Mizuko POV__

I tried not to think about mother's new pregnancy. Kenta was still very small at nearly five months old.

He was fussy and a bit lazy not wanting to eat much and not wanting to be left alone so I made sure to stay at his side. He was always wrapped around my back. I had wanted to start a garden but with his sensitive skin, I was uncomfortable with letting him go outside.

Karin and Ryuu, on the other hand, would spend their time running outside. I would sit at the porch with Kenta and watch over them.

Also, I had noticed that both of them had started to call me mama. I tried to correct them but they were as stubborn as all Uzumaki tend to be. As for mother, Karin called her Lady. I guess I never did teach her mothers name and mother was not very fond of any of them so they rarely addressed her.

Mother still asked for Karin to do things for her, but Karin would bring her what she would ask for before running off in fear. I guess all the cold shoulder treatment she got from mother left a long-lasting impression.

But mother wasn't even trying to fix it, she was uncaring about Karin and Ryuu. But she would tell me they weren't Uzumaki because they were Kusa bastards. I acted like I would listen but to me, they were my babies and I'm an Uzumaki so that means they are Uzumaki. Besides their chakra is so large so I am convinced that they are Uzumaki.

Not only that but technically they are my siblings since mother birthed them. But I never said that out loud. My mother would lose her mind if I said that.

"Mama, I hungry." Karin whined as I stood on a stool at the stove. "One moment Karin." I say with a sigh. I was exhausted. Ryuu had gotten sick with a cough and spent the whole night throwing up. I was tired from staying up. If he coughed he would choke on his spit then proceed to vomit. If I did not sit him up then he would choke on his own vomit and suffocate.

"Karin check on Ryuu, make sure he drank his juice bottle."I say ask I pull out three plates so we could eat.

Karin nodded and stood up to go to our bedroom. After eating I was going to hand wash the futon and covers so that they didn't all get sick. Currently, I had the windows open so that the room would air out.

I served the plate and placed it on the table. The doctors had given me the medicine and decided that I could take care of him. But I was so tired. Kenta already barely let me sleep and now with ryuu being sick. All that was missing was for both Karin and Kenta catching his cough. I shivered at the thought of that.

"Ryuu, come eat." I call out barely serving him some. He wasn't going to be hungry anyway.

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They had brought me books so that Karin could learn how to read but she wasn't allowed to be taught how to write. They deemed it to be too dangerous.

To be honest they also thought that I could not write so that's why they didn't watch me as much. Mother was not allowed near pens, knives or anything that she could use as a weapon which was a lot of things. But she had been a ninja back in the day.

"Read it Karin-chan." I encourage her. "The... Girrl.. Runs. I Love to Run In T-he Rain." She read as she looked at the book and I smiled. "Good job Karin." I say. Ryuu was at her side trying to flip the page for her.

"I like book." She smiled as she held the book up to my face. She pointed at the colorful page. "Look." She smiled.

"Yeah! Isn't that great Karin-chan?" I asked as she set the book on her lap and looked at it.

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"Write the letters, Karin." I say as she bit her lower lip and looked at the page intensely as she used the brush to write her kanji and practice her calligraphy for sealing.

"And you come here." I picked up Ryuu and began to teach him to read and distinguish the Kanji for basic seals.

Unlike Karin, Ryuu would identify the pieces of the seal and then get distracted.

It was hard to keep him sitting down. I figured it was because of his chakra. It moved quickly within him and cackled loudly like lightning. It buzzed inside him and although I could not hear it I could feel it.

"Ryuu, come here." I say standing up as I grab his hands. "Jump." I say as I lift him up a bit making him jump high.

He squealed and looked up at me excitedly. "Again?" I asked and he nodded. He jumped and I lifted him slightly again.

He continued to jump as he became excited. I smiled as I looked at him. His chakra buzzed happily and that made me happy as well.

"I want jump too." Karin mumbled and I turned to look at her. "Ryuu let's let Karin try." I say and he glanced at her and nodded.

Karin jumped up and ran towards us. She grabbed my hands and jumped. Although she was heavier I was still able to lift her up with the momentum. She squealed and continued to jump.

