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A/N: I did it! I have hit an average of ten reviews a chapter! Thank you all so much, keep it up! Let's shoot for 15!

I've gotten some very good support for my idea on the Six Paths. I did not want to use dead bodies, as I said, so I actually gave some serious thought to having Naruto create something called Blood Clones, which is the same thing as Shadow Clones, but with blood added to make them more durable, (Blood Clones have been made in previous fics, though not for the purpose of using them as Paths) and use those, but that would have meant coming up with a reason his Shadow Clones could not use his Paths, and why his Blood Clone Paths would only use one, and it just was not worth it. I thought about just not having Naruto use that ability in the first place, but I did not want to strip him of one of the more useful powers. So I came up with something original. I have pretty much decided to go for it.

So the Elder Dimension is finally introduced, and we will be meeting a few of the major characters in it, all from Felix's clan.

Chapter 35: The Yoshoryuus

"It has been far too long Felix," the man who greeted them at the door stated before suddenly embracing the stoic man who had helped Naruto so much. "Welcome home Brother."

"It's good to see you again Kyle," Felix said as he returned the embrace before they broke apart. Naruto noticed that Felix's older brother was missing his left hand before remembering the story Felix had told him, about Kyle losing it when he was nearly caught by troops commanded by the same bastard who warped Markus's mind. Kyle also had dark brown hair tied back in a ponytail, signifying his main affinity to the earth element, as well as burning red eyes and a green dragon tattoo on his right hand. His pants were loose fitting and a gold color, leaving a dark blue short sleeved shirt to signify water as his weakest element. "How are matters with the clan while I was gone?"

"Well, it was a little difficult you gone, you being the head and all, but Erika and I were able to handle most of the matters. It's not like we could have appointed a new head in your absence, not while you were still alive, and laws dictate that the only the chosen wielder of Elemental Infinity can have the full privileges of clan head, but we did alright as stand-ins."

Both Naruto and Hinata smiled at the little family reunion, before there was a whooshing sound and the flat end of a frying pan collided with Felix's face with a Bong! noise and launch him into the wall, blasting out quite a crater. The frying pan's wielder was a woman who looked pretty damn mad. Her hair was the same color as Felix's eyes, and her own eyes were the same shade of green as his hair. The tattoo on her right hand was a dark brown, and her form fitting jeans were bright red and her tank top blue. She was about as well endowed as the future Ino. Strangely, Kyle was nowhere to be found at the moment.

"Thirteen. Years!" the woman shouted as she straddled Felix, grabbing the front of his sleeveless vest with one hand and bringing the frying pan down repeatedly on the poor man's head with the other. "You left me and our two children for thirteen," Bong! "Whole," Bong! "YEARS!" BONG! There was a dent the shape of Felix's face in the frying pan after that last blow. Naruto and Hinata were hugging each other and weeping anime tears in mortal terror as they watched their ally get beaten by who was apparently his wife.

"Sorry Erika, but I had little choice in the matter," Felix begged, several anime style lumps on his head and blood running down his face as he did so. "At least I came home earlier than you expected. Thank Kami for loopholes." Erika's expression softened and she embraced Felix.

"I'm glad you were able to come home sooner than expected," she said tenderly. Kyle returned at this point now that it was safe, a bit of a nervous expression on his face. "Come on, our kids are waiting for you at the training grounds."

"Why did she use a frying pan on him rather than the classic rolling pin?" Hinata asked Naruto in an undertone.

"The frying pan probably hurts more," Naruto muttered back. "Lucky for Dad that Mom never figured that out."

…..

"Very good timing Fukusaku," Minato panted. "If you hadn't Reverse Summoned us at that moment, Kushina would have had me for sure."

"Seems some of the Gaki's luck has rubbed off on ya," Jiraiya said with a chuckle. "Bet Kushina is fuming right about now."

