=Lady Byakugan;21304365]Agree, Salad being an SS kid just craps on her own character, Sasuke's, and Sakura's. Would have been infinitely better if she was a SasuKarin clone made by Orochimaru.
With Sasuke, as you said, him being with any woman is super OOC, especially Sakura of all people. Any bond he would have with any woman would be nothing more than to produce an heir. It's sad, but that's just how Sasuke's character is.
With Sakura, we could have had her finally having a legitimate bond that has some semblance of depth, unlike her bonds with Naruto/Sasuke, which we haven't seen since Ino. Sakura finding and adopting this test-tube child and raising her with love as her own child could have been so good. But no, instead Salad is made to be the duct tape that holds the crappy SS ship afloat.
With Salad, like Sakura, it would have been a great bond. Gaiden's whole message was bonds beyond blood, how Salad should still cherish Sakura as her mother even if they aren't blood related due to how much care and love Sakura raised Salad with. Her being an SK clone would have done just that. Also, it'd help tie her more to her team mates, being part Uzumaki like Bolt and an artificial human like Mitsuki, not to mention the benefits to MS Uzumaki DNA would have. Her Uzumaki lineage could even be used to further develop the Uzumaki clan in terms of powers, since Bolt is clearly going for his Hyuga side instead. But, again, for the sake of that trashy ship, her background and any potential for a new, unique movest combining Uchiha/Uzumaki techs is gone, and instead we're left with the overly-used Sharingan and boring AF CES. :lol
Gotta love how SS ruins everyone involved, even Salad. Any shred of interest I had in her was annihilated with Gaiden's themes collapsing on themselves and her being nothing more than the result of a one-night stand as opposed to the more interesting adopted artificial human route, and this was furthered with her gushing over Bolt. She literally has no potential at the moment for any unique character development or powers beyond Mangekyo Ex machina abilities.