I tried to keep a smile on my face as my arms became tired. "Okay, no more. Go and finish your work karin." I say as she came to a stop and nodded.

I kissed the top of her head and let her go. Ryuu rushed towards me and jumped. This time I pulled him up and into my arms.

He quickly wrapped his legs around my torso and I held him in my arms and placed kisses on his cheeks.

"Okay now let's go work on seals again." I say with a grin and take him back to the table and sit him down.

"Now what is this called?" I asked him as I pointed to a part in the seal.
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Kenta had been unbearable as he was crying at the top of his lungs, I was sitting on the porch so that we would not bother Mother. He was teething and currently had a bit of a fever. I had him on my lap and was rocking him back and forth. 

"Mama, bedtime." Karin grumbled in annoyance as she waited by the door. "I'll go in a bit. Kenta isn't feeling too well and I am trying to calm him down." I say as I rock him while trying to ignore how he tugged on my hair.

"Mama, Sleep now." Karin crossed her arms and I sighed. "Karin-chan you won't be able to sleep if Kenta is crying." I say as I tried to give him his baby bottle. She huffed and walked back inside while closing the door.

I sighed and looked back down at Kenta. His cheeks were red from crying and he was squirming in my arms. I heard the door open and turned to see Karin dragging a blanket, pillow and sleepy Ryuu. 

She closed the door and dragged her brother beside me. She sat down and placed the pillow beside me. Ryuu instantly laid down and used the blanket to cover himself. "I sleep with Mama." She pouted and I sighed. "That's fine." I say patting the top of her head. She laid down and started to fall asleep. I guess they got used to the crying and were too tired to stay awake despite how loud Kenta was crying.

I tried to rock him more and after almost an hour he managed to calm down enough to start dozing off. 

Before I knew it even I was dozing off.

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Kenta was still not crawling but he was now sitting up. He also started eating more and gaining some weight. He was also awake most of the time but still refused to not be carried around. I would wrap him tightly on my back and would play with Karin and Ryuu. They were a bit of troublemakers and they loved singing Uzumaki songs and learning the dances. 

Mother would sometimes leave the door to her room open and watch us from afar. Those days she would sometimes talk to Karin or Ryuu. They were still scared of her but they were warming up to her. Other days she would close herself off and ignore them or give them the cold shoulder. 

I could tell they had mixed feelings about her. But there was nothing I could do about that. I suspected Mother was around 2-3 months pregnant but I kept quiet about it.  I just made sure she ate and did not seclude herself too much. She was also teaching me seals again. She grinned when I showed her my homemade brush and paper. She had started to make a few seals.

'We won't be here forever little raindrop. Just give me time and I'll get us out of here.' she'd say with a smile as she would work with her seals. I guess that is why she was in higher spirits,

She had told me that I was no longer a second level apprentice, I was now a fifth level intermediate. I was not a master but I guess going over the basics so much with Ryuu and Karin and my independent studies helped me a lot. There were Fifteen levels and Mother was at a level Eleven, so in a few years I would definitely catch up to her. 

I could not help but become more excited and started studying even more. I would go to bed at 1 a.m and sleep all the way till the Afternoon. Thankfully since Karin, and Ryuu wanted to stay up with me most of the time they would also wake up late. Kenta, on the other hand, would wake up around 9 a.m and pull at my hair in the morning.

All I had to do was wake up, change his diaper, give him a small snack and a bottle and he would quietly play and let us all sleep in. 

Because of this mother had also given me more scrolls and let me seal them onto myself for safekeeping. Also any sealing supplies I did have I was sure to seal them into a small compressed seal on the floorboards by my futon. 

Being caught with ink or a brush would be the last thing we wanted. Karin was learning how to write and I had to try and teach her not to tell anyone. Somehow I had made her understand that there was an us and them. We Uzumaki had to stick together and protect each other. 

Also, they weren't that kind to her either. They treated us all the same, so she was still scared of them. 

A couple of more weeks passed and Kenta was still not crawling,  as a matter of fact he would simply scoot around while sitting. At least he moved around, but the bottom of his pants were always dirty so I had taken to cleaning the floors daily.

