Nearirath Var's opinion (It's rather lengthy) click here
My answers/reasons behind Sakura's doing to the question in the why people hate Sakura section:
1. They have not watched the later episodes [Ans]
Um...Yeah, they should. ~_~'
2. Blah, she's too bitchy [Ans]
Yeah, she is, she's also 12, and a preteen. I'm 12 so I have first hand experience in the matter, so first off let's look at WHY she's so bitchy...
1)Naruto-He's great, everyone knows it, Sakura knows it to, but let's face it she's sees him EVERY day. He's loud, obnoxious, tactless, picks fights, and can be stupid, yeah he's a nice guy, but he's not so nice to your ears. Eventually you'll wanna scream "SHUT UP!" and knock them unconcious. We've all dealed with a "NARUTO" atleast once in our lives and eventually they will get annoying. Besides she doesn't hate Naruto, she's got a big sister-lil brother relationship(aka your annoying but i love you anyways) with him. I wish I had Sakura's guts to knock some sense into the Naruto of my life, but I'd get suspended. ~_~'
2)Kakashi's lateness/flakyness-Waiting is not fun.
3)Mother-It's not like she screams "YOU BITCH!" to her mother, she's just wants her space nothing wrong with that, especially when your a rebellious preteen.
4)Ino-She's her rival! Sakura blushes and looks awkward and nervous when she's with Sasuke...What does Ino do? She literally pounces on the boy also refered to as glomping. I think I'd be annoyed if a pretty blond like Ino did that to my crush.
If you ask me she's pretty normal, especially for her age. Her bitchyness is no worse then any other teenages girl's. WE all just forget this just cuz there ninjas(most of them, screwed up to *cough* Sasuke *cough*), and Sakura's one of the rare normal ones.
3. She clings onto Sasuke like there's no tomorrow [Ans]
No getting past that one, she does, but so does Ino...and every other female teen in the ninja world. Hey its a girl eat girl world to get a man. Besides she does get less clingy, and really does end up loving Sasuke for real. She just cares about him so much she gets over-protective for his well-being, if I were Sakura I'd dump him for being so cold. I find being so caring about a person admirable. XD
4. She is mean towards Naruto [Ans]
I'm going to copy and paste this one off of #1 reason 1.Naruto, he's great, everyone knows it, Sakura knows it to, but let's face it she's sees him EVERY day. He's loud, obnoxious, tactless, picks fights, and can be stupid, yeah he's a nice guy, but he's not so nice to your ears. Eventually you'll wanna scream "SHUT UP!" and knock them unconcious. We've all dealed with a "NARUTO" atleast once in our lives and eventually they will get annoying. Besides she doesn't hate Naruto, she's got a big sister-lil brother relationship(aka your annoying but i love you anyways) with him. I wish I had Sakura's guts to knock some sense into the Naruto of my life, but I'd get suspended. ~_~'
5. She's weak. VERY weak [Ans]
You might as well be saying you hate Lee for being ugly. >8( Seriously let's think here Sakura has...
1)No attention, Lee became stronger because Gai paid attention to him, Kakashi pays attention to Sasuke instead. Plus look later into the manga and you know...SHE'S NOT WEAK!!! Tsunade, bless that women's kind heart.
2) She's not even from a ninja family! Pay close attention to Sakura's rare home life, and you notice her parents own a store. She's the first ninja in her family, what do you expect? They obviously have no family jutsus. Ino, Chouji, (maybe)TenTen, Shikamaru, Hyuugas, Kiba, Shino, and pretty much everyone else has a ninja family, therefore know atleast ONE special family jutsu. Sakura's not that lucky.
3)Demon or advanced bloodline? That's a big no. Everyone pities Hinata cuz her dad doesn't train her and her teacher has to take her in. Everyone pities Naruto and Gaara cuz of there demons. Sakura wasn't even lucky enough to have what they have.
I feel sorry for Sakura she's got nothing going for her. T_T Well, till Tsunade... Seriously though, Sakura tries to help, but she can't cuz she's weak. She tries her best, even before Tsunade came along and made her a medic, Sakura nursed Naruto and Sasuke as much she could. Sure, she doesn't put herself in danger by fighting, which is both good and bad thing, she's weak(which it's hard to blame her for being, when no one gives shit about you) so what could she do to help anyways? She helps in her own ways. Personality and character, to me, is more important then who can beat who, which is what Sakura has. I hate Itachi fans for there shallow reasons of liking Itachi.
1)No attention, Lee became stronger because Gai paid attention to him, Kakashi pays attention to Sasuke instead. Plus look later into the manga and you know...SHE'S NOT WEAK!!! Tsunade, bless that women's kind heart.
2) She's not even from a ninja family! Pay close attention to Sakura's rare home life, and you notice her parents own a store. She's the first ninja in her family, what do you expect? They obviously have no family jutsus. Ino, Chouji, (maybe)TenTen, Shikamaru, Hyuugas, Kiba, Shino, and pretty much everyone else has a ninja family, therefore know atleast ONE special family jutsu. Sakura's not that lucky.
3)Demon or advanced bloodline? That's a big no. Everyone pities Hinata cuz her dad doesn't train her and her teacher has to take her in. Everyone pities Naruto and Gaara cuz of there demons. Sakura wasn't even lucky enough to have what they have.
