User:Romance Girl

Hello, I'm Romance Girl and as you can see I AM a girl. My real name, however, is Ashley. Naruto is one of my favorite animes, next to Inuyasha but I have only watched this show since the english version of Shippuden started. During the first part of Naruto I barely watched it and when I did, it was very rare. I liked the show but never took it seriously and I would say I'll watch it but I would forget every time. My older brother watches it too and he did the same thing I did except he never watched it because " it's gay and they are only kids so it's not cool". However, when Shippuden came along and then I really got into it because it became cooler and more interesting. It became one of my favorite shows. My 19-year old brother likes this show too, though not as much as me(he actually says I'm obsessed:(. It's annoying). Before anyone asks, I am obviously a Anime watcher because I see nothing wrong with it. I at first watched only the english version of the show and did not even know what manga was(true story). Once I got my first computer in December, I learned much more about this show than I intended. In case anyone's asking why I watch Anime, let me explain. Like I said before I'm fine with the Anime but I do get annoyed with it for a few things. 1. I hate the ridiculous filler arcs that do not affect the original storyline at all. They are really just a waste of episodes. 2. Been having very sucky animation lately, 3. I hate how they screw up some of my pairing's moments and it looks completely different from the manga(yes I do ship a Naruto Pairing but I'll get into that later.) and 4. Give two certain pairings more moments than what they actually have in the manga and anime-only watchers think they actually have a chance of happening. Other than that, the Anime is fine and I enjoy it. I originally only watched the english version for while until months ago and I started to watch the japanese version. I wasn't going to at first but my brother said it was going to slow for him and he wanted to see what happens sooner so he watched the english sub because it's way farther. I eventually did the same because I didn't want him to see what happens before me. I'm very glad I did that, though I'm used to and like the english voices better. But then I decided I"ll read the manga, because I wanted to see what are most recent things happening and because I'm an impatient person like that ^_^. My brother and I are currently collecting the Shippuden series and have volumes 1-6, plus the first Shippuden movie. Anyways this is what I do on a weekly basis: 1. Read the latest chapter on Wed.; tell my brother. 2. watch english sub on the internet on Thurs. with my brother; discuss the episode. and 3. Watch english dub on Sat. with my brother. Anyways, that's a little of me in a nutshell.

I have a favorite pairing that I love in this series and ship and that is NaruSaku because I believe, compared to the other non-canon pairings, it actually has a fairly large chance of happening. This is slighlty off topic, but I need to give a warning. If I see biased sentences that aren't confirmed, I will delete it, even if that's most likely what it meant. In my opinion, if it's not confirmed and a scene is up for interpretation, it shouldn't be there. I'm sure I'll get on people's nerves and for that I'm sorry, but that doesn't mean I'll give in. Just saying.

Anyways, what I'm going to do is start off at what my opinion is on of a few of some Naruto pairings and then I'll put what I think of several characters next. However, I'm sure many of you in this wiki don't give a crap about pairings so you can just skip if you want to.

'''A HANDFUL OF NARUTO PAIRINGS:

