That also tells us why NH/SS Fans hate so many strong females who stick up for them self and don't want to get walked over, it shows that they see woman as nothing but being a slave to their needs and not what a real relationship is like, I mean I see people who even hate Videl from DBZ why why said she is not like a woman should be a woman should be like 'Hinata' that is what I got,
So James was right on his podcast the NH/SS fans don't know what love is.
This is kind of BS....I know what I am about to say won't be popular...but it needs to be said. Sakura started to self destruct around the time the manga neared the timeskip. That's when she decided that Sasuke was more important to her than Naruto and the rest of Konoha. I mean she's trying to join him as he runs off to join with Orochimaru. It get's worse as time goes one, she keeps pining after a guy who puts the lives of her friends and family in danger by his very actions. Hell Naruto even begins to leave common sense behind in a desperate attempt to bring Sasuke back partially because he thinks that's what Sakura wants, and his mentality is that if it'll make HER happy, he'll bring Sasuke home, blinding himself to the man's flaws to a frankly ridiculous degree.
At times Sakura appeared about to pull out of the death spiral her character was in, like when she 'confessed' to Naruto or went off to kill Sasuke, but invariably it all rounded down to her being in love with Sasuke more than with the man who'd stuck by her side, sacrificed so much for her happiness and appeared willing to die to ensure she was with the man she professed to love. That, right there, drove a lot of people into Hinata's arms.
I'll be honest, that confession, turning out to be a lie designed to manipulate Naruto into not confronting Sasuke...really pissed me off. You don't jerk someone heart around like that, no matter how well intention ed your actions were.
Here is the dark truth, both Sakura and Hinata are submissive, just in different ways. Hinata is the quiet girl who loves a good man from a far. Sakura became the feisty girl that forgives a bad boys crimes no matter how heinous. Honestly Sakura got the shorter end of the stick. Naruto may be busy after he became Hokage...but Hell he's still in the village and able to visit his family. Sasuke left Sakura for YEARS alone to raise their daughter....and she didn't do anything about it.
If you've ever read Vampire Hunter D, there's a female character that starts off pretty bad ass and feisty (like Sakura originally was) but once D comes in and starts being the Hero she spirals down into submission and being unable to do anything but rely on D pretty damn fast. Sakura comes off the same way to some fans, a Faux Action girl...in fact she's the page quote on TV tropes.
"I'm a shinobi, too, but I'm always crying and relying too much on Naruto. I came here thinking that I was past all that... but still, I hesitate. I haven't really prepared myself at all. I can't do anything, I can't say anything... All I can do... is to trust them!"
Here's her entry on the same page
- Naruto: Sadly, the majority of the kunoichi tend to be overshadowed by the male ninja in this series and have never truly won a fight against a male. Kishimoto has admitted he's not good at writing for girls, which makes you wonder why he put so many of them in the series.
- Sakura Haruno zigs-zags out. In the beginning of the series she is constantly described as being book-smart, as well as a prodigy at chakra control and talented at Genjutsu, however her Genjutsu talent was never explored further, and she contributes in less than a half dozen fights in the first part of the show. Her affection for Sasuke seems to contribute to this, as she frequently stands around watching him play the Ineffectual Loner. Following the timeskip and the strengthening of both her character and abilities, her infatuation for Sasuke levels off and she is finally able to get off the sidelines for the Sasori and Sai arcs.
- When she realized that she could not change Sasuke, and only Naruto with similar burdened background can move him, she states all that she can do is watch Naruto and Sasuke's backs and have faith in them.
- She's accused by many fans of being back on the sidelines in chapter 641 by solely cheering on Naruto and Sasuke, although she is fulfilling her role as a medic to heal the whole platoon as well, which seem less impressive than Naruto's and Sasuke's offensive feats.
- Sakura also admits that she would get owned by the Sexy Jutsu during a battle to save the world. So she can't even control her hormones when hot naked guys are involved, even if her life and everyone else's depended on it.
- Generation Xerox being what it is, Sakura's teacher Tsunade plays with this. While she is quite powerful by the standards of normal ninjas, her abilities appear to pale in comparison to her fellow Kage, the people who are supposed to be her contemporaries and equals. However, this is mostly be attributed in part to her Boring Yet Practical melee style: while her move set is very boring, she backs it all up with Super Strength strong enough to break Madara Uchiha's Susanoo and is one of the few characters capable of doing so.
- Even Kaguya fell prey to this. She is meant to be a physical god said to be one of the most powerful character to have ever lived, but is a huge joke. She gets owned by the Sexy Jutsu (Reverse Harem edition) in battle and Sakura actually does damage to her, leading to her defeat. Even Haku and Zabuza lasted longer than her.
It's sad, when Sakura get's 66% of the Naruto section to herself. Now I know you all will have arguments against this perception...but it IS people's perception of her and it's not formed out of the ether, and perception is reality.
So, some people, given a choice between faux action girl Sakura who appears to pine after a man perhaps one or two steps from being a monster, and Hinata, a faux action girl that at least had good taste in men and didn't indirectly put Naruto's life in danger trying to bring back said bad boy, went with the demure girl.
Personally, I would've preferred Naruto remain single considering his options, but 'Baby's Ever After' seems to be in effect and I really can't expect anything else from this author.
Edited by Nohvarr, 12 September 2015 - 07:27 PM.
Persona 5 hype 
