Collapse Release

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Kuchiyose no Jutsu!

Poof! Naruto manages to summon Gamabunta after getting the contract from Jiraiya. His control over his chakra and 9 tails chakra let him summon Gamabunta.

"He's so big-ttebayo!" Naruto jumped on him.

"Kid! Watch who you are talking to!" Gamabunta grunted.

"Uwa! Ero-sennin! You should have taught me earlier! He's so big and powerful! I will beat Sasuke this time!"

"Naruto, you shouldn't rely on other's strength! If you want to beat Sasuke, do it with your power!"

"Fine fine! I can beat him without the big toad help too! Believe it!"

"Ero-sennin, Tsu-chan got to summon the toads too?" Naruto wondered since Tsuyu wasn't in the village.

"Ah. I will give the contract to her later…" Jiraiya can't say he's unwilling, not for the time being. She's strong enough on her own; or so he said to himself to justify his feelings.

***

2 weeks pass, Tsuyu and the rest along with some captives arrive in Konoha. 

They head towards Hokage's Office first.

"Tsunade-sama, here's the detailed report on our findings." Tenzo handed over the scroll. She takes a quick glance, before looking at the 3 other people with them.

"Uzumaki Karin. Hozuki Suigetsu. You both are Orochimaru's victims, and Konoha would not take you as a prisoner unfairly. Karin, as an Uzumaki you can stay in Konoha if you want to. The Uzumaki clan had a special place in Konoha, even our emblem, and the logo on the back of the shinobi vest represents your clan. Suigetsu, Konoha and Kirigakure had not made any contact for years, our villages are considered neutral now. You two are free to leave. But… only after you two spit out everything you know about Orochimaru."

"Yes… Tsunade-sama…" Karin can only cower seeing her domineering attitude. Suigetsu didn't think much. He's only glad it's just that this Hokage of Konoha doesn't plan to kill him for no reason. He doesn't give a damn about Orochimaru and can trash talk him all day.

"As for you, Jugo… I understand you have an uncontrollable impulse to harm and kill. You are a danger to the outside world, Konoha will contain you until we find a solution to stop your urges. We will not treat you badly, as long as you cooperate."

"I understand, I am willing to stay in Konoha." For Jugo, he doesn't want to hurt people most so staying in the village is a good choice for him.

"Good. Yamato, bring the three to the INT department. The others… except Tsuyu, can leave."

"Yes, Tsunade-sama."

…

Tsunade sat down on her chair, tapping her desk with her finger as she read the report from Yamato.

"You are hiding a lot…" Tsunade's gaze turned unkind.

"Tsunade-sama, I never intended to hide them from Konoha. Shinobi's secrets are their lifeline."

"... That's true…" Tsunade cannot retort. Information leak even among themselves had risk of exposure to the enemy, and therefore weakness.

"I won't ask where you got them. It's obvious enough. But I hope you won't lose yourself to it. You may leave."

"Yes…" Tsuyu flickered away like a shadow.

After a few seconds, Tsunade muttered. 

"... Keep an eye on her." An ANBU nodded before disappearing. As a jinchuriki Tsuyu always had someone monitoring her anyway so she wouldn't notice a difference.

Tsuyu noticed someone following as usual. With a simple distraction of a shadow clone, she went ahead to Root HQ to report to Danzo. Tsunade most likely knew but won't mention it. It's just for appearance sake.

"Hmph. Hozuki Suigetsu… Second coming of the demon of Kirigakure. To think she just let him go. Kirigakure may be passive now, but there's a chance they may take action once war starts. I would rather eliminate a potential enemy."

Tsuyu thought it seemed sensible but it doesn't make sense given the likelihood of such a thing happening. In her opinion free will and freedom should be respected. Suigetsu wasn't an enemy. Even in her cognition it's against her principle even if it cost Konoha nothing to kill him. Like she admitted to Yamato, Danzo acts based on paranoia not calculated risk, always assuming the worst. This isn't ideal at all.

