[281] New character: Sai!

[Kyuubi Naruto]

Ok people. Come here to talk about the new character Sai. Its a girl and her name is Sai. She looks like a female Sasuke but shes not so anyway post your opinions.

[Konoha'sWhiteFang]

Don't know her background, but Team 7 needs a fourth member, I nominate Sai.

[Dyroness]

From now on... your name will be Sai. :spaz

[metronomy]

Why is her original name being concealed?

I bet she is awsome anyway.

[Tousenz]

Looks like a Katana on her back.


Sharingan + Swords = Stay away.

[lekki]

Sasuke came back in the 2.5 years and Tsunade wasn't done training Sakura and didn't want distractions so she didn't tell her Sasuke was back but Oro had really done a number on him.

So now we have Sai instead:(

[Kyuubi Naruto]

She doesnt have a Sharingan. :laugh

She looks to be around their age, maybe a year older. For some reason I think shes a Jinchuuriki. So we have: girl that looks like Sasuke, same age as them, badassness, potential Jinchuuriki. Know what this means? Someone might get a gf soon :nuts

[Freed]

SaiSaiSaaaaai.I dunno what her real name was? Then again, no one knows yet either.Wtf at old man D: oh well, I presume she must be strong.

[Tousenz]

She has the leaf Hita... headband though.


Its Sasuke's Lost sister.

[Dyroness]

Tsunade and Shizune talk about jinchuurikis
Sai may be one of them
!!

[Toffeeman]

She has a sword, and swords kick serious ass.

Theres hope for her yet by golly.. :D

[TEK]

So she's from Konoha. I wonder why we've never met her before like in the chuunin exam or something. I guess she's just been secretly training with that old guy this whole time.

[Kyuubi Naruto]

This is why I love Raw Day. :)

[Grrblt]

Another jinchuuriki in Konoha? That Naruto knows nothing about? No, for two reasons:
1) extremely unlikely situation
2) SUCKY PLOT DEVELOPMENT!

Everything looked so sweet when they were talking about finding jinchuuriki in Grass, but hey, let's place him/her in Konoha instead so we never get to see anything of the ninja countries. I know! Let's make all remaining Akatsuki come from Konoha, because everyone loves Konoha! please no.

[Konoha'sWhiteFang]

Sai the Two-Tails

The reason she wearing a leaf headband is probably so she can get into Konoha easier. Why change her name unless we were undercover.

Love her outfit though, my weakness is exposed navels.:nosebleed

[Tousenz]

Sai will have a bunny youma that allows her to jump high.


And change her hair to a splendid white in the winter.

[Dyroness]

Sai is a ███.

[Manji Yoshimitsu]

Sai will have a bunny youma that allows her to jump high.


And change her hair to a splendid white in the winter.

:rofl *reps*

[Grrblt]

Oh, if she's a ███ sent to Konoha then I can dig her being a jinchuuriki. I just saw the protector and figured she was from Konoha.

But doesn't she seem a bit too happy go lucky for a jinchuuriki? Think chuunin exam Gaara, and how Deidara talked of the two others they've snatched. All were apparently psychos, how come Sai isn't?

[inquisitive]

Are you sure Sai's a girl?
He(she) looks a little 'flat.' And check out his(her)ab muscles. *drool*

[Yakushi~Kabuto]

Sasuke couldn't take it any longer so he went thro sex surgery, he is now known as Sai
ROFL!

[Nick]

Yeah most logical explanation would be shes a ███.
But why would she ███ on the leaf??

She doesnt look too cute tho. (thats if she is really a she)
o_O

[Gaixia]

Heh, I thought this Sai person looks more like a dude then a girl o.O

[Kyuubi Naruto]

I still cant wait until someone makes an "Old man=Obito" thread.

On the japanese forums they said that Sai's a girl. Idk but ive always wanted a female Jinchuuriki. Unless Sai is a metrosexual man....:S

[happybunnyno1]

i think she does look like a girl. i like her already :D!

[yelin]

i swear first impression was this is a male, who ever thinks this is a chik must have bad taste, she looks like a man, whereas haku looked like a chik, makes sense, kishi is using duality. lol

[Snidely]

It's Rin, back from the dead!











I kid, I kid...

[SamKage]

Sai is the third Mangekyou Sharingan.

Sasuke has a girl to restore Uchiha clan, Ô Yeaaaaaaaah!

[Rgeuf]

First of all i have to say NEVER trust looks. Diedra and Haku are guys after all so who knows what Sai is.

Anyway. I almost hope it is a guy, i mean give hinata a break...

Oh and as for the mangekyu users.

The three are the dead guy from a few hundred years ago, kakashi and Itachi.

or somthign liek that. But i'm pretty damn sure there isnt some unknown character that can use mangekyu. (unles tobio is Obito)

[Feri]

Tsunade and Shizune talk about jinchuurikis
Sai may be one of them
!!

I dont think so, coz Naruto is the only Jinchuriki in Konoha and that girl is from Konoha too as it seems.

[uchiha_david]

two new characters in the last two chapters!

[Kyuubi Naruto]

The guy said "From now on, you shall be called Sai". It sounds like she is a ███ and shes there for a reason. So really im betting shes from the grass.

[Dyroness]

Sai is probably a ███ jinchuuriki.
And she's a girl, look at the tummy and the font used in her first speech... that's a cheery tone. :rant

[Sho]

Yeah, Sai definitely doesn't come from Konoha considering that "Sai" is not the real name. Wondering if Sai is Sasori's ███ but I pretty much doubt it.

And I'm not really sure of Sai's gender either, considering the past with Haku, Deidara, and Orochimaru. I'm hoping Sai's a girl but that's not exactly proof. Until they actually say Sai is a girl, I'll take it with a grain of salt. Could easily be a guy in this manga.

[ikra]

id say sai is a she male... and that sai is someone who has a bloodline limit... and that he/she is going to be an ally

[Grrblt]

having read HB's full translation, i'm sure she's a jinchuuriki. Billy Bandages says she's stronger than anyone of her age in Konoha, and she doesn't know how to produce emotions. Jinchuuriki for sure.

[bobo]

Akatsuki leader?

[Chi]

having read HB's full translation, i'm sure she's a jinchuuriki. Billy Bandages says she's stronger than anyone of her age in Konoha, and she doesn't know how to produce emotions. Jinchuuriki for sure.

And he also said that she is the same age with Uzumaki Naruto. Why compare her to Naruto (Kyuubi jinchiruuki)? I bet my pants that she is Grass jinchiruuki...

And the preview kinde pointing that she is from other village(or organization)

Side: An ill omen for Kakashi's team! An emotionless new face - What kind of mission requires him to infiltrate the Leaf?!

[Malthara]

Like I said in the discussion thread.
Im not too worried about Sai he's like emotionless and they are always talking about naruto's power to change people. Even mentioned in this chapter by tsunade so whatever he's supposed to do he'll probably just change his mind and become a new good guy later on after like he half-way does what he's supposed to then has some kinda change of heart. It'll be like a half-way betrayal arc then redemption then a much bigger form of that probably for the sasuke arc. Maybe she'll even play a role as another oh naruto you saved me from the darkness let's save him junk.. if it's a she. I think she may be a jinchuuriki now that someone mentioned it. Unless it's a robot it would have to be hard to be emotionless unless she/he had a bad childhood like a jinchuuriki.

[mr_shadow]

Y34h! Teh 0ld d00d is d3fin4te1y t3h 4k4t5uki 134d3r!!!!


Or not.....

[ouroborus]

The ending of HB's translation is definately interesting.

Sounds like she is suppose to get close to Naruto. Especially with that line about entering someone's heart. Get ready for the Naruto x Sai pairings!

[Cholisose]

Sai is Tobi!!111

And there's no way I'm calling Sai a girl, because the second I do, she will turn out to be a guy.

[Kyuubi Naruto]

The guy said something about getting close to the heart. Also Cholisose dont you dare. :nuts

[Danchou]

I can already predict that Naruto somehow changes Sai. How dull.

