Old Art But I Low-key Miss Them

Old art but I low-key miss them

@meglyfer WAIT DONT LEAVE THIS IN THE TAGS UR SO RIGHT

I think a huge part of her character development is learning that Sasuke is much more flawed and damaged than she thought, and conversely, Naruto is smarter and much more resourceful than she thought. She goes from a surface crush/dislike to a deep love and care for the both of them and it shows in how she's constantly trying to lie to spare Naruto's feelings

They're her family! I also hc sasuke as transmasc because it's interesting to ME in how the uchiha are kind of misogynistic (see: madara) and Fugaku not acknowledging Sasuke out of more than just "you're not a genius like itachi" is incredibly heartbreaking. But it also adds to sasukes warped sense of reality surrounding his brother and parents but also it adds something to his and sakuras relationship I feel

Like the scene where she cuts her hair. That'd be such a huge moment for her because her hair is tied to her self-confidence and sense of self. Sasuke seeing her in that state and going sicko mode? That scene under a trans lense is SO interesting to me

Takes ur hand in mind

Let's reread naruto through a queer lense if Sakura was a young trans girl growing up and grappling with femininity and gaining a new found family

I figured out how to draw Sarada I am now obssessed

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Takes ur hand in mind

Let's reread naruto through a queer lense if Sakura was a young trans girl growing up and grappling with femininity and gaining a new found family

"Stop talking about sakura" NO!

Anyways her making fun of an orphan to an orphan is objectively comedic gold BUT narratively for her it's great because her whole young life at that point she's just been living with what the village believes about naruto. What she's heard from adults or classmates.

Sasuke's "you're annoying" challenged that rhetoric directly and caused her to actually reflect and start to treat naruto better immediately. Like most kids, she just needed to be shown a different point of view.