I'm in Konoha, and I started with Ashura Chakra.

Chapter 131 needs to be sped up, while I'm still strong enough.

"Sorry I'm late."

After the battles on both sides ended and they reunited, Yagyu used the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear next to Hinata.

Looking at Gaara's corpse on the ground, Yagyu said apologetically.

"Damn it, we're too late!"

Naruto knelt on the ground, pounding his fists in frustration, tears streaming down his face, and said, "Gaara only recently became Kazekage, he only just gained everyone's recognition..."

Seeing Naruto's genuine emotions, both Team 7 and Team 8 fell silent.

Apart from Naruto, none of them could relate to this feeling, especially Team 8 and Yakumo Kurama.

After all, they weren't familiar with each other, and Gaara was once their enemy.

However, Naruto's appearance deeply moved Chiyo.

"Don't worry, Kazekage will be back soon."

Chiyo knelt beside Gaara's corpse and sighed, "I have been secretly developing a forbidden technique all these years. I originally intended to use it to make amends and compensate Sasori, but now it is just right to use it on the Kazekage."

Upon hearing this, Yagyu immediately activated his red eyes, allowing him to see through the meridians within Chiyo's body.

"Ninja Art: Reincarnation of Life!"

Chiyo formed hand seals, then placed her palms on Gaara's chest, releasing a blue light that was different in color from medical ninjutsu.

"Chakra has appeared on Gaara's corpse."

Hinata, with her keenest senses, spoke up immediately and quickly activated her Byakugan.

Soon after, she exclaimed in surprise, "Elder Chiyo's life force is disappearing! No, her life force is being transferred to Gaara!"

"What?"

Upon hearing this, both Kakashi Hatake and Kurenai Yuhi's expressions changed slightly. The former lifted the headband covering his left eye, while the latter released her senses to witness this miraculous scene.

A resurrection-type ninjutsu, and not one that desecrates the souls of the dead like the Impure World Reincarnation technique—this is unprecedented and incredible!

"Grandma Chiyo, you..."

Naruto stared at Chiyo in disbelief, unsure whether he should stop her.

As if sensing his thoughts, Chiyo smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. I'm already 73 years old this year and don't have many years left to live. I came with you this time just to see my grandson one last time."

"Now that my wish has been fulfilled, the breath I've been holding in has long since dissipated. I don't have many days left to live."

"If I can exchange my life for Hui Fengying's, then I can say that I died a worthy death."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Chiyo's face contorted in pain. She let out a soft groan and quickly said, "I'm running out of chakra. Please help me."

"I'll help you, Hinata, you help me too."

"it is good."

Sakura immediately knelt down behind Chiyo and turned to Hinata.

Hinata nodded and knelt down next to Sakura. The two of them used medical ninjutsu together, treating Chiyo while channeling chakra into her body.

Hinata's chakra is astonishing; she is second only to Yagyu and Naruto in terms of chakra present.

With her providing chakra, Chiyo didn't need to rely on Naruto's chakra as in the original story. She quickly completed the Reanimation Jutsu, exchanging her own life for Gaara's.

"The future of Sunagakure is in your hands, Kazekage."

Watching Gaara's trembling eyelids and Chiyo's rapidly fading breath, she finally closed her eyes forever with a smile on her face.

"Where...where am I...?"

At that moment, Gaara opened his eyes, and spoke, whether due to blurred vision or a dazed state of mind.

"Gaara!"

Upon seeing Gaara come back to life, Naruto immediately hugged him tightly.

"Naruto!"

Gaara was also surprised to see Naruto, whom he hadn't seen for three years but recognized at a glance.

"Welcome back, Gaara."

Yagyu first offered his congratulations, then said, "It was Elder Chiyo who saved you, with her own life."

As Yagyu finished speaking, the atmosphere suddenly changed.

Naruto, who had been beaming with joy, suddenly fell silent and looked at Chiyo's corpse with sorrow.

"I see."

Gaara stared at Chiyo's corpse, momentarily stunned, and then fell silent.

"She hoped that you would be able to manage Sunagakure well in the future." Yagyu told me, Airo, Chiyo's last words.

"I will."

Gaara nodded seriously.

A moment later, Yagyu and his group returned along the same route, carrying the two corpses.

These two corpses are Chiyo and Sasori, the grandfather and granddaughter of the Red Sand.

As they left the mountains of the Land of Rivers and returned to the grasslands where large areas had been transformed into forests, they saw a dense mass of figures ahead—the ninjas of Sunagakure.

And leading them were none other than Temari and Kankuro.

"Gaara!"

Temari and Kankuro, the siblings, came to Gaara and hugged their younger brother tightly.

Seeing that the Kazekage was alright, the Sand Ninja's faces lit up with joyful smiles.

Just like in the original story, Gaara, in the name of the Fifth Kazekage, represented Sunagakure and engaged in a historic handshake with Naruto and Yagyu, establishing a pact of eternal alliance.

Of course, in Yagyu's eyes, it was just something he said casually.

Unless they can live forever, the alliance agreement will still be something that can be torn up at any time after their generation dies.

After all, Sunagakure has broken its promises more than once.

When Yagyu arrived with Team 8 to provide timely support, Temari, standing behind Gaara, looked at him with affection.

If it weren't for Hinata and Sakura being by Yagyu's side, Temari would have no advantage over his two childhood friends, and she didn't want to put Yagyu in a difficult position. She really wanted to rush into his arms.

As if noticing Temari's gaze, Yagyu winked at her, making the girl blush with shyness and joy.

