SiretaInDisguise
Tenshi no Hana-chan
SiretaInDisguise
Yes, point did get across. Sakura is a threat to Orochimaru (AND ITACHI! I'll explain later.), since we all know how the Sannin team was set up:
Tsunade > Orochimaru > Jiraya > Tsunade.
Tsuande trains Sakura, Orochimaru trians Sasuke, Jiraiya trains Natuto.
There are two possibilites here that I see-- Orochimaru, upon discovering that Sakura is Tsunade's apprentice, could try to get her for 'research purposes'. If he's going to crumple Konoha, he needs to be able to defeat Tsunade-- and without actually understand Tsunade's fighting and thinking style inside and out (although he was on a team with her), he doesn't stand a chance. Sakura, of course, would be his closest link to Tsunade's secrets.
A second option is that Sakura will be the driving force to pull Sasuke away from Orochimaru, one way or another.
As for my Itachi statement, I've been pondering that for a while. Itachi likes to fight with genjutsu, and use his Tsukiyomi. Sakura is a natural genjustu type (capable of reacting to a Jounin or S-class style genjutsu and release it before falling into the spell when she is only a genin), so fighting genjutsu would be one of her strenghts. She also houses Inner Sakura-- which was able to repel Ino's Shiten no jutsu. I believe it could have a similar affect on Itachi's Tsukiyomi. On top of this, you have Sakura's monstrous strength AND her medical abilities AND intelligence. When you think about it, the only thign that could make her apt to fight him would be to have Sharingan herself. :/ She's pretty well set up to fight Itachi/protect someone from him.
That's way off topic though sweatdrop
Tsunade > Orochimaru > Jiraya > Tsunade.
Tsuande trains Sakura, Orochimaru trians Sasuke, Jiraiya trains Natuto.
There are two possibilites here that I see-- Orochimaru, upon discovering that Sakura is Tsunade's apprentice, could try to get her for 'research purposes'. If he's going to crumple Konoha, he needs to be able to defeat Tsunade-- and without actually understand Tsunade's fighting and thinking style inside and out (although he was on a team with her), he doesn't stand a chance. Sakura, of course, would be his closest link to Tsunade's secrets.
A second option is that Sakura will be the driving force to pull Sasuke away from Orochimaru, one way or another.
As for my Itachi statement, I've been pondering that for a while. Itachi likes to fight with genjutsu, and use his Tsukiyomi. Sakura is a natural genjustu type (capable of reacting to a Jounin or S-class style genjutsu and release it before falling into the spell when she is only a genin), so fighting genjutsu would be one of her strenghts. She also houses Inner Sakura-- which was able to repel Ino's Shiten no jutsu. I believe it could have a similar affect on Itachi's Tsukiyomi. On top of this, you have Sakura's monstrous strength AND her medical abilities AND intelligence. When you think about it, the only thign that could make her apt to fight him would be to have Sharingan herself. :/ She's pretty well set up to fight Itachi/protect someone from him.
That's way off topic though sweatdrop
The topic sparked a deep off-topic discussion. Hehe.
Your Itachi statement reminds me of my fic - I set up Inner Sakura to defeat the Tsukuyomi. Sakura is no match for him otherwise, but I believe she can throw off the Tsukuyomi with her mental power.
Anyway, as soon as the Shippuden episode comes out wherein Sasuke attacks Sakura but hits Yamato instead, I think we may be able to see if your theory was right. It could just be panel usage, for all we know.
Possibly, but as we've already witnessed, the anime doesn't necessarily go according to the manga *stabs Studio Piers*
Very true. But still - I believe that they'll be adding scenes, not subtracting them. Hopefully they'll go according to how it was in the manga, though. I get a little irked when the anime doesn't go like the manga does, even if I know it's for a reason.
Speaking of which, I'm bound to think that the gory parts with Hidan in it will either be cut or edited. But that's offtopic.