[Jimnast]

I think we should just stick to posting all info about sai in one thread.
Personally I'm pretty sure sai is a rock ninja as seen from the kakashi gaiden, he/she is wearing the characteristic one long sleeve one short sleeve. The old bandaged man is wearing a similar kit. And if you look at sai's pose with his/her one hand on the ground like a guerilla , from the gaiden all the rock ninja were in a similar pose. Why he/she finds it hard to fake emotions is open to many theories. That's my 2 cents.

[bongcai]

If he cannot fake emotions, I think there is only one answer. He must be a clone =]

[iamaseb]

I bet sai is the sister/brother of Kakashi, and the old one is the father of kakashi.
Because The father feels responsible for his emotion, he raise his daughter/son without any emotion...

[Madara]

No he is Shizune's daughter. No but seriously let's not make theories about Sai. COULD IT BE IT'S A BRAND NEW CHARACTER?

[Dyroness]

Good observation. My bet is, it's a jinchuuriki doing a spying job.

[Rokudaime]

huh....Sai is Konoha ninja right?

because I saw Konoha simbol on the random building...

[Kyuubi Naruto]

Im guessing Jinchuuriki doing a ███ job also. Shes supposed to get close to Naruto. Anyway, Naruto uses his magic and makes her feel emotions. She develops a crush. Old man gets pissed because Naruto changed her. All hell breaks loose.

[Raikiri]

Another fag boy!!! WTF!!! Wasn't there a guy named Sai on these forums? Haha, when Sai accumulates fans and people clamor for his username, maybe NF member Sai can auction off his account name on Ebay.

[Doctorsim]

Shinobi are suppost to be souless killers. Which seems to be what doctrine is being shoved into Genin. How could someone express emotion if they were never allowe to express it. Remember how hard it was for Gaara? Kakashi's dad was dead even back in the day of Kakashi's Gaiden, so it is very doubtful that it is Kakashi's dad.

Sai could be from anywhere, thus the point of not having any idenification of village anywhere. How Sai was could've just been bowing to her master.

[naruto27]

Sai must be an uchiha or something. he looks way to much like Sauske.

[Yakushi~Kabuto]

Good idea to stick all on one thread (I doubt it will work tho)
The bandage dude gloated Sai (which isn't her true name but a cover...) is stronger than any ninja of naruto's generation in konoha (which is highly doubtful, how can she be stronger than Naruto)

Her mission is to infiltrate Kakashi's for whatever mischievious feat... (her tutor sure doesn't seem a cool guy)

Sai says she has trouble to express any emotion... a weapon called a shinobi blah blah

[DarkWarrior]

I'm guessing considering the title she has been given, Sai, its an indication of her status as a weapon and not a person. Naruto will cliche her right up soon enough.

[SuperStylin]

^and obito looks like tobi and the akatsuki leader looks like yondaime.

so yep, thats it. lets keep milking that uchiha blood for all its worth.


theres so many "uchiha" around that it feels sasuke isn't really avenging his village, since most of them seem to be alive anyways :)

[mr_shadow]

Ok, we now have a opponent for Naruto in the next Chuunin-exam

[Kyuubi Naruto]

Why does everything think just because they have black hair and black eyes it means they are an Uchiha.....my god. They are dead.

[Rokudaime]

i dont get it....it Sai originally from Konoha? because i just saw some Konoha sysmbol on some random building...and if s/he from other village, dont you think is weird when Kakashi/Tsunade know nothing about Sai..I mean wont you suspect s/he is randomly pop out from nowhere and join you team ?

[naruto27]

am i the only one who read the translation? it says Sai is a guy. and also Sai has NO breast.

[Jubei Kibagami]

Did anyone took note of the fact that Tobi's "swirlhole-in-the-face" is located at his right eye, which is also where the old guy's bandages are at? Anyway.... I'm more interested in who the old guy is. He would make a pretty ugly Akatsuki member but I dont think he's from the sand because Konoha doesn't officially have any opposing villages right.

[Jimnast]

Also, going by hishobruks translation, billy bandages says: "and you're stronger than anyone in that village's generation". So I think that confirms he's not from konoha. Sai says : I still can't make these things called "emotions"

Perhaps he was created, he could be some kind of robot ninja. Although billy bandages mentioned his age, more so said he's around the same age as naruto. And why must he join specifically kakashi's team? I doubt wether he's there to ███ on sakura, it's either got to do with kakashi or naruto. I doubt wether it would have any relevance to their upcoming mission, because tsunade doesn't have the info back yet from sakura, about sasori's subordinate knowing oroichimaru, I presume. If he's presumed to be stronger than all naruto's generation than he might be a jinchuriki. Wether his intentions are bad or not, we have yet to see. But the fact that it was mentioned that he's stronger than their generation must mean he could be required to fight them and because sai is stronger than them there's no need to worry.

[Dyroness]

am i the only one who read the translation? it says Sai is a guy. and also Sai has NO breast.

It's in japanese, so your statement doesn't count...
Look at the tummy.

[Keyser Söze]

finally naruto gets a girlfriend.

[Elysium]

If this new person turns out to be female and winds up falling for Naruto, that's gonna be one nasty love polygon. o_o

Sakura will be like "WHAT THE HELL?!" and Hinata will be "BUT I ACKNOWLEDGED HIM FIRST EVEN IF I DIDN'T TELL HIM" and Jiraiya will be "OH YEAH YOU THE PLAYER"

... Poor Naruto, at any rate. :3

[James]

I don't see why people were thinking this was a girl, he's not even half as feminine as Deidara, or any of the other effeminate males in the series. Anyway this is fairly interesting, it seemed like from now on Kishimoto was just going to focus on Akatsuki constantly, but it seems like we're getting something different thrown into the mix with a ███ infiltrating Konoha, a ███ who we know neither the motives of or what village they're from. I'm curious to see where this goes.

[Darth Judicar]

You sure it's a girl? Looks like a boy to me and that's as soon as I looked at it for the first time...

[Kyuubi Naruto]

On the japanese forums they think that Sai is a girl. Now, until then im going to think that. Also look at the stomach people. How many guys do you know has a stomach like that. Not only that but like Dyro said, she speaks like a girl.

[Feri]

I bet Naruto is going to fall in love with "Sai" if they met each other

[Chillin]

This person reminds me of Soujiro from RK for some reason. It does look like an Uchiha, but I'm not going to even go there. Sai will have to stand up in order for me to make some kind of decision about his/her gender. I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes, but before that I want to see some of the other characters damnit!

[Super-Scoop]

I think it's time for predictions involving the new character: Sai!

It's a girl the same age as Naruto, which opens all sorts of character story idea's.

First off, I would like to predict that Sai is also a Jinchuriki (spelling?)

Second, I also predict that Sai is going to be the love interest of Naruto. Kishimoto has been saying romance is going to be involved in Part 2, and Sai said she needs to get into her targets heart. Combined by Kakashi and Tsunade's constant statements that Naruto has a mysterious power to make people like him, I predict here and now, that his power will effect this ███ as well. She'll become too attached to Naruto to do whatever it is she is supposed to do.

Those are my predictions. :amuse

[Mikah]

The look and lack of emotions... She'll remind Naruto of Sasuke :wtf
*headdesk*
*headdesk*
*headdesk*

[Keyser Söze]

there's already a thread like this

[Super-Scoop]

wha?? I don't see it. What's it called? There is another thread dedicated to predictions about Sai, which is a character that came out just today?

Anyway, sorry for that. Please merge this with whatever thread it is. :S

[Dyroness]

This person reminds me of Soujiro from RK for some reason.

I was exactly going to say that. The face resemblance is striking.

[Tousenz]

She has to be a demonholder to be stronger than anyone else.



But Naruto has the strongest one. So maybe she has a bloodline /w A demon.


That would be overkill.

[Siddis]

Who is this new character that is showed in chapter 281, and what role will he play in the future?

[Keyser Söze]

someone said this somewhere i forget who, but sai looks like yuffie from final fantasy.

[SaiST]

I am not pleased with Kishimoto right now. :mad:








I'm going to keep Raikiri's name auction idea in mind.

[~ Masamune ~]

Sai is a genin/chuunin from another village who might also be a jin. like Naruto. HER purpose is to infiltrate Konoha for an unknown reason. She's an emotionless girl who has to put up another face before kakashi&crew.

