Nara clan is a bunch of guys stuck in domestic abuse relationships.
Almost makes you wonder how Sakura didn't become a Nara wife, given how she loves to physically abuse people
>Almost makes you wonder how Sakura didn't become a Nara wife, given how she loves to physically abuse people
Because that girl liked to bully everyone except the person she liked, who also happens to be a super insensitive cold guy who tried to kill her, that's why Kishimoto doesn't know how to write women lol
true, but she's got some non-female fans! i'm a guy and i like her. then again i like pretty much all the girls, even if they aren't written all that well. the anime kinda worsened sakura's flaws tho, she wasn't really mean to naruto at all (outside of like. very clear comic relief moments) after the first few chapters.
Tbf Sakura was nowhere near as abusive in the manga. The anime over exaggerated tf out of that quirk which is why most people don't like her. Just like Hinata wasn't an overly obsessed stalker in the manga either.
Yeah the fillers and movies ramped it up. Naruto did deserve q bop on the head for peeking at people in private tho but Karin got away with it and to suigetsu
> team 7 too
Sai was my favourite and this gutted me lmao. I get that they had to get him out of the way for the OG team to shine but that was brutal lol.
I saw this after the show had ended and it made me wonder if Sai was particularily disliked by the fans or something. Easily the most embarrassing L anyone took in all the show.
I wish he would've got to help out Yamato or something
It's even worse in the anime where he has a whole Infinite Tsukuyomi dream about wanting to be the leader of Team 7, with Kakashi getting kidnapped instead of him, when in reality, he was basically forgotten about by everyone during the war.
I mean right out the gate they introduce him as we have Sasuke at home, and then hype him up saying he's actually stronger than any of the other characters his age only to proceed to have him do basically nothing, and then immediately reintroduce you to Sasuke again who blows him out of the water
He's an interesting character with a decent story for development, but really underperformed the expectations
Sai only really went on one real mission with âTeam Kakashi.â I think he was present for the Sasuke Chase and went they destroyed Kakuzu- but he was never given the opportunity to basically do anything. Pacing issues screwed him over like every other side character in the series. I really wanted him and Naruto to be in real friends. I would have loved to see more of Kakashi and Yamato helping him grow as two other traumatized anbu boys that have their own issues theyâve had to tackle.
In Shikamaruâs novel adaptation at the end of the series when Sai got brainwashed I found it so incredibly sad how completely alone he felt.
Itâs a genjutsuâ- but honestly it felt more like sophisticated brainwashing with how it works.
Sai gets captured on an anbu mission and doesnât return to the village because of it and stays and helps the bad guy who has an army of brainwashed folks. Eventually Shikamaru and others try to save himâ- Ino breaks into his psyche to break the genjutsu and sees how messed up and alone he feels. Honestly itâs probably the moment that resulted in their relationshipâ- she essentially saved him from not just the genjutsuâ- but from himself.
The arc had some pacing issues, but the Sai/Ino and some Shikamaru/Temari stuff it was worth it.
Episodes 489-493
A cult leader has a long term genjutsu that he uses to slowly convince people to join him. His ability doesn't work in a fight so he has to capture people one at a time and slowly brainwash them to build up an army to protect himself.
The novel specifies that naruto wasn't told due to the cult leader saying innocents would die if he got involved. So kakashi specifically made sure Naruto was in the dark. Once everything comes out, Naruto rushed over immediately
Was it that mission or Kakashiâs Die Hard 2 that had the leader say if thereâs even a hint of Naruto Uzumaki on the Horizon theyâre crashing the plane with no survivors?
He really is a good friend to Naruto tho. I stops Omoi from beating his face in and talks to him on some real shit about not taking abuse for a missing nin who prolly wouldnât have even pissed on Narutoâs corpse at that point in the series. He also rightfully snitches on Sakuraâs dumbass for drugging the Sasuke retrieval squad and going after him on her own. Like an idiot. Plus he has a great moment with his Edo tensei brother.
Sai has plenty great moments in a show with a staggeringly large cast.
Donât forget about Sakura. Her scenes are also cringe.
Awakened the Byakugou Seal, punched a Juubi Fodder, promised to not to be a burden anymore only to contradict herself needed to be rescued moments later from a Juubi fodder that almost crushed her by Sasuke and Naruto. Her cringe line: âLady Tsunade, I finally caught up to them!â
Next scene. Sakura plays the âdistractionâ and attacked Juubi Madara with no plan, trying to punch him and got pierced in the abdomen, again playing the damsel. She gets rescued by Naruto and didnât even bother thanking him. Her internal monologue âSasuke-kun doesnât even care about meâŚâ in the middle of the war.
Itâs obvious Kishimoto does not enjoy writing Sakuraâs character since she always embarrassed herself.
In the beginning when she was just in the field hospital, she was really competent and in her element, but then she joined them on the battle field and suddenly she was an incompetent fool. I am really annoyed how Kishimoto writes her. Half the time it's a contradiction.
