"Besides. You're one of the only Medical Ninja on this squad but we also need you're brute force and you're Sharingan!" I make a face. I point at him, my finger just inches from his nose.
"Quit adding brute force to the lists!" I exclaim. Sakura chuckles.
"Huh? Wh-What why?-"
"Shut up!"
"K-Kanami-chan! I was complimenting you!"
I kick my legs out, them being close to his face and he leans back.
"O-Okay! I apologise!" He rushes. I cease my well aimed kicks immediatly.
"Naruto." Naruto turns at the sound of Yamato's voice, his hands still by his head in a 'goal' position.
"Since Sai has left, you'll be working as my buddy now. We should work out our strategy. Come with me." Naruto nods, following Yamato a good distance away into the tree's. I let out a small grunt from the healing and Sakura kneels beside me, watching the two leave.
"That was nice... what you did back then." She says. I look up at her.
"What do you mean?" I ask.
"You lied back there, when he asked you about you're wound." Sakura reminds me, pointing to my glowing hand over my ripped jacket.
"Oh... Well. He'd never let it go if I told him so... I dont know I just dont want him to feel guilty." I explain, a slight rosy color tinging my cheeks. Sakura looks down at her legs.
"I'm the one who's guilty... If I hadn't run up there you wouldn't have had to stop me..." She murmurs. I look to my arm and then back to her.
"Sakura dont feel guilty. You couldn't have known what would happen and I know you were worried about Naruto."I say kindly, giving her a smile. She looks away, a blush creeping across her cheeks.

Yamato's POV:

I look over my shoulder at Sakura and Kanami.
This shoulde be far enough. I think to myself.
"We're going to practice here?" Naruto asks me. I turn to him, nodding.
"Yeah. But first-" Suddenly my ear buzzes. "Hold on a sec." I lift my hand to my ear and listen carefully as my Mokuton Bunshin radio's information to me. After my clone explains finding 'Sai's corpse' there is an explosion. I let my hand fall back to my side. We're going up against Orochimaru. Being overly cautious may be the best course of action.
"Yamato Deichou?" I turn back to Naruto. "We're all done."
Naruto clenches his fists. "Alright! What should we do first?" He asks enthusiastically. Oh how I hate having to do this but... he needs to know.
"Before we get started. Theres something I have to tell you." I say. Naruto straightens slightly. I lean a bit closer to him.
"You were the one who hurt Kanami, Naruto." Naruto's eyes widen and his features behold a look of sheer horror and shock.
"Then the bridge... and that huge crater?..." He murmurs. I nod. "Thats right. It was all you."
"Kanami-chan's arm too?" He asks quietly yet hurriedly. "Yes." I look up at Kanami again.
"She lied to spare you're feelings."

Kanami's POV again:

I knew this injurey would heal 's taking all I have just to dull the pain.
After a few minuets I am able to move my arm freely without pain. We peer back at the two behind us.
"They're still not done?" I ask. Onmyo seems rather quiet, his ears tucked down. I peer back at my pack, reaching inside and pulling out Sai's book. Sakura looks at it.
"Thats..." I nod, looking at the two boys on both covers before opening the pages and sifting through them, doubt flooding through my veins. Sakura watches me, gazing at the two boys as I flip through the book.
Maybe... Maybe I shouldn't. No. I have to if this can help us at all. Plus I really want to see the pictures I'm not gonna lie to myself.
I make a face.
"Whats with... this book?" I murmur. Sakura attempts to peek over my shoulder.
"What is it?" I make a face, looking back behind the tree at Naruto and Yamato.
"Guys! Come here, hurry!" I call, beckoning them all. Sakura raises an eyebrow and I turn back to her.
"I'll explain in a minuet." I say, trying to settle her curiosity. Naruto and Yamato hurry over, kneeling around me.
"What is it, Kanami-chan?" Naruto asks. I hold the book in my lap.
"Look at this." I say.
"Thats Sai's!-" Naruto gasps.
"Its the picturebook we found earlier. The one that Sai drew." Yamato concurs. Everyone leans in around me. "What's it about?" Yamato asks. "If we read it, we may find out something about Sai." I look forlornly down at the small book, its cover is peeling slightly and if I rub my finger against it hard enough more will peel. It seems to be very aged.

"Thats what I thought as well. I read it just now but..."
Naruto turns to me. "Well what's the story about?" He demands. I shake my head.
"To be honest, I'm not sure." I say simply. Sakura makes a face.
"What do you mean?" Yamato asks. I gently open the book to the first page (Japanese books are read backwards then the way us Americans read them. So think of it like opening the back cover and starting from there.) And find a small boy, armed with no weapons or protection, fighting a man with a narrow, skull like face. The man holds a kunai.
"Look.. There arent any words or dialogue at all. But... I flipped through all the pages and the boy gains the weapons and armor for every person he defeats." I explain. "Same on the other side." I flip the book over, opening to a page with a boy of a different appearance, fighting the same man. This pattern continues until I reach the middle. "The middle is really what confuses me... One side is blank and the other is half complete..." Sakura's eyes widen.
"Oi! Go back to the first page for the black haired boy!" She says suddenly. I give her a look, flipping to the first page. She points to the small boy.
"Look closely." She says. I peer closely at the book before my own eyes widen.
"I see, Sakura! It does look like him!" I gasp. Naruto looks between the two of us.
"Huh?" He says, scratching his cheek. I point to the boy again.

"Look closely." I say. Naruto studies the boy for a moment before nodding. I flip back to the middle page. "The little boy with black hair is always on the right. And he looks just like Sai." I explain. I flip back to the white haired boy's page. "And when this one fights, he's always on the left. That would mean that he goes on the left page... So..." I gasp. "Then that's Sai's brother!" Yamato looks to me and the book.
"You're right... they do seem similar and the idea makes sense." He mutters. I lean back against the tree.
"But the thing is... How did Sai want to finish this... And what stopped him?" I murmur.
"Thats... Sorta creepy though." Naruto murmurs. Sakua gives a small nod.
" But if that's Sai's brother... And the two boy's fought until the middle, then... did they?..." Sakura murmurs. I make a face.
They must have had to fight... And Sai...
I gently close the small booklet, gazing sadly at the black haired boy on the cover.
Sai must have won.