or at least as normal as you could get while being friends with a genius ninja. Sasuke was convinced that he had "gotten soft" after the fight with Ms. Dodds, and often Percy caught him muttering to himself to "stop underestimating things." The black-haired ninja threw himself back into his training with double (if not triple) the force, showing off several feats that Percy almost considered as fantastic, if not more so than the ones he had shown at the museum.

Though, some of them seemed very surreal, even for what Percy saw at that field trip. Once, he even swore he saw Sasuke's eyes take the form of a six-pointed star with a black Y shape in the middle. Seconds after that, he still was trying to rationalize how the target dummy was ignited in black flames just by Sasuke looking at it. His eye had bled a bit, and Sasuke was visibly more tired than before, but it didn't stop him from training even harder.

His personality had darkened a bit too. Sasuke was less talkative than before, often sitting and just thinking. He didn't crack jokes or sarcastic remarks as often, even though they still popped up from time to time, and he just seemed… bitter. Percy had caught him half-dead from exhaustion just hitting a punching bag while repeating the words "I am not weak!" over and over again. When Sasuke finally passed out, Percy stepped out and slung his friend's arm over his shoulder and half-lead, half-dragged Sasuke back to the dorm he shared with him and Grover.

While Sasuke's sleeping habits were skewed due to training, his grades hadn't suffered at all. If anything, they had somehow gotten better. Percy on the other hand wasn't so lucky. He often lost sleep either trying to keep Sasuke from killing himself by over-training, or struggling to do the assignments he had.

Percy's grades slowly slipped from C's and D's to D's and F's. Mostly F's though. He got into fights much more often with Nancy Bobofit, and several teachers. Soon, the expected letter home went out for Percy. He would not be coming back to Yancy next year.

Still, he studied for Latin. Percy somehow felt that he just didn't want to let Mr. Brunner down. Finally, he decided he had had enough, and went to Mr. Brunner for a bit of final help before the exam. And Sasuke just watched him leave, Sharingan boring into him as he left.

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Sasuke watched the door close after his roommate, before sighing and deactivating his Sharingan.

He had already finished his studying for the Latin exam. For the umpteenth time, Sasuke thanked the genetics behind the Sharingan that he now had a perfect eidetic memory for memorizing things. Then again, his eyes wouldn't be able to copy jutsu if he didn't have it.

That said, Sasuke found out that even the Sharingan couldn't copy the abilities of demigods that they had gained from their godly parents. He had memorized how Percy (even if it was subconscious) manipulated the water using his divine chakra. And no matter how he tried, the only way Sasuke could manipulate water was by using one of the Suiton (Water Style) jutsu in his arsenal. Even by tapping into his own reservoir of divine chakra from his father, he couldn't recreate the feat. He also noticed that Percy's divine chakra was a blue/green color similar to seawater, while his own was black with instances of purple flickering in it. From what he observed, Sasuke concluded that the only way for him to be able to use Percy's water manipulating abilities, would be if he had the same divine chakra as Percy, aka: he needed to have the same godly parent as Percy. Obviously this wasn't the case.

And while Sasuke had messed around with his divine chakra, he still hadn't figured out what his abilities with it were, or who his godly parent was.

Shedding his robe, Sasuke stood there in his recreation of the outfit he wore during the Chunnin Exams. He was wearing a black one-piece with black sandals and bandages wrapped around his arms. The Uchiha clan symbol was still marked on his back, stamped there proudly like on the back of his other shirts.

He tightened the bandages and made to walk out of the door, only to stop and glance back at the object lying on his bedside table. Eyeing it for a moment, Sasuke walked back and picked it up. He stared at the familiar headband, with its old blue cloth and the metal plate with the leaf symbol, and particularly looked at the slash mark passing horizontally though the symbol. The slash left by Naruto's Shui Rasengan (Vermillion Spiraling Sphere) back at their first fight at the Valley of the End.

