In Defense of Sakura Haruno: Exploring Naruto's Strongest Kunoichi
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- Sakura Haruno is one of the most polarizing characters in Naruto, but there are many great things about her character that don't get enough credit. In honor of her birthday, I thought I'd take a look into her character arc and the many positive impacts that Sakura has on the story of Naruto.
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People hate on Sakura but all the progress she made was largely her own, she got to be close to relevant with Naruto and Sasuke entirely with training. No demon fox, no overpowered eyes, no super gramps sage. She trained in ways anyone in the naruto world could do. That's much more impressive.
One of the hardest workers in Naruto
@@ThinkingAnime what about lee
@@Jshy1479 One of the hardest workers in Naruto
@@notgadot Lee worked harder than her
@@Jshy1479 Lee worked harder than hinatrash hyuseless. Happy now?
4:45 Sakura Blossoms was a badass moment. Anyone who says it's stupid epically fails at understanding the point of the scene. Sakura ISN'T from a Ninja clan and didn't take being a Ninja seriously. Sakura cutting her hair was her finally realizing she needed to let go of caring more about how she looks over fighting and training
Yep. Every hero needs a starting point and hers is awesome
🔥🔥🔥🌹🌹🌹🌹 people say she had so many spots where she could attack on enemy body , and what if she failed? She first decided to let herself go from the enemy's hands 🤌🏻
Hyuga witch made neji died..
Thank you!! Finally someone sees Sakura for her worth and not unjustified blind hate. She has so much depth but people are just too dense to see that.
People tend not to view her from an impartial lenses, which i hope to change. Thanks for watching!
The issue is sakura character doesn't matter to the narrative....she legit only matters cause she loves sasuke is with naruto a lot and in the war does some small stuff that helps as a main character which is terrible for someone with this much screen time and dialogue ...the character itself is useless to the narrative...her arc doesn't matter....period....her gaining power doesn't make her a good character....she sucks..she did nothing in part 1....she does nothing for a long part of shippuden too...why should I care if she got better....legit...until near the end of the war she was my least favorite character in the series
@@ThinkingAnime she doesn't deserve that lens....she gets saved by naruto yet simps over sasuke....she would be dead without naruto who she abuses...if he didn't love her she would of died cause he would not save her...she uses his simping against him
@@razkable that's pure ignorance but you're a hinata stan what do you expect? So she saved naruto in chapter 11 naruto is the mc so without sakura the story would've ended since chapter 11 in the land of waves arc when zabuza showed up. Character development was shown in the forest of death her cutting away her hair in Japanese culture means cutting away the past and start a new path sakura just did that cut away her oldself and began new a shinobi that seeks strength to protect the people she loves
@@razkable these argumentations are horrible sakura saves naruto multiple times too just because you save somebody or be nice to him doesn't mean you have to love him. You're heart choses the person that you love. Why do you not hate rin for ignoring obitos feelings and still simping for Kakashi. Or a better example for you since you are a naruhina fan why did naruto ignore hinata despite her saving him twice and didn't respond to her confession nah " but sakura still simped for sas
All these toxic mfs don't realize that sakura is a medical ninja and technically speaking, she is the nurse on a battlefield, so she has to defend herself and has to heal others. she isn't a frontline battler like naruto or sasuke, so expecting a medical nurse in a battlefield to pickup miniguns in both hands and slaying all them out while going ratatatatatatttararrarrrr on the battlefield to go berserk like the others.
That’s true
Edit: Personally speaking I think she would have been better if she was on the battlefield
This is so true , as a doctor myself, I feel this in my bones. We may have to treat injured people in a battlefield the moment a war breaks out and the government orders us to . We would do our best defending ourselves and patients while actually reviving people. If someone calls me useless because I'm not welding machine guns , I won't like to treat them .😂
@@subratanandy2142 veterinarian here, i feel you. It drives me mad how people underestimate Sakura being medic. And i'm deeply offended by the scene in which Naruto heals Kakashi's eye - it really should have been Sakura, Naruto hadn't even have a freaking single anatomy lesson! What is the point in creating a character who is an awesome medic and not let them shine in a moment like this?!
But she did break the rule by achieving byakugou to go on the front line tho just like tsunade said, if a medical ninja has byakugou they can go to the frontline and fight
@@7snowdogdont worry honestly naruto healing eyes isnt really impressive compared to sakura since that power was like a “giveaway”, like 80% of his entire power is giveaway and not like sakura who had to work her *ss off to be able to reach highest the medical technique possible. In the novel her body was nearly blown in half by tanking a bijuudama, arm cut off, and abdomen pierced through by a kyuubi clone’s tail but due to her excellent chakra control & regeneration/healing she managed to somehow regenerate her body/arm back it’s insane for a girl who came from literally NOTHING
There's valid criticism but she is overhated. She's honestly an amazing character. I like her a lot. She went from weak to the strong kuniochi of the Hidden Leaf.
Yes! She has incredible growth, but too many people gave up her too early and missed it unfortunately.
@@ThinkingAnime Yeah. I loved her growing up. She grew past her annoying phase and really stepped up to the plate in Shippuden. A lot of people say that she was still obsessed with Sasuke when she wasn't in Shippuden. She just wanted her friend to stop going down a bad path.
Poor you. I bet you r not a bright person
Thats why she's my favourite 🌸🌸🌸🌸
*Nami scolds or punches Luffy for being stupid*
Fans: He deserved it
*Lucy scolds or punches Natsu for being stupid*
Fans: He deserved it
*Anna scolds or punches Yoh for being stupid*
Fans: He deserved it
*Winry scolds or punches Ed for being stupid*
Fans: He deserved it
*Kaoru scolds or punches Kenshin for being stupid*
Fans: He deserved it
*Keiko scolds or punches Yusuke for being stupid*
Fans: He deserved it
*Kagome scolds or punches Inuyasha for being stupid*
Fans: He deserved it
*Francine scolds or punches Stan for being stupid*
Fans: He deserved it
*Marge scolds or punches Homer for being stupid*
Fans: He deserved it
*Lois scolds or punches Peter for being stupid*
Fans: He deserved it
*Sakura scolds or punches Naruto for being stupid*
Fans: WAIT, THAT'S ILLEGAL!
The double standard is very frustrating lol.
The majority of people u mentioned here are dumber than Naruto, and they often endanger others or destroy things
Yeah you can more so blame japanese comedy and the anime filler.
But most of those guy's stupidity cause destruction, injury, or life endangerment
Naruto's stupidity is him being Pervy or annoying
@@ThinkingAnimeyes, and more like its the kids who never watched and understand the whole naruto series and relayed on the comments who hates sakura.
The part where she confesses to Naruto is so true!! People greatly misconstrued her intentions. She was trying to drive home the point that she didn't want Naruto to keep his promise she had him make anymore. And maybe she actually did want to give Naruto a chance but Naruto didn't want to be with her if she was still in love with Sasuke. She wasn't trying to manipulate him at all.