"Well, let's get you two fed, then we can start your Sage training Minato-boy, and finish Jiraiya-boy's," Fukusaku said with a chuckle, nervously praying that Kushina wouldn't be so mad she'd come all the way here for revenge, whatever Minato had done.

Minato suddenly shivered. "Why do I get the feeling that I am in for even worse pain than expected when I get back if Kushina gets a recently used idea in her head?"

…

"So what are we doing, what are we doing?" an excited Akari asked her irritated teacher. "Come on Chicken-Butt Sensei, hurry up and teach me!"

"I'll teach you all right," Sasuke muttered under his breath, before he cleared his throat. "Alright, so tell me exactly what you already know on how to use your chakra. I am aware that you already know how to use it to walk on walls, because Naruto won't stop complaining about your creative method of waking him when he least expects it."

Akari giggled at the memories of her older brother's agonized expression after each time she landed on his crotch from the ceiling. "Other than that, I only know the exercise that sticks leaves to my body."

"Well then, let's head on over to the hot springs," Sasuke said with a devious grin. "I am going to teach you the water walking exercise."

…

"Father, it's great to see you!" an eighteen year old Yoshoryuu shouted as he tossed aside his bow and flung himself into Felix's arms. The young man's hair was as red as Kushina's and cut to his shoulders, and his eyes were the same color as his father's. The dragon tattoo on his hand was dark brown, and his clothing consisted of green pants and a blue shirt.

His younger by one year sister also flung herself at Felix, her long bright blue hair swaying. She had bright red eyes the same shade as her uncle's, and the tattoo on her hand was green. Her jeans were brown and she wore a yellow tank top. "I'm so happy you're here Dad!" she practically squealed.

"Come on, Mathew and Vanessa, it's only been thirteen years," Felix said teasingly, before releasing both of his children. "This is Naruto and Hinata by the way." (A/N: Yes, I know that the first names are mostly English based when it comes to characters from the Elder Dimension, while the clan and/or surnames are Japanese, it's just a theme with the Elder Dimension)

Mathew held his hand out to Naruto with a grin. "I hope Father was not too much of a handful for you?" he asked as Naruto took his hand and shook it, and Felix grumbled something about Naruto being the handful.

"No not really, he was a big help, and it's entertaining to watch him pummel Ero-Sennin." Naruto chuckled.

"Who's Ero-Sennin?" Vanessa asked with a giggle. "If he actually earned that nickname, it is no wonder Dad beats on him. The Yoshoryuu clan takes chivalry very seriously. A lot of clans treat the fairer sex at least a little differently, but this clan does not tolerate that kind of behavior. It's one of the main reasons the boys in it have so many fan girls. That is actually one of the main reasons our clan and the Chihanshu (Blood Lord) clan hate each other so much."

"The Chihanshu clan?" Hinata asked.

"A bunch of idiots who consider themselves above everyone else," Erika said, dislike evident on her face. "They have the power to endlessly produce their own blood as long as they have chakra, and control it like an extension of themselves. They think women were put on this earth to serve men, and women in their clan have seals on them that keep them from using chakra or their Kekkei Genkai, which they are deemed unworthy to use."

"They sound a lot like the Hyuuga clan back home," Hinata said with a hard expression on her face. "How does the Elder Dimension's Ruling Council let them get away with such atrocious enslavement?"

"Like you said, the same way the Hyuuga clan does," Felix said with disgust. "The Ruling Council has no business interfering with private clan matters. Believe me, I have tried to change that, I am on the council myself for obvious reasons. Honestly, it will be good riddance when that clan finally finishes dying out, I just hope I am still alive when that happens, and I know I am not the only one."

"The clan's dying out?" Naruto asked. "Why?"

"Do you honestly think women would marry into the clan?" Felix asked, and Naruto shook his head. "That limits them to the women born into the clan, and that leads to serious inbreeding. There is an increasing amount of members being born with defects that they would either be killed for at birth, or are born as sterile as a surgical tool. I can count with the fingers of one hand how many people they have who are perfectly healthy and can still reproduce."

