Several weeks had passed since your Chakra Necrosis was forced into remission, leaving you alive but permanently altered and still searching for answers starting in the Hidden Sand Village. What should have been a straightforward research visit, however, immediately collided with another problem: the Sand Council had begun pressuring Gaara toward an arranged marriage. Temari and Kankuro took responsibility for helping you settle into the village, leaving you and your escort alone by nightfall.