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MenuCHAPTER 303 - Sai's Betrayal  Sai confesses that in order
to destroy Konoha, he was ordered to gain Orochimaru’s trust
and form an alliance with him. But that’s not the
whole story, Sai’s mission was also to secretly collect and
transmit information on Orochimaru to Danzou. Once Konoha is
destroyed, Danzou knew Orochimaru will betray them, so Sai was to
gather enough data in order to stay on step ahead of him.
Sakura questions why Sai alone was to take on such a dangerous
mission. Sai explains that it was because of his special
ability. The ink he writes with can become living animals; these
creatures are able to protect themselves and carry information to a
target destination. Sakura then asks him if he
realizes that countless people will die if a battle in Konoha broke out
again, but Sai shrugs it off and states he is only following
orders. “Sai” is only his code name, in
reality he is nobody; his sole existence is to be no more than a tool
for Danzou. Sakura pauses, but then asks Sai why he cares so
much about that story book if he believes his existence is so meaningless. She guesses that the two
boys on the cover are Sai and his brother, and that Sai carries it with
him because it is the only thing left that proves he exists.
Despite what Sai had said in the past, even for shinobi, eliminating
all emotions completely is impossible. Sai asks Sakura to
explain how carrying around the book serves to prove his
existence.  Sakura tells him that the book represents the
bonds between Sai and his brother, and that Sai refuses to let go
because these bonds are very important to him.
Sakura’s words seem to resonate with Sai and he appears to
finally understand.Yamato informs Sai that they took a peek into the book. The center 
page is the only one left unfinished but based on the rest of the book,
Yamato surmises that Sai and his brother would end up fighting each
other in those pages. Yamato knows that Danzou has given
special training for Roots members in order to strip them of their
emotions. The training is identical to the forsaken tradition
once practiced in the Village of the Bloody Mist, Kirigakure, where
young initiates were ordered to fight each other to the death in order
to advance. Yamato is suggesting Sai is the one who killed
his brother, but Sai refutes the claim. The story book was a
present Sai had intended to give to his brother, but he died of illness
before Sai could finish. While they were not related by
blood, they formed a bond while  growing up together in Roots since neither of
them had any other family members. The picture in the center
was the one he wanted to show to his brother the most, but after his
death Sai can’t seem to remember what he planned on drawing
in those pages.Kabuto returns to Sai’s room and unlocks the door, but finds the room empty. Everyone had already moved back to the surface. Yamato has Sai bound and assigns a clone to watch him. Naruto is ready to get back and rescue Sasuke, but Sai suggests they give up now. He tells Naruto that even though if he thinks of Sasuke like a brother, the current Sasuke doesn’t even care about Naruto or Konoha anymore. Is it really worth it to take on Orochimaru for such  a person?Naruto smiles and reveals that Sasuke was the person, that more than anyone else, accepted his existence. Sasuke represents the bonds Naruto has wanted to form his entire life. And in order to save those bonds, Naruto is willing to take on Orochimaru no matter what the odds are. 
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