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[wind gusting]

[wings flapping]

[owl hooting]

[crashing]

ALL: Augh!

Nngh!

Aah!

Whaa!

Aah!

[slashing]

[wind slicing]

[cracking]

[labored breathing]

[blasting]

[roaring]

-Hueh!

[panting] [sighing] A dream.

Man.

[footsteps]

[door opening]

[sighs]

[breeze blowing]

-What was that about?

Crazy.

[theme music]

[birds chirping]

-In order to be more quickly understood by others,

one must first draw them in and warm them to oneself.

For example, when addressing others,

if you persist in maintaining formality,

a reserved air develops and never allows

the gap to be bridged.

Have confidence.

Just take the plunge and call out to people casually.

Or you could come up with a nickname

or a term of endearment.

By doing so, those you speak to will feel closer to you

and begin to see you as more of a friend.

That make sense.

-Ah, here it is.

-Hmm?

(TO HERSELF): What's Sai doing here?

-For more information consult Make-Out Paradise--

-Looking for an art book or something?

-Huh?

Miss Sakura.

-Hmph.

I never pegged you as a reader.

-Well, I guess I am.

-(TO HERSELF): Hmph.

So Sai does have a human side, after all.

Naruto and I were on our way to visit Kakashi-sensei

in the same hospital.

If you're free, you wanna come?

-Kakashi-sensei?

-Well, I mean, you are part Team Kakashi now.

Don't you think you should meet the leader?

-I don't care what happens.

Only one thing matters, and that's getting my revenge.

So long as I get that nothing else in this world

is important.

However, if I can obtain the power

to defeat Itachi by giving myself to Orochimari,

I'll give him my life a thousand times over.

I can see everything.

So this is where all that power's coming from.

Interesting.

I never would have guessed you had this inside of you.

[squish]

[bursting]

[roaring]

--[gasping] Why did I have that dream?

-Naruto!

-What?

Aw, what's the deal?

Why'd you bring Sai with you.

--[chuckling] I bumped into him at the library.

-Aw, man!

I spent all this time working it out

so it would just be the two of us alone together.

You know, like a date.

-If you've got time to daydream about that,

you should be studying ninjutsu.

-Yeah, like I'd study.

I can't believe you two hang out in that stuffy old library.

-Naruto, you can't just train your body all the time.

Your mind needs to get some exercise, too.

Ugh.

Sometimes you're such a dummy.

-(TO HIMSELF): I knew it.

Sakura is calling Naruto by a nickname.

-So harsh.

Man, you really got me there.

-Na-- Naruto?

Sa-- Sakura?

Do you do you mind if I join your conversation?

-Hmm?

-Well, I read in a book about how

to make others feel at ease around you.

The book said to call out to people casually

or to use nicknames and terms of endearment.

It said doing that would breed familiarity

and might even lead to friendship.

-Hey.

Gee, Sai.

I never knew you thought about stuff like that.

-So that's what you were doing at the library.

-Mmm.

I've been trying to come up with some nicknames for the two

of you, but I just couldn't really think of any.

So I'll try to be more casual.

-(TO HERSELF): Wow.

I can't believe Sai cares so much about our friendship.

-Listen, you don't need to put so much thought into it.

Just let that stuff come naturally.

-A lot of times, a nickname or pet name

will refer to someone's personality traits.

Let's take Naruto for example.

-Hmm?

-You could go with Dimwit, Bird Brain, or Stupid Naruto.

-Enough, Sakura.

Come on, you're killing me here.

-(TO HIMSELF): I see.

Personality traits.

-Hmm.

(TO HERSELF) This is Sai?

He's so different from when we first met him.

-Uh, Sai?

Why are you staring at me like that?

-Ah!

I understand.

Thanks for the advice, Ugly.

NARUTO: Aw, boy.

SAKURA: Let me at him!

NARUTO: You might have crossed the line with that one.

SAKURA: Who you calling ugly?

Why you little--

SAI: What do you mean?

