Naruto 304

Just a *tad* bit late this week...

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Title:
ナンバー３０４：裏切りの裏側！！
Number 304: The Other Side of Betrayal!!

Sidebar:
闇に燃える炎―裏切りはその時を、息を殺して待っていた。
A flame which feeds off of darkness - The traitor was waiting with a deathly silence, looking for its chance to strike.

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Frame 6, Yamato:
見張りを作ったら行くよ。
Once my clone's ready, we're going.

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Frame 5, Kabuto:
サイ…その様子からすると君は捕まったようだね。
Sai... Judging from your situation, I suppose this means you were captured.

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Frame 3, Kabuto:
裏切ったわけじゃなさそうだから…ここは信じよう。
Since it doesn't seem you've betrayed us... I'll trust you, for now.

Frame 5, Sakura:
しつこいわね…
This guy just doesn't give up...

Frame 6, Naruto:
お前ら邪魔するってんなら、容赦はしねェってばよ！
If you two are going to get in my way, then I'm not going to be holding back!

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Frame 6, Kabuto:
ムダムダ。
So pointless.

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Frame 1, Naruto:
やってみるまで分かんねーだろーが！！
Fights aren't decided 'til the very end, and we're just getting started!!

Frame 2, Kabuto:
違う。そっちの話じゃあない…
No, no. That's not what I'm talking about...

Frame 3, Kabuto:
…君を見てるとホントに憐れだよ。
... Watching you makes me truly feel pity.

Frame 4, Kabuto:
人は変わる。サスケくんはもう昔のサスケくんじゃないんだよ。
People change. Sasuke is no longer the Sasuke you used to know.

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Frame 1, Kabuto:
な！？
What the!?

Frame 5, Kabuto:
どういうつもりだ…！？
What are you doing...!?

Frame 6, Sai:
人は変わる…ならボクもそうだ。
You say people change... and here I am.

Frame 6, Kabuto:
なに！？
What!?

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Frame 1, Sai:
…でも変わらないモノもある…
... But there are also things that don't change...

Frame 2, Naruto:
サイ…お前…
Sai... What are...

Frame 3, Sai:
…つながり…それを確かめたいんだ。
... Bonds... I want to see what they're really made of.

Frame 4, Sakura:
…サイ…
... Sai...

Frame 5, Yamato:
サイ！そのまま捕まえてなよ。
Sai! Just keep him still like that.

Sidebar:
ナルト、大爆発！！激しき想いが突き動かす！！
Naruto unleashed!! A tempest of emotion drives him forward!!

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Frame 3, Naruto:
サイ…お前…一体…
Sai... Why did you...

Frame 4, Sai:
君が何故そこまでサスケくんとのつながりにこだわるのか…そのつながりってのが何なのか…知りたくなってね…
Why is it that you place so much value in the bonds between you and Sasuke-kun... What exactly are those bonds you speak of... I decided I need to know the answer to these questions myself...

Frame 6, Sai:
君たちから見たら…ボクも兄さんとのつながりってのを消せないでいるらしい。
According to the two of you... I've been unable to get rid of the bonds that formed between me and my brother.

Frame 5, Sai:
…ボクにとってそれがそんなに大切なモノなら君とサスケくんの“つながり”を見れば何かが分かるのかもしれない。そう思っただけさ…
... If those bonds are so important to me, then I might be able to figure something out if I see the "bonds" between you and Sasuke-kun. That's all...

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Frame 3, Kabuto:
君たちは本当のサスケくんを知らない…
The four of you don't know the real Sasuke-kun...

Frame 4, Kabuto:
クク…クククッ…
Heheh... Heheheh...

Frame 5, Sakura:
何がおかしいの！？
What's so funny!?

Frame 6, Yamato:
サスケはどこにいる？
Tell us where Sasuke is.

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Frame 1, Kabuto:
今頃、修業を終えて、さらに奥の部屋にいるだろう。ここではいくつもの部屋がバラバラに並んでいる。手当たり次第に調べれば見つかるかもね。
He should be done with his training about now back in his inner chamber. There are a large number of rooms strewn all throughout the lair. If you end up looking in each as you go, you might find him.

