Vanna

Keep in mind, when Hinata stepped in? Naruto was literally stuck to the ground due to Chakra receivers and he could not move plus was LITERALLY about to die cause of pain. Hinata stepped in and this wasn’t with the intent to DEFEAT pain.. she knew very well she didn’t match his strength cause that wasn’t even her goal. She was doing this to save Naruto by distracting pain. If anything? It goes to show her love for Naruto would lead to her even risking her own life which she did with NO hesitation. No one else was standing up to pain like that. Another thing is that when pain left her critically injured? It pissed Naruto off SO much that it triggered his 6 tailed, 8 tailed, snd sage form. In the end, pain/nagatos use of the rinnegan which resurrected the fallen, caused his death. But point is.. Hinatas fight against pain wasn’t “weak”. It was her literally saving Naruto which she did successfully.

This was true for naruto itself however definitely not boruto, cause there’s at least 4 kunoichi that have either already surpassed her or are close. Eida, delta, Sarada, and Himawari especially. Hima hasn’t yet but she has the potential as a character, and Sarada is just expected to in general. But Eida and Delta? Kind of obvious :/

“Sasuke was intending to kill Karin and he wouldn’t care if she died!” Well sorry to interrupt but that’s just false. Sasuke in fact DOES care about her and let’s talk about it.

1. We are going by the logic that Sasuke HATES Karin right? And of course he hates Danzo in general. He literally had ultimate hatred for this man and has NO mercy on his life. However when Danzo decided to use Karin as a shield and sacrifice? Sasuke literally started talking to him. The man who is the reason for his clans massacre plus Itachis death. He sure as hell isn’t doing this for Danzo right? No. He’s thinking of how to save Karin. Which I’ll explain next.

2. If Sasuke didn’t care about her or HATED her? Why wouldn’t he just go ahead and kill them both right then and there? Instead he used a genjutsu to seem like he’s going full murder intent and used chidori to strike through them both. Danzo was hit in a fatal spot but not Karin!

When he starts thinking of how to attack

Then when he does.

3. Obviously he’s not going to sweet talk her cause that’s not how he is. And he sure wouldn’t in front of an enemy. Now I want to remind the people who say he intended to kill her? DANZO is the target. NOT KARIN. If he didn’t care about her? He’d have no reason to think about where to strike when it would be obvious where to fatally kill them both. He knew that where he hit? She’d survive as when Sakura was healing her, it didn’t take long for her to sit up.

Obito suggesting he should finish off Karin.

4. Despite the fact Sasuke was full in with Obito for the sake of revenge before? He suddenly rebels against him and gets defensive at this suggestion. Making it clear he was NOT going to kill her or hadn’t intended to. And Obito realized this which cause him to be amused.

When he literally talks to her before leaving.

5. Sasuke did NOT and WOULDN’T stop to say anything to her if he didn’t care. In my opinion? His eyes look almost sad in a way. Which proves my point more than it already has been.

Him further proving his intent isn’t to harm

6. It’s quite funny that he says “later” yet acts like hes gonna kill her. Cause he didn’t plan to. His hand is relaxed and moves slowly which is not a harmful intent. It looks more like he planned to cauterize her wound with electricity.

The apology scene

7. In this scene, you can tell and SHE could tell it was a genuine apology. As beforehand she wanted to beat his ass but notice how you don’t see his face in the apology? I feel his expression was what made it clear to her that he was being honest about being sorry, and I feel like it reminded her of the Chunin exams.

Again. He in fact cares about Karin and it’s not hard to miss if you really think about his actions!

Reasons why Sasukarin was a missed opportunity and possibly why it was given up.

1. Sasukarin is no doubt one of THE most hated Naruto ships mainly due to people preferring Sasusaku and being hateful about it, plus hating Karins character in general. However? She as a character is most definitely misunderstood and had more potential than what she was written by. Which I’ll mention later on but let’s talk abt clan traits which I’ll lead into 2 for more detail.

2. Let’s talk about clan offsprings. Sasukes clan is mainly based on being pure blooded Uchiha which ensures the clan stays as strong as possibly through bloodline. Sasuke is THE last pure blood Uchiha. And same for Karin. She’s the last pure blood Uzumaki alive which most certainly had potential and I’ll explain in 3.

3. Being Uchiha are descendants of Indra Otsutsuki, they already have access to a strong type of potent chakra. And of course the kekkei genkai, the sharingan can advance thought several different kinds including mongekyo, eternal mongekyo, and ect. Next is fire release as the Uchiha are very skilled in fire based jutsu and preforming the great fireball jutsu was a rite of passage for all members of the clan. Next is the advanced physique. They naturally have heightened reflexes and perception which is a big advance in taijutsu. But enough about Sasukes side, let’s talk about Karin’s side aka the Uzumaki.

4. The Uzumaki have a very strong life force, in which they are very advanced when it comes to being able to endure injuries that would be seen as fatal towards others. They seem to heal quickly but not just from wounds, exhaustion as well. Another thing that contributes is the fact they as well like the Uchiha are descendants of the Otsutsuki but through Asura. This makes them distant relatives from the senju as they are also descendants of Asura. This genetic inheritance helped with the strong life force, it also makes them powerful jinchuriki plus very skilled in sealing jutsu. Now the heal bite. This is a very risky trait however as it drains the users chakra as they are being bitten, however it helps to heal threatening injures and of course the user can bite themselves to heal. And last for an Uzumaki trait? Adamantine sealing chains which are quite literally strong enough to contain the nine tailed fox plus neutralize a targets chakra. Now onto number 4

4. Put this all together and keep in mind? Between the last pure Uchiha and the last pure Uzumaki. There was a massive opportunity in strength for an offspring and it would honestly make more sense for him to choose someone from another stronger clan instead if someone who isn’t from one at all. But now in 5 I’ll explain why I think this was given up.

5. Again as i mentioned in 1? Sasukarin has always been an extremely hated ship, however people fail to realize how beneficial it could’ve really been. But if Kishimot was to make them canon? He would literally have more death threats than he already gets for simply how he wrote characters and ect. Sakura Stans would’ve absolutely lost their shit and been pissed off cause he chose Karin, which no one wants to hear. Do I think this kid from Sasukarin would be stronger than Sarada possibly? Not sure since I haven’t really thought of that sort but I’d like to look into it.

6. Again, a missed opportunity between two clans that are way on up in strength but I also want to mention how people say Sasuke doesn’t care about Karin and that he hates her or wouldn’t care if she had died. Which is just false and I could explain that in a separate post.

Anyways! I hope people take it into consideration more often but you never know I guess.. I thinks it’s clear that Kishimoto definitely had several moments where he was starting to switch up on characters and think of doing something else with them. So it’s very possible and most likely that Sasukarin WAS a thought in his mind.