Why was Sai created?

[LeSauce]

What does he contribute to the story other than making Sasuke look better by being a bad clone of him?

Was he really created just for that reason?

 

[Filosoofis]

What does he contribute to the story other than making Sasuke look better by being a bad clone of him?

Was he really created just for that reason?

To replace sasuke at the start of shippuden and sealing jutsu

 

[Warlocks]

^To replace sasuke

 

[SZiaee]

To stop Ino and Sakura (& Probably Naruto) to chase after Sasuke's D ..... Anyway ; Sai couldn't do this job

 

[21Cabbage]

To give Sakura a reason to masturbate

 

[Dantе]

Who cares? He was a fodder like Hiruzen who had no impact on the plot.

 

[lndra]

Ino needed some D

 

[Booker]

Discount bargain-bin Sasuke that somehow manages to be even more homo.

 

[Jiren]

I dont know someone else for Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto to bully.

 

[Sagebee]

He was suppose to fill the sasuke role of the team and sai also connected us with Danzo seeing what he's up to

 

[Amazeballs]

What does he contribute to the story other than making Sasuke look better by being a bad clone of him?

Was he really created just for that reason?

Sai was a failed attempt by Kishi to introduce a significant new Konoha classmate midway through the series. However, his character was never that interesting, and came off as annoying. After his introduction arc, Sai was more or less sidelined. Honestly, to me, Sai feels pretty intrusive in most of the scenes he's in, like his presence is completely forced (especially when he tries to act like he's a legitimate part of Team 7).

 

[Guntah]

A couple reasons, actually. Temporary replacement for Sasuke, paralel to Sasuke, a way to show Danzo's and the Root's nature, a way to introduce a character with a new ability into the seires, a paring for Ino....

No BIG purposes, but still.