Frame 2, Kabuto:
ただ、ヘタすると藪をつついて蛇を出しかねないよ。大蛇丸様の居室もそこにあるからね。
Still, if you aren't careful, you might chance upon a snake as well. Orochimaru-sama keeps his quarters in the same area, after all.

Frame 4, Yamato:
正直に話してくれてありがとよ。
I thank you for being so honest.

Frame 4, Kabuto:
いや、礼には及ばないよ。
Oh no, you really shouldn't be thanking me.

Frame 5, Yamato:
返り討ちに合うと？
You expect us, the hunters, to become the prey then?

Frame 5, Kabuto:
ああ。
Precisely.

Frame 7, Yamato:
それこそやってみるまで分かんないよ。
Now now, just like Naruto said, fights aren't decided 'til the very end.

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Frame 2, Yamato:
ここから２チームに分かれてサスケを探す。ボクとサクラ、ナルトとサイの２チーム。
We'll split into two teams to search for Sasuke. Sakura and I will form one, Naruto and Sai the other.

Frame 3, Yamato:
何かあったらチャクラを練るんだ。それだけで体内の木の種が反応を示すからすぐに駆けつける。
If something comes up, focus your chakra. That will be more than enough to produce a reaction in the seeds I have in your bodies. I'll be there for you at a moments notice.

Frame 4, Naruto:
サスケ…
Sasuke...

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Frame 2, Naruto:
ここにもいない…
Isn't here either...

Frame 3, Sai:
ここのフロアはこの部屋で終わりだ。次のフロアへ行こう。
That's it for the rooms on this floor. Let's go on to the next.

Frame 4, Naruto:
ああ！
Yeah!

Frame 6, Naruto:
ぐっ！
Guh!

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Frame 2, Sai:
ナルトくん…二手に分かれて探してるんだ。あわてず少し休んだ方が…
We've already split into teams to do the search. We have time to rest. There's no need to hurry so...

Frame 3, Naruto:
うるせェ…！休んでなんかいられっか！もう少しでサスケに…
Like I care...! I can't rest at a time like this! Sasuke is just a little bit...

Frame 4, Naruto:
…くそっ…九尾化した時のダメージがまだ…
... Damn... The damage from when the Kyuubi took over is still...

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Frame 1, Sai:
…まったく…君はよく似ている。
... Oh jeez... You two are so alike.

Frame 3, Sai:
兄さんにだよ…口やかましく慌てん坊で、品がなくて…それにチン…
You and my brother, I mean... He was loud, impatient, unrefined... And his peni...

Frame 4, Sai:
まあそれはいいや…
Well, it doesn't really matter...

Frame 6, Sai:
だけど…そう…君のように何をするにも必死だった。
But still... Yeah... Just like you, he took on anything he did with everything he had.

Frame 7, Sai:
君を見ていると何だか兄さんの事を…
Watching you somehow brings back memories of...

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Frame 7, Naruto:
それって…
Is that...?

Frame 8, Sai:
思い出した…思い出したんだ…
I remembered... I remembered what I was trying to...

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Frame 2, Sai:
兄さんに見せたかった…
I wanted to show my brother this...

Frame 3, Sai:
二人の夢の絵を…
This picture of our dream...

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Frame 6, Orochimaru:
さて…サイ…アナタはどちら側につくのかしら？
Well then... Sai... Which side do you intend to take?

Sidebar:
“つながり”の記憶、本物の“笑顔”をサイが取り戻す。喜び。ーしかしその場も凍る最悪の事態…大蛇丸、再び！！
Sai reclaims the memories of his bonds and his real smile. All is well... But the celebration is greeted by a circumstance that freezes everything in place... Orochimaru reappears!!

Chapter Preview:
対峙するナルトと大蛇丸。その時サイは…！？次号、「真相」へ！！
Naruto and Orochimaru face off. How does Sai respond!? Next Issue, "The Truth"!!