Southern Hideout

The trio returned to the main hall where most rioting prisoners were. Tens of de-transformed people lay on the floor unconscious after being drained.

These guys aren't bad. Tsuyu thought to herself. Nue's size increased twice from before. Reibi too had increased in size imperceptibly. 

Both of them turned into dark purple masses of chakra respectively and rushed back into Tsuyu's body. 

Yamato felt Tsuyu was becoming more unfathomable. No wonder Tsunade asked him to keep an eye on her. She's becoming too powerful and out of Konoha's control. Someone this powerful and loyal to Danzo would make her feel insecure about her status as Hokage. Add to the fact that Tsuyu reminds Tsunade of Orochimaru so she had some prejudices.

"Mmh…~" Sizzle… 

She felt the seal Gozu Tenno seemed to be growing alongside Nue, it spread outward in a crawling speed, burning her back.

"Yosei…!" Tenzo stepped forward, feeling apprehension over her situation. Even though he wasn't a sensor, he could feel a deep potent dark aura coming from her.

She bit her lips in pain, before her expression returned to normal after seconds. Her connection to Nue feels even closer than before. She felt she could access some of Nue's dark chakra just as he could access hers.

"Ha… I am fine. Let's head to the East Tower."

Nao and Yamato frowned. Those creatures weren't simple, they thought.

***

"No… it can't be… if he's dead… doesn't it mean…" Jugo felt his head spinning, madness lingering in his blood. Kimimaro is the one person he trusted, the person that could keep him under control. But the rumor that Orochimaru is dead means Kimimaro is likely to as well.

"Without him with me… I can never leave this place…"

The curse mark grew from his body, crawling outward on his skin. His expression turned cold, looking at the steel door in an urge to kill.

"If it's a man… I will kill…".

…

"Someone… is here… kill." Jugo stares at the steel door, feeling the presence outside.

***

Nao holds the keys to the cell, and starts to unlock it one by one.

"This Jugo should be here." Nao turned another key, unlocking all the locks.

Tsuyu holds her wrist to stop her from opening the door.

"Let me. You two prepare to subdue him." She's briefed shortly that he's a mad person who will kill anyone he sees.

Just as she opened the door, Jugo's expression turned crazy, the curse mark spread outward more.

But his crazed expression turned disappointed.

"Too bad… it's a little girl…"

"Haha… I will still KILL!" 

"DIE!" Jugo rushed forward in madness. His face half transformed.

"Yosei…!"

Both Tsuyu and Yamato made hand seals.

Wood Release: Binding!

Earth Release: Earth Grasp!

Earth and wood burst from the ground locking onto the crazed Jugo.

"Gahh…! I will… kill you…!" The mark on Jugo spread more, the rock and wood crumble in an instant as parts of his arm turned into a monstrous giant axe.

"Strong…!" Yamato cautioned.

Tsuyu felt intrigued at his ability. Jugo rushed forward with a powerful swing. The three flickered to dodge quickly. His swing created a long crater on the ground, spreading to the walls. The entire hall shows cracks unable to withstand his power.

"HAHAHA!" Jugo turned around to face Nao the closest to him.

"He won't… get paralysed…!" Nao's insects had been biting him from the moment he engaged, but it seemed ineffective.

Jugo rushed to her, launching his monstrous fleshly fist. Nao unable to react swiftly, but before Jugo could land the fist Tsuyu flashed in between.

Crash!

Craters spread on the ground, spreading further more to the walls causing the walls to crumble.

Jugo's expression turned to surprise. His fist was stopped by a black iron arm holding it. As the dust settled, Tsuyu's cold gaze met Jugo's. The curse mark already spread halfway to her face.

"Hahaha… Another copy of me!"

"Calm down. We are not here to kill you."

"Haha… then what do you want?"

"Come with us. You are a survivor of Orochimaru's human experimentation. You will gain freedom out of these cages. In exchange we only need your cooperation for research."

Tsuyu states their goals outright. 

"Hnhn… Hahaha! Let me out of here?! You guys are crazy!"

"I can't leave… I can't leave without him…! Die!"

Tch.

Jugo's arm turned into an axe once more, swinging it towards her. She steps aside, dashing forward with her own blackened fist. Taking a deep breath, the entire tenketsu of her arms are filled with chakra to the brim.

Herculean!

The fist landed on Jugo's stomach, cracking his ribs. He's blasted onto the walls, destroying it completely.

"Ahh…!!!" Jugo screamed, his entire body was about to transform fully as he struggled to get up.