"As for Karin Uzumaki… her ability is very useful. Uzumaki bloodline is also a good vessel for 9 tails. For the future of Konoha, she shouldn't have let such a useful person go. Orochimaru is already dead, she has nowhere to turn to." Danzo even thought Konoha could have their own Uzumaki clan inside, bolstering Konoha's strength. Naruto and that girl could rebuild the clan. He felt dissatisfied over Tsunade's kindness. Letting them go freely after interrogation? Really?

The only good thing was Jugo seemed willing to stay in Konoha. And it's easy to gain his recognition and loyalty as long as they solve his problem. Danzo already imagined Cursed Shinobi on the battlefield, wielding curse mark power. But the endeavor would take a lot of time and money which Konoha doesn't have. So he would focus on unlocking the true extent of Tsuyu's curse mark first before doing anything further.

Danzo kept complaining to Tsuyu about what should have been done. With Tsuyu agreeing it's 'possible'. 

"How is Nue and Reibi inside of you now?" Danzo remembered those two.

"Danzo-sama, they are growing stronger each day. Although far from 9 tails, they provide useful assistance."

"... In time there's a chance for you to lose control, whether it's 9 tails or the Zero-Tail. It is an unstable factor. You can try to learn this…"

Danzo tossed a scroll to Tsuyu. She opened it up, surprised that Danzo is really giving this to her.

Adamantine Sealing Chain… a hidden technique of the Uzumaki clan. Mito and Kushina were in Konoha after all, so it's not that exaggerated their techniques are here.

"Thank you for your generosity, Danzo-sama!"

"Don't mention it. Konoha needed your strength… you may go."

"Yes!" Tsuyu flashed like a shadow, feeling euphoric that Danzo treats her so well. S rank jutsu for free~ she could really dance at the moment. Tsunade could never.

But she found herself in a dilemma where she had too much to master. Even her cheating shadow clones weren't enough.

She read the scroll on the training field, reading its basic concept. It seems the Adamantine Sealing Chain requires her to produce a special type of chakra and only feasible if she had potent physical and spiritual energy. And perhaps this jutsu is also part Kekkei Genkai. 

A non-Nara learning shadow imitation or non-Yamanaka learning mind based jutsu would all show pathetic results even if they could do it. It's clear genetics plays a huge role in mastering those jutsu even if it's not a Kekkei Genkai. She seemed to fit the bill to learn the jutsu.

Normally, one uses a coiling method, coiling them tight to produce chakra from their body, combining spiritual energy and physical energy.

But Adamantine Sealing Chains on the other hand use a different method. Rather than coiling, it's to weave them tight, much like a fabric, creating a very strong special dense chakra that can suppress other less dense chakra. The technique requires both chakra control and large chakra output.

"Sigh. This requires a lifetime training…" Tsuyu complained inwardly. She had enough on her hands.

She put it aside first. It's too far away from her and would probably be the last thing she would train on as it had no immediate need and needed a lifetime training. She already knew 8 trigram sealing methods, so it should be enough for an emergency for those beings. Danzo is really pumping her up like some fattened up chicken doesn't he.

She saw Sasuke on the training field with Kakashi, it seemed Kakashi is guiding him on mastering lightning release. Kakashi doesn't slack off and does Might Guy-like exercises, only lacking the green suit. As for Naruto, she assumes he's with Jiraiya somewhere. Sakura is either at the hospital or training on her genjutsu. 

They are working hard, satisfactory to her. She cannot slack off either. She takes out a sealing scroll from her tool bag, unrolling it.

Kai! Poof! Multiple cups of glass with piles of light bird feathers summoned out.

Kage Bunshin! She summoned ten shadow clones to aid her training.

She poured water into all the cups and let the feather float on them. All of them start to practice earth nature transformation once more.

