Naosara

"When I'm with you, Sara... I feel I can overcome any difficulty...!"

- Nao at the beginning of The Arbitration Room.

Naosara is the femslash ship between Sara Chidouin and Nao Egokoro from the Your Turn To Die fandom.

Canon
When Nao first introduces her self to everyone, she frantically tries to get across that her professor is not shady, but a good person. She specifically asks Sara to believe her. Sara asks Nao what she knows about the incident, and Nao tells about her First Trial, which Sara notes was the same as what she had herself. Nao comments that she doesn't like Keiji, but she kind of likes Sara.

Later, after Nao goes missing with Mishima's head, Sara, Keiji, and Gin find her hiding in the kitchen. Nao is hostile to Keiji, asking him to stay back, but softens when talking to Sara, discussing with only her and listening to her words. Sara gradually calms down Nao, before finally making her accept that Mishima is dead. Nao breaks down and laments about a portrait of the professor that she never got to finish and gift to him. Sara gives Nao motivation to get out alive and finish that painting.

During the first Main Game, Nao sticks up for Sara when Gonbee suspects her of having control of the weapons in the facility. Sara attempts to return the favour when Q-taro singles her out as being weak. After the Main Game is over, Nao watches over Sara sleeping along with Reko and Gin, stating that she's not sure what she can do, but she'll at least stay by Sara's side.

On the third floor of the Death Game facility, Sara goes to check on Nao, who had been talking with the Mishima AI for the whole first morning. She calls out to Nao, but it's like Nao is in a whole other world. Sara also feels that she can't be the one to bring Nao back to reality. As Sara is about to leave, she overhears Nao say that she's going to leave permanently, wanting to be useful to everyone. Mishima compliments her that she has grown strong, but after the AI switches off, Nao cries and says that she really isn't at all. In her head, Sara agrees with Mishima, and that Nao is a much stronger person than herself. Sara decides she'll do what she can to even approach that strength.

Nao is available as a partner for the attractions Fly Swatter, Quick Draw, and Spirit Shutter. In Fly Swatter, Nao says she'll try to meet Sara's expectations, and admires how courageous Sara is. In Quick Draw, Nao wishes Sara good luck.

On Day 2 Noon, Nao is available for Negotiations. Choosing to discuss with her will result in Nao thanking Sara for even just wanting to talk. She had hardly traded her tokens with anybody, and she asks Sara if it's okay for her to be the one she trades with. Nao's response to Sara asking "Why with me?" is that there is no one she feels more safe with, and she wouldn't even be opposed to trading clothes with Sara. Her response to "What of the personal info risk?" is that she wouldn't mind Sara knowing her personal info, somewhat wanting Sara to know about it so she would trust her more. Nao also respects that if Sara didn't want her looking at Sara's personal info, she wouldn't even think about it looking at it.

That night, Sara checks up on Nao, who had just bought a victim video from the Prize Exchange. Nao confesses she's too afraid to watch it, and asks Sara if they could watch it together. She also asks if Sara would hold her hand, stroke her back, and cheer her on. Sara agrees, and they watch the video. It ends on a gruesome note, and Nao compliments Sara for being so strong while watching it. Sara despairingly thinks she's lost feeling by not being bothered by the death she just witnessed, but Nao hugs her, comforting her that she hasn't lost anything.

In the Arbitration Room, Sara and Nao, along with Reko, work together to save Gin. If you're playing the Push Reko route, Sara will begin pushing the Fake Reko at the end, but right before she falls, Nao will deal the final push and tell Sara she shouldn't have to shoulder another burden, referring to the guilt she (Sara) carried due to Joe's death.

Towards the end of the second Main Game, Nao begins begging Sara to vote for her so the two of them can escape together and live a happy life for everyone else who died. If Sara votes for Nao, Nao thanks her, comforting her as the others are executed by Tia Safalin. She discusses the happy life they're going to live once they get home, and insists over and over again that Sara did nothing wrong.

If Sara votes for Kanna/Sou, Nao thanks Sara for not voting for her and avoiding a situation where they betrayed everyone, then she is executed. For her execution, Sara is given a clicker similar to the one she used during Joe's execution. Except, with this clicker, if Sara presses it, Nao will immediately die, to thus end her suffering quickly. However, whenever Sara tries to click it, Nao screams for her not to, saying she doesn't want to die.

Fanon
Naosara is relatively popular in the YTTD fandom, yet not as popular as other ships involving these characters, such as Joesara and Naoreko. It is a very popular femslash ship for Sara.

Some fans believe this ship wouldn't be legal, due to the fact that Nao is 19 and Sara is 17. However in Japan, as long as a relationship is consensual and there is not a big age gap between the two, it is legal. There is only a two year age difference between Nao and Sara, and it is believed that in the game Sara will be turning 18 soon, since the events are implied to have taken place sometime around March or April. Therefore, most of the fandom is alright with it.

The massacre ending is commonly referenced and explored in fan works. The massacre ending turned some off of the ship, due to the fact that Nao technically manipulated Sara and they ended up killing all the others for their survival. However, it made some start shipping it, or ship it even more, since Nao chose Sara to escape with, and Sara was willing to choose Nao even if it meant the others would die. Often in depictions of the Massacre ending, the two live together, and Nao remains calm and tries to lessen Sara's guilt that upsets her every day.

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Trivia

 * They are featured next to each other on the.
 * Sara is very bad at drawing, which contrasts with Nao's excellent artistic ability.