"But you all aren't here to talk about a clan we almost have a feud with," Mathew said. "It's about time we started training you. How about I show you two to the rooms we had set aside for you, then you can come back down and we can get started."

"Sounds good," Naruto said.

After Mathew had gotten them settled, they went back down to the training grounds, and Vanessa drew her straight sword. "I will be training you in kenjutsu Naruto," she said. "The Yoshoryuu clan values two weapons above most others, the sword and the bow. I should warn you, I am an expert with the former."

"Bring it," Naruto replied as they both went to the center of one end of the grounds, the part reserved for kenjutsu training.

"Alright Hinata," Felix said as Mathew came with a measuring tape. "How do you feel about learning to use a bow? I feel it would be a very good weapon for you."

"Why?" Hinata asked as she raised her right arm for Mathew to measure. "The Hyuuga clan's style is close range combat."

"And as such, they are virtually helpless at long range combat," Mathew said as he continued his measurements. "You are a little less so, because you have a few water style jutsus, but even so, what you have is mainly meant for close to mid range. And frankly, the full potential of your Byakugan is wasted with only one close range fighting style."

"What do you mean?" Hinata asked as Mathew finished with the measurements and rolled the tape up, having memorized the required lengths.

"Well, you do make good use of the ability to see the tenketsu and chakra pathways at close quarters, but one of the major abilities of the Byakugan is to see for longer distances than any other dojutsu I know of, often allowing you to spot enemies before they spot you. This would give you a chance for a preemptive strike before your foe even knew of your presence, but because your clan needs to get in close, that ability is for the most part wasted. So a bow would help you cover that weakness, and I have little doubt that your dojutsu will help you become a master markswoman in no time."

"Alright, I'll try it."

"Good, just let me get a practice bow that fits you. Just go over to the targeting range."

Hinata nodded and walked in the direction shown. When Mathew arrived with the practice bow and a quiver with blunt arrows, he pointed to the targets across the field. "Now watch carefully." He set down the practice gear and showed Hinata with his own actual bow how to draw and shoot properly. He easily hits the bulls eyes on each target about 200 feet down the range. A few of the trainees clapped at the display of marksmanship.

Hinata picked up her own practice bow and targeted the nearest target, about twenty feet away. She fire the blunt arrow, but it missed entirely, passing within an inch of the target.

"Not bad for a first try," Mathew said. "Often the first attempt goes so badly awry that it does not even leave the bowstring upon being released. Hinata nodded and placed another arrow on the string, and aimed again, this time readjusting her aim a bit to the right, but Mathew put his hand on her shoulder. "You should not develop the habit of needing one shot to figure out how to place another. You won't be able to get away with that in an actual combat situation. Move on to the next target."

Hinata saw the sense in that and did as she was told.

…..

Sasuke and Sakura could be seen heading towards the barbeque place chatting. "How is training Naruto's sister going?" she asked him, and he smiled evilly.

"Well, she is learning water walking at a fast pace, but her first few tries dumped her into scalding hot water," Sasuke replied. "That served as motivation for her to learn fast. She can already walk fairly well on it, but tomorrow, I will have her do so while also having to do the leaf sticking exercise, so she better bring clothes she does not mind getting wet, and be braced for the heat."

Sakura winced in sympathy for the six year old. "Taking revenge for the Chicken-Butt Sensei comments?"

"Oh not yet. The hot springs training is just motivation for her to learn quicker. Trust me, when I get payback, she will know exactly why she is being put through it."

They arrived at the barbeque place to have dinner together and saw Asuma, Ino and Choji there, Choji in the process of putting Asuma's wallet under a lot of torture. "What are you guys doing here?" Sasuke asked the chain smoker.

