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[Sakamaki Izayoi]

I think the best thing Kishi could do is have there still be feelings there, but give us a really good reason as to WHY they are there.

I belive what he's doing is just avoid any kind of hints towards both of them which is what he's doing, Sakura didnt give NS hints and neither SS hints, there's no reasons to keep her feelings for Sasuek when she got the development to do the otherwise, which brings up the comment of other users when they say that if kishi shows that she still has feelings for Sasuke then it's certain that if NS happens it's going to be asspulled or done poorly.
 

Edited by Dαrkrєrsŧ, 01 June 2013 - 12:59 AM.

[Zatheko]

I think the best thing Kishi could do is have there still be feelings there, but give us a really good reason as to WHY they are there.

I honestly want to know why Ino's feelings for him are still there even more than Sakura's, she literally spent the least amount of time with him out of all of the girls yet she cried the hardest when finding out he was a national criminal   , Sakura at least has some memories of him to hold on to, although imo they are still bad reasons to love him.

 

Hope kishi has a reason for this and isn't just doing this because he just wants people to feel something for him.

Edited by zatheko, 01 June 2013 - 01:05 AM.

[redragon88]

Well I am expecting her to still hold some sort of feelings for him, otherwise there would be nothing left to resolve and I would have to sit here and wonder why NS isn't canon yet

 

But yeah, her feelings will have to be resolved, hell even if Kishi planned on doing SS they would still have to resolve everything between Sakura and Naruto and her confession. But I don't think SS is Kishis plan so I believe things will get resolved either during the end of the war or sometime after it.

 

It is completely expected to see Sakura reflecting on her feelings for Sasuke. What some people fear is that at some point she might start being once again hopeful of her being with Sasuke romantically. That doesn't mean her acting like a fangirl, it just means her looking at Sasuke with a certain expectation that would imply she wants him.

 

Sakura needs to keep moving forward with her development, but some fear that Kishi will purposely regress her temporarily in order to later advance her. We don't want to see Sakura yearning in regards to her feelings for Sasuke. The next time Sakura thinks about her romantic feelings it should be in a seriously light where she questions herself.

 

I think what people didn't like about this chapter is that it accidentally placed the idea that Sakura might start acting like she wants Sasuke once again. What should've been seen as a funny comedy scene (Naruto complaining about him also being there), got twisted in the minds of some as some sort of indicator that Sakura will once again start focusing on her desires of Sasuke while leaving Naruto behind. That is definitely not what the chapter tried to communicate, but that how it was unfortunately initially interpreted by some, hence their anger.

[Sakamaki Izayoi]

I honestly want to know why Ino's feelings for him are still there even more than Sakura's, she literally spent the last amount of time with him out of all of the girls yet she cried the hardest when finding out he was a national criminal   , Sakura at least has some memories of him to hold on to, although imo they are still bad reasons to love him.

 

Hope kishi has a reason for this and isn't just doing this because he just wants people to feel something for him.

She never had development to move on, at first place her development was more team 10 centered than romance, when on the contrary Sakura got the most of development to move on, and got more stronger when she found out that Naruto loves her, 540 also says that she had feelings for him but also tells that she should move on and love a good/great guy.

Like you pointed out Sakura does have memories but she stated herself that it was team 7 who makes her happy not Sasuke.

 

@reddragon.
I think not the fact is that she got too many development to move on, first Sai tells her that Naruto loves her, combine with her own confession when she says that Naruto did basically eveyrthing to her and was the best influence on her life, add the fact that Sasuke tried to kill her, and then add again the fact where a fodder ninja comes and tells her that she should love a good/great guy and then add the fact that she doesnt feel happy about this love and then add the fact of Naruto growing and showing how he's a great guy.
Then i ask after all of this and then she shows romantic intentions towards Sasuke, how's she capable of moving on after all this?

 

I hope that Kishi continues that road, keep Sakura not showing any kind of hints towards Naruto or Sasuke, Sakura was smilling since the begining of the chapter, and she was smiling before she said "Sasuke-kun" and only really interacted with Naruto without giving pairing hints, i believe and hope he keeps up that way otherwise he would just damage all the development he give to her and make all those scenes irrelevant.