Sasuke ran his fingers over the slash mark thoughtfully, before reaching up and tying the headband around his forehead for the first time in years. Tightening the knot, he felt the metal plate with his fingers for a moment longer before walking out and heading to his "training ground"

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Sasuke panted slightly as he looked at the punching bag that he had just hit across the courtyard, a hole punctured by his fist in the center spilling sand out onto the ground. He grinned lightly. It felt good to be back at a reasonable level of strength.

For the last few months, he had been training as hard as he could, pushing his current limits and shattering them. As of now, he had a measure of his current strength back. He could successfully use Amaterasu and his other EMS techniques at a good level (although if he overused Susanoo (Tempestuous God of Valor) then he ran the risk of running through chakra exhaustion that would knock him out for a while, and his Enton (Inferno Style) techniques lacked the creativity he had in later years due to his current chakra levels and inexperience. All he could do was ignite his Susanoo's ribcage in flames or create spikes.) His Katon jutsu were back at his original level, and he had managed to recreate his Chidori variants. (Chidori Senbon, Chidori Eiso, (Chidori Sharp Spear) and Chidori Nagashi (Chidori Current))

His taijutsu was at a level reasonable for his original age before being sent by the Sage, and was exemplary for his current age. He had gotten his shurikenjutsu back to his original skill with them, and had even recreated his sealing bracers that he had kept his shuriken and kunai in during his later years.

On the downside though, while he had gotten stronger, there was that nagging feeling that Sasuke had. Was he too strong at the moment? He didn't have most of these skills the last time he was this age, so he really got to thinking about if he was actually too strong. While he wanted to show his strength, that little part of his mind (the humble part) wondered if his strength would overwhelm anything he fought.

Sure Ms. Dodds was a challenge, but he had mainly underestimated her. That, and if he was correct and she was a Fury, then she probably had underestimated him and hadn't fought at full strength either.

Sasuke also got to wondering why his kunai had no effect on the Fury, but the bronze sword Percy used managed to kill her when his kunai couldn't. (He also attributed this to sheer dumb luck, and the fact that Ms. Dodds had probably underestimated Percy as well.) As of now, his only explanation was the metal. He then resolved to find out exactly what metal was used for the blade, (since he didn't think it was normal bronze) and how he could possibly smith it into kunai and shuriken.

Idly glancing back at the pile of unused sandbags behind him, Sasuke grabbed one and hooked it onto the chain he had tied to the tree. He activated his EMS and stared at the sandbag.

"Amaterasu!"

His chakra reserves didn't drain as much as he thought it would, but his divine chakra reserves took a decent hit. Black flames burst into existence, stark contrast against the white sandbag, as the bag began to burn. Sasuke watched the flames (which seemed stronger than before, as he noted whenever he fueled a jutsu with his divine chakra) before closing his left eye and staring at the flames with his right.

"Enton: Kagutsuchi! (Inferno Style: Flame Control)"

Immediately spikes of black fire shot through the other side of the bag, spearing it and incinerating it to ashes in seconds. Opening both eyes, Sasuke extinguished the flames before they could spread to anything else.

Idly wiping the small streak of blood from his left eye, Sasuke set up another sandbag and readied both eyes.

"Susanoo!"

Purple chakra billowed out from Sasuke's body and formed a purple ribcage of energy, before continuing into a gigantic horned skeleton with four arms joined at the elbows on each side. As he pushed more chakra into the technique, his Susanoo formed musculature and a menacing face with glowing yellow eyes and an evil-looking grin. Its two left arms fused into one and a bow manifested over said arm. An orb of purple energy appeared in its lower right arm, while the right stayed mostly immobile.

Sasuke grinned and began pumping more chakra into his Susanoo. Plated armor formed around the arms of the Susanoo while what appeared to be robes of energy manifested around the body. The bow took on a much more shield-like appearance, as a cowl shaped like a bird's beak appeared over the head of the Susanoo. The orb of energy in the lower right hand morphed into a ball of black Amaterasu flames, sitting at the ready.

Seconds later, the armor began to waver and vanish as Sasuke winced in pain. Finally having exhausted his reserves, Sasuke dropped the technique. Panting a bit, Sasuke smirked grabbed the towel he had set to the side and wiped the sweat from his face. He was getting stronger, but only time would tell if there were anything for him to actually need to use such strength against them.

