Finally with a chance to sit down and go through these! >.> after a month. /fail.
But I'm really kind of heartbroken for Sakura because she totally knew this was how it was going to be, and there IS that technique messing with her head, but still. The parts about hating not being strong enough and wanting her strengths to be recognized and the anger at being ignored--those are real, and the rest of it eats at her and Orochimaru must know something is up with her, but the way he's playing her, playing with her desire for respect, authority, power and GIVING it to her is just. Nnngh. Creepy and awful and still a hell of a lot better than any of her teachers in canon. And the way she's coming to cling to them emotionally in place of her team makes me really cringe at how this is going to play out. Sakura, I suspect, is going to need ALL the hugs once this is over.:
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But I'm really kind of heartbroken for Sakura because she totally knew this was how it was going to be, and there IS that technique messing with her head, but still. The parts about hating not being strong enough and wanting her strengths to be recognized and the anger at being ignored--those are real, and the rest of it eats at her and Orochimaru must know something is up with her, but the way he's playing her, playing with her desire for respect, authority, power and GIVING it to her is just. Nnngh. Creepy and awful and still a hell of a lot better than any of her teachers in canon. And the way she's coming to cling to them emotionally in place of her team makes me really cringe at how this is going to play out. Sakura, I suspect, is going to need ALL the hugs once this is over.: