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'''Stuart Smith''' (a.k.a. '''Stuart Steen''' a.k.a. '''Stuart Smita''') is a [[United Kingdom|British]]-[[Australia|australian]] actor born in [[Winchester]], who grew up in [[Sidney]].
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|caption=Sai by [[Masashi Kishimoto]]
|character_name=Sai
|character_name_unicode=Name:サイ
|debut=Naruto Volume 32, Chapter 281, Page 18
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|seiyu=N/A
|voice_actor=N/A
|age=Unknown (It was mentioned that his age is around Naruto's)
|eyes=[[Black]]
|hair=[[Black]]
|height=Unknown
|weight=Unknown
|birthday=Unknown
|blood_type=Unknown
|registration_number=Unknown
|rank=[[naruto ninja ranks#Nukenin (Missing-nin)|Nukenin (Missing-nin)]] (On his ANBU superior's order)
|current_affiliation=[[Oto no Kuni (Land of Sound)|Otogakure (Hidden Sound)]], [[Naruto ninja ranks#Ne ("Root")|Ne ("Root")]]
|current_team=N/A
|previous_affiliation=[[Naruto geography#Konohagakure no Sato (Hidden Leaf Village)|Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf)]]
|previous_team=N/A
|relatives=Big Brother (deceased; not blood-related)
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*[[Ninjutsu (Naruto)#Choju Giga (Super Beasts Imitation Picture)|Chōjū Giga (Super Beasts Imitation Picture)]]<br>}}
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After studying acting and playing a few parts in [[Australia]], he moved to [[Hong Kong]] and starred in several movies in the 80's, including "[[ninja]]" flicks by [[Godfrey Ho]]. He also worked extensively as a [[voice actor]], dubbing chinese movies into english.
'''Sai''' is a fictional character in the [[manga]] ''[[Naruto (manga)|Naruto]]''.
He is particularly popular among bad movie fans due to his overacting that makes him twist his face in [[grimace]]s.
==Background==
A member of a now-defunct independent subdivision of the [[Naruto ninja ranks#ANBU (Black Ops)|ANBU]] called '[[Naruto ninja ranks#Ne ("Root")|Ne' (根, "Root")]], Sai is the codename of a ninja about Naruto's age specialising in artistic ninjutsu and functioning as an undercover agent sent by Danzou to inflitrate Team 7 as Sasuke's replacement. His mission and its full objective remains unknown, although Sai has claimed it's started in Chapter 294. While he did successfully become a part of Team 7, he has not quite managed to pull it off inconspicuously. His introduction to Naruto was an attack on him, [[Nara Shikamaru|Shikamaru]] and [[Akimichi Choji|Chōji]], which was followed by an insult to Naruto's manhood. Calling Sakura ugly later does not win him any points with her either.
He is now a financial counselor in [[Thailand]]
Later, he tops it off by vehemently denouncing Sasuke using quite colorful language. With this, it earned him Naruto's rather emphatic flat-out refusal to accept him as a member of the team, insisting that Team 7's third member is still Sasuke, even when he's gone. Sai also earns a well-aimed power punch from Sakura for bad-mouthing Sasuke. As the story unfolds, Sai admits that he has a problem of showing his emotions (even when his big brother died) because he is somehow devoid of his own emotion or thoughts. He values the completion of his ANBU mission more than the safety of his teammates, as shown during training with Naruto, as well as when he ignored [[Yamato (Naruto)|Yamato]]'s order to catch an unconscious Sakura who fell from a bridge in Chapter 293.
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As far as fighting goes, Sai uses a scroll, brush and ink to draw animals which will jump out of the scroll and attack to his will. He can also use this method to produce a fully flight-capable bird, which he can ride. He also wields a short sword like weapon which he keeps on his back at all times.
*[http://www.nanarland.com/interview/interview.php?id_interview=stuartsmithvo&vo=1 Interview with Stuart Smith on Nanarland.com]
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==Grass Country Arc==
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After the fight between Kyūbi Naruto and Orochimaru ends, Sai confronts Orochimaru with a message from Danzō. The message prompts Orochimaru to leave with Kabuto, taking along Sai as his new subordinate. However, this event is not done so without witness, as Yamato spies the group's dealings before they leave.
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Following them, Yamato discovers what is apparently Sai's body hanging from a tree, dead. But in the following chapter, he is discovered alive and well, still on the run with Orochimaru and Kabuto. The "body" was an elaborate fake body created by a technique of Kabuto's. Yamato is able to discern the true nature of the body due to unnatural appearance of the stitching around the body's neck from which it was hung.
Sai dropped his sketchbook and left it with his things where Sakura, Naruto and Yamato find it. The sketchbook contains mysterious drawings of Sai and his assumed older brother growing up and going through a gauntlet of enemies. In each later image, Sai took the weapons and armor of his previous opponent. The center pages, where the two brothers are supposed to meet, are unfinished. The left page is completely empty, probably because Sai's brother has died, whereas the right page has an image of Sai in full ANBU attire, only without a face. The true meaning of this is unknown to them.
Following Orochimaru to his hideout, Sai is introduced to Sasuke himself, who has been training under Orochimaru for the past 2 and a half years. Sasuke seems indifferent to him, expressing discontent towards Orochimaru. When Sai mentions that he might get along better with Sasuke than he did with Naruto, Sasuke fixes him with a stare, freezing Sai with a huge amount of killing intent. Sai expresses surprise that his emotionless self felt afraid after just a glimpse into Sasuke's eyes. He then relates that Naruto has not given up on Sasuke, and thinks of him as a brother. Sasuke once again seems indifferent and says that he only has one brother, the one that he has vowed to kill.
Orochimaru then orders Kabuto to get started in making a bingo book from the information contained within the message from Danzō, complete information on the ANBU directly under the control of the Hokage. Kabuto then leads Sai to a room within the hideout and locks the door, stating that he is not needed at this time. However, he forgets the envelope full of information in the room and leaves the room. Sai makes sure that Kabuto is gone, before pulling out a scroll and activating the seals on it to summon a book, which he immediately starts to read, surprised at its (unknown, as of now) contents.
However, when he hears a sound at the door, Sai quickly stashes the book in his bag. The sound turns out to be the Yamato unlocking it using a wooden skeleton key formed out of his hand, followed by the rest of Team Kakashi, who had infiltrated Orochimaru's hideout and tracked Sai by a wood "seed" that Yamato had planted earlier on his body. Although Sai expresses gratitute towards Sakura when she returns his art book, he is barraged with questions from the team about Danzō's motives. Sai just stands there, emotionless, with his eyes closed, until he cracks a smile and says that all of their assumptions about Danzō were incorrect. However, Naruto recognizes Sai's fake smile for what it is and yells that he is lying. Caught, Sai states that his mission is a failure and confirms that Danzō is indeed planning an attempt to destroy Konoha as it exists today. However, he is also to spy on Orochimaru for Danzō, since Danzō knows that as soon as the old Konoha is destroyed, Orochimaru will turn on him. Sai's abilities made him the best choice for Danzō to send, as his jutsu can make the ink he writes with turn into animals which can make their way back to Danzō, providing him with information.
When Sakura yells at him about the collateral damage that would occur due to Danzō's planned invasion, Sai states that he doesn't care, as those were his orders and he is only following them. Sai considers himself only as Danzō's emotionless tool. However, Sakura says that a shinobi cannot be completely emotionless, and uses Sai's attachment to his art book as a link to his brother as an example. Yamato mentions that Danzō had implemented special training to eliminate emotions in 'Ne'. This training was similar to the former graduation exam of [[Naruto geography#Kirigakure no Sato (Hidden Mist Village)|Kirigakure no Sato (Hidden Mist Village)]], in which fellow students, or family members in this case, had to fight each other to the death. Sai denies this and claimed that his brother merely died from sickness, and the book was supposed to be a present for him. Furthermore, he claimed that he and his brother were not related by blood, they were merely two orphans who found a strong connection between each other. He says that the book is unfinished because he forgot what he had wanted to put there after his brother died.
After they return to the surface, Team Kakashi ties Sai up, leaving him under the watch of one of Yamato's Moku Bunshins. Naruto states that they will now go rescue Sasuke. However, Sai doubts their success, stating that he met Sasuke, who no longer cares about Naruto. If they go after him, Orochimaru will defeat them and use them for his experiments. He then asks Naruto why he is willing to oppose Orochimaru even if he hasn't been ordered to do so. Naruto responds that he used to hate Sasuke, but now he has formed a bond with him over time due to their shared experiences. Sai still doubts their success against Orochimaru, but Naruto states that he will do whatever it takes to retrieve Sasuke.
==Trivia==
* Some fans speculate that Sai and Naruto will fight because Sai has betrayed the team, and Naruto has stated in earlier chapters if Sai wants a fight he would be ready anytime.
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