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Underrated is the only word for this ship!
Sajal Aly & Bilal Abbas, O Rangreza, Episode 1
THIS SCENE IS SO CUTE
Sajal Aly & Bilal Abbas, O Rangreza, Episode 1
Sakura and her boys.
ଘ(੭ˊ꒳ˋ)੭✧ for @september-12th
Hello, Maddy! Hope you are doing well! :) Anyways, I just want to ask you of your opinion on Sakura's character and why you like her. That's all 🌸 I wish you have a great day!
Hehe, I haven’t always felt this way you know. Towards the very beginning, I wasn’t too fond of Sakura. But she grew on me, and unlike the vast majority of those who hate on her with an annoying hive mind, I was able to notice and acknowledge her development.
I admire how she adds some much needed humanity to the series - When you look at Naruto and Sasuke, and realise how they’re gods among Shinobi, hailing from prestigious clans with unique traits and abilities, as well as being reincarnates of the progenitors of those clans, it’s nice to have Sakura, who hails from an ordinary background. It highlights how you don’t need all those “special” things to make a name for yourself.
I admire how she grew as a person - She was initially rather ignorant to the difficult situations of others, but grew to be very compassionate and considerate.
I admire how she grew as a kunoichi - From an ordinary girl who could barely fight and who was paralysed with fear in the face of death, to an extraordinary kunoichi, arguably the strongest one in the world, who now stares death in the face but chooses not to move in order to protect who she loves, that’s impressive.
I admire how she’s not afraid to let her feelings be known to the object of her affection - Confessing your feelings to someone and openly showing them how you feel takes guts. Sakura’s mental fortitude is commendable.
I admire how she earnestly strove to secure a better future for my favourite character - Sakura only wanted to secure a future for Sasuke where he was smiling; she and I have that in common. So I’m grateful that she did everything she could to try and turn that dream into a reality.
Those are the reasons I like Sakura. I was able to look past the rough beginning and admire the person who she became ^_^
i do not know how many context clues are needed for people to understand that itachi's forehead pokes to sasuke and sasuke's to sakura were not the same. i'm so tired of hearing about how it's a sign that sasuke doesn't want to be with her when they literally say different things: "maybe next time" versus "i will see you next time," with only the latter denoting certainty behind the words. itachi's words were always a dismissal, sasuke's were a promise (one that he fulfilled!)
“Angry, and half in love with you, and tremendously sorry, I turned away.“ (F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby)
Sakura in the first series goes through one of the more important character developments. She starts out as naive, book smart, absolutely upreared for horrors of combat and war. Her views are simple and childishly self-centered, she doesn’t yet grasp the severity of life and death. She calls Naruto annoying, making snarky remarks at him. “Orphan” doesn’t fully register in her brain, because she’s young, naive and unaware. She is very quickly confronted by Sasuke, proved wrong and called “annoying” back. And that’s enough to make her think. During the bell tests, Sasuke shows her his darkness and she seems taken aback. A slow realization creeps into her but it only fully blooms during the Zabuza arc. She sees poverty, pain and death, and as she walks through impoverished village she realizes that life isn’t simple and colorful. It’s scary and anything she has read from any of her books didn’t prepare her for almost witnessing her teammate die. Being a ninja is not a game. She doubts herself, because despite what some people try to insinuate, she’s fully aware of her cons and shortcomings. Sasuke helps her out of that self doubt, because he likes her. She’s his teammate and when he almost died, she cried over him. And it feels nice and kinda fuzzy even, to have somebody care about you that much, but Sasuke would never admit that (Why would he say “you’re heavy”? He should’ve say “I’m alive” or even “get off” but he doesn’t. He speaks up to inform her he’s fine, but by that he also acknowledges their closeness and does not refuse it! It’s such a Sasuke thing to say, I could talk about this for hours) Forest of Death is the prime Sasusaku. I don’t understand how could somebody watch/read through it and not see it. There’s of course a lot of fear and pain but there’s also so much closeness and comfort and genuine care for one another. It’s a very important arc for the whole Team 7 but I’d argue it’s mainly Sasuke & Sakura’s. Sakura especially, as we see her develop a wider understanding of her place as a person, as a teammate and as a ninja. How she finally stumbles into action, saving Naruto from a fall and yelling at Sasuke. Because god, if anyone is going to do anything about this absolutely terrifying ninja, with a power they haven’t seen even from Zabuza, it’s Sasuke.
