In a semi-defense of Naruto, Sakura comes off equally bad at the end. I'm not trying to bash Sakura to try and prop up Naruto, because I'll freely admit he turns into scum. But Sakura sure is quick to drop the bonds she forged with Naruto. It really makes you question why you liked any of the characters from Part I and Part II up to Pein.
@Tricksie
I think your post is an interesting one. I could make an argument that Naruto's upbringing makes him incapable of accepting and appreciating others' love for him based on being ostracized and ridiculed. But something tells me Kishi didn't think that deeply.
You're correct, not all of the blame is on Naruto, but this thread is why Naruto let SS happen. And also the below is is not directed at you
But really, if Naruto was a good friend than don't you think he would have at least talked to her.
Abusive relationships are tricky. People have different viewpoints on them altogether. Some believe that you should leave ppl alone and let them deal with it themselves. Others believe in more drastic intervention by calling the cops and help groups.
I tend to fall in the latter camp, but in Naruto's case. Why the hell didn't he at least talk to her about it?
I mean when it comes to Sakura the best explanation I can come up with her is that she has no idea what love is. Normally I wouldn't believe that bc we saw how her parents loved her in RTN but it's pretty clear that she has no idea what it means to actually be in a relationship.
But she still knew her obsession for Sasuke was wrong and pathetic which means Naruto knew too. So why didn't he ever talk to her about it? Naruto does know what it means to love someone and he understands the boundaries of romance, at least better than Sakura.
I had a friend back in high school who I met during my junior year. She was a freshman who was looking to make friends so she started dating one of my football buddies because she figured that he knew a lot of ppl and she'd get the prestige and everything. Then she found that she really started to care for him after a couple of months and they had sex. But after that he stopped hanging out with her and basically ditched her.
I found out later that in reality he'd been hounding her for weeks to go all the way saying things like "All high school girls do that" and "If you don't do this with me than I'll dump you and you'll be all alone." She was a wreck for weeks and it took a lot of time for her to bounce back.
You don't know the meaning of Abuse until you see it crush a human being firsthand and it is no pretty sight. Naruto is a horrible person. He should have at least talked to her about it.
But once it got physical he should have done more
Edited by Shadow1275, 07 February 2015 - 11:05 PM.