Naruto 311
311: Nicknames
2.
[Murmuring to himself in the reading room]
Sai: In order to make others understand me...
First I need to get close to their hearts....
....For example, the way I call someone
Using "San" or "Kun" to call them...
That distance won't get shorter even if I reserve my manners
3.
Sai: First I need to firmly address someone only by their last name....
I wonder what would happen if they're used to their nicknames or pet names...
In that case, as for a special person...
For someone I think close to me...
I see....
Sakura: At last
!
4.
sakura: !
.....
(Even Sai smells of human, 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