Kakashi considered himself quite fortunate to have raised someone who showed such respect, even for someone who was her enemy. He naturally did his best to offer help to Gaara.<br/><br/>While Gaara generally would have rejected both of theirs, at this point he merely remained silent.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Keiso had been engaged in fighting some of the other members of the Akatsuki in his hunt for his own brother. Once he arrived alongside Draco and Kakashi he looked dirty and bloodied up.<br/><br/>Nevertheless, he was alive in spite of everything.<br/><br/>Perhaps far more importantly, from his point of view, so was Gaara. He had been almost totally convinced that he was never going to see all of the Sand Siblings together again, because of what had all transpired here. He was wrong, and he was grateful for that.