S O U L M A T E S (SasuNaruSasu Magazine) Soulmates Magazine Nº2 | Page 35

Those of the Root Naruto, Sakura, Sai
Chapter 285 Chapter 286
One interesting thing to remember is Sai's in-
tegration into the Kakashi team, regardless of
the fact that Naruto and the Anbu of root
had previous confrontations. The Uzumaki's
reactions when comparing Sai with Sasuke
say a lot. Thanks to this kind of detail, the
bond between Naruto and Sasuke is enhan-
ced.
provokes in him are unique and no one can
compare to the Uchiha no matter how physi-
cally this other person resembles to him. Naru-
to knows this, perhaps not in an explicitly ro-
mantic way, but he knows that no one can
match what Sasuke means to him and it is
very painful to think that someone else
would symbolically take his place within the
If Sasuke was just one more friend or rival, small family they had formed in team 7.
Naruto would not have such an aggrieved When this is analyzed, Naruto’s answer to Sa-
reaction to such a comparison.
kura’s subtle insinuation about Sai resembling
Naruto recognizes Sasuke as his goal to reach, Sasuke is tremendously funny because for
but not only that, the feelings that Sasuke Naruto, Sasuke "is just better”.