Really good video btw
Thank you. I wanted to show Sakura in the positive light Kishimoto always intended.
@@ThinkingAnime Sakura was the one to notice the genjutsu first in the manga, don't know why they made it look like she just took credit for it in the anime.
(Lot of moments after are similar)
This series is very similar to the Harry Potter movies, lot's of Harry's and Ron's discoveries and lines were given to Hermione. (Making her the smartest, clever, most perceptive and most knowledgeable).
Or seem that way anyway.
Can't speak to Harry Potter, but something subtle you'll notice in that scene is Sakura doesn't show awareness of the genjutsu until Sasuke prompts her, not because she was incapable of noticing it, but because she was too busy doubting herself to see it. I think it sets the stage for her later actions in the arc very well.
Idk people never understand, how it feels when you're putting a burden on someone and you see them suffering bcz of that🤌🏻 she wanted to let Naruto know that he is free from the promise and she doesn't need sasuke anymore
The funny part is, when you ask Sakura haters why they hate Sakura, they say it's because she's useless, but ironically, they all love Hinata at the same time, a character infinitely more useless than Sakura. That's when you know they're full of shit.
the funny part is, you have no idea what you're talking about, because Hinata being useless and Sakura being useless are 2 completely different things with completely different consequences. Hinata is a side character and has barely any screen time, her being useless is nothing surprising and doesn't hurt the story in any way. Sakura is a main character and she's always on screen, her being useless makes her a literal dead weight to the story.
@@kinoo4496 Nah mate, you have no idea what you're talking about. Hinata being useless and Sakura being useless have different weights since one is the main character and one is not but they're not different things. It doesn't explain why one of them is hated and the other one is loved. They should both be hated only difference being the scale of hate each character receives. But Hinata being loved shows the hypocrisy of the fanbase.
Sakura is being hated because she don't have big boobs like hinata many of boys hated sakura says she's not useful but when they see a post fanart of sakura that has big boobs they says thats useful. Like what the?? Now i understand why they hate her so much than hinata.. 😂
@@kinoo4496 she saved naruto and sasuke several times in the war arc she saved naruto FROM LITTERLY GETTING THE NINE TAILS OUT OF him and YOU sill call her USELESS man people are dumb
Even better - they laugh at Sakura charging at Madara but worship Hinata charging at Pain 😂I had many conversations with my cousin, who's a Sakura hater, and it's ridiculous how you can hate a character for the same reasons you love another.
After the countless things she’s done and accomplished she deserves acknowledgment. She’s the best female in Naruto. Also Kishimoto’s whole the story is that of an orphan who isn’t a really good ninja and comes from nothing rising up doesn’t really succeed. Let’s talk about Naruto, he is the son of two very powerful people, has so much chakra and the strongest tailed beast inside of him. He is not the character Kishimoto wanted to portray for having nothing to rising. Sakura’s parents weren’t even shinobi. What she had was her brains and chakra control in the beginning. Her power evolution makes more sense as a character who goes from nothing to amazing.
sometimes it feels (no disrespect) that brain isn’t braining bc Naruto had to rise in terms of social value. Him having a strong power doesn’t mean he’s love, you saw all the shit that strong thing did to the village or? also until he learns how to use his power, him being strong did not mean shit when you saw other people’s abilities. Would you just prefer watching a whole serie abt Rock Lee? It looks like that’s what you’re asking for
I find that scene at the end when she punched that dude after sasuke swapped places with her for I think that he believed that her strength was enough to beat him whereas sasuke would have probably one shot him also i think it was a diversionary tactic
Sasuke is smart and knows how strong his wife is. They're a good duo in Boruto
Sasuke couldn't have attacked because Shin was essentially holding Sakura and Sarada at gunpoint. Which is why Sakura ran, they knew Shin would use his blades to attack - so they switched places to make him shoot the blades onto the floor, making him defenseless to Sakura attacking him as well as unable to threaten them with harming Sarada.
“My wife is not weak.” - Sasuke Uchiha
Wonderful video.
It sums up all the problems and praise I have for Sakura, and I wish that more people understood that her arc isn't about physical strength. It's about loving herself and growing in her own way despite the powerful people around her.
Exactly! People reduce her character by only considering her power (especially compared to Naruto and Sasuke, which is just unfair).
@@ThinkingAnime Precisely. Which is why people hate on her so much for the "I finally caught up to them" because _"how dare she think she could be as good as Sasuke and Naruto?"_ when that wasn't even the point. The point was that she is capable of fighting alongside them now and doesn't have to stay back. It's honestly astonishing to me to see how many people deny that fact despite of the many trio panels we got during the war arc, like when the 3 of them used the Kuchiyose no Jutsu or literally stood with their backs to each other. *Literally* fighting together and protecting each others back.
I think a lot of people stopped trying to fairly analyze her early in the series and the result is easily explained misconceptions like this.
@@ThinkingAnime + a lot of the claims have become memes and people just jump onto those bandwagons instead of analyzing her themselves. She's obviously far from who she used to be in OG Naruto, one has to really be in denial and completely ignorant to deny that.
@@ThinkingAnime Hating Sakura has indeed just become a trope of it's own at this point and people just love to bandwagon in because they don't like to think for themselves. However, for the people who do have legitimate qualms with this character, it's very easy to see why.
The original commenter said her arc isn't about physical strength rather it's about loving herself and growing in her own way despite the powerful people around her. I can immediately tell people would have an issue with that line of thinking because this is an action shounen anime, not a slice of life drama. While this show obviously deals with more than just fighting and reaches pretty philosophical depths at certain times, it's not too unreasonable for the majority of average viewers to assert the 'power level and skill is everything' mentality since this show was based on that concept initially.
So with all that said, if Sakura's arc was truly intended to be about loving herself and growing in her own way, then that either means it wasn't written well enough for average viewers to pick up on those themes, or people reject her arc since it feels out of place with the themes of other main characters and overall story.
I think another thing that creates controversy around her "I finally caught up to them" statement is that we explore a lot more into the development of Naruto and Sasuke way more than Sakura up until they reach the battle with the 10 tails. There is this tangible linear growth we see from Naruto and Sasuke: Naruto learning how to apply wind style to his rasengan, learning sage mode, stealing chakra from Kurama to enter the nine tails chakra mode, Naruto befriending Kurama and using the full fledged Nine tails chakra with sage mode; And for Sasuke it's killing Orochimaru, defeating his brother and eventually getting mangekyo sharingan, learning how to use amaterasu, learning how to use Susanoo, defeating Danzo, etc. These are examples of when the audience is directly shown that the two have grown. As opposed to Sakura who didn't get as much screen time when it came to her growth and it seemed much more 'out-of-nowhere' when she claims she finally caught up. I feel like you can understand why it'd be so jarring to hear Sakura claim she's caught up to the other two when we have seen both struggle to get to where they're at while we haven't seen what she has done to get there (on top of the preconceived idea we have of her not even understanding her teammates at all already because of her previous actions).
