Can I please ask where the fuck the notion that Sakura is over confident even comes from?
In her past this is the exact OPPOSITE of the case:
Ino scolded her for not being confident enough
She lacked the abilities to stand up for herself and was extremely shy, almost seemed to be suffering from social anxiety.
She ADMIRED INO for howĀ ācoolā she was(when Ino threw flowers into her bullies mouths), before sayingĀ āI on the other handā¦ā (in another translation she said Ino is so Confident)
āCoolā is something Sakura has also referred to Sasuke as in the manga(not āhotā as English dub and Studio Pierrot would like to have you believe), implying that her attraction to him was partially based off some of her own insecurities as well.
Ino is also the one who inspired her to become more confident:
Their rivalry isnāt just about Sasuke, itās about being a better version of herself that Ino made her believe was possible.
It was why she returned the ribbon:
It was about standing up to her as a shinobi, and being her equal or more, it was because she respected Ino, not because she broke off their friendship.
And even from chapter 3 Sakura has self-esteem issues:
In the start, she set her entire self-worth around Sasukeās acknowledgement:
Something Naruto seemed to relate to:
She was apparently DIETING too? Which for a 12 year old is a little odd? And could suggest eating disorders?
She was very often looking down on herself
Thereās even a chapter called Sakuraās Depression based on the fact that she was suffering from self-confidence issues.Ā
In which Sasuke notices that sheās down and later cheers her up by complimenting her on her abilities.
And then there was this???
This is more than enough to touch on the fact that she deals with a lot of insecurities.
But when you really begin to think about it, it seems that Sakura may admire Sasuke because heās what she feels she lacks, most of the times she complimented him it was for his skills and abilities, she looks UP to him:
Like when he saves Naruto?Ā
When he saves Konohamaru?
She also cheers for Naruto too
And defends Narutoās bravery against Sasuke
(If her feelings for him were just over looks, then she wouldnāt have cared about Sasuke not trying to save him)
And she is amazed by Lee too at points.
Her admiring all of them is confirmed here, that she wants to be more like them:
because of the risks theyāre willing to take for those they care about.
After all, Sasuke didnāt hesitate to rush in to save her before:
She even was amazed by Kakashi as well!
People forget the whole reason she went to Tsunade was because of these underlying issues:
Even into Part 2 she still suffers from them!
Her statement aboutĀ ācatching upā to Naruto and Sasukeā¦
It had nothing at all to do with being as strong as them, it was that she wanted to support them!
She did make a joke about being hokage, but it was just that a JOKE, kakashi himself joked about Sakura being hokage before too(so?)!
The point is, Sakura wanted to catch up to Naruto and Sasuke, In the same way that Hinata wanted to catch up to Naruto:
Just without a romantic aspect sorta?
Why canāt people just get this through their heads already?! Over the course of the manga, Sakura is anything BUT over confident. She has TONS of underlying insecurities, body issues, self-esteem issues that most people donāt even acknowledge.
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