KON Releaseshttps://mangahelpers.com/t/kon/rss2008-09-27T00:18:36+00:00/favicon.icoMangaHelpers Adminsadmin@mangahelpers.comhttps://mangahelpers.com/t/kon/releases/6296Translation: Code:Breaker 152008-09-27T00:18:36+00:00KONadmin@mangahelpers.com15: The person on the other end of the phone
01 captured!! restrained!! the radiant female high school student, Sakurakoji Sakura, is in a pinch! Sakurakoji, Sakura: ungh.... th....this....!? i..what was i.... {oh yeah....the time limit on the firebomb went off and....} Noguchi, Sosuke: finally awake? damn you're lucky. the brute strength to destroy the firebomb before it ignited; the reflexes to avoid a direct hit from the blast (created from the bombs destruction).... i thought you were the reserved type Sakura: ....you're the serial arsonist!?
02 Sakura: Noguchi....!! Ogami's old acquaintance once good, now.... he's sold his soul to the devil and fallen from grace!!
03 Sakura: why are you doing this.... Sosuke: it's almost time, watch carefully. 3, 2, 1 Victim(s): kyaaaa!! put it out____!! inside....there's a child inside!! someone save....save him!!
04 Sakura: s..stop it....!! what resenment do you have against those people.... Sosuke: resentment? i don't resent them at all. does a child need a reason to pluck a dragonfly's wings? the reason why no one can give a proper answer to why you shouldn't kill people is because, instinctively, killing is something every person wants to do. that person taught me so. Sakura:that person....!? Sosuke: today i set up firebombs all across town; in a moment, we'll get to see something even more interesting....meanwhile let's play with this
05 Sosuke: here you go, run Sakura: s....!! stop!! Sosuke: hahaha!! look!! it's all frantic!? that clumsy dog is getting more and more clumsy Sakura: s....stop....STOP!! Sosuke: who do you think you're talking to? if you want me to stop, kneel and beg.... so (what'll it be)? i'm the only one who can stop it....you're running out of time 7, 6 Sakura: guh....pl..ease Sosuke: 5, 4
06 Sosuke: 3, 2 Sakura: please!! stop it....i'll do whatever you want, just spare "Puppy"...!! Sosuke: too bad!! time's up hahahaha!! if only you'd gotten all-obedient sooner!! well really, either way, i didn't have any intention of saving him from the start!!
07 Sosuke: the hell's with that look!? (you do realize,) you're up next. 5 more minutes....let's enjoy it, slowly ahahahaha!! Sakura: make no mistake....sooner or later, you'll be caught....! Sosuke: no sweat....if i get caught i'll just say, "i regret what i've done. i'll never do it again. someday, i want to become someone who is of use to others." and with that i'll receive a light verdict as a first time juvenile offender!! i'm good at acting like a simple-minded good guy hahahahaha ahahahaha
08-09 Ogami, Rei: Sakurakoji-san____.. i was wondering where you went; here of all places, what are you doing goofing around with trash? rare-type observation....look at it from my(the person doing rare-type observation) point of view Sakura: O....Ogami....!!
10 Sakura: p.."Puppy" too!! thank goodness you're safe.... Sosuke: ....so you did come; figured you would if i held this girl captive. Ogami!! i'm gonna kill you too!! i don't give a s*** about someone whose forgotten me and besides, that person has asked me to finish you (off); you should die in the flashiest way possible!! Sakura: stop it Noguchi!! let's go to the police....
11 Sosuke: hahahaha!! (it) totally engulfed (him)!! gotta say, my timing's like a god - a god!! Sakura: O....Ogami...."Puppy"____!! Rei: ....trash
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13 Rei:this flame couldn't burn a fleck of dust Sakura: O....Ogami!! {Ogami's blue flame can even burn a blaze to ashes____!!} Sosuke: wha!? what was that.... where'd that blue flame....!? t..that person didn't mention anything about this!? t....(the fact) that you're a monster.... s....stay away!! monster!! i....i've set firebombs all across town!! if you do anything to me the town'll become a sea of fire....
14 Rei:....you mean this? i've already burned them to ashes Sosuke:hiiiee!!aaaaa....fr- Ogami!! we're friends!! we're friends, right!? let's make up by shaking hands!! Rei: ....we've both changed...... Sosuke: !? so you do remember me!? Rei: we can't go....back to the past Sosuke: wha!?
15 Rei: you'll at least <be sent to> die by my hand.... a left-handed handshake is a farewell handshake
16 Sosuke: hiaaa!! burning a f..friend.... you fiend....!! you.... parent killer!! y..you'll get yours....sooner or later....he/she'll....kill..you.... the "person you're looking for"....
17 Victim: are you alright!? thank goodness you're okay....!! thank goodness...... Sakura:....with this, there won't be any more victims of Noguchi's arson...... ....but____.. why'd you 'judge' when it wasn't a 'job'? Ogami....looks like you do remember Noguchi, no? Rei: .....what does that matter Sakura: ....Ogami is the "person you're looking for" involved in this incident? isn't the "person you're looking for" the one who turned Noguchi into a criminal!?
