How I Would Fix Sakura! 

There are some weird audio cuts. Thought I’d mention it.

I love that he keeps saying Himawari instead of Hinata 😂

People also forget she created an antidote for a poison that COULDN’T be cured and saved kankuros life, and she tried to keep Naruto alive after kurama gets taken out of him

Honestly with Sakura it’s established early in that she’s a genius. So adding more breadcrumbs that she wants to be a medical ninja earlier is the way to strengthen her character. Not to mention just adding more of an emphasis that she is weirdly strong will set her up perfectly

Sakura getting an “i can fix her” is WILD 😂😂😂

Sakura’s genjutsu tease was Kishimoto’s version of Toriyama’s “oops I forgot” plot points 😂

You know what, I think that *very* early part 1 Sakura can be left more or less untouched (apart from what you said about making her crush on Sasuke less over the top). I think that establishing her as initially a very immature *kid* who has massively overromanticized the idea of being a shinobi and doesn't really take it seriously, has the potential to make her character growth hit a lot harder. I think it's why her moment in the forest of death hits so hard. That's really the first time that everything has gone so disastrously wrong that she is left alone to deal with a very dangerous situation. She has the realisation that she is woefully unequipped to handle it, and that thanks to her ill-preparation her teammates may very well die. Watching her have that moment and then choose to stand up and fight *even though* she has no chance made SUCH an impression on me as a kid. After that however, yeah, absolutely she should dive headfirst into training and actually making a change - it's such bullshit that in the original she spends the *months* of build-up to the Chuunin exam finals doing NOTHING.

I'd be okay with Sakura badmouthing Naruto, IF when Sasuke (someone she cares about) calls her out on it, she takes that criticism to heart and reflects on it. And then apologize to Naruto. I'd be okay with her being weak in the Land of Waves arc, IF, when she comes home, she reflects and goes, "I nearly died... I wasn't ready and I was only a liability." And then have a 20 second scene where she confronts Kakashi like, "I almost died, teach me something useful, and do it properly."

Hey Nick it seems that this video has some audio issues, the audio seems te cut off sometimes. It dit as well in some of your other recent videos ❤

Neji and Himawari relationship bro watched Naruto with carryminati 😂

Kakashi could've taugh Sakura the hell viewing tec (the genjutsu he used on her during the bell test), before the wave mission.

Step 1: *Fix her relationship with Sasuke* Since they end up together give them like… actual reasons to like each other beyond “Sasuke is cute emo.” After the whole “You’re a pest” thing maybe have Sakura actually look into Sasuke’s life and realize how much shit he’s gone through, causing them to become closer as she legit tries to understand him. And while he feels she doesn’t/couldn’t understand, he does recognize and appreciate her TRYING to reach out and understand him. Even if his edgy ass doesn’t accept readily. That would give a lot more meaning to the “thank you” at the valley of the end. He’d be thanking her for a whole lot more. Step 2: *Develop her Talents* Sakura becoming a skilled medical ninja and heavy hitter makes sense in the series. But keep focusing on her Chakra Control and planning. Have her learn Genjutsu themed around her aesthetic and prowess. Sasuke uses mindfuck domination Genjutsu. Maybe Sakura’s genjutsu is supposed to focus on medical purposes. Sedating and distracting people in surgery, which she applies in combat to create openings and make people susceptible to other things. Have her knowledge as a Ninja be used to decipher techniques so she can either power through herself or inform allies how to overcome them. Maybe she doesn’t 12 chess gigaplan things, but she’s good at understanding concepts and abilities. Step 3: *Just have her help more* Just… have her be more actively useful in the story. Show how important she is to the team and how they work. If you really wanna have it be the Team 7 show, make Sakura’s bond with Sasuke integral to bringing him back to the village and not just Naruto’s. Edit: Oh. For da movie… I dunno.

Sasuke and Sakura need a movie just like the last, could be them travelling together or something. That would fix the lacking emphasis on his true feelings about her throughout the anime.

I know this controversial take, but her we go. The less involvement of Masashi Kishimoto in Sakura character writing the better Sakura we will get. He can't write women.

Years ago I was one of the few people who pointed out Naruto's obsession with Sasuke wasn't normal. At that point Sasuke had done enough for me to label him as a enemy and I was so annoyed Naruto wouldn't do the same. If my best friend tried to kill me or my family and friends then went on to be a terrorist I'm not gonna be his friend anymore. Lol But nobody was mature enough to have that conversation back then.