I still wish they animated Sakura's fight against a clone 9-tails from the manga. It is her biggest feat yet and still not understanding why they won't. I believe that shows her complete growth than the one in the 4th ninja war.
I think that moment is from an unadapted novel, but the anime did do a great job with her in the Sarada side story.
Wasn't it a bunch of clone 10 tails ?
FINALLY someone who understands. Pure pleasure, listening to you. I thought i was the only one who watched the show with comprehension and couldn't believe how many people were simply wrong about Sakura (i'm new to fandom).
A lot of people in the community buy into decade old bad narratives about Sakura and don't want to reconsider them. I see a lot of new readers who love her.
She is queen.Not useless.
Literally, sasuke and naruto always saved sakura , but people forgot she did everything to save them too🤌🏻 ofc the difference in their skills and powers a lot , still she wanted to catch upto them 🤌🏻 she being a medical ninja did everything to go to the front lines and play her role like them 🤌🏻 her ability to analyse the situation and commanding is not the same level as shikamaru but she really knows her stuff🌹 she loved sasuke with all her heart 🌹
She's the perfect version of herself!
@@ThinkingAnime true
This is the most objective video about Sakura I have ever watched. Excellent work!
Thanks, glad you liked it!
I don't understand why people always hate her that she married someone that tried to kill her..we all know sasuke was psycho and his mind was manipulated fill with anger and revenge he witnessed a worse tragedic incident that a normal child couldn't even bear it he tried to killed everyone that tried to stop him he even tried to killed Kakashi,karin and Naruto too but after the fight with Naruto he realised he chose the wrong path and even apologize to sakura for what he did..i would hate if sasuke was a bad person but the truth is he wasn't he still have a soft corner in his heart which Naruto and sakura have seen but people literally hate sakura because she fall for sasuke because of being cool and handsome but the truth is she love him for that too and she loves him deep that's why she even reject many guys proposal...
Naruto made sasuke choose to a good path and Sakura gives sasuke a new life and a new family
People like to ignore Sasuke's trauma and use it against Sakura, but yeah, their relationship is just as valid as Sasuke's relationships with Naruto or anyone else he tried to kill. It's a relationship that really grows on you.
Exactly
Sakura >all kunoichi
Yes!
Honestly i just found this video today and I have to agree with all of your points. As a Sakura fan it is sad to see all the hatred and vitriol thrown her way but I am glad more people have been coming around to her in the recent years.
Yeah, it's been nice to see some folk come around, but there's a long way to go.
Thank you for making this video! The way you structured the video was clear and easy to understand. I also really appreciate how you looked deeper into Sakura and her actions. I realised as I'm growing older, my appreciation for Sakura increases. I think a lot of her moments were very relatable as she makes mistakes, is emotional and self-aware but she's also inspiring to me as she was always willing to change in ways such as changing her views on Naruto and training to become a stronger shinobi. I believe her growth can also be shown in her love towards Sasuke. At first, she likes Sasuke because of superficial reasons. However this initial attraction develops into love as they become teammates and go on missions together (as Sasuke shows his more caring side when he protects his teammates and compliments her when she needed that confidence boost). Later on in the series (after they fought and sealed Kaguya) her feelings towards Sasuke develops into a more selfless form of love as she just wanted the team to stick together and go back to the good, old days. I believe one of the the reasons for Sakura and Naruto wanting to bring back Sasuke was because they both experienced the real Sasuke and his true personality when they were teammates (eg. Sasuke protects Naruto from Haku and tells Naruto to save Sakura no matter what.) and they both know that the Sasuke after killing Danzo was not the same Sasuke as they knew back when they were teammates. Sakura and Naruto both wanted to stop Sasuke from falling further into the darkness but Sakura also realises that she doesn't have the physical strengths to go against Sasuke compared to Naruto, who was physically strong enough to fight Sasuke and shared a similar past. I also really appreciate the fact that Sakura has grown so much in her own way throughout the series. I just love how by the end of Shippuden, team 7 became more like a family with lots of developments coming from each members as they overcame their struggles. Sorry this is kinda long but I hope more people can realise how Sakura's feelings for Sasuke are not unreasonable. This is just me sharing my opinion and I'm willing to change my comment if I've got anything factually wrong.
Glad you got so much from it! You're perspective on Team 7 is very interesting. Sakura is maybe the most human and relatable character, and that extends to her relationships with Naruto and Sasuke. It's why I love her character!
@@sarveshnathan7559 The purpose of my comment was to show my appreciation for this video, as well as expressing how I view Sakura as a character. I personally really love her character and have stated my reasoning above. However, it is important to note that opinions are subjective. My opinions are subjective and so is yours. We can all interpret Kishimoto's creation in our own ways.
@@sarveshnathan7559 I would like to say that interpreting how well a character is written involves subjectivity. Using the phrase "objectively speaking" does not make an opinion any less subjective.
Understanding Sakura requires great maturity and smartness which you have and I really share same thought about Sakura as you
Yep, she's great!
Sakura gets training from a Kage, is extremely gifted in the relm of ninjustsu and Chakra flow so much so that Sasuke as a protege couldn't learn anything half as fast as she did and she can one punch a mountain into dust. Her personality is established as intelligence and strength but she is still written as a timid helpless damsel that constantly need a male character to save her instead what she could be, the baddest bitch in the hidden villages. shame
Then create your own manga. But I can tell from your comment that no one would buy it.
@@LordHierophant The dumbest and laziest argument anyone can make to refute valid criticism is "well go on and make your own".
You have no real argument, you are just being overprotective of a manga you love, which is ok but it does nothing to add to the discussion.
@@gabrielamaya2964 Wishing that Sakura was the amine equivalent to Rey also adds nothing.
@@LordHierophant Is that what you got from my comment. You think female characters who aren't male dependent or weak are automatically Mary Sue's? Have you only watched Naruto and the SW sequels because that is the dumbest take I have heard in a while.
Do you know of ANY strong female characters or are they all like Rey if they can throw a punch?
@@LordHierophant What? Got nothing to say?
this is an amazing video dude I really like the approach you took with analyzing and displaying her character rather than reacting to her reputation.
Thanks! I really felt her character needed review because of her general reputation. Glad you enjoyed!
I’ve seen people hate on her for being flat?!?? Wtf?!!? Why should that even matter
The ridiculous reasons people hate her are enough to make a part 2 lol.
People who don't hate sakura is the true naruto fan
Sasuke Retsuden might change a bit of the hate towards her. she is really awesome on that manga. It will start being adapted in January to the anime.
It's also being adapted into a manga right now. I'll be enjoying both!
