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====October 8 - 10, 2011==== | |||
On '''October 8, 2011''', Naoto goes to the rooftop of [[Yasogami High School]] alongside the rest of the [[Investigation Team]] after being asked to meet up by [[Yosuke Hanamura]]. Initially, she wonders if progress in the murder case has been made, though after Yosuke after Yosuke mentions the weekend, Naoto asks if the group had been called for reasons related to an event at the police station that had been canceled.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' Was there some kind of progress in the case? / '''Yosuke Hanamura:''' I need you guys! You have to help me! You're the only ones I can rely on! Can you please keep this weekend open...!? / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' This weekend... Does this have anything to do with the event at the Inaba Police Station that's been canceled?|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Naoto is asked to elaborate, and she tells the group about an event the police were planning in which a [[Kanami Mashita|famous idol]] would perform in [[Inaba]].<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Chie Satonaka:''' What're you talking about? / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' The idol [[Kanami Mashita]] was scheduled to be the honorary Chief this Sunday.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> [[Teddie]] and Yosuke reveal that Yosuke's father had intended to capitalize on the event with a sale at [[Junes]], but the event's cancellation has left Yosuke's father stressed.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Teddie:''' There was going to be a big sale at Junes to take advantage of the event, but now it;s down the tubes! / '''Yosuke Hanamura:''' It's no joke! The police took forever to decide on cancelling the event. My dad's really in a fix now. He worked so hard to put this whole thing together, and I can't stand to see him like this... I can't just let it go.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Naoto apologizes after hearing this, as she had heard that they cancelled the event due to her disappearance, though she is comforted by Yosuke.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' I heard the police couldn't prepare for the event because I had gone missing. I'm sorry... This is my fault. / '''Yosuke Hanamura:''' Nah, it's not your fault. Don't blame yourself... But yeah, it does seem like that's what happened.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | |||
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After the group agrees to perform alongside [[Rise Kujikawa]] in place of the idol that was meant to come, Naoto mentions that she has some experience playing an instrument, and states that she will do whatever she can to ensure a successful event as it was her kidnapping that had put the group in this situation in the first place.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' I have some experience playing the keyboard. My grandfather suggested that I take piano lessons when I was younger. I have one that I can bring as well. / '''Chie Satonaka:''' You're up for this!? / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' This incident is a result of my actions, after all. I will do whatever I can to help.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> The next day, Naoto practices alongside the rest of her friends, and suggests they take a break after a particularly poor recital.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' Why don't we take a break? We've been at this since morning.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> After more practice, the Investigation Team show significant improvement, and Naoto states that things might not go poorly after all.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Yosuke Hanamura:''' That...! Didn't that sound pretty good!? / '''Chie Satonaka:''' That was actual music! / '''Rise Kujikawa:''' Yeah, it felt good! / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' It seems there's hope after all.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | |||
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On the day of the concert, Naoto is backstage with the rest of the group, though her silence causes [[Yukiko Amagi]] to ask her if she is okay.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Yukiko Amagi:''' You've been on TV before, right, Naoto-kun? Aren't you used to this? You haven't said a word, though...|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Naoto responds by saying that her experience in front of large audiences is not applicable in this scenario, as mistakes in her performance as a part of a band would reflect on the other members in the group rather than just herself as a mistake would in an interview.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' Doing an interview on TV is much easier. Even if I make a mistake, I'm the only one who gets embarrassed by it...|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> The group gets onstage and performs, with Naoto playing her keyboard to the audience's right. | |||
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Once they finish performing the song, the audience begins chanting for an encore, and Naoto tells the rest of the Investigation Team what options they have to respond as the rest of the group panics.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Crowd:''' Encore! Encore! / '''Kanji Tatsumi:''' Th-They're askin' for an encore... / '''Rise Kujikawa:''' Oh yeah... I didn't think about that... / '''Chie Satonaka:''' We only know one song! What do we do now!? / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' There are only two things we can do: ignore them and leave, or play the same song over again...|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | |||
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====February 11 - 13, 2012==== | |||
Naoto joins the rest of the [[Investigation Team]] when they go on a ski trip in '''February, 2012'''. When skiing, Naoto wears a blue coat, black pants, and a white beanie, alongside black and gray ski goggles around her neck. On the first day of the trip, Naoto spends most of her time with [[Kanji Tatsumi]], as it is her first time skiing.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Yukiko Amagi:''' So this was your first time skiing, Naoto-kun? How was it?|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Despite his instruction, she is still struggling, though she does hope to perform better in the future.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' I can barely even stand upright. Kanji-kun is teaching me, but... It's not going as I'd hoped. I keep going in the wrong direction or falling over without warning. I hope I do a little better tomorrow.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> After more discussion, the group then return to the lodge they are staying at for the night. | |||
