I looked over at Chiyo and noticed the hard look on her face. The Sandaime Kazekage disappeared ten years ago. Chiyo started talking about how Sasori betrayed the village and went after the Kazekage three times. Then he said something that caught my interest.

"Indeed, I was originally partnered with Orochimaru in the Akatsuki. We did many things together."

I clenched my fist and glared at him.

"You know about Orochimaru…" I said, through clenched teeth.

"Well, let's get this going."

Sasori made the puppet come towards me and Chiyo pulled the strings to me and I was pulled back. These claws came out me and I braced myself. Chiyo used Hiruko's tail to stop it. The Kazekage suddenly had a lot of arms coming out of it towards me. I trusted Chiyo to take care of me. I lay in between some of the arms in a twisted up position.

'While grandma is controlling her, this'll never end.' Sasori thought. "So then."

Chiyo made me get out the arms and this poisonous gas came out of one of the arms.

"Anako! Don't take a single breath!" Chiyo yelled.

I held my breath and got caught by two kunai ropes. I felt Chiyo trying to pull me and it didn't work. I could hear them talking and I needed to get out of this. Naruto popped into my head and then Sasuke did. I pulled out a kunai with a paper bomb on it. I heard Chiyo yell for me to wait for her, but I lit the bomb and was thrown out of the poison. Chiyo caught me and patted my back while I coughed a few.

'This girl used a bomb to get out the poison trap. That's crazy.' Chiyo thought.

"I've had a lot worse done to me." I said. I heard Sasori chuckle. I turned to glare at him.

"I'll get you! No matter what you do to me, I'll beat you half to death and force you to talk about Orochimaru!" I yelled at him. "I swear on my life."

Sasori moved his hand and kunai flew our way. Chiyo pulled out two scrolls and two puppets were suddenly in front of us; protecting us from the kunai.

"Ah… Them…" Sasori said.

"Yes, the first puppets you constructed; your mother and father." Chiyo said.

"What do you plan to do with those? I know them inside and out. They're puppets I created; it's pointless."

I looked at Chiyo and she started to think of the time Sasori was playing with them. Chiyo and Sasori began to battle with the puppets. This is amazing. Then black sand began to come out of the Kazekage's mouth.

"So that puppet uses his jutsus as well." Chiyo said.

"It's been a while, eh? Since this is the jutsu that made people see Sandaime Kazekage the strongest of them all. So now, I'm really going to kill you."

"What is that?" I asked.

"The most feared weapon in sand. The Iron Sand." Chiyo said.

Chiyo began to explain about the Iron Sand and about Sasori and how he is the only one who can make "Human Puppets". He can also use the jutsus the previous body used. Whoa. This is getting intense.

"Anako, you must leave. I will handle it alone from here." Chiyo said.

"What?" I asked.

"This is far beyond what I had thought. Now that that's come out, there is nothing you can do."

"Too late."

Sasori moved the puppet and a bunch of black sand came towards us. The mother puppet grabbed me and moved me away from them. Sasori started to talk about how the sand is undefeatable. He sent more sand at us and this time Chiyo was in front of me. Her arm was ridged like a puppet. The situation began to turn ugly and Chiyo told me that I needed to go away. I looked at the black box of sand forming. I clenched my fist and looked up at Sasori. This is no time to be weak.

"Chiyo, please use me." I said, going in front of her.

"I am only one-armed now. I cannot support you as much as I did before." Chiyo said.

"That's okay." I said. "I may not have all these weapons, but I do know how to use jutsus. And I've got another thing. I have my master's contempt for losing."

'Princess Tsunade?' Chiyo thought. "Alright then. Kazekage's ability is magnetic force. So iron and steel won't do anything."

"Perfect. Lady Tsunade and I only did unarmed combat." I said.

Chiyo and I began to fight off Sasori. I used my strength and soon enough the whole cave was in rubble. I did use my mind reading to figure out what he kept planning. I stopped and was breathing heavy.

"You call yourself a girl with that unnatural strength?" Sasori asked.

'This is some girl. In this short amount of time she's already figured out his attack of plan. So even without my assistance, she can do this. A girl like this… Tsunade, you've got yourself a good apprentice.' Chiyo thought.

