Stating FACTS are giving a piece of information based on evidence without bias
A post at the anti sasukarin tag had something like this written: YOUR ARGUMENTS VS FACTS. But the thing is, when I read it, it was all just about SK ARGUMENTS/CLAIMS VS THAT PERSON’S ARGUMENT. And guess what, it’s not surprising that it was someone who ships SS.
Anyway, I’m not going to rant about that person or argue with that person but I’ll mention things from his/her post. I’m just going to point out what the FACTS really are and address things concerning SasuKarin and the ever changing stand of some SS fans towards it. No bashing because I HATE bashing, especially pointless bashing, it’s shallow and immature.
1. THE SMILE IS SPECIAL.
SHOW ME A MANGA CAP (CAUSE THE MANGA IS CANON) WHEREIN SASUKE SMILED TO SAKURA OR ANY OTHER PERSON OUTSIDE HIS FAMILY.
This smile should not be questioned at all. This is a pure smile. Sasuke smirks, that’s what he mostly does. In this panel, if you look at it clearly and if you pay attention there are no creases on his brows, they’re straight, and his face is relaxed. Body language, right? A REAL SMILE. We are not talking about laughing at jokes, that is not the point. The point is he smiled.
Sasuke saved Naruto and Sakura numerous times, of course, they’re his teammates. Now, saving a girl you don’t know, that’s a big why there. Why would he save her? Because he wants her scroll? He could have just let her get killed by the bear to take it. This is a do or die test. It shouldn’t have mattered to him if she died. She’s not his teammate, if anything else she’s a competitor against their team. It would have been better if she died. But no, he saved her.
Sasuke saved her because he was still a good person at that time. Would he do that for other competitors? No, unless they weren’t a threat like her. He saw she needed help, she was crying, she looked like she couldn’t defend herself against that bear, she was helpless. She looked like she wasn’t even properly trained. He wouldn’t have saved her if she was a threat, but because he saw no harm in her and he could probably just take the scroll from her without a fight afterwards, he saved her, because it was the right thing to do. He saved her because he was good.
But there’s an even bigger WHY here. Why did he smile at her?
Because he’s amused? No. Sasuke smirks when he is amused.
Now the reason for this smile is something that only Kishi knows. That smile is a hint for something and Kishi had intended for readers to think about it.
I’m NOT saying Sasuke is in love with her or they’re destined to be, what I’m stating is THIS MOMENT IS SPECIAL AND IT WAS INTENDED TO BE SPECIAL BY THE MANGAKA/AUTHOR. It’s even used as a flashback for a person who was about to die, reminiscing a precious memory.
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2. KAGUTSUCHI IS TRIGGERED BY KARIN’S ALMOST DEATH.
It’s not a team Taka moment. The Taka moment is when Sasuke remembered Team 7. He remembered Team 7 because he felt that his concern for Taka is a lot like his concern for Team 7, Taka has turned into something that has meaning to him - not just a group of people he took with him to be his underlings, and I’ve got a whole lot of thing to say about Taka but I’m going to write that on a different post because that’s a different topic altogether. The team Taka moment was when Sasuke used Amaterasu because they’re losing, and he doesn’t want to endanger his teammates anymore.
He saved Karin. He did something for Karin. He would probably do the same for Suigetsu and Juugo but not with the same amount of feeling because according to Tobi, she’s his favorite.
Kagutsuchi is for Karin. He almost LOST her. This panels shows it. Chapter 619 explains how it happened.
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And so, this FACE OF ANGUISH, the MERE MENTION OF NAME (Karin, in bold kanji), the PANIC, and Sasuke’s PROFOUND DESPERATION is a SasuKarin moment.
Kagutsuchi is a power borne out of his desperation to save Karin, yes, his teammate, a SPECIAL teammate who he said he NEEDS.
Also, IF she is just a tool to him because of her powers, then he would have just let her die at this moment. WHY WASTE TIME, AND CHAKRA, AND RISK YOUR LIFE FOR AN INDISPENSABLE TOOL? Because he needed her at the moment or he didn’t have anyone else to replace her at the moment? Highly unlikely. Sasuke might be single-minded at times and can be easily swayed by his emotions (he has them, but most of the time they’re anger) but he isn’t a fool. Don’t underestimate him. Again, why would he risk his life?
And again, I’m NOT saying Sasuke is in love with her or they’re destined to be, what I’m stating is THIS MOMENT IS SPECIAL, SASUKE DISCOVERED A NEW POWER FOR A REASON, AND IT WAS INTENDED BY KISHI THAT KARIN WAS THE ONE TO ALMOST DIE, WHICH MAKES HER SPECIAL. It’s called writer’s intent.
If the only reason is to awaken a new power and show Sasuke’s relationship to Taka and how it’s similar with Team 7, Kishi could have used Suigetsu or Juugo as the defining character, but he didn’t because they haven’t amounted to that as much as Karin does to Sasuke.
