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Old 10-13-2009, 09:50 PM   #101
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hinata liking naruto is true love
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@ zing
if its a matter of time apart sakura was busy training and naruto was busy training.
the fact is naruto left for two years as well.
you cant play down all that * Romance*
just because sasuke left
plus theres the intimate moment when kakashi could calm him down and a touch to his cheek did the trick.
then you 4get thar in 126 she denied liking him x.X
dont come here with weakass arguments , especially when this thread isnt for debates
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Old 10-13-2009, 10:30 PM   #103
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Yes, but you can't say it didn't affect things whatsoever. There's a reason Kishimoto did it that way, and so far, I'd say it was for Naruto's development. But we'll see, he may use it again, he may not.
Besides introducing romantic interests it did what significantly?

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Oh, so I guess Naruto's in love with Sasuke too, then. (please don't answer that xD) My point was that it can go either way, not that it was undeniable proof that Sakura fell out of love with him. Her unease about talking about Sasuke, however, should be evidence that she doesn't see him anywhere near the same light she once did.
Unless you can show me a panel where she rescinds her love for Sasuke it still stands. Who's she going to talk to about her love with Sasuke? Ino? Hinata? Tsunade? This isn't Sex in the City.

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Sakura's main goal is to become stronger and protect those she cares about, which would be both Naruto and Sasuke (as of now. This could easily change because of recent events). With this in mind, she hasn't had any opportunities to get that "second goal" that the other two have. Naruto's main goal as of now is to find peace, not becoming Hokage (he already put that on the backburner, see the Sai Flashback). Sasuke's main goal is to avenge Uchiha. Sakura doesn't have a secondary objective yet, but judging by Kishi's patterns in the past, hers will be revealed soon. Very soon.
Ok I got nothing out of this except "wait and see". It's been over 200+ chapters since part 2 started yet nothing besides 'saving' Sasuke has been introduced. How come Sakura isn't helping Naruto bring peace to the ninja world? Why is there only bond about Sasuke?

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As for what else beside Sasuke's rescue, there's the fact that they are teammates, and the fact that they enjoy each others company. They are friends, we know that is certain because of the many times they've just decided to hang out together on their down time. It's not all about Sasuke, and again, they always are uneasy talking about him, I'd say that's a weak point in their relationship.
I'm still waiting to see besides the rescue of Sasuke what exactly hold their romantic bond so tightly. They enjoy each other company, something that is expected of friends to do. The only time they go on missions with one another is in search of Sasuke. Just hanging out with each other doesn't correlate to being romantic development--just friendship.

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You're not getting it, the whole point on PoaL is Naruto was throwing his feelings to the curb for Sakura. He only wants her to be happy, point blank. I'd call that positive.
Naruto is putting aside his feelings for Sakura to make her happy. Great, that shows his selflessness by "sacrificing" his love for her. So, because he ignored his own happiness to get Sakura happiness by reuniting her with HER love interest that's a positive in their relationship?

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Sakura has chosen to support him because she knows he can't do it alone, and because she sees him torn apart by the fate of his best friend (see KN4 Naruto sequence). She wants to be able to do more for him, to not be a burden. She seeks to become better, that too, is a positive.
This still roams around the fact that their bond is based on ANOTHER person. She is helping him retrieve his friend, and he in turn is retrieve her love interest. How is this a positive when it still focuses on somebody outside of them?

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PoaL isn't perfect, we all know that. But nothing in life is, and things will have flaws. But the overall result of PoaL is mostly positive, not negative as you've said. Naruto took the positive to an extreme and is hurting HIMSELF. Sakura isn't. Sakura took the I need to be better to an extreme. Now she doesn't acknowledge that she can be of help. That's Sakura hurting HERSELF. Naruto never bad-mouths her. Ever.
Yes a promise/vow/commitment which set the mark for the romantic aspect of the NaruSaku relationship as the fandom proclaims is based on them hurting each other emotionally for the sake of another person. Is a relationship supposed to be built on guilt? Naruto feels guilty for not bringing back Sasuke. Sakura feels guilty for making Naruto try so hard to bring back Sasuke in part for her sake. See the underlying theme here? There romantic relatioship is built on GUILT which is not a positive.

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You're pointing out character flaws, not a relationship flaw, and those will be resolved eventually. A believeable character needs some kind of flaw, otherwise we lose interest in them. Those are their flaws, Overkill on the determination, and not enough confidence in one's abillties. Not an unhealthy relationship.
These aren't only stand alone character flaws. Sakura was weak and useles in part 1 but improved that. Naruto was irrational and immature but now he's becoming more responsible. The flaw in their relationship that I pointed out is that it stems from the guilt that they hold for one another since they failed to bringback/burdened the other person into getting Sasuke back.


