Chapter 24

"How is Naruto doing now, I wonder?" Stheno muttered as she held her daggers that sucked the blood of her downed enemies

"Careful sister, don't get distracted now." Euryale replied as she shot down her foes with her bow as she ran around the battlefield

The duo was in the mountainous region of the Himalayas where they found the Lunar bow for Euryale, which would allow her to fight alongside Naruto. They had heard about his death and seeing that they had been unable to do anything except watch, the two sisters used their knowledge of the past to find relics of the path which would help them.

"These enemies aren't a threat so I can think of anything I want. I believe he will be out soon so we should find one of the demi's and take back his powers." Stheno muttered in a confident tone as every kill empowered her and her daggers pulsed red. She was getting tired of killing the giant beasts one at a time so she released a blood red pulse of energy which cut everything in its path

"Careful, you almost hit me." Euryale complained as she took flight with wings appearing behind her back provided by the bow

"No need to over react sister. I know you can fly so I don't need to worry about attacking like this. Now let us rest and tomorrow morning we hunt the hunters." Stheno said with a sweet smile as she pictured Naruto embracing her and thanking her for the help.

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In the underworld, the group stood behind Naruto as he shone golden and covered them all in his aura. Once the safety precautions had been taken, they walked through the dark portal without hesitation.

The tainted presence of the abyss was repelled by the light and they arrived safely in the Sahara Desert.

Naruto felt at home in this area as it reminded him of Suna while Ella was curious as she was seeing everything for the first time.

Before they could plan anything else, the sand churned and a figure was formed from the sand. Naruto signaled for the others to relax and his face was all smiles.

"Gaia" Naruto muttered in a gentle tone as he walked forward in slow steps, afraid she might be an illusion.

"It is nice to see you again, Naruto. I hope you are fine." Gaia acted in a regal manner, hiding the burst of emotions that wanted her to act like a maiden in love but she thought it will make Naruto think less of her.

"I am doing fine and I am sorry to have worried you." Naruto replied as he hugged the doll sized Gaia

"I will never think less of you for acting like that. I would be over the moon if you would show those emotions to me." Naruto whispered into her ears causing her to look up into his eyes which shone with pure emotions of adoration for her and her alone

'Has the connection between us deepened so much?'

"I love you and I have loved you since you stayed in my domain. Every moment we were together was wonderful and brought unexpected joy to my heart. The time spent separated has made me realize that I love you more than I expected and the proof of my love is growing inside." Gaia said in a voice filled with sweet honey like tone, which melted him

Naruto was surprised at her response and felt his heart cry out in joy and happiness, he felt fulfilled as he finally found his partner in life.

"I love you to. I didn't know what it felt like before but since we have been separated, I realized how important you are to me. I accept the naughty part of you so you don't have to hide it. You are the first person I have loved and I hope you will forgive me for being me." Naruto replied honestly as he shared his thoughts with her

"I accept all of you just like how you accept all of me, with all my sins. Kindness is part of your nature and in time weakness people do find attracted to their supporters.

It is your choice if you will accept them but I hope they are the last and you will not accept others anymore. You have to understand that nobody likes sharing their lover just like how you will never like it." Gaia replied calmly

"I understand so please never mention such a thing."

"I will never do anything to bring harm to you but it needed to be said." Gaia said as she put her hand on his cheek and his body morphed back into his original form without all those extra parts

"Thank you"

"No need for thanks between us. Now we need to act quickly as we don't have much time. Send your friends to meet Percy Jackson as he should be easy to convince while you need to go meet Hercules." Gaia muttered in a serious tone after giving him a peck on his lips

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'I can't believe this guy is going to be my step father.' Damasen wanted to face palm at the scene as Naruto was so young even compared to him'

"Do you see Hestia; I was not jesting about this?" Nemesis said in a teasing tone as she stood behind Hestia

"I can see and I am happy for him."

"Is that so?" Nemesis said as she stared into her eyes and Hestia looked away as she disappeared since her role was over

Nemesis chuckled and also left since her guidance was not needed anymore.

'I hope you will succeed and we can meet again.'

