Naruto 304

304: the betrayal's reversal!!
a flame burns in darkness, the traitor waits silently for that moment.

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sai ......
sai ......
yamato once the guard's made, we go
yamato !
naruto !
sakura !

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kabuto sai... judging from your predicament
sai !
kabuto it looks like you were captured

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sai ......
kabuto doesnt seem as if you betrayed us so i'll trust you this time
sakura damn your persistent...
naruto if you're going to get in our way, i won't go easy on you!
sai ......

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kabuto it's useless

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naruto (like they say) you won't know until you try!!
kabuto no, i'm not talking about that
...looking at you makes me feel pity...
ppl change
sasuke is no longer the same person you knew before
naruto ......
sai ......
kabuto !?

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kabuto wh!?
naruto !?
sakura !?
yamato ...!
sai if ppl change, so could i
kabuto what!?

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sidetext: naruto, explode!! (&) ignite those inner feelings!!!
sai ...but there are also things that don't change...
naruto sai...
...you...
sai ...bonds...
i want to verify that (bonds don't change)
sakura ...sai...
yamato sai! hold 'im still

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naruto ......
sai... what the hell are you (thinking)...
sai i found myself wanting to know why you make such a fuss over your bond w/ sasuke...
and what that bond is...
sakura ......
sai from you guys's point of view...
my bond w/ my <big> brother has also not disappeared......
i was only thinkin that, if it's really that important to me,
by seeing your "bond" w/ sasuke i might become able to understand something

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naruto ......
kabuto you guys don't know the real sasuke.........
kuku..kukukukuu...
sakura what's so damn funny!?
yamato where's sasuke?
kabuto ......

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kabuto by now he's finished his training and is likely in one of the inner(most) room's
there are tons of rooms lined up apart from one another here
if you randomly search each room one by one, you might find him
kabuto only, if you're not careful
and poke the wrong bush, a snake may come out
b/c orochimaru-sama's quarters are also located there
naruto ......
yamato thanks for being honest
kabuto no need to thank me
yamato the predator becomes the prey?
kabuto pretty much
naruto ......
yamato we won't know (to what extent) until we try

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yamato from here we'll split up & search for sasuke in 2 teams
the teams'll be sakura & i and naruto & sai
if something happens, then mold (your) chakra
that'll cause the (wood) seeds in your bodies to react
(we'll) be there shortly thereafter
sakura ....
naruto [sasuke...]

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naruto .....
he's not here either
sai well, that ends this floor
let's go to the next one
naruto right!

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naruto ......
sai naruto...
we're searching in two separate groups
there's no need to rush
it might be better to rest a bit
naruto shut up! i can't be resting now!
we're almost there
naruto [...shit...the damage from when i went Kyuubi has yet to...]
sai ......

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sai ...man...
you're a lot alike
naruto ?
sai to my <big> brother
...(he was) a loud-mouthed, impatient boy w/
no dignity...
and his pe...
well, never mind...
naruto .....
sai however...
yeah, that's it...
like you, whatever he did, he did it w/ everything he had
seeing you, reminds me of...

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sai ......
naruto ?
naruto !
Hey that's...
sai i remembered...
i finally remembered...

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sai that what i wanted to show my brother...
was a picture of our dream...

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sai ...!
naruto !!
orochi now, then...
sai...
which side will you choose?

sidebar: the memory of his "bonds" allows sai to regain his true "smile".
which is great, however, that ends w/ the worst possible scenario...
orochimaru, once again!!
preview: naruto & oro confront. which side will sai be on!?
next, the truth!!