They still brought food for us. If we wanted something specific I had to let them know beforehand and they would bring it. Since I could technically not write nor was I allowed to have paper.

I had tried to start a garden but my mother instantly shut that idea down. Reason being that if they found out I had wood-style it would be really bad.

I was somewhat proficient at it since Father and Mother had let me have my garden at home and sold the fruits and flowers that grew from it. There was also not much I could do in the house so I was constantly bored. 

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"Like this, okay you try Ryuu." I smile as I taught them the dances for the Mask temple back in Uzu.

Ryuu tried to copy what I was doing. Karin grinned. "No Like this Ryuu." She grinned as she showed him the moves again. 

I began singing the song and they tried to copy my movements. Karin was doing better than little Ryuu. 

We were having fun and laughing as we danced. Kenta was watching us and clapping as we tried to dance and sing.

I kept teaching them the steps and they were eager to try them. As I was dancing I noticed Mother standing at the edge of the room. "You three look great, It almost reminds me of when I was back in Uzu." She stated with a small smile on her face.

"Really?" I asked and she nodded. "To see Uzumaki children dancing and happy. It was something I never thought I'd see again." She answered as she looked at Karin, Ryuu, Kenta with a sad look.

My eyes widened at her comment and I looked at Ryuu, Karin, and Kenta. "They're Uzumaki too, Ain't they mama?" I asked and she glanced at me slightly and gave a short nod. 

"They are, and maybe I have been a bit biased but they are my children. No matter how they were conceived." She mumbled as she fiddled with her hands slightly. 

"Mizuko, promise me that they will never be loyal to Kusa." She spoke up suddenly as she glanced at me. I cocked a brow and looked up at her in confusion. "I know you have been trying hard to teach them our clan secrets. I know you have been studying as well. I will try my best to get you four out of here. And I know I have not been an ideal mother. But I really do care for you all. I want you to promise me that the Uzumaki will never share its secrets with Kusa." She stated and I nodded.

"They won't Mama, Because one day we will be in Konoha. With Lady Kushina at the mask temple." I say in a soft whisper. Mother smirked and nodded. "Stubborn to the core. Just like an Uzumaki. I promise you baby, we will get out of this hell hole alive." She grasped my hands and gave them a tight squeeze.

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Mother had been getting better since then, although she was pregnant it did not stop her from being active. The kids were starting to warm up to her. They did not call her Mama or mother, they always called her Lady.

Mother had also started showing me more of the advanced art of the clan, The masks.

I had not understood why we even had a masked temple but as soon as she taught me about the masks I understood.

The masks were a medium, we could call the Shinigami and ask for a seal to be completed. We could also use them as mediums to bring back souls of fallen Uzumaki. Warriors, Priests, civilians, Seal masters could be brought back by the Uzumaki and used to fight or for teachings.

Depending on the mask they could be used for different things and in combination with seals, Mother said that the Priests and Priestess from the clan had used the masks to place souls back in fallen Uzumaki to fight in the invasion of Uzushiogakure. Hannya Masks were used to call upon the Shinigami. Oni to bring back fearsome Seal masters who had sealed a portion of their souls in the masks themselves. 

Noh Masks had been used to bring back Priests or Priestess with much wisdom. These weren't as strong nor could they fight, they were there to teach and pass on the knowledge of our clan. 

Tengu or Kappa masks could be used to bring back warriors and fighters of our clan. But it all depended and they were never meant to be used for seeing dead loved ones. The soul that was brought back were usually unable to speak much about the specifics before their passing or be kept up for too long. They were able to pass on their knowledge they accumulated over the years. They were only allowed a three-day pass to the world of the living per year. 

Priest and Priestess were also one of the only ones that could use the masks since they knew how to keep bad spirits from trying to come back and would deal with the shinigami about the payment for bringing someone back. 

Not only that but there were special rituals and dances that had to be performed as well. Mother had already taught me some of the more simpler ones. But she wanted to make sure that Karin, Ryuu and I knew more of them. 

"I have some of the Masks, We could use them to escape." She'd say as she would watch us perform the small dances and sing the old tunes.