Edited by Dαrkrєrsŧ, 01 June 2013 - 01:17 AM.

[Atheck]

I honestly want to know why Ino's feelings for him are still there even more than Sakura's, she literally spent the least amount of time with him out of all of the girls yet she cried the hardest when finding out he was a national criminal   , Sakura at least has some memories of him to hold on to, although imo they are still bad reasons to love him.

 

Hope kishi has a reason for this and isn't just doing this because he just wants people to feel something for him.

 

Ino has no logical reason to maintain what she believes to be a "positive" love for this man aside from her prurient fantasies of him and willingness to cling to her childhood wishes. The only conceivable reason that I can think of for Kishi reaffirming her "feelings" for Sasuke is that he wants to use Ino as an archetype for the other females to finally move past their desires for Sasuke and mature as characters whilst coming to understand to what true love actually is; they should understand that what they interpreted as being "love" was nothing more than a product of adolescent hormonal yearnings. Lust is not love, it's merely self-gratification. 

 

Sakura does have a more valid reason to "love" Sasuke, albeit it's quite similar to Hinata's affections for Naruto. She wants to receive his acknowledgement, to have him come to understand and believe that she is an equal to him. Whilst Hinata's love is related to encouragement, Sakura's is acknowledgement. If they can achieve those respective goals then they may be able to finally move on. In fact, Hinata has already achieved her goal. The best she could possibly hope for now is for Naruto to provide her with closure so she can finally look to others and herself as sources of strength. Sakura is still looking to achieve her own goals, however.

[Zatheko]

 

Ino has no logical reason to maintain what she believes to be a "positive" love for this man aside from her prurient fantasies of him and willingness to cling to her childhood wishes. The only conceivable reason that I can think of for Kishi reaffirming her "feelings" for Sasuke is that he wants to use Ino as an archetype for the other females to finally move past their desires for Sasuke and mature as characters whilst coming to understand to what true love actually is; they should understand that what they interpreted as being "love" was nothing more than a product of adolescent hormonal yearnings. Lust is not love, it's merely self-gratification. 

 

Sakura does have a more valid reason to "love" Sasuke, albeit it's quite similar to Hinata's affections for Naruto. She wants to receive his acknowledgement, to have him come to understand and believe that she is an equal to him. Whilst Hinata's love is related to encouragement, Sakura's is acknowledgement. If they can achieve those respective goals then they may be able to finally move on. In fact, Hinata has already achieved her goal. The best she could possibly hope for now is for Naruto to provide her with closure so she can finally look to others and herself as sources of strength. Sakura is still looking to achieve her own goals, however.

About Ino that makes sense to use her love like that to help the other girls move on, it really does seem like the only reason for Kishi to keep it up for this long.

 

As for the bolded, the perfect time for that is now or in the next few chapters. She can now stand with them as equals so it makes sense that she should finally get that acknowledgement from Sasuke and finally realize that that's the only thing she really wanted, or something along those lines.

[TouKen4Life3g]

Do you guys think sasuke is going to take the jubbi at the end? because he needs hashirama's cells in order to do that or so I've heard. I think sasuke will try some sort of scheme because he needs some sort of power to become hokage because at this point he is outclassed by naruto. And that is when i think orochimaru will probably take over sasuke's body and try to take the Juubi. This is perfect since at this point orochimaru has hashirama's cells. I dont see anything going good for sasuke at the end of this. I'm sort of thinking of all the sasusaku fans out there that still dont think sasuke has something up his sleeves which is gunna finish off whatever sakura has left for him. There is a moment coming where her development will be put to the test, I can just tell. What are you guys thinking? any predictions?

