Hi everyone! :)
I need some help. I have a debate with some member on other forum. And I need help to counter this argument.
The discussion went like this...
He/she posted this...
6. She talks to herself about WHO SHE WOULD SAVE FIRST, NARUTO OR SASUKE! God, that was just the end of it for me! Admittedly I'm not a big Sasuke fan either but this was just unfair to both the boys for her to be contemplating this, like she's some femme fatale sacrificing a lover for a friend and vice versa! Doesn't matter that Sasuke has never shown an ounce of interest in her (except in the minds of SasuSaku fans who reach very hard for evidence that Sasuke-kun really does love his Sakura-chan!), and that Naruto has been there for her FOREVER, wanting nothing more than just the barest scrape of acknowledgment and praise.
6. Too bad you don't remember this. One of Sakura's all-time worst moments in a tow-truck full of bad moments. "I wonder who I would save first, Sasuke or Naruto". NOT GOOD! At least she acknowledges that she might get around to saving the other one too at some point.
And I responded with this...
Fillers don't count. Thats anime only scene.
And I got this answer with which I need a counter argument.
That may be true, I won't argue that point. However, it doesn't really change the rest of it now, does it? I can go into the fact that she's abusive-physically AND emotionally to the only real true friend she has regardless, or that on a very basic level, Sakura has not grown up. Yes, she's more powerful, but emotionally and mentally she is extremely stunted, probably because she has not experienced ANY of the losses that other more important characters around her have felt. In summation, she's still acts like a fan-girl teenager (which I find heavily disappointing, especially since I was really hoping she'd grow up eventually). Trust me when I say I was rooting for her, especially after she fought Sasori. But then nothing else happened in her character development. She's so stuck on "LOVING" Sasuke, cries incessantly, and begs Naruto to help her overcome her worst fears that she is just not good enough. Self-fulfilling prophecy much?
Thanks in advance! :)
ps: I'll be using this thread again if I have need of help.