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After dinner, Naoto gathers alongside her friends in the lounge, though [[Teddie]] is absent. When the group begin telling ghost stories, Naoto expresses fear and attempts to disprove them,<ref name="Ski trip ghost story disapproval"></ref> though when [[Yosuke Hanamura]] tells a story about a girl dying and haunting those who had bullied her in life, she does mention that there could be some truth to what he said, as she had read of [[Fuuka Yamagishi|a similar case]] in the past.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Yosuke Hanamura:''' Let's see... It was over three years ago. A friend of mine in middle school told me this. It seems his sister went to some prestigious private school, but she ended up running with the wrong crowd. Supposedly, she and a bunch of other girls were bullying another girl in her class. He said that she'd come home every night and laugh over the phone with her friends about the kid they were harassing. One day, she suddenly came home with a pale face. Ever since then, she started locking herself up in her room. No matter how much he asked what was going on, she'd completely ignore him. But he could hear her mumbling... She'd keep saying to herself: "It's my turn next"... My friend got worried, so he went to ask his sister's friends what was going on. But it turns out... All her friends had passed out for mysterious reasons and had been taken to the hospital... He was so scared that he didn't know what to do. That night, at around 11:30... Suddenly his sister started screaming in her room! He ran into her room, and she was covering her ears and repeating, "She's calling me! I can hear her...!" But my friend couldn't hear anything, and soon, his sister rushed out of the house... The next morning, she was found unconscious outside the school gates, just like her friends had been. In the end, she was taken to the hospital and recovered, but when he asked the people at school what happened... It seems that the girl they were bullying... was dead. They said that the girl must have become a spirit that haunted them one by one... / '''Chie Satonaka:''' Aaaaaaaaaah! / '''Yukiko Amagi:''' Eeeek! Ahaha! / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' Th-That's impossible! Your story is full of inconsistencies! ...Wait, but I think I've actually read a police report like that...|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> As the group continue to tell stories, the lights suddenly turn off, scaring Naoto and causing her to scream.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' Waaaaaaaaah! / '''Rise Kujikawa:''' A-A blackout!?|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> When the group turn the lights back on to find Teddie eating their snacks, Naoto reprimands him alongside [[Chie Satonaka]] and [[Rise Kujikawa]].<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Yosuke Hanamura:''' H-Hang on! Where's the switch... / '''Teddie:''' Hooooow daaaaare yooooouuuu... To think you're eating all the snacks while I'm gone... I'm gonna currrrrse yoooooouuuuu! / '''Chie Satonaka:''' Get him? / '''Rise Kujikawa:''' Yeah, let's finish him off. / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' I'm sorry, Teddie... Only people have human rights.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | |||
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The next day, the group continue their trip. When the idea of splitting up into partners as they did the day before is brought up, Naoto mentions that the point of the ski trip in the first place is to spend time with the [[Yu Narukami|Protagonist]],<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' Ahem... Th-The reason we're on this trip is for us all to make some good memories of spending time with Senpai! In other words, we should all be trying to have some skiing time with him!|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> and when Yosuke recommends they all go together, Naoto agrees.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Yosuke Hanamura:''' Let's all enjoy the slopes together. Okay? / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' Th-That would be best! I concur!|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | |||
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When they finally begin skiing, Naoto resumes being taught by Kanji, though Rise and the Protagonist now join them. Rise mentions that Naoto's inability to ski surprises her, and asks if she is ready to go down the mountain, though Naoto says that she is not.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Rise Kujikawa:''' I'm kind of surprised. I didn't think there was anything you weren't good at, Naoto-kun. How's it going? Do you think you're ready to start going for real? / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' No... Not at all... |title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> When the group see the rest of the Investigation Team race down the mountain, Rise suggests they follow, and Naoto protests.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Rise Kujikawa:''' I'm so jealous that they can snowboard! People who are good at it can look so cool... But I'm definitely more into skiing with you right now, Senpai! I feel bad that we're in other people's way, so shall we get going? / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' P-Please, wait! Can't you stay with me until I reach the bottom...? I have no idea which way I'll end up going... / '''Rise Kujikawa:''' Okay! Last one there's a rotten egg! See you at the bottom! / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' W-Wait, weren't you listening!? I can't turn or stop!|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Eventually, after watching Teddie slide down the mountain on his stomach, Naoto decides to walk the rest of the way down.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Kanji Tatsumi:''' What the hell's he doin' now!? He's not even wearing skis! / '''Teddie:''' Rrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaarh! / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' ...I think I'm going to walk.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | |||