I won't predict anything, seeing how my prediction will be read by Kishi and change it up to make it "different". Don't ask. I would say what if, if anything. Well, Orochimaru can get Yamato back for the Hashi's cell. I don't know but it is possible. I wonder what's going with Kabuto if anything. Not to mention Anko. You know what I want Orochimaru to do. Get everyone who is associated with him back. I guess that's why I want him to get Yamato back because he is a clone. I wish Orochimaru will actually do this, but it's hard to say. I want Orochimaru's team to be the last obstacle for the story, though not sure if Sasuke will be the final villain (or rather opposing force) or Orochimaru could be. I like when a story goes back to full circle with the first villain introduced. Granted it was those mist guys, but Orochimaru is the one that started the series to sky rocket.

 

The problem is that I guess Team 7 reunion happens now because it would seem like it could be the last since well, we don't know what's next for Sasuke since right now, he's calling truce with his former enemies and Juugo pretty much noticed that Sasuke is up to something. When will it happen? No clue. Will it happen? No clue. Is Sasuke going to play as a villain? No clue. It's odd to see hints from a colorspread as well as I believe 4 issues ago that Sasuke was classified as a villain, which happened after 627. Normally, I could dismiss it, but maybe not because if you know One Piece current situation, then the villain in that time is listed. This is btw author choice, so what gives? The color spread for this week is based on the current event, not what's going to be like in the future and what not. So you can say he dodged it. Anyway, who knows. Maybe I'm wrong.

 

Lastly, well yeah, I don't blame you about feeling too comfortable about their pairings. It's eery that I ended up seeing Code Geass Season 1 ending and thought to myself, "Wow, this could so happen in Naruto." If you ever watched it and remember the scene, well you get the idea completely. Though now it's not the good time to turn heel because then, it would feel like there's no hope whatsoever. People may wonder when is that 540 going to be play. Well it can go both ways. Either way, it's just something noted for. Sasuke is still himself, just don't know if everything will be ok. That remains to be seen.

[megi]

Poor Yamato! Looks like his future is still dark.

Sai is on a solo special ops to find and save Yamato! 

And they'll make it back and it'll be a team 7+ reunion! Let this be!

[Sakamaki Izayoi]

 

Ino has no logical reason to maintain what she believes to be a "positive" love for this man aside from her prurient fantasies of him and willingness to cling to her childhood wishes. The only conceivable reason that I can think of for Kishi reaffirming her "feelings" for Sasuke is that he wants to use Ino as an archetype for the other females to finally move past their desires for Sasuke and mature as characters whilst coming to understand to what true love actually is; they should understand that what they interpreted as being "love" was nothing more than a product of adolescent hormonal yearnings. Lust is not love, it's merely self-gratification. 

 

Sakura does have a more valid reason to "love" Sasuke, albeit it's quite similar to Hinata's affections for Naruto. She wants to receive his acknowledgement, to have him come to understand and believe that she is an equal to him. Whilst Hinata's love is related to encouragement, Sakura's is acknowledgement. If they can achieve those respective goals then they may be able to finally move on. In fact, Hinata has already achieved her goal. The best she could possibly hope for now is for Naruto to provide her with closure so she can finally look to others and herself as sources of strength. Sakura is still looking to achieve her own goals, however.

But Sakura did get that on part 1, she got her acknowledgement but what she wanted wasnt to became an equal, she wanted to be noticed by him more likely romantically speaking off,she get acknowledged that as his teammate and now her whole team 7 now she thinks she reached them.

I feel that she doesnt have valid reasons to love Sasuke, not matter if she wanted acknowledgement because what she wanted wasnt the type of acknowledgment as an equal but rather an acknowledgement romantically oriented.

[James S Cassidy]

I am tired of the pairing war. No offense, but it feels like 90% of the fandom only cares about the pairing war and nothing else. Between mistranslations, misinterpretations, and other things, it feels like we will never reach an end.

I don't know why Sakura still has lingering feelings for Sasuke. Really, there is just nothing appealing about the guy. Like, what is it about him that even the real female fandoms find appealing? He is a jerk, he attempted to kill two girls, and he is into nothing more than self-satisfaction. I don't get it. Is it the bench scene? I was hoping Sakura figured it out by now that that wasn't Sasuke, but...I am not sure. (And you'd think in a world where people can imitate others down to near perfect degree that the possibility of the Sasuke in the bench scene not being the real him would have clicked in sooner or later.)

