Naruto

[Redeemer]

Originally Posted by ssjup81

I felt she improved by the time the Chuunin exam came along, actually. When she was trying to protect both boys, I felt she's shown a lot of growth. She was getting beaten up for their sakes, despite having a crush on Sasuke. It was very selfless of her to do that for both. She wasn't like, "Take that loud Naruto, but don't hurt my Sasuke!" Nope, she took punches to the head and cut off her hair for both. I think they were dealing with the Soundnin.

She was bashed for that! She was never a fav for me, but I didn't dislike her either and the bashing was way undeserved. I felt her crush became genuine too and that she did see him as a friend, as she was in his group, unlike those like Ino who I feel still had a hero worship for him at one point.

The chunin arc is actually one of my favorites. The entire team grew in some form and especially sakura. But after the chunin exam she basically became useless, bc they kept growing Naruto and Sasuke's skills and characters, but Sakura was left behind.