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#967841 The NEW NaruSaku Debate Thread

Posted by gamma on 28 August 2018 - 12:42 PM

Lol hell no she didn’t do a thing except holding hands with wannabe Jesus while her dead cousin played wingman on the side

Hinata is a meaningful girl but c’mon. Her world is only centered around Naruto, and that’s about it. Her own teammates don’t matter that much either. That’s a low bar they’re setting up there, which makes me think Sarada wouldn’t fair any better either.


#967597 Sakura was written to be Disliked

Posted by gamma on 18 August 2018 - 12:51 AM

Sakura was not written just to be disliked. She started off smooth sailing till they ran out of ideas for her. Other elements also contributed to her dislike among fans: she was a main character who was normal, so expectations were high for her (and unfortunately didn't meet them). Kishimoto wasn't focused and descriptive enough with her, which was frustrating. She had a tsundere archetype geared towards the person who had a crush on her, which a majority of fans were not fond of. Her physical appearance and attitude was often scrutinized on and was shallowly viewed as being mean and not pretty enough compared to other girls.

 

Kishimoto never intended for Sakura to be disliked, but he gave them enough reasons for that anyways whether he knew it or not. :(

 

That actually is a good point. But I would also like to add to that. Not only was Sakura rarely used in fight scenes, but also she has a very mundane and one note power set that does not make for interesting fights nor can measure up to other more over the top supernatural abilities that pop up in the series. How does super strength and healing measure up to to powers like Rasenshuriken, Amaterasu, etc.? If she was more Like Guy and Lee and had uniqueness to her Taijutsu and became a physical threat to the likes of Madara and Obito then maybe the complaints would die down.

 

Like an example of a fascinating  tsundere that has fight scenes and a great and interesting power set for the setting she is in is Noelle from Black Clover. She has Water magic which seems mundane but her magic power is vast and she has spells for both offensive and defensive situations. so she has the ability And grit to stand beside Asta as both a love interest and as an equal.

 

But I digress, that does not explain the double standards of why Sakura is so hated though. Hinata is EVEN LESS USED in fight scenes than Sakura is and loses all personal fights she is in except against fodder and does not show to be a strong willed or determined girl like feminists like. Yet why is she so well loved? :shrug:

 

I thought that she would expand on her medical ninjutsu. While Naruto and Sasuke were more adept in blowing up half a continent, she could have instead focused on healing. To develop a new way to healing faster, more efficiently during battle? Maybe even going on her own independent adventure for a time, helping those in need. And meeting new people and a mentor on the way. And discovering new cures? Or with enough ambition and courage, to figure out and learn Chiyo's forbidden jutsu? 

 

And I always envisioned her to be an awesome gambler too, surpassing Tsunade in that field too :hehehe: . So many possibilities with Sakura, it's fun to think about it actually...




#965975 The NEW NaruSaku Debate Thread

Posted by gamma on 16 June 2018 - 03:23 AM

LOVE KNOWS NO CANON!!!!


So true!! The book has rejuvinated my love for this pair ♡ everyone involved did a wonderful job of contributing and putting it together! And I just adore the little charm~ such a dream, I can’t stop gushing lol


#965921 The NEW NaruSaku Debate Thread

Posted by gamma on 15 June 2018 - 01:54 AM

Hey guys, look what came in the mail today.
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My very good friend, Marie, bought this for me. You know her as Sarenity.

 

 

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Mine came this morning~! :^) I'm in love  :love:  :love:  :love:  :love:




#964143 So if NH and SS were planned end pairings, then why....

Posted by gamma on 17 April 2018 - 04:30 AM

drama = views = $$$




#964142 The NEW NaruSaku Debate Thread

Posted by gamma on 17 April 2018 - 04:21 AM

I wish we'd seen more serious aggression from Sakura that didn't have anything to do with comic relief.

 

A Sakura that isn't afraid to spill some blood and break some bones for her friends if she had to.




#964140 Why was Sakura put on Team 7?

Posted by gamma on 17 April 2018 - 04:10 AM

I've always thought that Sakura was the humanizer of the team, a natural balm in a team of powerful hotheads. But now I think that she was too human and not as skilled as there were to fully comprehend their situation. She struggled to keep up when they were already far out of her reach.

 

That filler Yyubie mentioned. Yeah, it felt like that was the one and only reason she was put on their team too, to heighten the rivalry between them.

 

It didn't even work out so well either. None of them consistently thought about her well being. Sasuke talked crap right in front of Sakura's face and Naruto didn't really defender her as passionately as we'd hope to see from him. And because they didn't care about her, the audience got the message and reacted the same as well. So there really was no point in Sakura being on the team!

 

Yeah, Hinata would have been a better choice to fit in with Team 7 out of the four girls, in terms of power, solely because she is able to keep up and fit in with them more than Sakura did, due to her Byakugan and connection to Kaguya like they had. (Sakura has little in common with her teammates too, which adds to the dysfunction.) She also has much more to work with: an better backstory, conflict with her family/herself, and potential for character growth. 

 

But she, like Sakura or any girl for that matter, would still have no effect on Naruto's or Sasuke's growth or bond. If you truly replaced Sakura with Hinata, she would still be used to as fuel for their rivalry. (All the girls were treated as romance tools in general, so.)

 

I think one of the major problems is that Sasuke & Naruto are sort of the Romeo & Juliet of the Naruto-verse. The entire story is centered around their bromance. They are solely focused on each other. And even if someone tried to intervene, Naruto/Sasuke would still find a way to see the other. The mangaka made it that way through Naruto's unquestionable devotion to Sasuke and the generational canon that they put forth to cement that bond even more.

