"Hello" - (Normal talking)

"What now?" - (Thoughts)

["How is this possible?"] - (Tailed Beast Thoughts)

["Oh come on!"] - (Tailed Beast Talking)

"How did that happen?" - (Flashback)

"Lightning Strike" - (Techniques)

{"Hello, how are you?"} - (Communication)

Author's Note #1

Hey guys sorry this took so long.

Thanks so much for all the reviews, favs and follows. We didn't really expect so much, but it's nice to see so many people supporting our story. Now onto some of the reviews.

Battlewolf1992: Yeah those are some great weapon ideas. Also, Naruto is gonna give them all Hiraishin seals soon.

Socnar: To you and all the others asking, yes Naruto will be making significant changes to the timeline. The Stella scene, I will admit was a bit of lazy writing.

GREAT CELESTIAL-DRAGON: That's a great suggestion. We will take it into account in future chapters.

Also this chapter is an interlude going over the side effects of Naruto leaving the Elemental Nations. It will be told from when Naruto leaves. Now onto our story, enjoy.

Chapter 7 – Interlude 1: Things Back Home

(Training Ground 7, 30 Minutes After Naruto Left)

We find Hinata still knocked out from Naruto's hit. She then stirs awake and gets up, looking around not truly believing that Naruto left. After a few moments, she realizes her previous conversation with Naruto actually happened. She begins breaking down, despairing at the loss of her crush.

A few moments later, she stops and decides to gather the Konoha 12, their teachers and the Hokage. With her mind made up, she begins to make her way around the village finding her friends.

0o0o0o0

(Hokage's Office, 11⁄2 Hours Later)

We now find the entire Konoha 12, along with Kakashi, Kurenai, Gai, and Asuma. Jiraiya was there too, sitting in the window. Tsunade was sitting at her desk, with Shizune standing next to her. Hinata was standing there with tears in her eyes.

"Hinata what happened? Why are you crying and why have you called us together?" asked Sakura. "Also where's Naruto?"

"The reason I called you together is because of Naruto." she said in a sad tone. "He-he left Konoha. He deserted the village." She then went into how she noticed Naruto acting strange. She said how she followed him to a house behind the Hokage monument and saw him leave with a giant scroll on his back.

She then followed him to the Hokage Tower and saw him leave with another giant scroll. Finally she followed him to training ground 7, where she saw him perform a jutsu that opened up a portal. She moved to stop him from leaving, but she ended up getting knocked out.

The entire group stood there shocked at the idea of Naruto abandoning Konoha. Some felt hurt that he left without saying anything.

"The jutsu he used was called the Dimension Rift Jutsu." she said, finishing her tale.

"Damn that idiot! When I find him, I'll give him a beating so hard he won't ever try something so stupid again." said Sakura, angry that idiot left without keeping his promise to her.

Hinata narrowed her eyes, then said "Before he left, I confessed my feelings to him. And you know what he said? He said that he doesn't know what love is. He said that Konoha was never truly a home to him. That where he was going was a fresh start at life where he wasn't hated. He sounded so sad and hollow."

"Hokage-Sama what was Naruto talking about? Why would he feel hated? How is Konoha not a home to him.?" questioned Choji, upset that his friend was gone.

At that question, every adult in the room flinched which was caught by Shikamaru. He then asked "You all know the reason don't you? I used to see how the villagers acted towards Naruto, but could never understand why. You all know the answer to all of it." Tsunade then sighed and decided to tell them.

"What I'm about to tell you all is an S-Rank secret. Failure to keep quiet about this will result in death." she said. All the Genin nodded their heads in agreement. "Have you all heard of the term Jinchuriki?"

This confused all the Genin except Shikamaru, who's eyes widened as he pieced it all together.

"I've read about them before. They are shinobi with one of the 9 Biju sealed within them. Like Gaara with Shukaku." he paused then continued "Or Naruto with the Kyuubi. Naruto is the Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi and that's why the villagers hated him."

All the Genin were left in shock at this statement. While the adults were impressed at how quickly he pieced it together.

"Yes Shikamaru you're correct. A Biju can't be killed only sealed. So on the night of the Kyuubi attack 14 years ago, the Fourth Hokage sealed the Kyuubi into baby Naruto. He wanted Naruto to be regarded as a hero for keeping the beast at bay, but sadly only a select few did." replied Tsunade. "While the majority of Konoha, however having no knowledge of the circumstances surrounding his birth, openly ostracised and resented Naruto for containing the beast that devastated the village and took many lives; some even viewed Naruto as the Nine-Tails itself. Soon, the Third Hokage forbade anyone from mentioning the Nine-Tails, hoping that the younger generation would not blindly hate Naruto as their parents did."

"But that didn't work out at all. A lot of the kids emulated their parents' hate of him, causing him to be isolated." said Shino, stoically.

"Honestly when you think about it revealing Naruto's status as a Jinchuriki after the village was destroyed by said Biju that he holds was a really dumb idea." said Shikamaru, causing the adults to flinch.

"Wait so he's been dealing with all that hatred and isolation his whole life? How is he always smiling then?" questioned Kiba.

"It was probably a mask he developed to deal with the pain of his life." said Ino, remembering her Dad talking about it.

"Why would the Fourth Hokage choose Naruto though? Out of all the children, why him?" asked Tenten, curious.

"Because who else can a parent trust then their own child to hold such a burden?" said Jiraiya from his window seat.

Shikamaru taking into account what Jiraiya said, gave it some thought. Then he took a look at the Fourth Hokage's picture, and it all clicked in his head. "Naruto is the son of the Fourth Hokage, isn't he?" he said as he turned to the adults with a look of realization on his face.

Tsunade then said under her breath, "Of course a Nara would figure out who Naruto is related to" before she gave a nod and said "Yes Shikamaru, you're correct. Naruto is the son of our Fourth Hokage. His mother was Kushina Uzumaki, the previous Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi."

"Wait then why does he live in that crappy apartment? Doesn't he have an inheritance from his father and mother?" asked Ino.

"You guys never told him who his parents were, did you?" asked Choji, piecing it together.

"We didn't, but it seems he found out. That house behind the Hokage monument is the Fourth Hokage's home." Jiraiya said. "But who could've told him?"

