Why would Kishi have Sakura summon Katsuyu instead of a new slug? Sasuke summoned a new snake and Naruto summoned Gamakichi so there's no way it didn't occur to him to have Sakura summon a new slug. It doesn't make sense either. Gamakichi's reason for appearing is that Gamabunta was busy. Well so was Katsuyu! And Katsuyu doesn't even mention Tsunade. Also, I hope Kishi doesn't revert Sakura back to healing fodders and expect that to be a passable contribution. He can't just have her show off for one chapter on the front lines and then back off for Naruto and Sasuke to shine as the dynamic duo. It's a contradiction to her well-made speech about fighting alongside them rather than staring at their backs. And it seems Kishi is still portraying Sasuke darkly. I noticed Sakura looking at him questionably at the end.
I think maybe she summoned Katsuyu because it's logical her first summon is her master' summon, just like it was for Naruto and Sasuke back then. They both first summoned their masters' summons.
Or maybe she summoned Katsuyu because she's the only one slug that can do the remote healing.
But in a scenaristic way, it's logical that she summoned Katsuyu first. It's needed maybe to show she's at Tsunade's level and that she can fit in the new sannin. And again in a scenaristic way, it permit Kishi to add some praising from Tsunade's slug.
I'm sure she will have her own summon later, surely this pink slug Kishi drawn a long time ago on Sakura's shoulder.
Also, I agree with you, it would be really odd to let Sakura be in the background after she said all those things about fighting alongside Naruto //and Sasuke.//
I'm sure ( I hope Kishi will not stab us in the back here ) that Sakura will come back to fight in next chapter, because now everyone in the alliance is safe and sound with slugs attached to them.
But that brings a question : Will Sakura go to the battle without a slug, or will she summon another one ? If she would leave Katsuyu, would Katsuyu still be able to protect everyone ?
Maybe Sakura will call back the small slugs now and ask Katsuyu to be 'one' again. She wanted to heal shinobi, so maybe she will not protect them in the near future and she will take back all the slugs.
What do you think ?
Edited by Otaru, 12 June 2013 - 08:33 PM.