Well, being a Sakura fan kind of sucks now.

[SanguineJackal]

Seriously, it does.

She showed a lot of promise of growth at the beginning of Shippuden, and since then she has proven her capabilities as a kunoichi but has regressed so far emotionally, it cripples her character.

Even Hinata, who in the manga has next to no buildup with Naruto, nothing to show that they even interact outside of the battlefield.... has more character growth (as well as a sudden frontline position in terms of character focus).

Sakura always had more buildup, more promise of potential, only for Kishimoto to write her off as one of the more pathetic kunoichi. Yes, she has amazing medical talent and chakra control, and super strength due to it... and next to nothing to show for it. Some brief Naru/Saku type scenes that show she might finally be moving on and growing up and then Kishi just puts her right back to fantasizing about Sasuke. I understand he was her childhood love but after so long, even a weaker woman would have moved on by now. It's unrealistic.


I get this feeling Kishimoto is trying to do a "Sasuke comes back as a good guy, and professes his love to Sakura, while Naruto does the same to Hinata and everyone lives happily ever after." Who seriously wants that?! I want character development of someone who is supposed to be a main character, dang it, not some cutesy whitewashed ending.

I'd like a little Sakura redemption please... because even I, who have been a hardcore Sakura fan since the manga came out in the States, am starting to feel a little beleaguered by the writing of her character.

Honestly, I've seen fanfiction write her way more believably.

 

[Valen]

Must stop Sakura from being useful.

 

[QuiteHung]

I could careless about sakura's character and i actually like the idea of other characters getting some panel time.......i'm just waiting for the slow and painful death that kishi will bestow upon her ass......

 

[SpiderRider89]

Kishi had a lot of promise with Sakura and ruined it all. Like he does with so many other characters.

 

[Madara55]

I Agree woth you

 

[Fountain]

Sakura's a big annoyance, She needs to die already...

 

[Traffy]

I'm a Sakura fan and I agree with you when you say that Kishi didn't do a very good job developing her character, but she's still an important character and has shown development. Series still has more than a year to go before it ends, I'm sure Kishi has something planned for her.

 

[Jurian Uchiha]

That's why a lot of people gave up on romance in Naruto, from what I've observed

 

[Chatte]

Until this series won't be ended, I will refrain from saying anything. Yes, she was not portrayed like people would expect her to be potrayed, fighting all the time, etc, however she had development of another kind. But that's not appealing to the public of course.

 

[SanguineJackal]

I'm a Sakura fan and I agree with you when you say that Kishi didn't do a very good job developing her character, but she's still an important character and has shown development. Series still has more than a year to go before it ends, I'm sure Kishi has something planned for her.

That's very true, there is still a lot of time for development... I just feel like Kishi could maybe pace things a little more? Some characters feel rushed (Hinata, Naruto, and Sasuke at times) while others have taken their time to develop and did so well (Kakashi, Shikamaru, Gaara), and a few have just been stagnant or regressed entirely (Sakura, Tsunade a bit, and Sai is almost nonexistent).

And Sakura being a main character, I feel he should be spending more time on her. Since, you know, we're kind of in a pivotal fight and all.

 

[Unbiased]

We'd all be bigger sakura fans if kishi did something cool with her. Like get her pregnant from tonton and show a flashback of how it happened.

 

[Kages]

This was copied :|

 

[Traffy]

That's very true, there is still a lot of time for development... I just feel like Kishi could maybe pace things a little more? Some characters feel rushed (Hinata, Naruto, and Sasuke at times) while others have taken their time to develop and did so well (Kakashi, Shikamaru, Gaara), and a few have just been stagnant or regressed entirely (Sakura, Tsunade a bit, and Sai is almost nonexistent).

And Sakura being a main character, I feel he should be spending more time on her. Since, you know, we're kind of in a pivotal fight and all.

If I remember correctly I think Kishi said in an interview that he forgot about her, or something along those lines. So if Kishi I doubt Kishi has enough time to carefully over a long period of time develop her character, but who knows what he has in store, hopefully something big.

I agree that Sakura should definitely get some more panel time but there isn't much she can do in this battle except heal. Maybe we'll something she learned off screen and it'll be put on display during the battle. So at this point it's basically a bunch of "hopefully" and "maybe".

 

[Chatte]

This was copied :|

Really?

If I remember correctly I think Kishi said in an interview that he forgot about her, or something along those lines. So if Kishi I doubt Kishi has enough time to carefully over a long period of time develop her character, but who knows what he has in store, hopefully something big.

I agree that Sakura should definitely get some more panel time but there isn't much she can do in this battle except heal. Maybe we'll something she learned off screen and it'll be put on display during the battle. So at this point it's basically a bunch of "hopefully" and "maybe".

Actually that interview had the question from 2008 and added in the interview from 2012 with changed answers only on Sakura's case.
Not to mention that interview where he supposedly said Hinata would make a better heroine, was mistranslated and actually Kishi never said that, but meh, biased translators...

 

[theRPGdude]

Everything Kishimoto writes and develops will not be appreciated by everyone. There are fans who look beyond what's written in the manga and discern hidden truths within the truths. Sure Sakura may be useless to the naked eye. But is that all we see in a manga? Is the lack of screen time what devotes your attention? It may for some people. But if you really look at a different angle. There's a lot of ways Kishimoto left his story to be interpreting by his fans. It's not cause she has low devolpment. It her lack of will power for her to keep going. The spirit that drives any person to achieve there goals. We can compare how Naruto and even Sasuke has grown. Is there any room for Sakura? Let's find out folks instead of bashing the manga lets enjoy these gifts from Kishimoto.