[Dyroness]

Oh my god, it's Sai! Give me an autograph, now! :wtf

[Tousenz]

Lol Sai I was wonder if you would post.

[Chiru]

She doesnt have a Sharingan. :laugh

She looks to be around their age, maybe a year older. For some reason I think shes a Jinchuuriki. So we have: girl that looks like Sasuke, same age as them, badassness, potential Jinchuuriki. Know what this means? Someone might get a gf soon :nuts

"The way to a person's heart is smiling." Or something like that.

NarutoxSai? Now that I don't like... But whatver. I bet she's the 2 tails. :)

[CrazyMoronX]

Well, since everyone else is a past or dead character come back to be uber for no reason, I think Sai is giong to be... HAKU WITH A SEX CHANGE!!!

Actually, I'm guessing it's another jinchuriki (I know I spelt that wrong). And the future role of his or her character is probably another Akatsuki encounter.

Just noticed, this is in the House of Uzumaki... OMFG.

Move to the library asap.

[camus]

well it seems naruto has found somebody to take the chunnin exam with. I don't know about this he/she dude or chick, if its a chick well hinata better not get shafted she has been in the back burner for a long time now, she needs some attention. But if its a dude then he is probablly after sakura, eheeheh sasuke is going to get shafted then.

[Anthriel]

Eh ... I have the feeling she will die sooner or later. Three potential love interests for Naruto seem a bit too much, I suppose she will get killed when Naruto starts falling for her.
She will have to be a jinchuuriki, otherwise Akatsuki will never complete their collection. And this effectively means that she will have to get hers extracted sooner or later, which will result in her death. Granted, that tutor could in theory revive her, but after Kishimoto just did that for Gaara, I very much doubt this will happen.
I give her one or two arcs.

Though I must say, I actually care about this character, unlike Chiyo. She has a katana (though this unfortunately shatters all theories about Sasuke getting a katana) and seems to be a powerful female character that won't get overshadowed by male comrades. (Temari seemed weak next to Gaara, same for Tsunade next to Oro or Jirayia.)

[Chillin]

Though I said I would hold off on making any judgments about Sai's gender I'm just hoping it's a guy. I don't like the idea of Sai falling in love with Naruto. Then again I suppose Sai can do that even if she's a he...plus I guess they can have that friendship love even if it's fake from Sai's end at first.

[Chiru]

She will be the only remaining female Uchiha. Obviously. XD lol I jus kiddin.

She will fight Hinata in the future.

[ouroborus]

I've been thinking that maybe not every village ostracizes their Jinchuuriki like Naruto and Gaara were. A Jinchuuriki is basically a weapon of mass destruction because of their unlimited chakra, so I've been wondering why haven't any villages bothered to train their Jinchuuriki? I figured one village would train their Jinchuuriki as if they were a weapon, not abandon them like the two Jinchuuriki already captured by the Akatsuki.

If Sai is a Jinchuuriki then that might explain why she doesn't have emotions and is being used as a ███. She was trained that way. She would basically be a tool for whatever village she has come from. Naruto's already delt someone similar, but darker than himself. Perhaps now he has to deal with a different kind of Jinchuuriki, someone trained to use their demon in ways he and Gaara never were.

[crono220]

Sai= The other mangkeyou sharingan user, The akatsuki leader, tobi, and a jinchurichi.

IMO it's just a new character which will hopefully not involve orochimaru.

[The Wanderer]

Well, this is interesting, I hope this characters shows us some amazing fighting skills in the future. About its gender however, I prefer to be careful, Kishimoto can pull a Haku and we can't be that naive huh ? We have the tummy for Sai, but Haku had the face remember ?

But what would happen if Sai is not only a girl, but a Mary Sue. And we all know how Mary Sue acts : /

[factorx3]

Sai is a ███ with a mision:
Do whatever it takes to get yourself assigned to Kakashi's team.
Sai doesn´t have "emotions":
I'm practicing hard, but...
I still can't make these things called "emotions".
Sai acts like she is only an object or a robot (the way she talks remembers me a robot movie).
So... I bet Sai is just another shy-blackhaired girl like Hinata who is gonna fell in love of Naruto at the first time they met. And like the others said, Naruto is gonna change her.

[thomonkey]

she is a robot. not a jinchuuriki

[RAGING BONER]

you know why Kishimoto is introducing all these new characters? because theyre the ones that are going to die...mark my words, this Sai loser is going to end up getting chopped into little pieces of dog shit. and its a he.

[ouroborus]

I hope Sai is a girl...

A face is one thing, but I don't think I've ever seen a pretty boy character with hips and a waist like that. With Diedara and the real Sasori it would seem too crazy for Kishimoto to do it again. It least I hope it is :S

[Uchiha Cop #2]

you know why Kishimoto is introducing all these new characters? because theyre the ones that are going to die...mark my words, this Sai loser is going to end up getting chopped into little pieces of dog shit. and its a he.

Nope. It's a girl and she won't die easily. :P

[blue_angel]

hmmm...sai will be naruto's new haku. he/she has the potential to tug naruto's heart string. just you wait.

what if sai is a she? oi, narutoXsai here i come!

[Anthriel]

Nope. It's a girl and she won't die easily. :P
Why wouldn't she? The jinchuuriki are all destined to get their bjuu extracted. And Kishimoto cannot pull of the rescurrection too often.

[RAGING BONER]

Sai is nothing more than a plot device in order to give Sasuke a temporary sword until he gets the balls to take the Kusanagi from Orochimaru.

and its definetly a HE...look at the jaw line, the face on the last page...and WHAT hips? all they show is an exposed stomach...its definetley a HE.

although if you guys REALLY need more of these fake pairings (you'd think after 281 chapters without the pairing garbage people would give it up, but NO) you can go right ahead and make some Sai and Naruto butt sex fanclubs.

[Odlam]

Im saying female, definately a Jinchuuriki, and a ███ to boot

The most common perception, but probably the most accurate too

[Uchiha Cop #2]

Why wouldn't she? The jinchuuriki are all destined to get their bjuu extracted. And Kishimoto cannot pull of the rescurrection too often.

What the fuck? What proof do you have that she is a jinchuuriki????

[Anthriel]

What the fuck? What proof do you have that she is a jinchuuriki???? Five more Jinchuuriki are needed so the Akatsuki can complete the collection. Therefore, we will definately see some of them introduced.
This character here is supposed to be extremely powerful and will interact with Naruto. The proability of her being a jinchuuriki is extremely high. Not 1, but pretty close to it.

[Kyuubi Naruto]

They said that she was the strongest of her generation of "that village". Now that doesnt mean it but also notice she has no emotions. Not only that but look at the fact that they are refering her to Naruto. Naruto is a Jinchuuriki. Now look at the fact that they wanted her to get close to him. Hes a Jinchuuriki remember. If she isnt a Jinchuuriki I dont know what is. Tsunade said the only that can form understand with a Jinchuuriki is another Jinchuuriki. The villages wanted to use the Bijuu for their own power, it only makes sense. She sounds more Jinchuuriki than super shinobi soldier. No real proof yet but its 95% certain.

[RAGING BONER]

i agree...but its a HE.

[Uchiha Cop #2]

Five more Jinchuuriki are needed so the Akatsuki can complete the collection. Therefore, we will definately see some of them introduced.
This character here is supposed to be extremely powerful and will interact with Naruto. The proability of her being a jinchuuriki is extremely high. Not 1, but pretty close to it.

There are other possible reasons to get close to Naruto. I'm just saying.

[IonDragon]

this is a pretty interesting development imo, but i still want Sasuke back ASAP!! :/

[ouroborus]

We have 4 unrevealed Akatsuki, 5 Jinchuuriki we've never seen (not including the two already captured), and 1 unknown Mangekyou Sharingan user. Include every older form of the characters from Part 1 that haven't reappeared yet, then Kishimoto doesn't have much time to introduce and give development to new characters unless they are part of the Akatsuki or the Sasuke/Orochimaru plots and likely one of the unseen characters we've been given hints about.

Given half this chapter is about a Jinchuuriki (Tsunade's comments, Naruto and Gaara's handshake) then it would make a lot of sense that it was foreshadowing the true nature of this new character.

