"Sorry! You're sorry!" Naruto yells at her.

Who the hell did she think she was? Thinking a simple sorry will make up for everything she had done.

"You and the other gods have gotten real slick with that word Artemis. Used it so much that it became your safety net." Pointing at her angerly.

His mother looked as if she was physically slapped in the face.

"How is saying sorry, supposed to make things better. I don't forgive you! I'll never forgiveyou." Naruto glares angerly. His silver eyes glowing.

Artemis still had a gob smacked expression on her face. Then as if suddenly remembering who and what she was glared back at him flaring her power.

"If you would let me explain." She holds up her hand stopping him from cutting her off. "I was a young goddess at the time. You know how temperamental we can be around then. I was hurting too!"

"Not in the same way Kallisto was." Naruto seethes. "You know there's a word for what Zeus did to her now a days right? It's called rape!"

"I know!"

"You do?!" He mocks a gasp. "That's funny, I haven't seen you turning any other women into bears lately. Or was that just a one time thing."

Artemis clenched her fists in a effort to control her rising anger. She had forgotten how much, Naruto and her are alike. But once again her son was right. Most of her hunters were made up of victims of sexual abuse... yes you heard right. Most of her
hunters weren't maidens. So sue her.

She wouldn't tell her son that though. It'd make her seem a bit desperate.

"How can I earn it?" She said through clenched teeth.

"What?"

"How can I earn your forgiveness. You're my only child Naruto, the other gods may not care about their children hating them, but I can't do it. So how can I earn it."

Naruto Thought about that for awhile. He was correct that he haven't forgiven her. But deep down he knew he couldn't hold on to his hatred forever, if his patron goddess was anything to go by.

"Two things you have to do. 1st: don't offer the girl out there to join the hunt."

Artemis looked like she wanted to object to the first one. The look on her sons face told her that it was non-negotiable.

"2nd: which is the most important one. You have to visit Kallisto in the underworld and get her forgiveness."

"She hasn't chosen rebirth?" Artemis said shocked.

Naruto scoffs in amusement. "Course not. She was screwed over by the gods in one life. She didn't want to risk it in the next."

"You've..talked toher." She said with slight uncertainty.

"Yea. Uncle Hades allows me to visit only on her birthday and mine."

"How is she?"

"Nope." Naruto denies. "You want to know how she's doing. You have to find out yourself."

"Very well." The Moon goddess concedes. "The very least tell me what you've been up to. How are you even here? I never gave you immortality. You were still just a child when you left."

"That's something only Hestia can answer." The son of Artemis sighs.

"Why would she know? You were a secret from all of Olympus."

As the goddess of childbirth which is still ironic in his opinion. Artemis was able to procreate Naruto. The only people who knew of his existence were here hunters.

"Goddess Of family. She knew the moment I was born. Besides, she's my patron goddess." To illiterate his point. Naruto conjured up a small flame.

"You're her champion." His mother gasped in surprised. "She's never had a champion ever! When did this happen?"

"Meet me at her palace after you're done here. Then we'll answer your questions."

Before she could say anymore. Naruto vanished in a column of flames.

Sighing sadly, Artemis summoned her lieutenant who she knew stood outside the tent. "Zoë, please bring me the son of Poseidon."

"Yes Lady Artemis." Came the clipped response.

Now she had to explain to her friend everything she overheard.

What felt like hours laters but was in reality only a hour. Artemis appears in her aunts palace in a flash of silver light.

Hestia's palace had a really home feel to it. The smell of freshly basked cookies wafted through out the place.

Following the scent of food. The goddess found herself in the kitchen with a table full of chocolate chip cookies. Sitting at the table was both her son and aunt.

Hestia was in her adult form, wearing modest brown robes concealing her figure with the hood drawn back. Her long brown hair tied back in a bun, her eyes alight with flames, but it was her smile that was the most welcoming thing about her.

"Artemis, I'm so glad you could make it." Hestia greeted warmly.

"Aunt Hestia." The Moon goddess smiled. Sitting at the table opposite her son.

"Aunt Hestia, if I may ask."

"You want to know why I kept Naruto from you." The hearth goddess said finishing her nieces sentence.

"In truth, it was apart of our deal in him becoming my champion. I had also hoped he would forgive you in time and seek you out." The eldest Olympian sad sadly.

Naruto snorts. But quickly apologizes after the look Hestia shot at him. He may hate the Olympians, but Hestia was theone god he respected.

"So he's no longer a demigod?"

"No he's very much human Artemis. Like your hunters, he is immortal until death, or until I no longer have need of him."

Artemis nods her head in understanding. Made perfect sense to her. Zeus would have noticed if their was a pure immortal being under his nose.

"But how did you guys meet? Or better yet find him, when even I couldn't."

Her aunt chuckled slightly. "Did you forget what one of my domains is? I'm the goddess of family, and unlike my sister Hera, I keep track of all those who share our blood. However I believe Naruto should tell you how events led up to our meeting." Turning
to her great-nephew.

Naruto grumbles slightly at the prospect of telling his mother about his past adventure.

Heaving a sigh of reluctance. He stared his mother in the eye, Who in return was looking at him expectingly.

"It all started after you turned Kallisto into a bear."