18 Sakura: O....Ogami!? oh(, i get it)!! so you finally feel like hugging!! Rei:.... Sakura: yup!! no need for words!! no need at all!! ....hey Ogami, even if Noguchi couldn't go back to the way he was if he were still alive, wouldn't he still have the chance to change? huh? {Why.... (does he feel) so <abnormally> cold!?} O....Ogami....? What's wrong!?
19 Sakura: {wha.... h..his work phone?} h....here!! <phone>: ........ figured he'd collapse (sooner or later).... that's why i warned him not to take on any unnecessary work.... Sakura: uh.... you____..
20 Kanda: sheesh.... what a troublesome master. <phone> sheesh.... what a troublesome master. ....don't you agree? Sakurakoji-san Sakura: Ka....Kanda-Sensei!?
Shock!! Surging waves!! like a Tsunami!! Ogami's collaborator is their homeroom teacher, Kanda!? an alarming, highly-charged, turn of events!! next: The entrance to the twilight zone is the school!? https://mangahelpers.com/t/kon/releases/126Translation: Naruto 3082006-05-25T10:04:09+00:00KONadmin@mangahelpers.com1 sasuke...draws his blade!! sakura: sasuke!! sai: !! yamato: !!
2 308: sasuke's strength!! the one who intervenes...is sai!! sasuke: your defense......passed
5 naruto: gu-... sakura(t): a full-body chidori...!
6 sakura(fb) next time, i'll help too! sasuke: ......... sakura: i'll stop sasuke w/ my strength!
7 yamato(t): those eyes... this guy's serious...! sakura: !
8 sasuke: your defense... failed
9 sakura: yamato-taichou!! sasuke: my 'sword of kusanagi' is a bit special you shouldnt try to block it yamato(t) ...body's going numb this is...is chidori poured into the edge (of the blade)...? yamato(t) so that's it...that's why i felt it's slash to this extreme & on top of that... the wound is numbing me from moving...
10 sasuke: ! naruto: gu-... kyuubi: kuku...... this is our chance... naruto....
11 kyuubi: show them my and... your strength naruto: ......... kyuubi: what's wrong...? why are you hesitating...? you need my strength, no? so...
12 kyuubi: who do you want to kill...?
13 naruto: no more...don't come out anymore, you bastard! kyuubi: .......... what are you afraid of? naruto: stfu... i don't need your power anymore... kyuubi: kuku... guhahahaha...
14 naruto is overwhelmed by sasuke's strength...that is completely clear!! kyuubi: up until now, who was it that always asked me to "lend him power"...? you should know that you can't are helpless by yourself kyuubi: completely undo the seal! if you do that i'll entrust you all the power can ask for naruto: ........ get lost...! kyuubi: !? kyuubi: ....... you are...
15 naruto: !!?
16 kyuubi: i see.. so it's the uchiha... you've grown (to the point that you can do something like this)... naruto: how are you...? sasuke: now, i can see it so this was the source of your unknown power..... to think... you had something like this in you...
the sealed beast's cage...manifesting himself w/in naruto, his eyes reflect everything! the kyuubi also knows of the uchiha, what is this strength!? sasuke lets naruto know that his days are numbered!! and...!? next, "a request"!! https://mangahelpers.com/t/kon/releases/125Translation: Naruto 3072006-05-19T08:28:07+00:00KONadmin@mangahelpers.com307: a whim!! the appearance of the one they were after. his unchanging look...he is so close, and yet so far away.
2 looking up...there before them is sasuke!! sasuke ...naruto? so you're here too naruto ......... sasuke then, is kakashi also here? ....!
3 that which is born after a fight...!? hope...!? yamato sorry to disappoint, but i'm here in his stead from here on out, team kakashi will bring you back home to konoha naruto ! sasuke ......... team kakashi, eh sakura !
4 sakura sai! so it's true! naruto ...! yamato ! sasuke so he filled my spot?...... he was saying something about wanting to protect my bond w/ naruto...... looks like another 'lukewarm' guy joined. {note: a lukewarm person becomes like whoever they are around - versus one who runs hot or cold}
5 sakura ...eh? sai ...... it's true that my (secret mission's) orders were to assassinate sasuke... but who cares about orders... now i want to act & think on my own naruto just might be able to get me to rememeber how i once felt... i have a hunch it was something awfully important... .........
6 sai i dont know you too well, but... there must be some reason that naruto & sakura would risk their lives to chase after you... they're desperate to keep those bonds intact and keep them from severing... i still dont have a real good understanding of it but sasuke, you should understand .........
7 sasuke sure i do that's why i severed them sakura .....! naruto ...! sasuke i have another bond... sai .....? sakura ....... naruto ..... yamato .......
