Sasori's Secrets vs. The Sage's Power

No matter how much Sakura struggles, she can't break free from the Iron Sand that is currently squeezing her. Naruto, even with the chakra of the 9-Tails, isn't fairing much better. Sasori's puppet, the 3rd Kazekage, is ready to strike after a scythe shoots out of its right arm. Naruto sees the faint gleam of the blade in the air, ready to strike him, growing more furious than ever. A second tail starts to form from the Cloak of the Demon Fox, giving the Leaf Genin the strength to free himself from the grip of the Iron Sand. A look of shock flashes onto Sasori's face as Naruto catches the Kazekage's arm; while Naruto growls, kicking the puppet & tearing his arm off.

Naruto is now speechless, choosing to speak with his fists rather than words. As Sasori tries to keep up & keep his puppet from being annihalated, he notices how much more ferocious & bestial Naruto has become after his newest transformation. He knows he has to put a stop to this, soon. Naruto shoots out a chakra claw, Sasori reacts quickly & the Kazekage puppet intercepts it, splintering into pieces.

The sacrifice of the puppet wasn't as useful as Sasori thought it would be though. It didn't stop Naruto at all, in fact he was hurling himself towards Sasori with blinding speed, striking him in the chest. As Sasori flies back, Naruto shoots out another chakra claw & grabs the puppet master, pulling him back & punching him. Sasori starts to fall to the ground, but Naruto does not let up, nailing shot after shot on the Akatsuki member, wanting to make him pay for killing Gaara.

As the smoke clears & the dust settles, Naruto looks down to see the broken puppet body of Sasori. There is no blood, there is nothing but a broken down puppet. It doesn't satisfy him, needing to see that they paid the way Gaara did. He goes to leave, to find the other member of Akatsuki when suddenly a large blade stabs through Naruto's back cleanly, running him through. Sakura, who was still struggling to get out of the dense Iron Sand gasps & screams, "NARUTO! NO!!". As Naruto's body falls to the ground, Sasori smirks, "Stupid, impetuous child.".

Sakura glares at him, teeth bared & grinding, as infuriated as Naruto was not even a minute ago & possibly moreso. Rather than fight out of the Iron Sand, she slams her hands together & growls, "You're gonna pay!".

Sacred Ruby Jutsu!

The transformation seems more intense than usual for Sakura. Even as she stands, the magnetic sand sticking to her armor, she feels the heat coming from her. Yet, she embraces it, even as it intensifies. Sakura takes a step, & a crackling sound is heard. The Iron Sand had hardened from the heat of Sakura's power & turned to glass. It was on the verge of breaking & she knew it.

Sacred Fire Art: Blazing Inferno!

Fire starts to erupt from Sakura, the air swelling from the heat, the glass on Sakura shattering & shooting off of her. Sasori opens his hands to reveal small barrels on his hands & shoots out a large burst of water to extinguish the blaze. "So, this is what Master Pain wanted so badly. I think now is the time to show you the technique that conquered an entire country! Are you that strong little girl?", he says while opening a panel on his chest. He throws out a scroll, & out of his chest shoot a seemingly endless number of chakra strings that instantly connect with the scroll.

Secret Red Jutsu: Performance of 100 Puppets

Instantly, 100 puppets erupted from the scroll, surrouning Sakura. As she looks at them, she sighs & looks at Sasori, "I'm so stupid. I should have done this from the start! It just goes to show, I don't know what I'm doing. I will make things right, & my friends will be fine! You won't win Sasori!", he smiles back wickedly & replies, "I already have little girl!". His puppets charge toward Sakura, poison covered blades prepared to strike. She knows that she is surrounded, but she also knows that there is no losing, not anymore.

Sacred Fire Art: Phoenixian Eruption!

Sakura's body starts to glow bright red, getting hotter & brighter as the puppets get closer. The mindless drones attacking, when if they had brains they would think to run. She explodes into a burst of intense flame, the puppets of Sasori turning to ash almost instantly. As Sasori looks around, he sees nothing but piles of ash. Even the 9-Tails is missing, which worries him & keeps him cautious. "1 little girl can't be THAT powerful, can she?", he asks himself as he looks around.

