Sakura why? Why Kishi?

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Seriously! >_<

Sakura is suppose to be a genjutsu type (according to Kakashi).
We have not seen her use genjutsu, but she has displayed good insight of seeing through them throughout this series.

All this war I have been hoping for her to use one good genjutsu (or a sage mode) but okay, she has been useful in other ways. However, now in the latest episode, she gets owned by genjutsu.

Even though it was from Sasuke, who is a host of Indra and has the ultimate eyes atm (so its probably a high lvl genjutsu). Although Sasuke has never been a pro with genjutsu, unlike Itachi.
Sasuke is more about ninjutsu.
It still kinda sucks and feels a bit as a slap in the face on Sakura her character.
I kinda liked her character in the past but I feel things like this, make me lose likingness (is that a word) for her character. As if Kishi just doesnt want or cant push her to a certain lvl of awesome.

The Byakugo upgrade was nice though, but unlike Kakashi, who went double Sharingan Susanoo Obito fusion awesome mode, her time to shine felt a bit disappointing in comparison to me.
Next to this, Naruto can even create eyes and other parts (made Kakashi a new eye), so Sakura her healing role, looks less awesome now too. Sure she has different healing, so it can complement, but still.

It does not even have to be some flashy pewpew offensive move that I want to see her use to shine with.
It can be something totally different.
Would have been cool for example if she could tank Kaguya's ashbones like a boss (with a slug sage mode for example) and survive, punch them back, destroy them before they can do harm, or figure out something important with her intelligence (as in more so than others), but that latter role was given to Kakashi, so she didnt do something like that either.
Manga guys saving girls doesnt have to be a bad read either. It can have something heroic, romantic and such, but in Sakura's case, the having to be saved happens to much for my taste.

Fight with Kaguya and the time after the fight:
She gave Obito chakra. Took some acid hit on her arm and gave Kaguya one punch (an important one though).
She apparently got 1hit KO genjutsu owned, after her speech to Sasuke, by Sasuke.
Overall it feels disappointing :dead:, because I had hoped her character development would have taken a different route. I would rather have her seen decide to not follow Sasuke or get KO's unconscious after a little fight were she for example left a mark or a scar on Sasuke. Or that Kakashi was hurt badly and needed urgent medical attention so that she couldnt follow. It would have all preferred it over this instant KO oneshot genjutsu.
Even Naruto not wanting her to follow (if she was determined) and knocking her unexpectingly unconscious, would have been better than this KO oneshot genjutsu.
 
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She just got hit with Genjutsu that was used by a fairly adept EMS and Rinnegan user, I don't think Sakura would break it just like that.
 

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I agree actually...oh and I always thought it would be cool if her inner Sakura was furthered upon. It could have been quite powerful..you never know. She could have unleashed it or something haha. Kinda like susanno. :win:
 

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I guess Sasuke is still better at genjutsu..
 

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Sasuke knows go to get to her too Weill, she was emotional, and fatique.
 

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Soon as you mention "Slug Sage Mode" and "Sakura" in the same sentence, I have to stop reading your post just out of principle.
 

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Seriously! >_<

Sakura is suppose to be a genjutsu type (according to Kakashi).
We have not seen her use genjutsu, but she has displayed good insight of seeing through them throughout this series.

All this war I have been hoping for her to use one good genjutsu (or a sage mode) but okay, she has been useful in other ways. However, now in the latest episode, she gets owned by genjutsu.

Even though it was from Sasuke, who is a host of Indra and has the ultimate eyes atm (so its probably a high lvl genjutsu). Although Sasuke has never been a pro with genjutsu, unlike Itachi.
Sasuke is more about ninjutsu.
It still kinda sucks and feels a bit as a slap in the face on Sakura her character.
I kinda liked her character in the past but I feel things like this, make me lose likingness (is that a word) for her character. As if Kishi just doesnt want or cant push her to a certain lvl of awesome.

The Byakugo upgrade was nice though, but unlike Kakashi, who went double Sharingan Susanoo Obito fusion awesome mode, her time to shine felt a bit disappointing in comparison to me.
Next to this, Naruto can even create eyes and other parts (made Kakashi a new eye), so Sakura her healing role, looks less awesome now too. Sure she has different healing, so it can complement, but still.

It does not even have to be some flashy pewpew offensive move that I want to see her use to shine with.
It can be something totally different.
Would have been cool for example if she could tank Kaguya's ashbones like a boss (with a slug sage mode for example) and survive, punch them back, destroy them before they can do harm, or figure out something important with her intelligence (as in more so than others), but that latter role was given to Kakashi, so she didnt do something like that either.
Manga guys saving girls doesnt have to be a bad read either. It can have something heroic, romantic and such, but in Sakura's case, the having to be saved happens to much for my taste.

Fight with Kaguya and the time after the fight:
She gave Obito chakra. Took some acid hit on her arm and gave Kaguya one punch (an important one though).
She apparently got 1hit KO genjutsu owned, after her speech to Sasuke, by Sasuke.
Overall it feels disappointing :dead:, because I had hoped her character development would have taken a different route. I would rather have her seen decide to not follow Sasuke or get KO's unconscious after a little fight were she for example left a mark or a scar on Sasuke. Or that Kakashi was hurt badly and needed urgent medical attention so that she couldnt follow. It would have all preferred it over this instant KO oneshot genjutsu.
Even Naruto not wanting her to follow (if she was determined) and knocking her unexpectingly unconscious, would have been better than this KO oneshot genjutsu.

Well, Sasuke was able to have control over 9 tailed beasts with just a glance. You can't expect Sakura resisting a genjutsu of Sasuke, unless you can prove Sakura being more powerful than the bijuu.
 

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Now you know that against a strong Genjutsu user its lights out for Sakura,so now She has to learn to fight strong Genjutsu types or they will end Her life before it's really began.
 

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Well, Sasuke was able to have control over 9 tailed beasts with just a glance. You can't expect Sakura resisting a genjutsu of Sasuke, unless you can prove Sakura being more powerful than the bijuu.

She has the potential to get that powerful
 

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For whatever reason, Sakura can not perform genjutsu similar to Kurenai. Although even Kurenai's genjutsu/genjutsu defense was not enough to stop Itachi/Uchiha genjutsu. Although it is a shame that Sakura got humiliated yet again.
 

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She has the potential to get that powerful

Having a potential is very different to tell that she actually can do it.

Bring proof, and then I shall judge if the reasoning holds water.
 

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She's probably devoted all of her time to learning/mastering Tsunade's taijutsu - that dot on her gigantic forehead and pratcing medical ninjutsu.
... in the last couple of years I'm surprised she managed that much. Especially when others have hailed her as capable of surpassing Tsunade.

I think what a lot of people forget is that Naruto himself is not the 'norm' when it comes to learning/mastering techniques. Rasengan, Senjutsu... that was not normal.
So we can't really expect Sakura to do the same.

... maybe.

I dunno. I kind of hate her, a lot. Her personality. I might hate her less if she actually did a bit less crying and declaring her love to Sasuke in a humilating manner.

I think what annoys me is this idea that the Slug/Toad/Snake trio is supposed to 'equal'. Deadlocked, right? With Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto.... no. Not even close.
 
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