 

Sakura is more of an independent person to me anyways. She specializes at being a medic-nin, something that is not a common career choice. She is able to take care of herself for the most part, and she's smart enough to work as a liaison between ninjas, medics, and even government officials (since she worked with Tsunade, I'm assuming she's eavesdropped and soaked in some politics as well). 

 

I've always wonder how it would play out if Sakura wasn't apart of Konoha 12 team, and instead worked in the hospital under Tsunade, training privately to become a med-nin. Naruto tends to land himself in the hospital a lot after all...




#963708 Happy NaruSaku day

Posted by gamma on 04 April 2018 - 02:38 AM

Happy NaruSaku Day 

 

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#963513 JPop and KPop

Posted by gamma on 28 March 2018 - 11:38 PM

 

This is legit good. Jaehyun and Jungwoo stole the show for me.

Ayyy their comeback was hype, the crowd was rollin esp. during the chorus lol

 

I'm head over heels for Doyoung & Jungwoo  :wub:




#963417 If the ending/series were to be redone...how?

Posted by gamma on 24 March 2018 - 06:23 PM

Also, show/explain how Naruto fell in love with Sakura!! Did he meet her when they were small, like a chance encounter? Did Naruto saw her one day in her green dress and red ribbon and thought she was the prettiest thing?? Details please!




#963338 If the ending/series were to be redone...how?

Posted by gamma on 22 March 2018 - 08:30 AM

Show Naruto actually attending his inauguration with his team by his side. Plain and simple, fin. That's how I thought it would have ended.

But in any case, it started with Naruto, Sasuke & Sakura, and it should have ended with Naruto, Sasuke & Sakura. They started as one single river, but as the story progressed, it broke off into 3 separate streams, each with their own paths and obstacles. And in the end those 3 streams should have come together as a single river once more.

So I agree and echo the posts I liked. Dont want to repeat them. I'm going to add/expand on what was already said:

- Kishi has this awful habit of creating something new and interesting, like a character or moment, then giving up on it. You never hear about it again. So limit the amount of issues & characters you create and focus to solve the ones you already have.

- Sakura. Give her an actual arc, not just one solid fight. Give her a real backstory, and shine some light on her bonds as well, like with Ino and Tsunade and Naruto, etc. Let us know what they mean to her from her POV, explicitly.

- More on the human aspects of being a ninja. Like coercion, stealth and technique. Use more tools and weaponry in battle instead of jutsu magic. (e.g. Karin has glasses that hid a zagged blade at the temples when she removed it. Genius.)

Remove the war arc completely. This arc only served to ruined everyone's character and dignity in it. But if you kept the war arc:

- Have Sakura kill Kabuto. A good medic vs. a bad medic make for quite an interesting fight. She lacked any major fights since Sasori, and she started to fade into the background like a minor character at this point, so this would have helped torpedoed her back into relevancy again. (That and the Uchihas have hogged the spotlight quite enough, really.)

- Make Madara the final boss. There was not one mention of Kaguya from the beginning to the end of the Pain arc, and therefore didn't have the emotional impact of terror as did Madara.

- The child of prophecy BS, remove it. It tells us that Naruto, Sasuke & even Hinata were already predestined to be great. It nullifies and eclipses all of their hard work that they put into themselves in the first place.

- The final fight, Naruto vs. Sasuke: let there be none of that kamikaze stuff like we seen. There was no reason that they had to rip off each others clothes and blow off their arms. Honestly.

I'd have them argue, all three of them, but not fight. Either have Sasuke:

1) be TNJ'd to submission by Naruto (& Sakura). Sasuke has a change of heart and they hug it out. The fans get their fanservice that they've been aching for and happy ending bye. (Just end their conflict with anything but fighting; seems so immature and predicable if they do.)

Or 2) declare that he wants to become Hokage, and is dead serious about it like he was when he arrived at the war. You now have your main villain for the third part of the series if you wish to continue it.

Part 3 would show us Naruto's journey to become Hokage & beat Sasuke once and for all as a fully realized man. And finally winning the love of Sakura-whose matured and worked independently on her goals-that hes been wanting for so long. (Love triangle/square for the added buzz.)

And if you really wanted a few testy kids, have him a new genin team for the giggles. Yay.

These are just my thoughts.


#962551 Name 5.....?

Posted by gamma on 02 March 2018 - 04:04 PM

4. PINEAPPLE


#961896 The Great NaruSaku Fic Listing III

Posted by gamma on 18 February 2018 - 04:41 AM

New chapter! A Voice in the Wind - Akatsuki's Assassin  :love:

I’m so happy that your still continuing this! The attention to visuals and details is so good (*´꒳`*) I salute your dedication!

I recently discovered your story and I just adore it! I just spoiled myself a little and read the chapter you linked above, even though I’m wayyy behind that lol. I’ll soon figure out what’s going on XD fanfiction > the actual manga anyday tbh


#960554 JPop and KPop

Posted by gamma on 23 January 2018 - 04:54 AM

 




#960143 The NEW NaruSaku Debate Thread

Posted by gamma on 14 January 2018 - 08:55 AM

Did that guy actually make an animation of them in bed? Because what I saw were stills of
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Why on earth he’d voluntarily post that online is beyond me, knowingly that you’d be representing Kishimoto’s team in doing so. I mean thank goodness that they somehow find nothing attractive about Sakura, or the other girls for that matter.

A Haikyuu staff did the same thing and drew an explicit scene with two of their male characters and got fired as a result. So I expected this to happen sooner or later with Naruto, esp since the animators have such a huge hard on for her. Did he get punished whatsoever? I hope so.