...Nic...please tell me you didn't just call him (Soak-uh)...

i feel like sakura was written as a side character but placed into a lead role, so just make her a side character. people love hinata, konan, ino, and they all have some of the same issues that Sakura has, but nobody bats an eye because they have less screentime.

It’s sad how kishimoto fumbled the potential Sakura had

Part 1 sakura is more nuanced than people think. And please stop calling sasuke abusive to her in part 1. Literally sasuke has shown nothing but caring and concern and only mild annoyance for her. Sakura never hated Naruto. Just found him annoying for his attention seeking and insensitively called him undisciplined because he has no parents. She just leached off what she saw the grown ups feel. I like some of the ideas but i feel you have a misunderstanding of part 1 sakura.

there is no way they can cram 4 arcs into a 2 hour movie and make it good

“There is no blatant sexism in Naruto” My mind immediately going to Shikamaru and his character development 😂

I feel like the problem with Sakura is the exact opposite. She's fine in the first part of Naruto (in terms of how she is with Sasuke). He's THE boy to like. All the girls have a crush on him. She's just a 12 y/o who thinks her first 'love' is the one. It's how she is STILL that bad after 3 years of not being around him. Even Ino was like, that guy? Be for real. There's nothing there. THEN he tries to kill her and she still is like, be my baby daddy.

Simple. Make the genjutsu type LEARN GENJUTSU. Also let rock lee hit

I’m not sure if it’s been announced anywhere , but I have a high suspicion that the movie will only be an abridged version of the beginning through the land of waves arc, leaving on a cliffhanger when they’re nominated for the chuin exams. It’ll be a meter stick for whether there’s an appetite for more, and leave the door open to milk it way more if there is

Sokka starting out sexist was for character growth it was bad then and would still be bad now its just removing a character flaw so he isn't able to grow. I'll forgive this as you've never watched the OG avatar and I would highly recomend it when you have time.

Is it just me or Nick said Himawari instead of Hinata twice? 😂

You called hinata himawari twice 😂

9:30 I know it’s mean. I know you know you’re wrong here. But this mess up was hilarious

6:54 that's one example that can backfire badly. Sure, making gets scars and loses an eye but her "mommy" factor just goes through the roof

I feel bad for all of Kishi’s female characters. Dude just couldn’t write a female character.

Saying we have to change the story to fit 2024 is like saying Django unchained shouldn’t have had slaves in it because of the year of its release. We need true authenticity

Its more impactful to have sakura's hate be her fault. If its from a parent then she has no real accountability.

I will forever stand on that Sakura should have married Rock Lee🙏🏼

So glad the audio better for this video 🎉

I think it would interesting to take the route of her family not being a clan and her parents not being ninjas. Maybe she wants to protect them because they are not skilled . Or maybe she wants to establish the Haruno clan as a strong respectable clan and she'll be the first member of it.

The SasuSaku moments definitely can be seen in OG Naruto after the whole Sasuke’s curse mark activating for the first time. One biggest issue is probably where Sakura will have strong moments but then the moments of Sasuke and Naruto outclass her or overshadow her. Like when she punches the clone thing from the 10 tails in the war arc. And then both naruto and sasuke swoop in to kagutsuji and rasenshuriken that said clone when she clearly could’ve handled it on her own. Ofc Naruto isn’t about relationships and romance really but like maybe putting in a moment of sasuke at Orochimaru’s hideout looking at a cherry blossom tree or something. He doesn’t even have to say anything

Idk what this man smoking Maki best girl in jjk with or without the scars

The best way to make Sakura better is to just make her change. It’s fine if she starts off as a Sasuke fan girl. I would have her stop hitting Naruto though. In the land of waves you should have her change. Make her go from a fan girl to someone who is growing to understand the ninja world. In the forest of death make sure you show that change. In her fight with Ino have her win. She wins because she’s no longer a fan girl so she has trained and has grown stronger by training as a ninja.

Naruto as a setting is not a good idea for a film holy fuck unless your willing to do each arc as one film.

U called Hinata Himawari like 3 times 😂

Or the insted of Kakashi saying she would be good at genjutsu, have him say she would be a good medical ninja. Then, before he goes to train Sasuke for the finals, he signs her up for the medical ninja program.

Just because characters don't fit into our world today doesn't mean we should change them. Sakura having the flaws she does makes her a great character because we get she her grow through the stroy from where she started and i think that's great.