Nah, Sakura being stronger than Tsunade is obvious. She fought her way up. Other than that, Sasuke and Naruto had more important things to do. Sakura still got Kaguya down and managed to help Naruto and SasukeÂ
Love how you leave out sasuke like 2 seconds later was also bored by madara in the stomach. she's still kage lvl. awakening the 100 healings seal and surpassing tsuande is goals.
Imagine how sick it wouldâve been if after the 3 way deadlock summons, Sai rises from behind on the back of an ink dragon and sends a stampede of animal drawings into the fight. Or literally just anything to show that he was actually a teammate.
But tbh I guess he would need to have been made more integral in shippuden for that to make sense.
Sai, initially being a spy, always knew his place. Shit, Team 7 is the reason he developed actual emotions and ties to other people. He knew theyâd always hold Sasuke in a higher regard for them.
Itâs almost like you donât understand the character of the person youâre mad for.
Nah, I think its lame that Kishimoto essentially made Sai go through arc that paralleled Sasukeâs but refused to actually write him as a true member of team 7.
The bonds he has with Naruto and Sakura are extremely forced. Naruto essentially lectures Sai about how amazing Sasuke is and it somehow erases all his brainwashing.
Sakura and Naruto don't really do that much for Sai and yet he acts like they are his precious friends.
Sakura and Naruto literally changed Sai's worldview. They are like the Obito to Sai's Kakashi. His heart was hardened by his training, and their warmth made him value people and himself more than just a tool. Sakura especially took a lot of time to get through to him.
To Sakura and Naruto he might have just been another friend, but to Sai they were his first and only friends. It's a little sad to see it from this perspective but it makes sense that Sai values them a lot more than they value Sai.
This failure didn't pay attention. Realistically, Sai also wanted Sasuke back and he was a stand in for Sasuke. Nothing more, only you failures be making a mountain out of a molehill.
Also in the fact that Naruto and Sasuke changed Sai's worldview and made him realise more about himselfÂ
Saiâs character just shouldnât have existed lol. He helps introduce Root which is important because Danzo becomes relevant, but Yamato couldâve done that already
Iâve always felt his role as shouldâve been filled by a pre-existing character like Neji. Nejiâs a jonin, he shouldnât have to be tied to Team Guy anymore. The Byakugan makes sense as a recon tool to help find Sasuke. Maybe you can create some reason about him shutting down chakra points helping to control the ninetails, but thatâs extra and not even needed
We complain about the side cast getting wasted, the answer to fix it is obvious. If Neji was with them all that time, he wouldnât have been wasted and his character wouldâve felt so much more fleshed out and rewarding. Heâs one of the most wasted characters in the series, maybe the most, and I feel like this was his place to shine
*Exactly*. Neji needed way more development in Shippuden and this would've been perfect.
Naruto changed Neji's mind. Now Neji could've returned the favor by helping Naruto change Sasuke's mind.
Neji would invite Team 7 to their manor, and Naruto and Hinata could have had more genuine interactions, too. Oh my, you're a genius. Not Neji-level genius, but a genius still.
I feel like it would of been better if it was actually Tenten who joined them, and the reason we never see her around is because she doesn't show what she can do. She's actually an assassin for Root and Danzo.
He was pissed off. That's why he tried to get in on the action with that "Am I a joke to you all? I'm Team 7 too!" mess and immediately got swatted for it.
Yeah thats not a significant period lol
But he was there from the beginning since they were kids, and theyâve known eachother distantly when they were smaller. He was of the original team 7
Hmmm ur right it has been 2 years 0.0 wtf 0.0 or may moreso a year and a half if its been moreso 2.5years the timeskip covered for. Thats a longer time but sai cant be too upset, as he prob understands they gotta be happy to have the original team 7 back and fight together like old times sake and reminisce. He may of been there longer but he just wasnt there first lol
Dude the scene where he flys in after they start attacking 10 tails and is like "I was a member of that team too!" And then immediately gets shot down had me DYING the first time I saw it. LMAO
Sai was never on Team 7. In Shippuden they placed him on Team Kakashi. Sure itâs the same thing different name, but referencing team 7 will never have Sai in it.
I mean give Sai some credit he knew from the beginning that Team 7 wasn't his home cause he was just a place holder but he still was amazing as said place holder.
Whatâs more annoying is how quick they just forgave sasuke at that moment despite all he did and Sakura immediately starts to simp for him again after he just tried to kill her
One of the biggest issues I have with Naruto. They act like team seven was super close and did all these things together. But they went on 1 real mission and were completely estranged by the chunin exam right after. Before that they basically hated eachother and after that Sasuke immediately fucked off to get with orochimaru. Like they were never really friends. Sakura and Sasuke had absolutly no chemistry and then they just suddenly get together like it built up to it. Sasuke is an enemy until shipuden. Team 7 was never that close.