Help me out here, ladies, why do you think girls are attached to Sasuke so? If it is just his looks, than wow. How shallow can you get? I don't get it, and maybe I never will. I guess I could argue why guys go after woman who are like that, but...I haven't seen that kind of behavior be accepted.

One thing I do find hard to believe is when you have a character who is so smart that they practically know everything, but in one area they can't even recognize the obvious. I find it more acceptable if the character was all around stupid, but not when a character is supposedly so intelligent across the board or something.

[megi]

I am tired of the pairing war. No offense, but it feels like 90% of the fandom only cares about the pairing war and nothing else. Between mistranslations, misinterpretations, and other things, it feels like we will never reach an end.

I don't know why Sakura still has lingering feelings for Sasuke. Really, there is just nothing appealing about the guy. Like, what is it about him that even the real female fandoms find appealing? He is a jerk, he attempted to kill two girls, and he is into nothing more than self-satisfaction. I don't get it. Is it the bench scene? I was hoping Sakura figured it out by now that that wasn't Sasuke, but...I am not sure. (And you'd think in a world where people can imitate others down to near perfect degree that the possibility of the Sasuke in the bench scene not being the real him would have clicked in sooner or later.)

Help me out here, ladies, why do you think girls are attached to Sasuke so? If it is just his looks, than wow. How shallow can you get? I don't get it, and maybe I never will. I guess I could argue why guys go after woman who are like that, but...I haven't seen that kind of behavior be accepted.

One thing I do find hard to believe is when you have a character who is so smart that they practically know everything, but in one area they can't even recognize the obvious. I find it more acceptable if the character was all around stupid, but not when a character is supposedly so intelligent across the board or something.

 

There are smart women who stay with abusive men (goes both ways), even after they say they are done with them. It is a sad truth. Because they are in the mind to believe that the abusive one can change or go back to the person they once were in love with.

 

Kishi has always not been the best with his female characters honestly. 

[Zatheko]

I am tired of the pairing war. No offense, but it feels like 90% of the fandom only cares about the pairing war and nothing else. Between mistranslations, misinterpretations, and other things, it feels like we will never reach an end.

I don't know why Sakura still has lingering feelings for Sasuke. Really, there is just nothing appealing about the guy. Like, what is it about him that even the real female fandoms find appealing? He is a jerk, he attempted to kill two girls, and he is into nothing more than self-satisfaction. I don't get it. Is it the bench scene? I was hoping Sakura figured it out by now that that wasn't Sasuke, but...I am not sure. (And you'd think in a world where people can imitate others down to near perfect degree that the possibility of the Sasuke in the bench scene not being the real him would have clicked in sooner or later.)

Help me out here, ladies, why do you think girls are attached to Sasuke so? If it is just his looks, than wow. How shallow can you get? I don't get it, and maybe I never will. I guess I could argue why guys go after woman who are like that, but...I haven't seen that kind of behavior be accepted.

One thing I do find hard to believe is when you have a character who is so smart that they practically know everything, but in one area they can't even recognize the obvious. I find it more acceptable if the character was all around stupid, but not when a character is supposedly so intelligent across the board or something.

I agree with you completely, I accept that she might still has some feelings for Sasuke but at the same time I can't understand why.

 

I really hope that it clicks with her sooner rather than later that her love is not based off anything other then false memories and looks. Also you are right about the whole thing about people being able to change into anybody, as smart as Sakura is you would think she would have figured it out by now.

 

But hey maybe deep down her inner Sakura knows that maybe it wasn't Sasuke, but she is in denial and still hoping that she is wrong and it really was him? I don't know at this point, I just hope Kishi has an honest reason other than drama as to why she, or any other girl for that matter, has these feelings for Sasuke.

Edited by zatheko, 01 June 2013 - 02:35 AM.

[rikakim94]

This whole fangirl!Sakura thing is getting old... 

 

You know, I agree some people are becoming really analytical about it. If you just put the negativity aside and read the past chapters in this volume sakura was just joking i think its pretty clear for now that shes happy to catch up with her team mates.

 

its really really tiring. 

