Saving Gaara

After walking for a while, Uzumaki Hane noticed that the Nine-Tails' aura had disappeared. Uzumaki Hane murmured, "Did we succeed? In the original story, Sakura and Chiyo were able to kill Sasori of the Red Sand, even though Sasori of the Red Sand willingly offered himself up. Now, with Naruto and Kakashi added to the mix, we shouldn't lose. But if Naruto Tailed Beast Transformation and loses his mind, then it's hard to say." At this point, Uzumaki Hane became worried about Naruto and the others' safety and quickened his pace.

Might Guy barely managed to parry the attack from the imposter Might Guy, saying, "It's not that they've gotten stronger, it's that we've gotten weaker."

Rock Lee and Tenten were puzzled and asked in unison, "What's going on? How did we become weaker?"

Neji unleashed a powerful "Air Palm" attack, forcing the imposter Neji back. He explained, "We were probably cloned when we broke that seal, creating this imposter. He possesses all our abilities, making it difficult to determine a winner. However, unlike us, he seems tireless, while we've exhausted ourselves in this battle, constantly putting us at a disadvantage." With that, the imposter Neji unleashed another Air Palm attack. Neji, less agile than before, missed his chance to dodge and could only watch helplessly Chakra wave hurtled towards him, sending him flying backward and crashing heavily to the ground.

Might Guy charged at the imposter Might Guy, but was kicked away by Might Guy imposter and crashed heavily into a pile of rocks.

Tenten said, "In other words, our strength will get weaker and weaker. If this continues, won't it be terrible?" As soon as he finished speaking, several Kunai exploded in front of Tenten. Tenten couldn't dodge in time and was sent flying backward. It took him a while to get up, looking at his imposter with some dejection.

With a gleam of fighting spirit in his eyes, Rock Lee said, "I have a great idea that can help us defeat them."

Might Guy and Neji stood up and said, "What?" while dodging the attack from their imposters.

Tenten asked, "Rock Lee, what method is that?"

"It's a very simple method," said Rock Lee. "I'm not going to lose here." As he spoke, he rushed towards the imposter Rock Lee.

Might Guy, Tenten, and Neji were all wary of their opponent, listening intently to Rock Lee's method.

Rock Lee laughed loudly, "If we can surpass the limits we reached when we broke the seal, we can defeat our opponent."

This method is indeed correct, and it can definitely defeat the opponent.

After listening, Might Guy revealed two rows of white teeth, which gleamed brightly, and said excitedly, "Rock Lee, this is truly an important discovery! You really are my good student."

Tenten then spoke up, saying, "But it's difficult for us to surpass our original strength in a short time." As she spoke, she retreated, avoiding the imposter Tenten's attacks.

Upon hearing this, Rock Lee's voice rose, shouting, "Tenten, have you forgotten our training motto? 'Be stronger than yesterday!' After arduous training, we became Chunin, Neji became Jonin. Have you all forgotten our hard training? Are you all satisfied with this level?" Rock Lee became more and more excited as he spoke, as if a surge of power was surging within him. Even his movements became much more agile. He rushed in front of the imposter Rock Lee, unleashing a "Leaf Great Whirlwind!" Bang! The imposter Rock Lee was instantly kicked away, crashing into several tree trunks before coming to a stop.

Might Guy, Neji, and Tenten were all fired up by Rock Lee's words and unleashed their full power beyond what was expected, sending their imposters flying and crashing to the ground.

The four of them were panting heavily. Although they had successfully defeated their opponent, the explosion just now had almost drained them of their strength, and they nearly collapsed.

At this moment, the imposter in front of the four slowly disappeared, and the four finally felt relieved.

Might Guy said, "Neji, Rock Lee, Tenten, has everyone finished?"

The three of them said in unison, "Yes, Teacher Kaido."

Might Guy said, "Then let's set off and meet up with the others." The group quickly left their spot and, under Neji's command, headed in the direction Naruto and the others had gone.

With no enemies left, Naruto and his friends moved slowly, but Chiyo couldn't keep up and would have collapsed if Sakura hadn't caught her.

Sakura quickly helped Chiyo sit down and said, "Granny Chiyo, are you alright?" She then used Medical Ninjutsu to begin treating Chiyo.

Naruto and Kakashi stopped when they saw this.

Chiyo stopped Sakura's healing and said, "I'm fine."

Then he said to Naruto, "Naruto, put Gaara down. I'll heal Gaara right now."

Naruto said, "But..." Although Naruto really wanted to heal Gaara, Chiyo could tell at a glance that something was wrong, so he hesitated.

Chiyo seemed to sense Naruto's hesitation, but she stood up and walked to Naruto as if nothing had happened, saying, "Naruto, don't worry, I'm fine. Leave it to me." As she said this, Chiyo's eyes were full of determination. Sakura sensed Chiyo's intentions and was about to speak, but was stopped by Chiyo's gaze.

Naruto placed Gaara on the ground, Chiyo half-knelt in front of Gaara, her hands covered in Chakra, and began to heal Gaara.

At that moment, they sensed presences emanating from the surroundings. Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi became alert, as Chiyo was currently treating Gaara and couldn't afford to be distracted.

A voice rang out. "As expected of my dear friend, you actually defeated a member of the Akatsuki, Kakashi." Might Guy emerged from the forest, followed by Neji, Tenten, and Rock Lee.

Upon seeing the group, Naruto immediately exclaimed happily, "I'm so glad you're all alright!"

Everyone remained vigilant, watching Chiyo heal Gaara. Although the enemy had been defeated, they couldn't let their guard down, lest there be other enemies lurking nearby.

After a while, a group of Sand Ninja appeared, led by Temari and Kankuro. They immediately noticed Gaara receiving treatment, Temari asked, "Everyone, how is Gaara?"

Naruto said, "It's alright, Granny Chiyo is using Medical Ninjutsu to heal Gaara."

After an unknown amount of time, the Chakra in Chiyo's hands stopped. Sakura came to Chiyo's side and caught Chiyo.

Naruto approached Gaara and asked, "Granny Chiyo, how is Gaara?"

Chiyo said, "Gaara is alright now, Naruto. Gaara to you. Only you, as his Jinchūriki, truly understand Gaara."

Naruto said solemnly, "Don't worry, Granny Chiyo, leave it to me."

Chiyo smiled, said nothing, and slowly closed her eyes.