United Human Planets wrote:The Rebel Alliances wrote:
No, I agree that Sakura does get much better as the series goes on in the realm of her personal development in areas outside of Sasuke. She matures greatly, again in areas outside of Sasuke. But her now canon pairing with Sasuke is a contender for my worst canon pairing in Anime ever. Rivaled only by Chi Chi and Goku.
Hinata is a great character, and while she is guilty of some light stalking. She is changed for the better from Naruto's unintentional influence. And it is really fulfilling to see her development and actually getting what she wants. My only issue with her is that her development, while great, is tied exclusively to Naruto. Romantic, but it does not make a independent character. And I life some stronger independent women.
Favorite Male Characters are...
1: Shikamaru
2: Gaara
3: Rock Lee
4: Jiraiya
5: Might Guy
Honorable Mention: Naruto
Solid points all around.
And I cant argue at all that Sakura's pairing with Sasuke was ridiculous. I felt a little cheated by that in all honesty. I couldnt help but feel frustrated by how a character, who's whole character arc was about gaining independence and respect, ended up with a bland bad boy character who isnt even present in their life for most of the story, especially considering that Sasuke has never done anything for her. It was just ridiculous, and totally undermined the idea that Sakura was a new, mature and capable character. \
Still, other than that, I think she's an awesome character with a great arc.
Agreed, again I do not dislike Sakura, I am actually a defender for the girl. Especially on her usefulness as a character. But for as much as she matured past the naive 12 year old fangirl and became a stupidly powerful Kunoichi, a expert medical nin ect. She never matured past her girl crush on Sasuke. And I get it, everyone has that school crush that makes no sense, but you are convinced that you are destined to be together. And 99% of the time, you are not, and you mature over it and move on. Sakura....never did. I am not saying that I wanted her to give up on Sasuke as a person. That is just not who she is. But for a relationship it just flies in the face of all the maturity she supposedly gained. The dude abandoned you, left you crying, knocked you out. Put you through emotional hell. Tried to kill you multiple times. Became a rogue ninja. More emotional hell.
And you still hitch yourself to him? We are hitting Harley Quinn levels here. Not to mention, you had one hell of an alternative with Rock Lee. And I suppose I get it, if you do not love the dude. You cannot be made to. But still, he never even had a chance while you waited for someone who may have "never" came around?
And even after you marry him, he is never home. To a point where his own child does not believe you are her mother and Sasuke nearly killed his own daughter because he has not seen her...possibly ever?
I cannot end this on a bad note however. I need to say something positive about their relationship. And I will. I will say this, that if nothing else I do believe that both Sasuke and Sakura understand each other. Sakura knows the kind of person that Sasuke is, and does not expect him to be there for family photos and picnics ect. And Sasuke knows that after everything he put her through, Sakura is loyal. She did not see anyone else when he was a terrorist. And so she certainly wont be messing around when he is away all the time like a trucker.