[Konohas_Forgotten]

She is a jinchurukii ███, for some hidden country i bet its the hidden rock, since they have had the longest fuel with konoha. It seems like she doesn't work for akatsuki or orochimaru, but i feel like another ninja war is brewing other countries are getting involved with Konoha. Also remeber after sandaime got killed how tsunade mentioned the hidden leaf can't look weak to other countries, maybe the countries are sending spies to check on them to see if they can take over the hidden leaf i feel a chunnin exam on the way for naruto, and she gonna be on his team.

[Konohas_Forgotten]

Plus she is similar to Gaara when he first Showed up. Gaara showed no emotion but when he went crazy thats when you saw his emotions. This girl has no emotions and also , she is supposedly above everyone else in konoha from their generation, though this might not be true, she is refered to getting close to naruto the sole reason for this i see is to get naruto to go to another country and support their military or sumtin like that. You know.

[Red Viking]

i agree...but its a HE.

As much as I want Sai to be a girl, I have to agree with you. Flat chest = She's a man, baby!

[warcraft]

yeh this should be moved to Konoha Libary as Crazymoronx said

[newport]

<3 naruto+sai<3

[Virgil]

As much as I want Sai to be a girl, I have to agree with you. Flat chest = She's a man, baby!

Yeah Im gonna agree with ya I think that this character is gonna be a guy. Kishi also likes doing that whole 2 guys one girl team thing anyway.

[Gold Knight]

Moved to Library, have fun!

[Wrath]

Heheheheheh.

Sai's a Jinchuuriki. But so is the old man.

He's hiding half his face. Why? Because it would give him away. All the Jinchuuriki have some sort of identifying mark (Gaara's tanuki eyes, Naruto's fox whiskers), and here comes a new character wrapped up in bandages accompanied by who is almost certainly a new Jinchuuriki character.

Think about it.

Why would another village, or people who aren't Akatsuki, be concerned with the Leaf's Jinchuuriki? We're assuming that Sai is a ███ from another village, but what's the point? What's the point in sending a valuable Jinchuuriki to another village to ███ on Naruto?

Unless they're not from a village. They're both Jinchuuriki. They don't want to hurt Naruto, they want his help. With three Jinchuuriki down, word has got to be out about Akatsuki. And the other demon vessels are going to be looking to protect themselves.

And the only person a Jinchuuriki can trust to help them is someone in the same danger, because it's been hammered into us that all Jinchuuriki are hated.

Deidara mentioned a rumour that the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki is strong. Maybe he's not the only one to have heard that. If you were scared, wouldn't you go look for help from someone you've heard is strong?

Kishimoto needs to introduce more five Jinchuurikis. Two mysterious characters are introduced, already in Konoha, in the same chapter, right after the opening act of the Akatsuki saga concluded, in a chapter that has a cover of Naruto going full out Kyuubi and being chained up. This isn't a coincidence. It's a hint.

[hussamb]

i dont care who is she
i just dont want 2 see kakchi betraied by one of his student

[RAGING BONER]

Heheheheheh.

Sai's a Jinchuuriki. But so is the old man.

He's hiding half his face. Why? Because it would give him away. All the Jinchuuriki have some sort of identifying mark (Gaara's tanuki eyes, Naruto's fox whiskers), and here comes a new character wrapped up in bandages accompanied by who is almost certainly a new Jinchuuriki character.

Think about it.

Why would another village, or people who aren't Akatsuki, be concerned with the Leaf's Jinchuuriki? We're assuming that Sai is a ███ from another village, but what's the point? What's the point in sending a valuable Jinchuuriki to another village to ███ on Naruto?

Unless they're not from a village. They're both Jinchuuriki. They don't want to hurt Naruto, they want his help. With three Jinchuuriki down, word has got to be out about Akatsuki. And the other demon vessels are going to be looking to protect themselves.

And the only person a Jinchuuriki can trust to help them is someone in the same danger, because it's been hammered into us that all Jinchuuriki are hated.

Deidara mentioned a rumour that the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki is strong. Maybe he's not the only one to have heard that.

Kishimoto needs to introduce more five Jinchuurikis. Two mysterious characters are introduced, already in Konoha, in the same chapter, right after the opening act of the Akatsuki saga concluded, in a chapter that has a cover of Naruto going full out Kyuubi and being chained up.
all that aside...its STILL A MAN, BABY!!!!

[Kyuubi Naruto]

Another Jinchuuriki like Naruto spying on him.

[Kunoichi no Kiri]

Sai is actually Sasori, cuz Sasori didn't die and used tensei ninjutsu to become a real boy and now he wants REVENGE.

[mageofdeath]

yeah, she could be the nekomata, the 2 tailed cat, but the problem with him/her being a jinchuuriki is that s/he doesn't show any facial attributes like naruto and gaara do, they have jinchuurikis and (well not gaara anymore) they show it like naruto's whiskers...
However I hope that it is a girl, and that she will be going for Naruto's feelings for the mission purposes, but in the end, ends up falling for him after getting to know him, and being close to him because they both have demons...

[IonDragon]

my best guess so far is that hes a jinchuuriki like naruto

[Aman]

Sai is actually Sasori, cuz Sasori didn't die and used tensei ninjutsu to become a real boy and now he wants REVENGE.
Lol, i'd like that. :)

[warcraft]

IMO i want her too die

[Wrath]

all that aside...its STILL A MAN, BABY!!!!Maybe so, but why are you quoting me? Did I make reference to "Sai's" gender?

[Kyuubi Naruto]

My god, look at Sakura in the picture where Naruto and Gaara held hands. She looked flat-chested too. Not only that but Sai's been on 2 pages. I can count some times in part 2 where Sakura looked flat. Anyway, we have to wait 2 weeks to figure this out. Also a better scan should come in soon too.

[hussamb]

all i know that i hate him/her already

[bongcai]

She's a jinchuriki, c'mon guys ... the old guy told her that she is more powerful than other nin in Naruto generation. A girl who is stronger than Neji, Lee, etc ... she must have a bijyu inside it. And also the old guy make a comparison to Uzumaki Naruto, who is also a jinchuriki, that's so obvious.

[LynnAzure]

Sai is either a guy or a very boyish looking girl.. she kinda looks like Sasuke.. mmm Saisuke? :sweatdrop what guy shows his navel like that?

[Kyto]

HE is a ███ for the Akatsuki, one of Itachi's subordinates.

[wsc]

please please kishimoto. please dont have another 'save me from the darkness and i'll be ur b!tch' crap... and hopefully next issue we will know if sai is come from konoha. he must be very awesome.

and looks like next week has no manga, sigh...

[Edgecrusher]

I think Sai is giong to be... HAKU WITH A SEX CHANGE!!!
Dude, I would be your personal slave for like a month (or even two) if that came true. That's how much I want to see Haku again, even if it is just a reincarnation :whoo

[Megaharrison]

Sai is probably a jinchuuriki super soldier project similar to Gaara, he or she will become Naruto's new teamate as part of the plans of some unknown group or village.

[hussamb]

i hate her from know
DIE DIE DIE

[ouroborus]

If Sai is a Jinchuuriki, has that disproven the Jinchuuriki have marks like Naruto's whiskers and Gaara's rings? Unless her marks are somewhere we can't see.

Having an animal-like mark or appearance is the reason for the theories that Kisame and Orochimaru are Jinchuuriki, but if turns out a Jinchuuriki don't need marks then future containers might look normal. Gaara's rings are supposably bags under his eyes from lack of sleep so, I could live with it if it turned out not every Jinchuuriki had marks.

Although, I do like Wrath's explanation about the old man. So maybe Sai is hiding hers so not to draw attention to herself, like the old man maybe doing?

[RAGING BONER]

oh Sai is definetly a "save me from the darkness" character...i pray that i'm wrong, but i never am.

[hussamb]

and looks like next week has no manga, sigh...


plz tell me that u r joking here
this will kill me 4 sure
no naruto week
dam i hate my life

[Wrath]

If Sai is a Jinchuuriki, has that disproven the Jinchuuriki have marks like Naruto's whiskers and Gaara's rings? Unless her marks are somewhere we can't see.

Having an animal-like mark or appearance is the reason for the theories that Kisame and Orochimaru are Jinchuuriki, but if turns out a Jinchuuriki don't need marks then future containers might look normal. Gaara's rings are supposably bags under his eyes from lack of sleep so, I could live with it if it turned out not every Jinchuuriki had marks.