Thanks Nick,that was so sweet of you to talk about her nicely

Its kinda ridiculous that people hate her for "bullying Naruto as a kid" when literally EVERYONE in the village bullied him when he was a kid, and most of them were adults. She was 13. Kids that age do crazy things to fit it. And not only did she do it for that reason, she also did it because he always annoyed her. If you were constantly hit on and expressed your disinterest in the person flirting with you and they KEEP hitting on you, like how she did with Sasuke, of course they are going to be kinda rude at some point to the person still hitting on them. Sasuke called her annoying. And she told Naruto the same thing and more. The onoy difference is gender. Sasuke couldnt hit Sakura for constantly flirting with him because he is a boy and she is a girl, but Sakura could hit Naruto for whipping his dick out to pee right in front of her, she could punch him for being disrespectful towards women whenever he used his "sexy jutsu" and she could hit him when he scared her on purpose. That is not a valid reason to hate her if you are not going to hate on everyone else for it too. Oh! And NC cutting their hair was a HUGE thing. Idols in Japan will cut their hair to show remorse for something and show resolve to change. Serena from Pokemon does the same thing. It is symbolic of letting go of your past self. If you have grown your hair out for YEARS and then decide to change and you make the call to cut your hair that you've been growing for 8 years, then that is a big change that you cannot reverse, so it is seen as committing to your evolution. I am a woman by the way, and I dont need Sakura to be changed, I would LIKE her to not be so dependent on liking Sasuke. But I liked her in OG Naruto. And loved her in Shippuden. So I dont need it. I just need her to still BE in the live action adaptation. A story for boys about boys should NEVER focus ONLY on boys. Otherwise it will teach boys the wrong things. They need to see that women are just as strong and capable and smart as them. That women exist and are just as valid as them. The same is true of stories written for girls. They need to see that boys are just as good as them.

Too much weird audio cuts to really be an enjoyable video. It's like trying to listen to your buddy at a club and you get every other word.

Neji and Himawari relationship in part 1 ?

6:51 "Maki gets less aesthetically pleasing" Tf you mean bro maki becomes mommy after the scars

I'm surprised you didn't mention how Naruto's "Sexy Jutsu" might be "problematic" in the US

I honestly think that how one dimensional all of the naruto characters are as kids is a huge avenue for rewriting. Shikamaru is Lazy, Choji is Hungry, Ino is Jealous, Sakura is Bitchy, Naruto is lonely/clingy, Hinata is shy, Shino is forgettable, Neji is elitist, Rock Lee is Ambitious, Sasuke is angry, Tenten is Calculating, Kiba is Rambunctious. Its like the leaf village teaches their kids that they are only allowed one character trait.

The fact he says hima’s name instead of hinata is got me rolling😂😂

What is going on with his audio. We've really been getting some low quality videos as of late

they can make sakura more like nami in the live action, who had amazing choreography with her staff, looking at her you'd never say she was weak. Similarly sakura's skills can be shown more.

Imo, its kinda sad that Kishimoto focused way too much on Naruto and Sasuke in Shippuden. I mean, not trying to make an argument of "this did it better so its better", but MHA handles its characters well. I dont even know why some of the kids reason they chose to become ninja, outside clan responsibility, or what their dreams are. For a series about teamwork, it felt like in Shippuden that was lost a lot. In MHA, we know that much at least and see how different teammates sync up. Not even trying to bash Naruto. Its just looking back after realizing Sakura and Tenten were underutilized as well as so many others like Kiba and Shino (seriously, we dont even know them that well). Heck i still didnt feel much for Asuma, cuz i didnt get to know him that well. Til a filler arc i watched involving him and that temple. Edit: sakura shoulda learned 8 gates for taijutsu. And just rmemebering how Sasuke even told her that she needed to train. Youd think she'd respect his wish while hes recovering but as bro said, she pickin flowers

9:35 "Neji and Himawari's relationship" that was funny at first but then it was sad😭

NCHammer23 I was just wondering if you plan to finish the naruto & borouto clans explained series. There are many clans like yuki,chinoike,fuma,kurama,kamizuru,tsuchisumo and many more that don't get talked about.

Am i crazy or was the audio weird? Like glitches of no sound for a brief second during the video?

Seems like you have audio problems in this video Nick...

Yo whoever edits your audio needs a stern talking-to. This is crazy.

