I found it rude on Sakura's part when she got the Byakugo seal she says she doesn't need younger green,this was very insulting,Tsunade turned her from a weak kunoichi to someone decent,the only good thing is that in Gaiden she looks really bad.
Besides, why do you think Sakura faints a lot after using her strength?
Hello anon !
I agree with you. Her comment does seem very rude and direspectful towards Tsunade. Bur lets take a moment to look at the manga. I want to discuss the entire situation, and I hope that's okay with you. I'll answer your question after that..
It happens just before the aforementioned statement. Naruto thanks her for healing him and asks her to rest. Sakura takes it the wrong way (as she often does). Naruto was taught that the medical ninjas has to stay away from the fight (Yamato made sure to emphasize on that during their joint mission). It's his turn to "protect" her. Then, Sakura starts ranting about how she isn't a 'weak woman.'
Sakura has a lot of insecurities about her skills and appearance, which is further demonstrated in the following panels.
I don't know why Kishimoto gives Sakura so much space to explain something we already knew (probably to build expectations). It's her who perceives herself as weak, but Naruto never implied that. He always complimented her, called her amazing and was impressed consistently by her strength and skills. She's projecting, something she's been doing for a long time. Interestingly, it's a very realistic trait. Insecure people often do the same in real life—when someone thinks they're ugly, they believe others see them that way too.
I'm sorry it's long, but I'm almost done. Here's the infamous comment.
After Kakashi and Chiyo, Kishimoto uses Hashirama (why though ??) and Shizune (at least it makes more sense) to praise her and compare her to Tsunade. It’s as though Kishimoto’s giving her a moment to impress others. She's praised for her little show. Then comes the quote " I don't have to waste any (chakra) to maintain a youthful appearance". Remembers what I said ? Sakura is insecure about her appearance — I’ve answered an ask about it and made a post about it a while ago. Sakura wants to look pretty. But in this context, what does her appearance have to do with her skills ? He ! Naruto and Sasuke are "impressed" by her physical strength. Hashirama compares her to Tsunade. And Shizune thinks of her chakra control. Nobody cares that she looks young of pretty. There's no reason for her to state that. She's again projecting her insecurities.
In my opinion, she's trying to assert her growth and her independance. Not only to Sasuke and Naruto, but to herself as well. And yes, it comes off as rude and direspectful toward Tsunade (you don't talk like that about your master, especially in Japan) But I don't think it's her intention. She simply enjoys bragging about her skills. That’s just who she is.
It's even worse when you look at this...
She needs to be saved by Naruto and Sasuke because she wasn't paying attention to her surrounding. Thanksfully for her, the boys are attentive. She doesn't even acknowledge her mistake...
Thinking about it, I feel kind of sad for her. She finally believes she’s reached Naruto and Sasuke’s level, but now she’s caught up in insecurity and delusion—a strange combination.
I hope you're still there anon ! Yes, in Naruto Gaiden, she doesn't look good. She's exhausted and sad (at least, that's my opinion). I think her fainting is mostly for comic relief, but it also helps to move the plot forward. Nobody is looking after Sarada, so Sakura’s fainting allows her to go after Sasuke. In-universe, I think she faints simply because she’s tired.
But I didn't know she had "a habit of fainting". I've never seen her faint in the Naruto manga.
I believe, her "habit" started after the Naruto's manga.
In that scene, she already looks tired, and it's a flashback.
And there's too, in the present time.
Did you notice she sweats a lot ? I think she has a hard time balancing her profesional life and her personal life. She's a doctor and basically a single mother, it must be tiring.