Although, I do like Wrath's explanation about the old man. So maybe Sai is hiding hers so not to draw attention to herself, like the old man maybe doing?Yes, that would be my bet. In fact it was through talking about that with Kyuubi Naruto that I came upon my inspiration.

I'd need a better quality scan to be more sure, but Sai's markings are either under her right arm (hidden by sleeve) or on her hands. It looks like she might wear gloves with only one finger exposed on each hand, which is a little strange. But I can't really tell from a LQ.

[Baki]

I don't get it at all. He is a ███ from another village?

Then does he just expect to waltz into konoha with his konoha headband claiming to be a konoha ninja while not known by anyone and not appearing in the ninja registry?

If he is already from konoha, it would make no sense for him to change his name to 'Sai', since Konoha knows him by his previous name.

Possible solution: He and Billy bandages are talking in konoha, right after He(Sai), graduated from the konoha academy under the name 'Sai'.

[hussamb]

i am with u baki
he/she is a ███ on kakachi team
but im not sure that she is spying on naruto or kakachi
but 4 sure she is not spying on sakura

[Spy_Smasher]

Sai is a genin/chuunin from another village who might also be a jin.

It's hard to tell exactly what village she's from. The conversation with the old man certainly seems to take place in Konoha. If she's a Leaf nin, it makes it fairly unlikely that she's a jinchuuriki.

[thomonkey]

i think that she is not.
i dont get why anybody would make such a quick assumption about her.
i mean, there is absolutely nothing hinting that she has a biju in her.
besides, she is a robot...

[duffman13]

Sai looks a bit too much like an uchiha for me to be comfortable. I miss out on so much of the discussion when the raw comes out and i'm still in class.

[Hexa]

I say Sai is ███ from cloud village. The old man has that Gashir-esque head-bandages. Plus, the cloud seemed big on spying and other related under-handed tactics considering the attempt to gain the Byakugan.

None of the jinchuuriki listed in the legendary beast thread really lines up with Sai from what we've seen. Still, I'd say Raijuu is considering my idea that she comes cloud, or maybe Houkou.

[Kyuubi Naruto]

Explain to me how she can be the strongest one in her generation of "that" village and not be one. Jinchuuriki are extremely strong. They refered her to Naruto. Why Naruto? He is a Jinchuuriki. Also shes supposed to get close. Everything points to being a Jinchuuriki.

[mayumi]

i think 'sai' might have been from konoha and this new person might have taken sai's identity. the new guy took the head protector and maybe in the anbu. he/she is a ███ and the old guy is giving orders, he might live in konoha.

[Konoha'sWhiteFang]

Well who else thinks that Sai's mission should fail. Think about it, she suppose to join up with Team Kakashi, sounds easy, except for one major problem. She would replace Sasuke. The way Naruto and Sakura react whenever the word Sasuke is mentioned, there is no way they would ever accept anyone to take Sasuke's role. Unless its along the lines of the way Chiyo joined, I dont see Sai being apart of Team 7. Just imagine tsunade telling them "Okay, your new partner as of today will be Sai". Naruto will istantly throw a fit about how they already have a fourth member and there is no way he will ever allow anyone to take sasuke's place, but he made promise.

[Kabuto_o]

It sounded like Sai was assigned a mission to pretend to be friendly with Naruto's team. I wonder if he is an enemy?

[Hexa]

Well, Sai could just be a very skilled ninja and be stronger than anyone in Konoha's generation. Plus, neither Sai nor the old man ever said that Sai had to get close to Naruto; the old man just told her to join Kakashi's team. As for the old man comparing Sai's age to Naruto's age, well, there are only two subordinate team members in team 7 so it's either a comparison between Sai and Naruto or Sai and Sakura.

That said, things clearly point to Sai being a jinchuuriki. It's not anything certain, however, and Sai could easily not be a jinchuuriki.

[Hef]

Sakura will feel insufficient again. :sad

[Walker]

Its about time for some new sword users.

[Aman]

I believe she is. :oh Is that weird? :S

[Scorpio3.14]

She is emotionally distressed enough to be a Jinchuuriki.

[Kyuubi Naruto]

Sakura's all about the healing and Sai's all about the fighting. Team 7 will still be good. Im going to be suprised when Sakura's busts out some Curaga jutsu and then people wont look down on her.

[Axass]

I totally don't get why people assume s/he's a Jinchuuriki. In fact I think s/he's not. If s/he was a Jinchuuriki s/he couldn't be on Akatsuki's side for obvious reasons. So it would mean that s/he's with Oro because the addition of a third major villain force right now would be unfitting, considering that they need to go in the Grass to find Sasuke as soon as possible. Now why in the nine-hells would Oro have a Jinchuuriki as a subordinate? Why would he send him/her to Konoha to ███ on Team 7? Yeah it makes no sense. I think that people are just eager to see a new Jinchuuriki so they're labeling her/him as that.

EDIT: Anyway him/her being considered stronger than the Konoha Genin, would be hardly an important fact, it wouldn't be the first time that Naruto is underestimated, even if they know Naruto/Neji/Lee/Whoever strength, Sai may pretty well be just a huge genius ninja. Strong =/= Bloodline. Strong =/= Jinchuuriki.

[Spectrum]

Sai (http://forums.narutofan.com/member.php?u=195) is a longtime Naruto fan and excellent poster who will now have to change his name because after this chapter everyone is going to think he's a girl. :P

[EDIT: LOL, case in point (http://forums.narutofan.com/showpost.php?p=2258314&postcount=80). XD]

Seriously, Sai's definitely a jinchuuriki. It wouldn't make sense to introduce her into the plot otherwise, and it's about time he started introducing the rest of the jinchuuriki anyway if he plans on going anywhere with this. So yeah... whoever she is, she's got at least a couple of tails. :wink

[The Wanderer]

Sai a jinchuuriki ? Yeah, I'm with you

But Sai a female ? Sorry, but no, Kishimoto will pull a Bridget, and that's worse than a Haku >.<

[Kyuubi Naruto]

Shes going to OWN Mizuki in sword skills. Yeah I said it. Shes going to own Mizuki in sword skills. Anyone got a problem with that? :nuts

[Hef]

I totally don't get why people assume s/he's a Jinchuuriki. In fact I think s/he's not. If s/he was a Jinchuuriki s/he couldn't be on Akatsuki's side for obvious reasons. So it would mean that s/he's with Oro because the addition of a third major villain force right now would be unfitting, considering that they need to go in the Grass to find Sasuke as soon as possible. Now why in the nine-hells would Oro have a Jinchuuriki as a subordinate? Why would he send him/her to Konoha to ███ on Team 7? Yeah it makes no sense. I think that people are just eager to see a new Jinchuuriki so they're labeling her/him as that.
Hmm, where did it say that Sai is on Akatsuki's side? Where did it say Sai is on Orochimaru's side? Maybe Sai is just a ███ from the grass, a new enemy so to speak. :amuse

[Kyuubi Naruto]

I totally don't get why people assume s/he's a Jinchuuriki. In fact I think s/he's not. If s/he was a Jinchuuriki s/he couldn't be on Akatsuki's side for obvious reasons. So it would mean that s/he's with Oro because the addition of a third major villain force right now would be unfitting, considering that they need to go in the Grass to find Sasuke as soon as possible. Now why in the nine-hells would Oro have a Jinchuuriki as a subordinate? Why would he send him/her to Konoha to ███ on Team 7? Yeah it makes no sense. I think that people are just eager to see a new Jinchuuriki so they're labeling her/him as that.

Umm Axass, where are you getting this Orochimaru Akatsuki stuff from? :laugh

Wrath posted a nice theory he has that I think is right. Or maybe they are just a rogue alliance trying to take out Naruto, idk.

[Jimnast]

Sai is from the rock village, I'm pretty sure, he's got the characteristic short sleeve and long sleeve clothes, compare it to the kakashi gaiden aswell as billy bandages costume. I'm posting this again cause no one gave me any feedback the first time I said it.

