From chapter 3-700, Kishi has shown Sakura's love to such a large extent only towards Sasuke. If it was ever ambiguous then it was clearly addressed several times in the manga who she still loved in later chapters. The question always was if Sasuke cared. Though its shown more subtly we see towards the latter part of Part 1 that the answer is yes. Now with Part 2, Sasuke looks to have thrown away all his attachments towards Sakura and Naruto. I admit that it looked unlikely simply because it looked unlikely Sasuke was ever going to return to Konoha......however if he ever did and was able to make amends, to remember the bonds he had with Team 7 and treasure them, then it's clear who he would end up with.
This doesn't seem to account much for the fact that in that time Naruto and Sakura grew closer than Sasuke and Sakura had ever been and she was beginning to have feelings for him. I don't believe for a second that anyone could still genuinely believe NaruSaku wasn't a strong possibility around the time they went looking for Sasuke at the start of Part II.
The vast majority of development between Sasuke and Sakura was negative. Only wishful thinking could convince someone they were meant to be after each and every time he did something fucked up.
go on answer the question. Why does Sakura not have a shred of dignity for chasing the one she loves despite everything thats happened and yet Naruto who does the same thing is exemplified from it?
I already did in a previous post. Sakura instantly forgave Sasuke and made him the centre of her universe all over again and was willing to leave the village, as if she didn't care who'd be leaving behind or what others would think of her. It was like Sakura hadn't come into her own as an individual. That's why it felt so OOC.
Sakura marrying Sasuke signifies the same lesson that Sasuke becoming friends with Naruto again shows. They both stopped at nothing to save the one that was dear to them and it was that perseverance and unwillingness to give in that saved Sasuke, neatly fitting with the main theme Kishi wanted to convey in Naruto: even if there are hardships it is possible to get along.
Sasuke was saved by Naruto. There was no reason for Sakura to want to marry him, let alone actually do it by the end of the manga, but she did because she had to be somebody's waifu.
Sasuke's actually apology was literally horrible......however that doesn't in anyway detract the sincerity from it.....Naruto recognised it, Kakashi recognised it, you could see it with his expression but most of all Sakura clearly recognised it. The three, who have risked their lives, and spent 3 years, knew at that moment that the Sasuke they bonded with was back.
You don't seriously think one or two sincere apologies would be to make up for all the times he hurt Sakura? Sasuke should've been made to work for her forgiveness and whatever else that followed.
Instead we got an half-assed apology on one panel and her fawning over him on the next. Sasuke got the girl Naruto was killing himself over handed to him on a silver platter by the narrative, and it came at the cost of her dignity.
Once again we see a lack of comprehension on your end. Sakura says if. This is meant to be a throwback to the time in part 1 where she tells Sasuke to take her when he leaves. Simply put she wants to find out through his response if anything has changed in their relationship.....and she gets her answer:
Sasuke in this one page not only will he reassures her that he will return to her but also that he does appreciate the love she has given him. Note how we don't see his eyes when he says thank you, but Sakura does and the reaction to this can only be described as someone who is in love. Lets also not try and undermine the importance of those words to Sakura....those words were the only hope she has had throughout Shippuuden that Sasuke does still care about her and him repeating those words is essentially washes away all her fears.
Don't start shit over
my reading comprehension when you're trying to twist some fucked up relationship whose foundations are rooted mainly abuse and contempt as something it isn't, a healthy, loving relationship.
It's amazing how you keep missing the point. We know Sakura loves Sasuke. Kishimoto has made that quite clear. What he hasn't made clear is why that love is justified. If anything he's done the opposite. Don't forget it wasn't that many chapters ago Sasuke was willing to let drop in fucking lava because she was a liability. That level of douchebaggery doesn't just disappear instantly after an asswhooping.
The fact you base your justifications for SasuSaku based on their interactions in 699 is laughable, but then again, it's not like you have anything else to point at beside the one chapter they were all OOC in since the hundreds of chapters that preceded it only prove how fucked up of a relationship SasuSaku is and why it should have never been made canon.
Now let me address this "fangirling". So let me get this straight.....it's wrong for Sakura to blush when the person she freaking LOVES and has LOVED throughout her life has finally returned and she wants to ask a question about his feelings towards her. Thats not the death of character development you so foolishly (though expectedly) label it as....that is called being human. I don't know if you've read the manga but Sakura has always blushed when talking personally to Sasuke and its normal to show such emotions when you're with the person you love.
"Being a human being" is not an excuse for every illogical and inconsistent characterisation. Kishimoto infantilising females characters when it comes to their love interests isn't surprising though. It's why Karin was always a completely moronic around Sasuke. It's why Sakura became a submissive little doormat whenever Sasuke gave her shit and acted like a 12 year old in 699. It's why Hinata fiddled with her thumbs and couldn't look Naruto in the eye, let alone speak to him.
You can't even tell the difference between the Sakura in chapter 3 and the one in 699.
