This is why the pairings ended up like they did

[AntonChigurh]

Nah, Sakura was schoolboy type of crush, Hinata is the chick a real man wants and needs.

+1 Id take Hinata everytime over Sakura

Over most girls really tho

 

[GhostProject]

+1 Id take Hinata everytime over Sakura

Over most girls really tho

I respect that, but I'll be honest I don't understand what people's infatuation with Hinata is.

She avoids EVERYTHING like it'll hurt her, she doesn't seem to have any opinions, she's passive, and imo she's cowardly and indecisive. (Her interference in the Pain arc was the exception to how she actually is)

Sakura is a better pick even imo. She dropped her bad attitude, she has opinions, she's not afraid to be confrontational, and does what she has to do.

The only problem with her is that she loves Sasuke for less than no reason, so that makes her look like she has horrid personal judgement. That's something she'll probably figure out once she realizes Sasuke is NOT a catch Lol

 

[Taimaidamshoo]

I respect that, but I'll be honest I don't understand what people's infatuation with Hinata is.

She avoids EVERYTHING like it'll hurt her, she doesn't seem to have any opinions, she's passive, and imo she's cowardly and indecisive. (Her interference in the Pain arc was the exception to how she actually is)

Sakura is a better pick even imo. She dropped her bad attitude, she has opinions, she's not afraid to be confrontational, and does what she has to do.

People have different tastes in personality types...

Some like the passive cutesy type.

Others like the talkative, more challenging girls.

And some just never find anyone regardless of preference... -________-

 

[Floydical]

I'm happy with most of the pairings. The only one I find confusing is Sakura and Sasuke like most people it seems.

Throughout the series I never thought of Sasuke as the type to want to have a wife/girlfriend. To be honest I always found him a bit too selfish for that. Note that I do like Sasuke as a character so I am not hating just stating that I never saw his character to care about a woman enough to want to have a child with them. I think everyone deserves to be with someone. In Sasuke's case that someone would have to be very unique. I guess given the choices there were for Sasuke I suppose Sakura makes the most sense... but I can't help but feel like Sasuke and Sakura are settling. Being that Sakura was treated pretty badly throughout the series by Sasuke.

I would also argue that Sakura really isn't the right type of woman for Sasuke, she is a bit of a push over. I also thought that if Sasuke was going to be with someone it would have to be someone with a bit of attitude and thicker skin, someone unafraid to tell him how it is... not just stand there and cry about how much she loves him.

In regard to "a woman never going back to a man that threatened to or attempted to kill her" statements. Unfortunately this is false. In our world today domestic violence/violence against women/men is real. Everyday women are returning to their abusers even though they may be fully aware that they may die if they do, but convince themselves that because they love the individual it will all be ok. Much like Sakura. But in all honesty that is a totally different subject. At this point I don't think Sakura is in danger, but the fact that she still loves Sasuke even though he was very violent towards her goes along with that point.

I think you simply misjudged Sasuke. Sasuke simply was living a life of revenge and when one revenge was met, he picked up another. He went from going after Itachi to going after the Leaf to trying to essentially take over the world. Without the bad blood of revenge on his mind, his true self was able to come out. Naruto simply TNJ'd him to a point. About who he matches well with, opposites attract right? So doesn't Sasuke and Sakura make sense?

so...you're saying that I (a woman) just need to throw myself at any man I know and they will eventually cave to my advances? Do you have psychological studies to prove this before I call this one guy up to confess real quick? Much appreciated...

Not at all lol. I'm simply saying that women are likely going to hold out longer for someone to return their love than a man will. In no way am I saying I'd recommend doing that either, just that its more likely for a woman to commit more strongly than a man will. I'm not trying to rustle any feathers here.

Hello Floydical. Long time...

I haven't read most of the other comments, so if it was mentioned, sorry. Here we go:

I believe Kishi ended it on the most obvious note. Yes, Naruto had a crush on Sakura, but it was clear since the Pain fight that Naruto will endup with Hinata. To take a step further, this relationship was solidified in the war arc. I believe that the Sakura+Sasuke pairing had to have happened, since the audience/readers expected a closure for both characters. There was no shock element at all in regards to the timeskip, because it would have only raised more questions, brought more theories to life and honestly I think Kishi just wanted a clean ending. So there we have it. Clean, but unsatisfying for me.

Clean and predictable huh? Haha you make it sound like it was expected, not the case with me. I guess, honestly, I didn't care about pairings to the point I didn't pay attention to any hints Kishi may have dropped. What I'm saying is that I'm satisfied with the pairings but I found no obvious matches up until this point (with the exception of ShikiMari ofc). Either way, good to hear from you again.

 

[Floydical]

I respect that, but I'll be honest I don't understand what people's infatuation with Hinata is.

She avoids EVERYTHING like it'll hurt her, she doesn't seem to have any opinions, she's passive, and imo she's cowardly and indecisive. (Her interference in the Pain arc was the exception to how she actually is)

Sakura is a better pick even imo. She dropped her bad attitude, she has opinions, she's not afraid to be confrontational, and does what she has to do.

The only problem with her is that she loves Sasuke for less than no reason, so that makes her look like she has horrid personal judgement. That's something she'll probably figure out once she realizes Sasuke is NOT a catch Lol

I'm in the same category as you, I don't get people's love for Hinata at all. I guess some guys like the quite girl they can dominate and control, but honestly her personality is not attractive to me. She's too weak and unconfident, a girl with some fire is attractive. Either way, people have always been obsessed with her and it won't stop anytime soon lol.

