Is Ino a typical bully?

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Let's make a thread about Ino. There are so many threads about Hinata and Sakura and people constantly say how much they hate Sakura but aren't there even more reasons to dislike Ino? Well, that's at least how I feel. I can't say I really hate Ino but I dislike her while liking Tenten, Sakura and Hinata all on an equal level.

First of all, why do people like Ino more than Sakura? Is it really just the looks? She seems to be more attractive to people here so no one ever calls her fodder or useless. I just wonder why and maybe some of you might like to explain if there is more to it.

I do not like rating the design of Ino and Sakura here but more Ino's personality. As a kid, she looked like the typical bully. She was a super popular, pretty and confident girl, Sakura was being bullied (even if she was prettier). Some people might call Ino a good friend because she picked young Sakura up and helped her building up confidence. I think she only did it to have the 'uglier girl in the group'. Means she wanted to be above her.

Their relationship is alot like Naruto's and Sasuke's. Sasuke accepted Naruto as long as he could save his life, teach him lessons, feel above him. The second Naruto started to become better, he hated him and wanted to fight.

It was the same with Ino. Sakura got better, started to become a ninja. As long as Ino felt high and mighty, it was ok. Later everything turned into jealousy over a guy, then over Sakura's new skills that Ino wanted to copy.

People here call Sakura a bitch who lies around. Ino tried to flirt with Neji during the chuunin exams to get his help. He saw through it and ignored her. There, Ino lied around and tried to get the best for her. Sakura relied on her friends but still stood up for them against the sound people. She had nothing, was weak and useless back then, just a mere girl but she tried. Ino waited and watched her suffer, then stood up because her friends were with her and because she wasn't 100% *******. But Sakura was alone first and tried, Ino never tried alone and waited.

People hate Sakura for waiting and relying on others. Ino did alot worse back then and didn't even try.

And now last thing, finding a way. While Sakura tried to add to her team and train more, Ino waited. Her team has a move that only works in a combo, Ino does nothing on her own. Sakura does alot on her own when she heals people.

So why is Ino more popular? Well, people might say she isn't. People ignore Ino but bash Sakura. I can understand being for Hinata or Sakura when it comes to Naruto but I don't understand why Sakura and Ino aren't compared as rivals. Is it really just physical attraction that saves Ino from critics? Discuss.
 

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To lazy to read another long post...

Read or gtfo our OP's prolly thinking xD

Seems we need a dumbed down version... TL;DR's for dummies xD (no hate, I'm in somewhat in agreeince here), and while it is true I got that same impression from her... Unless I was reading too much into her... At least before the war, of course. Of course she rised to thee ocasion.
 

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ino is funny pretty plus she was mean and bad at times but she is a good girl she loves sakura and help her out i love there friendship without ino sakura wont be this strong i love both so no need for hate
 

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They both have their bad and good things IMO ^^

IMO Ino looks better .. (as far as I can tell for animated characters ofcourse..) But that doesn't make her more popular for me. I agree that just like Sakura she didn't do that much at all, and she often seemed very useless.. for example: their team + kakashi vs kakuzu and hidan = I can't recall Ino doing anything usefull there..? While Sakura fought head on with Sasori. On the other hand just like Sakura she put her doubts aside and forced herself to train medic ninjutsu as well as she didn't want to lose against Sakura, and she didn't want to feel useless again.

This being said; right now in the war arc Ino has proven to be of excelent use so far. mindswitching with Ginkaku who was in ninetails mode to get him captured as well as mindswitching Obito to make a TBB miss the army. Without her there would be hundreds if not thousands more death Shinobi.

I'm not an Ino fan, neither a Sakura fan.. but they each stand their ground (now) in the current arc :D

btw: she did seem like a super popular classbully when she was young and in part 1 as well sometimes xd
 

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They both have their bad and good things IMO ^^

IMO Ino looks better .. (as far as I can tell for animated characters ofcourse..) But that doesn't make her more popular for me. I agree that just like Sakura she didn't do that much at all, and she often seemed very useless.. for example: their team + kakashi vs kakuzu and hidan = I can't recall Ino doing anything usefull there..? While Sakura fought head on with Sasori. On the other hand just like Sakura she put her doubts aside and forced herself to train medic ninjutsu as well as she didn't want to lose against Sakura, and she didn't want to feel useless again.