Shikamaru thought about it for a while, then realized the answer. "The Kyuubi. You said that Naruto's mother was its previous host. It wouldn't have been much of a stretch to say that it told Naruto the truth, thus breaking Naruto's trust with some of you. Because knowing who his parents were was really important to Naruto. And if he found out that some of the people he trusted never told him or lied to him about it, even he would question his loyalties."

"Wait, how did Kyuubi even get free from his mother?" asked Neji.

"When a female Jinchuriki is pregnant, the seal weakens giving the Biju the chance to escape if they fight through the seal." replied Jiraiya.

"So it's Naruto's fault the Kyuubi got free?" Sakura said accusingly. "Of course that idiot messes up things even before he's born."

Hinata then angrily walked over to her, and slapped her in the face, leaving a red hand print. "DON'T YOU DARE TALK ABOUT HIM LIKE THAT!" she yelled at her. This shocked everyone seeing shy and quiet Hinata act like this. Those that had made fun of him before, slightly edged away from her thinking to themselves "Mental note; never make fun of Naruto, around Hinata ever again."

"Honestly if Naruto had to deal with your dysfunctional team, I'm not surprised he left." said Shikamaru, as he shook his head.

"Also Kakashi Sensei, how come you never reprimanded Sakura or Sasuke on their treatment of Naruto?" asked Kiba. "Even I wasn't that mean to Naruto when we were kids. Sakura physically abuses Naruto and Sasuke hates Naruto more than anything, if those Chidori's through Naruto's lungs say anything." Kakashi flinched at that.

"Yeah what were you thinking teaching an unstable brat like Sasuke the Chidori." asked Jiraiya.

"He was going up against an unstable Jinchuriki at the time and he needed an edge." replied Kakashi. "I will admit that I probably should've just made him forfeit."

"Forget that, Naruto's in a whole different dimension if that jutsu he used is anything to go by." said Tsunade. "How are we going to get him back?"

"Should we even bring him back?" spoke Lee, for the first time in this conversation.

"Lee has a point. If Naruto was suffering, should we really force him back?" said Ino.

Tsunade agreed with the both of them on that, as did Jiraiya even though they didn't like it.

"Honestly it's probably better that he left." said Kakashi, shocking the rest. "I mean with him gone the Akatsuki can't get the Kyuubi from him."

"Akatsuki, what's that?" questioned Choji.

"They are a group of missing nin hunting down Jinchuuriki and extracting their Biju." said Jiraiya. "And when a Jinchuuriki has their Biju removed it results in the death of the host." This causes the Genin to flinch in shock and horror.

"But with Naruto gone it puts a wrench in their plans." said Shino. "They have no way of following Naruto to another dimension."

"Correct Shino." replied Tsunade.

"Actually, I was thinking of warning the other villages about the Akatsuki. That'll make them guard their Jinchuuriki more strictly." said Jiraiya "So far the Akatsuki have captured the 4 tails and 5 tails, according to my contacts."

"Good, you do that. Have you gained any insight on Akatsuki's plans?" said Tsunade.

"From what I've been able to tell, they've decided to wait 3 years before moving forward with their plans." replied Jiraiya.

"So we have 3 years to prepare for them," said Kakashi.

Tsunade nodded her head, then said "All right, I'm ordering mandatory hardcore training sessions. Not only for the Genin, but their senseis as well. I want you all at or above Jonin level within 3 years. With the exception of Lee, I want all of you to branch out with Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, Kenjutsu etc. You need to be able to go against S Rank ninja and win." All the Genin and Senseis in the room nodded in agreement.

"Tsunade-sama maybe we should suggest creating a task force of ninja from all five villages for dealing with the Akatsuki. They pose a threat to all villages, with them collecting the Biju to do who knows what with them. So it would be a good idea to unite, then work separately." said Shikamaru.

"That is a good idea Shikamaru. I'll send a message to each of the villages with our warning and proposal." said Tsunade, while nodding her head to Jiraiya. "For now, everyone can head home and get some rest. We have a harsh road ahead of us and we need to be prepared." Everyone nodded and left her office, deciding to follow her advice.

0o0o0o0

(Hyuga Manor, 2 Hours Later)

We now find Hinata lying in bed, thinking about the day she's had. She realized that if she was going to get strong, she needed to change.

"I was always the one left behind. Too afraid to fight and always needing to be protected. Well no more." she thought "I will be strong so no one has to worry about me. I will become a force of nature against my foes and an inspiration to my peers. I WILL succeed no matter what!" Her body glowed blue as her chakra reacted to her emotions. She then began to drift off to sleep, unaware that her chakra changed to a deep purple colour.

0o0o0o0

(Hinata's Mindscape)

Hinata opened her eyes and was greeted to the sight of a grassy plain with a starry night sky. She looks around in awe and wonder, mesmerized by the view.

"What is this place?" she asked herself. She then heard a deep voice behind her say: "Why this is your mind, Byakugan Princess Hinata."

Hinata then turned around and was greeted by the sight of an elderly man floating behind her. His appearance was very frail, his ribcage was slightly visible, his brows more prominent, and he had deep wrinkles in his face. He also had grey hair. He wore a white kimono with a black wide collar ceremonial kimono, with a light green sash tied over his right shoulder. Behind his back, were nine black orbs floating in a sigmoidal formation. What was most interesting was the two horns poking out from the top of his head.

"Who are you? And what do you mean this is my mind?" said Hinata while slipping into a Juken stance.

"It is just as I said. This is what the inside of your mind looks like." said the old man. "And as for who I am, my name is Hamura Otsutsuki, younger brother to Hagoromo Otsutsuki. But you may know him as the Sage Of Six Paths."

Hinata was shocked at what she'd just heard. The Legend of The Sage of Six Paths was real? He has a younger brother?

"What are you doing here Hamura-san?" questioned Hinata.

"Well child, I'm here to awaken your potential and tutor you in utilizing my power." said Hamura. "I am the progenitor of the Hyuga Clan. And in each member is a small fragment of my chakra. But you have a higher concentration of my chakra in you. Even your Byakugan is purer than others in your clan."

"Utilizing your power? Why would you transfer your power to me, Hamura-sama?" said Hinata.

He said to her "Before I died I had a dream of a great calamity arising in the world my brother created. I believe that my power will be crucial for future battles that will come."

This got Hinata curious of what type of calamity he could be talking about. She then turned to Hamura, saying "What does inheriting your power entail?"

