What if Suo was observing Sakura during the events of chapter 1?? (Theory/Analysis)
OKAY SO HEAR ME OUT. While there isn't anything explicitly pointing in that direction, it still feels like THE missing piece that would explain Suo's weird/suspiciously friendly behaviour in the first chapters.
Because like, Suo was so weird/suspicious during his introduction and in the chapters after?? He acts as if he's already met Sakura, he's clearly trying to get their classmates to like him, to become friend with Sakura himself, and he keeps on showing what seems to be genuine surprise and enthusiasm at Sakura's fighting ability and decisions?? He acts as if his expectations of Sakura are being met!!
After chapter 209, with Suo supposedly 'stalking' Nirei and the others (if it isn't a dream), it made me realise it'd definitely be in character for Suo to have been hiding during the events of chapter 1, when Sakura protected Kotoha, and Suo got a hunch that Sakura could become someone exceptional, but he wasn't sure yet, so yeah, when Sakura does turn out to be someone with great potential, Suo is ecstatic about it.
Because why else would he be so interested in a dude he's never met or seen fight?? Just someone he's heard is a good fighter??? But him observing Sakura fight and falling in love (platonically or romantically, both work imo) would make so much sense!!
He makes a point to introduce himself to Sakura, and not Sakura and Nirei.
He's determined to bring the spotlight on Sakura and get their classmates to know about the events from the day before, so they can like him. He even is overly enthusiastic to manipulate their classmates' reactions.
For someone who seems so thrilled and surprised by Sakura's reactions/actions in the first few chapters, he doesn't seem surprised by Sakura's goal at all, as if he already somehow knew it.
Also, sure, in future chapters he says he thought those were just 'empty threats', but what if he actually already believed Sakura might have what it takes? And that Sakura just hadn't proved himself yet.
He's happy about Sakura and Sugishita fighting, even adds fuel to fire, and looks thrilled by Sakura's fighting abilities being able to match Sugishita's. But most importantly, he looks apprehensive when Sakura's slips backward and falls, just before he kicks Sugishita in the face!!!
And then everybody is surprised, but Suo is the only one surprised and smiling!!
Then he tries to make Sakura and Sugishita shake hands, and I really don't think it was only meant to tease them, I really think he was testing Sakura to see if he really has what it takes to be Bofurin's new leader.
And he seems surprised that Sugishita is the first to give his hand, as if he hadn't even considered it because he wasn't interested in Sugishita's reaction to the test but only Sakura's.
Then there's this glint in his eyes when Sakura raises his hand too, and then he's so happy that Sakura has passed his test.
He's the only one who's happy to see Sakura and Sugishita disobey turfs' rules. Unlike the others who are horrified, Suo is smiling again!!
He loses his smile when Togame arrives and starts being cruel, and immediately starts smiling proudly again when Sakura calls him lame, and his smile falls again when Togame speaks again.
And then there's this whole thing about him losing his cool because he's trying to show off to Sakura, which was so out of character looking back?? Even Suo admits that he doesn't behave like this usually.
Or Suo straight up only joined Furin High in the first place because of Sakura. Like, he somehow met Sakura or saw him fight when they were younger, and Sakura doesn't remember it or didn't see Suo, and Suo decided he wanted to be a stalker and joined Furin just to see him again idk
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