Does Sakura have a back story?

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Every permanent member of Team 7 has a back story. Sakura is a major character of of the manga, is not she
? Where is her backstory? In most manga, the importance of a character can sometimes be analyzed by their backstories. Here are the back stories of team 7 members

Sasuke: the most tragic past of any team 7 member. Witnessed his brother killing his own parents, and being forced to become an avenger. How can anybody blame sasuke for his actions after receiving such trauma? His crazyness is justified.

Naruto: abandoned, isolated and hated by the mass. Grew up causing mischief to gain attention from public. Doesnt even know why everybody hates him. Not as traumatizing past as sasuke, but horrible nevertheless

Kakashi: grew up in shame for having an irresponsible father who couldnt fulfil his mission. Saw one of his best friend die in front of his own eyes. Accidentally killed his female friend. Even so Kakahi's always cool as a cucumber

Even Hinata has a backstory (even though I shouldnt mention her here). Hinata was an underachiever, mocked by her clan for being incompetitive, even more so than her younger sister. She becomes inspired by naruto's struggle to becone strong herself.

Now for Sakura. Dies she even have a backstory? I am not looking for a tragic past. All we see get to see from her flashbacks is crying for sasuke.

How does not having a backstory make Sakura a normal girl and a relatable character? It just means her character has no depth or relevance to the plot. How can you build on a character who has no base?
 

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I think it was her being teased because of the whole forehead thing. Funny; I'd have thought that it would have been the pink hair. Lol
 

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Just being bullied for her forehead and friendship with Ino.
 

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Main male character | Naruto
Main female character | Hinata

btw who is Sakura. I never saw her in Naruto
 

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Just being bullied for her forehead and friendship with Ino.

Thats as deep as Kiba making friends with akamaru. Or maybe even less because Akamaru is kiba's partner in all battles (or used to be)
 

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To be blunt: No. It's an absolute disgrace that we never saw her parents in the manga. Hell, all the other K11 members(most of them) had their family members shown, and they are SIDE characters. The fact that Sakura wanted to leave the village with Sasuke in part 1, implicitly states that she liked/cared about Sasuke more than her parents? Lol
 

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Thats as deep as Kiba making friends with akamaru. Or maybe even less because Akamaru is kiba's partner in all battles (or used to be)

Makes perfect sense with his recent interview on what makes a women.
 

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To be blunt: No. It's an absolute disgrace that we never saw her parents in the manga. Hell, all the other K11 members(most of them) had their family members shown, and they are SIDE characters. The fact that Sakura wanted to leave the village with Sasuke in part 1, implicitly states that she liked/cared about Sasuke more than her parents? Lol
We saw them in the anime
 

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She does but it is a fodder back story :coffee:
 

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Fodder #5324912 have better back story
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This is all backstory i need

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seriously though :|
characters doesn't need to have a backstory! If all characters were like that The story would be messy and stupid imho.
 

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To be blunt: No. It's an absolute disgrace that we never saw her parents in the manga. Hell, all the other K11 members(most of them) had their family members shown, and they are SIDE characters. The fact that Sakura wanted to leave the village with Sasuke in part 1, implicitly states that she liked/cared about Sasuke more than her parents? Lol

I wonder what Kisimoto was trying to show us with Sakura. Her whole character doesnt make any sense. She's just another TenTen who happened to get involved with the main story, rather forcefully
 

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Her back story is her lusting over sasuke and sasuke not giving a single shit. What a great character.
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I can't even say that with a straight face.
 

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This is all backstory i need

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seriously though :|
characters doesn't need to have a backstory! If all characters were like that The story would be messy and stupid imho.

One piece and oda disagree
 
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The dumbarse forehead story while her teammates stories involve: War/Dying friend, Brother killing Psychopath, clan destroy, no parents and not wanted by everyone because of the damn demon you have inside you. But You b1tch about your forehead and how you were bullied lolololololololololololololololololololo.
 

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seriously though :|
characters doesn't need to have a backstory! If all characters were like that The story would be messy and stupid imho.

Not having a backstory means not having a base for character development. Which is what happened to sakura. She started with sasuke and ended with sasuke. We dont even feel sympathy for her or justify her silly actions or obsession. Even kushina who appears only in flashbacks has a little backstory which describes her characters and shows her growth as a shinobi and a human being
 
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To be blunt: No. It's an absolute disgrace that we never saw her parents in the manga. Hell, all the other K11 members(most of them) had their family members shown, and they are SIDE characters. The fact that Sakura wanted to leave the village with Sasuke in part 1, implicitly states that she liked/cared about Sasuke more than her parents? Lol

I feel kishimoto could have put more effort into her character. Without backstory we dont find the urge to like a character and feel for him/her. We also dont understand the motives behind their actions.
 

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She threw her only friend aside for Sasuke's dick
 
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