Chapter 274 brings Sasori's duel to its close as Chiyo pierces the one human part he kept, then spends her own life to save Sakura instead of the puppets she built for him.
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Summary
Though a poisoned blade has already caught her, Sakura keeps her grip on the sword to stop Sasori from slipping away. She urges Chiyo, who was wounded earlier, to use the final antidote, but the old woman instead injects it into Sakura and then falls. Freed from the sword, Sasori turns to finish Chiyo off, only for her to drive the Mother and Father puppets straight into his core, the last scrap of flesh he preserved when he remade himself into a puppet so he could still mould chakra. Chiyo starts to mend Sakura's injuries, and when Sasori remarks that the wound is beyond saving, she reveals she is not healing the girl at all but pouring her own life into her, using a technique she devised to animate the very Mother and Father puppets Sasori will never need again.
Key Events
Sakura, already poisoned, holds fast to the sword to keep Sasori trapped, while Chiyo forces the last antidote on her instead of herself. Chiyo impales Sasori's living core with the Mother and Father puppets, ending him. She then reveals she is transferring her own life force into Sakura through One's Own Life Reincarnation, the technique she originally created for those puppets.
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Notes
This chapter is part of the Kazekage Rescue Mission arc and was collected in volume 31. Viz published it under the title Impossible Dream.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in "An Unfulfilled Dream," chapter 274 of Naruto?
In "An Unfulfilled Dream," Chiyo kills Sasori by driving the Mother and Father puppets into the one human part of his body, then gives up her own life to save Sakura.
How does Chiyo defeat Sasori in this chapter?
Chiyo drives the Mother and Father puppets straight into Sasori's preserved human core, the last piece of flesh he kept when he turned himself into a puppet.
What technique does Chiyo use to save Sakura?
Chiyo uses One's Own Life Reincarnation, a technique she originally created for the Mother and Father puppets, to pour her own life force into the poisoned Sakura.
Why does Sakura hold onto the sword despite being poisoned?
Sakura, already struck by Sasori's poisoned blade, keeps her grip on the sword to prevent Sasori from escaping while Chiyo attacks him.
What was the VIZ title for this chapter?
VIZ published chapter 274 under the title "Impossible Dream," part of the Kazekage Rescue Mission arc collected in volume 31.
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