第286話: サスケがサクラを救出し、マルゴとザンスールの欺瞞にまつわるジジの悲劇的な過去を暴く。

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Sasuke, helped by the Meno he put in a genjutsu, fought through several flying beasts to reach the observatory, while also figuring out that Jiji was Zansul's accomplice. Sasuke then dug Sakura out from under the rubble and healed her. After Meno saved Ganno and the other inmates from the beasts, Sakura lead majority of the horde away and crushed them with her taijutsu. Jiji broke off from Zansul to go after her, while Sasuke and Meno began fighting their way to Zansul. Sasuke's messenger hawk then brought him a letter, which he shared with Zansul, stating that Kakashi and the new king, Nanara had captured the traitorous Prime Minister Zansul was serving. While trying to get away from Sasuke, Zansul issues to many conflicting commands to the flying beasts, resulting in it dropping him to his death. After retrieving the particles from Zansul's body, Sasuke hurried to Sakura's side, who already trapped Jiji in a binding jutsu. Sasuke suspected that Jiji had different intentions than fighting Zansul's war and questioned why he went along with him. Jiji revealed that he was originally a rogue shinobi from the Hidden Sand Village, who was among shinobi invited to train Redaku's army, but fell in love with Margo, a servant girl in the royal palace. While Jiji was away on a mission, Margo passed away in an epidemic, and Zansul came forward with his offer to create the dragon beast army for Redaku, on the condition that he would receive Margo's body to reanimate afterwards. Sasuke then revealed to Jiji that the Prime Minister falsified Margo's death certificate to rope him into his schemes, and Margo was a valuable informant in Kakashi and Nanara's fight against the Prime Minister. While dispelling the reanimated beasts, Jiji stepped in front of Sakura to protect her from an attacking beast, in an effort to atone. After Sakura healed him, Jiji and Margo reunited and became Nanara's aides. Back in the Leaf, Kakashi reported on the success of the mission to Naruto and Shikamaru, while Sakura chatted with Ino. In the present, Sasuke and Sakura both wonder when he could finally settle down. (Source: Wikipedia) Sasuke's Story: The Uchiha Descendants and the Heavenly Stardust: (5/5)