My darling Sai, promise me your'll return to our village, and when you do, I know you will protect them. What do you mean, Ryu? Sai, when you started the resistance force, you started a new life for those living here. They would be heart-broken if you didn't return, so promise me you'll return. Okay, I promise I will! Until you return, I'll watch over Rain for you.
3 weeks later, Sai's arrival in Sunagakure no sato.
Sai walked through the blaizing heat of the desert, without food or water. She had been walking for days now, not stopping to rest. She closed her eyes, falling down onto the warm sand. She began to roll towards Suna. The guards at the gates noticed her, taking her to the hospital. She awoke weeks later. She was allowed to leave, and took up a home in Suna.
Sai sat on a bench, pondering about her Ryu, Rain and what happened to her when she arrived in Suna. She wore no headband, but a shinobi was. She began folding paper in origami.