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Naruto informed the group and they agreed to his request, even thought Ella insisted that she wanted to come along with him. Naruto convinced her with his loving words and she went along grudgingly while he flew towards the Island where Hercules spent his immortal life.

Naruto arrived in the Mediterranean Sea instantly with his insane speed, where he saw a small island and the Pillars of Hercules.

Hercules wasn't hard to find as he was sitting at the edge of a cliff watching the waters with a dead look. Naruto could see the misery and despair along with untapped rage in his aura.

'What a sad man?'

"Hello" Naruto muttered as he floated in front of him

Hercules looked at him without a change in expression and sighed, "Are you here for this?" He said as he held his hand for Naruto to see the gloves.

"Yes"

"And what will you give in return?"

"What do you desire?"

"I desire many things but will you fulfill them?"

"I will fulfill things that don't go against my principals."

"I want to die, I want the Here and Zeus to die and I want to meet my children and wives. Can you do that?"Hercules looked at Naruto, with a tinge of hope as he could feel immense power from the artifact and Naruto. He knew the artifact was dangerous and he hated Zeus to the bones so he never trusted him.

Regrets had piled up over the years and only disastrous things happened in his life. Good things were few and far between, and didn't last long.

There were so many time that he wished his mother's husband was his real father and he would never have suffered so much. He had cursed Zeus for being a filthy bastard so many times for raping his mother and destroying her life but he could never do anything.

He had hoped to see his family in the underworld but he was cursed with Immortality and sent to this island with no hope of ding or escape.

"I will kill them for you and I will send you to your family. What do you want first, do you want to die now or watch them die?" Naruto nodded and understood that not everyone was okay with immortality especially when everything they cared for was dead

Hercules smiled and tears dropped from his eyes as life was brought to them, "I wish to die, seeing my family is more important than anything else."

Naruto extended his hand and took the gloves while piercing Hercules with his left hand, and taking out the immortal essence from his soul.

"Thank you" Hercules muttered as his body slowly vanished and he was sent to the underworld to the field of heroes where he could find his wives and the rest could be arranged by Hades

Naruto watched as a sad existence died while feeling satisfaction, it was a first as he had never encountered this situation before. Naruto had many firsts since he arrived in this world; Losing his power, making friends with mythical beings, fighting a good person that wanted to kill him, falling in love, dying, traveling the underworld, devouring his foes and coming to terms with reality.

It was a lot within such a short time that it felt like years had gone by.

"I thought he would wish to see them die but it seems I still have more to learn." Naruto muttered in a calm tone

"I had not even expected him to be sane enough to choose such a thing. I believe he would fight like a madman like his glory days so it has nothing to do with experience, people don't always do what you had expected from them unless you read their minds." Gaia said as she sat on his head, she was one of the biggest reason Hercules trusted him

"But it is suspicious, how did Zeus not know that Hercules hated him so much that he would not fight for him." Naruto muttered as this question was confusing him

"Maybe he actually believed that Hercules only hated Hera and liked him for the gift of immortality. You know they can be stupid most of the time; rarely do they have smart moments."

"Could be, we will only know when we meet him." Naruto said as he landed on the cliff and sat down in a lotus position while concentrating on the artifacts in his possession

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On the other hand, with the rest of Team Naruto it was a bit more demanding. They came just in time before Percy and his team was forced to utilize the artifacts to kill the anti-Poseidon giant.

They took the giant by surprise and easily disposed of him with their power, especially with the help of Damasen.

'Medusa, a harpy and a Giant, what do they want?' Percy was wary of the helpers and took a defensive stance along with his team

"Thank you for the help but what do you want?" Percy questioned as he didn't think they were here for the giant

"Perceus Jackson, we meet again. You are lucky I have changed or else your entrails would on this ice floor without your knowledge." Medusa muttered as she had covered the distance between them without him realizing. Her claws were touching his face and her tail was pointing at his friends.