8 sasuke a brotherly bond, known as/developed through hate... [fb] itachi why are you weak... it's b/c you lack... ...hatred... [/fb] sasuke (having) too many bonds leads you astray that precious feeling required for your greatest desire is lessened
9 naruto ....... [fb] sasuke what do you who has no parents or siblings... know about me... you were alone from the start!! what do you know about me!!! huh!!? i suffer b/c of my bonds!! you dont know what its like to lose them... naruto its true i dont understand what it is to have real parents or siblings... [/fb] naruto ......if that's the case...
10 [fb] sasuke why do you... why do you go so far for me... [/fb] sasuke ...!? [fb] naruto for me..... it's a bond i've finally made ...that's why i'm going to stop you! [/fb] naruto if that's the case, then why... [fb] sasuke if that's so, those bonds i'll sever them! [/fb]
11 naruto (continued from pg 10) didnt you kill me!? is that your idea of severing! sasuke!! sasuke ......... sakura naruto... sasuke ...the reason is simple... it's not that i couldn't sever my bonds w/ you... [fb] itachi like me, you also have the potential to unlock the mangekyou sharingan... however, there is one condition... you must kill...your closest friend [/fb]
12 sasuke i just didnt want to give in to my brother's method of obtaining strength naruto !? what do you mean by that!? sasuke there's no need for me to tell you...
13 sasuke but i will say this.......that time the thing that saved your life was my whim sakura ....... sai ......... yamato ....!!
14 naruto !? yamato he's fast...
15 sakura .....! [thought] sakura when did he... [/thought] sasuke ...come to think of it, dont you have a dream of becoming hokage...? if you had the time to chase about for me, it'd been better spent training... aye...naruto sakura ...sa...sasuke...! sasuke that's why this time...
16 sasuke you'll lose your life on my whim
17 naruto ....... somebody who can't even save one comrade isnt fit to become 'hokage' that's just how it is........sasuke sasuke humph...
his expression leaves no room for doubt, as he declares that he'll take & spare lives on a whim...he has become 'colder' w/ time. sasuke's blade attacks naruto w/o mercy...!! next, "sasuke's strength"https://mangahelpers.com/t/kon/releases/124Translation: Naruto 3022006-05-04T08:54:22+00:00KONadmin@mangahelpers.comCOVER 302- Infiltration!! cry, yell, irritate and oppose. do whatever you like, i won't react.
1 now... infiltrate the serpent's nest!! Yamato- the order of the infiltration squad will be me... sakura, naruto Sakura- how are we sneaking in? Yamato- we'll play it by the book and use a Doton to approach from underground. Naruto- [......i finally found you]
2 Kabuto- let's go inside..
3 Kabuto- this is your room.. when you don't have any tasks to do, behave and stay in here. we'll call you if something comes up Sai- ...... Kabuto- sorry, but for the time being, i'm going to have to lock you in you understand right?
4 Sai ...... ......
5 Yamato- as i thought, looks like the hideout is surrounded by this rock Naruto- ......i'll demolish this w/ Rasengan! Sakura- wait a minute! if you do a jutsu that big, they'll notice! Yamato- at worse, we need to sneak in as quietly as possible... Naruto- then how? Yamato- ......
6 Yamato- found it.. Naru/Saku- ? Yamato- the harder the rock... by applying a little force into a small crack see? Just like i said.
7 Sakura- for the time being, the infiltration is a success Yamato- first we find Sai.. it's this way..
8 Yamato- it's safe, let's go
9 Kabuto- well now, if i don't hurry & make that aforementioned bingo book orochimaru will scold me again... ! ...... sigh... i imagine he'd probably say an "A" blood type is more suited as an underling
10 Yamato- almost there
11 Yamato- bingo Sai- ......! as expected of the Hokage controlled Anbu. that you weren't fooled by that dead body... Yamato- give me a detailed explanation of whats going
12 Naruto- you bastard! why'd you betray us!? Sai- ...... you should probably keep it down. there'll be trouble Naruto- you bastard..! Sakura- naruto! Naruto- .... hmph
13 Sakura- hey... this... is yours Sai- ...... Sai- thanks Sakura- it's an order from Danzou... Danzou is trying to do something by teaming up w/ oro you were chosen as the mediator
14 Sai- ...what are you conspiring...? ........ Yamato- (You guys) are attempting to destroy Konoha w/ oro... once more...thats it right? Sai- ......
15 Sai- No.. You're wrong... Naruto- it's easy to see that your smile is fake.. it's also easy to see that what you say is fake! Sai- as soon as you guys found me my mission was a failure.. and I can't kill you all by myself
16 Sai- if you know that much, there's no point in hiding it.. Sai- it's just as you said.. We will destroy the current (version of) Konoha
sidetext: at last, the truth of the revealed farce! as kabuto returns to face the already unrepairable team!! chaos will ensue! preview: orochimaru..& sasuke are aware of the intruders!? next issue, "betrayal!"https://mangahelpers.com/t/kon/releases/123Translation: Naruto 3042006-05-04T08:13:15+00:00KONadmin@mangahelpers.com304: the betrayal's reversal!! a flame burns in darkness, the traitor waits silently for that moment.