Sakura is a character I hate because she’s annoying, but unlike the bandwagoners in this fandom, I know she’s not a poorly written character. Yes there is a difference. I also hate how the Sakura hate has gotten so bad that people are putting the other female characters down, and accusing Kishimoto of being a “sexist” (And no, he never said he can’t write female characters, the quote “I’m not good with female characters” was taken out of context. When he said that, he was talking about making the girls look attractive.). Then they decided to put down other shonen women to keep the fake feminist hate train going. Why can’t people just hate a character without having to assume something bad about the author and genre?
Very true. Character preferences for personal reasons are always valid. Just no need to go too far with the things that are said or spread certain narratives.
Well it's a very poorly written character...and he said something ridiculous during an interview like If a Sakura moves on from Sasuke he told it makes her terrible character and I was like bruh and suddenly Ino and Karin came to my mind and does that mean by Kishmoto's Logic these two are terrible women and wait didn't Naruto move on From Sakura that means he's a terrible character right? 🤦♂️
Wonderful sakura video no blind hate or any of that you're neutral view was interesting for me deserves a follow
This video has made me subscribe to you
Thanks for your support!
She's strong, but she makes poor decisions.
I honestly feel Sakura's character could have been done way better than what Kishimoto did.
There are many ways I believe it could be strengthened. But I think that fact leads to the good stuff being downplayed!
@@ThinkingAnime Yeah but at least he could have avoided the Sakura hate. Especially the fact that so many people didn't like the shipping of Sasuke and her vs Naruto and Hinata.
I think she was done well already, she is very flawed but she learned from those mistakes. Her crush on Sasuke is a bit hard to swallow for some but remember she is a 12-16 year old girl in the two Naruto series, I know people who are in their mid 20s who are still lusting after girls they never had a chance with.
The difference here is that this person did not infact go on life threatening missions with this girl, didn't train alongside her, or feel like a burden to her, it was just a normal crush.
Those things will make the emotions she feels for Sasuke stronger no doubt, and he did save her life several times, of course she'll feel attached.
People might no like her character, but that's what the character is supposed to be, it's how kishimoto wrote her. You might say she could have been written better but how? She is written as Sakura, no more, no less, flaws and all.
This. I don't really hate her but the way kishimoto write her was just not it. Sakura has a lot of potential yet it was not fairly portrayed for a main heroine. Due to the inconsistent character development especially in timeskip era.
I feel the only issue is simply not enough screen time funny enough and the 'keep hitting Naruto' thing.
Another brilliant analysis thank you for shedding light on the complexity of the characters of Naruto
Thank you for making this wonderful, thoughtful and beautiful video
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
You have a great feeling for sakura.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed!
@@ThinkingAnime ☺☺
People who hate on sakura perhaps didn't watch a single episode of shippuden, I guess. Everyone who watches naruto for the very first time don't like her but if you still hate her after watching shippuden then you are just simply blind hating her. There would be so many people dead if it wasn't for her. Also her character development is something quite appreciable. She has saved naruto a multiple times and also the fact that in shippuden she was always on Naruto's side throughout his thick and thin. She said "I love you" to Naruto so that he forgets about his promise. Her intention was pure that she wanted to save naruto. I feel bad that so many young boys hate on her. Being a misogynist is a trend these days, ngl. Also the fact that it was her personal choice whom she picks between naruto and sasuke. I agree that people get mad because she didn't bother about the person who cared about her and was really dedicated for someone who didn't give a shit about her. But overall, she's a W character and people should stop hating on her. After Kunoichis like Tsunade, Cheyo and Konan she is easily making up on that list. Her character development is excellent and people must respect her!
*PS: Good to see that someone is actually realising this and made a video on Sakura Haruno!*
Thank you. Glad so many agree she's great!
Facts even the studio hates on her
I love her from the start
As we all should
@@ThinkingAnime yes, absolutely agreed
I think you should read "Pixie of the Hidden Leaf" and analyse Sakura's version from that fanfic. The way she evolves in there puts perspective into her character, such as how she's the most human of the trio.
In the fanfic, because she gets better at fighting and has a sensei who is blunt about ninja work, even though she evolves a lot, she's also developing PTSD symptoms and some sociopathic tendencies. She only seems to behave more like herself when she's with Team 7. Outside of it, she feels disollusioned with some of her peers and has a harder time keeping some of her emotions in check. I'm afraid she's evolving at the expense of her humanity, making me realize how important being a medic is for her.
In canon, it's her way to help both her sanity and her peers. And in fanon, the fact remains. It's a good thing she shows interest in medical jutsu. I think she needs that to balance out her colder side.
I still dont like her character much. Its such a pity because she could have been amazing. Ive seen a lot of rewrites where shes a lot better.
Thank you, finally someone who sees all of this!. I loved her since the beginning!
Phenomenal character that deserves more love.
W video❤️❤️❤️ W person behind this channel
Much thanks!
The fact that she is the best written female on naruto and still comes out as decent or mediocre is the problem for me
I wouldn't argue best, just the most exposed to the public. There are arguments for a lot of the other female characters
Hope this video get 1 million 😢
Thank you!
I don’t like her but I think her split personality made her unique and I don’t think that should have been taken she was the only character who had that split personality
I do think in the forest of death was a great moment for Sakura as well as in the sasori fight she did get better in shippuden she has her moment that I really enjoy and I do like her better than sasuke
Its not even about her abilities and skills on why I don't really like Sakura. She's and incredibly powerful ninja. Its her character development as a person and how she treated Naruto throughout the entire series that made me not like her. But coming to Sakura's defense, the blind hate for her with no logic or reasons behind it is just ignorant
what about the way she treated Naruto?
@@raijin7793 In shippuden, when Naruto returns after training with Jiraiya he meets Sakura and asks her to have ramen with him. But she doesn't go because Naruto doesn't have enough to pay for the both of them and she would have to pay for herself. If I had a friend like Naruto I would treat him to ad many ramens as I could. In her mind she sees Naruto as this person who she can easily manipulate. She is so self obsessed with the idea that she is love with Sasuke that she fails to to see what Sasuke means to Naruto. She thinks if she tells Naruto that she loves him, that would be enough to make Naruto from going after Sasuke. Here's what's wrong with what she did. First she thinks Naruto is stupid enough to fall for her lie. Second, did she also think Naruto deserved to be in a loveless relationship even after knowing Hinata truly loved Naruto. I am not going to discuss how she is written to be the moral police to punch naruto whenever he is being mischievous. Instead of minding her own business when his antics don't concern her. I acknowledge that she is a excellent medic nin and a strong kunoichi. That doesn't give her a b pass.
@@tasleem5677
hmm let's see.
Naruto Chapter 247
after they beat the bell Test, Naruto expected Kakashi to treat them but he ran away,so Naruto asks her,(its a date) and she agrees but jokingly says his the one going to pay, until they saw Shikamaru and Temar. She never refused because Naruto didn't have money.