After he stands in silence for a moment, he says aloud, "Even if she was that strong, she wasn't capable of saving herself or the 9-Tails. I don't think Pain will like it though.". Sasori jumps down, landing on the ashen ground & heads for the exit. Just as Sasori is about to step out....

Fire Style: Flame Wall Jutsu!

He turns around to see a still armor clad Sakura glaring at him, sword in hand, her face somewhat dirty due to the ash. "You Leaf Ninja...are so annoying.", Sasori states in a perturbed manner as dozens of blades eject from his hips & spin like propellers. Sakura begins to swing her sword, activating its hidden power, flame whipping around as she swings it. "Think what you want, but we never give up!", Sakura declares as she swings the sword & fire shoots out, setting Sasori's puppet body on fire. His body collapses, & Sakura finally starts to breathe easily, that is until she remembers Naruto.

She gasps, almost hating herself for forgetting but goes to the small section of the cave where she hid his body. Sakura pulls him up, holding him, whispering, "It'll be alright Naruto....You saved me so many times before, I always took that for granted. Maybe, just maybe I can start to repay you. Maybe, you'll believe that I love you Naruto Uzumaki.". She sets him down & starts to focus her chakra, hoping her Phoenix Flame Revival can cure the fatal wound & deadly poison afflicting him.

What she fails to see is that somebody is behind her, stepping ever closer, using infinite patience to keep their steps slow & soft on the earthy terrain. It's even more difficult when you aren't a patient man. As Sasori raises his right arm high, blade ejected, he seethes with hatred at what both of them have done. Before, he was willing to make them suffer but now he just wants them to die. After all the puppets he used, all the puppets he lost, even having to use 1 of his bodies back-ups against these children, he is done playing. He is going to kill them with murderous intent, ending it as quick as possible, or so he thought.

His arm comes down, ready to split the armor clad kunoichi in 2, but he fails. It was not that he missed, but rather he was stopped. His blade did manage to cut something though, or rather someone. Both Sasori & Sakura are in shock as the blonde haired shinobi collapses to the ground, Sasori's blade wedged firmly in his back. He looks over at Sakura & smiles faintly, whispering, "I...i love...", before his body goes totally limp. Tears run down Sakura Haruno's face, emotions run rampant through her.

Immediately, Sakura slices through Sasori's arm with her sword. He tries to defend with the blades on his hips, but she cuts right through them. Next, is Sasori's left arm, then she runs her rapier through his stomach. After separating him into 2 halves, she beheads him before finally placing the tip of her sword on the kanji on Sasori's chest. She sets it ablaze before piercing it, dark blood running free & quickly drying in the heat of the fire.

Sakura runs over to Naruto removing Sasori's arm from his back & turning him over as gently as she can manage. "Naruto, I love you & I know you love me. Please, don't leave me.", she begs as she focuses her chakra.

Sacred Fire Art: Phoenix Flame Revival!

Sakura's hands start to glow bright red, & as she places them on Naruto she can feel his body warm up. He gets hotter & hotter, until it seems like his body is going to catch fire. However, it doesn't. Even when she presses her hands onto him, almost pushing her sacred chakra into his body, it does not work. "no...this has to work....THIS HAS TO WORK DAMMIT! WAKE UP NARUTO PLEASE!", Sakura begs as she hits his chest.

SACRED FIRE ART: PHOENIX FLAME REVIVAL!

She tries again, the desperation in her mind & heart ringing out in her voice. All the jutsu did was turn Naruto's chest pink, it didn't heal him in the slightest. "naruto please. i love you.", she whispers as she holds him, begging & praying that he will live somehow.


Though people may say the timing is off, they may wonder about Sasuke, Tsachi, Temari & Deidara. They might even be wondering about whether Naruto is alive or not (just maybe, not for sure though lol). However, we press on, so now it is time for Naruto Trivia.

Which Jutsu Rank has the most known moves?

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. S

Do you think you know?







Don't cheat, just don't.








The answer is B. B

With jutsu like Dance of Shikigami & Fang over Fang, to Naruto's Uzumaki Barrage & Needle Jizo. Techniques that are B-ranked are most plentiful in the Naruto Universe with 73 different techinques used by a variety of shinobi.

Did you know that? If so, yay! If not, it's ok (boo XD). Either way, come back soon for more Naruto Trivia!