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MAybe, but not in Sakura's mind. She clearly states that she believes she can "only do the littlest of things" for Naruto, and that she feels like a burden. This is AFTER HER TRAINING.
She feels like a burden for making Naruto try so hard to bring back Sasuke even though she now has the capability of doing so herself. Ok then their relationship is in part built on her being a burden to him. Again, not seeing how this is a positive.

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Cannon says flip that. Naruto wants to bring Sakura's love interest back. Sakura wants to bring Naruto's best friend back. (See the PoaL and Sakura explaining to Sai why Naruto still cares about Sasuke)
Still doesn't change the fact that Sasuke is the central point of their relationship. Switch it around or write it anyway you want, he is still the focus of the ONE bond they hold outside of being friends/teammates.

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But that's not what it's based off of. The two of them already had a sort of bond as teammates before the PoaL, the only thing PoaL did was STRENGTHEN that bond. A common goal helps strengthen a person's bond with a friend. And PoaL is an example of how willing they are to go for the other.
In a friendship sense? Sure that seems like a good development of that aspect. For a romantic relationship? I don't think so. To spend all your time and focus on Sasuke who is actually HURTING the person and doing so that they will gain HAPPINESS (lover and friend back) is not something that I'd say that would strength a romantic bond which the PoaL is infamous for supposedly creating.

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Again, just because it's not perfect doesn't mean it's not a good thing. If the results are overwhemlingly positive with a few negative parts, then you have something good. The other two options aren't even close to positive. I have to go, but I'll show you what I mean tomorrow.
As I've said previously the positives and negatives are subject and up to reader interpretation. I am simply trying to shed light on a different angle that is typically shown when looking at such significant turning point. I've asked for a bond besides "rescue Sasuke" that connects them to each other so strongly in a romantic aspect--not that of friendship. If the retrieval of Sasuke was based on friendship I think it's perfect, but to base it on a romantic relationship is actually quite cancerous to NaruSaku when you have no other aspect to show the true "strength" of their connection.

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I'm sorry that my arguments were well thought out and polite?

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Old 10-13-2009, 10:34 PM   #104
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zing this thread isnt .....
while i apologize for being pissed your argument is based on sasukes absence and u played down every good moment to freindship maybe you need to think be 4 putting a wall of text to say sasuke will be with sakura
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Old 10-13-2009, 10:37 PM   #105
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I haven't played down anything, simply given a different perspective. If you think otherwise then please feel free to counter my points and I will respond to the best of my abilities.
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Old 10-13-2009, 10:43 PM   #106
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using ps3 no keyboard, but ill try

nce part 2 started we have seen them just starting to become better friends (thanks to Sasuke not being involved) and Sakura has seen Naruto in a more positive light--coming to point where she even openly flirts with him. Yet, this all takes place in a presence without Sasuke where Sakura will not usually downgrade Naruto while in front of him (as she has typically done), and even so then you have the fact that he is still heavily both on their minds.


this suggests sakura will dump naruto in an instant,and that none of it matters toward gf bf relationship....
ialso tried to quote ur paragraph that follows it which suggest every moment matters not once sasuke is saved. personally has shown enough concern for naruto that mirrors the fullmetalalchemist series. although narusaku is slower,the fact that sakura can have a intimate moment with naruto(the itachi fight) and that she is attacted to him means its growing,afterall her love for sasuke started as a crush.
although i
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I'm sorry bacon_army17 but I cannot understand your post(s). You'll have to use the quote feature to separate my points from yours for me to better understand what you are saying.
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although i think sakura and naruto at this point are beyond crushes

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hinata liking naruto is true love
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Naruto has shown no signs of liking Hinata back.

He would've went 6 Tails for any of his comrades, yes even Sakura.
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Bacon, this whole thread IS for debates.

Sorry Zing, I was about to reply to you, but that needs to be straightened out.
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Besides introducing romantic interests it did what significantly?
It introduced the reasons WHY they liked the other character. In a way you are right, but in a way you're way off. It shows more of who the individual is, it is there to develop the characters themselves. It shows what they are attracted to trait-wise. Remember, even though Naruto was henged as Sasuke, he wasn't exactly doing a good job at pretending to be Sasuke. The second he started to do that, things went downhilll for him.

Anyways, like I said, it's for developing the characters, not just introducing their romantic interests.


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Unless you can show me a panel where she rescinds her love for Sasuke it still stands. Who's she going to talk to about her love with Sasuke? Ino? Hinata? Tsunade? This isn't Sex in the City.
But can you show me a panel where we see she still cares? See, both of us can play that game. If Kishimoto thought her crush on Sasuke was that important to her character, he would have brought it up somehow from Sakura's POV. It wouldn't even have to be words, just a panel. But it isn't there. The only time we ever get something from Sakura about Sasuke is in the context of Team 7, never just Sasuke. On the other side of things, we have Sakura crying over Naruto's possible death should his tailed beast being removed, the KN4 sequence, heck she cries out for Naruto to save the village from when Pain nuked Konoha.

