Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-31492005-20180306150245/@comment-33731988-20180410120719

Ancladar wrote: I never really put much stock in the databooks. Sakura is nowhere near the level of Sasuke and Naruto no matter what the databooks say. She lacks the versatility and speed they have and also screw the fidelity. A "I'm sorry" is not good enough for trying to kill someone, betraying your village, and then attempting to kill all the village leaders. Then after all that they had a kid and he doesn't come home for twelve years to see his child despite the fact he could summon a creature that could fly or hop dimensions with his stupid eyes of op. It's an abusive one sided relationship and it disgusts me that it happened.

Screw the fidelity? That's one of the most important parts of a relationship! That's like saying screw the insides to a hamburger, screw the sweetness to the candy, screw the context to a story. You know, sometimes words just aren't enough to describe the anguish and that horrible wrench in your heart and the only words you can think of are "I'm sorry for everything". Not everything has to be blunt. If you actually read the manga and watched the anime, you can see that he's crying and he regrets all of his actions.

Imagine yourself in this situation; you've just been awoken from your nightmare of hatred and revenge, you've realized everything you've done was wrong and stupid, there's pretty much nothing you can do to redeem yourself and you want the person you care about to know that you're fine now and that you want to give everything they gave you back to them so they could stop hurting. What else is there to say except "I'm sorry"? I don't blame Sasuke for the person he's turned into, it was those people who messed up Itachi and forced him to choose. Sasuke has done a lot of stupid things, but he was just blind with hatred and revenge, coming from a childhood scar. Do you even know how hard it is to heal THOSE kinds of scars?!

You should definitely put more stock into the databooks. They're pretty much accurate because they're coming from Kishimoto. While it may be true that Sakura is nowhere near Sasuke and Naruto's level, remember that she had nothing from the beginning. She pretty much started from scratch while Sasuke and Naruto had a head start. Kishimoto definitely should've given her more good moments.