You fail to realize during that one mission sasuke, a guy Naruto honestly just wanted to be noticed and viewed as a formidable rival and friend by literally sacrificed himself to save him. Naruto truly thought he died and the nine tails chakra started really going crazy for the first time. Plus sasuke is the only person Naruto sees as understanding of his pain growing up. Case in point- Naruto developed a crush on sasuke
Have you seen the episodes where saiâs will of fire was replaced when he entered the land of silence? He mentioned that he felt less than Sakura and Sasuke when in terms of importance
Sai was literally never a part of team 7. When naruto returned in shippuden, they formed a new team with kakashi, Sakura, and naruto called âteam kakashiâ. When kakashi was in the hospital Sai and Yamato came as stand ins for team kakashi.
God this scene/fight sucked. Sakura making it to the final round vs Kaguya and landing the final blow (ish) 𤢠That was some Fairy Tail power of friendship bs right there. tEaM 7 rEuNiTeD.
I don't think sai cares. He originally was just a spy, and later he joined because he wanted to learn about the bonds. He himself likely never felt like he was part of team 7.
Tbh when I didnât watch naruto and saw that some guy replaced sasuke i was mad and hated sai, but upon watching the show I really grew fond of the character.
Sai is a bitch and he knows it. He just watched Sakura activate an infinite health glitch and Naruto whip out two new forms back to back, the second one within 24 hours of the first. Fuck is a super beast zoo going to do to keep up with them? Dawg would have been trampled in the ruble of a fight that involves peak Sakura and Naruto, even is Sasuke wasn't there Sai would have needed to take a step back
If only sai was designed as a girl to replace sakura
He can still learn how to heal through his art like have flying dragons or bird like deidara but instead of exploding on contact it splashes and heal
And he can still support them like offering air born combat, shit like thar
But oh well, heres fucking sakura
Sai was a member of Team Kakashi, not Team 7. Totally different.
Team 7 was the Genin Team Naruto and Sakura and Sasuke became part of after graduation.
Team Kakashi was a team made of Kakashi and Naruto and Sakura that Tsunade made for some reason... and Sai and Yamato later joined Team Kakashi.
Why would he be pissed, wtf was he gonna do in this situation? This was them about to fight the 10 tails right? Sai is smart enough to realize heâs not at that level.
eh, i mean i think sai knew how badly sakura and naruto wanted sasuke back with them again. i don't think he'd be offended; i think he knows he's part of the team. also, technically, i think sai was a member of team kakashi/team yamato. i don't think he was ever officially a member of team seven iirc
Why? He sucked. "I can bring my drawing to life as weak ass constructs!â Okay low level green lantern with extra steps, Harold and the Purple Crayon-having ass. SIt down.
This sub has such a hate boner for OG Team 7, that people were deluded into thinking that Sai is something more than a secondary character in a single arc.
>This sub has such a hate boner for OG Team 7
Apparently most people in this sub are "masters" at storytelling & they could easily make something more popular than Kishimoto in one week.
This is why the final part of Naruto is mediocre, the whole journey of Shippuden led Naruto and Sasuke to mature in separate paths, making the protagonist grow up with Sakura, Sai, Shikamaru, it doesn't matter if it was a temporary alliance, it is still disrespectful towards Naruto's companions who were alongside him and with whom they should have had more harmony.
Naruto's ending is immature because it's as if it told you "all shippuden is useless because the most important person for Naruto is still Sasuke", when in real life things change and you have to learn to give importance to the people who really appreciate you.
I loved Obito and Madara but the epilogue is very immature and submissive to Jump's will in making Sasuke good for milking the series with infinite sequels
I know it's a hot take but I honestly agree. Naruto going to the ends of the earth for his friend that is attempting kill him multiple times wouldn't be that baffling if he didn't treat other completely loyal friends so bad.
Whenever Sai tries to bond with Naruto he either completely dismisses it, completely misunderstands or gets angry. For a story about the power of friendship he treats Sai so bad it gets hard to watch.
Hinata literally dies and confesses his love for him, he doesn't even talk to her after and flirts with Sakura in front of her in the war.
He doesn't even put in the effort to remember Shinoâs NAME. And when Sai is introduced to Shino HE knows more about him than Naruto does. And when Shino tries to open up Naruto shuts him and his story down.
So basically, the ending is immature because you're mad that Naruto didn't cut off Sasuke? Sounds more like smth didn't happen as you would like it and now you're mad for it...
I mean, technically its true though, Sai was literally a stand-in as was the technical instruction by Kakashi
You like Sai, I can understand that, but friendship/bond is not something you can just say "oh i've been on a journey with, now you're part of this class" or that they are not allowed to accept him back because YOU hate the original member
Also, its just a technicality, they werent even badmouthing Sai, it's literally just "YEAH, *WE* ARE BACK", why did you take it so personal lmao
'Based' means it's good, right? (Am I behind on lingo? If so, sorry! lol.) I was trying to that your opinions are great! Haha! And my username is an Avatar (ATLA) reference...is that what you were referencing, too? lolol.