I made sure to remember everything. I studied all of the temple scrolls that my mother had given me as well.

She had also started to transfer most of the scrolls to my body. Saying that it was preparations just in case something went wrong.

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I held the small bundle in my arms. Mother had another small baby, She had soft silky red hair and what seemed to be red eyes as well. Unlike Karin, Ryuu or Kenta her skin was an Umber tone, Like a dark yellow-brown color. She was also not as small as Kenta had been but she had been brought in a week after mother had given birth.

I smiled as I carried her around. Like Ryuu, her chakra cackled and snapped within her. Like lightning, Mother had told me it was a lightning affinity.

 Since she was small I kept her wrapped on my chest. Kenta had been fussy and a bit jealous. I was a bit worried that he was not walking or crawling yet. 

By his age, both Karin and Ryuu were trying their best to start learning how to run without falling. I had asked the doctors and they had said that he was healthy and that it might be that he is a bit lazier than the previous two.

It was very hard taking care of them.  Karin was now speaking more and in full sentences, Ryuu was quickly copying his sister and Kenta only said, Mama and Lady. 

Mother was still in the hospital and she had yet to return. But I am sure she would be back soon. I could easily handle taking care of all of the kids by now but I had a hard time keeping the house clean. I tried to send Karin and Ryuu out as much as possible and Karin was always happy to help me do the housework. 

I would also leave her with Kenta and Ryuu in the house when I went out to do the laundry outside. The other issue was how much clothing seemed to pile up. I had to stop them from changing their clothes more than once a day and washing everyone's clothing was hard. Especially with little Nanami. She was a fussy baby and very energetic. Like Kenta, she had a set of lungs with her that would nearly wake everyone up at night. She would also cry so much sometimes that she would make herself spit up half her bottle. I had to keep her close since she seemed to always cause trouble.

Sadly that meant that I had to change her clothes often, I dressed her in Karin, Ryuu and Kenta's old clothes as well.

"Baby, loud." Ryuu complained as he covered his ears. I glanced at him and huffed. "Go play with Karin." I say as I tried to feed Nanami her baby bottle.

"Water." he said as he looked at me. "Karin! Can you serve your brother some water?" I called out. She walked into the room and looked at me. "I'll give you water, come" Karin extended her hand to Ryuu who followed after her. 

I glanced over and noticed Kenta sitting nearby playing with a few toys. I let out a sigh and went back to trying to feed Nanami.

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Mother came back, she hadn't changed much. But she started approaching Karin and Ryuu more. She started telling them about our homeland.  Karin was still shy around her but she would always ask for Mother to tell her stories. 

Mother had started to teach me how to cook. I was happy to see her moving around more. I think she had been depressed about fathers death and she had taken the situation pretty bad. She didn't approach Kenta or Nanami much. But that was fine she was helping Karin and Ryuu.  She still relapsed a few times but overall she was taking the initiative to better her relationship with them.

Kusa shinobi and the doctors hadn't come around much. We would all go for check-ups every once in a while, but it was not that often.

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They still had the habit of calling me mama, But everything was finally back to normal. Or as normal as we were going to be. Mother seemed so much better.

She was actually playing with the kids and cooking. It felt like we were an actual family. With her help, I was able to relax and play more. I no longer had to do everything and I was helping Kenta start walking. He never did crawl but he did start trying to stand up. 

I was happy that he was finally trying to start walking. He was a year and six months before he even tried walking. 

Nanami was now three months old. I am pretty sure that Karin was turning four soon. Ryuu was two and a little menace. He seemed to find it fun to run around and cause havoc. The house was always rowdy and everyone seemed to be moving and doing something. 

I did not have to be behind the three of them all the time and I made sure to concentrate on taking care of Nanami. She was still as fussy as ever but soon she would start eating and sitting up. By now she was almost sleeping through the whole night and that came as a relief to me. 

Mother would also send me out to run laps around the house with Karin and Ryuu. She kept saying that I needed to be fit. I know for a fact that she was planning something so I listened to her. But I did not let the kids know, if kusa even thought we were planning something we would be screwed.