2 sai ...... sai ...... yamato once the guard's made, we go yamato ! naruto ! sakura !
3 kabuto sai... judging from your predicament sai ! kabuto it looks like you were captured
4 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 ......
5 kabuto it's useless
6 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 !?
7 kabuto wh!? naruto !? sakura !? yamato ...! sai if ppl change, so could i kabuto what!?
8 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
9 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
10 naruto ...... kabuto you guys don't know the real sasuke......... kuku..kukukukuu... sakura what's so damn funny!? yamato where's sasuke? kabuto ......
11 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
12 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...]
13 naruto ..... he's not here either sai well, that ends this floor let's go to the next one naruto right!
14 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 ......
15 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...
16 sai ...... naruto ? naruto ! Hey that's... sai i remembered... i finally remembered...
17 sai that what i wanted to show my brother... was a picture of our dream...
18 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!!https://mangahelpers.com/t/kon/releases/122Translation: Naruto 3052006-05-04T07:50:04+00:00KONadmin@mangahelpers.com01 the climax of Sasuke & Sai's arc! Sai 'regains' himself...oro, knowing that sai has had a change of heart, strikes at the both of them..!!
Orochi: [sEN-EI-JYA-SHU] (usurp-shadow-snake-hand) Orochi: so you've sided w/ them..."Sai"
02 305: the bond we share Sai: ! Naruto: i'll hold him off here sai, find sasuke Sai: ...... Naruto: hurry! Sai: ok... i'll find & rescue him.
functioning as a team... to sasuke!!
03 Orochi: so-, you came to take back sasuke your persistence is amazing, but i wonder if it'll go so smoothly... Naruto: of course! after i beat you, i'll bring sasuke back! Sakura: not here either... !?
05 Sai: [NINPOU: CHOU-JYOU-GIGA] (ninja art: super-beast-caricature) Naruto: (huff, huff) Orochi: what happened to all that enthusiasm? Naruto: (huff, huff) Orochi: !
06 Yamato: oro again... Naruto: ! Orochi: ...... hmmm... naruto... i'll let you live ...please deal w/ as many "Akatsuki" as you can, the less the better... anyway, i have some business with sai, so i'll be excusing myself here. hmph..
07 Naruto: *kuh*..! Sakura: *fuuu*... Yamato: ! where's sai? Naruto: he's looking for sasuke! we gotta do somethin' before oro finds him!
08 Naruto: it'll just about use up all my chakra, but i'll search w/ tajyuu kagebunshin you two search that side.. Sakura: ! this is... Naruto: ...... he... remembered... that's what he wanted to show his brother an image of their dream
09 sasuke went/is far away! naruto has closed in/is closing in!! Sakura: they're both smiling... Naruto: he... while he drew that picture he had his first real smile... one from the heart Yamato: !
10 Yamato: this is... Naruto: ! Sakura: what's wrong?
11 Yamato: this was in sai's bag it's an assassination list that (those who are) ANBU use for their targets to put it simply, a bingo book Naruto: assassination list? Sakura: what are the X marks for? Yamato: in all likelihood, it means the targets have already been eliminated ..... Sakura: why would sai have something like... Yamato: ! Sakura: !? Naruto: !?
12 Yamato: look... Sakura: th-this is... Naruto: ...why is sasuke...in sai's assasination list...? Yamato: it hasn't been crossed out yet... now i get it, so that's what it was...! Naruto: well, what is it!? Yamato: ...... sai... his mission wasn't to become the mediator between Orochimaru & Danzou his true (secret) mission was...
13 Yamato: assassinating Sasuke Naruto: can't be... there's no way! cuz just now, he said he'd save sasuke... plus, he was smiling from the bottom of his heart... ...he's different now, he's already... Sakura: and what if that was all just an act (to fool you)...?
14 Yamato: ...i wouldn't put it past him/the owner of this book look here... the man listed next to sasuke... is a jounin from hidden mist who showed strong stance against konoha... so sai has been assigned to deal w/ ppl who are threats to konoha... and sasuke is also one of those ppl... Naruto: ...... Sakura: his smile was in order to achieve his objective... come to think of it, when i hit him...... fb-Sai: a smile is the best way to get away with things/mischief... even if it's a fake one it's unexpected and fools everyone... ...that's what i read in a book Naruto: .....
15 Yamato: danzou's objective was oro's (potential) new body...it was to kill sasuke that's why sai had to try to get close to oro it wasnt that he betrayed konoha. for konoha he... well, the militaristic-war-faction would think in this fashion we need to find sai asap! Sasuke: ...whose there? Sai: (looks like i'm) busted... however... i've already made the first move (thereby the upper hand) Sasuke: what do you want? Sai: ...i am here to...
