Naruto 281

[Amatsu Mikaboshi]

raw is out

http://www.japflap.com/~naruto/index.php?page=media,dl,manga

another bad quality raw, but who is that new guy?

[oscarwilt]

We can see in the raw (without understanding it):
- Gaara and Naruto shake hands, after making a tomb to Chiyo granny (with a funny situation)
- In the return to Konoha, Kakashi is tired and Gai sensei carries him, with another funny situation
- Lee also tries to carry someone to simulate his master
- The clay guy of Akatsuki discovers Zetsu and Tobi, who have found his lost arm, and it looks funny the face he makes in the conversation.
- Finally, a blind man in a big building is talking to a female nin (i think i can see the konoha simbol in her forehead) and there is some phrase important at the final of the chapter with the picture of that female nin.

Sorry for my bad english, it's as bad as the quality of the raw

[oscarwilt]

After retrieving some information, it seems that girl (not clear, we know Kishimoto has a rare taste of drawing girls and boys), is called Sai, and it will be a reinforcement to the kakashi, naruto and sakura team.

It looks so muck like Sasuke, maybe is a lost sister? :P

I bet she's also a Jinchurii (well, a person with a monster inside), because anyone has said that Ninetails is the ONLY monster they trapped.... :twisted:

[CRtwenty]

She can't be related to Sakura, Sakura has pink hair. This new character apparently has black or brown hair.

[y.o.]

he said sasuke not sakura!

[graff]

she looks like ten ten. at least imo she does. i highly doubt its another uchiha.

[Venom Unleashed]

Yep her/his name is Sai (although from what i can see in the drawing Sai does have somewhat of a girlish figure, so im leaning towards girl for now.)
My question is that on the previous page, before we see the half-blind old man and Sai, we see they are actually in Konoha, and the head band is a konoha forehead protector, yet they speak about the village as if they arent from it. So did they inflitrate the leaf as spys trying to get there hands on Naruto maybe, or are they truely one of konoha's many clans with ill intentions (remember not everyone in the village still likes Uzumaki Naruto).

Edit: Also i just noticed this, but doesnt Sai's sword on her/his back look like Kakashi's old sword???

[regina777]

i was thinking the same thing- they sounded like spies to me

[CRtwenty]

this was a funny one though, specially the Kakashi and Gai scene. When Lee asked Neji to ride on his back too.

Lee: Neji! ~gets ready for Neji to jump on~

Neji: ... I refuse

Or when Deidara started strangling Tobi with his feet.

As for "Sai" which isn't his/her real name... well those two are up to something.

[DukeAbercrombie]

omg i thought this one was soo funny, its prolly my fav chapter now

even the bad guys bicker like children

[Nafnir]

My eyes burn from this quality. *sigh* it would of been alot better if someone hadnt taken the lazy route and just had scanned the pages.

[narutomania]

Translation found:

Ch. 281 Translated by Nihongaeri

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That was kind of an interesting chapter to translate... Hmm...

I also corrected a few minor mistakes in the transcript... There's still about two or three places where I can't be completely sure of what the Japanese text says, but they shouldn't have any real impact on the translation itself.

Edit: I made just a few minor changes to the wording of translation... Though nothing that changes the end meaning.

Edit 2: I made a couple more changes... Again, basically just fine-tuning of the phrasing used.

Page 1

Toptext:
連載六周年突破！
Bursting into a sixth year of serial publication!

Sidetext:
空は澄み、風が抜けていく。美しき木ノ葉に、新たなる物語が始まる。
The sky is clear and the wind flows through. In beautiful Konoha ("leaf"), a new story begins.

Page 2/3

Right Sidetext:
恐ろしくも美しき―御するモノ無き九尾の野性。
Horrifying yet beautiful - The uncontrollable ferocity of the Kyuubi ("nine-tails").

Frame 1, Text:
暴発寸前カウントダウン！！！
A countdown to rampage!!!

Title:
ナンバー２８１：サスケへの道！！
Number 281: The road to Sasuke!!

Page 4

Frame 1, Shizune:
砂隠れのチヨ様…一名が殉職、風影様は無事帰還されたとのことです。ガイ班、カカシ班は無事任 務を終了、三 日後には木ノ葉に戻る予定です。
Chiyo-sama of Sunagakure ("sand-hidden")... While she sacrificed herself to allow it, it was reported that the Kazekage-sama has safely returned. Team Guy and Team Kakashi, having completed their mission without issue, plan on arriving back at the village in three days.

Frame 2, Tsunade:
分かった…
Very well...

Frame 4, Shizune:
あの…綱手様…
I was wondering... Tsunade-sama...

Frame 5:
何だ？
Wondering what?

Page 5

Frame 1, Shizune:
今回の任務では上手く行ったものの…自来也様のおしゃってた通り、"尾獣”を狙ってる奴らの所へわざわざ、 "人柱力”であるナルト君を送り込むのはいかがなものかと…
While it did end up working for this mission... I wonder whether it was such a good idea to intentionally send Naruto, a "jinchuuriki" himself, to engage a group who is going after the "bijuu", just as Jiraiya-sama had revealed to us before.