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Later in the day, before the sun sets, the Protagonist can ask Naoto to ski with him if the player chooses the correct dialogue option.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Protagonist <small>(Narration)</small>:''' The sun is going to be setting soon... Should you ask someone to accompany you down the slope...? / '''Protagonist <small>(Dialogue option)</small>:''' Ask Naoto / '''Protagonist <small>(Narration)</small>:''' You decide to ask Naoto to ski with you...|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> As they finish, Naoto mentions how tired she is, and that she still isn't able to ski very well.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' My legs are more tired than I thought... I thought I'd have learned not to fall down anymore... But I must be tensing my legs too much.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> She apologizes to the Protagonist and explains that, despite mountains being a common setting in murder mystery stories, they do not often happen in real life, so she has never had to learn skills required to traverse mountains quickly.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' I'm sorry, you must hate having a total beginner hold you back like this. I've always been able to pick up new skills when they become necessary, but I've never had to ski before... Murder mysteries may take place in snowy mountain retreats in novels, but it's not that often in real life. Cutting a telephone line in a mountain cottage during a blizzard is obviously suicidal, too.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Naoto then asks herself when the last time she had tried as hard to learn something simply for the sake of having fun was, and reflects on how she was before meeting the Investigation Team.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' I wonder how long it's been since I last tried so hard to just have fun... I used to think that these... frivolities were a waste of time. That they wouldn't make me any better as a person. Haha... Though, thinking back on it, I have to laugh. I was all alone then.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> As snow begins to fall harder, Naoto suggests the two return to the lodge, though she is uncertain which way that is.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' Shall we start heading back? The snow's starting to fall quite heavily. Which way should we be headed to get back to the lodge? Oh, well... I thought I was simply following you today, so I wasn't checking on our course...|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | |||
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The pair get lost in a snowstorm as they attempt to return, and end up walking in circles. However, Naoto notices a cottage, and recommends that they go inside to stay warm.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' A-Ah...! Look! Isn't that a cottage!? Thank goodness... Even if that place is empty... There should be things there. We may be able to get ourselves warm. ...Let's go check it out!|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> As they find the door unlocked, the two enter, and Naoto provides a potential explanation as to why they were able to get in so easily.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' It was unlocked... I wonder why though. Some places don't use padlocks, because they've been known to freeze shut in extreme conditions...|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> She asks the Protagonist to check if he has service on his cell phone, as hers had run out of battery while they were lost.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' Um... Do you happen to have your cell phone? I tried making numerous calls while we were lost, and my phone's battery has run out... / '''Protagonist <small>(Narration)</small>:''' You do have your cell phone... If there's a signal, you may be able to call for help... The screen reads "No Service"... It seems there is no signal here...|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Naoto then mentions that finding a heat source in the cabin should be a priority, though she recommends against warming each other with their bodies.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' But this still isn't good... We may be indoors, but the cold is a very real threat. | |||
...... B-By the way, um... Warming each other with our bodies... w-would be ineffective in our case! Th-That only works when your clothes are wet, or one person's body temperature has been significantly lowered...|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> The two light a fire in the small fireplace in the center of the cabin. Naoto mentions that she is actually enjoying the experience in some way, as well as that she believes herself to be misattributing the source of these feelings.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' Strange... We're in a pinch, but some part of me is actually enjoying this. All alone with each other, stuck in a mountain cottage for an entire night... ...... Yikes... I think this feeling is referred to as the "suspension bridge effect"...|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> However, the conversation ends when a TV in the corner of the room turns on. She and the Protagonist investigate, and as they do, the rest of the [[Investigation Team]] enter the cabin. Naoto asks if the group had come to rescue them, and asks how long they had known where they were.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' ...You came to rescue us, correct? Actually, since when were you all outside? Don't tell me you've been here the entire time...?|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Naoto and the Protagonist explain the situation in full, and Naoto denies that the two were in the cabin for any reason other than what they told the group.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Protagonist <small>(Narration)</small>:''' You desperately explain what happened just now... / '''Yosuke Hanamura:''' Huh... So, you got lost, found this building, and then things started "heating up." / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' You obviously aren't listening to what we're trying to tell you. The TV turned itself on, even though it isn't plugged in. Since the Midnight Channel is no more, we need to investigate! There's no way we'd risk ourselves to come to this stupid little shack just out of some impure motives!|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Despite some skepticism, the group decide that Naoto would not lie about something like the [[Midnight Channel]] coming back, and decide to look into the matter.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Chie Staonaka:''' Then again, I don't think Naoto-kun would lie about something like this. And since we're all here, we might as well check out this TV. |title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | |||