I thought of the time Tsunade and I were training. Never get hit by an opponent's attack. If you get hit then no one can treat the team. I watched Sasori.

'She's constantly watching me. At this rate, it'll take time. I have to use some chakra but I'll finish it with "that".' Sasori thought.

The sand began to go everywhere and I knew I couldn't dodge them. I made the hands signs for Needle Jizō. I crouched down and my hair wrapped around my whole body. A loud crash came and I stayed still. Nothing got me.

"Anako!" Chiyo yelled. "Are you alright, Anako?"

I unwrap my hair from me and slowly stood up.

"I'm okay, Chiyo!" I shouted at her.

"Not for long." Sasori said.

The puppet came at me and a sword came out. I dodged it and smashed the puppet to pieces. I made my way to Chiyo and moved the rock that was pinning her.

"That jutsu? Chiyo asked.

"Master Jiraiya taught it to me years ago." I said, grabbing her arm and healing her.

I went into my pouch and pulled out two antidotes.

"Here, take one." I said, handing her one.

"When did you?"

"While making the one for Kankuro, I was able to make three. I knew we were dealing with poison, so I brought them along. Just in case we'd need them. But they only work for three minutes." I said. "What do we do now?"

"Let's finish this." Chiyo said.

"Right." I said.

"My left hand is okay now." Chiyo said.

I nodded and wiped the sweat from my forehead. My breathing was heavy and I was reaching my limit. But I can't give up now. I stood up.

"Chiyo, are you okay to move now?"

"Yes."

I nodded at her and clapped my hands together and made the tiger sign. I healed a few cuts on my arm.

"That brat is a medical ninja too." Sasori said. 'That jutsu she used was able to stop my attack. And only using her hair too. Hmm. I'll acknowledge that you're a brat to be reckoned with. That you took out Kazekage… At this point using another "Human Puppet" would be pointless.'

"Since the trouble I had getting into the Akatsuki, I wonder when it was…" Sasori said, taking his cloak off.

"What?" I asked.

"Since he separated from me, he has not aged. He is just like long ago." Chiyo said. "This is why."

"It's been a long time since I used myself." Sasori said.

His body is puppet. He put his hands towards us and blew fire at us. Chiyo and I moved behind a rock and stayed there. The fire stopped and a chain came towards my way. I barely dodged it. It got stuck in a rock behind me. I needed to make sure I avoid his attack. He went towards Chiyo and I grabbed the chain and began to pull him towards me. I yanked him and punched him. His body shattered and flew behind me. Before I could say anything, his body began to reassemble. Chiyo pulled out a scroll and ten puppets came out. Sasori began to talk and then suddenly a hundred puppets came from him. This is just insane.

"How'll I say this… How long it took me to take down a little girl and an old hag… That I even had to use my last trick…" Sasori said. "Red Secret Technique: Performance of a Hundred Puppets. I will show you this power."

I made my way back to Chiyo and stood next to her.

"Anako, do not do anything." She said. I turned and smiled at her.

"You already know? My character." I said.

"Indeed, you got your personality from Tsunade as well. This is the final battle. Are you ready for this?" Chiyo asked.

"I've got a long time to live. I'm not going to let him kill me." I said.

Chiyo and I started battling these hundred puppets. I made the hand signs for Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning. I blew the ash at some puppets and then lit the flint. They lit on fire and I continued to fight. Chiyo got hit and told me to go after Sasori and she gave me this ball to throw at him and seal him. It caught him and pinned him to the wall. The other puppets fell and it was over. Chiyo explained he couldn't do anything. She fell to the ground and I ran to her.

"Chiyo take the antidote!"

Sasori suddenly popped up and went towards Chiyo. I took out my antidote and stabbed it into my arm. I ran towards them and blocked Chiyo from getting stabbed. Instead, I got stabbed.

"Anako." Chiyo said. She gasped.

"Chiyo! Take the antidote." I choked out. "I took mine."

"Worrying about others even with an injury like this? What a girl." Sasori said.

He dug the sword deeper and I cried out. I started to stop the bleeding; surprising Sasori.

'Even when it's in her, she's stopping the blood. She's skillful one.'

He went to move the blade out and I grabbed it with my right hand.

"Wait. It ends here." I said.