And She doesn't see Naruto like that, she cares about Naruto as a brother, hell after he used his rasen-shuriken, and they had to go eat Ramen, Naruto was struggling to use chopsticks, so Sakura offers to help him 🤷♂️ or when Naruto was worried for Tsunade's coma, Sakura tried cheering up Naruto.
Only reason she lied to Naruto was because Sai guilt-tripped her into thinking all of this was just because of a promise Naruto made to her, Sai stated that a promise is like a curse mark, and he made her feel bad for making Naruto suffer, since he got his beat by Karui because of Sasuke, she didn't want Naruto to get beaten up or even killed because of her. It was all for Naruto Sake, but when youre all sad and broken you tend to make bad decisions, that was Sakura's state she was willing to kill Sasuke to fix her mess.
And Sakura putting her hands on Naruto is Japanese Comedy, it's Japan's culture it happens in every Anime and even characters within the show its just a character comedy trait, like Jiraya the prev, Sasuke the Emo, Sai the emotionss , Naruto the Naiv Idiot.
its not far to hate Sakura over something like that, which EVERY FEMALE in anime does the same thing.
@@raijin7793 Lol. Did you just try to lie your way out of this? They meet Shikamaru and Temari on the streets before the bell test not after. After kakashi escapes, Naruto realises he doesn't have enough for the two of them so he asks Sakura if she can pay for half of it to which she refuses and goes to a different restuarant. Naruto meets Iruka at Ichiraku.
It must be convenient for you to blame Sai for Sakuras actions. Sai realised Naruto was worried about Sasuke and wanted Sakura to help Naruto. You know what Sai didn't do? He didn't ask Sakura to emotionally manipulate Naruto and tell him she loved him. Sakura knew Hinata loves him. You'd think Sakura knew Naruto and Sasuke better than Sai right? Or that Sakura should have been the first one to realise how much Sasuke meant to Naruto after he got assaulted by Karui when Sakura just watched. She should have known Naruto wasn't going after Sasuke because of her. That she isn't so imports after all.
Also it was Sakura who thought she could actually kill Sasuke. She knew nothing about Sasuke or understand how he felt after Itachis death. She had no right to make the decision that Sasuke deserved to die. She didn't have the ability or the mental fortitude to be able to do it. And for that she left her friends drugged and unconscious in the middle of nowhere and later didn't think she should wake them up and apologize.
And just because something might be comedic to Japanese doesn't make it an acceptable excuse. Same goes for Jiraiyas perviness.
@@tasleem5677
Did you forget me mentioning "Chapter 247"? In the manga
They beat Kakashi before they met Shikamaru and Temari, then when Kakashi ran away from treating them to ramen to talk about the Akatsuki with Jiraya
Naruto offered to take Sakura for some ramen and jokingly she says "okay but you're gonna pay" and when naruto was checking his wallet, she yelled for Shikamaru and Temari asking if they recognise Naruto, then they start talking about how everyone is a Chunin and Garra became a kage, **scene shift**
to Garra and his meeting, then Deirdara, and the their fight beings.
And INBETWEEN they go back to Konoha and where Iruka and Naruto are eating Ramen. That's what happens in the manga the source material which is written by the Author himself.
Sai told her that "it seems like Naruto still bears that cross of his promise to you, and that he is planning to bear it for the *rest of his life* " he told her that he doesn't know what she said to Naruto but it feels like what Sai has a curse mark.
Sakura at that moment at he weakest mental state of sadness,felt bad that she cased all of that pain
Im not saying we should go hate on Sai for doing so, i'm very sure he had no intention to guilt trip her, but if he stayed silent, she would've not came to the conclusion of going to Naruto and lying to him. It's was just a misunderstanding between all 2 of them, since Sakura aimed at the the memories were Naruto throughout the show tries to date sakura.
Even after she was exposed by Naruto, she went saying in her head "sorry Naruto" which shows a panel of her holding her tears on regret.
Sakura didn't come to the conclusion of killing Sasuke, the order of Sasuke's execution was sent by Danzo and approved by the 4 kage after he attacked the summit, She and everyone don't know why Sasuke doing this, since no one other than Yamato, Naruto and Kakashi know the truth. In that scene
Kiba questioned Naruto's decision and he almost spilled the truth but was stopped by Kakashi.
Again, its Japanese culture comedy,her hitting him doesn't affect the Naruto's mental or physical state and all the injuries he got are quickly removed from serious scenes since the Comedy is over
Sakura's punching Naruto over reasonable stuff she onced punched him for trying to take a bite of the gifts they left for Haku and Zabuza's GRAVES.
No famous dad or clan💯💯💯and still make it out
Wow that's super epic and true thank you for that 😍 Sakaru is all that you said and everyone does try they're best at getting better 👏🥰 so good job Sakaru you approved 💕
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Thank you for your support! 👍
To me, the biggest problem with Sakura is just how awful SasuSaku is. It’s a shame, because Sakura (at least in Part 2) isn’t actually that bad. While NaruHina is more palatable, Hinata is much more heavily defined by her crush than Sakura.
SasuSaku has its moments. It's actually grown on me a lot more since I made this video. But I hear ya
The thing is that Sakura is that she's a poorly written character. Same thing with Hinata. They're both one dimensional characters who exist solely to rely on Naruto. Which is completely crap. sakura should have been at Naruto and Sasuke level with something, anything. She should've been able to throw hands and Justus with the best of them, AKA Naruto and Sasuke. That medical ninjutsu stuff was absolutely nonsense. Okay so she saved Naruto by giving his heart a massage. Her sensei was a Fifth Hokage aka the 1st hokage grand daughter for crying out loud. It drives me insane. Sakura should be the baddest bitch in Naruto, not that "strongest kunochi" crap, but the ninja that walked all over shin, the ninja throwing hands against momoshiki with the boys, the ninja holding it down against pain until back up got there. That's what Sakura should HAVE been. But no. We got a girl who exists solely to exhibit how strong Naruto is. And it's really annoying
I promise you you'll enjoy everything you watch more if you pay attention to what a character is trying to accomplishing instead of getting upset when things don't go precisely the way you decided they should.
@@ThinkingAnime what are you saying
@@ThinkingAnime crazy part of it is that kishi is always put more sunshine on Naruto and Sasuke like I don't get it
Naruto and Sasuke are the 2 most important characters in the story, so no one gets as much as them intentionally. I'm saying to try to understand the intent of the author, not what you'd rather have happened personally
@@ThinkingAnime I'm sorry I just wish that female characters have more and more shine and screen time and more strongest and more will u know
I can’t say I really agree with you about Sakura because I always felt like she was just a filler character since someone needs to love Sasuke
At least that was always my take on her but your comment about Kishimoto favoring duos over trios and struggling to include her in the dynamic helps explain that feeling of awkwardness I felt about her every time she’s included with them
Still can’t say I like her or think much of her unfortunately but thank you for the explanation
That's fine! Sometimes things just come down to preference. Glad you were able to take something away from the video!