Tsuyu flashed and stepped on his chest heavily. Heavy pressure and killing intent emanated from her. 

"G-guh…!" Jugo's eyes locked with the cold red demon-like eyes, her feet were like a mountain, pressing onto him.

The killing intent emanating from her sends fear deep into him, causing his transformation to recede.

"Ah…" Jugo screamed in pain, his body shaking.

"Stop… don't…"

"I… I don't want to kill anyone…! Please… leave me alone…!" Jugo cried out, his body trembling.

"Huh. Split personality? Interesting." Tsuyu removed her foot.

"You wouldn't be able to kill anyone as long as you come with us. Konoha will help you gain your freedom. We only need your cooperation in research. It will be better than these cages."

"I…" 

Tsuyu's words are tempting. He followed Orochimaru only because he didn't want to kill anyone anymore. He couldn't control his urges, that's why he agreed to go to Orochimaru.

"And if you want to kill anyone, I will stop you." She released heavy pressure from her chakra, a mixture of 9 tails, her own, and the dark chakra from the two beasts inside of her.

Yamato and Nao behind her felt their feet locked in place. The pressure is so heavy, as if a monster stood in front of them. Yamato gulped his saliva. He wonders just how much Tsuyu is hiding inside. 

"I… I understand…" Jugo thought he found hope. That maybe, maybe he really could find freedom from his urges and killing. 

"Good."

Tsuyu had some thoughts.

"Nue." Tsuyu called.

The creature appears from a dark mass of chakra in the air.

"Keep an eye on him. If he wants to berserk tell me."

"An!" Nue went to Jugo, looking at him with big eyes. Animals have always been friendly to Jugo while he's not in his berserk state.

"Huh…" Jugo hesitantly pats its head. Nue seemed to be fine with him.

"Let's go."

Nue turned into a dark mass of chakra, residing on Tsuyu's back. Even while staying on the other dimension, it could sense negative emotions through Tsuyu.

The whole hideout is searched in its entirety for a whole day. They found a few other locations of Orochimaru's hideout from interrogation of Jugo and living workers there.

"We could search a few of them before returning to Konoha." Nao suggested.

"I agree." Tsuyu thought that's fine.

While on their mission, Jugo had few crash outs. Each time Tsuyu would beat him down to it, while Reibi and Nue feed on his dark chakra.

Jugo's madness becomes even more out of control when those two feed on his dark emotions as those urges are brought to the surface. Even fully transforming himself out of control.

Tsuyu treats him like a punching bag and as a practice target on their journey.

***

"Your body is really tough." Tsuyu commented, she landed another iron fist to his chest, even caving it in and sending him meters back like a cannonball.

Dark chakra tentacles from Nue and Reibi come out of Tsuyu's body leeching onto Jugo constantly, sucking it all up.

"Hahah… HAHAHA!" He stood up weakly, the caved in chest repairs itself at an unreasonable speed.

"Ah…!" His transformation receded all of a sudden, he felt as if all of his emotions turned dull. And yet he felt relieved.

"Hm. It worked." Tsuyu was just trying.

"Thank you…" Jugo looks at her gratefully. He had never thought he could feel free from those killing urges even if it's temporary… it's a little empty inside but, it's better.

"No need…" Tsuyu smirked slightly. This guy is too easy to tame. It seemed she might get a strong loyal subordinate for free.

Yamato and Nao look at each other. To think Tsuyu can make a monster like him subdued easily. 

In a few days, they cleared out known hideouts, not finding many things except a few prisoners.

As they approached the Southern Hideout, Karin doing her routine round as a warden felt her heart palpitating.

W-What is this terrifying chakra…!

She used Mind's Eyes of the Kagura, sensing 3 chakra signatures tens of kilometers away. But one of them is very chaotic, dark, and oppressive. She couldn't figure out if it's a human being or something else.

"What… what is that…" Beads of her sweat rolling down her face. She's not sure what monster is coming here. But she wants to run away quickly and has already packed her things.

She quickly rode a boat leaving her position. She is loyal to Orochimaru, but her life is at stake at this point. She didn't notice that a very small insect had already landed on her. The chakra signature is so minute that she didn't notice. 

***

"Tenzo, Yosei, someone is running away from the island." Nao reminded the two.

"He must be a sensor to find us so quickly." Tsuyu mused.

"Leave him to me. Direction?" 

"Towards the northeast direction." 

"Roger."

Tsuyu flashed, using body flicker to approach her and rushed on the water.

Karin notices the approaching being and she starts to panic. She rowed her boat faster, hoping it wouldn't catch her.

OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT!

Alas she couldn't outrun it, she could only try to fight. She stood up from her boat, facing the direction of that terrifying chakra.

Oh am I dying here? I haven't got a boyfriend yet…! The twelve year old girl complained.

Tsuyu flashed like a shadow, leaving a wave of water behind her. She stood opposite of Karin, observing her.

That red hair… an Uzumaki?

Karin gulped. She felt this person's chakra clearly as she's closer now. Taking a closer look she had… 3 distinct chakra… no…4…! So… so dark!

Feeling Yin Kurama's chakra deep inside of her, Karin felt even more apprehension. As for Tsuyu's own chakra, it's cold, oppressive, domineering even. But it's not dark nor evil. Still, what are those other chakra in her? What is she?

"Tell me. Who are you?"

"..." Karin remained silent. She observed it's a Konoha shinobi. She can only lie.

"I am… I am forced to work with Orochimaru… He is really cruel to me…" Karin pretended to be pitiful, while carefully observing her expression. It seemed Tsuyu didn't buy it. If it's true Karin won't run away in the first place.

"Are you an Uzumaki?" Tsuyu ignored her statement. It's clear she's a willing follower of him in her observation. Orochimaru had good brainwashing ability so it's not surprising.

"Yes…"

"Hm. I am Uzumaki Tsuyu. We are distant relatives in a sense. My hair colour was from my father though." Tsuyu uses some bait, using common similarity.

"Uzumaki… Tsuyu…" She felt she had heard of the name before from Orochimaru. She cannot remember the details, but from her chakra fluctuation she is not lying.

"Since you are an Uzumaki, Konoha legally could provide you with refuge if you want to. Orochimaru is already killed. You are free to come with us."

She locked her pressure onto her. Her words seemed like she had a choice. But the pressure locking onto her body says she had no choice.

"I… Yes I will follow…" Karin can only reluctantly follow. As for escaping, she would think about it later. She knew she couldn't escape anyway.

"Good."

***

At the Southern Hideout, Yamato released the prisoners inside. But soon he met a peculiar naked guy in a water tank.

"Oi! You there! Free me too!" Suigetsu waves his hands to Tenzo, he felt so excited that some nice guy is coming to free them.

Yamato as a nice guy with experience in being experimented on took pity on him as well. He freed him freely without much thought.

"Hahaha! See ya~"

Suigetsu rushed out of the prison, finally relieving his freedom.

"Wait…!" Yamato uses wood to bind down, he still needs to ask questions! But out of his surprise, Suigetsu's body turned into water and passed through it easily.

But before Suigetsu can finally escape to the sea, a tremendous pressure locked onto him. Looking in front, a little girl with fierce eyes looking down on him.

"Hey little girl~ You better get out of th-"

Massive chakra poured out from Tsuyu, threatening him. Calling her a little girl is really offensive enough. 

His feet wobbled, feeling the terrifying chakra. Ah? Little girl? No… it's a little monster…

"Look…! I am one of Orochimaru's victims! You should let me go, yeah?"

"We need your cooperation first."

"..." 

Suigetsu calculated the risks and decided to just run. He quickly rushed sideways, hoping he could jump into the water. Tsuyu rushed towards him, her hand grabbing his shoulder. But her hand actually passed through it as his body turned into water. 

Hydrification technique of the Hozuki clan…!

Tsuyu made a decision quickly to hold this guy. Combining Earth and Yin release, she used the jutsu derived from Jirobo she had gotten recently.

Earth Release: Dark Hold!

A dark dense dome of earth surrounds Suigeisu, eventually closing on him fully. He tried to turn it into water to pass through the pores, but it's too dense, with a sense of gravitation pressing onto him.

Huh, wait, my chakra…!?

Suigetsu felt his chakra drained away by the dark earth walls. He's shocked that he's completely trapped.

What kind of jutsu is this…?

He uses hydrification technique to enlarge his arm, and send a powerful punch to the wall.

Cracks appeared on it, but it quickly repaired itself before he could destroy it.

No no no…

Suigetsu struggled until his chakra drained away. He turned into some blob appearance eventually. The earth wall crumbles, revealing his pathetic figure.

"Hm. Interesting." Tsuyu mused seeing the blob head. Suigetsu's state reminded her of a fiction of some overpowered slime.

Karin, seeing the pathetic Suigetsu, snickered in mockery.

"Hah! Look at you now!"

"Shut up…!"

"You are answering our questions." Tsuyu crossed her arms, her words weren't asking but an order.

***