16 Sai: ...return you to Konoha! Sasuke: ...... Sai: though originally, i came here w/ the intention to kill you, but... ...... fb-Naru: he was... the one person who acknowledged me more than anyone fb-Saku: because naruto... thinks of sasuke like a brother
17 fb-Naru: i'll do whatever it takes to rescue that comrade i'll even team up w/ the likes of you fb-Naru: even if i get ripped apart... i'm going to take sasuke back from oro! fb-Naru: since he's my friend... and a precious bond that i was finally able to make... Sai: ...i want to try to protect the "bond" that he is so desperately trying to mend
his "memory" recalled and, in return, the mission trashed! naruto believed...sai confronts sasuke!! a hastening naruto...and finally a reunion!! next "bonds"https://mangahelpers.com/t/kon/releases/121Translation: Naruto 3032006-04-14T06:50:16+00:00KONadmin@mangahelpers.comi wonder if anyone will thank me for the quickness of my translation? :tem oh well, heres the one i did for my roomates. [meaning(less) pg 9 sidetext included]
COVER - 303:Sai's Betrayal!! a half century later-- the genes of a hero live on!
2 -Sai calmly continues his confession naruto: what'd you say... sai: getting on oro's good side is for the sake of crushing Konoha as sowing the seeds of conspiracy is the real mission given to me. sakura: ....... yamato: go on <literally more like 'continue in that matter'> tell us everything <spit out all the things you are hiding>. naruto: do you understand what you are saying!? that sort of thing... sai: that's not all... team 7: !
3 sai: my duty was to secretly send danzou-sama intelligence on orochimaru in other words, i am also assigned w/ a mission as a spy. yamato: ........ sakura: let met get this straight, (the mission was) to propose a conspiracy w/ orochimaru while (trying to) outwit (him)? what a dangerous role...... sai: ......b/c if konoha were to fall, orochimaru should betray us w/o fail it was set up this way in order for us to always be one step ahead sakura: danzou wants to make Konoha his own for this reason, by your lonesome, you have made arrangements to.... sai: i was selected for this mission b/c of a valuable ability.
4 sai: the information i write w/ my ink transforms itself into the shapes of small animals and while protecting their own bodies they carry the information outside for me sakura: .....! if konoha were to be invaded, countless ppl would die again! do you understand the nature of what you are trying to do? sai: ...well <it's b/c> i was ordered to. sakura: sai... you... sai: one more thing the name sai is a name given to me for the purpose of this mission... that aint my name b*tch (er.. "i have no name") yamato: ......
5 sai: i am an extension of danzou-sama i do not exist so you see, there is no meaning to saying anything to me naruto: ...... sakura: ...... if that's the case... then why do you treasure that <picture> book...!? sai: ......
6 sakura: (i believe) the 2 children on the cover are you and your <big> brother sai: ...... sakura: ...isnt it b/c that is the only thing that proves your existence... sai: ....? sakura: you havent ridden yourself of emotions as much as you like to say you have even a shinobi cannot abandon their emotions naruto: ...... sai: ......
7 sai: so why is it that the reason that i hold onto this <picture> book is b/c it proves my existence? (or more simply put, "you're jumping to conclusions b*tch") sakura: the reason you don't want to relinquish that book... is b/c you can't throw away the part of you that is a little brother...... do you understand why...? sai: ...... naruto: ...... sakura: b/c that's just how precious the bond w/ your <big> brother was to you
8 sakura: i think you dont want to erase the bonds between the two of you... sai: ....bonds... yamato: the picture in the center of the book is the only part (of the book) that is unfinished sai: .....!
9 sidetext: everything ends.... at the pictur(esque) stone lair, the aroma/scent causes it to resuscitate/reinvoke something...!? (um.. something like that.) yamato: judging from the path that the rest of the <picture> book follows, you & your brother would end up fighting in the center of the book... sai: ...... yamato: sai... i also know that you were a part on anbu's 'root' (division) i also know that under danzou, you undertake special training in order to kill your emotions in order to become emotionless, you were trained under the same bad customs that were once practiced in the village of bloody mist, kirigakure sai: ...... yamato: you (killed) your brother...
10 sai: you're wrong! yamato: ...... sakura: ...... sai: this was intended as a present to my <big> brother but just as i was about to finish he died of an illness. we weren't related by blood, nevertheless, he often praised my drawings.
11 naruto: ...... sai: "root" consisted mostly of children of dispersed families due to battles in there, the one who became as close to me as a sibling is (who i call) my <big> brother sai: this picture book... what i wanted to show my <big> brother the most was, once finished, the picture in the center of the book. after my <big> brother died... i couldnt remember what i was trying to draw naruto: ......
12 kabuto: ......
13 yamato: unfortunately (for you) sai... (i'll) be leaving my bunshin to stand guard over you here naruto: now its time to get back on track... naruto: (let's) rescue sasuke! sai: ....... sai: ...it's better that you dont naruto: ..... sakura: .....!