[The Wanderer]

Just one thing, did he have sword kills to begin with ? :S

[Grrblt]

i mean, there is absolutely nothing hinting that she has a biju in her.
besides, she is a robot...
There sure are tons of arguments for her being a robot, that's for sure!

[zounds-_]

Well doh, Naruto is the main character of course ;o

And I also think this Sai fellow is totally taken out of the blue!

[Jimnast]

On top of that, a lot of the rock ninja in the kakashi gaiden carried swords.

[R3trograde]

:tem Me like Sai. (S)he looks cool, but this entire 'lack of emotions' thing is wierd. Seems so overdone in manga and anime, honestly. Who thinks Sai is from Grass?

I don't think Sai is a jinchuuriki, though. (S)he isn't wierd enough. I mean, Naruto and Gaar were both kind of....out of the ordinary. o_o Did anyone think that entire Akatsuki thing was supposed to be comedy? O_o

[Axass]

Umm Axass, where are you getting this Orochimaru Akatsuki stuff from? :laugh

Wrath posted a nice theory he has that I think is right. Or maybe they are just a rogue alliance trying to take out Naruto, idk.
Oh nothing. It's just obvious to me that s/he absolutely can't be a good guy given the way s/he was introduced and the role s/he's taking. So s/he's either with Akatsuki or with Oro, since I find the chances of a third villain group being introduced atm ridiculously low. Especially since the Grass is allied with Konoha.

In fact I think that the bandaged guy may be Kabuto's adoptive father (the medic-nin) and/or possibly an agent of Orochimaru in Konoha, which is raising spies for him.

[TenshiOni]

Merged all the Sai threads.

I'll get a working poll in a sec.

[Alálà]

Sai doesn't have to be a jinchuuriki just because she is new to expressing emotions. She has probably been raised in the traditional ways of the ninja... an emotionless tool.

Ninja, in most cases, are tools and showing emotion is considered a disadvantage.

I'm not one to believe in love at first sight, but I like her. She has a sword :smile-big . Zabuza's & Kisame's swords are good, Kakashi's inherited White Fang blade was nice... but Sai's sword reminds me of Hayate. To see a ninja do more kenjutsu (sword skills, right?) like Hayate's Dance of the Crescent Moon would be most delightful.

Jhrono is right about the one sleeve/no sleeve attire and the sword/blade wielding... Sai may very well be a Rock nin. Plus they are going to Heaven's Bridge.

[9Tail-Hokage]

Down with Sai.

[kishinojutsu]

let's talk about evidence :
-sai is a girl for the simple reason her clothes (for the few poeple that doesn't notice it)
-i think that she is in her body 'coz here face ressemble here tutor's face (maybe they are siblings) .
-nobody knows her in the village, but i can't understand how she gets her konoha's bandana.
-she doesn't feel emotions, but she looks sad when she was talking 'bout her emotionless
-she's from konoha for the simple reason kishi shows us her location 'yamato works'.


now let's talk about speculation:
-i think she'll remplace sasuke as a rival of naruto, then we would wait too much for sasuke's appearence.
-how she'll join team7? maybe naruto would need 2 genins to pass chunin exam. hop, here is sai.
-what kind of mission need to join kakashi's team precisely to complete it? maybe considering it's the strongest team in konoha. and maybe because simply kakashi's team need another shinobi.
-cause of her emtionless: maybe because she was trained by her sensei far from any friends or family (something like that).

[FFLN]

Sai is a guy.:P Although I do admit that the team dynamics would change a bit if he turned out to be a she, but I'm as sure of Sai being a guy as I am of Deidara being a girl.:thumbs So no worries there.:P Wasn't Deidara so cute in this chapter?:love Typical girlish behavior in Naruto.^_~ Besides, Naruto would have no chance of falling in love with him, the Sasuke look-a-like, if he was a girl.=P Hehe, Sakura might fall for him too.=D

I'm thinking that Sai is probably from the Hidden Cloud village. Why? Just because we haven't had any characters, that were alive and could possibly interact with the main characters, who are from there.=D So, Hidden Cloud for sure.^_~

[Cthulhu-versailles]

... wowha so many people look at the raws... Shika scolds himself for his patience.

Since I have no idea of the context of this sai.. I can't make a real comment HOWEVER, going by her name.

Sai will become the rival of someone with an H in there name... one of the Hyuuga.. most likely Hinata. Omg cat fight

Sai; Orooooo take may magenkeyn byakugan evolved superwolf level 1996 attack
Hinata: naruto-kun... Narutokun... NARUTO-KUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!
Hinata: Byakugan restirction a situation b activate.
Sai: ait, Hinata, I'm not even after naruto. I love you.
Hinata: I'm NOT A LESBIAN DON'T JUDGE ME BY MY HAIR BYACHHHHTTTTCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[FFLN]

-she's from konoha for the simple reason kishi shows us her location 'yamato works'.

She's not from Konoha. They had already entered Konoha then with the mission of infiltrating Kakashi's team, probably to observe Naruto or something. They're from a different country. Also, the old guy said that Sai is stronger than current generation from Konoha, not her home village. Of course, they don't know Naruto's abilities, nor Sasuke's, so they're probably only basing this upon Naruto's initial exam and that of the others. Hehe, they'll be in for a surprise though.

[lifelessdeath]

now let's talk about speculation:
-i think she'll remplace sasuke as a rival of naruto, then we would wait too much for sasuke's appearence.

i highly doubt that

[Chatulio]

Ok hope fully we dont have another Haku moment with this Sai character. *prays he wont be tricked again* :S

[Bolliewolliepoepapas]

Yeah Seta Soujiro!!! :D That was the exact person I had to think of when I read the translation. No emotions whatsoever!!! Another emotional breackdown coming up :) this time in the Naruto-anime!!!!

And the smile of course! :)

[Elysium]

I just thought of something disturbing... what if Sai is a girl who's binded her chest and is pretending to be a guy? Ahaha, that would fit Sakura developing a crush on the Sasuke-wannabe, only to find out Sai's a girl! Naruto gets all confused now and everything. ^^

[Darth Judicar]

I think he's a boy, whose probably a badass powerful nin basing this off that old guy's statements. He looks like Sasuke too, so that's kinda cool. I hope he doesn't interfere with the Akatsuki plot speed and the return of Sasuke...

[Dyroness]

The Chocobo FC has proof of it...
I was drooling over Soujirou Seta fanart yesterday, before I even knew a character named Sai would exist... :spaz

But other than that. I can point the reasons Sai is female. (In my opinion)
-Talks girlish when presenting self.
-The font using at the presentation is the one used to high pitched voices. Manga experience
-Look at the tummy and hips
-No way a boy is going to dress like that
-The japanese say it as well

[Descartes]

Soujiro!

Seriously, the first thought to come to mind upon seeing this character.

[Chatulio]

well dyro to one of your points look at Haku :S HE wore a dress :S

[RAGING BONER]

its a male...trust me.

[organizedcrime]

It's a loser chump (edit: that's a male) What's the basis for him being a jinchuuriki? Predictability?

[sakura_chan]

Why would he be male when "he's" got hips? O_o; I don't see any male features. Unless it's those characters that look femine but aren't.

[RAGING BONER]

ive got hips, so does every other male i know...

well there WAS this one guy in a wheel chair with a colostomy bag...

[CooLMooCoW]

A female jinchuuriki. There needs to be something more special about Sai to warren her introduction into the arc besides just being a kick-ass kunoichi, and being the 3rd jinchuuriki in the series would make that impact. Sai being female is just a shaky suspicion I have. Hopefully, she won't turn out to be another Haku (in both ways).

[organizedcrime]

The hip is a feature of humans, you know.

[sakura_chan]

Yeah, but females got much better hips than males. That's why females have the "s" curve while males don't. Let's hope it's not another Haku, because the face expression tells me its female. It's harder to tell since I've only seen a few pictures.

[RAGING BONER]

were are you people seeing all these fem features? where are these hips with the "S" curve (S-class hips we'll call them)

i see a young boy with short hair and an odd sense of style, not TOO odd considering he looks more masculine than several other characters in Naruto.

[sakura_chan]

I was sure I posted something...

Anyway, you can tell from the skin showing. Unless its one of those character with much slender bodies than females do. Short hair doesn't mean its necessarily a boy either. Female shinobis will be masculine to a degree, especially in the stomache area, though the guys tend to be much more. You see it as a male, though I see it more to be a female.