Sakura thinks about Naruto outside of Team 7. If she really did still have a thing for Sasuke, she would have done the same for him too. I'm not saying in any way that her thinking of Naruto alone is supposed to be evidence for NaruSaku, I'm just saying that even as friends, Sakura thinks of Naruto more.


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Ok I got nothing out of this except "wait and see". It's been over 200+ chapters since part 2 started yet nothing besides 'saving' Sasuke has been introduced. How come Sakura isn't helping Naruto bring peace to the ninja world? Why is there only bond about Sasuke?
The reason? Here's why, because Sakura's character hasn't had the chance in the plot yet. When I say "wait and see", I mean that this is something that will happen in the plot soon. Sakura's character isn't fully developed, neither is Naruto's, nor is Sasuke's. Each of them is growing, and part of Sakura's growth will likely be something other than rescuing Sasuke.

And for crying out loud, they have more in common than just Sasuke, they're on the same team, enjoy each others company, and both have personal goals (Hokage, to become stronger) that the other doesn't want to see crushed. There's more than what you're giving credit to.

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I'm still waiting to see besides the rescue of Sasuke what exactly hold their romantic bond so tightly. They enjoy each other company, something that is expected of friends to do. The only time they go on missions with one another is in search of Sasuke. Just hanging out with each other doesn't correlate to being romantic development--just friendship.
Yes, but it's more than anything between Sasuke and Sakura. Sasuke was annoyed by Sakura, didn't want to help her, was always trying to go about things alone. I'm not saying it's romantic development, but you have to build a relationship off of something. Naruto and Sakura have to at least be friends before they end up as a couple. As of now they're close friends, that's more than can be said for either of the two other pairings.

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Naruto is putting aside his feelings for Sakura to make her happy. Great, that shows his selflessness by "sacrificing" his love for her. So, because he ignored his own happiness to get Sakura happiness by reuniting her with HER love interest that's a positive in their relationship?
The point is that's how far he, Naruto, is willing to go for Sakura. He loves her selflessly. He's not in it for what he can get out of it, he's in it for what he can do for her. THAT is what makes it positive.

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This still roams around the fact that their bond is based on ANOTHER person. She is helping him retrieve his friend, and he in turn is retrieve her love interest. How is this a positive when it still focuses on somebody outside of them?
Again, you're assuming that Sakura still holds Sasuke in this light when evidence doesn't show that she does. It dodges the issue constantly, and whenever Sasuke is brought up, she doesn't bring up even in her mind her crush. There is nothing to say she hasn't moved on. Granted, it could still be there, but at this point, I'd call it extremely unlikely.

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Yes a promise/vow/commitment which set the mark for the romantic aspect of the NaruSaku relationship as the fandom proclaims is based on them hurting each other emotionally for the sake of another person. Is a relationship supposed to be built on guilt? Naruto feels guilty for not bringing back Sasuke. Sakura feels guilty for making Naruto try so hard to bring back Sasuke in part for her sake. See the underlying theme here? There romantic relatioship is built on GUILT which is not a positive.
But it ISN'T guilt. Sakura isn't holding Naruto up to it, she already let it go back in Part 1, NARUTO chose to keep going. Sakura isn't being held resposible by Naruto, SAKURA is holding HERSELF responsible.

You should be able to see the differences. Their actions towards each other are not bound by guilt, they feel guilty for not being able to deliver on their promisses to each other. That is not the same as holding someone to their guilt.

As I said before, Sakura was willing to let go, and we've seen that Naruto is willing to go about it by himself. They are holding themselves to a certain standard, not the other individual. Making someone feel guilty =/= making yourself feel guilty. Those are, again, personal flaws, NOT something being pressured on you be another individual.

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These aren't only stand alone character flaws. Sakura was weak and useles in part 1 but improved that. Naruto was irrational and immature but now he's becoming more responsible. The flaw in their relationship that I pointed out is that it stems from the guilt that they hold for one another since they failed to bringback/burdened the other person into getting Sasuke back.
Again, this would be a valid argument IF Naruto and Sakura were expecting from the other to follow through. They aren't. They are willing to let the other stop.

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She feels like a burden for making Naruto try so hard to bring back Sasuke even though she now has the capability of doing so herself. Ok then their relationship is in part built on her being a burden to him. Again, not seeing how this is a positive.
*sigh* I'm not going to even bother repeating myself again, long story short, NARUTO ISN'T THE ONE DOING IT. SAKURA IS DOING IT TO HERSELF. Naruto is willing to go do it on his own, he didn't want Sakura to be involved at first. It was SAKURA's choice, not something Naruto pressured her into.