14 sai: i met sasuke... naruto: ! sakura: ! sai: sasuke is always accompanied by oro if you chase too far, all that'll happen is you'll be torn into pieces and end up as a "lab rat" (body for experiment) sai: besides.. naruto: ......
15 sai: he said you meant nothing to him.. i told him how sakura (said) you think of him like a brother despite this..... sakura: ...... sai: are you going to put your lives on the line... (and) retaliate against someone like orochimaru... to bring a guy like that back? sai: for what reason? it's not like someone ordered you to... naruto: ......
16 naruto: i used to really hate sasuke ...but, truth is, having him around was really fun. he was.... the one person who recognized me more than anyone else it's b/c he's my friend...... a precious bond that i finally made... sai: ..... bonds...
17 sai: even so, to face oro naruto: if you rip off my arms, i'll kick em 2 death if you rip off my legs, i'll bite em 2 death if you rip off my neck, i'll stare em 2 death (if you cut my throat) if you rip off my eyes, i'll curse em 2 death sai: ........ naruto: even if i get torn to pieces, i'm going to take sasuke back from oro
sidetext:these "bonds" are the proof of my existence. w/ an unshakeable resolve in his chest, now (is the time to) rescue sasuke! preview:naruto moves! and (what of) sai!? next issue:"the other side of the betrayal"!!https://mangahelpers.com/t/kon/releases/120Translation: Naruto 2982006-03-09T20:15:27+00:00KONadmin@mangahelpers.comCOVER 298- Secret Mission Like the other side of the moon... the other side of the mask is unseen. as soon as you peek at it, everything starts to move!
PAGE 1 Yamato's bunshin witnesses Sai's betrayal! yamato: he was prepared at least since the hot springs, but... yamato: well, i guess it's okay. i'll follow them like this. yamato: no matter how you look at it, pursuit is the best option. unknown: btw, what of sai? naruto: (the bridge..) yamato: as for sai, he's currently on the move w/ orochimaru.
PAGE 2 naruto: what? sakura: what does this mean?.. yamato: you two follow me. (team 7 arrives at the battleground) naruto: the ground's still soft (here) naruto: and the bridge is broken... all this destruction... what the hell happened?
PAGE 3 yamato: you dont remember? yamato(think): just as jiraiya said naruto: now that you mention it, why was i unconscious?
PAGE 4 sakura: orochimaru knocked you out... naruto: so thats it... damn it
PAGE 5 sakura: sai's belongings are scattered about. yamato: that he would leave the things he dropped...was even that (emotionless) guy tense before orochimaru, i wonder... sakura: you know what happened, right? yamato: yeah b/c w/ this wireless radio (here) i've been in contact w/ my mokubunshin that, up till now, had been stationed here... sakura: did something happen to sai? yamato: sai, after exchanging words w/ orochimaru, left following orochimaru & kabuto.. naruto: what does this mean?
PAGE 6 sakura: the subject? yamato: looks like the conversation was too far away and couldnt be heard... naruto: i wonder what were they talking about? sakura: Could he have been threatened into going with them? yamato: no..it didnt seem that way.. he approached orochimaru himself to hand him something.. as though if it were in order to team up w/ orochimaru.. naruto: wai.. wait a minute! no matter how much of an asshole he was, the idea that he would betray us.. sakura: no.. there is a chance..
PAGE 7 fb tsunade: he is the man that long ago contested the late sarutobi-sensei for the position of sandaime hokage. fb tsunade: unlike the 3rd, he is an unwavering rationale thinker. an unbending leader of the militaristic hard-line faction and sai's superior. fb tsunade: he despises i who am the granddtr of shodai hokage and who was taught by the 3rd, a moderate.
PAGE 8 sakura: yamato-taichou. you know about the man known as danzou.. yamato: i do.. he was the 'hawk' that opposed sandaime hokage.. naruto: so who is this guy? sakura: sai's superior.. an old man who has a low opinion of the 3rd's will yamato: using sai, danzou may be up to something.. yamato: there's a chance that danzou may have ordered sai to carry out a secret mission outside that of the teams'.
PAGE 9 naruto: then sai, instead of our mission, was working on accomplishing a completely different mission!? sakura: i see.. yamato: this is just a hunch, nevertheless, thinking the unthinkable, brace yourselves and listen. yamato: danzou may want to destroy (the current version of) konoha..
PAGE 10 naruto: eh? yamato: he could be thinking of conspiring w/ orochimaru to have him attack konoha again in order to overthrow tsunade from the position of hokage sakura: after the collapse of the (current) order/structure, he can build the village to (reflect) his ideals sakura: to set the (outside) stage for a second chance of being hokage...! yamato: the reason danzou has started to move now is mght be that he saw orochimaru's failed attack on konoha last time and thought that at this point negotiations w/ orochimaru would go smoothly naruto: ..no..no way... then sai's secret mission is... sakura: could be to get in good w/ orochimaru and become a mediator for danzou...
PAGE 11 kabuto: orochimaru-sama oro: i know (already)... we are being tailed kabuto: are we simply being tailed or is it "glue" (to sai)... kabuto: what should we do?
