Normally I don't give out a disclaimer because its fairly obvious I don't own the story...if I did...why would I be writing fan fiction? Great question...and moving on. I do want to say that the Ether characters that are original, Sicerio, Lily, Cindy, and Red are mine. You can't have them. Not for a bajillion dollars.

Sicerio: Age 26 (technically 25,026)

Lily: Age 25 (technically 25,025)

Red: Age 26 (technically dead)

Cindy: Age 25 (technically 25,025)

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It was just a few hours later. Tsunade, having deemed their skill worthy of the Konoha forehead protectors in the meantime till they could go back home. They were all lounging about the park. Naruto sat with Sakura practically on his lap. It had taken just a few hours for that 'remote fingering' to stimulate her into awakening her abusive relationship with Naruto to encompass kissing and hugging, even if he was having a tough job of not getting bruised for each one. The smile on their faces however was enough to show love was blooming in the air.

Yes, love was indeed blooming in the air. Despite a small fiasco where Sai was convinced Ino had a penis and became obsessed with drawing her, and a random fan girl that attached herself to Sicerio and claimed to be carrying his child...not much else had happened. They were getting to know each other. Their past, their present, what they planned for the future.

The Ethereal Users noted that the ninja teens pasts usually tended to be somewhat dark, or in Naruto's case a never ending void of nothingness. While the ninja teens noted that the Ethereal Users' past was decent enough till it concerned Sicerio, the Enigma, himself. The best they could get was he had been in a war, and was working against some of the people from the war.

In fact, lets just listen to the conversation for once!

Naruto sat down on a bench, and almost immediately Sakura was beside him, "Uhm, Naruto...can we talk?" she seemed rather nervous and dominating all in one go. Naruto, according to his Code of Conduct concerning Sakura Clause 86 on page 94, under Article 69..."Listen to the words of wisdom from the goddess Sakura."

"Yes...Sakura-chan?" he asked in return as the other were beginning to sit down. "Is there anything I can do for you? Back rub? Massage? RAMEN!?" he snowballed into hysteria.

Her response was rather natural, to slap him upside the head, "No you moron! Ugh...men." She reverted back to her nervous attitude, "I...wanted...to...uhm...oh fuck it!" she exclaimed grabbing a fist of his blond golden hair and forcing his lips to smash against hers.

Now...for those of you who think Naruto is just about to awake from a dream...please raise your hands. (Almost all the hands go up)...nice...nice...but too bad! (collective sigh)...It happened. More to the point, its occurrence freaked out the nearby people, Ethereal Users not included, and stopped one Yamanaka Ino on her path to Billboard Brow.

Sicerio and Lily exchanged meaningful looks while Cindy looked on wistfully...wondering why Red had practically killed himself. He had been a fetching man...lacking in the specifics of 'man'...but a kind and compassionate soul. She wondered deeply as she looked on at the blond haired loud mouth with his pink haired vixen, and the brown haired Enigma and his red haired beauty. What was a girl to do? The answer arrived from an old saying "If you can't beat them, join them..." Now this brought along a brilliant idea.

Before she could enact her devious plan Sai stood and bowed to Ino...for reasons unexplained other to be courteous...it was a part of his new books he was reading. He smiled at her appreciatively, "How's about you and me get a room sir?"

I'm sorry...I think my ears are screwed in wrong...what did he say?

The group eyed the new development with keen...'interest'? 'Digust'? They watched in a certain way that kept them uncertain. How is a person supposed to react to that? Perhaps the way firecrot-...I mean Ino answered.

"What did you say?!" she demanded coming up in front of him poking his chest harshly. His response was a shrug, perhaps he hadn't done it right. The book said it worked.

"I'll have you know I'm not a guy!" she screamed into his face. Slowly a look of understanding washed over his face...it was...not the understanding we would get from that sentence...that very suggestive exclamation. He hadn't heard a single word...not...

