Anyone think Sakura is an idiot for still clinging on to Sauske. First time he knocked her out cold. Second time he nearly killed her and now he put her under genjutsu. After he nearly killed her that should actually be the last straw. Not only that but she saw him nearly kill Karin the other girl who is just as crazy about Sauske as her and was his ally. Only difference is Karin was with him the whole time after he went criminal. That itself spells trouble meaning Sausuke will not hesitate to kill you either if your are friend or foe especially when you are becoming a hindrance to his goal. Its time for her to move on.

Hasn't this been the common impression since 2002?

Yeah but even after he nearly killed her intentionally? That's just plain stupidity.

You are right, there a no cases in the real world of girls falling in love with guys that beat them up and then defending them even if there is absolutely nothing good about them.

And I'm saying this from the point of view of a muscular dick that never calls again.

lol , be ready for 20 chapters of flashbacks !

yes...yes she is.... I mean damn your got faithful Naruto there and your treating him like crap. I mean damn girl at some point you just need to move on.

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Sakura is a text book battered wife

It is not a matter of "thinking", it is a fact.

I seriously wanted to see Naruto slap her and tell her to grow up in that moment. I doubt she can talkback in that situation because she knows she is wrong.

Battered wife... Yeah that is so true and guess what: IT'S NOT LOVE SAKURA!! I'm not giving up on her yet though. I still believe in a NaruSaku ending. Sasuke just needs to die, but I doubt Kishi has the guts to do it. Oh well, I'll try to stay hopeful that this manga won't go down the toilet in a stupid direction.

Sakura is the posterboy for spousal abuse. Her rove is endless. I find it fascinating the Hinata never took true center stage. She is way more popular with poll voters and otaku. Maybe Skura has to bring in the young girl brooding-boy-love-club demographic.

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I, as a girl and having started Naruto in 6th or 5th grade, have always thought that Sakura is an idiot. I've always been part of the please kill her off in the next chapter PLEASE! group so... hehe. Personally I've never been a real fan of Naruto or Sasuke either but I kept on reading because I liked many of the side characters... Then again for some reason all the characters that I like are constantly being killed off - oh wait that's pretty much everyone but the main trio...yeah... Pretty much still only reading the series because I've invested so much time into and Sakura really needs to grow up or get killed off...I'm happy with one or the other 😀

The hate is strong. I love it !

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i agree with all of you on most points, but i loath sakura after all she said and done and not done , kakashi redeemed himself for his mistakes but sakura never has .
If the series ends with sasuke alive i will be very disappointed , i think kishi is going for the sasugay dies teaching naruto an important lesson that he doesn't need ending .
why he called the series naruto instead of sas-uke i don't know , if naruto ends up with sakura there will be hell to pay .

My final word is this: Is this a situation where japanese readers kind of like her because she is LOYAL like that chick in Bleach(haven´t read it for years). I personaly don´t care for Sakura because she is very statik,has NO self preservation, is just so lame and has the brain of a child with alzheimer. And Kishimoto need to decide if Sasuke is a bad guy or not. The game of musical chairs of not-villians is making me antsy. Still very readable for a "modern" Jump manga.

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