PAGE 12 oro: either way, one corpse might be necessary... right, kabuto? yamato: the way things are, we probably will have to deal with sai yamato: right now, my bunshin is pursuing them but we dont know what might happen...
PAGE 13: yamato: we'll be going after them immediately! naruto: all right! let's g... ...!? naruto(think): huh..? sakura: naruto!? sakura: naruto, are you okay!? sakura(think): he still hasn't recovered from the previous damage...
PAGE 14 sakura: indeed, i understand the sooner (we chase) the better, but if naruto's in this condition... yamato: if that's the case, we'll leave naruto here and go yamato: he should have enough strength to return to the village by himself sakura: if it were kakashi sensei, he would never say it like... naruto: b/c it's me... i'm okay...... i can go..! yamato: i've been teamed up w/ kakashi while in ANBU... i know what kind of person he is
PAGE 15 yamato: indeed, i am kakashi's replacement yamato: but i am different from him yamato: saying "i wont let you guys be hurt".. i'm sorry, but dont make me laugh yamato: you guys are no longer beginner ninja who need to be protected and yamato: at any rate, you guys need to surpass kakashi and become ninjas that can carry the village on their shoulders. yamato: compassion and "being taken care of" are not the same. yamato: if we dont pursue him now, we'll never get a 2nd chance to catch him. yamato: if we hesitated here, it'd be the end. yamato: there wont be a 2nd chance to face orochimaru.. naruto: sakura-chan...
PAGE 16 sakura: ...yeah yamato: that is (sai)!
sidetext: the shocking scene that awaited bunshin-yamato!...that guise, to deceive, a traitor's sorrowful last days!? preview: to naruto, the sudden death of sai, (brings) resentment!! the end next issue: the hanged boy!! https://mangahelpers.com/t/kon/releases/119Translation: Naruto 2972006-03-02T17:08:38+00:00KONadmin@mangahelpers.comit's nice to see a return to normalcy w/ fast translations.. too bad i was at nf and didnt know about it. :smile-big oh well. just in case anyone wants another read.
COVER 297- Sai's mission the golden light guides hinata on her walk!
PAGE 1 Sai confronts Oro..the reason!? oro: danzou.... so that senile old man is still alive oro: so, what is it you want to talk about. sai: i have a verbal msg from danzou to orochimaru.. the truth is.. oro: just a moment.. oro: choose your words to me wisely.. or you will die.. sai: i can only state it in the way i was instructed to. and so, if you don't like it, by all means take it up w/ him..
PAGE 2 oro: humph sai: ! oro: you truly are a kid w/ no manners..
PAGE 3
PAGE 4 oro: when talking to one's senior, it's common courtesy to properly face them while talking. sai: ....
PAGE 5 naruto: huff.. huff..
PAGE 6 sakura: his wounds are healing slowly... up until now, w/ the aide of kyuubi's chakra, he recovered a lot faster.. yamato: the 4 tails jiraiya spoke of.. to think, it was to this extreme..
PAGE 7 sakura: yamato-taichou (captain). the jutsu you used to stop naruto.. that jutsu.. would you teach me that jutsu as well? yamato: it's impossible.. in konoha the only one who can use that jutsu is i who am compatible w/ shodai's cells.
PAGE 8 yamato: to forcibly supress kyuubi's chakra... but i, as a copy (human experiment), cant go as far as the original (shodai).. yamato: the thing naruto wears around his neck belonged to shodai hokage.. yamato: it only react's to shodai's chakra.. it's a crystal rock that reacts to chakra.. with it you could control a jinchuuriki's strength.. yamato: it is said shodai hokage was worthy of being hokage because he possessed abilities such as this...and for this very same reason i was chosen as this team's captain.
PAGE 9 sakura: it's always this way.. the things i can do for naruto are really small.
PAGE 10 yamato: it's not about what you can do.. yamato: it's the thought that counts.. yamato: sakura..., i can tell by looking at you.. yamato: that you really..
PAGE 11 naruto: s..sakura... ouch, it hurts.. sakura: naruto.. naruto: wtf? what happened to me? huh? naruto: eh? why are you crying sakura? naruto: i get it! so where's that foul-mouthed sai? he said something rude again, right? naruto: like ugly! or monster strength! that bastard!! sakura: this bastard.. dont go adding monster strength on your own!
PAGE 12 sakura: by the way, yamato-taichou, where is sai? oro: what you said... on what basis should i believe you on?
PAGE 13 kabuto: what is the meaning of this?
PAGE 14 oro: oi...calm down kabuto.. starting today that kid's going to be one of our subordinates. kabuto: can we trust him? sai: please look inside that envelope.. it's from danzou to you.
PAGE 15 oro: this is.. kabuto: what are the contents? oro: kabuto.. release the kid. w oro: we're taking that kid w/ us..
PAGE 16 oro: sai was it? so..shall we go? yamato: as i suspected..