''1. NaruSaku: This is my favorite Naruto Pairing and I will obviously start of with my favorite. Unfortunately, this will probably be pretty long. I actually see nothing wrong with this pairing at all. From all the observing I did of their interactions, especially in Shippuden, I can safely say that NaruSaku is the only two-sided non-canon pairing as of now. And I'm pretty good at reading possible feelings, so I trust my judgement. At first(during Part One), I didn't care about this pairing( or the plot very much for that matter) because I didn't really watch Naruto. But out of the rare times I watched it, this is what I picked up on: Naruto likes Sakura, Sakura likes Sasuke, Sasuke likes no one. Everything was horribly one-sided and I didn't think Naruto and Sakura would ever get together. That is, until Part 2 came along. Starting from the first episode, I already started to notice the telltale signs of possible feelings on Sakura's side(Naruto's were obvious; Everyone knew he liked Sakura), and I started thinking to myself: "Does she like Naruto? She seems attracted towards him." My curiousity got the better of me, so I started to become interested and continued to watch to see if my suspicions were true. I quickly got my answer, especially during the Sasuke and Sai arc, and came to the conclusion that Sakura was slowly falling for Naruto(I found that rather shocking though because something like that seemed so inpossible before). In fact, I think that, this late in the series, she already has but just hasn't realized it yet. I quickly grew fond of the pairing to the point that I'll be really pissed if it doesn't become canon, and I wanted to see their relationship progress. As for Naruto, his feelings aren't even in question anymore. He is obviously in love with Sakura. At first, it was really just a shallow crush but grew into much more than that as the story went on. Naruto was willing to selflessly sacrifice his own happiness for Sakura's sake and I found that really touching and sweet. No way is that just a silly crush anymore! Naruto loves Sakura and only Sakura. As for the confession, I still don't quite know what to think about that. I believe it was partly true but not completely. Sakura isdefinitely not over Sasuke for she still has feelings for him(Silly Sakura thought she could lie about that. Ha!). Sakura is in love with Naruto(hence her angry reaction to him calling her a liar. Besides, she isn't the type to lie about something like that), but isn't a 100% sure of her feelings. As for Naruto's take on it, I believe he wanted to believe it(he still loves her), but never thought she would have those feelings for him. He is still pretty sure she only loves Sasuke, which is a lie. Naruto missed all her romantic hints(Which isn't suprising. I mean, look at Hinata for example. Seriously, he is so slow when it comes to girls) And in case anyone noticed, Sai never said she was lying about loving Naruto. He in fact, subtly hinted at it( Unfortunately, it flew right over Naruto's head. The boy is so dense). See. Selective reading is a bitch, huh? Anyways, let me get to why I like it so much. Their whole relationship is pretty comical to me. Sakura gets annoyed with Naruto when he's being stupid, dense, or insensitive and punches him to set him straight. Typical Main Character/Tsundere pairing. Someone needs to put him in his place and the only person fitting for that role will always be Sakura. I also rather like the whole 'hate you at first, love you now' sort of relationships. Its good development for Sakura and it shows how much she's grown and changed. Its something you never would expect(I know I sure didn't) with all the twists going on. Its also rather ironic as well. Naruto and Sakura have wonderful chemistry and they truly do care for each other. I truly believe that at the end of Naruto it will either be NaruSaku or no pairings at all. Its just way too obvious and sensible to just brush it off as sibling-like or "just best friends" when its really much more than that now. With all the obvious hints, I find it odd that NaruSaku isn't very popular but oh well. Popularity isn't the same as the "Most likely".

2. NaruHina: As for NaruHina, I don't despise it and like it(in a way) but I like NaruSaku far better. I do not ship this pairing though and I'm actually against it. The main reason being is that I just don't see this happening at all in the future. I see many holes in theories that NaruHina will become canon and I'll point them out right now. Hinata obviously is in love with Naruto though I can never understand that. She just doesn't know him well enough to actually be 'in love' with him though this probably shows how Kishi's not good with romance and relationships. Naruto, however, had a crush on Sakura during Part 1 and never noticed Hinata's feelings for him( Naruto must have really been stupid if he missed something that obvious) through all of Part 1 and most of Part 2. Even when Naruto realized that she loved him, he hasn't talked to her or confronted her about in over 100 chapters and counting(he like sort of blew her off). And yes, Naruto did save Hinata in the war recently, but the rescue wasn't romantic or anything(I actually think that the NaruSaku rescue was better. I mean at least, he actually asked Sakura if she was alright, showing his concern). To me this is answer enough that he does not and most likely will never return her feelings. And to top off all this negativity, Naruto fell in love with Sakura sometime in Part 2 and, while it is possible to love more than one person, I do not see this happening. He appears to love Sakura and only Sakura until proven otherwise. I admit, though, I do pity Hinata quite a lot. She does really love Naruto but it remains unrequited. As I see it, maybe if she got a spine earlier than the Pain arc she would have a much larger chance of actually getting with him, but Kishimoto didn't write it that way did he? As for the confession, while I'm glad she finally confessed to him(its about time Naruto learned the truth), I wish she could have done more to help him, like in the Anime for example. However, all she did was say I love you, charged at Pain, knowing she would probably die, and got smashed in 2 seconds flat. Leaving Naruto pinned to the ground and helpless. That did not sit well with me and I thought Hinata, being the caring person that she is, would help out more, but whatever. Seeing how I'm at the confession, I find this next theory rather annoying: "Hinata said I love you to him first so Naruto will fall in love with her". Really?! I find this laughable. Just because she was the first to say 'I love you' does not mean he will return her feelings. Does that sound realistic? No. The confession was a plot device to Naruto meeting his Dad and going 6 tails, as well as Hinata getting development and growing as a character. NOT THE BEGINING OF NARUHINA BECOMING CANON. I can not stress this enough. The manga seems to support this claim. I also don't get why some people think he loves her because he turned 8 tails when she "died". That was not the case. Naruto had mounting anger growing him when the village was destroyed, Jiraiya died, and Kakashi was killed. Something would have snapped in him eventually and Hinata just happened to be the trigger. To be honest, I wasn't surprised he reacted like that. She just confessed and he sees her risking her life for him. Of course he would turn 9 tails. The seal was weakening too so that probably contributed a little. What I saw was care and concern for her, but nothing else. Last argument: "Hinata liked Naruto and supported him before anyone else so she deserves more". Okay first of all, you don't deserve anyone's love no matter who it is or what you did for them. What matters is the mutual feelings for each other which, unfortunately, NaruHina is sorely lacking. As for the rest, while that is true there is something they need to learn to take account of. While Hinata did believe in him, in the begining, she didn't even attempt to become friends. All she did was watch him. Naruto thought everyone hated him, so Hinata "silently supporting" him did not affect Naruto. Being shy is just an excuse. Now this is what I think about NaruHina. Their personalities are completely different and do not clash together well in a relationship. Too different in my opinion. Naruto is loud and Hinata is shy. She would never put him in his place when Naruto is being stupid. As for Naruto, I sure he wouldn't like her shyness and would get bored with her pretty quickly. It would not work out. So here's my conclusion. Me and other NaruSaku fans think: One-sided and is incredibly impossible to ever happen. Rabid NaruHina fans: Fantasy Pairing that they love but deep down know isn't likely however believe it will happen if you defy all logic. If I offended someone, please forgive me. I just truly believe this.