There are a lot of people who like her and hardcore idolize her so your comment that she is a filler char just showed that you have no understanding of her character.
@@destinychicshop3206 honestly.
Im not hatted sakura.I love her.
what music did u use for this video , amazing analysis !
Glad you enjoyed it! I think the music was the Team 7 reunion ost from Storm 4. Then Sakura's theme. Felt fitting
I never really hated her, just felt she could have accomplished more, or been less angry (though Naruto did have it coming sometimes). But I guess, so can anyone. It's all a matter of will.
Perhaps that's the message. She chose what she felt she wanted and needed for herself. Might not be what everyone her to be. But who's to decide that for her ? The answer's no one but herself.
Plus, there's a lot of people killing each other in this world. Someone should try to be more of a life savior.
But I maintain she should have won the fight against Ino in the Chunnin exams, and evolved from there. That was just doing her dirty.
Personally, I like the tie because of how it works for Sakura and Ino's characters together. But I could never hate seeing Sakura get a few more Ws.
I agree
Sakura isn’t the poster child for under utilized characters. Tenten is. XD
You just dared me to make a Ten Ten video 😂
@@ThinkingAnime JUST DO IT! DON’T LET YOUR MEMES BE DREAMS! DO IT!
I'll put pen to paper and see what I can come up with lol
@@ThinkingAnime I look forward to watching when it comes out in a year. Lmao
hinata this is her the real strongest kunoichis
I believe she has become stronger than the weakest link of the other teams
I think what people don’t realize that when it comes to the female ninjias she’s one of the strongest in the show so is she someone you’d like to date prob not but she’s way more useful then most female ninjia like tenten and ino and hinata turns into a helpless maiden in shippuden so I think it should be respected how she turned herself from a weak naive little girl to a warrior female fighter who can actually assist people who have a nine tail fox,and crazy eye genetics and rinnigan.
Sakura getting to fight on the final stage is a major achievement only 3 other characters can claim, and 2 are Naruto and Sasuke. Minimizing her achievements never made sense to me.
Sakura's writing Is so mid that even if She was the strongest and coolest character in Naruto She would be the worst character in the show
I will agree that people like to jump on the hating Sakura bandwagon just because it's become a trope at this point and they aren't actually thinking for themselves.
Most of what you're saying in this video about Sakura I can agree with, but I was just mainly waiting for the Naruto love confession part because I believe that part is just objectively bad on her end.
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I'm sorry but that statement is very... off...
Even if she went about it the wrong way her motives were still good so it's all ok? That's a selfish way of thinking. Just because someone has good motives it doesn't mean their actions can be immediately forgiven. Scenario: If John Doe's best friend was getting bullied at school and John decided to kill the bully so his friend wouldn't get bullied anymore, would you still say they went about it the wrong way but the motives were good and so the situation is forgivable? Killing someone isn't as extreme as playing with somebody's feelings, but the point is that having good intentions doesn't immediately mean everyone else affected is obligated to comply with whatever is going on.
The actions anyone takes will affect other people in good or bad ways regardless of what type of initial intentions they had. And in this case, Naruto was NOT having that bullshit.
Even if you make the argument that Sai gave her faulty knowledge about Naruto liking her and that's why she felt the need to reciprocate his feelings; Is it really ok to tell someone you love them just to make them feel better at that current moment? Love isn't some tool or platform to mend something temporarily. What would have happened if Naruto actually did love her back? Sakura evidently didn't actually love Naruto like that so she would have had to break his heart at some point if they got together right then and there.
And this confession itself is SO fundamentally negligent and bad in itself: I find it incredibly sad that Sakura has been apart of Team 7 all this time and has seen Naruto grow so much and has fought alongside him as a comrade on several occasions and despite all that she needs someone ELSE (who isn't a very emotionally available person in the first place) to drop the idea that Naruto might be in love with her. And instead of taking the time to reflect on her own ACTUAL feelings for that matter, she IMMEDIATELY CONFESSES to him for HIS own sake? What kinda superficial love is that? You haven't had the foggiest idea of this man having feelings for you or vice versa and the instant someone else who JUST joined your team mentions the idea you're suddenly like "Yeah I've actually been in Love this whole time and I'm suddenly ready for a relationship so stop all of what you're doing and love me." She may not have said or meant that directly but it's very evident that Naruto and the others were receiving it as that. I mean Yamato was about to slap her if Kakashi didn't stop him on god lol.
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Wanted to make him feel better? This is already answered with what I said above but I'll reiterate:
Love, especially from a narrative standpoint, isn't something to be played with and dangled in front of other people just to mend a temporary situation. In other words, if you love someone, you ACTUALLY love them. You don't say you love someone just to make someone feel better about themselves (and if you do say it, that's just highly disrespectful since that is inherently NOT genuine love). Since Sakura wasn't truly in love with Naruto then her randomly confessing means she is straight-up lying to him. To say that she was just trying to make him feel better is selfish since at that point she's literally just playing with his feelings. Even if Naruto WAS in love with Sakura here, she'd have to be extremely self-centered to think that her confession alone would be enough to make Naruto forget about everything else that is going on in his life.
And besides, What does Naruto actually gain from Sakura confessing her love to him in this manner? Will they be in a relationship now? No, she doesn't actually love him. Is it going to bring Sasuke back? No. This confession has changed nothing for Naruto whatsoever. This whole confession is basically a non sequitur. To assert that this was supposed to make Naruto feel better would literally just be trivializing what he's currently feeling at the moment and adding more unnecessary stress to it.
With all that put together it just makes Sakura look and feel more negligent towards herself and her comrades. It makes her feel so disconnected from what is presently going on-- Not even from her perspective as a character but rather narratively as a whole.
Honestly, this kinda echoes back to when Sakura was talking to Sasuke about Naruto being an orphan and how she was making fun of it despite knowing Sasuke was ALSO an orphan. She seemed so disconnected from their realities in that moment and that was all the way back in the original Naruto series and now she's pulling off similar disconnected moments in Shippuuden. It's moments like these that consistently are spread across the Sakura's arcs and moments and all add up to create this preconceived notion that Sakura is negligent and useless and that unfortunately ultimately ends up overshadowing her few great moments.
So yeah
I love her.