"Since Shikamaru is a chunin now, we are waiting for a new teammate so these two can take the exams when they next come, and he agreed to meet us here," Asuma said. "I heard he was a member of ROOT for a while, before that brother of yours made Danzo quit again."

"Hello," a pale boy said as he arrived, and Sasuke immediately recognized him, and recognized that smile of his as a fake one. "My name is Sai," the boy continued to Team 10.

"I am Asuma, and I will be your jonin instructor," Asuma said.

"Ino Yamanaka," Ino giggled as she noticed that Sai was not all that bad looking.

"Choji Akamichi," Choji said with a burp, not even looking up from his food.

"Hmm, in order to become close to others," Sai muttered as he blatantly read from a book. "It is a useful tool to give them a nickname, one that shows how you feel about them…" Everyone sweat dropped, and Asuma sighed as he muttered something about that being almost expected with the boy being from ROOT and all. Sai pocketed the book and displayed another of his fake smiles. "Well, I am sure it will be pleasant working with you, Ugly and Fatso."

There was a very eerie silence. "You might want to run now," Sasuke said as he face palmed, and Sai looked at him in confusion, before both Ino and Choji were on him like wrinkles on an elephant, and the three disappeared in a dust cloud. Sasuke, Sakura and Asuma sweat dropped.

"Let's just ignore that," Sasuke said and Sakura nodded as they took seats and Asuma tried to break up the beating.

About an hour later, Sasuke and Sakura left the stand. Team 10 had left earlier, on account of Asuma having to take a battered Sai to the nearest infirmary to make sure he was not given a concussion and Sai of course had no idea why he had been beaten up. "Looking back on that, it was amusing," Sakura chuckled. "It always cracks me up to see someone call it like it is when they see Ino-Pig."

"That's not very n-," Sasuke started before an Uchiha wearing a chunin vest Shunshinned in front of them.

"We have an urgent matter to attend to Sasuke-sama," the woman said, ignoring Sakura. "Mikoto-sama has called an emergency meeting of all clan members chunin or higher ranked."

"Lead the way," Sasuke said before turning to Sakura. "Will you be able to mak it home by yourself from here?"

"It's not that far Sasuke," Sakura replied.

Sasuke nodded and both he and his fellow clan member vanished in another Shunshin.

…

"So… stiff and sore," Naruto muttered in his room as flopped into the bed provided. Vanessa turned out to be a brutal kenjutsu instructor, especially when she found out about Naruto's healing factor, and decided to put it to "good use." As a result, the usually tireless blonde was downright exhausted and had gone to bed a little early once training had ended. There was a knock on the door, and Naruto groaned, "Come in."

Hinata entered the room, a little sore herself due to muscles she was not generally used to using being strained. One of the things Mathew had stressed while she had practiced was to use the muscles in the shoulders and upper back to draw the bow, not just the arms. "What's up, Hinata?" Naruto asked as he sat up.

"W-well, Naruto-kun, it's just," Hinata said a little nervously, her face going red. "This is an entirely new place we are in, and I do not feel quite… comfortable, alone in a new room, and can't seem to be able to sleep…"

"You'll get used to it," Naruto said. "Right now, I am just too tired to care about the lack of familiarity."

"Just for tonight though," Hinata asked as she blushed again. "Can I sleep with you?" When Naruto went red himself, she hastily continued, "I'm not saying I want to do THAT yet, I just want to spend our first night here in your arms…" (A/N: Don't expect lemons in this story, I rated it T, and I intend to keep it that way)

"Alright, come on." Naruto lifted one edge of the covers and she got in with him, and they both drifted off embracing each other.

….

"This is the situation," Mikoto said to the gathered clan members. "Just earlier this afternoon, I sent someone to check in on Hiroki, the man I entrusted with the duties of Chief of the Konoha Military Police Force. He had not shown up that morning to do his duties, nor had he given notification of why. The person found him and his wife Kyo dead, murdered by a bladed weapon."

