Redeemed from being . . . well frankly, useless. Even the whole medical ninja thing has simply been swept under the rug as not being that big of a deal.
Her whole fake confession to Naruto didn't matter in the end nor did her asinine plan to kill Sasuke.
What's more, as soon as this war started, the first thing we got out of her character was her still being in love with Sasuke? Seriously? Why exactly is she in love with Sasuke.? This guy has done nothing but dog and badmouth since chapter 3. Hell, he tried to kill her . . . three times. I can understand her wanting her teammate back, but beyond Sasuke simply being an alpha male, there's really no reason for her to be intersted in the guy. Hell, I'd be much more impressed with her character if she were interested in Rock Lee. The only thing her remaining infatuation with Sasuke shows is immaturity on her part. Now if Sasuke had ever shown any form of interest in her, that'd be one thing. If Sakura's feelings for Sasuke had ever been fleshed out in the slightest, then this sort of thing would be acceptable. Instead, it's just lazy writing on Kishi's part and contributes to the reason more and more fans are losing interest in this manga.
I knew a moment like the one we got in chapter 615 was coming. I just never would have dreamed that such a moment would be given to Hinata (a character who has already been developed, ever since her actions during the Pein invasion arc) when Sakura (the actual female lead, at least according to Kishi) is in desperate need of character development. Had Sakura been the one to knock Naruto out of his funk, it would have brought everything in full circle. For a long time, Sakura has constantly beat herself up about being of no use to Naruto. This moment here would have (and should have) changed that and would have brought the meaning of Yamato's words in chapter 297 to full fruition. Instead, Sakura is once again gawking on like an idiot while other people are doing all the work. Not only is this a slap in the face to her character (and I'm not simply speaking from the standpoint of a NaruSaku shipper), but to all the fans who were invested in her character in the first place.
It's no longer feasible because another moment like this would be redundant. There are no more lessons for Naruto to learn and there's no feasible way she can help Naruto at this point beyond keeping her useless behind out of harm's way as she stares onwards with drool slipping out of her wide open mouth.
This isn't the first time Sakura has sat back and gawked on like an idiot while other characters were actually making a difference. Recall the Team 7 reunion. Honestly, this sort of thing is pretty standard for her character at this point.
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Ya see this kitten right here people? truer words never said, im sick and tired of this crap and im glad some people, no everyone agree's.
Honestly kishi really screwed up in this chapter, i mean has he lost his friggin mind? cuz thats what it looks like, man kishi really did it this time.Honestly as his "fans" or whatever you call it, kishi deserves to be put in the level he is right now in our eyes, honestly kishi? naruto got pep talks from, hmm lets see...god knows how many but i tell ya its a load o' kitten.
Im ranting right now cuz im like so mad but honestly kishi? are you freakin' messing around? whose kitten are you messing around with yeah kishi? i've had enough with his crap, because:
1. During his interviews i feel like he's a phycotic moron thats drunk, he gets asked about sakura and all he's gotta say is "Oh she slipped my mind" seriously? SERIOUSLY what kind of a writer forgets the main female lead? whose he screwing with?
2. You have all that dramatic kitten in the five kage summit and after that you dont have naruto and sakura sort it all out? what the flippin'?
3. Kishi doesn't even show up in his 2013 jump festa for whatever reason, did he forget to take a dump? What the hell? honestly i'd be ashamed to show MY face in public if i were in his shoes.
4. You dont go making you main character look like a jackass in the middle of war, forgetting all the kitten he's gone through; itachi's words of wisdom, you have shikamaru, jiraya his mom his dad.Honestly he looked like helpless kitten.
I dont wanna keep ranting, and maybe i took things a lil too far with my negativity but i just wanted to take that all off my chest since all of us here seem to be fed up from all the kitten by kishi lately, not talking pairing wise but plot wise, man kishi better make up for all his bullcrap or else.
Edited by Canadian_DJ, 28 December 2012 - 01:00 PM.