Naruto 287

Page 1:
Title: "Untitled"
Sidebar: A cold wind rages! But when it hits me, things heat up!

Page 2:
Text: An evening of bonding? The meaning becomes clearer...

Sakura: Whooooo...
That was a goooood sleep...

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Sakura: Sai?

Oooooooh...you're drawing.

Page 4:
Sai: What do you want?

Sakura: I'd never guess someone as foul-mouthed as you would do something so refined.

Sai: Another fake smile...Didn't you punch me enough yesterday?

Page 5:
Sakura: Not quite...

Not! I'm just messing with you. I really just wanted to see what you're drawing.

Sai: I see...

Sakura: I figured that a place like this would have you drawing a landscape,
but this is an abstract, huh?

What's the title?

Sai: Who knows?

Sakura: You haven't thought of one yet?

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Sai: It doesn't have one.

I've drawn hundreds...maybe thousands of pictures,
but I've never given a single one a title.

Sakura: Hmph...

But paintings are supposed to have drawings...
Portraits are named after the person,
other paitings are named after the place, or the circumstances,
or even the artist's feelings.

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Sai: Even if I did that, it wouldn't have a title.

I wouldn't have any thoughts...
or feelings.

Page 8:
Naruto: I KNEW you'd be saying something retarded like that.

We're about to head out!
Captain Yamato sent me to get you.

Sakura: 'Kay.

Naruto: Bah! That picture's nothing special.

Page 9:
Sai: Kinda like your dick.

Naruto: Ckkkh...
LET ME MAKE MYSELF PERFECTLY CLEAR!
I FUCKING HATE YOU!

If you've got a problem, quit putting on that happy facade! Say it to my face!
If you want a fight, I'm ready anytime!

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Sai: I don't have a problem at all.

Honestly, I don't care about you one way or the other.

Page 11:
Sai: Go on ahead. I'll just clean up.

Sakura: I'll give you a hand.
Hey...this one's a print.
Did you draw this too?

Sai: Yeah.

Sakura: Oooh! A picture boo
Naruto: BAH.

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Sakura: Hey!
Can I see it while we're travelling?

Sai: I'm afraid not.
It's not finished yet.

And more importantly, it's something I refuse to give to anyone else.

Because it's my [older] brother's.

Page 13: [Awkward pause]

Page 14:
Yamato: Right about...here.
Mokuton: Shichuuka no jutsu! [Wood element: Four-Pillar Building techique!]
[Note: Moku would probably be translated as "tree" normally, but keeping with the
elemental theme jutsu usually have, it makes more sense as "wood", which is also
its meaning in certain compounds]

Naruto: Aah!

Yamato: We're camping out tonight.
Sakura: I, uh...wouldn't exactly call this camping...

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Yamato: Everyone listen up for a minute.
Sakura, I need to ask you something.

Sakura: Yes?

Yamato: It's about Akatsuki's Sasori.
I took the files that the Sand Village had on him,
but if you can tell me any specifics about his
personality, way of speaking, gestures and other traits,
it'll help out mission that much.

You're now the only living person who's seen the real Sasori.

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Naruto: Whatta you mean?
Yamato: The Akatsuki spy thinks that Sasori is coming to the Bridge of Heaven and Earth.
He may notice that something's up and escape, since we're going to have to use Henge to get close to him.

Sai: He's got an extremely risky job, so he'll be overly cautious.

Yamato: We also have to assume this could be a trap, so I'll go in first.
You three are to stand by until I give the signal.

Sakura: He had another spy, Yuura, in the Sand Village...
Given the way he was speaking, and that he was about to die...
I don't think it was a lie.

Sai: Whatever the case, this spy is going to be on guard.

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Naruto: Let's do it.

Side: Tensions run high! Yamato's reveals his thoughts...and the enemy will not be fooled! A man cloaked in darkness stands beneath the half-moon...who is the spy??

Bottom: More trouble within the team! Next time: "Betrayal in the darkness!"