Entrusted Feelings!! (volume)

is volume 31 of the Naruto manga.

Chapters

 * 272.
 * 273.
 * 274.
 * 275.
 * 276.
 * 277.
 * 278.
 * 279.
 * 280.

Synopsis
Backed into a corner, Sasori begins utilizing 100 puppets simultaneously in an attempt to overwhelm Sakura and Chiyo. As they deal with this puppet army, Sasori attempts to sneak up on Chiyo and kill her, though Sakura blocks the attack as a human shield. With Sasori caught unaware, Chiyo stabs him through the heart, and turns her attention to healing Sakura's injuries. As a reward to Sakura for surviving, Sasori tells her of a spy he has within Orochimaru's ranks with his dying breath. Elsewhere, Naruto and Kakashi succeed in taking Gaara's body from Deidara, though Deidara himself is able to escape. After they regroup with Chiyo, Sakura, and Team Guy, Sakura tries to revive Gaara, though Shukaku's extraction has resulted in his death. As Naruto mourns for Gaara, Chiyo begins transferring her life energy to Gaara's body, restoring him to life at the cost of her own. The group honors Chiyo's memory and then returns home.