Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-4271790-20141106113847/@comment-25671004-20141112172611

I skimmed some of this conversation, maybe I’m a little late to the party but I’ll still weigh in on this “love-hate” fest. My opinion like everyone else’s has its own bias.

As I see it, I don't think showing more relationship development is “that” important to the dynamic of the Naruto series. It seems to me that Kishi hinted at the various pairings that he was thinking about as the story progressed and didn't want to set anything in stone until the very end, his story his rules (I will admit I wasn’t expecting Choji and Karui although I welcome the twist).

I like the Naruto/Hinata, which is the one that mattered most to me (explained later). I do have my preferences but overall I’m fine with all of the parings.

Personally, any combination paring of Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke should not have happened, I would have preferred if they only loved each other as siblings (figuratively).

Hater Trap / Sakura Rant: This opinion is shared by almost everyone I know. Adding monster strength to a character like Sakura does not equal character development. Sure there was plenty of potential for proper character development on her part but whenever Sasuke was involved she always turned in to the same Sakura from Part I of the series that a lot of people hated, just not as useless... Yes this rant was dumbed down and not very substantial. Sakura does have some redeeming qualities, but bottom-line I don’t like her that much and I laughed when ever Sasuke trolled her, LOL.

Fun Stuff: Why does Sarada Uchiha wear glasses??? My twisted view on Sarada… Basically Sakura was damaged goods and since Karin would do anything for Sasuke she became the surrogate mother. After Sarada was born Sasuke placed Karin under a genjutsu to make Karin forget the surrogacy (or something else of that nature) to avoid her craziness ;p

Back to Naruto and Hinata: This paring works for reasons some of you may or may not know or considered and focuses on what Minato say to Naruto “-find someone like you’re mother-”. Both Sakura and Hinata share some of her qualities. I just believe Hinata shares the more substantial ones. The primary example is how Kushina protected Naruto as a baby and how Hinata protected him during the war, it’s pretty much the same. Basically Hinata, like Kushina is willing to protect Naruto at all times no matter the odds no matter the cost. Also see the fight against Pain for another good example of this. Another thing to keep in mind is that Hinata can be stubborn and even fearless when it comes to Naruto’s well-being. Even though Naruto tells everyone to stay out of his fight against Pain, Hinata still jumps in to “help” him when he needs it most. Despite nearly getting herself killed she still indirectly saves Naruto (again very similar to how Kushina feels about Minato and their son). Other personality traits that Kushina and Hinata share (to a more or lesser extent depending on your views) are levelheadedness, cheerfulness, as well as being calm and kind.

I think Kishi made the right choice putting Naruto and Hinata together, it just made the most sense.