I moved my left hand out and began to make the Rasengan. I heard a clicking noise and his arm broke free. Before I could do anything Sasori was stabbed in the heart by the parent puppets.

"In the end, you were careless, Sasori. Now you cannot move. I am certain. The weak point in your body has been hit."

I gasped as I felt my heartbeat begin to quicken. I fell to the ground. I had to get the sword out, but I also knew Sasori hit a vital spot. I have to treat myself soon, or I'm going to die. I felt a hand on my back and I looked up at Chiyo. Her hand began to glow green and she pulled the sword out me. I fell to the ground completely and coughed up some blood. Chiyo began to heal me.

"It's pointless. I've hit a vital spot. She'll die from blood loss. I knew you were a medical ninja too, so I hit a spot where it can't be healed so easily." Sasori said.

"I've already stopped the emergency treatment. What I'm doing now is not medical ninjutsu." Chiyo said. Her hands were glowing blue instead of green. She's giving me her own life energy. "This was originally for you. I spent years working on this jutsu for you. With this jutsu, I can give life to a puppet. In exchanged for using the users life. But it is a dream that cannot be fulfilled."

"Pathetic." Sasori said. "When did you start getting so senile, grandma?"

Chiyo finished and I shakily sat up.

"Anako, are you alright?"

"I am fine, thank you for saving my life." I said, smiling at her. "Please, use your antidote now."

"Hm, that's odd. From that ninjutsu, doesn't use the jutsu user die from giving up their life to a dead person?" Sasori asked.

"Anako received a fatal wound, but she didn't die. It was also something I've been working on."

"Well, that's a pity." Sasori said. I stood up and punched him.

"Give it up. This body feels no pain. All you're going to do is hurt your hand if you keep hitting me."

"Women like to do useless things… Don't they grandma."

"Shut up!" I yelled, punching him again.

"Even connected by blood ties, I won't feel anything if grandma dies. My heart is just like this body here. Out of all the hundreds I've killed, she's just another one of them. It's that simple."

"You are scum. You think of the human life as a waste. Then why are you even living still. What do you think blood ties are?"

"Are these words of a shinobi?" Sasori asked.

"I'm not wasting my words on trash like you." I spat at him.

Sasori kept talking about his puppets and stuff.

"A reward for defeating me." Sasori said. What does he mean?

"You wanted to know about Orochimaru, didn't you? Go to the Tenchi Bridge in the Grass Village. Ten days from now at noon."

Sasori fell to the ground with a final breathe and was finally gone. I plopped down on the ground with a sigh. It's finally over.

"You did it, Chiyo." I said.

"No, the one who really deserved to be defeated was me."

"What?"

"Sasori saw my last attack. But somehow, he couldn't avoid it. It gave him a small opening."

I looked back at him and lowered my eyes.

"Then that means…"

I sighed and Chiyo started to cough. I went to her side.

"Chiyo, please. Take the antidote now." I said.

She pulled it out of her pocket and used it in her arms.

"There is still something I have to do." She said.

I nodded my head and helped her up. We made our way to catch up to Master K and Naruto. Once we were there, I landed next to Master K.

"We're here." I said.

"You found this place well."

"I watched which way you went." I said.

"You are still having trouble here, it seems." Chiyo said.

"Anako, the two of you did it." Naruto said, smiling at me.

"More importantly; what of Gaara?" Chiyo asked.

We looked and noticed Gaara on a tree branch with two Naruto shadow clones. I heard thoughts next to us and I stood up. Team Gai found the other Akatsuki member. Team Gai chased after him and he landed in front of us.

"Everyone hurry! Get away from here." Neji yelled.

No explosion came though. Master K used his Mangekyō Sharingan to make the explosion go away. Amazing. It's like he teleported it to another place. Master K fell to the ground.

"Master Kakashi, are you alright?" Naruto asked, catching him.

"More importantly, is everyone safe?"

The Naruto clones jumped down with Gaara and Naruto looked to me.

"Anako."

We went to an open field and they laid Gaara down in front of me. I placed my hand on his chest and put my head down. I knew there was nothing I could do.

"Anako…" Naruto asked.

I looked at him and shook my head. Naruto put his head down. I stayed where I was as Naruto began to cry.

"Why was Gaara… Always Gaara… Too die like this… He didn't just become Kazekage."