"Firstly, you will go through some physical changes." said Hamura. This scared Hinata a bit.

"Ano… will I grow horns like you?" said Hinata, worried about her future appearance. This caused Hamura to burst out laughing.

"No haha no. You won't grow horns. The only thing that will happen is that your hair will turn completely white and you'll also experience an increase in your chakra levels." said Hamura. "Now onto the more serious abilities you'll gain. With the transfer of my Otsutsuki chakra, you will awaken your own Six Paths Chakra and the evolved form of the Byakugan, the Tenseigan." He then closed his eyes and opened them revealing eyes with white overlapping floral patterns and blue pupils.

"The Tenseigan." said Hinata in awe of such beautiful eyes.

"These eyes have enough power to rival my Brother's eyes, the Rinnegan." he explained to her.

Hinata was surprised at how powerful the Tenseigan is. "The abilities of the Tenseigan are the Four Noble Paths. They are like the Six Paths of the Rinnegan. The abilities of the paths are:

The Sravaka Arhat Path (Shomondo): This Path allows the user to manifest Yang release into a high power of Telekinetic Force Manipulation and communicate telepathically.

The Pratyeka Buddha Path (Engakudo): This Path allows the user to manifest Yin release to govern an energy sphere. The sphere can be used for various purposes such as controlling targets by sending it into their body, reading their minds, absorbing chakra from a distance.

The Bodhisattva Path (Bosatsudo): This path grants easy access to Natural energy and manifests in the form of a unique Sage Mode. Sage Mode is a transformation in which your physical parameters and sensing capabilities are dramatically enhanced for as long as the mode is active.

The Buddha Path (Hotokedo): This Path activates the Tenseigan Chakra Mode, which is a heightened transformation unique to those who possess the Tenseigan.

The Inner Path (Naido): This path allows the manifestation of a battle avatar, reaching enlightenment. This technique is the most dangerous and hardest to master as it can lose its power and will revert back to the Byakugan for the wavering will and the user must have an understanding of themselves.

"Aside from the Tenseigan, you will also be receiving from me Six Path Senjutsu." said Hamura. "This form of Senjutsu grants the complete comprehension of chakra, allowing the wielder to utilize all five basic nature transformations and make perfect use of Yin, Yang and Yin–Yang Release, as well as an almost unconscious mastery of the flight."

Hinata stood there frozen in shock at all the abilities she'd develop, before shaking it off. There were a few more questions she had to ask.

"Yin, Yang and Yin-Yang? What do they do?" asked Hinata politely.

"Yin Release uses spiritual energy to control imagination, creating form out of nothingness. Yang Release uses physical energy to control vitality, granting life to forms that have none." replied Hamura. "Yin–Yang Release is a nature transformation that combines Yin Release and Yang Release, which there is a small group of techniques for. For example, these black orbs behind me. They are made using Yin-Yang Release and a combination of the five basic chakra natures." Hamura floated one in front of her to look at.

"And what do they do?" said Hinata, curious.

"They can turn anything they touch to dust, but you have to will it. They can nullify all types of ninjutsu except for those empowered by Senjutsu." said Hamura. "It is also the ultimate form of shape manipulation, being able to take any form. A sword, platform, anything physical form you can think of."

This explanation caused Hinata to sweat drop, then say "That's kinda overpowered Hamura-sama." Hamura laughed at this.

"Yes this is quite "overpowered" as you say." replied Hamura.

Hinata then asked her final question "Hamura-sama, what is this great calamity you speak of? I feel like I should know what I'm getting into." said Hinata, wanting to have all the facts on the table before she makes a decision.

"This great calamity involves my mother." Hamura stated. "She was known by names when I was alive. Rabbit Goddess, Demon, God Almighty. But I know her best as Kaguya Otsutsuki, The Mother of Chakra."

Hamura then began his tale of The Elemental Nation's origin. How his mother's clan went from dimension to dimension, consuming the Chakra Fruit of the local God Trees. How Kaguya arrived on this planet during a time of war. How she consumed the Chakra Fruit and gained the Rinne Sharingan, using its power to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi, which entrapped the world in a genjutsu that showed the victims their deepest desires. She was originally viewed as a benevolent deity, but then later seen as a demon for her harsh act of turning people trapped in the Infinite Tsukuyomi into White Zetsus.

How she amassed her White Zetsu army in preparation for her clansmen who would arrive to steal her chakra. She became a tyrant, erasing all those who opposed her. She would eventually give birth to him and his brother, both with their own chakra. She grew jealous that they inherited some of her power. That jealousy eventually grew to the point where she couldn't accept it and merged with the God Tree, becoming the Ten Tails to regain her chakra. Him and his brother fought her, with the fight changing the land as they fought her.

The battle lasted for months, with Hamura and Hagoromo eventually getting the opportunity to seal her away, ending her rain of terror. The Ten Tails' chakra was sealed into Hagoromo, while its husk was sealed into the moon. Hamura's direct bloodline stayed on Earth and became the Hyuga Clan, with him migrating some of the clan onto the moon, to keep watch over the husk of Ten Tails.

Eventually Hagoromo split the Ten Tails' chakra using the pieces to create the 9 Biju. Kurama the Nine Tailed Fox, Gyuki the Eight Tailed Ushi Oni, Chomei the Seven Tailed Beetle, and Saiken the Six Tailed Slug. Kokuo the Five Tailed Dolphin Horse, Son Goku the Four Tailed Ape, Isobu the Three Tailed Turtle, Matatabi the Two Tailed Bakeneko, and Shukaku the One Tailed Tanuki. Each had sentience and their own personalities.

Throughout his tale, Hinata was experiencing multiple levels of shock. The Biju had names and weren't mindless demons that only destroyed. But most importantly was the fact that the Biju are parts of Ten Tails' chakra. Something clicked in her mind.

"The Akatsuki, their collecting the Nine Biju. You don't think that they somehow found a way to retrieve the husk of the Ten Tails?" said Hinata, afraid of his answer.

"Unfortunately, that seems to be the case. I can no longer sense the Ten Tails' husk on the moon." Hamura said. "The only way to remove it is to summon it using the Outer Path of the Rinnegan."

"Which means we have a potential Rinnegan user in the Akatsuki." said Hinata, releasing a sigh.

"That is why I believe the Tenseigan should make an appearance to counteract it. We can't risk the revival of my mother." said Hamura. He then stretches his left hand. "I ask you, Byakugan Princess, please accept my power and help to safeguard your world from calamity before it's too late."

