Sakura is always given short shrift by the audience — and sorta in the manga too. She does way more than she is ever given credit for. But maybe this is one of the ways that Naruto's love will bring her story full circle. He sees everything she does when no one else really notices. He doesn't take it for granted. So her growth, in his eyes, is just as monumental as his changes, from bratty kid to Hokage, in hers.
Yeah, you're right. I mean, if people don't see kicks and punches than it means that character hasn't done nothing. Really, now? Are some just selective reading or really...how should I say it...Naive?
I am curious to see what Naruto's love will do to her character and viceversa.
I would comment as well, that Naruto sometimes is that thick, that he doesn't see that he is putting her in danger and she suffers.
Like the whole Team 7 reunion... if he hadn't went so cold with her, Sakura wouldn't have went on there, suffered that much.
But he was too thick and didn't see that. And, wanted or not, he put her in danger.
But that's another story.
So I've had a theory from way back that there some parallels between Sakura/Mito, the first jinchurriki. Mito must have been a ridiculously powerful woman ("monsterous strength," ring any bells?) to contain the kyuubi herself and fight off Madara. (I'm pretty sure it's implied that she did. I'd have to check to be sure tho.) And survive all of that!!
The groundwork is laid for repeating cycles. So it makes sense for Sakura to be factored in to that as well. And Kishimoto does like to put powerful women in positions of power. So I wonder if he will bump up Sakura's role in the future in some really dramatic and unexpected way. Like saving Naruto by channeling some of the kyuubi's power through herself. After all, she has better chakra control than any of them.
(I also have a theory that if Naruto is meant to be the reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths, would that mean Sakura might be the reincarnation of his wife.)
Anyway, there are lots of holes in these theories, and they may end up being more in the realm of fanfics than true parallels. But I definitely agree with you about Sakura and those connections to the Madara's generation — there's too much to be just dismissed out of hand as impossible.
Especially after Madara's weird love thing from the last chapter.
What if Madara was secretly in love with Mito, but she liked Hashirama? And Madara's motive is just a great big stupid scorned-love thing like Tobito with Rin?
Lots to think about!!!
edit: sometimes I think about Naruto and where it's going and decide the manga could wrap up cleanly in the next six months. Then other times I think there's enough material there to make it last another four or five years!!
Hmm, about that theory of the Sage and the wife, I've though it as well and after I read some things here on H&E, added from here and there, made my own little theory about that:
http://chatte-georgi...is-subtle-hintsI also think he is, indeed, the reincarnation of the Sage, no doubts since Kurama said: That's the Sage of Paths .... and missing... What? Technique? Sealing technique? Since Naruto had just been sealing Kurama.
I fairly believe that the Sage was an Uzumaki. He sealed the Juubi and that's how he awakened Rinnegan and other ocular powers. From the Juubi. As we see that the Juubi now, has the Rinnegan combined with Sharingan, etc.
But the Sage, was originally an Uzumaki.
He had a wife. I mean, hello, who would've given birth to his two sons? Right? I've heard theories that he made them via Creation of All Things. Really now? Wouldn't that be a little mysoginist from Kishi's part?
I do believe that, indeed, he had a wife. He was loved, stuff like that. And since I saw those markings on Naruto's cloak when in Kurama Mode, I fairly believe this is going somewhere and that, indeed, Sakura has a connection.
Like it was written there, someone, read somewhere, that Sakura's clan (?) symbol would mean something like a chinese symbol of the duality between heaven and earth (wink) and the connection between both.
Dunno, however, the coincidences are a bit too damn high. Like I said previously in the thread, Sakura it's the key, Naruto is the solution. Something like this.
As well as Madara and Hashirama fight, Mito was indeed involved. She was not involved with the battle, but with Kurama's factor. My guess is that Hashi used the Wooden Dragon, and as we saw, it gets loosened at a time. That moment, Mito sealed it within her and let them battle. Because let's face it. We've seen it doesn't bind the power forever and Hashirama couldn't have fought Madara and let the Kyuubi roam free destroying the village or having Madara take it again. Nor the Kyuubi waited for them to battle and then he went home "Hey, Mito, I brought a pet home. It's just a nine tailed demon".
So, Mito had her implications, but only at a certain moment.
That's why I said that I am almost SURE that Sakura will be implied for a moment in Sasuke vs. Naruto, but only for a certain detail. Because, as we know, the Kyuubi can be manipulated via genjutsu or repressed. Sasuke repressed its power at the beginning of the series. I am sure that this is where Sakura will play her role in the battle, although, it will be recognized as the greatest Shinobi battle, Naruto vs. Sasuke. That's how it was with Madara and Hashirama.
I agree with you and Chatte. There's something that might reveal something about Sakura and it may be a plan from Kishi that he's keeping it from us.
But, the thing is that we don't know if Kishi is really willing to do this for Sakura
Thanks, hun! I am sure that Sakura will play a role. The clues and patterns here and there fit too much for her to be left out of the picture. And in the end, it's her heroine.
Let's hope for the best!
Awsome analysis chatte, Narusaku4life and tricksie i agree 100 %
Oh about the akwardness naaaaahhhh it wouldn't be awkward by the LEAST i mean c'mon 400+ chapters of narusaku development is a piece o' cake! after all look at "N"H it has 5+ panels of development!! thats perfect! and about the databooks, pchfff! "what are sakuras feelings for naruto" c'mon ofcoarse its JUST friendship! i mean friendship is sooo un-obvious!! its like the trend with difficult things, what love you say? naaaaah it ain't luurrv its just friendship hinata is perfect for naruto! c'mon she knows ALOT about naruto! his nindo and his nindo and MUCH more of his nindo! perfect!
*Sarcasm*
Thanks!
Well, yeah, I agree. The only time they intersect, it's when it comes about his ninja way. And not to be kitteny or anything, but hell it sounds like copyright infringement!
10/10
Thanks!
That's...surprisingly good observation there, Chatte. I should reread once this arc ends or at least the fight, whatever. She is a smart girl. Funny that she figured out Tobi/Obito tricks before we got to know ourselves completely. I think Kishi thought this is good enough but fans want her kick more butts, which I am in for one, so now he's looking a way to do that. The question is when.
Thanks! I happened to re-read it for a vs. thread on another forum between, guess who? Of course, Hinata vs Sakura. And there was a Sakura hater, of course. OMG, why do you overrate her? What did she even do besides healing in this whole war? Hinata killed thousands of Zetsu clones.
ANd I was like, b*tch, please! Really? So I started re-reading the manga since the assembly and pointed what she did compared to Hinata. And it was proved that compared to Sakura, Hinata did kinda nothing. While Sakura, well... I just listed it.
Edited by Chatte, 13 January 2013 - 12:21 AM.