"Relax, Naruto Uzumaki." Chiyo said.

"Shut up!" Naruto turned around and yelled. "If the shinobi of the sand hadn't put a monster in Gaara, then nothing like this would've happened. Did any of you even try to ask Gaara how he felt? What is this "jinchūriki"? You just arrogantly made up this word to call them!"

Naruto continued to cry.

"Naruto…" I said.

"I couldn't save Sasuke and now I couldn't save Gaara. For those three years I tried desperately but nothing's changed, hasn't it."

Chiyo went to Gaara and her hands began to glow blue.

"Chiyo, this jutsu." I said. She turned to me and smiled. This is what she was talking about. She's going to bring Gaara back.

"What're trying to do now?" Naruto asked.

"Naruto just let her." I said, putting my head down.

'Anako…' Naruto thought.

"That's…" Gai said.

"Yes…" Master K said.

"What the hell are you doing?" Naruto yelled.

"Naruto just stop. She's bringing Gaara back." I said.

"Bring him back? Can you do that, Anako?"

"This is only Chiyo's jutsu."

"Damn." Chiyo said. "Not enough chakra."

"Please, use my chakra." Naruto said. "Old lady, can you do that?"

Chiyo thought of what Master K said and how Naruto knows Gaara's pain.

"Put your hands on top of mine."

Naruto did as was told and I softened the look on my face. Chiyo kept thinking of Naruto and his dream to become Hokage.

"I am glad someone like you appeared in this world of shinobi that we old people created. In the past everything I did was a mistake. But at the very end, it seems I am able to do the right thing. Sand and Kohona; their futures are differing from our past. What Kakashi said, your mysterious power that may change the future. Become a Hokage unlike any before. And Anako. Do not risk your life for an old hag next time. Save that which is most important to you." I glanced at Naruto. "You are a lot like me. There are not many women with chivalrous spirits matching those of men. You are a lot like your mother in that sense." I gave her a puzzled look. "I knew you were Biwako's daughter the first time I laid eyes on you. You look just like her, you know that?"

I wiped the tears that were flowing down my face. "I've gotten that a lot."

"You may become a kunoichi surpassing not only your master, but your mother as well. Naruto, a request from an old hag. You are the only one who can know Gaara's pain. Gaara also knows your pain. Help Gaara out." Chiyo took one final breath and fell back. I caught her just in time as Gaara woke up and a bunch of Sand shinobi showed up. People started to cheer and be happy that Gaara was okay now. Naruto thought Chiyo would come back, but he and Kankuro talked about that jutsu.

""I'm just playing dead" I keep just expecting her to laugh and say that. Hmm." Chiyo's brother said. "She's got such a peaceful expression now."

I put my head down and hugged her.

"Yes…" I said.

Gaara and Naruto came over to me.

"Everyone. Let's say a prayer for Lady Chiyo." Gaara said.


After recovering for three days, we were finally getting ready to leave the village. Naruto and I stood at Chiyo's grave while everyone stood behind us.

"Anako, Naruto. We're leaving now." Master K said.

"Right. Let's go Anako." Naruto said, walking away.

I placed my hand on the grave and slide it off. Thank you so much, Chiyo. We went to the front gate and the Sand siblings stood in front of us.

"See ya!" Kankuro said.

"Yeah." Naruto said. "I guess this is where you normally shake hands and part ways, but I am really bad at that stuff. So…"

Gaara stuck his hand out and I smiled. Gaara used his sand to make Naruto shake his hand. We started to make our way back to the village. Tenten and I were making small talk when I noticed the Master K and Gai were falling way behind.

"Hurry up. You're slowing us down!" Tenten said.

I couldn't hear what Master K was saying but suddenly he was on Gai back; giving Master K a piggyback ride. Grown men, playing piggyback, that's a little extreme.

'That's kind of creepy.' Naruto thought.

'Oh, no way.' Tenten thought.

'…' Neji thought.

'Aha! It's training!' Lee screamed into his mind.

"This way will be a lot faster!" Gai yelled, running with Master K. "Ahahahaha. Think any of you can keep up with me?"

When they're moving it looks even nastier.

"Neji?" Lee asked, getting in the piggyback position.

"Absolutely not." Neji said.

I started to laugh as we made our back to the village.


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