And what? Because she’s a girl? It’s more heroic that way? She’s weak? etc, etc, etc. Sakura is the girl. Sasuke isn’t the heroic type, not in Part 2. Kishi doesn’t see Karin as weak. Naruto is not a girl and he isn’t weak, but he was always the one used to define Sasuke’s reactions in most of Team 7’s dynamic.
Sasuke had a special bond with Naruto. (He severed them.)
Sasuke also has a special bond with Karin.
He is not in love with either of them. Nor is he in love with anybody.
Special is the right word to use, for Karin and Naruto.
3. SASUKE ENTERED TRUE DARKNESS ONLY WHEN HE STABBED KARIN. HE SACRIFICED HER.
SACRIFICE MEANS GIVING UP SOMETHING IMPORTANT.
Who was important here? Guess what, it's Karin.
Kishi wrote in the manga: SASUKE SACRIFICES KARIN FOR HIS REVENGE AND ENTERS TRUE DARKNESS…
Proofs that Sasuke hasn’t fallen into darkness completely up until that moment:
- He cared for Taka. He was concerned for their lives.
- He didn’t want to kill unnecessarily. He spared the lives of Orochimaru’s prisoners, even those with the cursed seal.
- Karin can sense his chakra becoming cold and dark only when they started chasing Danzo. She kept noting on the changes.
And again, Kishi used Karin as a defining character. Sasuke turned into the darkness and was willing to sacrifice even his special teammate, whom which at a point he risked his life to save. It meant he really went that low.
Kishi could have used a different scenario. Sakura or Naruto could have arrived earlier, or Juugo or Suigetsu who were left to the enemies came, and became the sacrifice. Or a different development altogether wherein Sasuke kills Danzo without needing Karin to be sacrificed, but then will still kill Karin and everyone who comes into the scene because he has turned completely evil and he doesn’t need a reason to kill anybody. There are a lot of ways to send a character to descent into darkness but this is what Kishi chose to do. Again, writer’s intent.
This isn’t a romantic SasuKarin moment per se. But this is a moment that indicates that Karin is important to Sasuke. The word sacrifice isn’t used for a tool.
The plot twists, the scenarios, the hints, even the comic reliefs are there for a reason. They’re all because of writer’s intent. He wants to show you something.
Kishi loves hinting, comic relief, plot twists, and foreshadowing. Especially, foreshadowing. Not to forget trolling too.
The next is supposed to be about the apology but I’m going to write something longer for that in a separate post.
The apology that has never been given by Sasuke to anyone except for Karin is being taken lightly. That in itself just calls for attention.
And so, before I wrap this up, I’d like to indicate statements that are rather contradictory to each other.
Note that the part where Kagutsuchi was awakened happened before Sasuke’s fall into darkness.
This:
Okay,what exactly type of person do you think Sasuke is? By saying that you have no respect towards Sasuke as a person and a shinobi. 480Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrmLlg5TJI
She was his TEAMMATE,of course he’d stop his Amaterasu flames from burning her.He may be an asshole and an avenger but he is not a bad man.
And this:
-Sasuke entered fase of darkness when he stabbed Karin which means he cared a lot for her ! 480Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmh7H0VgIa
C’mon SasuKarin shippers,you know better than that.Sasuke entered fase of darkness once his clan was killed by Itachi. 480Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazp9x1pIZv
This was just a point where he was going truly mad,to the point where he would stab his own teammate(teammate,not a lover) in order to defeat the person he hated.
If Sasuke had entered the phase of darkness when their clan was killed by Itachi, then Sasuke wouldn’t have saved Karin or Naruto or Sakura ever. If he had indeed entered the phase of darkness from that point on, then he would not have done any self-sacrificing actions and would have been a bad man.
After Itachi killed their clan, Sasuke was alone. That was not darkness. That was loneliness, torment, misery, and anger. Sasuke was suffering, and was burdened to avenge his clan. He felt like he had no right or reason to be happy until he has fulfilled his purpose in life, the reason why he was left to live. Nobody understands the pain he is in so he feels more alone than he already is, which is why he forms a sense of kinship with Naruto and Karin because of this pain. They all know what being alone and grief means.
Anyway, SK moments are few; however, SK moments are not limited to only Sasuke and Karin interaction. There are third parties that acknowledges and comments on the potential and existence of SasuKarin.
Also, romance in Naruto is mostly handled by Kishi with comic relief.
Another FACT: Sasuke is NOT in love with Karin, but she is special to him. SasuKarin is possible and logical (I can write about what’s more illogical to happen but that’s going to be a different topic), and has the potential to grow. Read the SK manifesto if you need proof.
On a side note, it’s not SK fans’ fault that this ship is backed up by the manga itself, which is canon and actual evidence material.
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27th June 2013 @ 08:19pm
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