He was almost f*cking Hinata's hand tho...
Face it, Naruto is not a c*nt and he knew Hinata loves him, still he said such stuff back and he was the one that took her hand so long = love signal in Japanese culture. End.
Yes, it was no big deal but it stands on the last f*cking volume!!!!! I have said enough facts already about that scene. F*ck, with all respect, but now I am really out, you guys are freaking annoying. Not one single, proper argument. And not one single, proper counter on my arguments.
@the other one: Kishi needs to listen to his editors, and those are always concerned about Japanese culture! Seriously, read some info.
Greetings, it was fun for a while, but now it's like talking to a wall.
1. Naruto took Hinata's hand.
2. Naruto kept holding Hinata's hand.
3. Naruto: 'You were always by my side'...
4. ....
How do you people read a manga? With eyes closed?
Naruto: (Thinking)"That's right...it's not just pa and ma, either...yeah...all those others to"
Naruto: Hinata...thanks!
Naruto: (Thinking)"My life's connected to many, many others!"
Naruto: It's all thanks to you standing by my side..."(Thinking)"And Neji...thank you too..."
Hinata: (Thinking)"Naruto's hand is so big, and strong...and most of all...so comforting!"
I'm sorry but the official translation is not as romantic as you make it out to be. He was basically just thinking that since everyone was standing by his side now, he can do/win this or whatever, and since Hinata was there he decided to tell her what he was thinking. And he didn't say you were always by my side anyway. Also he didn't take her hand and kept holding...and holding, like you think. He took her hand off of his face, lowered it, and then said its all thanks to youblah blah. So it was like one second. NOT him holding and holding. YOU need to read the manga. I have been giving "proper" arguments, but you are just an idiot. And this whole japanese culture thing is bullshit first of all. Plus, as I said, he took her hand off of his face, said that line, gave her chakra, then the chapter ended, and in the very first page that shows them again in the next chapter, he lets go. So he had her hand for like 3 ****ing seconds. And yes he knows Hinata loves him, and he obviously DOES NOT LOVE HER BACK. Everything I said in my previous posts about Shonen mangas totally disproves Hinata/Naruto. This is a manga about Naruto, not Hinata. FROM CHAPTER 1 NARUTO HAS LIKED SAKURA, NOT HINATA. He is going to get the girl HE wants, not the girl that wants HIM.