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I know a lot of you hate Sakura, but in my opinion her character is often misunderstood. Let's follow her since the beginning of the series.
Academy, T7 and CE.
She was one of the few rookie that didn't have ninja parents (we don't know about Lee and Tenten though, so Sakura may actually be the only 'normal' girl). Everyone had something - Ino, Shino, Choji, etc. - their clan jutsu, Sasuke had Katon, Naruto learnt Multiple Shadow Clones thanks to his heritage. Sakura had nothing because there was no one to teach her...
Later, she ended up with Sasuke and Naruto in T7. Sasuke with one of the most overpowered KKG in Narutoverse, Naruto with enormous chakra reserves thanks to his Uzumaki heritage and with Kyuubi power. While Sakura was just an Academy graduate...
But okay, they had amazing Kakashi as their teacher, right? But hey, Kakashi was a total ***** and completely ignored Sakura. He didn't teach her anything, even though he knew she was just a fresh kunoichi.
Jiraya, Tsunade and Orochimaru.
Okay. Sasuke got his Cursed Seal, awakened 3T. Naruto got Gamabunta, Rasengan. Sakura was left alone in Konoha.
During the timeskip - Sasuke becomes a boss under Oro's guidance. Naruto learns nothing at all. Sakura finally found someone who could spend some time training her. And look. CES, great healing prowess, remarkable evasion skills, herbalism and poinson knowledge. With NO genetic heritage, NO KKG and NO Bijuu or things like that.
Further chapters.
Sasuke's training becomes simply upgrading his overpowered eyes - MS, EMS, Juugo chakra etc.
Naruto gets taught Fuuton, learns Sage Mode - all thanks to his enormous chakra reserves.
While Sakura? Neglected again by Kakashi and Yamato. They didn't even think for a second about training Sakura in the elemental department. But she was steadily and slowly filling up her Yin Seal.
Okay. War time. Sasuke has EMS, Naruto has Kyuubi's chakra. While Sakura has only what she learnt on her own. No free power-ups, not given power - Byakugou, Katsuyu and everything else she had prior to that point.
Now, I always hear the bullshit that people hate Sakura because she said that she kept up with Sasuke and Naruto. The the fact is that SHE DID KEEP UP WITH THEM. It's not her fault that she wasn't given additional sources of power that alone let Sasuke and Naruto solo 99% of the NV and that Medical Ninjutsu are often overlooked and not taken into consideration. In terms of personal growth as ninja she isn't any worse than Sasuke, let alone Naruto. With Sharingan or with the ability to shorten her training process with Multiple Kage Bunshin, Sakura would most definitely achieve much, much more.
Academy, T7 and CE.
She was one of the few rookie that didn't have ninja parents (we don't know about Lee and Tenten though, so Sakura may actually be the only 'normal' girl). Everyone had something - Ino, Shino, Choji, etc. - their clan jutsu, Sasuke had Katon, Naruto learnt Multiple Shadow Clones thanks to his heritage. Sakura had nothing because there was no one to teach her...
Later, she ended up with Sasuke and Naruto in T7. Sasuke with one of the most overpowered KKG in Narutoverse, Naruto with enormous chakra reserves thanks to his Uzumaki heritage and with Kyuubi power. While Sakura was just an Academy graduate...
But okay, they had amazing Kakashi as their teacher, right? But hey, Kakashi was a total ***** and completely ignored Sakura. He didn't teach her anything, even though he knew she was just a fresh kunoichi.
Jiraya, Tsunade and Orochimaru.
Okay. Sasuke got his Cursed Seal, awakened 3T. Naruto got Gamabunta, Rasengan. Sakura was left alone in Konoha.
During the timeskip - Sasuke becomes a boss under Oro's guidance. Naruto learns nothing at all. Sakura finally found someone who could spend some time training her. And look. CES, great healing prowess, remarkable evasion skills, herbalism and poinson knowledge. With NO genetic heritage, NO KKG and NO Bijuu or things like that.
Further chapters.
Sasuke's training becomes simply upgrading his overpowered eyes - MS, EMS, Juugo chakra etc.
Naruto gets taught Fuuton, learns Sage Mode - all thanks to his enormous chakra reserves.
While Sakura? Neglected again by Kakashi and Yamato. They didn't even think for a second about training Sakura in the elemental department. But she was steadily and slowly filling up her Yin Seal.
Okay. War time. Sasuke has EMS, Naruto has Kyuubi's chakra. While Sakura has only what she learnt on her own. No free power-ups, not given power - Byakugou, Katsuyu and everything else she had prior to that point.
Now, I always hear the bullshit that people hate Sakura because she said that she kept up with Sasuke and Naruto. The the fact is that SHE DID KEEP UP WITH THEM. It's not her fault that she wasn't given additional sources of power that alone let Sasuke and Naruto solo 99% of the NV and that Medical Ninjutsu are often overlooked and not taken into consideration. In terms of personal growth as ninja she isn't any worse than Sasuke, let alone Naruto. With Sharingan or with the ability to shorten her training process with Multiple Kage Bunshin, Sakura would most definitely achieve much, much more.
So I think it's time to stop hating on Sakura, because with what she was given throughout the whole story, she ended up as a pretty strong ninja. Also, mind you that she is a Medical Ninja - and Medical Ninjutsu will always come first for her.