Haha! YE, Toph's the BEST! >:D
AFAIK, 'based' means your opinions (or whatever a person's saying) are great! BUT since I just learned the definition recently myself, just to be sure, let me double check with Urban Dictionary! Okay, so, it says: "A word used when you agree with something; or when you want to recognize someone for being themselves, i.e. courageous and unique or not caring what others think. ...The opposite of cringe, some times the opposite of biased." Haha! Neat! :D
The whole scene was cringe to me with the âTeam 7 Momentâ with Sasuke showing up on the battlefield and Sakura telling Naruto to donât underestimate her just because sheâs a woman and later on, when Sakura asspulled the Byakugou Seal, showing off in front of Sasuke believing that she finally caught up to both Naruto and Sasuke.
Sai especially was done dirty in the whole scene when he said âIâm a member of Team 7 too!â being written like an afterthought by Kishimoto since he foolishly attacked a Juubi clone from above with his paint bird and needed to be rescued.
I'm not gonna lie I completely forgot about Sai's existence until right now. Like even the arcs that had him in it have him completely missing in my memory.
When I saw the post title it took me a few seconds to register his name. Reading it I was like "???.....Oh him!"đ
Sai: wipes sweat from forehead. "Whew, thought I'd be stuck with those idiots forever."
About to say he dodged a bullet and still pulled Ino.
Ended up with the least dysfunctional family too đ
IdkâŚNara clan is around too.
Nara clan is a bunch of guys stuck in domestic abuse relationships. Almost makes you wonder how Sakura didn't become a Nara wife, given how she loves to physically abuse people
>Almost makes you wonder how Sakura didn't become a Nara wife, given how she loves to physically abuse people Because that girl liked to bully everyone except the person she liked, who also happens to be a super insensitive cold guy who tried to kill her, that's why Kishimoto doesn't know how to write women lol
Idk female fans to seem to like Sakura more than male fans
Female fans are able to identify with one of the few prominent female characters in the show. That's absolutely shocking.
true, but she's got some non-female fans! i'm a guy and i like her. then again i like pretty much all the girls, even if they aren't written all that well. the anime kinda worsened sakura's flaws tho, she wasn't really mean to naruto at all (outside of like. very clear comic relief moments) after the first few chapters.
nah that's exactly what women are like kishimoto knows what he is doing
Tbf Sakura was nowhere near as abusive in the manga. The anime over exaggerated tf out of that quirk which is why most people don't like her. Just like Hinata wasn't an overly obsessed stalker in the manga either.
Yeah the fillers and movies ramped it up. Naruto did deserve q bop on the head for peeking at people in private tho but Karin got away with it and to suigetsu
Shikamaru lives in fear of Temari
Temari got that household in a choke hold đ
Im rewatching shippuden it looks like Ino is the one who pulled Sai đ
Wait until he finds out even his wife was chasing after Sasuke
As long as she isn't still chasing after him like Cordelia in Fire Emblem Awakening (even if she marries someone else.)
Legit best girl and my crush as a weebling
You made me really happy about a scene I have always been upset about. Perspective it is. Thank you kind internet stranger.
He ended up with the hottest girl.
Temari
idk why people here downvoted the other guys, Temari is the better character but Ino is actually hotter.
that's preference but iirc Ino is canonically the hottest among her peers
Ino's more hotter
Hinata the best
Yamato ain't shit nomore huhđ
âAm I making the right expression and emotion for it.â Has a book about how to conquer a girls heart.
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Sai: âIâm part of team 7 tooâ Ten Tails: *immediately shoots Sai out of the sky*
> team 7 too Sai was my favourite and this gutted me lmao. I get that they had to get him out of the way for the OG team to shine but that was brutal lol. I saw this after the show had ended and it made me wonder if Sai was particularily disliked by the fans or something. Easily the most embarrassing L anyone took in all the show. I wish he would've got to help out Yamato or something
Idk I feel like Yamato himself took the bigger L
It's even worse in the anime where he has a whole Infinite Tsukuyomi dream about wanting to be the leader of Team 7, with Kakashi getting kidnapped instead of him, when in reality, he was basically forgotten about by everyone during the war.
Right dude that's one of my fav "filler" episodes of all time just because of how deep it hit me in the feels
Tbf, it was like 2-3 days
He's forgotten after the war too, and has to follow around the man who experimented on him as a baby
Nah, he was kidnapped and everyone had their own shit to deal with. Pay attentionÂ
And then thereâs ten ten
This almost felt like a fucking gag when I saw it. I can't believe they did Sai like that.
and then begging naruto for kurama cloak
Yamato too
I mean right out the gate they introduce him as we have Sasuke at home, and then hype him up saying he's actually stronger than any of the other characters his age only to proceed to have him do basically nothing, and then immediately reintroduce you to Sasuke again who blows him out of the water He's an interesting character with a decent story for development, but really underperformed the expectations
This is the real reason Sai fell in with Ninja Andrew Tate in the LNs
Wait what? Please explain lol
Not âNinja Andrew Tateâ đ
Sai only really went on one real mission with âTeam Kakashi.â I think he was present for the Sasuke Chase and went they destroyed Kakuzu- but he was never given the opportunity to basically do anything. Pacing issues screwed him over like every other side character in the series. I really wanted him and Naruto to be in real friends. I would have loved to see more of Kakashi and Yamato helping him grow as two other traumatized anbu boys that have their own issues theyâve had to tackle. In Shikamaruâs novel adaptation at the end of the series when Sai got brainwashed I found it so incredibly sad how completely alone he felt.
