Well, it is true that Kishimoto-sensei is terrible with portraying females. So far, out of all the females he's created in Naruto, Tsunade is a gambler, Ten Ten doesn't appear often enough to have much of a personality, Temari is strong but also shown to have a malicious side, Hinata is emotionally-weak (her recent confession to Naruto was a breakthrough for her, but it was also ignored in the grander scheme of things), and Ino is fierce but quite next to useless too.
Finally, there's Sakura, who seems to be Kishimoto-sensei's favourite female character to torture.
Yes, it was obvious to everyone (maybe except Lee) that Sakura was lying when she said she loved Naruto. XDD It was obvious she was unsure about it herself, but still felt compelled to go on with it.
I wouldn't say it was OOC of her. Throughout the series, Sakura has been shown to be a nurturing force for both Naruto and Sasuke, and she has proven to be a source of strength and motivation for them both as well. Likewise, Naruto is also her pillar of strength. So when she confessed to him, it was somewhat like an act of self-sacrifice so that she'd be able to give him more strength, and also be able to rely on him more. It's actually a two-way thing for her.
Also, she probably didn't want to tell Naruto outright that it was alright, that he didn't have to retrieve Sasuke for her sake. Considering how male pride works, saying that outright would probably have hurt Naruto. So her confession was a roundabout way of telling him that.
Yes, Kishimoto-sensei is not the best at portraying females, but Sakura is his best attempt. I love her. :D
Yeah. :( I actually liked Tsunade's 'vices'; they weren't construed as being a natural stereotypical outcome of her sex. And they showed that someone 'imperfect' like her is still someone worthy of admiration and respect as the figurehead and (presumably) most powerful position in Konoha. But gahhhh. Just thinking of Ino makes me cringe. I LOVED her character. I don't think she's really that useless, it's just Kishimoto and... yeah. She's been reduced to a commentator just like practically every other female in the series.
I guess I only found it OOC because most of the Sakura we've been seeing in Part 2 gives us no reason to think that she'd do something this stupid again. To Naruto, of all people. Gahhh.
Roundabout way, but how terribly cruel of her too ;__;
I love her, too. Despite all this. And even if I had to take this lousy confession in stride I would still support her, and hope for Kishimoto to do her character justice one day.
Finally, there's Sakura, who seems to be Kishimoto-sensei's favourite female character to torture.
Yes, it was obvious to everyone (maybe except Lee) that Sakura was lying when she said she loved Naruto. XDD It was obvious she was unsure about it herself, but still felt compelled to go on with it.
I wouldn't say it was OOC of her. Throughout the series, Sakura has been shown to be a nurturing force for both Naruto and Sasuke, and she has proven to be a source of strength and motivation for them both as well. Likewise, Naruto is also her pillar of strength. So when she confessed to him, it was somewhat like an act of self-sacrifice so that she'd be able to give him more strength, and also be able to rely on him more. It's actually a two-way thing for her.
Also, she probably didn't want to tell Naruto outright that it was alright, that he didn't have to retrieve Sasuke for her sake. Considering how male pride works, saying that outright would probably have hurt Naruto. So her confession was a roundabout way of telling him that.
Yes, Kishimoto-sensei is not the best at portraying females, but Sakura is his best attempt. I love her. :D
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I guess I only found it OOC because most of the Sakura we've been seeing in Part 2 gives us no reason to think that she'd do something this stupid again. To Naruto, of all people. Gahhh.
Roundabout way, but how terribly cruel of her too ;__;
I love her, too. Despite all this. And even if I had to take this lousy confession in stride I would still support her, and hope for Kishimoto to do her character justice one day.
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