Hinata thought about it for a moment, before she gave a firm nod and said "I'll do it Hamura-sama" as she took his hand. She then felt a rush of power enter her.

"I thank you for accepting this task. I will be with you every step of the way until you are proficient with the Tenseigan and your Six Paths Senjutsu." said Hamura. "Be warned, I will not go easy on you. These next few years will be filled with the most rigorous training you've ever experienced."

Hinata gave him a look of determination, and said "I don't want you to nor did I ask you to, Hamura-Sensei. I'm ready for it" as she bowed her head to him. She then began to fade from her mind.

"It looks like you're waking up. If you need to speak to me face to face, just meditate and come into your mind." spoke Hamura. She then disappeared from her mind.

0o0o0o0

(Hyuga Manor, The Next Morning)

Hinata woke up that morning feeling energized. She got out of her bed and went to her mirror. She saw a single strand of white hair on her head. She then activated her byakugan. Wanting to see if she was dreaming or not, she channeled more chakra into her eyes. She jumped back in shock, when her eyes changed into the design of the Tenseigan.

"So it really wasn't a dream." she thought.

{"Why of course, Byakugan Princess. Such an encounter could never truly be a dream."} said Hamura in her mind, causing Hinata to jump in shock. {"I would advise you to not use the Tenseigan out in the open though. Don't want to risk it getting exposed. Also check out your body."} She nodded and stopped the flow of chakra in her eyes, reverting them back to normal. She then took off her shirt and noticed some markings on her body.

Near her collarbone were six purple magatama like markings. Turning around she saw on her back a purple Rinnegan-like marking above nine purple magatama, which resembles the pattern she saw on the back of Hagoromo's robe. On her left palm was a black Crescent Moon marking.

{"Those are the markings of Six Path Senjutsu. Don't worry, the form isn't activated yet. This is just another physical change as a result of gaining access to it."} said Hamura.

"Hamura-sensei is there anyone that I could tell about this. It doesn't feel right keeping all this bottled up." questioned Hinata.

Hamura thought about it, then replied {"I believe the Toad Sage, the Nara child and your Hokage should be told. The others will be told when the time is right."}

Hinata nodded her head at that. She then exited her room and made her way to the bathroom to get ready for the day.

0o0o0o0

(Hokage's Office, 2 Hours Later)

We now find Hinata standing in Tsunade's office, in front of her desk. Jiraiya is seen laying against the wall next to Tsunade. Shikamaru is standing next to Hinata. Shizune is out doing some errands.

"Good morning Hinata. I was told that you had something urgent to share with me?" she questioned. Hinata nodded her head.

"Yes, but it is only for you, Shikamaru and Jiraiya-sama's ears. Can you please ask your ANBU to vacate the room?" she said, surprising Tsunade, Shikamaru and Jiraiya that she could sense them.

Seeing no harm in her request, Tsunade signals for her ANBU to leave the room. She then said "Now Hinata what was this topic you had to discuss?" Gesturing for Hinata to speak up.

"There is someone who I would like for you to meet. And what they have to say involves the Akatsuki." replied Hinata. She then activated her Tenseigan and her body began to glow silver, before a ghostly Hamura revealed himself to the other occupants of the room.

"Hinata who is this? Where did he come from?" questioned Jiraiya, a little shocked by the new eyes she has.

"My name is Hamura Otsutsuki, younger brother to the Sage of Six Paths whose name is Hagoromo Otsutsuki." replied Hamura, shocking everyone in the room.

"Wait the Sage of Six Paths? I thought he was just a myth." said Shikamaru, confused.

"My brother's legend is very much real, child." said Hamura. "But let's move onto the important things. The possible calamity approaching and Hinata's involvement in it." He then began his tale, this time using a genjutsu to show the events of the past.

For the next hour, Hamura went over the history of the Elemental Nations. The history of Kaguya and her eventual sealing. The separation of her Chakra into the Nine Bijuu. Sealing the husk of Ten Tails into the moon and his migration there to watch over it. He also pointed out the possibility of Kaguya's return.

He then went over his offer to Hinata and summarized the abilities she would gain from him. At the end of his story, the other occupants of the room were shocked at what they'd heard.

"The Ten Tails is a beast without thought. It just reacts." said Hamura. "Kaguya herself is more of a threat. Since she can wield all that power more tactically."

"This is gonna be such a drag." said Shikamaru as he sighed.

Jiraiya was focused on a certain part of the tale,"Only a Rinnegan user could summon the husk of Ten Tails? It couldn't be." He then clapped his hands, gaining the attention of everyone else. "I think I know who the Rinnegan user is. Tsunade, you remember those three orphans I took care of during that mission we as the Sannin had in the Rain Country?"

She thought about it for a moment, then her eyes widened in remembrance.

"Wait, that red haired boy. His eyes, were they?" questioned Tsunade, afraid of Jiraiya's answer.

He nodded his head, and replied "Yes. He had the Rinnegan. His name was Nagato and he was a descendant of the Uzumaki Clan. He's the only Rinnegan user I've encountered in the last 20 years. If only I took him with me to Konoha, we could have avoided such an outcome."

"If what Hamura-san said is true, then Hinata will have to face off against him in order for us to defeat the Akatsuki." said Shikamaru, with his hand on his chin.

Tsunade then had a thought, and said "Hinata I may have a jutsu that will help you with training. On top of that I would like to stretch an offer of you becoming my apprentice in medical ninjutsu, alongside Sakura." This shocked Hinata before she thought about it, and nodded her head.

"I would be honored to become your apprentice," as she bowed her head to her with one hand in a fist, with the other one flat against it.

"Darn it this means I'll have to be serious about training," Shikamaru groaned out.

"I'll also be sending a signal out to whatever's left of my clan members on the moon. We'll need all the aid we can get. Hopefully they can be of some help," Hamura said. He then weaved some hand signs, before a piece of his chakra flew out the window and in the direction of the moon. After that Hamura disappeared, returning to Hinata's mindscape.

"That idea of a task force is seeming more and more like a good idea Hime," Jiraiya said as he looked at Tsunade.

"I'll get letters sent out asap, requesting a Kage summit. Hinata, we'll need you there so Hamura can give them the whole history lesson, okay?" she said as she looked at everyone there. Hinata nodded at this.