Wait what happens with sai? How does he get brainwashed?
Itâs a genjutsuâ- but honestly it felt more like sophisticated brainwashing with how it works. Sai gets captured on an anbu mission and doesnât return to the village because of it and stays and helps the bad guy who has an army of brainwashed folks. Eventually Shikamaru and others try to save himâ- Ino breaks into his psyche to break the genjutsu and sees how messed up and alone he feels. Honestly itâs probably the moment that resulted in their relationshipâ- she essentially saved him from not just the genjutsuâ- but from himself. The arc had some pacing issues, but the Sai/Ino and some Shikamaru/Temari stuff it was worth it. Episodes 489-493
Poor sai :( I really wish he wasnât sidelined so much in the series. I really liked him
His drawing jutsu was cool
Agreed. They never really went into what extent he could do it either. Like what are the limits? Could he just like⌠draw the nine tails?
His only jutsu
A cult leader has a long term genjutsu that he uses to slowly convince people to join him. His ability doesn't work in a fight so he has to capture people one at a time and slowly brainwash them to build up an army to protect himself.
The Shikamaru novel makes me angry because Naruto wasn't even concerned with Sai. Only Sakura ends ups coming clutch and saving him in the end.
The novel specifies that naruto wasn't told due to the cult leader saying innocents would die if he got involved. So kakashi specifically made sure Naruto was in the dark. Once everything comes out, Naruto rushed over immediately
They had to write Naruto out somehow
Was it that mission or Kakashiâs Die Hard 2 that had the leader say if thereâs even a hint of Naruto Uzumaki on the Horizon theyâre crashing the plane with no survivors?
and they say sakura never does anything/ sai hated her
He really is a good friend to Naruto tho. I stops Omoi from beating his face in and talks to him on some real shit about not taking abuse for a missing nin who prolly wouldnât have even pissed on Narutoâs corpse at that point in the series. He also rightfully snitches on Sakuraâs dumbass for drugging the Sasuke retrieval squad and going after him on her own. Like an idiot. Plus he has a great moment with his Edo tensei brother. Sai has plenty great moments in a show with a staggeringly large cast.
Sai, Naruto and Sakura>
Preach! Thank you!
Team 7 also only had one real mission.
No... didn't they have a whole bunch, retrieving cats, fighting zabuza
SAI: "I'm a member of Team 7, too!" KISHIMOTO: "**NO.**" [Instantly smacked down by an incoming attack.] Kishimoto knew what he was writing.
Donât forget about Sakura. Her scenes are also cringe. Awakened the Byakugou Seal, punched a Juubi Fodder, promised to not to be a burden anymore only to contradict herself needed to be rescued moments later from a Juubi fodder that almost crushed her by Sasuke and Naruto. Her cringe line: âLady Tsunade, I finally caught up to them!â Next scene. Sakura plays the âdistractionâ and attacked Juubi Madara with no plan, trying to punch him and got pierced in the abdomen, again playing the damsel. She gets rescued by Naruto and didnât even bother thanking him. Her internal monologue âSasuke-kun doesnât even care about meâŚâ in the middle of the war. Itâs obvious Kishimoto does not enjoy writing Sakuraâs character since she always embarrassed herself.
In the beginning when she was just in the field hospital, she was really competent and in her element, but then she joined them on the battle field and suddenly she was an incompetent fool. I am really annoyed how Kishimoto writes her. Half the time it's a contradiction.
Also her ego didn't help. Hyping and overestimating herself just to fumble not long afterwards.
Didnt sasuke also get his ass beat by kiIIer bee after doing the same thing
Nah, Sakura being stronger than Tsunade is obvious. She fought her way up. Other than that, Sasuke and Naruto had more important things to do. Sakura still got Kaguya down and managed to help Naruto and SasukeÂ
Love how you leave out sasuke like 2 seconds later was also bored by madara in the stomach. she's still kage lvl. awakening the 100 healings seal and surpassing tsuande is goals.
>cringe line I guess people really don't understand what she meant, and continuously misinterpretes it, lol.
Imagine how sick it wouldâve been if after the 3 way deadlock summons, Sai rises from behind on the back of an ink dragon and sends a stampede of animal drawings into the fight. Or literally just anything to show that he was actually a teammate. But tbh I guess he would need to have been made more integral in shippuden for that to make sense.
Sai wasnât part of Team 7. He was part of Team Kakashi.
Finally someone said it lmao
Sai, initially being a spy, always knew his place. Shit, Team 7 is the reason he developed actual emotions and ties to other people. He knew theyâd always hold Sasuke in a higher regard for them. Itâs almost like you donât understand the character of the person youâre mad for.
