Naruto 311

I stayed up past by bedtime :)
Done! One or two parts were iffy though, but the rest is ok!

Naruto 311

311: Nicknames
Side: He's taken quite a few days off resting in that hospital bed. Seems alright (Notice his right hand!!)

2.
[Murmuring to himself in the library room]

Sai: In order to make others understand you...
First you need to get close to their hearts....

....For example, the way you call someone
Using "San" or "Kun" to call them...
{Book: Good Human Relations}

That distance will get shorter if you reserve your manners (use good manners)
{Book: Communication}

3.
Sai: First you need to firmly address someone only by their last name....
And what would happen if you're deciding on their nicknames or pet names...

If you do that, you'll think yourself close to them as a special person...

I see....

Sakura: At last
!

4.
Sakura: Huh..
Sai..

You came to look for feelings?

Sai: Sakura-san...

Sakura: Oh! You like to read books?

Sai: Ah.. a little

5.
sakura: !

.....

(Sai even has become more human (acting more huma), eh)

Sakura: Ah! That's right...
Sai: !?

Sakura: From here on out Naruto and I are going to go see on Kakashi-sensei
but..
Do you want to come with us, Sai?

Sai: Kakashi...sensei...

Sakura: You're from the same team and it'd be nice if you introduced yourself...

6.

Naruto thoughts: To me revenge is everything
Even if my revenge is granted, I don't care what happens to me in this world

By giving Orochimaru my body
I can gain the power to do that

7.
I'll give anything, even my life

Naruto: ......

(Sasuke...)

Sakura: Naruto!
Naruto: Ah..

8.
Naruto: What's up, Sai's coming too?
Sakura: I ran into him in the book room

Naruto: What the..My plan for the two of us to walk together as a date is ruined!
Sakura: Even if we had that kind of spare time, we'd be studying ninjutsu!

Naruto: ...Not studying...
You two can sure go on painful things

Sakura: It's not just for your body
You should train your mind a litle too

Sakura: You really are dumb!

9.
Sai thoughts: I knew it...Sakura-san doesn't address Naruto formally

Naruto: Sakura-ch~an, You said too much

Sai: Na..Naruto, Sakura

I wonder if I can also join your discussion

Sakura: ....?

Sai: Ah..Never mind!
I read in a book...
How to open one's heart to someone else (a stranger)

10.
Sai: And it said how to use just their last names
And to call people by their nicknames, and even pet names

Sai: By doing that, an affinity is made and soon people become friends..

Naruto: Hehe..Sai
Don't worry about that stuff

Sakura: Did you read that in the book room...

Sai: ..... ...Yeah

11.
Sai: And...I was thinking about nicknames for you two
I thought it through...and for the time being by not using -san or -kun..

Sakura thoughts: ..Sai sure has put a lot of thought into this

Naruto: Even if you don't think about it, it'll come naturally to you!

Sakura: It's ok to call to people by their nicknames or pet names based on their characteristics
For example, take Naruto for instance...

Sakura: Baka Naruto or Idiot Naruto, for example~
Naruto: Sakura-chan, you went too far...

Sai thoughts: I get it...use their characteristics

Sakura thoughts: Sai's gotten so close to us since the first time we met

12.
Sai: Thank you, I understood everything
H-a-g

Sakura:.....

Sakura: Shannro~~!!

Naruto: Sai! You went too far!!
Sai: ..Huh? What was that?

13.

{Hospital}

Kakashi: So you're the new member of the team...
Sai, was it? Nice to meet you

Sai: ..Sir

Kakashi: Hey Sakura, come here

Kakashi: Those two are wounded...you guys even fight?
It's early for a fight...I can imagine Naruto doing it but..

14.
Sakura: N-no...Nothing happened really...Everyone gets along fine!
Kakashi: Ah..Is that so..That's good then

Sakura: Ahahaha...

Sai thoughts: I've heard rumors about him even in Root...Hatake Kakashi
..I'm sure he knows about me too

Sakura: Naruto...

Naruto: Yeah..

Naruto: Kakashi-sensei...
For our mission this time...

15.
Kakashi: I've heard it all from Yamato
Even about Sasuke...

Naruto: We don't have time anymore...
At this rate..he has little time....

Naruto: Plus, my strenght now wasn't enough to get Sasuke back...
Sasuke's getting too strong..

16.
Kakashi: Well..if that's the case
You can get stronger than that

Sakura: I saw with my eyes the speed at which he had gotten bigger
It wasn't normal..

Sakura: I heard from Tsunade-sama during my training..
There's a possibility he used a forbidden jutsu or had taken special drugs...

Sakura: That Kabuto is with them too so...

Sakura: How that guy'd do experiments on people...
I can't find in this book

Kakashi: So all we can do on this side is get stronger

17.
Sakura: But how?

Kakashi: Do you think all I've done is sleep and not thought of anything?
I've been thinking, and it hit me

But, this method involves Naruto...
To better put it...This can only be done by Naruto

During that training, Naruto
This could mean you might surpass me in some sense

Side:
Taking his eye off "Icha Icha", a dreadful self-confidence rises. What is this "Training" Kakashi thought up?

Bottom:
The imposed training...and then Konoha's new calamity!
Next time: "Training!"

Done!!