I personally agreed with mother, we would not stay here no matter what. Soon they would expect for Karin and Ryuu to start training as Kusa ninja, I am sure that they would try and brainwash them to being loyal to the Village. I would not let that happen. The only good thing that came from this place was their births and that was it.
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Mother was pregnant again. I am pretty sure there is a pattern. She would give birth, she would be normal for around three months and then she would start disappearing and before we know it she was pregnant. Before she would act differently when she was taken, She would come back with bruises on her face, body, and knuckles. Whatever was happening she was fighting, she would also be crying and unhappy. 

She tried not to show it but I could tell she was unhappy about the whole ordeal. I didn't mention it. I had noticed when I felt a buzzing within her chakra, It was like small sparks of lightning.

She was more determined to teach us and spend time with us this time around. 

I had given her the tracking seal as well. She had been quite impressed but also lectured me about placing new seals on the children. She said that it could have gone wrong and that they could have been injured. 

I placed the seal on Nanami and my mother since everyone else already had it. We were all able to keep track of each other then.

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I had braided Ryuu's hair. I smiled proudly at my work.

His hair had always been hard for me to work with since it was so curly and different than mothers, Karin, Nanami and Kenta's hair. But with mothers help, I had found the best way to work with it and every week I would braid it differently. 

I was getting better each time and he was happy with his braids.  Karin had become a bit jealous and I was also braiding and styling her hair as well. Mother was teaching me how to work with Ryuu's hair type and different ways to style Karin's hair. 

As for my hair, I had a middle part with bangs and my hair was always tied up. Mothers was long and straight in a low ponytail as well. She was always graceful, to be honest, my mother was beautiful. She had soft sad red eyes and smooth milky white skin. Her hair was long and a vibrant red and she had a delicate frame. She had freckles on her shoulder due to them being seals. Other than that she naturally did not have many blemishes.

Unlike her my skin was a bit darker, In that aspect, only Nanami was my skin tone although she was much darker. Kenta was albino so he was as white as snow and Karin was pale just like mother, Ryuu was a beige with a yellow undertone. 

We were all different but we were family.

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Mother was teaching Karin a bit about chakra and taught me how to help them unlock it. We were still being watched but not as much and we liked having our privacy. 

A man had shown up and called himself Nanami's father. He said that he was from a large clan here in kusa and that when she was six he would take her away and teach her how to be a proper shinobi. 

I was paranoid. I did not want them to leave my sight. What if Karin's father showed up and took her away. She was going to be six in two years. Mother had also been quite twitchy since. Mother had started to tell me that as soon as the new baby was born and that she was healed enough to move that we would run away. 

I was starting to prepare storage scrolls of food and supplies. I was ready to leave. No one was taking my babies, much less some stupid man claiming to be the father. The only similarity had been the skin tone but I did not care. He was not going to take her away.

I made sure to keep Nanami near me. I didn't even take her out of the house and when the doctors wanted to check up on her I did not leave them alone with her. I tried to explain what was going on to Karin but she did not seem to understand much. But she had become more protective over her younger siblings. She tried to bite a Doctor that picked Kenta up and had managed to hit one.

They lectured me and I had apologized to them. I had lied and told them that she was a bit overprotective and sometimes didn't let mother touch her siblings. They muttered to themselves about it being a good trait and entering her into the program as well and didn't say anything else about it.

Mother was seven months pregnant at this point. Nanami was almost one and I felt as if the clock was ticking.

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I cradled the new baby, Fumiko was small and apparently from the same clan as Nanami. She had curly red hair like Ryuu but somehow with even tighter curls, Her skin was dark and smooth and her eyes were dark and brown. 

She had a lightning chakra affinity like Ryuu, although she looked similar Nanami.

Nanami has a fire affinity.
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I had waited for my mother to return. 

Fumiko had her shots and I was pretty sure I had packed enough for us to escape. I could feel my nerves on edge as I waited for mother to return. She told me she had a plan. We would leave the grass country. She had drawn out maps on the escape route, I would carry Fumiko in the front and Nanami on my back. Mother would carry Kenta and Ryuu since they were bigger. Karin was old enough to be able to run with us. We would have to leave among the chaos.