Sasuke picked up the final remaining sandbag and walked back towards the dorm. Mentally, he resolved to call Naruto in the morning and ask about seals that could lock away one's power yet still be unlocked by the one the seal was put on.

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After the Latin test, which Sasuke was positive that he had aced again, he slipped out into one of the courtyards to call Naruto. It had been a while since he and his blonde-haired teammate had split up to search on their own, and Sasuke felt that it was time to let the energetic girl know what he had found.

Pulling out his phone, Sasuke dialed Naruto's number and waited. A few seconds later, he heard the familiar voice of his friend/rival for the first time in months.

"Yo!"

"Naruto, it's me."

"Hey teme! I was wondering when you were gonna call, ya know!"

"Yeah, yeah. So, what did you find?"

"Well, I have run into a few unsavory creatures while roaming around looking for this camp. On the plus side, I've recreated my different Rasengan types and I'm at least back to a level where I can use my Kyuubi Chakra Mode and I'm almost at Bijuu Mode as well! I hope you haven't been slacking off, ya know?"

"I haven't slacked off dobe. I can at least use my EMS techniques without knocking myself out with chakra exhaustion seconds later. I have my Chidori variants, and my Katon jutsu are back up to par. Same with taijutsu and shurikenjutsu. I've also found out how to supplement my jutsu with my divine chakra reserves. Have you figured that out yet?"

"Hey! No need to sound condescending alright teme!? And for the record, yes I figured that out, ya know!"

"You do know that your verbal tick is back, right?"

"Shut up, ya know!"

Sasuke chuckled a little bit. No matter how old she was, Naruto was always the childish one of the two.

"Comments on speech aside, did you track down those chakra signatures you were after?"

"Yeah. The two that resembled your Sage Mode I tracked to a student at the academy I'm currently attending. One is a disabled kid named Grover, though the disability might be faked."

"What makes you say that?"

"Well, he says he has a muscular disease in his legs, so he can't participate in P.E. Yet I've never seen anyone run that fast when it's enchilada day in the cafeteria, disabled or not."

"Wow. The guy must like enchiladas, huh?"

"Yeah, about as much as your addiction to ramen."

"Don't diss the ramen! I could say something about your thing for tomatoes ya know!"

"Yeah, I get it. Moving on, the other one belonged to the Latin Teacher, Mr. Brunner. His seems much more potent, and he has a lot more of it. Almost like he's been in Sage Mode his entire life."

"So either he's a Sage, or he's an immortal spirit of the wild."

"He could be just a spirit. Didn't you say that those centaurs you ran into had the same feeling?"

"Maybe he's a really old centaur? I dunno! What about the other two?"

Sasuke sighed. "The feeling of divine chakra was from another demigod I found. The kid's name is Percy Jackson. And if the amount of divine chakra he has is anything to go by, his godly parent is very strong."

"How strong are we talking here?"

"Strong as mine, if not more so. I outrank him in normal chakra capacity, but as for divine chakra he's got me beat."

"Never thought I'd here you say that teme! What happened to your arrogance? *gasp* WHO THE HELL AER YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH THE TEME!? HE WOULD NEVER BE HUMBLE ABOUT ANYTHING!"

Sasuke held the phone away from his ear while Naruto began screaming threats. He groaned a bit. This was going a little far.

"Shut up dobe! I can be humble. I was after you beat me at the Valley of the End wasn't I?"

"And I told you already, I didn't beat you! It was a tie!"

"And I keep telling you I lost! Get over it already!"

"Whatever. Did you find the source of the dark chakra?"

"Yeah. Turned out to be my math teacher."

"Say what!? Please tell me you offed her!"

"I helped. Funnily enough it was Jackson who got a lucky shot in and sliced her in half. By the way, do you know what kind of metal it is that can harm them? My kunai didn't do anything against the teacher."

"Apparently you need some kind of bronze blessed by one of the Greek gods. What monster was she anyways?"

"A Fury. She said something about not harming me or risk pissing off my father."

"…"

"What?"

"You do know who the Furies work for, right?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Teme, did you ever consider that your father might be Hades?"

"… To be honest it did cross my mind once."

"Whatever."

"So, did you find the camp?"

"Well, I think I did. I found this one area that is teeming with divine chakra. Most of it seems mixed to a degree, but there is one source that is ridiculously big. And it's not mixed, so I think we have a god somewhere in that camp."

"Any ideas on who it was?"

"Not sure yet. Even in Sage Mode I can't detect the finer mechanics of chakra like your eyes can. All I could tell was he seemed to be in tune with nature, but not with all of it. I also got a rather chaotic feeling from his chakra. Almost like insanity or something."

"I've got a few ideas, but if I'm right then we may have issues hiding our true strengths from these gods. Speaking of, what do you know about suppression seals?"

"You realize I'm an Uzumaki right teme? Of course I know seals!"

"Good. We'll meet up at the rendezvous location we discussed a few months ago, and bring a couple of those with you. If we want to hide our strength, what better way than to seal it unless we absolutely need it?"

"You sure it's not just your arrogance and thirst for a good fight that's talking are you?"

"Just shut up and bring the damn seals with you alright?"

"Okay, okay! No need to bite my head off teme. I'll bring my sealing kit. I guess you want it either on your skin or clothing?"

"Skin preferably." Sasuke glanced over to the side to see Percy walking off towards the Greyhound station. "We'll talk later. My 'charge' is leaving and I need to keep an eye on him since trouble seems to follow him like it does you."

"I resent that remark teme."

"Yeah, yeah. See ya around… dobe."

Sasuke then hung up the phone before Naruto could launch into another angry rant. He slipped the phone into his pocket and slipped off after Percy. After quickly applying the Mesaigakure no Jutsu he leapt on top of the bus and held on by applying chakra to the soles of his sandals. Minutes later, the bus drove off, with the last member of the Uchiha clan sitting camouflaged at the top.

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Sasuke sat on top of the roof of the cabin in Montauk, still thinking about the events he had witnessed at Percy's apartment.

Sasuke was severely fighting the urge to go back to the apartment and use his EMS to set the annoying little man Percy was forced to call a "stepfather" on fire with Amaterasu.

The man simply reeked of everything disgusting that Sasuke hated in his life. He was obese, didn't seem to have ever washed in his life, and was probably a drunkard. Not to mention he looked as if he used Percy's mother as little more than a servant and his sick twisted whims. He was probably abusive.

He was by far worse than anyone that Sasuke had ever encountered and he really wanted to kill him so badly it hurt his eyes the more he resisted.

Thankfully Percy wasn't going to be in the house with "Gabe" as the man was called for a while. He and his mother were packing for a trip of sorts, most likely to the beach house in Montauk that he referred to.

While they weren't looking, Sasuke had stealthily opened the backseat door and slipped inside the car. Ducking down, Sasuke then situated himself in between back of the front and back seats. No way was he letting Percy out of his sight, the kid only dispelled the Fury back to the Underworld with a lucky shot. Not even Naruto had the luck or lack of skill to pull that off.

Minutes later, Percy and his mother had both got into the car and started driving, still unaware of Sasuke's presence in the vehicle.

After about an hour of driving, they finally stopped driving, most likely from arriving at their destination. Then upon waiting for the right moment, Sasuke (still camouflaged with his jutsu) darted out of the car and slipped onto the roof of the cabin to keep careful watch.

As night began to fall, Sasuke's task became a little more complex with the beginnings of the thunderstorm that quickly began to evolve into a full-fledged hurricane. Sasuke simply scoffed and wiped his soaked hair out of his eyes. Zeus must be really pissed if this was any indication. Unless hurricanes were Poseidon's forte.

On the plus side, something actually happened in a way. As the storm kept raging, Grover arrived. Although, he seemed a bit different than Sasuke remembered. Upon seeing the shaggy hindquarters of a goat in place of normal human legs, it all made sense. The chakra signature that reminded him of Naruto's Sage Mode, the "disability" that got him out of PE yet he could still run almost as fast as Naruto going for ramen whenever enchiladas were being served. He was a satyr.