 

[startup97]

Sorry but this the best pairing!

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[Atalaya]

it just shows how convincing ss was when people say ss was an abusive relationship when it never was a relationship until the ending. the excuses using domestic violence bs. U_U

 

[altaire uchiha]

You don't know much about women do you? Theyre hearts arent hard to change lol women dont know what the hell they want from minute to minute. Anyways.

Hinata ended up with Naruto because they match. Sasuke with Sakura because they match. I knew that was happening from the very beginning because Sakura was a scurrilous character from the start. She was a liar, she knocked out the rest of the Konoha team, she didnt do her duty to Konoha to kill Sasuke when she had the drop on him, the clincher was when she tried to manipulate the Naruto into thinking she liked him and play him for a fool, and he didnt go for it, he got pissed.

It was obvious finally at that point, at least to me, that wasnt happening because it wouldnt be anything to celebrate if Naruto, whos painted as this unrelenting good guy, took as his mate a woman who constantly backed away from greatness and had these unbecoming traits and liked somebody else who was a traitorous killer and put him before Konoha's well being for no reason other than she was attracted to him as children. It would be sad if that happened. Hinata was always painted as being like Naruto, pure of heart, courageous, humble, etc. and she loved Naruto. So that pairing would be a good thing and Sakura wouldnt be stepping down to be with Sasuke because she wasnt a great person to begin with. Understand?

 

[1Told]

You don't know much about women do you? Theyre hearts arent hard to change lol women dont know what the hell they want from minute to minute. Anyways.

Hinata ended up with Naruto because they match. Sasuke with Sakura because they match. I knew that was happening from the very beginning because Sakura was a scurrilous character from the start. She was a liar, she knocked out the rest of the Konoha team, she didnt do her duty to Konoha to kill Sasuke when she had the drop on him, the clincher was when she tried to manipulate the Naruto into thinking she liked him and play him for a fool, and he didnt go for it, he got pissed.

It was obvious finally at that point, at least to me, that wasnt happening because it wouldnt be anything to celebrate if Naruto, whos painted as this unrelenting good guy, took as his mate a woman who constantly backed away from greatness and had these unbecoming traits and liked somebody else who was a traitorous killer and put him before Konoha's well being for no reason other than she was attracted to him as children. It would be sad if that happened. Hinata was always painted as being like Naruto, pure of heart, courageous, humble, etc. and she loved Naruto. So that pairing would be a good thing and Sakura wouldnt be stepping down to be with Sasuke because she wasnt a great person to begin with. Understand?

bold part = BS Lol
you are totally right for the rest btw.

 

[Natsu Shazneel]

I agree. Good thread.

 

[Floydical]

You don't know much about women do you? Theyre hearts arent hard to change lol women dont know what the hell they want from minute to minute. Anyways.

Hinata ended up with Naruto because they match. Sasuke with Sakura because they match. I knew that was happening from the very beginning because Sakura was a scurrilous character from the start. She was a liar, she knocked out the rest of the Konoha team, she didnt do her duty to Konoha to kill Sasuke when she had the drop on him, the clincher was when she tried to manipulate the Naruto into thinking she liked him and play him for a fool, and he didnt go for it, he got pissed.

It was obvious finally at that point, at least to me, that wasnt happening because it wouldnt be anything to celebrate if Naruto, whos painted as this unrelenting good guy, took as his mate a woman who constantly backed away from greatness and had these unbecoming traits and liked somebody else who was a traitorous killer and put him before Konoha's well being for no reason other than she was attracted to him as children. It would be sad if that happened. Hinata was always painted as being like Naruto, pure of heart, courageous, humble, etc. and she loved Naruto. So that pairing would be a good thing and Sakura wouldnt be stepping down to be with Sasuke because she wasnt a great person to begin with. Understand?

I think you hit the nail on the head when it came to the reason for those pairings, good job. I'd agree that women often don't know what they want from minute to minute, but I'd argue they are also more likely to get emotionally attached. That was my whole point really, but still I like your analysis on why Naruto and Sakura wouldn't have made a good match.

 

[TheFutureBest]

Because once a woman's heart is set, its very hard to change.

Naruto winning Sakura over would have been equivalent to moving heaven and Earth. But all that was needed for Sakura and Sasuke to happen was for Sasuke to settle down and accept Sakura's love. Same thing with Naruto and Hinata. Once Naruto realized Sakura was never going to be his, it would have been really easy for him to simply accept Hinata's love. It makes sense that SakuraXSasuke happened as opposed to InoXSasuke, as Sakura showed more love to him overall.

Now of course this can go both ways, ie a woman simply accepting a man's love, but its much easier for a man to do it. People might say women are fickle, but honestly its us men that are the fickle ones. A man's love for a women is less complicated and much more primal then a women's love for a man. A women is much more hard wired for relationships, when a man is less hard wired for that. Its genetics, evolution. It helps reproduction in nature if the women gets attached easily and the man feels less attachment. Honestly, its quite easy for a man to simply see a women's love for them in their eyes and simply fulfill that love.

For once, Kishi catered to the women of his manga and we can all learn a life lesson from this, honestly.

First of all Kishi said it himself he is not good with romance

 

[TheFutureBest]

Second of all Naurto never gives up on his ideals we see this throughout the story numerous times, unlike Sakura and Hinata who are not that determined especially Hinata like seriously. I mean Naruto shouldve gotten his way in my belief he has worked so hard but this is all opinionated at the end of the day