I had not explained it to Karin, Mother had also sealed all of the Uzumaki clan secrets within Karin, Ryuu, Kenta and me. She had told me that if we were caught to act as if we don't know anything. We were young enough to not be blamed and she would let them take her if needed. I was scared. I had memorized the roads and towns we would be crossing since I checked over the plan so much.

When mother returned there was a look of defiance in her eyes. I was reminded that my mother had once been a proud Uzumaki warrior, we were stubborn to the core and we were survivors. 

That night mother wrapped our feet in bandages so we would not get blisters. I cringed as I saw her deformed feet but knew that we were risking it all to leave this place.

When nightfall came we were ready to leave. Mother had placed silencing seals on Fumiko, Nanami, and Kenta. Karin and Ryuu were able to stay quiet. 

I was nervous but waited for our signal. And soon I found out what it was as loud explosions rang through Kusa. Buildings exploded and burst into flames across the city. Mother kept the ram seal muttering her justu and leading Karin and I through the forests. 

The ninja guarding us were quick to check on the explosions since they resembled an attack. 

I was breathing heavy as I held mothers hand. She ran as fast as her broken feet let her and was leading us through the darkness.

"Who goes there?" I heard someone yell and I felt cold sweat run down my neck. Mother made a motion for silence as she carefully moved through the darkness. I saw the man, He had tan olive skin and was looking around trying to find us. Karin was horrified and starting to panic but I squeezed her hand in reassurance. 

Mother moved through the foliage like a skilled panther and when the man least expected it she attacked. I had never seen someone move that fast. 

She fought him and he was trying to overpower her. They were in a heated taijutsu battle and he threw some kunai knives at her. She moved so fast that I had barely seen it as she plucked a kunai from the air and used it to slice the mans throat. She quickly began searching his body and stealing his ninja tools. "Let's go." She whispered and I nodded rapidly.

My legs burned as we ran. Karin was complaining some but Mother could not carry her since her feet would not allow her to carry more weight. I could feel Fumiko crying as she was possibly hungry, but if we were to stop now they would catch us. We had to flee the country and it would take two months or so to reach the land of fire. We could not travel at ninja speeds so we could not do so in days like they could.

It was morning when we came to a stop. Mother hid us in a cave and I was finally able to tend to Fumiko. I changed her diaper and fed her. She had cried so much she could only eat and fall asleep.

 When Nanami woke up I fed her and let her play. Ryuu and Kenta were awake and silently playing in the cave since they could not speak due to the seal. If we were caught I had to remove the seals. Mother had told me that.

We slept for most of the day and rested. I rubbed Karin's feet, she was not used to running like she had. At night we started off once again. We moved as fast as we could and didn't slow down. The jogging around the house mother had made us do was helping us now but that did not mean that we did not get tired.

As we ran I felt an angry buzzing behind us. I tugged on my mother's hand. "They are after us, they found us." I whispered out and mother's eyes went wide in shock she removed Kenta and Ryuu from her back.

"Do not stop." She said sternly and I nodded. They moved fast, I was feeling them approaching and I could feel my heart in my chest. 

'No, we are almost free. Don't let them capture us, god please don't' I thought to myself as I made the kids run. "Hurry, they'll kill us if they catch us." I huffed out of breath. Karin was crying from fear.

I could feel their chakra's flare and mothers as well. I was surprised when I felt hers. It was like a fast pace river gushing through her. but it also felt like it as leaking out of her strangely. 

I am not sure how long we ran but soon something fell in front of us. I screamed in horror as I saw the Kusa headband. When the world turned black.

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I woke up to a bright light. I was laying on a hard mattress. Slowly I sat up and looked around.

I was alone, there were bars in front of me and chains around my wrists and ankles.  

Quietly I observe my surroundings. The walls were made of concrete, there was a toilet and I was alone.... alone. My eyes widened as I sensed for my chakra seal, I felt it and quickly was connected to six signatures. They were far away.  I could not stop the tears as I cried loudly.