"Medusa get back here, let Ella do the talking." Ella said in a commanding tone as she walked forward while Damasen watched the surroundings

"We want the artifacts in your possession given to you by your parents. You are lucky not to have used them or else you will have to die as they would have made you crazy. They are part of my partner and he needs them to be complete, give them to us and we will do you no harm." Ella said in a confident tone as she extended her hand, waiting for them to give it her

Percy stared at the harpy and was surprised that Medusa complied, 'She is the leader here but who is her partner. Father was acting weird when he gave it to me and said if it acts suspicious throw it. I did feel a pull on my mind when we were losing so it does seem like they are telling the truth but are they good people or dangerous people.'

Percy was hesitating at the severe lack of information but Hazel came to the rescue.

"Did you meet my father?" Hazel asked as she felt a familiar aura from them

"We met your father and he told us to save you, which is the only reason we haven't killed you already for not giving us what is ours. Time is running out, we need it or else Zeus will kill you all and take it."

Percy looked at Hazel and then to Frank, "Okay but I want to meet with your partner."

"No problem"

"Dodge" Damasen yelled and they all jumped away

Percy looked at the direction from whence the attack came and saw an unbelievable sight, it was Apollo.

"What are you doing?" He demanded as it would almost killed him

"Kid, I cannot allow you to give it to them. The man they serve brings an end to the age of Olympians, he will kill us all." Apollo replied as he knocked another arrow

"Don't listen to him; he is just a puppet of Zeus. Your death is unavoidable if you support him as they will kill you while we are letting you live and think of what good they have actually done. My Master will bring peace to this corrupt world so that tragedies like you will not happen. Plus your father is already dead at the hands of Zeus." Ella said as she took flight while dodging an arrow and attacked with her whip

Damasen didn't hesitate as he jumped high into the sky and fell down with his spear pointing at Apollo but was blocked by Ares, which caused them both to fall into the ocean.

Percy and his group watched as the situation turn chaotic while felt pure shock from the new of his father's death but he didn't even time to mourn as the fight was too destructive to be around.

"We will help them fight against Apollo." Hazel said as she looked at them and the boys nodded, as Percy already had warnings about strange things and Hazel was more trusting of them because of her father's aura.

The battle was not easy and the trio was forced to utilize the artifacts for the fight, causing them to be fused with it.

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"What a bloody disappointment, I had expected at least some sort of fight but this was not planned. I should have checked his mental state before giving him such a thing." Zeus muttered in an annoyed tone as he ate a large snake, it was the snake prophesized to eat Ra.

He had killed Ra and his nemesis, getting their powers into the artifacts. The snake's power was transferred to the crown of Darkness while Ra's power went to the anklet of Light.

"At least all the artifacts are awakening and I will be able to absorb all of it without dying." Zeus said with a smile as he knew taking in all the power naturally would kill him so he replicated the process of those Space overlords to kill them with their own tech

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"Hello, I hope I am not disturbing you." The man in golden armor said as he appeared on the moon and walked towards a beautiful and elegant looking woman sitting with books surrounding her.

"Who are you and what do you want with my master?" A man clad in green charka stood in front of him and demanded

"I am here to give you what you want. Look at me and you will understand." The man didn't fear anything and answered

The guard dog was about to bite when the master spoke, "Toneri"

The voice was so delicate but carried power that Toneri was forced to stop and the woman stood up. She wore a black dress with the Insignia of the Sage.

Her expression was calm but the man knew she was insane and any wrong action would lead to a disastrous fight.

She walked in such a regal manner that it mesmerized the onlooker and the man in golden armor knew when to appreciate beauty but he didn't dare hit on her because of personal reasons not power.

She walked to him and touched his cheeks with her delicate hand, the man didn't resist.

"Who's the wench that bore you?"

"Someone better than you" The man replied unconsciously as she disrespected his mother

'Oh shit!' The man felt the slap and had to adjust himself in space to avoid flying across the stars

"Ah, I am sorry for that but you really need to learn some manners child. Now, where is my beloved?" The woman demanded as her eyes shone with emerald energy and the man could see the deep dark obsession within her soul

He looked towards the planet and saw it prospering, 'Well she is sane enough to not destroy the world so I am good.

Father, I apologize but this for your own good. Mother I apologize for bring this calamity over you but I believe it shouldn't be too dangerous.'

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