Sakura/Kushina

[Honord Sage]

Can you please translate this into English?

Sakura is all tack but no action, froze at the site of Sasuke or did you forget?

 

[saltal]

Sakura is all tack but no action, froze at the site of Sasuke or did you forget?

Of course she did. Did you seriously want her to kill him? This would ruin the story and turn her into a killer. Note that like Naruto, Sakura has never actually killed anyone, whereas I lost count of how many people Sasuke has already killed...

All that scene (and her love confession earlier) has shown was that Sakura is torn trying to reconcile her principles and her emotions. I think she loves Naruto but can't get over her love to Sasuke, which at this point is nothing but torment to her.

I think Kishimoto is setting this up for her to have to make a choice (perhaps trying to decide who to heal if they both are near death). To make this a meaningful choice, Sasuke would have to turn good first, though. It would be cool to have a climax with only the three of them present.

 

[solarflare012]

NaruHina is just like saying NaruIno. It's like Naruto saying he will be with Ino, a character who has never shown any romantic interest in him at any point in the series.

 

[Sozaa]

NaruHina is like Naruto saying he will be with a character who has never shown any romantic interest in him at any point in the series.

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Guess you missed it the first (second) time...

 

[solarflare012]

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Guess you missed it the first (second) time...

No I saw it clear as day. I saw the WHOLE farce and what happened almost exactly after that statement actually lol. Hinata's saying she loves Naruto and wanting to be with him is JUST like a hypothetical where Naruto says that about Ino, someone who never showed that kind of desire to him in the first place. Naruto has NEVER shown any romantic feelings towards Hinata. He woulda gone Kyuubi for any of his close comrades (any Konoha 11 or sensei) and we all know that. Hinata's causing it was nothing special.

 

[Viewtiful]

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Guess you missed it the first (second) time...

You're not getting it. It's about NARUTO not showing any interest, which is the problem with NaruHina.

 

[Regina]

Ya but she could do something courageous and it could change the way he sees her, like minato did with kusnina. Plus sakura has showed no romantic interest in naruto, kishi has made it more than clear she is inlove with sasuke so I don't really see how narusaku would even work.

 

[solarflare012]

i dont know about that....
and ive seen Sakura act romantically towards Naruto. mainly avoiding her feelings for him, but it's not like she has NO interest in him..she probably likes him more than he likes her..

 

[Honord Sage]

You're not getting it. It's about NARUTO not showing any interest, which is the problem with NaruHina.

Look again at the picture Hinata just shook Naruto to the core like no one has.

 

[Regina]

In the beginning of shippuden I thought something might happen with narutsaku but I it ended fairly quick, to be honest I don't even like hinata but I still see naruhina happening, both sides have good points though

 

[Regina]

Look again at the picture Hinata just shook Naruto to the core like no one has.

Thats what I think when I look at that also

 

[Honord Sage]

Sakura loves Sasuke,Sakura has not change Her hearth still belongs to Sasuke, She may die at Sasuke's hands so that Sasuke can brake their connection with each other.

 

[solarflare012]

just because he was surprised doesnt really mean anything...if i were as dense as him and somebody i barely notice told me they loved me, id be shocked too.

as stated before, somewhere, itd be horrible writing for him to just suddenly fall in love with her. horrible

 

[Regina]

I think it would be horrible writing if sakura loved sasuke all this time and all of a sudden at the end she switched to naruto.

If she was going to love him as anything more than a friend I think kishi would have focused on that rather than the fact that she is still inlove with sasuke.

 

[solarflare012]

I think it would be horrible writing if sakura loved sasuke all this time and all of a sudden at the end she switched to naruto.

If she was going to love him as anything more than a friend I think kishi would have focused on that rather than the fact that she is still inlove with sasuke.

but we've seen her feelings develop since the sasuke reunion. and she hasnt seen sasuke but once since then..kinda hard to love someone who you havent seen...she hasnt just switched to naruto, she realized how great a person/ninja he is and thats why she likes him. but regardless, we've seen nothing directed at hinata from anyone so...

 

[Arrakesh]

So you equate true love with sacrifice? A life together should be fulfilling and happy, with give and take on both sides. Naruto loves being around Sakura (how many times has he asked her for a date?) but though he cares for Hinata, we have never seen him try to spend more time with her than he had to. It may change after the war is over, but that pattern appears to be fairly consistent up till now.



Hinata is nothing like Minato, who was assertive and self confident, and very powerful from early on. I don't see much point in trying to decide on future relationship based on superficial similarities to older characters, but if you want a more valid comparison, then Sakura resembles Tsunade the most, and Naruto is a lot like Jiraya (minus the perv aspect). Hinata reminds me most of Rin (Kakashi's and Obito's teammate).