After learning a jutsu combining Yin and Earth release, she figured out Yin release is about image, to create form from abstract. But every release of different nature had different ties to what abstract closer to it. Wind nature had ties with the abstract form of 'cutting'. Fire release had abstract ties to 'heat' and burst of energy.

Every jutsu requires Yin release and Yang release. How those shapes came to be, like water dragons, or dog heads on mud walls, and various shapes are shaped by the Yin. The act to produce the jutsu itself requires the Yang.

Earth release had an abstract tie to hardness, density, and finally on the extreme… gravitation - attraction to matter, and even energy.

As an avid reader with knowledge of modern earth from the 21th century, she knew basic physics. 99% of a matter's weight comes from 'energy' in fact. The energy contained in the bonds between quarks are what made up most of their weight.

Increasing the energy between two quarks would eventually create new quarks. But… as long as she could constrain them so it is contained, the weight will only increase without the matter breaking apart.

Her eyes opened after her intense focus, the Earth nature chakra she created infused into the feather reached an extreme. The feather visibly turned dark and started to sink into the bottom of the cup. But it wasn't over. The cup vibrates slightly before it cracks like a web and collapses into the feather from the weight and attraction.

"A breakthrough…" She muttered. She's not sure what exactly is the chakra she made. Containing gravitational power, even the property of absorbing minute chakra on its formation. She believes it's a combination of Yin release and Earth release. Perhaps something similar to a Kekkei Genkai at this point. She already grew up with Yin Kurama infusing its chakra to her. So she is Yin inclined, and that made sense she could achieve such fusion. Or perhaps it's her vivid imagery close to the very laws of physics that allowed her to reach the extreme.

She trained for an hour with her clones to get used to producing the dense chakra.

She felt she could get used to it a little. She stood up, making hand signs of a normal earth wall but this time, she used the nature transformation. 

She calls it, Collapse Release.

Collapse Release: Abyssal Wall!

She slapped her palm on the ground, the collapsed nature chakra shaped into a meter wide wall, forming a pitch black wall from the ground. The surrounding dirt and plantations bow to its direction, as if worshiping. Many objects levitate towards it, sticking onto it. Even her feet start to slide on the ground attracted towards it. If she's serious she could put more chakra into it and create a much more fearsome effect.

She waves her hand, letting the wall crumble apart. 

She took out another glass, filled it with water and this time placed a small pebble in it. It sinks to the bottom.

If increasing weight means putting more energy into the bonds holding the quarks together, the reverse can be applied. Pull it out and hold it around so the weight decreases. Once energy is dispersed, they lose their weight.

Infusing her chakra on the pebble, it starts to float up.

This is it… my own power.

Tsuyu felt a sense of satisfaction at her breakthrough. It's not 9 tails or Reibi or Nue or Curse Mark. It's entirely her own power.

Now I can truly call myself an Elite Jonin, she thinks to herself. Other Elite have their own specialty, a culmination of their own genius and talent. 1st Hokage with Wood Release, 2nd Hokage with his Einstein-like genius similar to Orochimaru. 3rd Hokage too is a genius that masters all 5 nature transformations. 4th Hokage was a genius in Flying Raijin. 5th Hokage is the greatest medic known in the Shinobi world. She wonders if she has finally stepped into the ladder of true talented and genius people. 

The ANBU watching with a telescope frowned their eyebrows. What is that pitched black wall that can even attract objects to it? And did she just… make a pebble float on water?

No wonder Tsunade is cautious. She had so many things in her, and she's a genius herself to be able to create her own technique. He needs to report it to Tsunade quickly…

Tsuyu doesn't care that she's being watched. She would use her power on the battlefield anyways, what's there to hide…

Tsuyu stopped practising after another hour. Recalling the fiction of some overpowered slime that had so many skills, though she never reads it she knew the general plot from its sheer popularity at the time. Somehow she felt like she's becoming that thing… She chuckled to herself.  No way no way. There's no way she could end up as a God-like being right?