Tsunade then pulled out a scroll and tossed it to Hinata, which she caught. Seeing the name of the technique on the scroll, Hinata's eyes widened.

"Tsunade-sama this technique is?!" she gasped out.

"Yes the Shadow Clone Jutsu. You may not be able to spam as much as Naruto did, but you can use the other benefit of this technique." said Tsunade. "Memory transfer. When the clones dispel, you receive any knowledge the clones get. It's a great tool for ninjutsu training, taijutsu training etc. Honestly if Naruto knew about this little secret, he could've been as smart as Shikamaru."

Everyone in the room shivered at that. Naruto combined with Shikamaru's smarts would be the day all hell broke loose.

"All right Hime, I'm heading out. Make sure you have those letters written up before I leave tomorrow." said Jiraiya. He then jumped out the window, causing Tsunade to sigh.

"Really wish he'd use the door." she muttered. She then turned to the Genin and Chunin in the room. "You two can leave for the day. Hinata you best get to work learning that jutsu. Shikamaru, you get to training." She received two "Hai!"s from then and they left the office.

Nobody noticed the small fly on the bookshelf disappearing in a puff of smoke.

0o0o0o0

(Underground Konoha Facility)

"And that was all that was said Danzo-sama," said one of his ROOT shinobi, Torune, as he kneeled before him.

Danzo was quite angry and intrigued with the piece of information that he'd just heard. Angry that Naruto, Konoha's weapon, had left and gone to another dimension. And intrigued because of what he'd found out about how chakra came to be. The threat of the Akatsuki reviving this Kaguya or the Ten Tails, worried him though. His plans for Konoha couldn't be realized if everything was destroyed in her quest to regain all chakra.

"All right, I have a new assignment for all ROOT ANBU. We must divert all of our resources to finding and eliminating the Akatsuki. They can't be allowed to continue on." said Danzo in a tone full of authority.

"HAI DANZO-SAMA!" they shouted and dispersed.

"For the glory of Konoha." said Danzo, as he sat there on his throne. He also remembered that boy with the red hair, that he and Hanzo faced and thought to himself "If I can obtain the Rinnegan from him and this Tenseigan from the Hyuga girl, then I could become the most powerful shinobi IN THE WORLD!" He then began doing a generic villain laugh, that echoed through the ROOT base.

0o0o0o0

(Akatsuki Base, Amegakure)

We now find most members of the Akatsuki all gathered under the Gedo Statue. Then Zetsu appears and coughs, drawing the attention of the rest of the members.

"Zetsu, what news do you have for us?" asked Pein.

"I'm afraid not good news Pein-sama," said the white half in a high pitched tone.

"The Nine Tails Jinchuuriki has somehow found a way to escape our reality, And has gone to a different one." the black half explained in a gravelly voice "It seems he got tired of his treatment by the village."

"But you know what's funny? Turns out that he was the child of Konoha's Fourth Hokage." said the white half, laughing. "They scorned the son and loved the father."

"The Yellow Flash had a kid? Now that I think about it, that brat looked exactly like him!" shouted Deidara.

"Who would've thought the kid would turn tail, huh Itachi?" said Kisame.

"Hn." grunted Itachi.

"Hmm, Iwagakure would have happily paid a fine bounty for the head of Yondaime Hokage's child." Kakuzu thought.

"This will put a dent in our plans. The Kyuubi is vital to our plan." said Pein with a scowl.

"Don't worry Pein, if Jinchuuriki doesn't show himself we have alternatives to get Kyuubi's chakra." said Tobi, doing a ridiculous dance.

Black Zetsu thought angrily, "Damn it! My plan to revive mother has hit a snag, with the Kyuubi brat going to a different dimension. But I can wait. I've been patient for centuries. But I have to wonder, how did he travel to a different dimension anyway? Especially since only mother should have the ability to do that"

"Good. For now we'll continue our 3 year preparation, before going after any more Jinchuuriki." replied Pein. "Use this time to train, collect funds or do whatever you need to do. This meeting is adjourned." All the members of the Akatsuki then shunshined away.

0o0o0o0

(Orochimaru's Base, Otogakure)

We find Orochimaru sitting atop his throne, Kabuto kneeling in front of him.

"Hmm, this is interesting news you've brought me Kabuto. Is that all you have to say?" asked Orochimaru.

"Yes Orochimaru-sama. That was all I was able to get from my contact in Akatsuki. We have three years before they make a move." said Kabuto, before he giggled. "Naruto-kun really knows how to surprise people."

They then heard footsteps and saw Sasuke entering the throne room. He was garbed in only his shorts, having done some physical training before this.

"What was that about Naruto?" questioned Sasuke.

"Why Sasuke-kun, it turns out your friend Naruto has abandoned Konoha." the snake giggled as he said this. "Quite surprising isn't it?"

Sasuke scoffed at this, saying "And he was so adamant on bringing me back to the village? Hypocrite." Sasuke then left the throne room,, intent on getting in more training.

"Haa, these next few years are going to be quite interesting, aren't they Orochimaru-sama?" questioned Kabuto.

"Indeed they are Kabuto. Indeed they are." replied Orochimaru, intrigued by what's to come.

0o0o0o0

(Konoha, 3 Years Later)

These past 3 years have truly been an experience for Hinata. She had shot up from a measly 4'6 to an average 5'6. Her hair was now completely white and she had also gained some noticeable muscle. Her personality also changed as well. She became more confident in her ability as she progressed, her friends also noticing as well. She also got over her crush on Naruto, realizing that he was more of an older brother figure to her than a lover.

After learning the Shadow Clone Jutsu, she was able to summon 20 clones with her current reserves. She used each year to focus on different aspects of her training, such as Ninjutsu, Gentle Fist katas, the abilities of the Tenseigan etc.

For the first year, she divided her clones towards practicing elemental manipulation and learning ninjutsu from each of the five elements. Hamura also mentioned that it was possible for her to use sub elements, but only after she finished her training in elemental manipulation. She also began her apprenticeship under Lady Tsunade. She was learning basic healing techniques, such as the Mystic Palm Technique and the Wide Healing Technique.