3. SasuSaku: Uhgggh is what I have to say to this pairing. I despise this pairing so very much in so many ways. But for some godforsaken reason, this couple is so frickin' popular in both America and Japan(Where did their heads go, I wonder?). Sorry if I go a little overboard with this. I just have a very strong hatred for this particular pairing. SasuSaku is a pairing with a very( and I repeat VERY)low chance to ever become canon when the story is over. I would even go as far to say its dead by now, but the series Naruto isn't over yet so I can't claim that. This pairing is impossible to happen and if some miracle happens and it does become CANON, it would be one of the worst(if not the worst) bad writing I have ever seen. I have many reasons as to why this pairing is unlikely and I'll name them now. The biggest problem to this pairing is hilariously Sasuke himself. Since the beginging of Part One, Sasuke always displayed indifference and annoyance towards Sakura's repeated advances and I'm positive that Sasuke secretly wished her to just move on to spare him her affection. I think its funny when SasuSaku fans say that " Sasuke was in love with her, but in a difficult way and couldn't express it right". This theory makes me wonder if they are even reading and watching the same series as me. I never saw any sign that he carried any kind of romantic feelings for her ever. However, this doesn't mean he didn't care about her at all. Anyone who says that is wrong. Sasuke didn't like her at first, but over the course of Part One, he grew to care and bond with Sakura, just like he did with the rest of Team 7, though he never got past seeing her as a pest at all. While he did like Sakura as a friend and teammate, Sasuke still treated her like crap and had blatant disregard over her most of the time. I did and still do not like how he treats Sakura which is one of the reasons I do not like this pairing. And then when Part 2 came along, it only got worse. Sasuke still felt a bond with Team 7 but never thought of Sakura alone or any differently. More recently, he tried to kill her twice with no regret or hesitation, which only goes to show that he does not care about Sakura at all in any way anymore. However, while I'm sure that Sasuke will live and be redeemed, he will not develop newfound love for her ever unless you ignore every last aspect of his personality. In other words, he has to do a complete 180 in personality to be in love with anyone, let alone Sakura. Sasuke and love do not mix well together. Never has been never will. That's the main reason why SasuSaku is so impossible. Now to get to Sakura's side. With Sakura's feelings for Sasuke, I find them incredibly disappointing, annoying, and irrational to her character. I never liked her crush on Sasuke and did not understand why she liked him so much. Maybe for looks but, if I was her, I would have grown out of that crush if that person was mean to me all the time like Sasuke is. All her fawning over him was so annoying to me and I really hoped she would at least try to keep the little dignity that she has. I wished she would just stop that and end her humilation. And when Sakura claimed she was in love with Sasuke, I was like "Really?". What I saw was not love. It is a fangirlish crush/idol worship. That's what it was and that's what it still is. While Sakura's feelings are more geniune than Ino's, but still a crush nontheless. She just mistook it for love and currently still is in Part 2. What I also hated about Sakura's feelings for Sasuke was the effect it had on her personality. She is strong, stubborn, and easily angered. She will not take people insulting her and they end up feeling her fist. But with Sasuke, it was never like that. Sasuke would always insult her and what would Sakura do? Nothing. She would just sit there and take it. Sakura would not say anything or punch Sasuke. He makes her submissive and I hate a subdued Sakura. When Part 2 started, I foolishly thought she didn't have feelings for Sasuke anymore and loved only Naruto. So imagine my surprise, disappointment, and anger when chapter 540 came out. That, from my point of view, confirmed that Sakura still has lingering affection for Sasuke. That pissed me off and I really think she needs to grow up and move on with her life. What I continue to ask myself is this: What is so great about Sasuke? He was never particuluarly nice to her, not a great guy, and the only thing to love about him is his looks and talent, which, might I add, are shallow reasons. It makes no sense but I'm sure Sakura will move on. Conclusion of SasuSaku: Incredibly negative on both sides and the pairing is one-but soon to be-zero-sided couple which when Naruto is over, will be dead and nothing but an echo in the past and largely the fandom.