Afterwards, Yagyu and his group went to Sunagakure Village to receive their gratitude and hospitality.

Meanwhile, in the mountains of the Land of Rivers, inside the cave where Sasori of the Red Sand died.

A small white snake appeared in the cave.

With a loud bang, smoke billowed out.

When the white smoke dissipated, Orochimaru appeared in front of a pool of blood.

Looking at the congealed blood on the ground, Orochimaru couldn't help but reveal a gloating smile and said, "I originally wanted to continue the battle from back then and kill you with my perfect Impure World Reincarnation technique, but I didn't expect you to be so useless. It seems that my immortality is superior to your immortality."

"Since you are already dead, then become my tool."

After saying that, Orochimaru dug out the piece of congealed blood and soil, sealed it in a storage scroll, swallowed it, and with a "pop," transformed into a small white snake and quietly left.

Not long after Orochimaru left, a black and white pitcher plant emerged from the ground, gazing in the direction the small white snake had gone.

"Did you hear that?"

"Ah... As expected of the second genius after Tobirama Senju to master the Impure World Reincarnation technique. It seems that the achievements of the Hundred Faces were also stolen from Orochimaru."

"No wonder the White Zetsu clones couldn't get into Orochimaru's underground base a couple of years ago; it turns out they were all killed by the Hundred Faces."

"To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, perhaps we can restart that project."

Are you sure?

"Orochimaru is more reassuring than Hyakko, since he doesn't have the Oni-Garaku technique. If we give Madara's corpse to Hyakko, that guy will definitely be tempted to absorb Madara's corpse in order to obtain the Mangekyou Sharingan."

If he succeeds, he will not only obtain the Mangekyou Sharingan, but also the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, potentially becoming an even more troublesome surprise than Yagyu.

"That's true, let's get started!"

After a brief exchange, the pitcher plant reunited with the surrounding vegetation and quickly disappeared into the distance.

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"Did one of them still die?"

In Amegakure, Nagato sensed Sasori's chakra disappearing and murmured softly.

"According to the report from the White Zetsu clone, Sasori was killed by two of the Fifth Hokage's personal disciples," Konan said. "If Madara hadn't arrived in time, Deidara would have been captured by Konoha as well. Besides Kakashi Hatake, the people who made the move included the renowned Team 8 and a super genius from the Kurama clan who only appears once every few generations."

"Without Yagyu making a move, does Konoha have the strength to take down two S-rank rogue ninjas?" Nagato's voice was extremely heavy.

Not counting the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who hasn't fully matured yet, there's also Jiraiya and the Fifth Hokage... Konoha's high-end combat power has returned to its position as the strongest among the five great ninja villages.

If that's all there is to it, Nagato still doesn't take them seriously.

After all, the Six Paths of Pain is essentially an enhanced version of the Akatsuki organization.

Even if they were to go to war with Konoha, they might not necessarily lose, given that they possess the Gedo Mazo.

But besides these powerful figures, Konoha also has Yagyu, which is the reason for Nagato's heavy heart and apprehension.

As the caster of the Transformation Clone Technique, Nagato witnessed Yagyu's fighting prowess firsthand.

Four wooden clones can unleash the Four Red Yang Formation, something even Nagato couldn't do.

That level of chakra is even more powerful than that of a tailed beast.

Furthermore, with such an astonishing range of Wood Release ninjutsu, only Pain of the Deva Path could withstand it; the other Pains were powerless against it.

Thinking of this, Nagato looked down at his crippled lower body and felt his chakra, which was much weaker than it had been three years ago. He couldn't help but say to Konan, "When Madara returns, have him come over."

"Yes." Xiao Nan nodded without asking why.

Nagato shared the same vision as Pain, gazing at the torrential rain in Amegakure. Pain remarked calmly, "We need to speed things up while we're still strong enough!"

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Yagyu, of course, had no idea that his actions, though seemingly insignificant, had actually put immense pressure on Nagato; the butterfly effect was beginning to take hold.

Teams 7 and 8 stayed in Sunagakure for a day before saying goodbye to Gaara and the others.

After all, they weren't on vacation this time, but to support Sunagakure.

The Fifth Hokage is still in Konoha waiting for news from them.

Furthermore, with Elder Chiyo having sacrificed herself in Sunagakure, the current atmosphere is not suitable for lingering.

After saying goodbye, Yagyu used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport Team 7 and Team 8 back to Konoha.

However, before returning to Konoha, Yagyu gave Temari a storage scroll.

After seeing off Class 7 and Class 8, Temari returned to her room and opened the storage scroll that Yagyu had given her.

Inside the scroll was a kunai.

Upon seeing the kunai engraved with the character "Yagyu," Temari blushed. Looking at the framed photo of her and Yagyu from last year on the table, a happy smile appeared on her face.

When entertaining Yagyu and the others, Temari had already noticed that Hinata and Sakura both had such kunai on their bodies, and even that there was such a character in the gap between their thumb and forefinger on the back of their hands.

Temari, who had seen Yagyu use the Flying Thunder God Technique more than once, knew perfectly well that it was a kunai used by the Flying Thunder God.

Just like Temari changing her hairstyle to a bob to express her feelings, Temari finally received Yagyu's feelings.

She finally enjoys the same treatment as Hinata and Sakura.

This feeling of happiness from receiving a response filled Temari with immense excitement.

If the kunai weren't so sharp, Temari would have loved to sleep with it, and she's already rolling around on the bed.

The girl is destined to have a sleepless night.

Even when I'm asleep, my dreams are filled with images of Yagyu.

Another girl has completely fallen for him!

(End of this chapter)