Is there legitimate hate for sakura yes just like any other character in naruto but or nsruto the show it self but there is a difference between hating and telling the onjevtive truth. Sakura is great in the role she's in but when she go put her way to prove herself in a show of strength like the men she gets folded if she developed more as her as a character ok I can see the defense but sakura in comparison to the othe female side characters have shown the keast growth cause her whole entire identity as this strong female nin goes right out the door when confronted with sauske or anyone whose physically stronger than her male or female. Cause let be honest if konan wouldve fought saukra she would've had her head in her hands. And konan honestly should've gotten more attention and ye developed more as a tool for nagato/pain and shows support to naruto and on top of that is a soldier and tries to still help her friends out in the end. Karin to a certain extent showed some development in the story and had to ket sauske be him. Even though she was still head over heels for him she let him go. Sakura at the very end she repeated the same whining crying bs she did when saukse first left. And who was there to help her just like at canopy Bridge when saukse killed danzo and right there to turn to when saiske left the first time kakashi amd for sure naruto. As a character she breaks into her flaw from the beginning of part 1 and she doesn't really change frfr until she became pregnant and off camera got married. So in boruto she ok with him leaving and not coming back something even ino came to grips with when he was deemed a criminal for taking killer bee. She cried snd let him go dakura cried and held on until sauske says well she's persistent gotta give her this D for effort. Let's be real here.
You got to re type that
Amazing analysis
Thank you!
@@ThinkingAnime :D
I didn't watch the vídeo. I just came to leave it a dislike. Goodbye.
Cope harder😂
Thank u
15:07 ish
I get what you're saying here, and her character arc and progression does get muddled when the story starts honing in on the Naruto Sasuke duo dynamic, however, with that said it doesn't change the fact that there ARE plenty of plenty of areas and fundamental parts of the way she was written as a character that just doesn't mesh with the story that well. You named 4 crucial things Sakura has done right. I and many others could name 4,000 things she did wrong. I could name a lot of things Naruto has done right, and I could name a lot of things Naruto has done wrong. Granted, he is the protagonist so he's given more screen time to develop as a character, but that doesn't dismiss the times that when Sakura on screen she is MAJORITY of the time getting shafted by her badly written character and doesn't have nearly as many good points to compare to. Just because she has accomplished some big feats (that can literally be counted on one of my hands) doesn't mean that there aren't crucial fundamental problems with the way she's written. It's like, if someone were to bring up how Hitler tried to institute animal cruelty laws and institute laws to prevent smoking in public and how he started development of the autobahn and due to all of that he should be respected. Just because you could name out 3 or 4 big crucial things he was apart of, it doesn't take away from all of the other central bad things that he created and was apart of. Granted, Sakura isn't Hitler, but this is just to convey the idea that just because she did a couple of cool things it doesn't just invalidate all the other the negative things associated with her character.
so do you critcize Kishimoto for not being able to write a good female character or you hate Sakura as a character? You wrote a lot of nothingness so far.
@@destinychicshop3206 Sakura is a character that objectively has done notable things in the shinobi world. But there wasn’t as many compared to other main or side characters and also the way the way her dialogue is written and the way she handles herself towards her teammates is often one dimensional and manipulative. To answer your question directly, it’s a mix of People neglecting Sakuras accomplishments and issues with Kishimotos writing in general which makes her character ultimately feel disconnected and awkward in the narrative as a whole.
You interpreted this as nothingness because you immediately were looking for a “I hate Sakura” or a “I hate Kishimoto writing” when in reality it’s a lot more nuanced than that.
Theme?
What's the ending music?
Sakura's theme. Fitting
@@ThinkingAnime thanks
This made me see alot, thank you for making this
Glad you enjoyed it!
I like Sakura, but I'll never stop roasting her.
You know, fair enough 😂
How immature u are
@@taylorclark7578 it's just a cartoon bro
When I first saw this, my thought was prove it to me. Now finished I still dislike Sakura, she was rude to naruto a lot of the time; and thinks he was a brat when she didn’t understand what it’s like to not have parents or even with parents doesn’t understand a broken relationship with family through maybe other friends who had similar experiences. Naruto, and sauske had a lot of things they dealt with; while also showing their flaws that in many ways they overcome. Also I dislike her punching naruto a lot of time, especially at the times it was uncalled for; if things were reversed that she was naruto then she maybe would get how miserable it felt. For me hinata, and the other konichi has better character development even though I wish that kishimoto would’ve given more time to the others as hinata took a moment to develop. To me she only starts getting better, and developing once she is trained by tsunade (this includes the fight with sasori) that I feel her as a good character; and honestly I wish she was given her own training that developed her own jutsu that I think kakashi would’ve given if she asked. I kinda like her now more in boruto, than I did in naruto.
Interesting! I think a lot of the stuff you dislike was anime only stuff. That's the studios fault, so I don't blame you for feeling that way. I also think the reason her post training material is good is because she doesn't do as much before. It's kinda her backstory in a way. Just another way to think of it if that helps.
@@ThinkingAnime I read the manga as well, and still dislike her. Also sure you can blame the studio, but honestly as much as it sounds like a cop out kishimoto to me didn’t know how to write female characters; and I can also say that with some of the men as well. Although it was mainly the women that I wished he wrote better.
I like most of the female characters and think their reputation is very out of sync with their quality largely due to group think. That's why I'm trying to provide a different perspective. Thanks for hearing it out at least!
You are of the reasons why Naruhina happen. Hinata is literally a represents every misogynistic stereotype against women. (Big boob,cute girl, shy, Submissive, only like one guy)
Sakura on the other hand that is not the most not realistic is the OBSESSION TO SASUKE. You can ask any SANE women that have brain in your life. No one will fall in love to someone that is a CRIMINAL, TRIES TO KILL YOU FOR THREE TIMES, STABBED YOU IN A GENJUTSU just because he looks HANDSOME.
and the sakura punching naruto is a SLAPSTICK COMEDY search for it. a lot of anime do it also.
plus HOW CAN YOU EXPECT A CHILD to understand FAMILY PROBLEMS?? Child Sakura is not a mental health therapist.
You just plainly hate girls that rejects you. Please don't kill any girl who rejected you. Grow up not everyone will like you.
@@Katniss0000 you don’t know me, and your randomly assuming things. Sakura, and sauske was wrong/bad. Slap stick comedy is great and all, but it was used way to much in naruto; and to be was uncalled for a lot of the time. I know it’s in a lot of anime, but it’s not used as much. I know there are some that use it a lot, but there is many that don’t. I know many females friends, and TH-camrs that love naruto hinata; than the Sakura sauske relationship and overall development of the characters. There is a lot I can make a point or argue, but it would literally be a essay.
Kishimoto doesn't really compromise characters for the story she is never shown to be all that competent in battles due to no battle sense. She tries her best but she's just not cut out for the battle field and you can tell when it gets busy or emotions need keeping in check. Shown with the Obito scene where she hesitates because how confused she is with how good or bad Obito is. And tbf someone would have to be pretty bad for me to gouge their eye out zero hesitation. That gets criticism but it's in line for her character to freeze in a situation like that and people don't appreciate how quick Madara was in that scene. It's hard to tell with manga sometimes but these characters are super fast. Even if Obito could move the Kamui is the only thing that could keep up.