"Any suspects on who did it?" Azami asked as Sasuke's eyes narrowed.

"Just circumstantial evidence," Mikoto replied. "One of our clan members, Norio, who had been imprisoned following the attempted coup six years ago for trying to kill the Yondaime's son during said coup, which failed because of Sasuke, escaped from his prison cell with seeming outside help last night as well. The reason he may be involved was because he was Kyo's brother, and it seems too much of a coincidence that that a man's sister was murdered on the same night as he escaped prison."

Sasuke's eyes widened and he shouted, "Where Kyo's eyes missing!?"

"They were, but why do you ask?" Mikoto asked as the clan members stared incredulously at Sasuke, who turned on his heel and left the building. "Wait, where are you going Sasuke?" Mikoto asked after her son.

Sasuke did not respond as he dashed towards the Hokage tower. He had to tell this to Itachi.

A/N: Due to lack of popularity in my other story, I will put it on a temporary hiatus, at least until I can figure out whether I want to continue it or not. I also had another story idea, one where Mikoto and Fugaku adopt Naruto after Kurama is sealed inside of him. It is something I have checked, and I am a little appalled to say that it seems to not have been done that much before. It is such a good potential story, and I am not sure why Mikoto would not have adopted Naruto in canon, after all, she and Kushina were friends. So I wanted to ask if anyone wanted me to do that story in addition to this one. The Massacre would still happen, but Naruto and Sasuke would be much closer than they had been before, so Sasuke would have a better shot at a good life.

So I have pretty much figured out who I am going to make the Paths and what powers they will get, after getting some advice from one of my favorite readers, NightAngel0Ex. They are as follows:

Deva Path: Sasuke. This is one of the greater powers afforded by the Rinnegan, and will help Sasuke keep foes at a distance and make them easier to hit with his Susanoo arrows and the Rasenlance, not to mention Amaterasu. Not only that, but one of the few weaknesses of Deva Path is genjutsu, and Sasuke will pretty much eliminate that downfall.

Animal Path: Hinata. The reasons behind this are to help her control the range of combat by either having the summoned animals cover her while she gets in close, or keep foes at bay while she uses that bow she will be learning to use. Naruto will also want to make sure she is capable of summoning other Paths in order to ensure that she can have protection from enemies, and she will also be able to summon Naruto to a fight, or he can always summon her away from one.

Preta Path: Lee. The guy is a serious threat with his taijutsu ability, but he is at a disadvantage against those who use ninjutsu. With the ability to absorb chakra, the disadvantage is negated, and he will be able to replenish his stores fairly well, allowing him to recover from the exhaustion aspect of using the first few Celestial Gates, though he would still have to deal with torn muscles.

Naraka Path: Sakura. This is the Path that allows the user to summon the King of Hell to heal others or interrogate. Because it is the Naraka Path's duty to survive the battles in order to keep healing the other Paths, it is important for the Naraka to be able to avoid battles and defend themselves. Because Sakura had already had these skills because of her duties as a medic, and because this time she also has defensive Earth Style abilities and misleading genjutsus, she is the best choice.

Asura Path: Tenten. Need you even ask why she gets that Path? Asura is the Path that lets the user make weapons out of their bodies, and we know Tenten would kill for that ability.

Human Path: Shikamaru. The advantage of this Path is the one that allows one to rip the souls from another's body after reading their minds, but the catch is that you have to catch them first, so you can put your hand on their heads. Who better than Shikamaru, he's got his shadow jutsus and a mind to corner most foes.

So if anyone has what they feel are better ideas, they can tell me in reviews, and I will pm either counter arguments or agreements, depending on what is applicable.

Also, has no one decided to do any fan art for my characters? I thought that at least one of my readers might have put something on deviantart or something, but I suppose that my characters aren't good enough for that. I can still hope though.

Naruto will be introduced next chapter to a new fuinjutsu trainer, one who was mentioned by Felix before, though not by name.

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