Hinata also refined her Gentle Fist style, pushing herself to master some advanced techniques such as the Eight Trigrams 64 Palms, Eight Trigrams Revolving Heaven and the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm. She even developed her own techniques such as the Protecting Eight Trigrams 64 Palms, which offered offensive and defensive capabilities whereby she emits a constant stream of chakra from her palms, which are formed into extremely thin, sharp, blades.

The second year, Hamura began her instruction on regular Senjutsu, Six Paths Senjutsu and the Tenseigan techniques. She had requested the use of the Forest of Death, since it would provide her with the privacy she needed.

Tsunade agreed with the request, understanding the need to keep such techniques a secret from the common populace. It also doubled as survival training due the large amount of dangerous animals and plants in the forest. It was also brimming with natural energy due to the First Hokage growing it with his Wood Style.

It took her two months to achieve sage mode. It took the form of dark markings over his eyebrows and lower eyelids, and a dark teardrop in the middle of her forehead. Thanks to her Tenseigan, she could enter it almost instantaneously. The physical boost it gave her made her Gentle Fist even more deadly, seeing as she could knock someone away with just a poke. She also was able to sense the whole village and pinpoint certain people.

Six Paths Senjutsu was a step above that. The strength increase was insane. She could lift two of those giant trees alone. The flight ability was fun to practice with. Being able to soar and touch the skies was breathtaking. She knew that the Third Tsuchikage could fly also, and she'd find it funny to see his reaction that she could too.

Her sensing capability also got a buff. It was like she could sense the whole world now. The truth seeking orbs were also fun to experiment with. She mostly shaped them into shields and Bo-staffs for bukijutsu. She could also fire them off at high speeds.

For the Four Noble Paths Techniques of the Tenseigan, she was able to master the Shomondo, Engakudo and Bosatsudo paths in about 3 months. She could use the Hotokedo path for about 30 minutes, and was trying to increase that time limit. In that form, her speed was drastically increased. Also she was able to manifest chakra arms that she could use to grab and lift multiple objects.

For the Naido path, Hamura suggested that she don't touch it until obtaining the self realization that was required.

She then spent the 3rd year refining the techniques she learned. She also finished her apprenticeship with Lady Tsunade, learning some more advanced healing jutsus and surgeries. She picked up on the Chakra Scalpel, which could be used offensively by cutting tissues and tendons from strikes, rendering the victim immobile. Lady Tsunade also allowed Hinata to sign the Slug Summoning Contract.

Aside from training, the Chunin exams came to Konoha again. It was there a Gokage meeting was held to discuss Akatsuki half a year ago. It was held there to keep information from possibly leaking out. As per Tsunade's request, Hinata attended along with Jiraiya and Shikamaru.

(Flashback 6 Months Ago, Konoha Conference Room)

We find Tsunade, Jiraiya and Hinata sitting in the conference room along with the rest of the Kages and their escorts.

Seated at the Mizukage seat was Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage. She is a tall, slender woman with fair skin. She has green eyes, and ankle-length, auburn hair styled into a herringbone pattern at the back, a top-knot tied with a dark blue band, and with four bangs at the front. Two bangs are short, with one covering her right eye, and two are long, crossing each other on her bust, just below her chin. She wears a long-sleeved, dark blue dress that falls just below the knees. It seems to be closed at the front with a zipper, and is kept open on the front-right side from the waist down. The dress only covers up to the upper part of her arms and the underside of her breasts.

Underneath, she wears a mesh armour that covers slightly more of her upper body than her dress. She also wears a skirt in the same colour as her dress and, underneath those, mesh leggings reaching down over her knees. Around her waist, she wears a belt with a pouch attached to the back on the left along with high-heeled sandals, shin-guards reaching up over her knees, dark blue nail polish on her fingers and toes, and purple lipstick.

Her escorts are her second in command, Ao and Chōjūrō, a recent addition to the Seven Ninja swordsmen of The Mist.

In the Raikage seat is "A" The Unruly, the Fourth Raikage. He has dark skin with a large muscular build, white hair combed back, a small moustache and goatee. His face has pronounced cheekbones and tear troughs under his eyes, and a prominent crease across his forehead. He has pointed canines and his top lip also has a darker hue than the bottom one.

He wears a white haori without a shirt underneath. He also wears a gold belt around his waist with a boar's face engraved in the centre, black pants with torn ends, Kumo-nin shin guards, and shinobi sandals.

His escorts are his brother Killer Bee, the Eight Tails Jinchuuriki and Darui of The Black Lightning.

In the Tsuchikage seat is Onoki of Both Scales, the Third Tsuchikage. He was a very short, old man with a triangular beard and a moustache that had angular corners, a big red nose and thick eyebrows. The top of his head was completely bald, although he had long white hair on the lower-half of his head which is styled in a traditional chonmage haircut, the back of which was tied with a yellow ribbon into a topknot.

Ōnoki wore a green and yellow coat with a red collar. Underneath he wore the traditional Iwagakure outfit consistent with a light green version of Iwagakure's flak jacket and mesh armour. He however had both the sleeves of his shirt, but kept the single lapel on his right side. Along with this, he wore sandals.

His escorts are his granddaughter Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi his "shield".

And Finally in the Kazekage seat was Gaara of The Desert, the Fifth Kazekage. He has fair skin, green eyes, and short auburn hair; for most of his life his hair is spiky, but by adulthood it is combed and parted to the right. He lacks distinctive pupils or eyebrows, the latter of which others sometimes make fun of. He's had tanuki-like black rings around his eyes and the kanji for "love" on the left side of his forehead.

He wears a long-sleeved crimson coat and full-length dark trousers with a pair. Over the coat he wears two buckled belts, a grey vest held in place by a single strap over his left shoulder, and two buckled belts which he also uses to carry his gourd.

His escorts are his brother, Kankuro and his sister, Temari.

Seeing that all the guests were settled, Tsunade decides to begin. "Greetings my fellow Kage's" she greeted them "I thank you for coming to this meeting as quickly as possible."

"Well it must be pretty important if you called a Gokage meeting, Lady Hokage." said Gaara in a respectful tone.

"Yes, so why don't you tell us why you've called us together, Princess Tsunade." said Onoki.

"We would like to address the threat of the Akatsuki," she told the rest of the Kage, getting their attention.

Mei curiously asked, "And what threat do they possess exactly?"

Tsunade had a grave look on her face as she told them, "They seek to capture the Tailed Beasts and combine them all back into what they once were: the Ten Tails." This shocked the other Kages and their escorts.