Frame 2, Shizune:
確かに元教師のはたけカカシが同行しているとはいえ…何故、このようなリスクの高い危険を冒し てまでナルト 君を…
Granted, while his former instructor, Hatake Kakashi, may have been accompanying him... I fail to understand why it was necessary to take such a great risk by sending Naruto-kun...

Frame 3, Tsunade:
アイツが"人柱力"だからこそだ。
The reason was precisely because he is a "jinchuuriki".

Frame 5, Tsunade:
"人柱力"を本当に理解してやれるのは、"人柱力"の彼だけだ。
He is the only person truly capable of understanding a "jinchuuriki", because he is a "jinchuuriki" himself.

Page 6

Frame 1, Tsunade:
それに…あいつには不思議な力があってな…
On top of that... He has this unusual gift...

Frame 2, Tsunade:
皆…あいつに賭けてみたくなるのさ…
He makes everyone... Want to put all their faith in him...

Page 7

Frame 1, Lee (?):
サクラさん、ナルトくん、そろそろ出発しますよ。
Sakura-san, Naruto-kun, we're going to be leaving now.

Frame 1, Naruto:
オッス！
Ossu!

Frame 2, Naruto:
行くってばよ、サクラちゃん。
Hey, we're going, Sakura-chan.

Frame 5, Sakura:
チヨバア様…ありがとう…
Chiyo-baasama... Thank you...

Page 8

Frame 2, Kankurou:
じゃあな…
We'll see you then...

Frame 2, Naruto:
オ…オウ！
S... Sure thing!

Frame 5, Naruto:
ふ…ッツーならここで握手とかして別れんだろーけど…オレってば、そーゆーの苦手だからな！こ のまま…
N... Normally, I guess this is about the time you're supposed to shake hands and leave, but... I'm, you know, not very good with that kind of thing, so I'll just...

Page 12

Frame 3, SFX:
イライライラ
irairaira - getting frustrated

Frame 4, Tenten:
先生たち、おそーい！
Hey sensei, hurry it up!

Frame 5, Kakashi:
いや～すまないねェ～ガイ君。あの写輪眼使うと当分、体が動かなくてねェ～…
Well... I'm just really sorry about this, Guy-kun. After I use that sharingan, my body just doesn't move all that well for awhile.

Frame 6, Guy:
えええぃ！！
Here then!!

Frame 6, Kakashi:
あ！え！ちょ…！
Ah! Huh! Hey...!

Page 13

Frame 2, Naruto:
なんか…キモいってばよ。
Something about that... Is just sick.

Frame 2, Sakura:
おっさん同士のおんぶか…思ったよりキツいな…
Two grown men playing piggy-back... It looks even worse than I would have thought...

Frame 2, Tenten:
うわぁ…うざっ。
Oh my god... Spare me.

Frame 2, Lee:
そうか…修行ですね！！
I see... It's training!!

Frame 3, Guy:
こうなったら速いぞっ！！
Now I'll be a lot faster!!

Frame 4, Guy:
アハハハ！君たちィ、オレについて来れるかなァ！？
Ahahaha! All of you, see if you can keep up!!

Page 14

Frame 1, Sakura:
…動きが加わるとさらにキツいな…
... Put them in motion and the image is even worse...

Frame 2, Lee:
ネジ…
Neji...

Frame 2, Neji:
断る！
I refuse!

Frame 4, Tobi:
アレレ？デイダラさんもやられちゃったみたいですね。
What's this? It looks like Deidara-san got himself killed also.

Page 15

Frame 2, Tobi:
あの人、絶対、死因は爆死ですよ…ゼツさん。その辺に肉片落ちてんじゃないッスかね…クク…
That guy, his cause of death was an explosion no doubt... Zetsu-san. I wonder if there are pieces of him laying around here somewhere... Heh heh...

Frame 3, Deidara:
手を離せ、コノヤロー。
Keep your hands off, you moron...

Frame 5, Tobi:
あ！生きてた！
Oh! You're alive!

Page 16

Frame 1, Zetsu (Katakana Speach):
"人柱力"ハドウシタ？
What happened to the "jinchuuriki"?

Frame 2, Deidara:
オレのノルマは終わってんだろ…うん。
Hey, I'm done with my assignment already, remember...? Hmm.

Frame 3, Tobi:
アララ…ギリギリじゃないっすか、デイダラさん。大丈夫…じゃあないか…
What's this... Look at you, you're just barely hanging in there, Deidara-san. You OK...? Er, I guess not...

Frame 5, Deidara:
トビ…仏の顔も三度までだ…次、何か言ってみろ。てめーの死因はオレが決めるぞ…うん。
Tobi... Even my tolerance has limits... Just you try saying something else. I'll assign you a cause of death... Hmm.