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Alongside the rest of the Investigation Team, Naoto is pulled into the TV by [[Margaret]], and she names the Haniwa all around the area as they acclimate to their surroundings.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Yukiko Amagi:''' Oh! These are... / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' Haniwa, it would seem.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> She quietly listens to Margaret and the Protagonist as they explain the situation, though when Margaret mentions that [[Marie (Persona 4 Golden)|Marie]] had come into the TV world of her own volition, she asks if she had the same [[Persona (Concept)|Persona]] abilities as the rest of the group.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Margaret:''' I do not think that this is the same situation. I believe Marie's disappearance is unrelated to the "kidnapping incident" you all were following. She was not taken away by someone. Rather, she came here of her own volition. / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' She willingly came here... Does that mean Marie-san has the Persona ability as well?|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Later, Naoto confirms her belief that Margaret had brought the entire Investigation Team into the TV world so that they could choose whether or not to help the Protagonist find Marie and asks the [[Velvet Room]] attendant about her origins, though she makes it clear that where Margaret came from will not affect her decision to help.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Margaret:''' The path ahead will be relentless. You alone will not be able to reach her... If you wish to see her again, then it is my role to help you. And to do so, I invited everyone who has accompanied you on your journey... here. / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' ...I see. I was wondering why you didn't bring just our leader here... Now I understand. You're giving us all the information and letting us choose what to do from here... You aren't here to stop us. / '''Margaret:''' Exactly. / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' One more thing... Well, this isn't going to affect whether or not I plan to help, but... You are also like Marie-san? A... "resident of this side?"|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> After Margaret finishes explaining the full context of the situation, the group resolve to save Marie, though Naoto recommends they return the next day to do so, as they are currently unprepared.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Kanji Tatsumi:''' What else? That Marie chick is in here, right? If she's in danger of being attacked by Shadows, then we've gotta get in there and find her. / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' Hold on. It might not be that simple. Let us leave for now, at any rate. We cannot blindly run ahead so suddenly. / '''Yosuke Hanamura:''' ...Yeah. Plus, we're totally unprepared, right? If we're gonna do it, let's get ready and take this on full-force!|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | |||
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Back in the cottage, the Investigation Team discuss what they were told. Naoto calls into question Marie's motives to risk death in such a way, though she considers the possibility that Marie could have remembered something to cause her to shut herself away.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' ...The issue here is Marie-san's motive. Why would she risk her life to shut herself in a place like that?|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' Maybe she remembered something that made her do that.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Naoto empathizes with Marie alongside the rest of the group, saying that she will be able to overcome her hardships if her friends are with her, just as they did before.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' No matter how much we hated ourselves, we were able to face it and accept it. Because... we had our ear friends.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Before the group leaves, Naoto recommends the Investigation Team rest in preparation for saving Marie the next day, and also requests [[Teddie]] and [[Rise Kujikawa]] scan the other world.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' ...We should devote day to it. Teddie, Rise-san, can you scan that world? From the usual spot, of course. The rest of us should rest up to prepare for the exploration... If there are Shadows in there, then we can't avoid fighting them.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | |||
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The next day, '''February 13, 2012''', Naoto meets with the rest of the Investigation Team on the rooftop of [[Yasogami High School]] to discuss the situation. Naoto reveals that she had checked for missing people in the area, though her search was fruitless, concluding that Marie's disappearance truly does have nothing to do with the past year's murder case.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' First, allow me to report. Just in case, I've checked for missing people in the local jurisdiction to see if anyone may have wandered in there. Zero results. There are no missing person requests, either. It seems that this place really doesn't have anything to do with our previous "case."|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> She also asks Teddie and Rise what they had found in the TV world, recalling [[Ameno-sagiri]]'s words when Rise mentions a "[[Hollow Forest|hollow forest]]."<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' ...Considering that none of us could find evidence, perhaps it's safe to say that no one has wandered in accidentally. But more important is whatever Teddie and Rise-san found. How did your search go? / '''Rise Kujikawa:''' I can feel that "Hollow Forest" really far away, but that's it.