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Q: if u were to go out with one of your female characters whod you like?
K: its kinda creepy to think about going out with a character i created myself but...if forced, well, id say...Hinata, perhaps.
Keep in mind that it was in 2012 year, and yet after ending Naruto Kishi told in interview:
Kishimoto: ‘Naruto’ reflects my childhood of 'inferiority,' breaks taboo of boys’ comics
November 12, 2014
By ATSUSHI OHARA/ Staff Writer
People laughed at Masashi Kishimoto during his childhood when he said his dream was to become a manga artist. Now, the native of western Okayama Prefecture has created one of the most popular and successful ninja manga series ever and can boast of legions of fans around the world.
Still, Kishimoto remains humble. He says he’s surprised that he could even enter the manga business.
Kishimoto’s rise to stardom resembles the journey of Naruto, the main character in the “Naruto” manga series that ended its spectacular 15-year run in the Weekly Shonen Jump comic anthology on Nov. 10.
Naruto must overcome initial disappointments to finally fulfill his dream of becoming “Hokage,” the grand leader of his ninja village.
“(Naruto) is similar to me in some respects,” Kishimoto said in an exclusive interview with The Asahi Shimbun. “I also love ramen.”
The artist said the Naruto character, who fell behind his peers, reflected Kishimoto’s own childhood.
“I was unable to do well in school and felt a strong sense of inferiority,” he said. “When Naruto said, ‘I will be Hokage,’ people surrounding him laughed at his dream. Since childhood, I also told others that I would be a manga artist but had no foundation.
“Unlike Naruto, I did not have the courage to declare that I will become a manga creator at any cost. So I would just say in my mind, ‘It may be possible.’”
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If Kishi see himself as child in Naruto's character and yet Kishimoto declared he would date Hinata if he was forced to day any Naruto characters, it is obvious Naruhina was set up.
Kishi cheer for Naruhina and who knows maybe Kishi also chase after some girl like Sakura as child then as grown man would choose Hinata just like Naruto