This guy should work with kishimoto

I have a working theory for a while now that Nick leaves in audio issues (like this in this video), or editing issues (leaving in two takes when delivering lines) because he knows it will get him several comments about the issues leading to more “engagement” on his videos leading to more views and all the stuff important to growing a yt channel

First, I am completely against changing another series to match what is politically correct in 2024, these people live in completely different worlds and social structures than ours and tbh its way less progressive to dislike Sakura cuz she has flaws than try and make her perfect so she can be PC. Second, all of the people who hate on Sakura are just mad she isnt the character they wan't her to be. Sakura was never going to be as strong as Naruto or Sasuke because she wasnt one of the two main characters and her strength was comparable to other not main characters on the show. She was a bully to a kid that was annoying her when they were young but that is something that happens. In the end Sakura accomplished a lot and became one of the top doctors in the world and from her perspective and the other characters in the show appreciate her and find her extremely useful. Not all characters are going to be written the way that everyone wants but to ignore and hate on that character because she wasnt who they wanted her to be is what is wrong with extreme progressiveness today. I love women and want them to have equal rights to men in every way but continuing to change characters and stories to make these women look perfect is just a disservice to any character because no character can be flawless or they will have no way to change or grow so they will never have character development other than the current hollywood character development blueprint "girl realizes she is perfect just the way she is and achieves ultimate power or lifetime goals." There is a reason that Fallout and One piece worked when other series have failed, even tho they may have made changes some people didnt like they both understood what really mattered about both series and the characters in one piece conveyed their manga counterparts well and the fallout characters and story fit in the Fallout world. Lastly I hate it when people disrespect an artist work from 20 years ago just because it doesnt live up to their supposed values that arent even realistic most of the time and If someone loves Naruto then they should respect the authors work and accept that the characters in these shows dont have to be perfect, especially the women even tho hollywood does have an issue with unrealistic depictions of men as well but at least they can have flaws. The only thing worse than trying to make every woman perfect is when they make the guys look like complete morons just to make the "perfect" women look even better by comparison like Ghost Busters.

All i heard was reasons why you should be involved. Props to ya Nick, i would love to your version of the team dynamic come to life

I personally HATE it when ppl change the story to “adjust for the times” at that point it feels like the director wanted to just make a movie without the hard work of actually making a story.

Ahh the classic Neji and Himawari fight. How could we forget?

Bro said 'i can fix her'😂

Thanks for your dedication

Sakura is mid coz Kishimoto decided not to let the editor cook 💀

Sokka wasn't sexist, he just thought that only men could be warriors because in his village men were out on the battle field.

Or.... Switch Sakura and Hinata's places. Kakashi did not teach Sakura anything, nor did he had her sign a contract with his dogs and Kurenai did not pass dow her genjutsu knowlage to Hinata. This way Kakashi could become a sudo father figure to Hinata, after her father, Hiashi disinherited her. Plus, since Hinata has a genjutsu, he could've taugh her the chidori (plus derrived jutsus).

Don't forget about the other girls as well. After she left Tsunade, Ino could've went to study wirh either Aoba Yamashiro or Anko. Tenten should've learned chakra flow, so her weapons cutting power would be upgreated (Asuma's speech to Naruto comes to mind). If she had wind nature she could study with Asuma. This could lead her to siging a contract with monkey king Enma. She is a weapons user, he can turn into adamantine staf; it fits perfectly. Hinata (& Neji) learn medical ninjutsu, alongside Sakura and Ino. Tsunade propose thag every cell should have a med-nin, but when she had the power to make it happen, she didn't. I am gald in the Boruto era it's mandatory every team send at least 1 person to learn it. 💚

There is also another reason. Naruto is not trying to get into Sasuke's pants and become the next Lady Uchiha. 😂

Is it just me or has the last few videos been having audio issues???

You’re going to have to get accurate Castings also! Sasuke, Kakashi-Japanese Might Guy- Chinese Tsunade- Caucasian Naruto- Mixed with Caucasian

You should have a say in the Live Action for sure especially if it’s a movie and not a series

I wished that shizune and kakashi end up together

19:52. Give her the dichotomy of wanting to protect those around her after one of her parents died during the 9-tail’s attack, then put her on a team with Naruto, who she despises.