 

kishi will resolve issue possibly in this volume he even said it in his interview sakura crush is bad and she needs to mature. just wait for it...

Edited by rikakim94, 01 June 2013 - 02:44 AM.

[CynMichi]

I don't know why Sakura still has lingering feelings for Sasuke. Really, there is just nothing appealing about the guy. Like, what is it about him that even the real female fandoms find appealing? He is a jerk, he attempted to kill two girls, and he is into nothing more than self-satisfaction. I don't get it. Is it the bench scene? I was hoping Sakura figured it out by now that that wasn't Sasuke, but...I am not sure. (And you'd think in a world where people can imitate others down to near perfect degree that the possibility of the Sasuke in the bench scene not being the real him would have clicked in sooner or later.)
Help me out here, ladies, why do you think girls are attached to Sasuke so? If it is just his looks, than wow. How shallow can you get? I don't get it, and maybe I never will. I guess I could argue why guys go after woman who are like that, but...I haven't seen that kind of behavior be accepted.
One thing I do find hard to believe is when you have a character who is so smart that they practically know everything, but in one area they can't even recognize the obvious. I find it more acceptable if the character was all around stupid, but not when a character is supposedly so intelligent across the board or something.

I don't think it's love at all, it's infatuation, same way "teenage heart throbs" inspire the worst in prepubescent girls. You have a pleasing physical appearance, aloof 'too good for you' attitude, and a heightened social status that can be achieved by winning said "prize".(most girls go through this phase, I did too much to my shame now ^_^; ) I think especially for Sakura, a girl who started out very self conscious, it is about validating her worth through Sasukes acknowledgement. This ties into her rivalry with Ino and mirrors the one that Naruto and Sasuke share.
I think Sakura still wants Sasuke to want her on some level to validate herself, however I think IF this were to happen she would take a closer look at herself and realize she doesn't need him. She's done the work all on her own, if anyone had an influence it was Naruto.
It's hard to remember that out of everyone Sakura is meant to be the most 'real world character' and she's only 16/17 now and like most girls that age their brains aren't fully functioning in a way that allows for reasoning quite the same way an adult brain would. I think this makes her character even more appealing and will add even more weight when her full transformation has ended. Ino once compared her to a flower that had not yet bloomed, I think she's got a ways to go but as the manga has progressed her eyes have slowly opened. I have no doubt she will never choose Sasuke.....It's bad but I kind of hope she knocks the crap out of him one good time! :)

[James S Cassidy]

 

There are smart women who stay with abusive men (goes both ways), even after they say they are done with them. It is a sad truth. Because they are in the mind to believe that the abusive one can change or go back to the person they once were in love with.

 

Kishi has always not been the best with his female characters honestly. 

This is what I find funny though because A) There never was a relationship because Sasuke never started one with her and B) Sasuke never really abused her that often. In fact, he was away from her for a good two years and never cared whatsoever. It's not like Sasuke started out really good and loving and then changed evil. He was always a repulsive jerkass that didn't care for anyone, but himself. Sure, he helped his teammates out, but not out of caring.

 

I have never seen a "relationship", that has no good chemistry or any chemistry at all for that matter, stay so strong for so long. I would even go far as to say that Sakura's lingering feelings (If they still even exist) are the weirdest I have ever seen. She doesn't stay because she is abused by him nor is she staying cause he "used" to be a good person. Especially since in the beginning he was always a jerkass.

 

I think that's what is most confusing. Usually relationships, even abusive ones, usually have a ground to start from. This one has nothing, yet still seems to stay above water. That's really....odd. I don't know about you, but if I was in love with a girl and she ignored me for 2 years and not cared at all, I would have moved on by then completely. I can understand possibly feeling angry at their return, but not still be in love with them.

Hell, the only confliction I would have is whether or not to hate them. This is why I am a little bit more acceptable of Karin's feelings as she has been with him for those two years at least or has interacted with him on several occasions during that time. So it is understandable for her to feel this way, not Sakura. This might be the only thing I really hate about Sakura is this supposed lingering feelings. I know what it is like to have lingering feelings for someone, even I get over it after a while.
 

