When Sakura thought she had finally caught up to Naruto and Sasuke, it was more about finally being able to stand next to them instead of always getting in the way or being a liability during battles (which she was before). Well, the answer depends on your understanding of what’s meant by catching up with someone in the Naruto franchise.ĭue to Naruto and Sasuke basically being reincarnations of deities, Sakura can never really be on their level. So, did Sakura Haruno finally catch up to Naruto and Sasuke? I still can’t get over how she hesitated to destroy Obito’s Rinnegan when he was practically begging her to do it.Īgain, this isn’t an article about Kishimoto’s poor writing choices (especially when it came to fictional women). One of the reasons behind such discourse is how Kishimoto, even after giving Sakura certain powerups, didn’t write her role well as the War continued after this scene. She even got a smile from Sasuke of all people! Image: Naruto Manga Issue 632īut, of course, the fandom was divided back then and continues to be.
Not only that, her ability was praised by Shizune and freaking Hashirama. Image: Naruto Manga Issue 632Īfter showcasing such a feat, Sakura thought she had finally caught up to Naruto and Sasuke. The explosion shown is because of a single punch from Sakura. They’re also supposed to be taller and bigger than an average person. To give you an idea of the scale, the weird-looking little dark specs in the image below are monsters created by the Ten-Tails. She demonstrated that a single punch from her (without releasing the Byakugo Seal on her forehead) possessed the destructive power of a small nuclear blast. In Naruto manga chapter 632, Sakura was finally able to activate the Byakugo Seal and use her increased strength. So, where did the current argument stem from? But I’ll talk about all of that a bit later. A lot of her potential remained untapped by Kishimoto.Īnyway, she did experience impressive growth in the Naruto-centric novels and will likely be treated well in the Boruto manga.
With Sakura being a member of Team 7, she could have had well-written moments of character development throughout the series. Also, yes, I do blame Masashi Kishimoto for not being able to better write fictional women in the Naruto manga. I’m more interested in answering whether or not Sakura was able to catch up to Naruto and Sasuke. If you don’t like Sakura because she was mean to Naruto, then that’s something you’ll need to deal with. The Sakura/Sasuke relationship is very problematic, even though they seemed to have worked out some of their issues after they got together.Īnyway, the point is, I’m not going to focus on romantic relationships in this article. And, in a sense, I don’t like her being paired up with Sasuke, either. A guy being nice to them doesn’t mean they should love him back romantically. As far as my opinion goes, women should be allowed to love who they want. Now, there are some fans who dislike her because she didn’t reciprocate Naruto’s romantic feelings for her. It’s kind of surprising that certain Naruto fans still hate (or, at least, strongly dislike) a fictional character who debuted back in the late ’90s. I decided to write this post because I continue to notice a lot of online hate being thrown toward Sakura Haruno.
Did she really catch up to Naruto and Sasuke during the War arc? How does she fare in the Boruto timeline? Let’s try and find out.
#SAKURA BECAUSE I LOVE HER SERIES#
(Image: Naruto Manga 689) Even though the Naruto manga ended back in 2014 and then gave rise to the Boruto manga series in 2016, one character that is still able to cause heated arguments in the fandom is Sakura Haruno. Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke working together.
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