 

[Traffy]

Really?



Actually that interview had the question from 2008 and added in the interview from 2012 with changed answers only on Sakura's case.
Not to mention that interview where he supposedly said Hinata would make a better heroine, was mistranslated and actually Kishi never said that, but meh, biased translators...

Oh I see, well that's reassuring plus it wouldn't really make sense anyway that Kishi would say that about Hinata, trashing his own main female protagonist in the process.

 

[Anakin Skywalker]

We'd all be bigger sakura fans if kishi did something cool with her. Like get her pregnant from tonton and show a flashback of how it happened.

:| what the hell did i read just now .....

OT: I would also like to add some pointless words that change nothing...... <here they are

 

[KGB Kakuzu]

Sakura has already had a crap load of developement...compare her to the trash that was Part I Sakura!!!!

First of all she played an important role in defeating SASORI...the guy killed the Third Kazekage known as the strongest Kazekage.

Also, she has become more than likely the greatest medic in the war (considering how Tsunade is down at the moment).

She had her greatest moment of resolve when it came to the whole Bridge where Danzo died....She tried to kill Sasuke, but couldn't...and in those moments decided to take the role a medic does in any situation...she is going to be there for both Naruto and Sasuke in whatever they end up doing.

During the war she told Lee and others how Zabuza could penetrate the Manji defense formation, and later one probably one of the MOST IMPORTANT aspects....when the Neji Zetsu screwed up SHE CAUGHT THAT...some people would've just tossed it by, but not Sakura. And then she managed to take Yamato's intel along with this new Zetsu, and finally allowed the alliance to discover the true terror of Zetsu's power.

Sakura is a medic not a fighter....and this fight is far from over.

She has already healed Kakashi which bolsteres the fighting force that much more. On top of that we still have Shikaku's strategy....which Sakura could easily play a huge role in!

I can understand your frustration....she deffinatly needs more to be a true Heroine of the series....but Kishi doesn't do well with female characters as he said.

I'm a Hinata fan personally so I'm enjoying this little bit of spotlight she is finally getting, but Sakura's developement, while not as good as it should have been, has still been overall greater than any other female character.

She went from a useless fangirl, to a competent fighter, an amazing medic, and someone with a real sense of confusion in character (loving Sasuke who is basically an enemy).

 

[Chatte]

Oh I see, well that's reassuring plus it wouldn't really make sense anyway that Kishi would say that about Hinata, trashing his own main female protagonist in the process.

Not to mention he stated many times he's fond of her. It's totally out of his character,lol.
It's the same case with her confession regarding loves/loved Sasuke, because in Japanese, it's a bit confusing to translate the meaning as it could fit many other meanings (dunno if I sound ok but hope you get the idea).

Sakura has already had a crap load of developement...compare her to the trash that was Part I Sakura!!!!

First of all she played an important role in defeating SASORI...the guy killed the Third Kazekage known as the strongest Kazekage.

Also, she has become more than likely the greatest medic in the war (considering how Tsunade is down at the moment).

She had her greatest moment of resolve when it came to the whole Bridge where Danzo died....She tried to kill Sasuke, but couldn't...and in those moments decided to take the role a medic does in any situation...she is going to be there for both Naruto and Sasuke in whatever they end up doing.

During the war she told Lee and others how Zabuza could penetrate the Manji defense formation, and later one probably one of the MOST IMPORTANT aspects....when the Neji Zetsu screwed up SHE CAUGHT THAT...some people would've just tossed it by, but not Sakura. And then she managed to take Yamato's intel along with this new Zetsu, and finally allowed the alliance to discover the true terror of Zetsu's power.

Sakura is a medic not a fighter....and this fight is far from over.

She has already healed Kakashi which bolsteres the fighting force that much more. On top of that we still have Shikaku's strategy....which Sakura could easily play a huge role in!

I can understand your frustration....she deffinatly needs more to be a true Heroine of the series....but Kishi doesn't do well with female characters as he said.

I'm a Hinata fan personally so I'm enjoying this little bit of spotlight she is finally getting, but Sakura's developement, while not as good as it should have been, has still been overall greater than any other female character.

She went from a useless fangirl, to a competent fighter, an amazing medic, and someone with a real sense of confusion in character (loving Sasuke who is basically an enemy).

Actually, even in Part 1 she had her development as well, only that, once again, wasn't appealing given the fact that it was a development rounded only on her human side, not power-scales.

One thing people won't get is that Kishi will never make her a super fighter or stuff like this, because he said it himself, she's the character that emphasis the human touch of this manga.

 

[theRPGdude]

Oh I see, well that's reassuring plus it wouldn't really make sense anyway that Kishi would say that about Hinata, trashing his own main female protagonist in the process.

Everything, no matter how little can be use in contraversial debates. People disagree to agree and it's an all out war over what Kishimoto states whether true or wrongly false. Either way, leave it to the creator to determine his flaws cause everyone has them. No sense is changing what can't be done. All we can do is wait. And one Manga panal might change all are view on how we look at Sakura and how she can blossom.