Chapter 39 - Mission success

"How?" Mumbled Sasori as blood was dripping out his mouth, Jugo's hand which had become a blade was through his artificial heart

"You fight with honor, you have my respect" said Jugo as he pulled his arm out, Sasori fell on the ground breathing slowly

" I won, 2 minutes, Jugo held back to have a honorable fight" said Karin with a big grin on her face

"I thought you hated bets" mumbled Naruto

"I changed my mind" Karin said with a laugh

"Is this it for me?" Sasori asked

"Yes, but if you can tell us everything you know about the Akatsuki, I promise you that I can bring you peace" said Shisui as he walked toward Sasori. Sasori chuckled as he was already near death

"I'm going to die anyways. The Akatsuki was created by a man known as pain, he has a peculiar set of eyes. He wants to gather all the tailed beast to create a weapon so powerful the whole ninja world will be under his control, then there will be true peace, according to him at least" Sasori answered

"Thank you" said Shisui as his eyes started spinning

"Wha-" Sasori was shocked, he was no longer in the cave and he no longer felt any sort of pain. He was in his childhood home, and the two people in front of him were the most important people in his life. "Mom, dad" he said with disbelief, he ran to them and hugged them as tears went down his eyes

"We're home Sasori" they both said. Shisui had a smile on his face as he watched Sasori die peacefully with a smile on his face

"That was awfully kind of you" said Zabuza

"He told us information, so I might as well give him a happy ending of sorts" Shisui responded

"That was a decent fight, but it wasn't enough. This man named pain, I call dibs on him" Jugo said with a smile

"No, the Akatsuki killed the mizukage who I wanted to kill, so pain belongs to me" Zabuza said

"You wish, pain is probably helping the guy that caused the death of my parents, so he's mine" Naruto said

"He is the one that has my brother trapped, leave him to me" said Sasuke

"I haven't even fought anybody yet" said Karin

"Whoever finds pain first gets to deal with him, but for now let's see if Gaara is ok" I say as I walk toward where Gaara was laying, when I saw him he looked pale "Karin is he still alive?" I asked. She went and put a hand in his neck checking for a pulse, she then shook her head

"Damnit, we were too late in the end" said Naruto as he clenched his fist

"Call down Naruto, Hisui seems to have a plan" says Kurama

"I'm sorry Gaara" said Haku as he looked at Gaara's lifeless body

"The kid had potential, it's a pity to see him dead" said Zabuza

"It's not too late" I said as I lifted his body

"You can bring him back to life?" Asked Karin

"No, Orochimari hasn't finished the energy stone yet, and by the time he does it will be too late" I answer

"So what's the plan?" Asked Sasuke

"There is an old lady in the village that can bring him back" I answer

"Woah really?" Asked Karin

"She can bring the dead back to life? Can she-" Sasuke was interrupted when Hisui said

"No, she can only bring back those that recently died at a great cost" this caused a disappointed look on Sasuke's face

"Let's go then" said Naruto, he was happy to hear that Gaara can come back, he considered him a close friend

"Yeah let's go" I say as we start leaving the cave, that's when eight other people enter the cave also, it was team Kakashi and team Guy

"Oh it's you guys" said Kakashi as he stared at everyone

"Who are you, I can such a strong power of youth radiating off you" said Guy with stars in his eyes

"Is that?" Asked Kakashi while staring at Gaara who was in Hisui's hands

"Yes, we seem to have been too late. But do not fret, I have a way to bring him back" Hisui said

"And that is?" Neji asked with

"Hisui what's taking so l- OI ITS YOU" shouted Naruto as he pointed at Neji

"Naruto?" Asked Neji

"Of course it's me" Naruto replies with a big grin

"You look familiar, but I can sense such a powerful power of youth, I declare you my second rival after Neji" Lee says

"Sasuke-kun?" Said Sakura in shock as she stared at Sasuke

"Hmm? Oh Sakura it's you" Sasuke says, he then looks toward an extremely pale boy wearing a long sleeve belly shirt "is this my replacement?" He asked

"No, how can he ever replace you. Are you coming back to the village?" She asked

"No" he responded with no hesitation

"WHY, why did you abandon the village" she shouted at him. This left Sasuke in an awkward position

"Is she your girlfriend?" Whispered Naruto

"No, she is just overly attached to me" Sasuke whispered back

'The Uchiha charm is still so powerful, it reminds me of my younger days' thought Shisui with a smirk on his face

"Well we're kinda in a rush, so if you can just enter the portal so we can bring him back, then you guys can have your little reunion" Hisui said as he created a portal back to Suna

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"Are you sure they can handle them?" Asked Baki towards Kankuro and Temari

"Of course, if you think the Akatsuki is power, I wonder what you will think when you meet Nox" said Kankuro as he patiently waited for Nox to return with his brother

"True, even all three of us together with our strongest attack couldn't even scratch the leader" Temari said

"Kankuro-sama, they have returned" said a Ninja as he entered the office

"Quickly bring me to them" he ordered, Temari and Baki followed, when they reached where Hisui and the others where they were excited, until they saw Gaara ok the ground

"What happened?" Temari asked as she looked at Gaara's pale face

"We swiftly killed those two Akatsuki members, but we were just too late. Had we been a day earlier we could have prevented this" Hisui said

"DAMNIT" shouted Kankuro shouted as he punched the ground

"Seeing the new generation has put me at a peace, I know that you kids can fix the ninja world that we old fools have created" said an elderly woman with black eyes and lavender coloured hair tied in a bun as she walked up to Gaara's body and put her hands over it, then a blue light started to shine out of her hands

"That jutsu, lady chiyo" said Kankuro in shock as he knew what lady Chiyo was doing

'Her chakra flow, it's all going to him' thought Neji as he inspected what was going on with his byakugan. Chiyo started to breath heard and was struggling to continue

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Ask Naruto as he noticed this. She looked at Naruto and thought about the words Gaara told her

'He's my first friend'

"Put your hands atop mine and lend me some chakra" Chiyo said and Naruto did as told. The blue light grew larger and brighter "I've done many mistakes in the past, so at least I can do one good thing" Lady Chiyo said

"Thank you, Sasori was able to go out in peace with a smile on his face" I said, she looked at me with shock and smiles

"Thank you" she says, the blue light fades away, her eyes close and she falls, but I catch her before she hits the ground

"Gone, but never forgotten. Thank you" said Hisui. Gaara opens his eyes and is shocked to see everyone surrounding him, in front of him he sees the person he considers to be his first friend

"Naruto" said Gaara

"Your finally up, good that that old lady was there, you gotta thank her later" Naruto said with a smile

"YEAAAH" everyone shouted as they saw Gaara was ok

"Naruto when I said that her bringing back the dead came with a coat, I wasn't lying. The cost of her bringing someone back is her own life, a life for a life" I say. Naruto's eyes widen in surprise, he stares at Chiyo's dead body, closes his eyes and bows

"She looks so peaceful" said Lady Chiyo's brother Ebizo as he also closes his eyes and bows, everyone does the same. Everyone was thanking and honoring her for her sacrifice

"Kazekage rescue mission was a success" I said, now it was time for the next part of Hisui's plan