Honestly, there really is no strong reason why this confliction exists, but it does.
 

I don't think it's love at all, it's infatuation, same way "teenage heart throbs" inspire the worst in prepubescent girls. You have a pleasing physical appearance, aloof 'too good for you' attitude, and a heightened social status that can be achieved by winning said "prize".(most girls go through this phase, I did too much to my shame now ^_^; ) I think especially for Sakura, a girl who started out very self conscious, it is about validating her worth through Sasukes acknowledgement. This ties into her rivalry with Ino and mirrors the one that Naruto and Sasuke share.
I think Sakura still wants Sasuke to want her on some level to validate herself, however I think IF this were to happen she would take a closer look at herself and realize she doesn't need him. She's done the work all on her own, if anyone had an influence it was Naruto.
It's hard to remember that out of everyone Sakura is meant to be the most 'real world character' and she's only 16/17 now and like most girls that age their brains aren't fully functioning in a way that allows for reasoning quite the same way an adult brain would. I think this makes her character even more appealing and will add even more weight when her full transformation has ended. Ino once compared her to a flower that had not yet bloomed, I think she's got a ways to go but as the manga has progressed her eyes have slowly opened. I have no doubt she will never choose Sasuke.....It's bad but I kind of hope she knocks the crap out of him one good time! :)

I used to think it was "infatuation," but infatuation doesn't really last this long. Especially when the glitter and gold fades away to reveal an ugly truth. How can she still be infatuated when she sees him as this jerkass, when she saw him perform these horrible acts, and not give a crap about anyone? This is the most puzzling, again. Even when the story of the prepubescent girl falls in love with jock occurs, she isn't stuck loving this guy for years on end (especially not after he treats her like crap). The one moment the jock shows their true colors she starts to rethink.

Months maybe, but not years. Like I said, two years have passed with Sasuke not caring. Shouldn't that be a hint? No one can be that stupid and blind.

There was a theory someone made, not sure who, where they talked about Naruto is causing Sakura to hold onto those feelings in inadvertently. Because Naruto refuses to peruse Sakura, she is stuck with the feelings she knows and the more Naruto influences them the more she pushes away. The day Naruto accepts Sakura is the day Sakura accepts her changing feelings. Paraphrasing of course, but there was a lot more to it.

I don't know if that is true, but if it is that is either the dumbest thing I have heard or the most clever. it would be a new take on the same 80s style story telling with a new twist.
 

 

 

You know, I agree some people are becoming really analytical about it. If you just put the negativity aside and read the past chapters in this volume sakura was just joking i think its pretty clear for now that shes happy to catch up with her team mates.

 

its really really tiring. 

 

kishi will resolve issue possibly in this volume he even said it in his interview sakura crush is bad and she needs to mature. just wait for it...

It's not the joking panel that bothers me. It's just the possibility of thinking that the love triangle will continue. If Kishi were to continue it...it's getting harder to make it believable and merely just commenting on the idea of "Sakura still holding onto lingering feelings" being a weird plot hole by now. Like I said, after everything Sasuke try to do to Sakura, having the writer choice to make Sakura still retain feelings for him in some way...is kind of a weird.

 

I agree with you completely, I accept that she might still has some feelings for Sasuke but at the same time I can't understand why.

 

I really hope that it clicks with her sooner rather than later that her love is not based off anything other then false memories and looks. Also you are right about the whole thing about people being able to change into anybody, as smart as Sakura is you would think she would have figured it out by now.

 

But hey maybe deep down her inner Sakura knows that maybe it wasn't Sasuke, but she is in denial and still hoping that she is wrong and it really was him? I don't know at this point, I just hope Kishi has an honest reason other than drama as to why she, or any other girl for that matter, has these feelings for Sasuke.

 

it is one of those things I thought about after a while. You're in a world where you can disguise yourself as anyone. How can you be sure that the person who you thought you knew was not really the man who existed in the first place. I guess it is just one of those things where the hero or heroes forget they are living in their said world.

Sort of a "duuuhhhh" moment.

Edited by James S Cassidy, 01 June 2013 - 04:22 AM.