NARUTO: Aah!

SAI: Nngh.

Sakura!

NARUTO: Why'd you hit me, too?

-So, you're the new team member.

Sai, was it?

Nice to meet you.

-Sir.

-Hey, Sakura.

Come here a second.

-Hmm?

-Those two seem hurt.

Did they fight or something?

Knowing Naruto's temper, I can imagine

what must have gone down.

--[gasping] No, it's nothing like that.

We're all getting along just dandy.

-Oh.

OK.

Well, if you say so.

[nervous laughing]

-(TO HIMSELF): So this is Kakashi Hatake.

Legendary even to those in the foundation.

-Naruto?

-Hmm.

Kakashi-sensei, on our last mission, we--

-I know.

Yamato told me everything.

About Sasuke, too.

-We're running out of time to get him home.

At this rate, we-- we could lose him for good.

But with my power there's just no way.

I wouldn't be able to bring him back now.

Sasuke has gotten way too strong for me.

-Well, in that case, I guess you're

gonna need to get even stronger than that.

[gasps]

-Yeah, but, the way he's grown-- Sasuke has developed so fast.

His growth isn't natural.

I spoke with Lady Tsunade.

She thinks they might be using forbidden jutsu or even

drug enhancement.

After all, they do have Kabuto with them.

No book in the world could explain the kind of person

who performs experiments on human beings.

-Which is why the only thing we can do

was accelerate our own growth.

-But how can we do that?

-Do you think I've just been lying here,

doing nothing the whole time?

I've been brainstorming and I have an idea.

[gasps]

-However, what I came up with is more suited to Naruto.

-Huh?

-Or rather, I should say it's something

that will only work with Naruto.

In fact, if this training pans out Naruto,

your power may even surpass mine.

-Hold on.

I'd surpass you, Kakashi-sensei?

-That's right.

I'll be working with you one on one the whole time

and it'll be training like you've never

experienced before.

-Um.

What're we gonna be working on?

-We're going to create an ultimate ninjutsu just for you.

[gasps]

-A brand new jutsu, even more powerful than the Rasengan.

But in order to obtain that kind of power,

you'll have to put in an enormous amount of time

and intense effort.

You can't get that kind of strength in a couple days

like the hero of some pulp novel.

And it won't be like learning a preexisting

jutsu like the Rasengan that can be broken down and taught

in stages.

-An enormous amount of time?

Are you people listening to me?

I just said we're almost out of time!

Sasuke's gonna--

-If you'd let me finish.

I figured out a way to do it faster.

-How?

-Well--

[door sliding]

ASUMA: How you feeling today, Kakashi?

-Asuma-sensei, you really should try knocking first, you know.

CHOJI: What's up, guys?

-Look who's here.

It's Naruto and Sakura.

Guess your mission must be-- hmm?

I know you.

You're that guy from-- [growling]

-Doh!

-Huh?

What guy?

-(TO HIMSELF): Why is all this happening today?

Relax.

Remember, start with a smile.

Hello there.

-Thank you for your report.

-Of course.

I'll head out now.

[poof]

-It sounds like the Akatsuki are really

starting to make their move, my lady.

Which means it's only a matter of time

before they venture closer to this area, maybe even

assault the Leaf Village.

-True.

This is a dangerous development.

But it could also be our chance to smash them.

We've got no time left to lose.

-Oh, I see.

So that's what that was all about.

I guess I guy that. [munching]

-My name is Sai.

You can feel free to be casual.

-Hey, that new guy's pretty cute, don't you think?

He even kind of looks like Sasuke.

-On the outside, maybe.

But inside?

No way.

He can't read people's emotions.

[chomping]

-Lady Tsunade told me what happened with Sasuke.

Next time something like that comes up,

I'll be around to help.

Especially now that I'm done with the chunin exams.

Oh yeah, you missed out on becoming a chunin again, huh?

-That's right.

-Well, I guess that's the least of your problems.

-Why'd you bring the whole gang in here, of all places?