I am not putting it past Kishimoto to suddenly lead the story in Hinata's favor, but I can't see that this makes much sense when we are entering the concluding arc of the entire saga. I am not trying to put Hinata down or anything, it just does not fit the story, in my opinion (though the only opinion that matters is Kishimoto's)...

You got it so wrong, I can't even believe it. How dare you say something like that???? Naruto is just too young to be at Jiraya's level, but he will get there. Remember that at age 13 he created the Sexy no Jutsu that took down even the Hokage, not to mention the harem no jutsu later on. Also he uses both to get favors every chance he has. And if you take a look at the beginning of part 2 you will see he was going to do exactly what Jiraya did at his age, meaning peaking at Tsunade taking her bath. Problem is that he is still young and not nearly as experienced as Jiraya, but one day he may become an even greater perv. /hehehe

On the other subjects, I see Kishi slowly bringing Hinata into de spotlight. What will happen from there, no one knows. It may be that Hinata ends up with Naruto; it may be that Sakura does. For my own reasons and personality, I would like to see him with Hinata, but nothing wrong with Sakura, as long as she CHOOSES Naruto over Sasuke, instead of taking Naruto as a second option.

You're not getting it. It's about NARUTO not showing any interest, which is the problem with NaruHina.

True, so far Naruto hasn't show any "romantic" interest in Hinata, but remember that she was the first one ever to acknowledge him, and he knows it, and tells he that just before the Chunnin exam. I know this has nothing to do with romance, but it show how important she was for him, eventhough the manga didn't show it much. In the past chapter he takes his time to talk to her and confort her, and it's interesting for it was one of the few times ever I saw him acting as a man, instead of a brat. Again, not saying it has "romance" in it, but it could be a start. Who knows?

i dont know about that....
and ive seen Sakura act romantically towards Naruto. mainly avoiding her feelings for him, but it's not like she has NO interest in him..she probably likes him more than he likes her..

Sakura LOVES Naruto, there is no question there. The question however is if she loves him as a brother or as a mate. As many of you I was thinking that during part 2 her feelings had began to change, or as you said, she had been struggling with her true feelings for Naruto, not being able to admit she could really love him. However, during the scene at the med camp, right before the Neji zetsu attacked, she was telling that other ninja she "had someone" and thinking about Sasuke, not Naruto. That was a let down for me, and ever since, she has shown neither interest nor any development regarding any feelings for Naruto. As it stands I daresay she loves him as a sister only.

just because he was surprised doesnt really mean anything...if i were as dense as him and somebody i barely notice told me they loved me, id be shocked too.

as stated before, somewhere, itd be horrible writing for him to just suddenly fall in love with her. horrible

The surprise in my view has two distincts possibilities. First, the one you clearly expressed, and honestly most of us would be shocked too. Second, Naruto has never known love of any kinds. He had no parents, no friends till he joined team 7, and even there it took him a lot to make the connections, and even those who knew who he was never shown anything they wouldn't show anyone else, save perhaps for Jiraya. The surprise than, is the fact that someone LOVED him, considering how alien that concept must have been for him. In no way I am saying he felt the same, nonetheless to know he could be loved, must also have been quite a surprise.

Again, as I said before, kishi is hinting the posibility of Hinata and Naruto together, however, hot hard evidence has been shown. What will happen, only Kishi and God Know!

So naruto and kakashi can still love sasuke, but its hard for sakura? I could be wrong but I saw sakura and naruto develop a strong friendship thats all.

I agree with you. It must be hard for Sakura to love Sasuke knowing what he has become, but nothing else. Kakashi clearly said that he now knew how Sarutobi felt regarding Orochimaru, and that's why Saru wasn't able to kill Oro during their first confrontation. Naruto loves Sasuke as a brother, and still feels connected to him - a connection that began when Naruto saw both of them had lost their parents.

In my view Sakura's love is a bit more futile and shallow, but nevertheless as strong. She didn't know squad about Sasuke, he was only the "cool bad boy" in the class and the best student. Not to mention the misterious Uchiha survivor boy. Just remember in part 1 when she messed up saying that "it would be cool to have no parents and be able to do whatever she liked" to Sasuke who had also lost his parents ( and clan along the way). For those who are fan of Sakura, I ask your forgiveness, for I also like the character ( and she also reminds me of Kushina in many aspects, though not all) but if I met a girl like her in real life, I would keep my distance. She is nothing else but a Sasuke fangirl, acting the same way a fan will love her idol eventhough they never met or never will, and the fan keeps saying they will marry someday. At least we can say she is consistent, she has been in love with Sasuke for nearly 560 chapters, and it would be weird if she just changed her heart one minute to the other.