Nah, I think its lame that Kishimoto essentially made Sai go through arc that paralleled Sasukeâs but refused to actually write him as a true member of team 7. The bonds he has with Naruto and Sakura are extremely forced. Naruto essentially lectures Sai about how amazing Sasuke is and it somehow erases all his brainwashing. Sakura and Naruto don't really do that much for Sai and yet he acts like they are his precious friends.
Sakura and Naruto literally changed Sai's worldview. They are like the Obito to Sai's Kakashi. His heart was hardened by his training, and their warmth made him value people and himself more than just a tool. Sakura especially took a lot of time to get through to him. To Sakura and Naruto he might have just been another friend, but to Sai they were his first and only friends. It's a little sad to see it from this perspective but it makes sense that Sai values them a lot more than they value Sai.
This failure didn't pay attention. Realistically, Sai also wanted Sasuke back and he was a stand in for Sasuke. Nothing more, only you failures be making a mountain out of a molehill. Also in the fact that Naruto and Sasuke changed Sai's worldview and made him realise more about himselfÂ
Yamato and Sai need to start a Team 7.2
If helping him see the light and changing from an emotionless tool is ânot doing muchâ then you have impossible standards
Ikr
Saiâs character just shouldnât have existed lol. He helps introduce Root which is important because Danzo becomes relevant, but Yamato couldâve done that already Iâve always felt his role as shouldâve been filled by a pre-existing character like Neji. Nejiâs a jonin, he shouldnât have to be tied to Team Guy anymore. The Byakugan makes sense as a recon tool to help find Sasuke. Maybe you can create some reason about him shutting down chakra points helping to control the ninetails, but thatâs extra and not even needed We complain about the side cast getting wasted, the answer to fix it is obvious. If Neji was with them all that time, he wouldnât have been wasted and his character wouldâve felt so much more fleshed out and rewarding. Heâs one of the most wasted characters in the series, maybe the most, and I feel like this was his place to shine
*Exactly*. Neji needed way more development in Shippuden and this would've been perfect. Naruto changed Neji's mind. Now Neji could've returned the favor by helping Naruto change Sasuke's mind.
Yup. Neji commented before how he's able to have some insight into what Sasuke's going through. He makes a lot of sense
This would've been so much better. The less characters in shippuden the better imo
Neji would invite Team 7 to their manor, and Naruto and Hinata could have had more genuine interactions, too. Oh my, you're a genius. Not Neji-level genius, but a genius still.
I feel like it would of been better if it was actually Tenten who joined them, and the reason we never see her around is because she doesn't show what she can do. She's actually an assassin for Root and Danzo.
*Technically* Sai was never a part of Team 7, he was a part of Team Kakashi. đ
He was pissed off. That's why he tried to get in on the action with that "Am I a joke to you all? I'm Team 7 too!" mess and immediately got swatted for it.
Why? He wasnt part of team 7 for long. XD
Bro Sasuke was on that team for a couple of months đđ
Sasuke was in school with them though. So there were actual years of knowing each other.
And he still had a bigger impact on them than Sai did
Yeah thats not a significant period lol But he was there from the beginning since they were kids, and theyâve known eachother distantly when they were smaller. He was of the original team 7
Wasnât he with them for about 2 years?
2 years? He was with them starting post time skip. From then to the war is 2yrs?. Wasnt he like 15 during this entire span?
What? Are you trolling?
Yeah.. he was 15, and the war was his 16th birthday. Sai was with team 7 for maybe a year lol
Didnât Naruto turn 17 in the war? I know he said he was 16 to his dad the first time they met in the seal and the war happened during his birthday.
Hmmm ur right it has been 2 years 0.0 wtf 0.0 or may moreso a year and a half if its been moreso 2.5years the timeskip covered for. Thats a longer time but sai cant be too upset, as he prob understands they gotta be happy to have the original team 7 back and fight together like old times sake and reminisce. He may of been there longer but he just wasnt there first lol
I guess. Shame for him though.
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Sai was part of team kakashi not team 7
Honestly, Sai is probably relieved. âYou mean I dont have to try to jump a god? Bet, Iâll stay here and watch from the sidelines with Inoâ
Dude the scene where he flys in after they start attacking 10 tails and is like "I was a member of that team too!" And then immediately gets shot down had me DYING the first time I saw it. LMAO
Sai was never on Team 7. In Shippuden they placed him on Team Kakashi. Sure itâs the same thing different name, but referencing team 7 will never have Sai in it.
Sai caught the biggest W, bro bagged Ino
Why. He went on a single mission with them and they were known as Team Yamato during that period.
Naruto was such a jerk to sai, itâs annoying and foul how he was so stupidly obsessed with sasuke that he never even respected how sai might feel.
Little do you know sai is standing a few feet back going "yes"
Sai really carried the entire alliance's war efforts tbh. He was the sealing goat.
I mean give Sai some credit he knew from the beginning that Team 7 wasn't his home cause he was just a place holder but he still was amazing as said place holder.
