The Retired Old Woman's Determination

As the Akatsuki ritual continues, Pakkun finds the organization’s hideout.

That same night in Sunagakure, Chiyo unlocks a chest and takes the two scrolls. That morning, Pakkun relays his discovery of Akatsuki’s hideout to Kakashi, who has one more task for Pakkun to accomplish. Once Naruto wakes up, everyone gets ready to set out. Well, everyone except for Kankurou, who is still trying to force himself. However, Temari promises that she’ll bring Gaara back.

Before anyone can take off, however, Baki intervenes and tells Temari that she and her squad will remain in Suna on border patrol as an order by their superiors. Think about it: now that Gaara is no longer around, any other village could attack at any moment, so their defenses need to be boosted. But then again, Gaara is their Kazekage, so someone from Suna needs to accompany the Konoha shinobi on the mission. It’s at this point that Chiyo steps in and volunteers herself.

The Akatsuki continue to extract Shukaku from Gaara and the eyes of the giant statue slowly begin to open, one by one.

Team Gai’s journey is interrupted when Pakkun meets them. He tells them that Kakashi and the others are headed to the River Country, which is between Suna and Konoha. So basically, Gai’s team is closer to Akatsuki than anyone else is for the time being.

Elsewhere in the forests, Sakura asks Naruto how long Akatsuki has been after him, but even he doesn’t know the exact answer to that. Itachi and Kisame came after Naruto almost three years ago, but they’re only starting to move again just now as opposed to earlier. While Kakashi believes it has to do with Naruto being around Jiraiya all of the time, Chiyo’s sources say different. A lot of preparation goes into extracting a Bijuu (tailed beasts), such as the Ichibi (Shukaku sealed within Gaara) from a person’s body. Not everyone in Konoha would know that because the Kyuubi is one of those topics that are better off not discussed. The Bijuu contain enormous amounts of chakra and were wanted during the Great Ninja War when villages could use their power for their own personal gain.

Zetsu, after viewing Pakkun’s meeting with Team Gai with his real body, informs the other members of Konoha shinobi possibly on their way. Having dealt with Gai earlier, Itachi and Kisame tell of how he uses taijutsu. One of the other members volunteers to go because he hasn’t found his Jinchuuriki yet, but Kisame decides he will go because he owes Gai for that kick he gave Kisame awhile back when he and Itachi first came to Konoha. For “that” technique to work, however, the leader will need thirty percent of Kisame’s chakra.

In a mountainous region, Pakkun and Team Gai are intercepted by Kisame…who Gai does not remember whatsoever. However, Neji notes that the chakra emanating from Kisame is something similar to that which he faced when he fought Naruto during the Chuunin Exam.

Zetsu spots Team Kakashi and Chiyo and the Leader questions whether or not Deidara was actually capable of accomplishing his mission. He and Sasori get a brief argument that stops when Zetsu tells the members that the shinobi coming are from Konoha.

In an open area, Kakashi and the others come to a halt when they’re confronted by none other than Uchiha Itachi.

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