Shortly after that incident, Percy and his mother (followed by Grover) ran for the car and started to drive off. Sasuke swore angrily and flipped through his handseals before vanishing in a swirl of leaves.

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When a human-sized object collided with the windshield of Gabe's Camaro, Percy thought they were going to die. His mom slammed on the brakes the instant the object hit, slamming Percy's face into the leather headrest of the seat in front of him. After peeling his face off of the leather, he glanced through the windshield to see what had hit them.

There, groaning as he rubbed his head, was Sasuke Uchiha. Percy wasn't sure, but he could have sworn Sasuke had appeared out of thin air. It didn't help when he heard Sasuke muttering, "Never Shunshin (Body Flicker) onto a moving object ever again!" under his breath. Sasuke cracked his neck loudly and looked in the car.

"Um, mind if I drop in?" he asked sheepishly.

Percy's mother didn't say anything, but she quickly opened the passenger side door. Sasuke nodded his thanks and slid into the seat. Grover looked so pale that you could have mistaken him for part sheep at the moment. Sally Jackson heard the next crack of thunder, and floored the gas.

Percy meanwhile turned to Sasuke. His new clothes startled him a little bit, but given Sasuke's personality he really didn't comment on it. Sasuke was dressed in a tight fitting black jumpsuit of sorts, with the usual fan symbol on the back that was on the back of all of his shirts. His sandals were black as well, and he had what appeared to be bandages wrapped around his entire left arm. Several black belts were fastened around his left arm, and he was wearing a strange headband tied to his forehead. It had a dark blue cloth, with a metal plate with a spiral symbol similar in shape to a leaf, and what appeared to be a slash going across it, like someone had taken a knife to it.

"Sasuke, should I even ask how you're here?" Percy remarked.

Sasuke smirked. "Sorry Perce, but I needed to keep an eye on you. You do tend to run into trouble don't you?"

Percy scowled. "I do not!"

"Yeah? So was the demonic math teacher a hallucination then? Or did you forget I can see through illusions?"

"Okay, Percy what is going on and who is this!?" Sally Jackson asked, slightly panicked.

Sasuke turned to Percy's mother. "Sorry drop in out of nowhere, but I'm Sasuke Uchiha. I'm a ninja."

"He's not lying about that Mom," Percy said. "Wait a minute, you said you were keeping an eye on me?"

"Yeah, why?"

Percy's face immediately morphed into horror. "Does that mean you've been stalking me!?"

Sasuke facepalmed. "Percy, if we ran into a demonic math teacher that wanted to tear us to shreds, wouldn't I be a little bit concerned? Not to mention I have the same problem you do in terms of certain things."

Sally's eyes widened as she stared at Sasuke. Her eyes seemed to ask that question she wanted to desperately ask. "You're a demigod?" Sasuke looked her dead in the eyes and nodded.

Percy was about to ask what he meant when the car seemed to flip over as a bright flash of light struck it. After several seconds of the car rolling and crunching, it finally stopped.

Sasuke groaned irritably as he untangled himself from the position he was in. Percy held a hand to his head and winced. Sally struggled for a bit before extracting herself from the car. Sasuke simply pulled out one of his kunai and held it for a moment before electricity began sparking from the blade. He then stabbed it into the crumpled door beside him and began slicing through the hinges and locks before kicking it out as hard as he could.

"Everyone okay? Nothing broken?" he asked.

"Grover's unconscious," Percy remarked.

"Food!" the unconscious satyr moaned.

Sasuke was torn between grumbling and snickering. Even unconscious, Grover still had one thing on his mind at all times. He grabbed the satyr by his arms and pulled him out of the car, Grover still moaning "Food!" at random moments.

It was then that Sasuke first saw it. It was big, at least several feet taller than the average human being, and it was extremely muscular. This guy looked like he could make a professional wrestler scream "Uncle!" like a little schoolboy without breaking a sweat. But Sasuke could tell that it wasn't human. His Sharingan active, he could tell that this thing had a much darker chakra than a normal human (though it wasn't as dark as the Fury's chakra) and it looked almost like it had horns.

