The snake was introduced couple chapters, not enough time to get emotionally attached. At the end of the day if you want to teach your character a lesson that sticks with him without it seeming forced there needs to be consequences.
This is bullshit sabos literally just got a devil fruit and its made him that much stronger when he was beat with ease before. That's doesn't happen without a lot of practice
This guy came out of the mists academy, killed a bunch of his classmate and became one of the strongest in his village but is still blushing like a little bitch over a pretty girl
Even if it was that doesn't matter. Feng and Hatake are names from completely different cultures. Naruto is set in Japan and so should use Japanese names. Even in English fics they still use Japanese names so it being translated from Chinese doesn't matter