Gaara is escorted back to the Hidden
Village in the Sand and is greeted by hundreds of villagers cheering
for his safe return. But Team Kakashi and Team Gai have no
time to spare with Akatsuki still out there, and leave the next day to
report back to Konoha. Sakura says her final farewell to Chiyo at her
gravestone. Gaara offers his hand to Naruto as thanks in a memorable
moment.
Meanwhile, Tobi and Zetsu recover Sasori's ring
and then go searching for Deidara's remains. To their
surprise, Deidara survived the battle, albeit armless. He
even has energy left to strangle Tobi with his feet for his jokes.
Back in Konoha, Danzo, the head of ANBU Roots,
assigns one his suboordinates, Sai, to carry out a secret mission.
He has arranged it so that Sai would be included on Team
Kakashi.