Naruto Shippuuden – 48

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Summary: The door opens and there appears Yamato, Naruto and Sakura. Instantly, Naruto accuses Sai of being a traitor but he tells him to calm down in case he creates a commotion. Sakura hands back Sai’s unfinished book to him and asks what Danzou is planning with Orochimaru. When Yamato brings up the theory that Danzou wants to destroy Konoha, Sai denies it but gets stopped when Naruto warns him that they already know that smile of his is fake. Sai doesn’t try to deny this since he figures that there’s no point in lying when they’ve come this much to the truth. He informs that his plan is now a failure since he can’t defeat them all here. At last, Sai reveals that Danzou wants to destroy the current Konoha. Sai was taken to Orochimaru to help him conspire against Konoha. However, he’s also to send information on Orochimaru back to Danzou, therefore is working as a spy. Sakura comments the high danger but Sai explains that the moment Konoha falls, Orochimaru will definitely betray them. He tells them that he was assigned on this secret mission because of his ability to pass on data without risking his well-being. When Sakura tells him that a lot of people will die again, he brushes the matter off that he’s just following orders. Sai then goes to tell the group that his name isn’t “Sai” and that in actuality he doesn’t exist, after all he’s only one of Danzou’s arms. Sakura looks at his treasured book and asks why he feels it so important to him. Stunned, Sai finds himself speechless and Sakura continues saying that no shinobi can throw away their emotions and that the book proves Sai’s existence. He wonders how this does so and she answers that it reminds him of his important ties with his older brother. Yamato bluntly tells Sai that they looked through the book and he also tells him that he knows Sai had to undergo a special training the Hidden Village of “Blood” Mist to seal his feelings. Naruto is reminded of Zabuza and how long ago he had to kill all of his friends in order to graduate. Yamato finishes by saying that in the centre of the book Sai was to fight his brother and break off the bond they shared. Sai disagrees with this because the book was just supposed to be a present for his brother until he died from an illness, and while saying this he puts on another pretend smile. We find out that Sai and his brother weren’t related but became very close since they were torn apart from their families. Sai wanted to show his brother the centre pages the most but since he died, he can’t remember what he had wanted to draw. In the meantime, Kabuto walks to Sai’s room and unlocks the door to find the place empty. Outside, Yamato has one of his jutsu keeping Sai tied up and his clone is going to watch over him. Sai tells Naruto that he met Sasuke a while ago and even though Naruto seems to think Sasuke as a brother, Sasuke doesn’t give a crap about him. Naruto tells Sai that he’s still going to save Sasuke because he was the first one who ever acknowledged him and that even with Orohimaru being with Sasuke 24-7, Naruto is still going to save his friend. He mentions that he had developed a very strong bond with Sasuke and Sai is reminded of his brother.

Thoughts: Overall, I thought it was a pretty slow paced episode especially since there were a lot of silent moments. Other than that, I’m just hoping to see more of Sasuke although the manga proves far more interesting than the anime. But of course, since I really know what’s happening.This part in the manga was pretty much boring too but everyone needs to know Sai’s secret mission and why Naruto’s still trying to save Sasuke despite the way Sasuke sees him.