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Title: Incomprehensible Feelings
Sidebar: The invincible team of Assistant and Pet. You only see us smile like this when the boss is away!
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Text: The Akatsuki spy...a man who lives his life just out of Orochimaru's sight.
Yamato: All right, it's time for the real thing. Let's make sure we're all clear on the plan.
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Yamato: Our objective is to caputre the target
without causing him any lethal injuries.
Even if the situation turns into a fight.
If we lose him, we lose extremely valuable information.
This will be much more difficult than simply killing him.
Since this is such a delicate mission, I'll go in first, and you three will be my backup.
The plan is simple:
First, I'll attemplt to restrain the target.
If I cant, it will immediately become a battle situation.
(Guessing) You three will them come in and support me
when I give the signal.
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Yamato:
If it becomes a fight, we'll attack in pairs.
One person is the main fighter, and their partner provides backup for all their moves.
The pairs will be...
Naruto and Sai,
And myself and Sakura.
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Sakura: But...
Yamato: You're the only medical ninja. We can't afford to let you get injured, so I'm keeping you with me.
Sai: No arguments, right?
Naruto: Captain Yamato! Why do I have to-
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Yamato: Have to what?
Now, I don't normally do this, but
based on what I've seen so far and what the mission requires,
we're going to do some teamwork practice for half a day tomorrow.
I don't know anything about you beyond what's in your files,
so I need to see how you fight,
what kind of battle skills you have, and
the type of jutsu you use.
You'll need to observe me closely as well.
This might seem overly prudent to you, but it's how I do things, and you're going to have to cooperate.
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Yamato: Get serious!
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[roots crashing through ground]
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[sfx: naruto's finger tapping the wood]
Naruto: Uoooooooooooora!
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Yamato: Ugh!
Sai: Ninpou - Choujuu Gika (Ninja Art: Great Beast Mimic)
Naruto: You're mine!
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Naruto: Why's it going after me, too?
Yamato-dummy headband: Wrong!
Naruto: Quick, untie me!
Sai: He's over there...
Naruto: Goddamnit, Sai!!!!
UNTIE ME!
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Yamato: Good job, Sai, you got me.
That's it for our exercise, then.
Sai: What?
Naruto: You ever hear of the word, "ally"?
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Sai: Of course I have. What about it?
Scroll: ALLY
Sakura: H-hey, Naruto...
Sai: Please don't blame others for your own weakness.
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Sai: If you hadn't let the Captain's taunting get to you, I could have hidden myself without being seen. But instead, you used the Kage Bunshin that had transformed into me to use your big jutsu, which gave everything away.
Trying to back up someone who's lost his cool isn't an ideal situation.
I based my actions on what I felt was the best way to accomplish the mission.
Naruto: I refuse to accept you...as a team member, or an ally...
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Yamato: I give up...
Sai: What would Sasuke-kun have done, then?
Given up his chance and helped you out, right?
Because he was your friend, and teammate?
Sakura: Uh oh...there's no way Naruto's going to take any more of this...
Sai: He betrayed the village and injured you, yet you still call him a friend?
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Naruto: I'll do anything to save that friend.
Even work with you.
Sakura: Naruto...
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Sai: Why would you go so far for someone like that...?
Sakura: Naruto...well...he thinks of Sasuke as a brother...
You have an older brother too...you should be able to understand how he feels...
Sai: No, I really...
That was just us talking about painting titles.
I don't have any emotions at all.
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"I'd do anything...", says Naruto. Sai, the exact opposite of Naruto's personailty, forbids himself to feel anything.
What will become of the team, and the mission?