Frame 5, Tobi:
って…どうせ爆死でしょ。
What's that... Death by explosion again?

Frame 5, Zetsu (Katakana Speach)
ソレ…三度目ダ。
You just broke... His limit.

Frame 5, Deidara:
窒息死だ…うん！
Death by suffocation... Hmm!

Frame 5, Tobi:
ぐっ！
Guh!

Page 18

Frame 1, Unknown Man:
お前があのカカシ班に配属されるよう、もう手はまわしてある…
I've already arranged things such that you will be placed in that Team Kakashi...

Frame 2, Unknown Man:
お前はうずまきナルトと歳もさほど変わらぬ上…里の同世代の誰よりも強く…何よりも、あの…素 晴らしい絵心 は感嘆の一言じゃ。
In addition to your age is not being much different from that of Uzumaki Naruto... You're also the strongest of your generation in the village... Above all else... That wonderful artistic taste of yours is simply breathtaking.

Frame 4, Unknown Man:
本日より任務終了までの間、お前の名はサイじゃ…
From this day on, until the end of the mission, you will be known as Sai...

Page 19

Frame 1, Sai:
サイ…でございますね…
Sai... As you wish...

Page 20

Frame 2, Unknown Man:
ワシの前でそのようなつくり笑いはよせ。
There's no need for you to use such a fake smile in my presence.

Frame 2, Sai:
すみません…人の心に取り入るにはまず笑顔だと教本にありました…
My apologizes... The manual said that the first thing needed to gain a person's favor is a smile...

Frame 4, Sai:
練習はしているのですが…
I have been practicing, but still...

Frame 5, Sai:
まだ表情というのが上手く作れないもので…
I find myself incapable of properly producing this thing called an expression...

Sidetext:
カカシ班に波乱の予感！表情（カオ）の無い新顔（ニューフェイス）・木ノ葉の忍が帯びるその任 務とは！？
A omen of trouble for Team Kakashi! A "new face" incapable of "expression" - What is the mission to be assigned to the shinobi of Konoha!?

Preview:
作者取材の為、次号は休載させて頂きます。次回は第４９号です。
Naruto will not appear next issue to allow the author to prepare new material. The next chapter will be in issue No. 49.

[Amatsu Mikaboshi]

ah so a week off.

[Volrath]

This chapter is confusing... SAI seems very dangerous.... "You are stronger than everyone of the same generation in the village" Kinda supports the theory of her being a Jinchuuriki..... I would like a new Demon... A kitty demon!! :twisted:

[jus10]

I hope its a girl, with that bare mid drift outfit.

[hamstar]

i cant believe you all think sai is a GIRL.....jeez. This reminds me of when 90% of the people on this forum thought deidara was sasori's wife...

[Volrath]

I believe SAI is a girl.... Her mission might be to ensnare Naruto!? :D

[y.o.]

naruto cant be ensnared by any female besides sakura

[narutomania]

why not ?? is there a rule like that ?
Kishimoto must be perverted to draw such an outfit to for boy.

[T_f]

in all fairness it's easy to be confused about gender, particularly in this series....look at Haku! He's a girly guy.

[y.o.]

Kishimoto does have problems w/ genders, I mean sai can be considered a guy just as much as a girl, I personnally think (and hope) its a girl, but like it was mentioned earlier, haku, and diedra I could have sworn both of them were female's so why not make another one! But it would be interesting to finally see a realy strong young gurl in the series, b/c there havent been any so far, Sakura is really strong now but in the past...........

[oscarwilt]

I agree with y.o., and I think the phrase that the old guy says "You are the strongest of your generation" or something like that, makes me think like she is the strongest girl of Naruto's generation.
Sakura is strong only now, Ten ten is a girl only good in weapons, ino only knows the possession jutsu, and Hinata is somewhat strong, but not enough. Just compare when Tsunade was young to understand what i mean.

[y.o.]

we need to see a genius gurl, I would like that, to be able to seduce and take out some enemies is a powerful asset in any instance

[CRtwenty]

I want to see her seduce Naruto....

[kage bunshin no jutsu]

same here...but hopefully sai is a girl...because i dont like the yaoi thing...anyway nice chapter...has some nice jokes in it...and the introduction of a new character...cant wait for the next chapter to see what everyone will do next...

[regina777]

seduction-- men!! think of something else

i hope she is the strongest girl of her generation- it will give the others something good to think about. like ino, sakura, and hinata.

i would sure laugh if she turns out to be a he- then Naruto would find another sasuke to challenge. what are this characters intentions-

[y.o.]

Sakura has nothing to look 4ward for in any girl, unless they have a kenki genki, she is very strong right now and on her way to being an even better nin the godaime

[imported_Aizen-diacho]

i think she's a girl

[narutomania]

No need to discuss anymore:

http://forums.narutofan.com/showthread.php?t=66421

[DukeAbercrombie]

[quoteI want to see him seduce Naruto....[/quote] ew that sick.

sick and funny!