Sasuke grinned. Another monster. This would be the perfect time to test out his regained strength. Idly noting the storm, he kept the option of Kirin in reserves. Just in case he needed an ace in the hole if this monster turned out to be stronger than he thought. Although, if he was right about this monster's identity, he might have a bit of fun.

Percy meanwhile had spotted the creature, and was panicking a little bit on the inside. He could tell what that thing was. And he was terrified.

"That's the-"

"Don't say his name Percy. Names have power," Sally told him weakly.

Sasuke's grin never left his face. "Names are just that. Names. And I feel like testing a few things on Ground Beef over there," he remarked. He turned towards the group. "If the camp is nearby, get there as fast as possible. I'll deal with him," he said, jerking a thumb at the approaching Minotaur.

Percy watched in fear and slight awe as Sasuke stood tall, waiting for the approaching beast to come and face him. The Minotaur seemed to have gotten Sasuke's scent, as it roared and started charging at him. Sasuke got down into a crouching stance, his fingers forming a shape like claws as he crossed his arms in a lopsided "X" shape.

"Bring it!" he yelled.

The Minotaur roared louder as it kept charging at the boy. Sasuke glanced back to see Sally and Percy dragging Grover off as fast as they could. He grinned. Time to finally cut loose. Right as the bull-man was about to impale Sasuke on its horns, Sasuke leapt up and spun in the air before landing right on its back, impaling a Raiton (Lightning Style) enhanced kunai in between its shoulder blades.

The Minotaur roared before tossing Sasuke off its back. The onyx-haired boy flipped through the air before skidding to a stop and getting back into his stance. Sasuke then quickly darted to the side as the Camaro was sent flying right at him. The car skidded across the ground before hitting a tree and crumpling. Then, just because it could, it exploded.

Sasuke vaguely remembered Percy's disgusting stepfather saying something about "Not a scratch," before they left. He grinned. Not a scratch? Oops.

The bull-man snarled angrily before dropping to all fours and scuffing the ground with one of its hooves. Sasuke grinned before flipping through his handseals and forming a Chidori in his left hand.

"So, you wanna play 'Chicken' huh?" he sighed. "First for everything I guess."

The Minotaur roared its signature battle cry before charging straight at Sasuke. Sasuke responded by running straight towards the beast as well. The creature lowered its razor-sharp horns while Sasuke raised his lightning coated hand. The two met in the middle, with Sasuke leaning to the right and slicing off one of the Minotaur's horns, as well as leaving a long line-shaped burn on its side. He stopped and let the Chidori dissipate, while the Minotaur kept charging. It was then that he heard it.

-You have gotten stronger, haven't you Sasuke?-

Sasuke faltered for a second. "Father?"

-Who else? You have gotten stronger my son, but you're not there yet. Show me your strength, prove your worth. You know what you must do, don't you?-

Sasuke was trying to figure out what his father meant, when he heard a shrill scream in the distance. He froze. That sounded like Sally Jackson.

"Dammit!" he yelled before running off as fast as he could to their location.

He arrived just in time to see the Minotaur strangle Ms. Jackson and make her vanish in a flash of golden light. Percy was in a state of shock while Sasuke gritted his teeth.

"Damn you!" he roared.

-You know what must be done Sasuke. Unleash your rage, your hatred! Show them who you are!-

Sasuke yelled angrily as his EMS manifested out of pure rage. He flipped through the same handseals he had formed a second ago, and formed another Chidori. This time though, the lightning was much larger, more unrestrained. Slowly, Sasuke subconsciously began tapping into his divine chakra reserves, as his chakra slowly morphed into something much darker and sinister. The Chidori in his hand slowly turned a sickly, corrupted purple as he held a veritable lightning spear in his hand. Percy stood off to the side, awestruck and almost terrified at the power Sasuke was letting off.