["WHAT?!"] shouted both Biju present during the meeting. Both Gaara and Bee flinched.

"Impossible! There's no such thing." shouted A, with Onoki and Mei nodding in agreement.

"Actually bro, Gyuki is sayin that they're telling the truth." said Bee, surprising A that he wasn't rapping.

"Indeed. Shukaku is also confirming their statement." said Gaara, nodding in agreement.

"We have someone who can give you proof of our claims," said Shikamaru. Seeing everyone else nod their heads, he turns to Hinata. "You're up Hinata."

Hinata nods in acceptance. She then activates the Tenseigan and her body briefly glows silver, before Hamura's ghostly figure appears. At the sight of Hamura, both Gaara and Bee flinch again. Everyone else was put on edge with the arrival of this newcomer.

"Who are you?" questioned Mei.

"Greetings Gokage. No need to be alarmed." said Hamura. "My name is Hamura Otsutsuki, the younger brother of the Sage of Six Paths."

As soon as he said that, Bee and Gaara flinched again. They then created clones, which then transformed into miniature versions of Shukaku and Gyuki.

["Uncle Hamura!"] shouted Shukaku happily.

["It's good to see you again. I'm guessing this girl is your heir."] said Gyuki with a calculating gaze.

The other Kages and their escorts were shocked by the identity of the stranger. They were also surprised by the reactions of the Biju.

"Ah young Gyuki and young Shukaku, you've grown. I remember when you were just little babies." cooed Hamura. Both Biju blushed at this.

"~Cough~ can we get to what you have to say Hamura-san?" asked Mei, curious about the younger brother of the sage.

"Ah yes, let us not delay no longer," said Hamura, nodding. "Let me tell you the tale of how Chakra came to be into this world."

Hamura then began his story, using a genjutsu to show everyone the events that transpired. His mother's consumption of the Chakra Fruit and her use of its power. His birth, alongside his brother. His mother's jealousy at them having chakra and her assault towards them to steal it back. Her fusion with the God Tree, becoming the Ten Tails.

Him and his brother's battle with it, with it lasting for months. Them eventually sealing it away, separating the chakra from it's body and sealing it within Hagoromo. Trapping it's husk in the moon and the creation of the Nine Bijuu. And finally, migrating to the moon with some members of the Otsutsuki clan from earth. He also reminded them that only a Rinnegan user can summon the husk of the Ten Tails.

The other Kage and their escorts were shocked at the news. The display of power from the Ten Tails and Kaguya were nothing to joke about. Also the fact that the fabled Rinnegan has made a reappearance was worrying.

"This is why I'm training the Byakugan Princess." said Hamura. "The re-emergence of the Rinnegan and the possibility of my mother's revival are too risky to chance.

"With this information, Shikamaru has suggested a formation of a task force. It's focus is solely on hunting down and elimination of the Akatsuki," spoke Tsunade. "It will be made up of our villages' best shinobi and those that can work together."

The other Kage nodded at this.

"This is something bigger than all our villages. You have my support Princess Tsunade." said Onoki.

"It's probably best that our villages are united against this issue." said Gaara.

"If their targets are the Jinchuuriki, we should probably safeguard them." suggested Mei.

"I agree with Mizukage. I even have the perfect place to hide them." said A. "Have you been able to identify any members of Akatsuki? And how many Jinchuuriki are left?"

"Of the members of Akatsuki, we've confirmed 6 of their identities," said Shikamaru. He then put 6 folders on the table, allowing the other Kage to take a look.

"Of the five we've identified, there's Itachi the Kin Slayer and Kisame the Tailless Biju. These two are usually seen together." said Hinata "The next pair are Deidara the Mad Bomber and Sasori of The Red Sand. And the final pair are Kakuzu and Hidan, they're called the "Zombie Combo" due to Kakuzu use of the Earth Grudge Fear technique and Hidan being a Jashinist. These two will likely be the second hardest pair to deal with, after Kisame and Itachi."

"From what my contacts have been able to gather, only the 1 Tails, 3 Tails, 8 Tails and 9 Tails remain uncaptured." said Jiraiya. The other Kage nodded in acceptance of this.

"I've been meaning to ask, where is Naruto?" questions Gaara, wondering where his first friend was. "I haven't seen him at all since entering the village."

At that question everyone in the room from Konoha flinched, then gained looks of sadness at Gaara's question. Shikamaru then spoke "Naruto Uzumaki has deserted the Hidden Leaf Village." At this Gaara, Temari and Kankuro gained looks of shock.

"No way! That little runt who always screamed about being Hokage left the Leaf!?" spoke Temari in disbelief.

"Who is this Naruto Uzumaki you're all speaking about?" asked Onoki with a raised eyebrow.

Sighing Tsunade then said "Naruto Uzumaki is the Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi. His life in Konoha wasn't all that great."

"After the Kyuubi attack, his status was leaked out. Due to all the death caused by the Kyuubi, the villagers pushed all their hatred onto Naruto, leaving him isolated and scorned." said Hinata. "He was treated poorly by the adults and children from our academy days. I guess he finally had enough and decided to ditch the source of his pain."

"Have you been able to locate where he went?" questioned A. "He is in great danger with the Akatsuki out there."

"That's the thing. Naruto isn't within our dimension anymore" Shikamaru told them, which confused everyone not from Konoha, except for the two Biju.

"What do you mean not in our dimension?" asked Mei, confused.

["Ah so that's what I sensed a couple of years ago. Kurama must have used the Dimension Rift Jutsu to transport his host to another dimension."] said Shukaku.

Everyone else gained a look of confusion at that statement.

"Yeah I heard Naruto-kun shout that out before a portal appeared in front of him." said Hinata. "What was that jutsu anyway?"

["It was a jutsu our father taught us as a means of escape from this realm."] said Gyuki. ["If we ever found ourselves in danger, we could use it to find safety for ourselves in a different dimension."]

"How come none of you have used it till now?" questioned Jiraiya as he looked at them, curiously.

["There was never a need to. Until, that damn Hashirama trapped and caged us like wild animals! Ouoo how I want to tear him to shreds!"] said Shukaku, angrily.

"Does this mean you can find and retrieve Naruto for us?" Mei asked them, with a curious tone.

Before they could reply, Hinata interjected "NO! We've decided to leave Naruto-kun be. He's out of Akatsuki's reach, so there is no point in dragging him back here. Let him have his freedom."