There’s this guilt of her own weakness looming over her as she takes care of her teammates. But she tries her best because someone has to, because she wants to. She wants to be stronger, to help but, most importantly, she wants Sasuke and Naruto to be safe.
It’s no wonder people think of Sasuke’s seal awakening as one of the most powerful scene of this arc. Because sure, it’s badass and cool but what’s most important about it is often missed. When Sasuke wakes up, brought from the brink of death by his own strong will, he is furious. But it’s not a mindless rage, it’s not like Naruto’s nine tails transformation. The seal is not a being on its own, it just pulls on the deepest, darkest strings of his mind. On his insecurities, his dreams, his trauma, his worst qualities. It’s still Sasuke, asking Sakura who did this to her. It’s still Sasuke attacking the Sound-ninja. It’s only when he engages and even takes joy from his cruelty Sakura realizes it’s not him. Because Sasuke is kind, cold but extremely caring, because he can get carried away but never like this.
The fact that people can read these chapters, hell, the whole manga and still think that Sasuke hates Sakura, that she doesn’t know him, that Sakura herself is a selfish, shallow characters is mind-boggling.
tl;dr: Sakura is a greatly developed character and first part Sasusaku is so well written it makes me want to cry fkljsd.
Finished because many of you asked for it in the tags XD <3 chu I also read some comments like “i hate the watermark!!111!!” Really, this bothers you? don’t worry it bothers me too. But I don’t care, i’ll insert bigger and bigger mark everytime C:
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SasuSaku and japanese culture
I don’t think people give enough credit to the Japanese culture, and how different it is to the west, when it comes to justifying SasuSaku.
Japanese men are known to be married to their work. They are extremely hard working, and sincere in what they do. This is the reason why Sasuke is not around for Sarada’s childhood. What people in the west fail to understand is that, for Sasuke, protecting his family and his village is his duty, his job, and he’ll do anything to carry that out, even if it means staying away from them.
One anti argument is that Sakura and Naruto are loud, and very un-japanese, but Kishi has said multiple times that Naruto was created partly keeping in mind that it must appeal to Americans and american culture. Naruto and Sakura are very much “commoners” in Konoha. Naruto, not knowing his heritage, was like any other average citizen, so was Sakura. Even their colour scheme was very loud and bright, unlike an average japanese, who prefers subtlety.
Conversely, we have people like Sasuke and Hinata, who come from noble clans and are “konoha royalty”. Their colour schemes are far more dark and subtle, and even their mannerisms are very quiet and serious. Thus, they emulate an average japanese more than characters like Naruto and Sakura, due to their noble blood. And this circles back to the first point made, Sasuke is modelled after a general japanese man.
The japanese are not known for their grand gestures. They will not announce their love to the rest of their world, and kiss their love under a thousand stars. But, it doesn’t mean they care any less. It’s the same for Sasuke. His way of showing his love is by scouring any threats which may harm his family, or keeping information which would put Sarada in danger. He cares about his wife’s well being, as shown in the gaiden.
You must understand that Kishimoto himself is a japanese man. He was not brought up in Tokyo or Kyoto, he grew up in rural Japan. Thus comes his conservative nature, and his ideal of a japanese couple who love each other.
If people think NaruHina is a more ideal couple then let me ask you this: What would the relationship have been like if Hinata was the man of the family? Hinata, other than the time she stepped in to protect Naruto during the pain invasion (as Sasuke had done for Sakura when orochimaru had sent them into shock, or when he offered to be the sacrifice, so that Naruto could save Sakura and run), has never been very vocal about her feelings for Naruto. It doesn’t mean she doesn’t love him every bit as much.
This is why, in Japan, SasuSaku was well received and did not face as much criticism.
To anyone who still thinks Sasuke is a horrible husband and father, let me draw a parallel to Masashi Kishimoto’s own life: Masashi never went on his honeymoon, for the 12 years he’d been married, because he was that dedicated to his readers and his manga, WHICH WAS HIS JOB (again, back to square one). Does that not remind you of a certain raven-haired shinobi? Tell me, does that mean he doesn’t love his wife? Grow up, love does not mean honeymoons, chocolates and kisses. It’s so much more than that, and the moment you realise that, you’ll realise that the subtle gestures Sasuke does for Sakura, are much more than any big white wedding/kiss under the stars/proclaiming to the world.
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