Salad on the other hand looks a lot like Karin and Sasuke, but I also see a lot of Sakura in her to the point that she is a mix of the three (with more on Sakura since she is fill that role in the group). She gets into arguments with Bolt which is something that neither Sakura or Karin would do with their love interest. She looks like Karin with Black hair and eyes which make it easier to see similarities. But she is far more polite than either of those two ever behaved. In the end, I would still go with she is Sakura 2.0. She is Sakura with all her perceived flaws removed. Sakura didn't fight enough? Well, Salad does. Sakura cries too much? Salad doesn't cry. Sakura hits Naruto. Salad never hits Bolt despite their arguments. Sakura was seen as unattractive...Well, they constantly show how sexy they think Salad is...ugh. So on and so forth.
Ummm.....you're falling for the same things I mentioned.
I see a lot of Tsunade in Sakura, but that doesn't mean they are related right? Nor does it means they are mother and daughter. I mean, how many Sakuras are in the story? Ino, Temari, Kushina, and even Karin.
Karin already is a Sakura 2.0 and does many things Sakura does not. She can heal, albeit an odd way, Sasuke actually cared about her and her safety (The way they pretend Sasuke is to Sakura), she has an anger streak, she has talent pf a Kekkei Genkai. In fact, I really want to put emphasis on the "Sasuke actually cared about her" part because a lot of people say that Sasuke really loved Sakura, but has a hard time showing it. We never see this. We never see him struggle with this. We see this more with Karin. He actually put effort into saving Karin on three occasions starting with the Forest of Death. Karin even yelled at Sasuke for what he did. It ended anti-climatically, but she still did it and she actually loved Sasuke enough to let him go, unlike Sakura. Karin is everything Sakura SHOULD have been and so she is the real Sakura 2.0. We can argue semantics, but Karin actually is a better Sakura.
Naruto also shares traits with many of the other characters.
Iruka is a Naruto - an pervert class clown idiot who suffered great tragedy, but had no special gifts.
Jiraiya is a Naruto - Again, a pervert class clown who ended up being a sanin through hardwork and shared many similar traits.
Hashirama is a Naruto - Again, pervert idiot class clown who also has a mean streak
Tsunade's little brother is a Naruto, Nagato is a Naruto, Sai's brother is a Naruto, Konohamaru is a Naruto, Rock Lee is a Naruto....too many Narutos
I can keep listing off characters where they share a reflection with Naruto, but maybe are more skilled in particular areas. It is the same way that alot of Batman's villains are a reflections of himself with Two Face being Bruce's dichotomy doing it by the law vs natural justice. Joker is Batman's insanity and so on and so forth.
But what I am looking at is something more minor. The way Salad is drawn standing with a cocked-hip and a downward nose gesture while pushing up her glasses. THAT is primarily a Karin trait and Sakura does not stand like that. Look the way she spurts out actual anger that is drama while Sakura's anger is more comedic. It's the little things like that. I would have to really go back and list them all, but Salad is definitely more Karin than Sakura. The traits you pointing out are more with Karin and Sasuke than Sasuke and Sakura.
(The "argumentative, but more polite" one is weird as that seems more like a combo trait of both parents rather than a singular parent trait. Argumentative is Sakura's and Karin's speed while being reserved is Sasuke's....maybe even the more "polite" can be seen as a Sasuke trait seeing how he is after Naruto changes him.)
However, and this question has still have not been answered....WHY DOES SALAD WEAR GLASSES? That is strictly a Karin trait and she has the strongest eye ability that is NOT a Rinnegan. Sakura's doesn't wear glasses, nor does Sasuke. Who is the only character we know of that has traits like Sakura, but more refined and wears glasses.....could it be Karin? I think so. You can make arguments for it, but here is a few things....why did Karin give her the glasses when she was just born? They would have no way of knowing she needed them when she was a baby. Was it just a momento? Then why have Salad wear them? Are they prescription? Are they for sentimental value? Can you have sentimental value for something that you don't even remember? Why give them to Salad at all?
Salad wearing glasses has not a single logical reason why she has to wear them, why Karin gave them to her, and why she continues to wear them. The more answers to try to push on this one, the more the glasses become a nonsense trait. If they are not prescription, then why wear them? It is not like Obito wearing goggles which make sense to keep dust and stuff out or even just as a fashion statement like Shino. There is NO REASON why Salad has to or has a need to wear glasses UNLESS she is related to Karin. We can make arguments for everything else, but this one. There is no excuse why they have to be drawn in. That's the problem. Not even you, Bails, can come up with an explanation for it.
By the way, genetically speaking, families who have a long history of eyesight problems tend to pass down visions problems to their kids. It is not 100%, but the kids do have a higher chance of needing to wear glasses if the parents also have poor eyesight.
As for Salad being Sakura with her "perceived flaws removed," well....give that one some time. We thought Sakura was having her flaws removed and they ended up putting them right back in, but Salad does have one trait that both Karin AND Sakura AND Naruto all posses....they are too forgiving on Sasuke. This is one of the biggest flaws that have caused their entire downfalls. Will Salad be too forgiving of Boruto as well?
Of course, now that SP and the people working on Boruto are constantly giving characters the other character personality traits, the issues become moot. Like Hinata is now technically a Sakura 2.0 thanks to her revamp in Boruto especially with her anger issues, short hair, and more.
Also, fans thinks Hinata is Kushina 2.0 too
Edited by James S Cassidy, 15 March 2020 - 07:10 AM.