"Penis?" he asked under his breath. Ino...having her excellent ninja ears heard him however. Her face rivaled an embarrassed Hinata's as she shook in furious rage. Sai knew this was retreat and regroup time. He knew the moment she began trying to stab him with her kunai.

"Get back here you lily livered, butt munching asshole!" she shouted as they ran away into the distance. Bound to become husband and wife no doubt. (I wonder why that situation seems so familiar?)

Our attention shifts to a suspicious character hovering just a few feet away from Sicerio...who has been staring at him this entire time. It takes the figure a total of fifteen seconds to jump in his lap and proclaim her undying love...it takes a total of two second for both Lily and Cindy to become green with jealous and punt the girl halfway across the Fire Nation both screaming, "Get off my man!"

Our little group is lucky they didn't notice each other say the exact same thing. The others noted though...and chuckled in amusement. Course by others...by now this just means Sicerio, Naruto, and Sakura.

Sitting down, they both took up possessive reigns beside Sicerio and glared at him, as if accusing him of knowing her. His only reaction was to sigh and give a strong but short defense, "I've been here for five hours...I have no clue who she is."

Yep...quite an eventful time it was. In either case, Tsunade agreed to put them on as outside help, or in other words, advisers. They'd be on the Roster of active ninja...but would not be required to do missions. Defend Konoha yes...but fight for its missions no.

After their few hours of rest and relaxation, not to mention being shown around the village (city or at least town), they headed back to Training Ground 17. There Sicerio stood at the reign, "Now we are going to learn together the limitations of the Universe. To begin with...let me explain to you what you need to know as your foundation." He began to get into an old conversation he'd already had.

"I believe that no amount of words could convince you of what I have to say...so rather instead...a demonstration would be more beneficial," and with that he looks off into the kitchen right in the open room next living room they were in, and before they could ask what caught his attention, they too noticed that a single plate came hovering towards them from the kitchen.

They watched the thing hover to a spot in between the group and waver up and down, before doing little back flips, if it was possible for a plate to do a back flip, and dances of kinds it seemed. Their attention was snagged suddenly by the sound of Sicerio's voice again, "Lily...do you remember our discussion about my thoughts before I left?"

All eyes diverted to Lily now...who at another time might have whammed the sly oaf beside her in the back of the head for putting the spotlight on her it such strange situation. But upon thinking about something vague came to mind, "This universe draws energy from a universe below it?"

Then there was the actual explanation in and of itself.

"I've been thinking about the universe lately." And she knew where this was headed...he wanted his thoughts to be known should he die...and in return for his silent plea to be remembered she gave a small hug that she 'forgot' to stop giving to his head, pulling him close to her center.

"I believe," he continued, "that the universe that we live in is just a middle ground. That their is universe underlying to this one, where infinite energy resides...or at least as near infinite as the human mind can imagine." He stopped to think on this again a little.

"This universe is almost completely unattached. There are however, small points where what is on our side can channel this energy...though I believe it must be objects of living essence and mind. A small piece to every piece of the universe channels this energy I call ether into this level of the universe." his words are that of an abstract attachment.

"I think I can conclude, that if this is true, that with enough energy channeled, you could create an overlying level to the universe. Where different laws bind the world." he settles his thoughts to look up at her, his brown eyes curious for her opinion.

The three ninjas naturally demanded a demonstration of their own despite having 'seen' an invisible force cut them , and hold back some of the Kyuubi's power.

Sicerio demonstrated by wrapping a very bright ethereal string around Lily's middle and picking her up into the air before setting her down.

The three ninja couldn't help but be stupefied by the sight before the. A grown woman being picked up into the air by a string. Not one of the Kyuubi's tails lashing out against the world trying to destroy it...or chakra. But something far different.

Sicerio pushed on, "It is my belief that if you use any of this, it'll help create a proficiency with you're standard of attack and defense. You're physical, perhaps even mental state."