At the tail end of the war arc even Kakashi is kinda useless outside of Kamui. In terms of power she outstrips most other character being the same level of Kakashi who still is kinda at the mercy of Naruto and Sasuke to do the heavy lifting outside of their specific uses. As much as people have an issue with it Sakura is better healing and support than a fighter which goes with who she is. And as a healer she really holds her own extremely well. Cutting a hole into Naruto to manually pump his heart was a great scene where she is crucial to the story. Naruto would literally be dead without her.
Her helplessness also is something I have more sympathy with than most. At the end of the day she does have to rely on Naruto no matter how strong she gets. It's Narutos job to bring Sasuke back and she just has to sit there. Do all you can but when it matters most you just have to rely on others. That also extends to Kakashi who similarly is useless as their sensei. People complain about her crying and asking for help but I always liked those scenes. Naruto is all about those feelsy moments and I think they were well done. Especially the ones when Sasuke leaves it shows how tragic Sasuke leaving is. People really care about him but he just has to leave.
I feel bad for all the times i talked bad about her, while its true she had some bad moments i feel her good moments were always ignored.
This is one of the most fair takes I’ve ever heard of about sakura. She definitely had a good arc throughout naruto but kishimoto made a lot of mistakes with her as a character. The main thing about her that I hate is her obsession with sasuke and I think she would’ve had an amazing character arc if she got over him and moved on at the end of shippuden. I think that her and sasuke’s relationship has always been toxic, especially the way he treated her. It makes me cringe. I get that it’s a huge part of her character and motivation but that’s exactly why I hate it. The fact that she forgave him for everything and he ended up not really being there as a husband and father sends a very bad message. In real life, their relationship is the type of relationship that traumatizes people and it feels like kishimoto either is okay with that or he doesn’t care. I find it to be one of the most toxic things about the naruto series, honestly. I know it’s weird but I would’ve rather she ended up with rock Lee. They had moments together throughout the series that it would’ve actually made sense, unlike most of the couples in naruto. It would’ve also showed that she went through growth in that she was no longer judging people superficially. She showed respect for Lee throughout the series that was for much deeper reasons than her shallow love of sasuke, who she only liked because she thought he was hot. It was never really shown that she liked sasuke for any other reason besides how he looked and they didn’t even have that many interactions at all, let alone very meaningful ones. She didn’t interact with Lee much either but she showed admiration for him when he was in the hospital during the chunin exams and I find that more meaningful than any singular interaction she had with sasuke that wasn’t negative.
abt what Kishimoto was thinking when he decided to put them together I don’t think he projected that irl. I think he went with now Sasuke is ok so he won’t do the bad things he used to and we have a « happy » ending; would’ve been batter if she didn’t end up with him tho
This is a great video! Thank you for making it.
I enjoyed making it. Glad you also enjoyed it!
Sakura is still awful. She's responsible for the infinite tsukiyomi
Keep wasting your time hating on a character which is fictional
Naruto is my favorite manga series. I grew up with the anime as a kid and as an adult who can understand narrative, character and thematic depth, I love it even more as a flawed but still brilliant masterpiece. However I still find Sakura a very weak character, at least in the context of this series. In Naruto, almost every main or major (even minor) supporting characters have a significant story contribution in character arc or backstory that gives you more context on how tragic and flawed this world really is. I believe she would be a fine character in another series, especially a romance. But in Naruto, what significant narrative or thematic contribution did she have? Even supporting female characters like Hinata and especially Tsunade added a new dimension to how cruel and truly sad the Naruto world is. With Sakura you can only say that she maybe displays the idea of her being hurt and torn apart by the actions and pain of others, since nothing happens to her directly. Is that really a compelling story contribution? Especially for a main character? I disagree.
This entire video lays out her character arc and thematic significance. Relying on others, for example, is both a theme of Sakura and a major one explored in the War Arc, as are the themes relating to effort and perseverance. Characters (like Sakura or Shikimaru) do not require a sad backstory or have to all serve the exact same purpose to be good as long as they serve a fitting purpose for their characters and the story. And Sakura does.
@@ThinkingAnime I agree somewhat, not everyone needs a tragic story. Shikamaru is a great character for a lot of reasons, but mostly because he has layers to his character and the fact that he has struggles and personal conflict. To say Sakura’s major development is that she realizes how she can support Naruto and Sasuke while understanding her limits and letting them deal with things she can’t handle, I dunno. Is that development? Sure. But It feels very weak especially for a main character, but very much in line with most female character writing in shonen.
Also, it just feels like she’s an afterthought, narratively. Naruto and Sasuke both meet with their respective Sannin in during the exam, under different circumstances. While Tsunade doesn’t appear until the next arc, Sakura barely says anything to her until after Sasuke retrieval. And why does she decide to even study med ninjutsu? Just so she can fill in her role as the Tsunade of their trio. Naruto has a great relationship with Jiraiya and Sasuke’s relationship with Orochimaru is interesting. Sakura barely has any relationship with Tsunade.
I think her arc is better than many other main characters, but if you don't, that's fine. What I dislike is the female character mindset, because I thinks its problem seeking behavior. There is a double standard in what type of "writing" people consider "good" for female characters, and it results in belittling good characters.
@@ThinkingAnime I just think it’s generally difficult to write female characters in this genre, shonen battle. People have all kinds of things they want from them and they can’t do everything, and in my opinion, the context of the series matters. You can’t deny that there are a lot of frustrating aspects of her character. If fans of Sakura say you can’t judge her for what she isn’t, I say why is it unreasonable to expect something more? Sakura has the personality and character arc of a standard shonen heroine, who barely feels like she really belongs in the series she’s supposed to be a part of.
The aspects of Sakura's character I dislike are those I think are set up and poorly executed, not just more based on my preferences. I personally think that's not constructive and can be used to downplay any character without actually analyzing them. And those standards tend to be really inconsistent too. A whole lot of "standard" characters aren't catching the Sakura flack.
Thank you for making this video. For all of the years since my childhood I've viewed all the characters from a point of trying to understand them and while I went about the cycle of see-ignore-carry on loving my favourite characters, it still hurt. So thank you from the bottom of my heart for this video...especially the ending comment!
Thanks! I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
best vid
Thank you very much!
I appreciate the effort you're putting in making naruto content.
But I would say that so far, sakura is the worst fictional character I've ever seen.
At the end of the day, there's nothing wrong with disliking any character. Thanks for giving the video a shot and being respectful!
That is an big exaggeration. Is she the best character but say she’s “the worst fictional character ever written” is just a big lie
Human Being, Sakura is based off of real girls, so you're just a sexist who gives 0 f's
@@rydercdaniels4475 Agreed!
This is by far the dumbest comment in the history of Internet.
Sakura was the true underdog of the series. Naruto had all the advantages in the world and Rock lee was paired with an incredible teacher and had a lot of natural drive, Kakashi barely paid any pedagogical attention to Sakura. Sakura had to search for Tsunade
I beleive Tsunade is the best teacher in Naruto
Beautifully said, my boy.