Without another word, Sasuke charged at the dumbstruck Minotaur, roaring angrily as the lighting in his hand carved a large trench in the ground as he ran. Upon reaching the beast, he rammed his hand into its stomach, all the lightning vanishing for a split second.

"Chidori!"

With that single word, a gigantic purple lightning bolt speared from the Minotaur's back, blasting straight through the monster like a hot knife through butter.

The Minotaur screamed in rage and agony before the lightning ended. Sasuke coldly ripped his hand out of the Minotaur's stomach, leaving behind a large cauterized hole where the lightning from his enhanced Chidori had blasted through. The Minotaur whined pitifully as it tried to stand only to cough up golden ichor at its movement.

Sasuke pulled out another kunai and channeled Raiton chakra into the blade. He sliced off the beasts other horn before handing it to Percy.

"What are you doing!?" Percy asked, slightly panicked.

"This thing just basically made your mother vanish in a flash of gold. Revenge belongs to you, so I see no reason to deny it to you."

Percy stared at the Minotaur, its eyes glaring back at him and Sasuke with rage and loathing despite the pain it was in. Percy looked at the razor-sharp horn before raising it over his head. With a scream of anger and anguish, he buried it in the Minotaur's skull.

The beast screamed in agony one last time before falling still. Sasuke closed his right eye and glared at the beast with his EMS.

"Amaterasu."

The Minotaur's body ignited in black flames, destroying it down to the very last molecule and burning away the dust that remained. Sasuke deactivated his EMS and trudged over to where the other horn lay. He picked it up, idly staring at where he had severed it with his Chidori. If only he had been more careful, then Percy's mother might still be alive. If he hadn't been so cocky, this wouldn't have happened.

At that moment, a burning pain appeared the side of his neck. Sasuke yelled in pain as he felt what he likened to a brand being forced onto his neck.

-That's my boy, - the voice of his father said proudly. –You've proven your worth, your strength. Thus, I am giving you a taste of my power. I think you will remember how to use something like this, won't you?-

Sasuke screamed again before putting a hand over his neck, and limping back to where he left Percy. Upon reaching him, he yelled again and slumped on his hands and knees. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a familiar figure from Yancy, with another figure he hadn't seen in a long time. Her hair was cut shorter now, in a choppy and spikey haircut yet still looked feminine. She smirked at him.

"Been a while since we met in person, eh teme?"

Sasuke smirked. "Dobe," he remarked before passing out on the spot.

And while Naruto and her companion were carefully moving Percy, Sasuke, and Grover to the medical bay, none of them noticed the mark in the shape of three tomoe arranged in a circle that had just finished forming.

End Chapter

Author's Notes: Holy crap that was annoying to write! I've written and rewritten this chapter multiple times, just trying to get it right! I hope it lives up to you guys' standards! I'm a bit surprised at how quickly I was able to update though… hopefully it's not just a fluke, right?

So basically the direction I want to take this story in is that Sasuke and Naruto will both regain their strengths a bit earlier than I had expected but I won't make them completely overpowered. Basically my plan is that they have regained a lot of strength however while they can use some techniques others would be severely damaging to use as of now while others are still locked. (Ex: Sasuke can use his Susanoo but only to the second level, if he uses the armored form then he'll exhaust his reserves quickly, while Enton isn't back up to the level he wishes it to be. His Rinnegan and Complete Body Susanoo and God Susanoo will be locked until later stories. Naruto can use Sage Mode and Nine-Tails Chakra Mode but she can't use Tailed Beast Mode yet or her Six Paths Sage Mode. The second is locked, along with her 3-headed 6-armed Asura Fox avatar.) They will have their strengths back, but I have an idea for them to hold back so that battles could be interesting, however they will unleash their full power against strong opponents like gods, titans or really strong monsters.

That's sort of the reason for the Minotaur fight in this chapter. Sasuke got cocky and didn't end the fight from the beginning with Amaterasu because he wanted to test himself. And he ended up paying for his decision.

So that's basically it. Leave a like, comment, favorite, whatever you feel like, and I'll see you in the next chapter!

See ya on the flip side!