SasuNaru: I never once thought that anyone would consider me a supporter of SasuNaru. When I thought of SasuNaru, I always saw them together as a gay couple and that, to me, is really disturbing(disgusting really). If you are a SasuNaru fan, you have to want them to be together romantically. However, I recently realized that is not the case. After visiting a few forums, I realized that I do ship SasuNaru;the friendship version, not the romantic gay one. I like their friendship and development. There are many reasons why I like this relationship and I will explain why soon. Naruto started off badly at first. Sasuke was annoyed with Naruto's childish antics and found him a loser compared to himself. On the other hand Naruto was often irritated by Sasuke's arrogance and that cocky air of his, though deep down he respected and wanted to be just like him. Because of there open hostilty towards each other, their interactions were interesting from the start. However, during the Hidden Mist arc, Sasuke and Naruto developed a fledgling friendship and became rivals with each other. Sasuke started to become amused,though albeit slightly annoyed, with Naruto's self-confidence and, against his better judgement and discomfort, he became closer to and developed geninune concern for his well-being. He became more open to his team and became fond of them all. Naruto started to respect him even more now that he got to know him and did realize that Sasuke was a good person deep down. Sasuke risked his life for Naruto's believing that he would end up dying but not caring. For the first time in 5 years, he completely threw Itachi and revenge out the window for Naruto. Naruto became furious and sad which caused the seal to break for the first time in 12 years. Afterwards they went back to their insults again. Sasuke and him became best friends, which caused Sasuke to forget about revenge for a time. There bond together was very strong and still is. However, Sasuke grew more angry, and believed his progress was too slow in the Leaf Village, causing him to leave, but not before fighting Naruto. That fight was emotional, deep, and very sad. in the end, Sasuke couldn't bring himself to kill Naruto, which proves the bond was still there. Afterwards, Naruto was trying to bring Sasuke back to the village which to this day I still support. Even while Sasuke was with Orochimaru and after, I could tell that he still cared about Naruto, but he just hid it very closely(but not close enough for me). You see, SasuNaru isn't as one-sided as people think. After Sasuke turned evil, I stll believe that to a certain degree, he does still care about him. Its just deep inside him, under all that hatred, anger, and pain. And he refuses to acknowledge that feeling(but he will). The latest reunion proves this. They still care about each other. But SasuNaru is in a big snag right now(even I can admit this). There is just so much seriousness between them now(especially from Sasuke's side . The whole "I'll kill you"! thing is pretty off-puttng). I miss how it used to be. The innoccent insults they'd throw at each other( Naruto calling Sasuke 'weak, a jerk' and Sasuke saying "Loser!", or Idiot." I mean sure, they were insulting each other, but I always took it as a sign of there closesness or terms of endearment, and I miss that more than thought I would. I want Naruto to achieve his goal and bring Sasuke back to the Leaf Village, alive. Who knows? That might still happen. No one really knows besides Kishimoto.