Another reason to cut (limit) Sakura's role is how western movies (especially American movies) have to have the "Girl Boss" character & the bait & switch replacing the main character for a female character while cucking the main male character. If they focus on Sakura the woke mob will demand she be this amazing girl boss that never struggles with anything at the cost of Naruto himself (which'll ruin Sasuke's story & the whole plot of Naruto). In order to prevent that from happening just cutting Sakura completely might be the smarter choice (since the woke mob won't know because they don't actually watch things). If they Girl Boss Sakura that'll ruin the biggest storyline she has (besides the whole Sasuke & bullying Naruto) is she believe herself better then others because she had the top marks & because she so smart she overestimates her own abilities as a Ninja in part 1. It wasn't until after part 1 of Naruto she learns that being book smart alone isn't enough you need to practice, train & be willing to put your life on the line to be strong. FYI I don't hate Sakura like most fans do & she does have character growth, but she's suffered from being on the same team as Naruto & Sasuke. if for example Hinata was on Team 7 instead of Sakura she'd be more liked by fans instead of hated (because her lack of development came at the cost of Naruto, Sasuke & Kakashi stories). Just for everyone sake & to make it easier to understand cutting Sakura (or moving her to another team) would be better for a movie version.

In order to write Sakura faithfully and well into a movie charakter they need to show all her issues and then she needs to have a struggle that leads to growth and her resolving or improving those issues. 1.) Her being useless -> she fights and gets stomped on and almost dies/ can't protect Naruto or Sasuke while they do all the heavy lifting -> trains hard to get stronger. 2.) Her being a bully to Naruto -> she gets flag for it from Sasuke -> her reflecting on her behavior and doing better. 3.) Her being too obsessed with Sasuke even though he is an asshole towards her -> her reflecting on that -> her being more independent. The third point is a bit harder because love is a motherfucker. It can lead us to do things that don't make sense like suffer a toxic and abusive partner. But in my opinion, all these things need to be there, for her to become a good character. I think people hate her so much because she judt took too long to overcome her shortcomings and by the point she did, most people have made up their minds about her. So to adapt her for a live action movie, this character development that she went through, needs to happen in a more condensed fashion. I think skipping her character development and putting her on the sidelines entirely would be a mistake especially if they needed to pick it up in the future. And hey depending on how much the movie covers in terms of story, it's fine if she doesn't resolve all her issues at the end of the first one. It's fine if she just stops bullying Naruto and gets less obsessed with Sasuke. Leave the getting stronger part for the second movie. Otherwise it would have to be a movie about her and not about Naruto.

Sakura was never supposed to be a character

Keep up the great work and videos Nick love the video

Have and will continue to shout about Naruto being so obsessed with bringing Sasuke back. When he's isolated and they help each other it makes sense, but with more time and fights it becomes so toxic for him.

THE AUDIO I AM SORRY BUT I CANNOT HANDLE THIS

bro called himata himawari not once but twice

3 consecutive videos with audio problems between both channels. You might need to make some changes

There is no way in hell the live action Naruto is going to have sexy jutsu, that's for sure.

Nick really needs to get those tunnels he was going through this video checked out

nick trying to break into the forbidden 25hr by talking 1.5 times 😂

3:05 nick when you put down your middle finger to express the reasons, i had a mini stroke looking at it. what psychopath does this when counting down? i just put down a finger on the ends.

I wasn’t expecting the respect on Ino’s name I love you

Problem with sokka no linger being sexist is that his character arc revolved around him growing out of being sexist and a better leader because of that. By cutting that, you cut out half the character.

27:33 i really yelled "its just a theory, a naruto theory"

9:34 you say “Neji and Himawari” and not Hinata, I was so confused for a sec LOL .

kakashi on base was the perfect teacher for team 7 had ton of jutsus to teach them, had sharingan to help sasuke and also genjutsu to help sakura but fumbled the bag hard, he could have taught sakura the basis and send her to train with kurenai, imagine a shinobi with superhuman strenght, healing, and mastery on genjutsu she would have been one strongest normal shinobi she also could have been trained with guy to refine her raw strenght and along the line leanrt how to open the gates

Dude heard Shang chi and said “I know what they don’t want to hear” 😂

9:34 it would have been cool to see beni and himawari relationship❤

3:05 Why did you say “two” like that with your fingers?! 😂😂😂

What if the possibility for Madara to return with a Karma Marks of Kaguya?

Is the audio messed up on this video for anyone else?

Interesting take. Personally, I'd try to make Inner Sakura more of a thing, like a Doppio and Diavolo sort of deal where maybe one Sakura heals and the other hits really hard and maybe has a weapon. Because i refuse to take that as a gag, she actually threw Ino out of her brain at one point. Or hell, for all Kishi talks up seals, noone in the main cast actually uses any. And out of any of Team 7, I'd definitely see Sakura as the most useful with seals

I’m sure you know more about Naruto than Kishimoto 😂