[Lord Of Reapers]

Shes gonna replace Sasuke

[Chatulio]

I still dont understand how she is an Uchiha :S

[Chiru]

Female nibi (Nekomata) jinchuuriki. <-- I hope.

A normal male shinobi who will inevitably kick ass. <-- I think.

[sakura_chan]

Well, even if this person does get into Team 7, in Naruto and Sakura's heart, no one will ever be able to replace Sasuke, and that's a fact. As for Uchiha's...I don't know why people always bring up that assumption, but I guess it would be nice to see that certain Uchiha back again. XD

[thomonkey]

...shes just a kick ass robot...isnt it obvious, cuz she cant express emotions...
i dont get what the discussion is about

[Dullahan]

According Nihongaeri's translation, it seems that Sai is already assigned to Team Kakashi. I wonder what made Tsunade approved it?


Nihongaeri's translation is here:
http://forums.narutofan.com/showthread.php?p=2260619#post2260619

[sakura_chan]

...shes just a kick ass robot...isnt it obvious, cuz she cant express emotions...
i dont get what the discussion is about

Unable to express emotions and having troubles doing that...I don't know, but the first thing that came to mind is memory loss. Seems like this character might have some kind of background.

[ChickenPotPie]

IMO, Naruto needs more female kickass ninjas.


But Sai is a guy.

[Ryu Kazama]

I think it's a guy. I don't think it'll be a Haku situation again (embarrassing as it is, some of us did think Haku was attractive...until we realised she was a dude.....). Though that one mannerism of shis seemed slightly feminine, the other expressions seemed more childlike. A male child. Remember, most male kids are slender and girly-fied if you like. Nothing as far as facial features it's really defined. If shim's the same age as Naruto, still, their features wont be that defined for a male.

Anyway, I say it's a guy. We'll find out soon enough.

[Zabuza-san]

According Nihongaeri's translation, it seems that Sai is already assigned to Team Kakashi. I wonder what made Tsunade approved it?


Nihongaeri's translation is here:
http://forums.narutofan.com/showthread.php?p=2260619#post2260619

so he's/she from konoha?? and her mission don't seem to be spying?

i wounder if sai's mission is to protect naruto?

anyway sai will be a team member and we will not know he's(her true mission for a long time..wounder if sai is strong enought to face Akatsuki..

[Gunners]

nah i think the guy is from a diff village rember how kabuto had a konoha head band, also having him from konoha would kill it cause his character would seem cheap the most powerful person of that age is unknown???

[iggyspeedstars]

I think orochimaru sucked all the manlyness out of sasuke and now we have sai.

[tuggumkee]

From Nihongaeri's translation it states its a mission for a konoha shinobi. Sai might be one of the recent graduates from ninja university. Remember 3 years have passed, so thats 3 generation of new genin!

[Lord Of Reapers]

She looks like she has as much skill as Sasuke

[znapper]

what would be more fitting to the story now that we finally found out that kakashi could get the mangekyou sharingan after all, than adding another sharingan user just too stirr things up! You rock kishimoto!

[Chiru]

She looks like the most traditional ninja we've seen since the 3rd fought Orochimaru.

[Christen]

She looks like a girl. And one of an Uchiha too. Hmmm...

Behold, Kishimoto introduced another chara, which means a longer set of volumes for us.

[Chiru]

Yep. A new character usually means we can count on at least one more volume.

[Lucifer]

A normal female shinobi who will inevitably kick ass. wow Sai fans O.o...
Tsunade and Shizune about Naruto's Jinchuuriki. not Sai

[Sariachan]

I hope Sai is a female jinchuuriki.

[Dyroness]

I wonder if there will be future spoilers with Sharingan Sai. Then we'll learn the true meaning of the raw camp torture.

[Rangamaru]

at this point it could be a girl or a guy;however, it would make sense for whomwevers pulling the strings to put someone on the team that looks like Sasuke--particularly if its a girl for the reason that Sasuke and Naruto were best friends.

[Chiru]

I wonder if there will be future spoilers with Sharingan Sai. Then we'll learn the true meaning of the raw camp torture.

lol Dyro. The spoilers are going to be awful for 282. We have no idea what will happen! It has even more freedom to make up fakes than 281 did! That's crazy!

1000th post! :tem

[AtheLICE]

Wow. It'll be kinda sad if Sai turns out to have M.S. too. It seems like everyone's getting it now lol.

But if she does have it, I could see her(?) being a rival for Sasuke too.

[Chatulio]

Maybe shes from ANBU on a spying mission to make sure the kyuubi isnt a threat :huh

[Marsala]

The factory's name of "Yamato Works" must be significant somehow. It's likely a reference to Yamato no Orochi, the Hachibi that could be in Orochimaru. Sai and her(?) old man may be blood relatives of Orochimaru. If Sai is Orochimaru's daughter, that could explain her difficulty with human expressions. Sai could also be a surviving Uchiha, but that is just lame; besides, with Tobi and the theoretical 1st MS user running around, we have enough potential surviving Uchihas anyway.

[Miss CCV]

Damn you Kishimoto for creating gender-ambiguous characters. I'm getting confused! :S

[Kamendex]

Its not a He or a She

its a creation of Bandage man's, who is mimicing human imotion in order to some how get into Team 7

[zabuza-22]

he's a new jinchuuri

[mayumi]

Originally Posted by NeoSapien
The factory's name of "Yamato Works" must be significant somehow. It's likely a reference to Yamato no Orochi, the Hachibi that could be in Orochimaru. Sai and her(?) old man may be blood relatives of Orochimaru. If Sai is Orochimaru's daughter, that could explain her difficulty with human expressions. Sai could also be a surviving Uchiha, but that is just lame; besides, with Tobi and the theoretical 1st MS user running around, we have enough potential surviving Uchihas anyway.

orochimaru getting a background. that would be hilarious. sai looka like sasuke because oro wants to manipulate naruto.

[Rangamaru]

I hope Sai is just there so the higher ups in Konoha and the feudal lords in fire country can keep tabs on the Kyuubi. I hope Sai's looking like Sasuke is just a qualification Sai happened to have. I don't like the idea of Oro placing another ███ in konoha.

[AtheLICE]

I hope Sai is just there so the higher ups in Konoha and the feudal lords in fire country can keep tabs on the Kyuubi. I hope Sai's looking like Sasuke is just a qualification Sai happened to have. I don't like the idea of Oro placing another ███ in konoha.

It doesn't seem like Kishi that he would create a Sasuke look-a-like without a good reason though. Though I doubt Oro would be stupid enough to place a ███ in Konoha that looks so similar to Sasuke...attracting attention? yes.

[EPSimpson]

He or she looks like Sasuke to me.

[BattousaiMS]

I hope its a female jinchukiri it would be damn funny if so:

Naruto: Hiya Sai-san, large pat on the back.
Sakura: Cool another good looking guy...
Sai: I am a girl...
Naruto & Kakashi:... (I was certain this was a guy, goes back to Jiraiya girl course book guide 101)
Sakura: ... (Inner Sakura:damn no another rival!)
Sai: What? Never seen a short haired girl before.?
Naruto: Hello, Sai-chan *fake-blush*( damn that ero-sennin ero forgot to mention some girls develop late...:mad !)
Sakura: !!!! (InnerSakura: OMG! He's started Hitting on her already, not NARUTO too!!!!!)

Something like it...

On second thought... maybe he made her look like him, so that Sasuke will immediatly fall for her...

[Lucifer]

I hope its a female jinchukiri it would be damn funny if so:

Naruto: Hiya Sai-san, large pat on the back.
Sakura: Cool another good looking guy...
Sai: I am a girl...
Naruto & Kakashi:... (I was certain this was a guy, goes back to Jiraiya girl course book guide 101)
Sakura: ... (Inner Sakura:damn no another rival!)
Sai: What? Never seen a short haired girl before.?
Naruto: Hello, Sai-chan *fake-blush*( damn that ero-sennin ero forgot to mention some girls develop late...:mad !)
Sakura: !!!! (InnerSakura: OMG! He's started Hitting on her already, not NARUTO too!!!!!)