[StriderC]

So my cousin has just read the chapter and made a really funny comment. Do you guys think that Team 7 could easily take out the other rookies?  Thinking about it, I think they'd definitely own them to be quite honest. 

[James S Cassidy]

So my cousin has just read the chapter and made a really funny comment. Do you guys think that Team 7 could easily take out the other rookies?  Thinking about it, I think they'd definitely own them to be quite honest. 

Are you kidding? Can you say "overkill?" Naruto alone could probably beat all of them in one go. (Minus Sakura and Sasuke)

Like Superman turning evil. XD

[tekopi]

I dunno whether there is already somebody in the forum post about this somewhere in the past...but i can't help myself from questioning it  ....

 

seeing naruto manga is going to be completed soon (maybe another year, a bit more)...is there by chance, will be live action naruto J-Drama?

 

-total nosebleed-

[NS4Life]

This is what I find funny though because A) There never was a relationship because Sasuke never started one with her and B) Sasuke never really abused her that often. In fact, he was away from her for a good two years and never cared whatsoever. It's not like Sasuke started out really good and loving and then changed evil. He was always a repulsive jerkass that didn't care for anyone, but himself. Sure, he helped his teammates out, but not out of caring.
 
I have never seen a "relationship", that has no good chemistry or any chemistry at all for that matter, stay so strong for so long. I would even go far as to say that Sakura's lingering feelings (If they still even exist) are the weirdest I have ever seen. She doesn't stay because she is abused by him nor is she staying cause he "used" to be a good person. Especially since in the beginning he was always a jerkass.
 
I think that's what is most confusing. Usually relationships, even abusive ones, usually have a ground to start from. This one has nothing, yet still seems to stay above water. That's really....odd. I don't know about you, but if I was in love with someone and they ignored me for 2 years and not cared at all, I would have moved on by then completely. I can understand possibly feeling angry at their return, but not still be in love with them.
Hell, the only confliction I would have is whether or not to hate them. This is why I am a little bit more acceptable of Karin's feelings as she has been with him for those two years at least or has interacted with him on several occasions during that time. So it is understandable for her to feel this way, not Sakura. This might be the only thing I really hate about Sakura is this supposed lingering feelings. I know what it is like to have lingering feelings for someone, but even I get over it after a while.
 
Honestly, there really is no strong reason why this confliction exists, but it does.
 

 
I used to think it was "infatuation," but infatuation doesn't really last this long. Especially when the glitter and gold fades away to reveal an ugly truth. How can she still be infatuated when she sees him as this jerkass, when she saw him perform these horrible acts, and not give a crap about anyone? This is the most puzzling, again. Even when the story of the prepubescent girl falls in love with jock occurs, she isn't stuck loving this guy for years on end (especially not after he treats her like crap). The one moment the jock shows their true colors she starts to rethink.
Months maybe, but not years. Like I said, two years have passed with Sasuke not caring. Shouldn't that be a hint? No one can be that stupid and blind.
There was a theory someone made, not sure who, where they talked about Naruto is causing Sakura to hold onto those feelings inadvertently. Because Naruto refuses to peruse Sakura, she is stuck with the feelings she knows and the more Naruto influences them the more she pushes away. The day Naruto accepts Sakura is the day Sakura accepts her changing feelings. Paraphrasing of course, but there was a lot more to it.
I don't know if that is true, but if it is that is either the dumbest thing I have heard or the most clever. It would be a new take on the same 80s style story telling with a new twist.

All that and he tried to kill her twice. IMO this is where I think Sakura gets a lot of the hate. Makes no sense for her to still love Sasuke.

Edited by NS4Life, 01 June 2013 - 04:25 AM.

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Are you kidding? Can you say "overkill?" Naruto alone could probably beat all of them in one go. (Minus Sakura and Sasuke)

Like Superman turning evil. XD

LOL We both laughed when we talked about it because it really is overkill. You can't get close to Sakura, Naruto is pretty much unstoppable and let's not even bring up Sasuke. 

 

What I wonder right now is how many do you think Sakura could take down alone with what we've seen so far?