@Slextrem
Yeah, given that the sharingan can already cast OP genjutsu to me it seems irrelevant for Sakura to use that as well. So the most logical alternative lies in her ability to dispel them. That actually sound like a better asset against the current fights.
About Sakura learning Tsunade's or Hashirama's technique, up until the Sasori arc, yeah, there's no excuse for Sakura not using it so I'm sure she didn't know it at that time. But afterwards as it's been painfully obvious Sakura hasn't been in a serious confrontation that is able to push her to the limits, therefore there has been no need for her to utilize any new technique that she could've learned. I mean, it took unlimited chakra immortal Madara combined with Hashi's wood powers for Tsunade to finally say "screw it" and use the Strength of a Hundred.
Whether we notice or not there has been downtime here and there and as for how people used up the entirety of that time it's only up to speculation. We can't assume there wasn't time if there isn't a panel that confirms one has been busy doing something that didn't give them time to train.
The thought of her already having learned those techniques bothers me because, if that were the case, (and again, it depends on when we want to say that she learned them), there were times where she could have utilized them in battle.
You're right, she hasn't been in any serious fights since Sasori, but there were other times where that power would have been handy. For example, during the Pain invasion. Tsunade found Pain worthy enough of an opponent to use the Yin Seal, (if I'm remembering correctly, she uses it's power to call on Katsuyu and, through her, lend her chakra to the village), so if Sakura was also able to use that kind of power, why not assist? I would be so frustrated if I learned that she knew how to use that power all along but didn't during the invasion...
Then there's the confrontation with Sasuke. I believe he is more than a worthy opponent to use the Yin Seal techniques on, (assuming she knew how to use them at the time), but instead of utilizing her full power, she falls back on a poisoned kunai? That just doesn't make sense to me. If she had the ability to use the techniques, why fall back on such a weak weapon?
That leads me to believe that she did not know how to use the techniques related to the Yin Seal at that time. Granted, there are other possible variables, such as Sakura not having completely mastered the techniques in either of those circumstances, or her resolve being too weak in her fight against Sasuke. I guess if Kishimoto really wants to fall back on those, he can, but it just wouldn't feel right to me. I know that my personal complaints won't matter much if this is what's going to happen, but I would have preferred to see her do more if she had the power to.
You're right, it's possible that there were other windows of time for Sakura to train that we may not have seen, but to learn the Yin Seal techniques, she needs Tsunade to train her. Post-Pain arc, the opportunities for that just aren't there. That's where I see the dilemma. After the Kage Summit Arc, Tsunade comes out of her coma, which she had been in since Naruto's arrival during the Pain fight, and is almost immediately thrown into planning a war. I just can't see how she would have found the time to train Sakura in between, all the while keeping on top of her duties as Hokage and dealing with everything else. I guess Shizune could have trained her, but then we're assuming that Shizune knows how those techniques work and can use them herself.
If we go off of the assumption that Tsunade did train her, but it was before the Pain arc, (let's say when Naruto was training for Rasen-Shurinken), then shouldn't Sakura have mastered those techniques by at least her confrontation with Sasuke? If not , the start of the war? But she doesn't use them at all? Not while facing Zabuza, Hakku, and the Seven Swordsmen? Not while confronting the Jyuubi, Obito, and Madara all at once? And again, if she has the ability to use the Yin Seal techniques, where is the mark on her forehead?
I'll admit that it's possible, but I've always hoped that Kishimoto would refrain from using Ass-Pull no Jutsu on Sakura. A small time skip would be so much better than having to explain, (or ignore), all of these variables.
Anyway, at the end of the day, I know I'll be happy if Sakura gains a new ability so I should stop complaining about it.
It's just a matter of how happy I'll be. Delivery is important.Baguette, you forgot... Wait, who is the female on Team Gai?
Edited by Slextrem, 07 April 2013 - 02:50 AM.
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