Something like it...

On second thought... maybe he made her look like him, so that Sasuke will immediatly fall for her...
So True :clap. whahahaha I can't stop laughing :rofl :rofl :rofl

[sakura_chan]

I don't see how that character looks similar to Sasuke. The first time I saw them, to me, was nothing more than a bran new character added to the story. I mean, there wasn't anything that was like, "Hey, they kinda look like them..."

[Rgeuf]

If he is a jinchukiri, for some reason i think hes more likly to be the sevan tails.

[Omolara]

I say Sai is a girl
1. I trust those with more Japanese language experience than myself. If Dyro, KN, et al. say she speaks like a girl, she speaks like a girl. Jakotsu (VERY homosexual bad guy in Inuyasha) even spoke like a man. So, I'm pretty sure we won't have a guy using girly speak or vice versa unless gender is explicitly stated.

2.Men DO NOT have hips of that shape. It's physically impossible. Yes, men do have hips, but not those made for bearing children.

3. Flat chested??? Calista Flockhart anyone? Lara Flynn Boyle??? Keira Knightly is also very boy shaped but still feminine looking.

And just to cover my butt: Should Sai infact turn out to be a boy, that will only mean that Kishimoto failed biology.

[Devilish Angel]

Sai sounds like a Mary-Sue in those awful fanfictions. :laugh

Stronger than the rookie nine, has a bijyuu, has a sword, and can't feel emotions. I hope Kishimoto does something special with her and not make her turn good and have real feelings because of Naruto. That's too predictable.

[maxhrk]

If he is a jinchukiri, for some reason i think hes more likly to be the sevan tails.


Incorrect, the reason why he is not a demon vessel because... that Old man and that Sai are having a conversation in Konoha right now. (look at the drawing box where symbol Leaf are shown.. which show that the place the conversation taking place in konoha).

Therefore my best guess what Sai's assignment would be: assassinate Naruto. :)

yes.. you heard me, an assassin in their mist. :)

well.. just my guess heh.

sorry i have to steal someone's picture(sorry you can PM me if you want me to take it down..)

look at this:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y149/athelice/whoa2.jpg

What the difference? LIP! damnit LIP!

that so simple difference :)
question though... is Sai other mangeykou sharigan user sasuke's old brother told us about? ah that other crazy theory... ho ho ho...

[Raptor]

Hmm... an assasin huh? sounds good. it would be a heck of a twist if she also falls for the fox boy, and makes Sakura jealous. (yeah i'm in for a little love triangle)

About the "late blooming" part she kinda reminds me of Ukyo. She might have her boobs bandaged or something :amuse

[maxhrk]

yeah just like Ino has her boobs bandaged. :)

[RedWolf]

Could Kishimoto sensei be pulling All Girl Team Clamp's leg?

A girl

Emotionless and Cool

Has a Secret

With an army of fangirls to boot? :S

Sai (http://www.animenfo.com/animecharacter,630,eunuck,jounouchi_sai.html)

[maxhrk]

Could Kishimoto sensei be pulling All Girl Team Clamp's leg?

A girl

Emotionless and Cool

Has a Secret

With an army of fangirls to boot? :S

Sai (http://www.animenfo.com/animecharacter,630,eunuck,jounouchi_sai.html)


REP+ you for a good example. Sai could be a girl! there you have an answer whatever that person believe that Sai should be a boy.. See? Kishmoto f(3 letter insert here please) us up. he grind our brain down into the ground. damn him. :(


UPDATE(edit):

i have noticed Sai's throat, she dont have adam's apple. therefore i guess better to judge that it is a she/female/whatever you call that gender. :)

[FFLN]

Sasuke doesn't have an adam's apple either...:huh

[maxhrk]

oh you right.. *laugh nervously* move along.. ahem.. move along. *run away*

[Hiiro]

Sai and the old man remind me too much of Iori and that Hidden Mist hero guy.

http://www.animesector.com/animesector/Naruto/inari.jpg

http://img480.imageshack.us/img480/3078/narutoiori00168ef.jpg

[isanon]

I say Sai is a girl
1. I trust those with more Japanese language experience than myself. If Dyro, KN, et al. say she speaks like a girl, she speaks like a girl. Jakotsu (VERY homosexual bad guy in Inuyasha) even spoke like a man. So, I'm pretty sure we won't have a guy using girly speak or vice versa unless gender is explicitly stated.


i may be totaly wrong but doesn't orochimaru use feminim language?? in that case its not proof that sai is a girl just because she uses feminim speach. thogh i think shi is a girl

[Cholisose]

Sai and the old man remind me too much of Iori and that Hidden Mist hero guy.


That's Kaiza the Fisherman, and we don't know where he came from... IIRC, it just said he came to that village in the Wave Country from somewhere else. Probably not Mist Village though.

[tuggumkee]

its true, Kishi sure has done a job on our minds. Girl, guy, girl guy, which one?!?!?!?!

[uzumaki-unk_chaos]

And just to cover my butt: Should Sai infact turn out to be a boy, that will only mean that Kishimoto failed biology.

Yeah that would be sort of true if that happens... It's already bad enough we keep getting female looks but turned out to be a guy... Now for body shape, as much i'm not too good at that and i'm going with what most people say about her/his hips, if that happens to be wrong, they it can either mistake on the drawing, or he didn't do well in biology like me lol...

As far as she/him being a jinchukiri, questionable... if it's a she, the 2 tails would have to fit, but as i read in that "http://forums.narutofan.com/showpost.php?p=1971621&postcount=2" info for what's near to be the female jinchukiri (2 tails) doesn't yet seem to suit her so far, otherwise, i'd probably mainly think it's a guy with jinchukiri of other than the 2 tails. But for now, we all don't know who she/he is to 100% so we don't know "its" personality nor what he can do. We'll have to wait, btw off topic, what did that translation meant when they won't have any naruto for the next issue?

[Arowana]

Hmm... an assasin huh? sounds good. it would be a heck of a twist if she also falls for the fox boy, and makes Sakura jealous. (yeah i'm in for a little love triangle)

About the "late blooming" part she kinda reminds me of Ukyo. She might have her boobs bandaged or something :amuse


man...as much as i want Sai to fall for naruto ..or naruto like her......I still feel really bad for Hinata.

I still rekon Hinata would be best for Naruto.....unless Sai have a sharingan..den...maybe i'll have difficulty choose the best girl for Naruto (Its Naruto's decision btw).

I dont know about u guys...but i want Naruto's sibpling to have special bloodline...like Sharingan.

[homer simpson]

Ok, after a dicussion with my friend, our theory is that Sai is closely related the the deidera and sasori combo, it was known that those two have quite a few subordinates, and they had reference to both of there characteristics
1. He/She cant truely express emotions (symtoms of becoming a puppet), hence the relationship with Sasori
2. The reference with that guy saying that Sai has "....artistic taste of your is simply marvellous"... doesnt that sound like a atsuki member that we know (deidara)

If your wondering where i got this from it was from the nyro v2 scanlation

[Rikudou]

SAI is a guy people!
Did you completely miss the text: "What kind of mission requires HIM(!!!) to infiltrate the leaf? How did you guys miss it?:S

[Kyuubi Naruto]

Hokagenaruto, PLEASE read what I said in the other posts. :)

It wasnt even in the manga, he put it in there as a contrivance. Really it doesnt say gender. Read Nihongaeri's.

[maxhrk]

where you get that text from? hokagenaruto3

[Rikudou]

Hokagenaruto, PLEASE read what I said in the other posts. :)

It wasnt even in the manga, he put it in there as a contrivance. Really it doesnt say gender. Read Nihongaeri's.
Ok, I will, but will you tell me which one is the right trans?:tem

[Kyuubi Naruto]

Well, as far as I know Nihongaeri's is right on the last part. Atleast on the entire Sai part :laugh.

[uzumaki-unk_chaos]

SAI is a guy people!
Did you completely miss the text: "What kind of mission requires HIM(!!!) to infiltrate the leaf? How did you guys miss it?:S

Because it's not in all other translation, not all has it as "HIM" but HisshouBuraiKen

edit: wow, too fast, i didn't even have time to look to realize like 3 or 4 post ahead of me lol...