Originally Posted by
Velaniz
I realise this is probably just me, but I'm not exactly liking the direction this story took after Sasuke's talk with the Kages. For a rogue ninja of his level, who killed Danzo, Itachi, and became quite easily one of the most lethal, rash, and irascible characters in the series, to make a decision as abrupt as that after hearing Hashirama's story, to run to the war and fall back into the ranks of his old team 7 as though nothing happened - heh. Not really liking how that turned out. And it still hasn't been made clear why his team follows him with undying, servile loyalty.
With the resurrection of the 4 hokages, death is gradually ceasing to have meaning. When they were raised as puppets bound by another it made more sense. Now it's becoming more Dragon Ball Z-esque. Also, the fact that new cards are constantly suddenly being pulled out whenever characters are in a seemingly impossible situation is really wearing on me.
And this next bit I just can't stand - Fucking Sakura. It just doesn't make sense that she should achieve even near a comparable level of strength as Sasuke (born an Uchiha, able to use the EMS, and has the eyes of someone as boss as Itachi), and Naruto, (who underwent rigorous sage training only he was suited for, has an ungodly amount of chakra reserves, and also has a fucking monster fox capable of destroying the leaf on its own backing him). The fact that she, a character who up until now has served no purpose aside from belittling our protagonist as comedy relief, and being his love interest, was shown in juxtapose with characters of nearly unparalleled strength (among those who are alive anyways) such as Sasuke and Naruto fighting the Juubi is unbearable to me. And why didn't she use it when Pain attacked?