--Edited the subject from (297 translation) to (chapter 297... ) hope you don't mind NJThttps://mangahelpers.com/t/kon/releases/118Translation: Naruto 2962006-02-23T13:57:45+00:00KONadmin@mangahelpers.com296: a sad decision
cover: the gifted shika doesnt hide his yawn.
pg 1 - this indescribable anxiety envelops sakura...! f3,kabuto: if its like this, rather than a ninja fight.. f5,kabuto: its more like a fight between fellow monsters.. kukuku f6,sakura: naruto...
pg 2 f1,yamato: naruto's been sent to this side... (of the bridge) f3,oro: (even though) i brought out this sword of kusanagi, for it to not pierce through..
pg 3 (sounds)
pg 4 f1,knaruto: *roar* f2,kabuto: look at that... until he became that form, did he really want to save sasuke? f3,fb-naruto: i'll definitely bring sasuke back.. it's a promise of a lifetime!! f4,fb-naruto: sakura.. i'll.. definitely keep my promise f5,fb-naruto: i'll never bend my words.. because that's my ninja way f7,kabuto: now, even his consciousness is gone...
pg 5 f1,knaruto: vuvuvu... f2,kabuto: what a pitiful child.. f7,yamato: Sakura! Wait! Don't get close to naruto in his present state!!
pg 6 f3,sakura: naruto! it's already.. it's already okay! f4,sakura: you'll see, i'll save sasuke!! f5,sakura: so! so naruto it's already... f6,yamato: crap!
pg 7 f3,sai: what's going on..? was naruto killed?
pg 8 f2,sai: now's my chance.. f3,oro: guu.. f4,oro: it's almost time.. f5,oro: as i thought, this body's rejection is showing up... it's too bad, but the fun ends here.. f6,oro: kuku... kukukuku...
pg 9 f1,oro: patience.. patience.. i have sasuke.. f3,kabuto: alas.. f4,sakura: *groan* f5,knaruto: vuvu..
pg 10 f2,yamato: shit, i didnt make it in time..
pg 11 f2,yamato: don't lay a hand on her.. f3,kabuto: your jumping to conclusions.. i no longer have any intention of laying a hand on you guys.. on the contrary. it's exactly the opposite. f4,yamato: what are you talking about?
pg 12 f3,kabuto: you guys have the same goals as us. "akatsuki" are the ones in the way f5,kabuto: if we let you live, that's just one more person that "akatsuki" has to deal with.. think of it like that. f6,sakura: naruto....
pg 13 f1,naruto: roar!!! f2,kabuto: despite what i said, that is you guys' luggage. after this, you guys' will have to do something about it. f3,kabuto: and orochimaru's times almost up.. f5,yamato: shit!
pg 14 f1,yamato: it's now or never.. f4,yamato: Hokage ceremonial 60 year old technique!! enclosure retreat return ? suspend hand!! (er.. something like that..)
pg 15 f4,naruto: guuu..!!
pg 16 f2,sakura: (naruto) f2,naruto: *roaring* f6,sai: i am not an enemy. i am master danzou's tool. i have something to talk to you about.https://mangahelpers.com/t/kon/releases/117Translation: Naruto 2952006-02-16T13:16:10+00:00KONadmin@mangahelpers.comhere's a quick translation
PAGE 1 This attack is!? f4,oro: as one would expect, taking that much high density chakra... f5,oro: i would die.
PAGE 2 f2, yamato: to seek out an equilibrium for the chakra being put out, he's trying to get as close to the kyuubi shape as possible. using only naruto's body which is inside (the kyuubi shape) as a medium.. that is surely a small kyuubi in itself. f3, yamato: the quality and ? is different from the kyuubi chakra he's been putting out till now. more than anything is the strong presence of a wicked mind. f4, yamato: normally, to collect that much chakra in a body.. why is it.. that he can still move...
PAGE 3 f1, yamato: naruto... what on earth are you?
PAGE 4 f2, oro: making a 'move' w/ that much high density chakra.. i wonder in what way are you going to fight me.. kuku..
PAGE 5 f2, oro: so that is how it's going to come..
PAGE 6 f3, oro: Triple Rashoumon (Rashoumon = gate in old Kyoto)
PAGE 7-8 f3, yamato: (sheesh) what a fight! it's not a question of what level, but to somehow seize an opportunity..
PAGE 9-10 (just sounds)
PAGE 11-12 f3, sakura: what on earth is going on? f4, kabuto: unbelievable... to be to this extent
PAGE 13-14 (more sounds)
PAGE 15
PAGE 16 f3, kabuto: he's even more closer to becoming kyuubi than when we saw him last.. (comparing 3 tail form and 4 tail form) f4, sakura: naruto..
edit btw, preview: naruto's transfiguration causes sakura to lose her bearing's! next: "selflessness"
ack. missed the sidetext on the last page: a violent naruto vs. orochimaru!! the/one's whereabout's of/in this fight that pierces even the earth/ground?