Beyond the Limit of Darkness and Light

The Sand siblings carry their broken brother home, and Gaara, staring at the canopy, says the words Kankuro never expected to hear: I'm sorry. The invasion collapses with Orochimaru's retreat — Sound withdraws, Sand surrenders, and the episode counts the cost in quiet scenes: shopkeepers sweeping glass, jonin standing down, and a village discovering the seat at its center is empty. The rain begins as Konoha gathers in black. The Third's portrait watches over a funeral the whole arc has been writing.