Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-12509038-20141124214040/@comment-8284722-20150124045224

@Kirin All right here goes. For starters, Sakura and Hinata. For Sakura, you're actually rather spot-on, but there are some things I disagree with. Sakura's introduction, with her crazy Sasuke addiction, proved to be perhaps the greatest annoyance of the whole series. So when Kishi started to develop her as a, and I quote from Kakashi, "kind, sweet, gentle girl", everyone became much more satisfied. In the end, though, Ch. 693 came as a bombshell when she entered her "battered housewife" phase all over again for half of the chapter. That disgusted me. Even worse was the fact that Sakura really didn't give Naruto any credit for handing her a man on a silver platter (so much for being a knight in shining armor). Ultimately, my biggest problem was the fact that it just looked like Sasuke actually got a prize for losing a battle and trying to become Hitler. It makes Nagato's and Obito's conclusions dull in comparison. As for Hinata, you have a point with the fact she was a supporting character. But even then, Kishi could've done her so differently. She could've, for example, shot for being the heir to the Hyuga again, which would actually be better since her kind demeanor would help change the clan. Naruto, meanwhile, could've merely been her inspiration to keep pushing on. Otherwise, it doesn't look like it has a point. And I highly doubt her introduction to the rest of Team 8 was anything different from Sakura's (minus the exact person in mind and what they hated). In the end, it just makes Kishi - a married man - look even worse when it comes to love. Hell, you yourself told me NS makes more sense on my talk page.

As for the prophecy thing, I'll go along with what I told other users before. By changing fate, Naruto meant BAD fate. Were those two fates BAD? Absolutely not. If he were to change his fate about being the Child of Prophecy or being a reincarnation, he would end up just like Nagato and Hashirama respectively. Hell, he had just as much chance as becoming like Hashirama as any of their predecessors did.

I agree that Sasuke's cameo relegation is better if you're trying to tell a love story. But with all the redesign hype, with all the happiness that he had survived his final battle with Naruto, it just didn't feel right for him or any of the other characters. As for the interview - well, it was an interview...

@Jiton Haven't fully read your thing, but from a little snid-bit I did see, about things being more human - THANK YOU!