Board Thread:Naruto: The Last Discussion/@comment-24098614-20150126075513/@comment-8284722-20150127053017

Ah brother. I was wanting to stay out of this but...

@Otaku Basically Hikari explained everything as to why Hinata "rejected" Naruto. To answer your question about Sakura - yep, Kishi was trolling with us. Full story. Naruto was always going to be with Hinata. But SJ decided to pull our legs, so they added tons and tons of NS hints while keeping NH far more subtle. So in the end, Naruto's feelings for Sakura, Sakura being the female lead, and anything Sakura-like about Tsunade, Kushina, or even Rin, was just one, big, fat red herring. I find that idiotic, because unlike the jerkmove made by HIMYM, which was good-intentioned, here the writers were deliberately trying to harm us. That's going to cost them in the novels I'm writing.

@Itachi Actually, you contradicted yourself. If you go off of what Naruto said to Sakura at the hotel, that would mean that Naruto HATES Sakura. But you also said that Sakura is his best friend/surrogate brother. I'd also want to point out another thing. Do you really think that Naruto ditched Sakura and went for Hinata during the Invasion of Pain? If so, then prove it. Spoiler: you can't. Naruto only did as such in The Last. That's why it's stupid: because even though it's canon, it's far too late in the game to look reasonable.

@Jnew That scarf was from Kushina? Wow. That makes Sakura and Hinata look like total bitches. Think about it: they're practically saying, "Why on Earth are you wearing the very last gift your mother gave you when you can wear this other scarf that's going to be torn to bits anyways?"...

@Notother Technically, Sakura fans can be divided on this. Some might be happy she got her rock star (who is the dark(er) shonen equivalent of Justin Bieber), while others may be disappointed she didn't grow up out of that. And there are several people bashing the ending, not just NSers (no need to be stereotypical and/or prejudicial).