This isn't a rec room, you know?

-You have a point.

Why don't you guys head on over to the barbecue restaurant.

And Team Kakashi, you're more than welcome to join us

if you'd like to.

-Barbecue!

Woohoo!

-I second that.

(TO HERSELF) [giggling] And I'll sit next to Sai.

-I need to talk to Kakashi alone about some business.

In the meantime, the barbecue's on me, OK?

-Hmm?

-Hey, wait a sec.

Sensei, what gives?

What happened to that whole conversation

we were just having about my special training?

-Oh, that's right.

Hmm.

We'll get back to it later.

-Eh?

What?

Later?

But it was getting good.

-Well, we can't start anything while I'm still

in the hospital.

Don't be so impatient, Naruto.

[growls]

-What took you so long, Sakura?

-What?

Where's Shikamaru?

-Oh, he said he had to go home and help his father find

antlers to use as some kind of medicine.

-Huh?

That's weird.

He always showed up to celebrate successful missions with us

before.

This is a first.

SAKURA (TO HERSELF): She's ignoring what I told her.

CHOJI: All right!

Then I get Shikamaru's share.

INO: Knock it off, Choji!

-Eek!

INO: We should be polite and introduce

ourselves to Sai before we eat.

-Oh yeah.

Of course.

-Word is, things are really starting

to heat up outside the village.

-I figured.

As long as their objectives are the tailed beasts,

we can be certain they'll come here sooner or later.

They want Naruto.

[door sliding open]

-Hmm?

-You guys don't need to leave me out of this.

I'm just as concerned about the Akatsuki as you are.

And Naruto-- is he going to be OK?

What if those guys from the Akatsuki attack?

Even Gaara couldn't--

-You're right.

He wouldn't be able to do it.

[gasping]

-Well, not yet.

-Mmm. [giggling]

-Well, then.

(TO HIMSELF) First impressions are very important to people,

so I've got to come up with some casual nicknames

as fast as I can.

-So, uh, hi there.

I'm Choji Akimichi of the Akimichi Clan.

And uh, your name is Sai, isn't it?

-That's right, you uh-- (TO HIMSELF)

personality trait, personality trait.

[gasps]

-(TO HERSELF): On no!

-(TO HIMSELF): He's not gonna say that forbidden word, is he?

-Fat--

--Hmm?

-Eek!

[slap]

-Sai, fatso is absolutely a taboo word in front of Choji.

Ya got it?

-Mmhmm.

-Hey, where you about to say something?

--[giggling nervously] No, it was nothing.

Forget it.

-OK.

[sighs]

-(TO HIMSELF): Coming up with nicknames is tough.

-Anyway, I'm Ino Yamanaka.

My family owns the Yamanaka flower shop next.

Nice to meet you.

-Heeyah.

SAKURA: Let me at him!

SAI (TO HIMSELF): When it comes to women,

stating their personality traits too bluntly might anger them.

So perhaps I can avoid that if I just

say the opposite of what I think.

SAKURA (TO HERSELF): Don't say it, Sai.

DARK SAKURA: Come on, say it!

Let her have it good, just like you did to me!

-A pleasure, you uh, you um, beautiful.

[sighing]

--[growling] You call her beautiful?

Why, you-- haiyah!

[plates breaking]

NARUTO: Aah, take it easy, Sakura!

[twhogg]

[thud]

[footsteps]

[chanting in japanese]

[crashing]

-Keh.

It's the wrong one.

[theme music]

-OK, time for some training.

[giggles]

-What is it?

-Well, it's been pretty long since the last time

I trained with you.

I don't really know why, but I'm psyched to be back in action.

-I see.

[giggling]

-Well, you better laugh it up while you can.

-Hmm?

-The purpose of this training is to create a new ultimate need

ninjutsu just for you, one that will surpass the Rasengan.

-No way.

Surpass the Rasengan?

NARUTO (VOICEOVER): Next time, "Wind."

[theme music]