The other Kages were surprised by her outburst, but nodded their heads in understanding.

"Yeah yeah, let's leave Number 9. I'm sure he'll be cool. I'm sure he'll be fine." rapped Bee. This caused Darui and A to groan.

"Bee what did I say about that damnable rapping!?" said A. He then grappled Bee's head with his hand. "Take the Iron Claw for your punishment!"

"Ow! Ow! Chill bro!" said Bee, trying to get out of A's grip. The other occupants of the room sweatdropped.

"Moving on. I'll need you all to send a list of Shinobi that you'll be recommending for the task force." said Tsunade. The other Kages nodded. "Also what should we name it?"

"Already got it covered Hime. This group will be known as the Allied Shinobi Forces Unit." said Jiraiya.

Everyone else nodded in agreement with the name. With everything settled, the meeting came to a close and everyone retired to their place of rest.

(FlashBack End)

After the meeting, the Chunin Exams were underway. Hinata ended up passing alongside the other rookies. They all were promoted to Chunin this time, instead of just one of them passing the exam.

0o0o0o0

(Hyuga Training Field, Morning Time)

We now find Hinata in her family training field, sparing against Neji. Both had their Byakugan active. They were both wearing black training gi's.

"Eight Trigrams 64 Palms!" shouted Neji, thrusting his fingers forward at high speed.

"Protecting Eight Trigrams 64 Palms!" shouted Hinata waving her hands around creating arc shaped streams of chakra that shaped into a barrier, blocking Neji's thrusts. When Neji finished, she closed the distance with chakra shaping in her hands. She shouted "Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists!" as the chakra in her hands took the shape of lions and she hit Neji's center with a double handed thrust, knocking him to the ground.

She then raised her palms to bring down another strike, before Neji said "I yield Hinata-sama." She then relaxed herself and stretched a hand forward to pull Neji up. He took it and stood up, before bowing to Hinata. They then heard clapping and turned around to see Lord Hiashi standing there.

"Wonderful job both of you. Hinata I am so proud of how far you've come." Hiashi said. "Neji I'm sure your father would be proud of how strong you've become. 16 and you're already a Jonin."

"Thank you Father." said Hinata, bowing.

"Thank you Hiashi-sama." said Neji, also bowing.

"I've come to tell you that Lady Hokage has requested your presence in her office." stated Hiashi. Both Hinata and Neji nodded and left to get changed.

0o0o0o0

(Hokage's Office, 1 Hour Later)

We now find Team Guy, Team 8, Team 10, Kakashi, and Sakura standing before Tsunade waiting for her instructions on what to do. Everyone had also gone through a wardrobe change (1). They also wore new headbands, with the ASFU kanji on it.

"Good morning everyone. First I would like to introduce you all to a new addition to the ASFU, Sai. He'll be on Team Kakashi." Said Tsunade, gesturing to the other occupant of the room.

He has short, straight black hair, and dark eyes which contrast with his translucent-looking pale skin. He wears a short black-and-grey jacket with red straps. He also carries a tip-less tantō on his back. The rest of his outfit consisted of a high-collared midriff shirt, black pants, shinobi sandals and gloves with his index and thumb fingers exposed.

"Hello everyone my name is Sai." he said in a bland tone. "I am proficient in Earth, Water and Fire Style jutsu. I also have my unique ink ninjutsu to add. I hope that I can aid you well." The rest of the group nodded at that.

"Now onto your assignments." said Tsunade, regaining their attention. "Team 8 and Team Kakashi you'll be heading to Sunagakure. There have been sightings of Deidara and Sasori near the village. You'll have Suna shinobi aiding you."

"We'll get right on it Tsunade-sama." said Kakashi with Kurenai nodding in agreement.

"Team Gai and Team 10 you will be traveling to Kirigakure. You shall aid the Mizukage and her forces in the re-sealing of the Sanbi." stated Tsunade. "Shizune will be joining you in this meeting."

"Hai Tsunade-sama! We will aid Kiri with our Flames of Youth!" shouted Gai, exploding into youthful flames. "Come team let us make haste!" He then jumped out the window.

Everyone else except Lee sweatdropped at Gai's display.

"So youthful! I must follow his example!" shouted Lee, exploding into flames as well. He then jumped out the window, following Gai.

"Anyway, you all have an hour to prepare before heading out." said Tsunade. "Let's make this work people!"

"HAI HOKAGE-SAMA!" they all shouted, while saluting.

Everyone then vacated the room, returning home to prepare for their missions.

{"Looks like it's starting Hamura-sensei. Let's hope this all works out."{ thought Hinata.

{"Yes Hinata, let's hope. For if my mother returns, all may be lost."} said Hamura in a grave tone.

Her thoughts then drifted to her missing friend. "Naruto-aniki I hope you're okay. I hope you've found the happiness you were missing."

END

Author's Note #2

1. Everyone is wearing their outfits from the The Last: Naruto The Movie.

Hey everyone this is Giblenator and Power of Magic.

As you can see we're having Hinata take Naruto's canon role, but Naruto will still be present for the Fourth Shinobi World War. It was really stupid how much wasted potential Hinata was made by Kishimoto. She could've been on par with Naruto and Sasuke, especially with the introduction of the Tenseigan.

Before any of you get on us saying that only the Otsutsuki can awaken the Tenseigan, it is said in the Naruto Wiki, that the conditions for awakening the Tenseigan is an Otsutsuki's chakra and a Hyuga's Byakugan. So we thought, why shouldn't a Hyuga be able to unlock it as well? So we made Hinata Hamura's reincarnation in a sense. With Hamura's spirit, it will act as a guide and mentor to Hinata.

We've also decided for Hamura to reveal the History of Chakra early, to give the main cast a sense of what is to come. It was bad how Kishimoto left everything all secretive until the last arc. Honestly, Kaguya might not even make an appearance in this story. We're not sure, so let us know if you guys want Kaguya or not.

Also for the info on Tenseigan techniques, look up TenshinG Dumpster's Tenseigan Story. Since Kishimoto didn't really expand on Tenseigan's abilities, TenshinG Dumpster went ahead and wrote up a list of reasonable abilities granted to Tenseigan users.

And that's all readers. Hope you enjoyed the chapter and stay tuned for the next one. This is Power of Magic and Giblenator signing off.