This being said; right now in the war arc Ino has proven to be of excelent use so far. mindswitching with Ginkaku who was in ninetails mode to get him captured as well as mindswitching Obito to make a TBB miss the army. Without her there would be hundreds if not thousands more death Shinobi.

I'm not an Ino fan, neither a Sakura fan.. but they each stand their ground (now) in the current arc :D

btw: she did seem like a super popular classbully when she was young and in part 1 as well sometimes xd
Yeah, war shows the best/worst in people. So true. :D

Now that both are grown up young women, I see a tendency they are both usefull. :)
 

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Yeah, war shows the best/worst in people. So true. :D

Now that both are grown up young women, I see a tendency they are both usefull. :)

indeed :p but I do have to add the small notice: Ino would have won that fight in part one if not for 'plot' .. Sakura having a second mind? i mean.. we haven't seen her second mind since part 1 so.. ^^

Anyway, they both sure proved themselves usefull in the war! and mark my words, next person to show herself usefull will be Hinata ! xd
 

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Don't get me wrong, I hate Ino too, but in Chapter 611 she and Hinata saved Naruto, Kakashi, Bee and Guy by Ino using the mind transfer Jutsu, guided by Hinata, on Obito to make the Juubi miss.
 

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ino is funny pretty plus she was mean and bad at times but she is a good girl she loves sakura and help her out i love there friendship without ino sakura wont be this strong.... i love both so no need for hate
I agree on the first part :D
I like Ino (even tough I agree,she is a fodder xd )
Sakura is the one who's rude....If I remember corectly she was the one who ended her friendship with Ino and started to think of her as a rival and later on Ino helped her in the chunnin exames,wich means she is a better person...
 

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To be honest, I don't think Ino was the bully type. I think she genuinely wanted to help Sakura, but things changed when she heard Sakura liked Sasuke. I find their relationship a lot like Sasuke's and Naruto's. Too much alike. ANd I even think that I know how the confrontation between Naruto and Sasuke will end...
 

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To be honest, I don't think Ino was the bully type. I think she genuinely wanted to help Sakura, but things changed when she heard Sakura liked Sasuke. I find their relationship a lot like Sasuke's and Naruto's. Too much alike. ANd I even think that I know how the confrontation between Naruto and Sasuke will end...
Could you mind sharing it with the base? :pwease:
 

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Could you mind sharing it with the base? :pwease:

Sakura ended it yes but remember after sakura said she is in love ino was mad and talking behind her back with another girl plus after sakura said sasuke like long hair ino start growing her hair ofcoarse its not like its wrong to love sasuke but she was trying to take him and act like nothing with sakura after if sakura knew from the beginning she might stop loving sasuke but she get angry cuz ino was seeing how she love sasuke and didnt say anything

sakura knew about that she said we should be rival again its stupid to do this but they were kids anyway
Also rivals is not bad kakashi and gai are rivals sasuke and naruto are rivals sakura and ino are rivals but they are friend and after what i have seen sakura really respect ino and really want to surpass her not only because of sasuke

Both of them done stupid and mean actions but they are good friends and they are matured
 

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If anything concerns me about ino is when she had a thought of marrying naruto, other than that i just dont give a dame, but ino is not a bully because i havent seen her bullying anyone.
 

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If anything concerns me about ino is when she had a thought of marrying naruto, other than that i just dont give a dame, but ino is not a bully because i havent seen her bullying anyone.

When was that? I don't remember? :S
 

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Ino is just so irelevant that it doesnt matter if she is the biggest ass in naruto
 

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Ino is just so irelevant that it doesnt matter if she is the biggest ass in naruto

This^^

Ino is so much of a fodder that she has no fans. (Almost) No fanboys and fangirls means no reason to troll around and start stupid threads to provoke etc.

The only fanboys who argue that Ino's better than Sakura are the ones that say stuff like "But Sakura has a flat chest"...

Maybe Ino will get some more air time now that her father died but I wouldn't hope for it I think that MTJ to save the army is as much as we are gonna see about her apart from being the boring one in inoshickacho witch btw is the ONLY reason she gets more airtime then Tenten and Shino etc.
 
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