In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

"We're saved." Might Guy, who had survived the ordeal, looked back at the huge crater created by Deidara's self-destruction, from which thick smoke was still billowing. In his shock, he swallowed hard.

Just now, when they were about to be swept into the aftershocks of the explosion, they almost thought they were going to die there.

If Kakashi hadn't used his divine power to absorb the explosion, everyone present would likely have perished in the flames.

"As expected of my eternal rival, Kakashi." Might Guy grinned, revealing dazzling silver teeth, and turned back to give Kakashi a thumbs up.

"Well, I'm alright." Kakashi, exhausted after using Kamui, collapsed into Naruto's arms, his voice weak and panting. "But the most important thing right now is to check on Chika and Sakura's safety. The enemies over there are much more troublesome than those here. Guy, I guess we'll have to rely on your Guy Team from now on."

"Leave it to me. Neji, Lee, Tenten, let's go." Might Guy gave the order, and just as they were about to set off, two figures, one big and one small, darted out of the woods. It was Chinatsu and Karin, who looked disheveled from their jealous fight.

They arrived here as Qianye had arranged.

"Kakashi-senpai, I just sensed an extremely intense chakra reaction here. Are you all alright?" Karin asked.

Kakashi nodded weakly, relieved to see that the two were alright, and then asked about Sakura, "How are things on your end?"

"Yes. Although it took a lot of effort, we finally defeated that shadow clone. As for Sakura, they had already defeated the Akatsuki members by the time we left." Karin gave the prepared answer without batting an eye.

"That's good." Hearing this, Kakashi was finally relieved. This difficult mission had finally come to an end.

At that moment, Naruto's two shadow clones walked over, supporting Gaara's body. "Karin, please."

He wanted Karin to heal Gaara, who had died because the Tailed Beasts had been removed.

Karin nodded slightly. Although she could no longer sense Gaara's chakra and knew that he was probably dead, she still knelt down and used the Healing Palm Technique to try to save him. However, it had no effect. Helpless, she sighed and shook her head.

A gentle breeze blew by, and the scene suddenly fell silent, with everyone's faces showing disappointment.

"How is Gaara?" Naruto asked anxiously, his eyes filled with tears and his voice trembling. Seeing that Karin did not answer, he shouted, "I'm asking you, what happened to Gaara?"

Karin shook her head, remaining silent.

"That's enough, Naruto. The tailed beast has been extracted from the Jinchuriki's body. You should know what that means." Kakashi pressed down on Naruto's shoulder, stating the cruel reality he didn't want to believe.

"But...but Kakashi, Gaara, Gaara just finally became Kazekage, how can he just die here?"

Upon hearing Kakashi's words, Naruto could no longer hold back his tears.

He knew perfectly well that Gaara was dead.

As fellow Jinchūriki, perhaps no one understands Gaara's pain better than Naruto.

Naruto's goal is to become Hokage, so when he sees Gaara become Kazekage, he feels both resentful and genuinely happy for Gaara.

Now that Gaara is dead, how could he not be saddened?

Karin remained silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "If he were still alive, even if he only had a sliver of life left, I might still be able to save him with the secret medicine given to me by Lady Tsunade. But now..."

"Isn't it too early to give up now?" Granny Chiyo's voice suddenly rang in everyone's ears as she helped the unconscious Sakura out of the dense forest.

Naruto's eyes lit up, ignoring the unconscious Sakura. "Granny Chiyo, do you have a way to save Gaara?"

"I guess so." Chiyo glanced at Naruto, whose face was streaked with tears, and a relieved smile appeared on her aged face. She handed Sakura to Karin, "Sakura is in your care now. Her right hand is almost completely shattered."

"I understand. Leave it to me."

Karin nodded emphatically and led Sakura aside to receive treatment.

Meanwhile, Granny Chiyo used the forbidden resurrection technique on Gaara, Reincarnation of Herself.

When Chiyo ran out of chakra, Naruto stepped forward and offered his own chakra.

Just then, the Sand Village ninjas, having had a change of heart, finally managed to stop the attack and arrived at the scene, much like a belated response.

In the end, just like in the original story, Gaara successfully awakened under the watchful eyes of everyone.

The only slight difference is that Chiyo, the old woman, didn't die, because Chiya gave her two Senzu Beans after Chika's previous request.

One was given to Gaara, who had regained a sliver of life thanks to Chiyo's Reincarnation Ninjutsu.

The other one was given to Chiyo, who had her life energy largely taken away after being used on Sakura and Gaara by the Reincarnation Jutsu.

That saved her life.

On a nearby hillside.

Qianye watched this scene unfold and couldn't help but click her tongue, "Tsk tsk. What a touching happy ending."

"I never thought that brat Jinchuriki would actually be accepted one day." Standing next to Chiya, Sasori glanced at Gaara, who had become a hero of Sunagakure and was now surrounded by admirers, with a complex expression. A subtle emotion flickered in his reddish-brown pupils.

"What, are you envious? If you hadn't left Sunagakure back then, you might have been the Kazekage, not this kid." Chiya teased with a playful smile.

"Tch, boring," Sasori clicked his tongue, arrogantly shifting his gaze from Gaara to Karin, who was using medical ninjutsu to detoxify Granny Chiyo. He said with some surprise, "That little red-haired girl is one of yours, isn't she?"

Qianye said "Oh," and asked with interest, "How did you know?"

"My poison can't be cured by medical ninjutsu alone. Without the corresponding antidote, I still won't live more than three days. The only medical ninjutsu that can cure my poison is yours, which is no less than resurrection."

Scorpion shared his guess.

"You're quite observant." Chiya didn't deny that he had indeed taught Karin how to eliminate toxins.

Sasori continued, "And that old woman, after using Reincarnation on two different people, is still alive. I can't understand who else besides you and Pain with the Rinnegan has such an ability."

"But I'm curious why you did this? You don't seem like the type to do good deeds so readily."

"Probably for my daughter. Because my daughter doesn't want to see that old woman Chiyo die." Chiya gave an ambiguous answer.

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