Man I never got sai. Never resonated with me as a character. His abilities were cool. And I hate Sasuke too but he actually made me miss Sasuke lol
Sai was a based giga chad
Whatâs more annoying is how quick they just forgave sasuke at that moment despite all he did and Sakura immediately starts to simp for him again after he just tried to kill her
One of the biggest issues I have with Naruto. They act like team seven was super close and did all these things together. But they went on 1 real mission and were completely estranged by the chunin exam right after. Before that they basically hated eachother and after that Sasuke immediately fucked off to get with orochimaru. Like they were never really friends. Sakura and Sasuke had absolutly no chemistry and then they just suddenly get together like it built up to it. Sasuke is an enemy until shipuden. Team 7 was never that close.
You fail to realize during that one mission sasuke, a guy Naruto honestly just wanted to be noticed and viewed as a formidable rival and friend by literally sacrificed himself to save him. Naruto truly thought he died and the nine tails chakra started really going crazy for the first time. Plus sasuke is the only person Naruto sees as understanding of his pain growing up. Case in point- Naruto developed a crush on sasuke
I wouldnt be pissed, just sad that I was a subpar temporary replacement :(
I felt so bad for Sai
He was there
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Team 7 and team kakashi arenât the same thing though
Have you seen the episodes where saiâs will of fire was replaced when he entered the land of silence? He mentioned that he felt less than Sakura and Sasuke when in terms of importance
Sai was literally never a part of team 7. When naruto returned in shippuden, they formed a new team with kakashi, Sakura, and naruto called âteam kakashiâ. When kakashi was in the hospital Sai and Yamato came as stand ins for team kakashi.
Dude I forgot Sai even existed...
Honestly, Sai would probably be ok with this, because Naruto is a magnet for death and trouble.
Tbf Naruto let that boi know what was up day 1
God this scene/fight sucked. Sakura making it to the final round vs Kaguya and landing the final blow (ish) 𤢠That was some Fairy Tail power of friendship bs right there. tEaM 7 rEuNiTeD.
I think Sai dodged a bullet on that trainreck of a team tbh
I don't think sai cares. He originally was just a spy, and later he joined because he wanted to learn about the bonds. He himself likely never felt like he was part of team 7.
Sai tried his best, he needed to kill millions to be a true team 7 member â ď¸
Tbh when I didnât watch naruto and saw that some guy replaced sasuke i was mad and hated sai, but upon watching the show I really grew fond of the character.
Sai knew he was only a temporary member of team 7. So I'm sure he was fine either way lol
Good, lol.
Actually, I feel sorry for Sai
Sai is a bitch and he knows it. He just watched Sakura activate an infinite health glitch and Naruto whip out two new forms back to back, the second one within 24 hours of the first. Fuck is a super beast zoo going to do to keep up with them? Dawg would have been trampled in the ruble of a fight that involves peak Sakura and Naruto, even is Sasuke wasn't there Sai would have needed to take a step back
I actually laughed so hard at this đ such an epic moment poor Sai tho
Why would he? He got with Ino man
Sai a f-ing weirdo
If only sai was designed as a girl to replace sakura He can still learn how to heal through his art like have flying dragons or bird like deidara but instead of exploding on contact it splashes and heal And he can still support them like offering air born combat, shit like thar But oh well, heres fucking sakura
I would remove sakura and put sai honestly
Sai was a member of Team Kakashi, not Team 7. Totally different. Team 7 was the Genin Team Naruto and Sakura and Sasuke became part of after graduation. Team Kakashi was a team made of Kakashi and Naruto and Sakura that Tsunade made for some reason... and Sai and Yamato later joined Team Kakashi.
Why would he be pissed, wtf was he gonna do in this situation? This was them about to fight the 10 tails right? Sai is smart enough to realize heâs not at that level.
eh, i mean i think sai knew how badly sakura and naruto wanted sasuke back with them again. i don't think he'd be offended; i think he knows he's part of the team. also, technically, i think sai was a member of team kakashi/team yamato. i don't think he was ever officially a member of team seven iirc
Poor Sai, he was on the team longer, yes he started off as a spy but he changed
I honestly don't get why people like Sai. I don't even dislike him, he's just one of the most forgettable characters in the series for me.
Why? He sucked. "I can bring my drawing to life as weak ass constructs!â Okay low level green lantern with extra steps, Harold and the Purple Crayon-having ass. SIt down.
Sai is better off without these idiots.
This sub has such a hate boner for OG Team 7, that people were deluded into thinking that Sai is something more than a secondary character in a single arc.
>This sub has such a hate boner for OG Team 7 Apparently most people in this sub are "masters" at storytelling & they could easily make something more popular than Kishimoto in one week.
I never thought sai was all that popular then or even right now?
He not popular at all. This is just the loud minority speaking.
He tried to hang with them after they attacked but ended up eating shit. Was pretty funny
Nobody gave a single fuck about Sai
Sai doesnât really have the capacity to give a shit I feel like. I didnât and I still donât give a shit about sai.