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Yukiko Amagi:''' "Hollow Forest"... We heard that phrase before... In the last battle, right? '''Naoto Shirogane:''' I was wondering the same thing. Ameno-sagiri mentioned it. The place that gave birth to those who answer the "desires" and "wishes for lies" of humans... Was that it?|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> The connection between Marie and Ameno-sagiri causes Naoto to believe that rescuing Marie will not answer all of their questions, though they have no way to learn more without talking to Marie directly.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' ...Our objective is to save her, but it doesn't seem like things will end there. If she is related to those monsters, then we need to do more research. What is she trying to do? Who is she, really? It seems we have no choice but to go see her and find the truth directly from her.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Naoto and the rest of the Investigation Team then return to the cabin from the night before and enter the TV to save Marie. | |||
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Upon finding Marie in the Hollow Forest's Memories of Meeting, Naoto attempts to de-escalate the situation, though Marie interrupts her before she can finish.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' Marie-san, please listen. Even if you are one of those creatures, that's still no reason for you to end your own life. The two Sagiri have been defeated. That means you're-- / '''Marie:''' "Free"? Is that what you think? That's not true... I'm not like you. I don't have freedom.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Marie explains why she had sealed herself away in the Hollow Forest, and Naoto replies by saying that she does understand Marie's thought process, though she cannot agree with it.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' Yes... Now we know the true reason of why she hid herself in the Hollow Forest. ...Of course, I cannot agree with the conclusion she's drawing.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> After further attempts to calm Marie down fail, the group attempt to stop her forcefully, and Naoto joins the rest of her friends in doing so. | |||
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After Marie casts [[Shell of Denial]], her will to fight fades, and she resumes talking to the Investigation Team rather than fighting them. Marie claims to hate the group, though Naoto points out that the scenery in the Hollow Forest would not make sense if that were true, as it was made from Marie's mind.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' Everything in this world is the product of someone's mind. This place is yours. This tomb, and the flowers all over it... Your resolve to die is what created this scenery. / '''Marie:''' ......! / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' However... On the way here, we saw things that don't fit a grave. Junes and the Souzai Daigaku signs, the bench on the hill, the electric poles, mirrors, school desks. It's all from the town... The home of the people you say you hate so much.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> After more explanation and discussion, Marie buries her consciousness inside of her and allows the fog to inhabit her body, transforming into [[Kusumi-no-Okami]]. The Investigation Team then fight Kusumi-no-Okami in the hope that defeating her while Marie is buried away will save her completely. | |||
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After successfully saving Marie, the Investigation Team exit the Hollow Forest. When Marie expresses confusion at the group, Naoto recommends that she try to befriend them, as all of them want the best for her.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Marie:''' I don't understand you at all... / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' If not knowing us bothers you, then perhaps you should start getting to know us. All of us want you to learn more about this world.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Naoto leaves the cabin with the rest of the group, and they all go to the Amagi Inn afterwards to celebrate Marie's return. | |||
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When the [[Protagonist]] returns to [[Inaba]] during summer vacation, Naoto appears alongside the rest of the [[Investigation Team]]. Naoto's appearance changes drastically, now wearing a sleeveless white collared shirt over a blue undershirt, also without sleeves, as well as dark blue pants. Additionally, her characteristic newsboy cap is no longer present, she is no longer binding her chest, and her hair has grown. A necklace with a silver ring attached to it can be seen around her neck as well. | |||
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Naoto first appears alongside the rest of the Investigation Team when they try to surprise the Protagonist at [[Junes]]. When the Protagonist spots [[Teddie]] and [[Yosuke Hanamura]] hiding, Naoto states that she had known some issues would arise in their plan.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote=''"Naoto Shirogane:''' I knew we'd run into some snags...|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> When the topic of everyone's appearance comes up, Naoto mentions that none of them can remain the same forever, a sentiment other members of the group agree with.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane''' Well... We have all changed a little. None of us can remain in stasis forever.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Yosuke Hanamura:''' None of us want to be the guy who's always talking about how great things were back in the day. As long as we're all here, keeping an eye out for each other, we can change.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | |||
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Alongside the rest of the group, Naoto goes to the Dojima household to eat lunch, mentioning that everyone in town seems to have a more positive outlook on life than when she had first arrived in Inaba as the group eat.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' Everyone has a more positive outlook on life than when I first came.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> After [[Nanako Dojima]] asks them to, Naoto and the rest of the Investigation Team welcome the Protagonist back to Inaba together. | |||
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