 

[Regina]

So naruto and kakashi can still love sasuke, but its hard for sakura? I could be wrong but I saw sakura and naruto develop a strong friendship thats all.

 

[Regina]

You got it so wrong, I can't even believe it. How dare you say something like that???? Naruto is just too young to be at Jyraia's level, but he will get there. Remember that at age 13 he created the Sexy no Jutsu that took down even the Hokage, not to mention the harem no jutsu later on. Also he uses both to get favors every chance he has. And if you take a look at the beginning of part 2 you will see he was going to do exactly what Jiraya did at his age, meaning peaking at Tsunade taking her bath. Problem is that he is still young and not nearly as experienced as Jiraya, but he will get there. /hehehe

On the other subjects, I see Kishi slowly bringing Hinata into de spotlight. What will happen from there, no one knows. It may be that Hinata ends up with Naruto; it may be that Sakura does. For my own reasons and personality, I would like to see him with Hinata, but nothing wrong with Sakura, as long as she CHOOSES Naruto over Sasuke, instead of taking Naruto as a second option.

/Long Live Jiraya... Even in Death!

I agree with this there has to be a reason kishi is focusing on hinata more now

 

[Honord Sage]

but we've seen her feelings develop since the sasuke reunion. and she hasnt seen sasuke but once since then..kinda hard to love someone who you havent seen...she hasnt just switched to naruto, she realized how great a person/ninja he is and thats why she likes him. but regardless, we've seen nothing directed at hinata from anyone so...

She saw Sasuke again and tried to kill Him but could not, Sakura loves Sasuke, and why is it Sakura supporters are alway leaving out parts like the one I mention stop editing, tell the hole story or are you afraid?

 

[boshans]

Quite agreed. I never even considered how horrible the plot would turn out for something like that to happen. NaruSaku has been developing since day 1 so for him to just throw that away for a minor character would be HORRIBLE writing. Let ppl say what they will about Sakura's modern character, but she has come a long way and is still developing and has a long way to go. When she sees Naruto, she's bound to go up and talk to him, unlike Hinata... At the end of it all, it would be incomplete without Sakura. I'm sure Kishi has no intention of throwing her or her feelings for Naruto aside.
Your argument is very convincing. Naruto and Sakura have been through too much to just toss aside for a thought from Hinata. I mean, we had to see her say SOMETHING. And seeing as that's her character's fundamental basis, it would have been out of her character for her to say anything else. I truly feel bad that the foundation of her character is based on an unhealthy obsession with Naruto. It makes girls seem feeble and feeling based when in reality, that's untrue. Sakura's character has more depth than most of the other girls when I think about it. She's completely changed from her old self. She no longer loves Sasuke in any romantic way and has developed feelings like that for Naruto.
Sakura's words in 573 were concerning Naruto and her desire to help him, while Hinata's were quite selfish/one-sided if you consider it. A major turnaround for them both...

Thanks man, you have good points yourself. People can say what they want about how Naruto freaked out and let the kyuubi take over during Pain's fight, and how that means he loves her, but I really really don't see it that way. Naruto would have let the kyuubi take over if any of the Konoha 11(or 10 whatever it is) died. It was about friendship for him. Yeah Hinata told him she loves him, that doesn't mean Naruto suddenly loves her. And to the person who said the kyuubi likes Hinata better than Sakura because he led Pain away from Hinata when the kyuubi took over, and that the kyuubi hit Sakura so he doesn't like her....there is ZERO proof of that. Those two incidents are not proof, it's speculation. The kyuubi didn't even notice Hinata there probably, and it wasn't the kyuubi who led Pain away anyway, Pain ran away to get closer to Nagato so he could use Chibaku Tensei, and the kyuubi chased after him. And him attacking Sakura is nothing either, its been said many many times that Naruto attacks anybody in that form because he can't control himself, the kyuubi has control. Kyuubi was still evil at that point remember? He attacked Jiraiya and nearly killed him, does that mean he hates Jiraiya? No.

People can debate all day and night about whether Naruto loves Sakura or Hinata or whatever, the fact of the matter is Kishi wouldn't make Naruto be with Hinata after 12 years of developing his and Sakura's relationship. Yes Hinata was there since the beginning to you could say, but he hasn't been developing their relationship nearly as much, not to mention Hinata has been in the manga a lot lot lot lot lot LOT less than Sakura. That's because she is a secondary character and Sakura is a primary character, you just have to accept the fact that it would be terrible terrible writing for him to all of a sudden be with a secondary person when he's been developing the primaries for this long.