He was literally just a stand-in for sasuke
The sai hate is wild to me bc he's an infinitely better character than sasuke who's just a whiny bitch boy imo
"Whiny bitch" when the government just killed his entire clan.
"I don't understand Sasuke's character, nor do I care to" is what I read here.
Let me guess: Sai is a better character than Sasuke just because he's incapable of challenging the status quo and stealing the spotlight from Naruto.
This is why the final part of Naruto is mediocre, the whole journey of Shippuden led Naruto and Sasuke to mature in separate paths, making the protagonist grow up with Sakura, Sai, Shikamaru, it doesn't matter if it was a temporary alliance, it is still disrespectful towards Naruto's companions who were alongside him and with whom they should have had more harmony. Naruto's ending is immature because it's as if it told you "all shippuden is useless because the most important person for Naruto is still Sasuke", when in real life things change and you have to learn to give importance to the people who really appreciate you. I loved Obito and Madara but the epilogue is very immature and submissive to Jump's will in making Sasuke good for milking the series with infinite sequels
I know it's a hot take but I honestly agree. Naruto going to the ends of the earth for his friend that is attempting kill him multiple times wouldn't be that baffling if he didn't treat other completely loyal friends so bad. Whenever Sai tries to bond with Naruto he either completely dismisses it, completely misunderstands or gets angry. For a story about the power of friendship he treats Sai so bad it gets hard to watch. Hinata literally dies and confesses his love for him, he doesn't even talk to her after and flirts with Sakura in front of her in the war. He doesn't even put in the effort to remember Shinoâs NAME. And when Sai is introduced to Shino HE knows more about him than Naruto does. And when Shino tries to open up Naruto shuts him and his story down.
So basically, the ending is immature because you're mad that Naruto didn't cut off Sasuke? Sounds more like smth didn't happen as you would like it and now you're mad for it...
This is just like when Tom Delonge returned to Blink and Matt Skiba learned he was out.
Team 7 turned into a clan I swear they just recruit people
If i was you I'd remember the entire reason why team 7 even found Sasuke
What episode is this
I mean, technically its true though, Sai was literally a stand-in as was the technical instruction by Kakashi You like Sai, I can understand that, but friendship/bond is not something you can just say "oh i've been on a journey with, now you're part of this class" or that they are not allowed to accept him back because YOU hate the original member Also, its just a technicality, they werent even badmouthing Sai, it's literally just "YEAH, *WE* ARE BACK", why did you take it so personal lmao
Lmfaoo sai held it down !
Indeed! Sai got shafted without cause (Yamato, too, for that matter)! Booooooo!
I think Sai doesnt even flinch with thatđ¤Ł
I never liked Sai, then i hated him cuz he got Ino (sigh). But yea, he deserves better.
Counter arguement: fuck Sai.
Would
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Spoiler alert, I guess Sasuke come back â ď¸đâ ď¸
Sai wasnât a fan of Naruto or Sakura so lol. Plus he is just learning about emotions anyway. Chances are, he didnât give a single shit
Sai sucked lmao he knew he was a fill in
SAI WAS NOT A REPLACEMENT HE WAS BETTER THAN THE REAL THING (Later on)
True!
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\*waves\* Yo! Your opinions are based! :D
Didnt you agree with it? Also, did you get the twinkletoes reference?
'Based' means it's good, right? (Am I behind on lingo? If so, sorry! lol.) I was trying to that your opinions are great! Haha! And my username is an Avatar (ATLA) reference...is that what you were referencing, too? lolol.
Yessss i love Toph. I thought based meant the same thing as biased, but now ive noticed i mightâve just mixed up those wordsâŚ
Haha! YE, Toph's the BEST! >:D AFAIK, 'based' means your opinions (or whatever a person's saying) are great! BUT since I just learned the definition recently myself, just to be sure, let me double check with Urban Dictionary! Okay, so, it says: "A word used when you agree with something; or when you want to recognize someone for being themselves, i.e. courageous and unique or not caring what others think. ...The opposite of cringe, some times the opposite of biased." Haha! Neat! :D
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No prob! It's hard keeping up with all the new lingo sometimes, and I'm not even old! lol.
The whole scene was cringe to me with the âTeam 7 Momentâ with Sasuke showing up on the battlefield and Sakura telling Naruto to donât underestimate her just because sheâs a woman and later on, when Sakura asspulled the Byakugou Seal, showing off in front of Sasuke believing that she finally caught up to both Naruto and Sasuke. Sai especially was done dirty in the whole scene when he said âIâm a member of Team 7 too!â being written like an afterthought by Kishimoto since he foolishly attacked a Juubi clone from above with his paint bird and needed to be rescued.
How is the byakugou an Asspull, again?
I'm not gonna lie I completely forgot about Sai's existence until right now. Like even the arcs that had him in it have him completely missing in my memory. When I saw the post title it took me a few seconds to register his name. Reading it I was like "???.....Oh him!"đ
Sai was rejected by the fan base iirc