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They questioned me. They asked who had helped us and what had happened. I honestly didn't know but they pressured me and screamed. Sometimes they would beat me and my body ached. It had been what I think was days since the incident. Mother was still alive, I could still feel her seal and she was the nearest one. 

Karin was also nearby, they were probably asking her questions too, but mother had placed a seal on her and Ryuu. They could talk and mother had made sure they would not spill any secrets. I wondered if mother took the blame. But even if she did they also suspected me.

Maybe they will kill me. From what I hear she managed to place highly explosive Uzumaki seals in their hospital and around their village. Every building she was close to or passed by had been destroyed. There were triple digits in the death toll and the injured was nearing the Four digits. 

Mother had told me what she had done. Gravity seals near the bombs would have gone off first once that was done it was the explosives. They weren't normal explosives that shinobi had, these were Uzumaki explosions. They could explode between a 20-50 meter radius. 

She had turned Kusa into a fire pit. Shinobi and Civilian had both died we had hoped that the massive attack would have distracted them enough not to pursue us. As they beat me and cursed at me I could only think about how they deserved it for kidnapping us. Had they just let us be they would have not had this misfortune.

The only thing that I could think as I was dragged back to my cell was 'stubborn to the core, and deadly as hell. We Uzumaki demand blood for the transgression against us.' 

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Days seemed to mend together and I was lost in my head. I hadn't told them anything. They beat me and tried to get me to tell them if I knew anything but I stayed silent. We were going to escape, someday, somehow we were going to leave this place and it could burn in hell for all I care.

A kusa shinobi walked into my cell, I didn't even bother to acknowledge him as I sat quietly. 

"Brat open your mouth." He hissed angrily as he grabbed my face forcing me to look up. I did as he said and he started pouring something in my mouth. I quickly swallowed as I choked. I gagged as I felt I had swallowed something with the water. But before I could throw it up I was smacked across the face and my body collided with the concrete wall. 

 I choked and tried to take deep breaths as my body was filled with pain. "Let's go." I was forced to stand up and dragged, I tried not to glare at the man since he would get more violent but the smirk on his face made me nervous. What were they planning?

By the time we had arrived my vision was weird. Things seemed to be moving back and forth. My body also felt hot and tingly, I could barely hear and everything sounded distant. Everything felt far away yet up close as if there was no depth and my body was twitchy.

"Come brat." He smirked as he grabbed my hair yanking me forward. I squealed as I fell on the cold hard ground. I could hear my mother's cool chakra nearby and hear my name being called out. I tried to get up but the floor was shaking and my face felt like it was radiating warmth.

"Mama?" I managed to slur out as I looked up. I could see my mother her hair was tangled, she had bruises on her face and body, Why was she naked and why is she screaming my name. 

I stare at her horror-filled face as she tried to pull me close to her. "Mizuko, Mizuko! What did you do to her!" I heard her yell, But I felt like I was underwater. 

My body didn't hurt for once and I couldn't help the sloppy smile on my face.

My mother was yanked back by something that was wrapped around her neck. I tried to reach for her but my head was yanked back harshly.

I squealed when something pressed against my mouth. My eyes went wide as it moved against my lips. What was it?

It took me a moment to register that it was someone's lips. Someone was kissing me.

I tried to move back and but my body felt hot. I slowly moved my lips. Flutters filled my stomach and I was confused. I could feel a warm wet tongue in my mouth.

He pulled away and smirked as he looked at me. I could see his sharp features as they stared down at me with a grin. In the background, I could hear my mother's screaming.

I was in a daze as I tried to look around. There were men all around me. Their chakras felt menacing and made me slowly try to pull away.

They were laughing and speaking but I could not understand or hear them. It sounded like gibberish but something in my mind was telling me to get away.

It felt like a thousand hot hands fell on me. My clothes seemed to have been ripped off and I was trying to find out what had happened.

Every touch sent warm tingles down my spine and it became noisier by the minute.

I was looking around me and all I saw was blurry bodies. One caught my attention. It had red hair and a more female shape. She was surrounded but always in front of me.

I could not think, everything seemed to either be too detailed or blurred. I could hear my own voice though, I didn't speak but moans, groans, and squeals came from me. I felt many hands trailing up my body caressing it gently.