I feel sorry for Sakura she's got nothing going for her. T_T Well, till Tsunade... Seriously though, Sakura tries to help, but she can't cuz she's weak. She tries her best, even before Tsunade came along and made her a medic, Sakura nursed Naruto and Sasuke as much she could. Sure, she doesn't put herself in danger by fighting, which is both good and bad thing, she's weak(which it's hard to blame her for being, when no one gives shit about you) so what could she do to help anyways? She helps in her own ways. Personality and character, to me, is more important then who can beat who, which is what Sakura has. I hate Itachi fans for there shallow reasons of liking Itachi.
6. She ended her friendship with Ino because of Sasuke [Ans]
Okay, you actually have to have brain cells and eyes, to understand that Sasuke wasn't Sakura's only reason for breaking up. Put yourself in Sakura's place. You are Ino's friend, Ino is perfect. Ino has looks, brains, and ninja skills, you have...a big forehead. Your sad, now let's make your position worse. Your not only Ino's friend, but her lil side kick/tag-along/bitch. You feel worse. You feel even more worse because your trying to become her equal and you end up being a side kick, and you end up being acknowledged as that by everyone. Your just, "Ino's friend she saved." I mean that's got to be annoting being in the shadow of Ms.Perfect. I mean if Sakura stayed Ino's friend she would've never become Ino's equal just her side kick. Sasuke just happen to be the hay that broke the camels back, Sakura was tired of losing to Ino and being in her shadow, so Sasuke was Sakura's excuse to become Ino's rival and be acknowledged. After all during the Ino vs Sakura fight they said so themselves, it's not about Sasuke, it's to become equals. And in the end that's what happened, they became friends again, but were still part-time rivals for Sasuke. Sakura's decision worked out for the best. To me Sakura is much more complex then people think.
7. She's too proud of herself [Ans]
Um, if you compare her to everyone else, not really...And she did grow out of it.
8. She's too pinkkkk [Ans
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Er...What's wrong with pink? Sakura IS a flower after all. Besides, it's just the hair, Sakura's usually seen wearing red. Besides that's a really shallow reaon, it's like hating lee for being ugly or chouji for being fat or ino for being a blond. I like Sakura's pink hair.
9. She's just oh-too-show-off [Ans]
In the beginning yes, but only for Sasuke. Besides compare her to Naruto or Sasuke and it's nothing. Nothing wrong with trying to impress.
10. Why is she always being protected by Sasuke and Naruto? What about Hinata? What about Ino? [Ans]
She was weak. What about Ino or Hinata? In the little time we do see Ino or Hinata they weren't(not counting the tournament) in life threatening situations so we don't know. Besides in Ino's case Shikamaru and Chouji aren't really the strong types so they avoid fighting at all costs.
11. She just gets all the guys [Ans]
How is that her fault? She didn't ask for them to like her. She's faithful to Sasuke-kun, she's just polite to other guys. Besides one random filler episode guy, Naruto, and Lee aren't all the guys. I'm sure Ms.Popular Ino gets many more guys.
12. She's just annoying! How much does she think she knows about Naruto and Sasuke? [Ans]
I agree with your site, she came from a non-angsty background how should she know what they're going through. Once again she learned from her mistakes.
13. She's in the way for Naruto and Sasuke to get together [Ans]
Why I like her...
She's normal, plain and simple that's why I like her. She's not loved by everyone(Hinata), super strong(Temari), gorgeous(Ino), or busty(Tsunade), she's a normal girl we can relate to right down to the having not so nice "Inner" thoughts. I like her cuz she's the girl you can relate to. She matures and grows and develops just like a normal person. She may not be perfect or a shining example of the perfect ninja, but she has a good heart and good intentions for those she cares for. She's got a caring and nice personality but she's not all pure and sweet and happy 24/7 either like your typical main female character. She shows her flaws, particularly being prone to violence. ^_^ She's so normal, yet for an anime character she's just the opposite, I find that ironic. So in conclusion...
I'm a Sakura fan and proud of it! I LOVE SAKURA!!! -
Sasuke has no thoughts of romance in his mind, and Naruto has a crush on Sakura she's not in the way of anything.
14. She's too obssessed with her looks! [Ans]
Dude, she's a teenager and she's on the same team as the class hottie cut her some slack. Besides who says Ino aren't? She grew out of it too. Aside from asking what people thought later on Sakura's not all that obsessed especially when she's got Sasuke to obsess over. ^_~
Why I like her...
She's normal, plain and simple that's why I like her. She's not loved by everyone(Hinata), super strong(Temari), gorgeous(Ino), or busty(Tsunade), she's a normal girl we can relate to right down to the having not so nice "Inner" thoughts. I like her cuz she's the girl you can relate to. She matures and grows and develops just like a normal person. She may not be perfect or a shining example of the perfect ninja, but she has a good heart and good intentions for those she cares for. She's got a caring and nice personality but she's not all pure and sweet and happy 24/7 either like your typical main female character. She shows her flaws, particularly being prone to violence. ^_^ She's so normal, yet for an anime character she's just the opposite, I find that ironic. So in conclusion...
I'm a Sakura fan and proud of it! I LOVE SAKURA!!! -