Hello everybody, I'm sorry about misspelling Maito Gai's name wrong, that will be changed in the chapters from here on out, Gravenimage, thanks for the little info you posted on the review page, I will be able to use that for later chapters, I do love your updates! anyway here's the next chapter!

Chapter 10

Leaf VS Akatsuki

Team Gai located the Akatsuki members that had Garra with relative ease, For a few minutes they tailed them to see what they were up against, one was very shot and round while the other was tall with blonde hair and was astride a strange white bird. Then they stopped, and turned in their direction. "Shinobi of Konoha, if you wish to have the Jinchûriki, Give up because we won't give him up." Said the tall blonde one.

"Then we have to fight." Said Rock Lee getting into a fighting stance.

The shorter one laughed, "Diedara, you go on ahead, I'll take care of these clowns." He said to the blonde one. Diedara nodded and flew off, Garra wrapped up in the tail feathers of that strange bird.

For a few minutes, team Gai and the mysterious ninja just stared each other down until Tenten whipped out of her storage scroll one of the biggest shuriken she had and Neji activated his Byakugan. "Wait, Tenten, there is more to this guy, My Byakugan is picking up a strange poison on hidden blades under that robe.

"The ninja laughed "The Byakugan wielder has it right, for I am Sasori, master of puppets!" All four of the leaf ninja looked shocked, they couldn't believe that the legendary puppet master had gone so low as this. Sasori looked at Maito Gai and Rock Lee, "You two would make excellent puppets once I finish with you." At that moment, a black shape descended from the heavens all looked up to see the underside of the Nightsword. The ship's boarding ramp lowered as the ship was 20 feet off the ground and down came Team Kakashi and an elderly woman they did not recognize.

"Where Is Garra?" yelled Naruto, Hand on his sword "Tell me and I'll ease your passing!" he added.

"I wouldn't say that around Sasori if I were you." Said Granny Chiyo "May be the last thing you ever do." She added

"The other Akatsuki member has taken him towards the border." Said Neji. Team Kakashi looked at him.

"Neji, go with team Kakashi, Lee and I will handle this freak." Said Gai

"If you are going to fight Sasori of the red sand, I must fight too." Said Granny Chiyo, pulling out a sealing scroll

"And if you don't mind, Granny Chiyo, I'd like to join the fight." Said Sakura pulling out the Eclipse Scythe and getting into a ready stance.

"Good luck, Sakura-chan" said Naruto "Now let's go." He said and he and Kakashi followed Neji.

A TWO HOURS LATER…

"There he is" said Neji pointing through the trees to a figure atop a strange white bird.

"Naruto?" asked Kakashi

"I'm on it said Naruto who first slit his thumb with a sword and called out "Summoning Jutsu!" out of the smoke emerged a much larger Therros who let out a roar and charged at Diedara and Pwned the weird bird he was on. Naruto then Dispatched a couple shadow clones to retrieve Garra. "He's still alive!" he called out, summoning another dragon, an emerald-green Wyvern, to carry Garra back to the Nightsword and protect him with ten shadow clones to assisit in the battle with the Mutant puppts.

Diedara was easily nailed with a Raikiri from Kakashi which caused him to fall off a cliff over a river. As soon as they were heading back to the rest, Naruto had a jarring piece of information from one of his clones and picked up the pace dramatically.

BACK WITH THE ONES FACING SASORI

Sakura panted, the others were battered but thanks to Chiyo's medical knowledge they were able to get back into the fray instantly, Sasuke doing the most effective damage with the Dark Dragon Blade, but not enough. Yet sakura could see the elderly Kunoichi was tiring. And so was Sasori, "Hmmm… I think it is time I put that Hag down!" said Sasori, Most of his puppets were destroyed and he was resorting to his best, even himself. Hee launched himself at her a sword with venom on it extended. Sakura didn't have time to think, She moved in front of the blade and then knew no more.

The others were shocked to see the beautiful Sakura Haruno at the tender age of 16 struck down at the hands of an Akatsuki member. A sudden voice echoed as a group came nearer. "NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!" cried out Naruto who didn't have any time to think, He activated a seal on his heart that he placed there which fomed him into his four tailed form but he still retained his mindset, he may have been more powerful in this state and normally would've been controlled by the fox Sasori instantly showed fear on his face as the Kyubii induced Naruto made his strike which crippled him in an instant. Naruto wasted no time in completely and savagely destroying Sasori for good. When Naruto had gone back to himself, aww that was left of Sasori was a pile of shrapnel and the shredded human part of him.

Naruto switched back into his normal stage, and fell to his knees crying his eyes out. He would never love again, he swore to destroy the Akatsuki for what they did and would do. Kakashi came over to him and tried to comfort the stricken Naruto but he wasn't in the mood because he slugged Kakashi in the jaw.

Granny Chiyo saw none of this, just the dead girl who had the unlimited capacity to surpass her mentor, Tsunade, and she couldn't let that happen. There was one thing she had to do. Ignoring Naruto's uncontrolled sobs over his dead lover she placed her hands on Sakura's heart "Naruto, Listen to me, What I am about to do is a technique that Only I can do, It will cost me my life my life, but I can't let a Kunoichi with such Talent and who was so in love with you just die… I'm going to bring her back." Said the elder of Suna.

Naruto couldn't believe his ears, "Can you really do that?" he asked removing his tear-soaked mask. Granny Chiyo nodded, "I have lived a long time and have seen a lot of shinobi in love, most ninja who have lost a loved one go mad and begin to have a lust for revenge."

"I know what that's like." Said Sasuke but stopped as everyone glared at him saying that he wasn't to speak

"Naruto, Kakashi told me about your ability to strike a friendship with anyone you meet, that ability combined with your strength as a shinobi will truly make you strong, Become the Hokage like your father was." She said "may the winds favor you." She said and peacefully lay down.

A breath was heard from Sakura's body. Everyone looked down to her, her eyes slowly opened and instantly gazed at Naruto. "How was I brought back from the brink?" she asked. Everyone gazed next to her to see the peaceful body of Lady Chiyo. "How did she do it?" she added.

Kakashi stepped foreword. "There was a technique being designed to breathe life into a puppet, but the project was abandoned and sealed when they realized the cost of life the user had to pay, she died bringing you back for you to carry on your work and for Naruto to not descend into traumatizing grief." He explained

Sakura instantly tuned to see Naruto, mask-less for the first time in public, eyes teary with joy sakura tried to get up but her legs were incredibly weak. Naruto came up to her and placed his hands on her shoulder "I don't think you should move so much after what happened."

"I'm fine, Naruto-kun," she said so Naruto helped her up and she went to Lady Chiyo. She knelt next to the old woman who sacrificed herself to bring her back to save Naruto and so she could carry on in Tsunade's footsteps. "Lady Chiyo, I owe you a dept that I hope I can pay when I reach the afterlife… Thank you." She said, and all got down to pay their respects to the great woman.