My hair pulled and lips leaving bites all over me.

It had been disorienting until I felt something push inside of me. It felt different foreign and something inside me clicked. It felt wrong.

I could feel tears swell up in my eyes as I tried to get away. All I received was laughing. Then suddenly it was gone. I felt relief fill me as I was no longer being violated.

But soon that relief vanished. For a second I had clarity and I slowly glanced down. A man was between my legs pushing himself inside of him and I looked around. There were more looking at me with lust in their eyes.
I tried to push the man away when someone grabbed my arms and pulled them back. He had also hooked my legs around his forearms and pulled them back as well.

I felt naked and exposed, they were all looking at me. There was a loud ringing in my ears. I didn't know what it was. 

I looked around desperately as they both pushed inside me making me feel full from in front of me and behind like I was being split in two.

I felt a familiar chakra."Mama! Mama! Help me!" I screamed as I tried to breath.

"Leave her! Please!" I heard loud sobbing to see my mother being held down by a few men as well. Her face a black and blue.

Everything then seemed to blur, all that I could think of was pain and pleasure. My body twitching and squirming. The thousand hands caressing me. The hot mouths kissing me. I could not hear and I could not see. My memories blurred and I don't remember what I did and didn't do.
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I woke aching. My head felt dizzy and my body weak. I didn't bother opening my eyes.

It had happened again. Last night some came in and did what they wanted with mother and me.

They had cut her feet off. Her fingers were broken and some fingers were missing. Her face was bruised and not a single patch of clear milky skin was visible.

And she would be looking at me. I felt naked in her gaze as she stared at me. It was like she did not sleep or move.

Mother was a broken thing in front of me. She wore nothing, her hair in disarray as she stared at me in her chains.

She could not speak they had cut her tongue. She just sat tirelessly in front of me.

I was not chained. My body just refused to move. I would lay on the concrete floor not even bothering to heal myself. Until someone came and spoon-fed me.

They would then sedated and forced mother to eat. I could tell she was already swollen and pregnant.

They wanted me to be the same. I was told that I would take my mother's place once she died. She was a liability, it was her fault I was here. Had she not tried to set us free.

I could not hate her for it, I was doomed to end up here in the first place. They were going to bring me here in a year or two.

Besides, I had already had my first period. I wondered what my baby would look like? I wonder what lady kushina was doing. Maybe she was taking a stroll or cooking, maybe she had children and was taking care of them.

I wonder how Karin, Ryuu, Kenta, Nanami, and Fumiko are?

I opened my eyes slowly and groaned softly. The drugs, they were what was keeping me going. If I had to remember everything they did to me I would go insane. They were also lowering my dosage because I could be 'pregnant'.

I concentrated on the kid's chakra. I could feel it pulsing sadly.

I heard the doors open and someone walk in. It was a doctor ready to feed us and heal us for tonight.
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Mother was big. Her stomach was round and her eyes were lifeless.

She had been like this before but not to this extent.

She didn't speak or move. At this point, I wondered if she could even think. She was like a living breathing doll.

They had moved me out of the cell. I was promised the kids back. And they started to teach me. It was an attempt at brainwashing and I went along with it perfectly.

I was probably never going to escape. But I was going to plan and plot.

Uzumaki's secrets would never be shared with Kusa and we were never going to be kusa nin.
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I'll leave it with this.

I was going to not have an attempt at escaping but I thought about it, Rumi was a proud jonin of uzushio. She was a warrior and for her to simply fade and give up due to her injuries would be dumb.

She went down yes, but she made sure kusa hated her as she did so. She massacred hundreds and injured almost a thousand.

Kusa people now kinda hate the Uzumaki.

Mizuko was destined to take her mother's place and it was slowly hinted that Rumi was being violently raped for a long time.

Now why they hurt Mizuko in front of Rumi? Simple.

Rumi has shown that Mizuko is the only thing she cared for. Disabled and constantly being abused have shattered her.

Now, seeing her mother so broken has sparked a rebellious flame in Mizuko and she will plot and plan her own escape as well.

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