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Still doesn't change the fact that Sasuke is the central point of their relationship. Switch it around or write it anyway you want, he is still the focus of the ONE bond they hold outside of being friends/teammates.
*sigh* Okay, tell me, if he is the central part of their relationship, why are they so uneasy when the subject is brought up? Why do they never talk about it with each other? Just saying.

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In a friendship sense? Sure that seems like a good development of that aspect. For a romantic relationship? I don't think so. To spend all your time and focus on Sasuke who is actually HURTING the person and doing so that they will gain HAPPINESS (lover and friend back) is not something that I'd say that would strength a romantic bond which the PoaL is infamous for supposedly creating.
I'm not saying PoaL is perfect, we know for a fact is isn't because Naruto is tearing himself apart over it. PoaL is a thing from Naruto for Sakura, Sakura is on the recieving end of that, and she already had said that Naruto could move on. It's not a romantic component from Sakura's side, it is, however, a component from Naruto's side, showing that Sakura's happyness is more important than his own.

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As I've said previously the positives and negatives are subject and up to reader interpretation. I am simply trying to shed light on a different angle that is typically shown when looking at such significant turning point. I've asked for a bond besides "rescue Sasuke" that connects them to each other so strongly in a romantic aspect--not that of friendship. If the retrieval of Sasuke was based on friendship I think it's perfect, but to base it on a romantic relationship is actually quite cancerous to NaruSaku when you have no other aspect to show the true "strength" of their connection.
Here's the thing, I'm not saying they're in a relationship yet. I'm not saying that PoaL is why they have to be, it isn't. The reasong PoaL is important is because of Naruto's willingness to go that far for Sakura. Sakura has show signs of caring for Naruto in ways that have nothing to do with the promise. Again, PoaL is not a bond that ties Sakura to Naruto, it was Naruto's way of saying "this is how far I'm willing to go for you". Sakura has never known that until recently.

We have no clue how she's going to follow this up (we will soon enough, though). What we do know, however, is that she has a strong relationship with Naruto that is STRONGER than whatever bond she had with Sasuke. You can't argue that, because Sasuke blew her off, Sasuke ignored her, Sasuke never spent time with Sakura because she was Sakura. He only spent time with her when they were on missions or training as a team. Never when it was just Sakura. Naruto has a stronger bond with Sasuke than her, Sasuke actually wanted to do things with Naruto, he wanted to train with him, he wanted to compete with him.

That is why I'm saying NaruSaku has more going for it, because they have the strongest relationship in the manga. Yes, even stronger than Naruto and Sasuke's rival bond (something that Sasuke himself has thrown out the window on many occations).

Dang that took a while, lol. Mad props to you Zing, you really know your stuff.
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Old 10-14-2009, 09:34 AM   #112
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hinata liking naruto is true love
naruto liking hinata
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he went like 8 tails cause she got hurt
thats also love
No one's saying Hinata doesn't love Naruto. But no one's saying Sakura doesn't love Naruto, either.

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BTW, he went 6 tails, not 8, and he didn't do it because he's suddenly in love with her out of the blue, but because a comrade who tried to protect him was killed by his enemy.


And don't think he wouldn't have done it for anyone else who would have protected him. Hinata's not special.
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Old 10-14-2009, 09:39 AM   #113
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It introduced the reasons WHY they liked the other character. In a way you are right, but in a way you're way off. It shows more of who the individual is, it is there to develop the characters themselves. It shows what they are attracted to trait-wise. Remember, even though Naruto was henged as Sasuke, he wasn't exactly doing a good job at pretending to be Sasuke. The second he started to do that, things went downhilll for him.

Anyways, like I said, it's for developing the characters, not just introducing their romantic interests.


But can you show me a panel where we see she still cares? See, both of us can play that game. If Kishimoto thought her crush on Sasuke was that important to her character, he would have brought it up somehow from Sakura's POV. It wouldn't even have to be words, just a panel. But it isn't there. The only time we ever get something from Sakura about Sasuke is in the context of Team 7, never just Sasuke. On the other side of things, we have Sakura crying over Naruto's possible death should his tailed beast being removed, the KN4 sequence, heck she cries out for Naruto to save the village from when Pain nuked Konoha.

Sakura thinks about Naruto outside of Team 7. If she really did still have a thing for Sasuke, she would have done the same for him too. I'm not saying in any way that her thinking of Naruto alone is supposed to be evidence for NaruSaku, I'm just saying that even as friends, Sakura thinks of Naruto more.


The reason? Here's why, because Sakura's character hasn't had the chance in the plot yet. When I say "wait and see", I mean that this is something that will happen in the plot soon. Sakura's character isn't fully developed, neither is Naruto's, nor is Sasuke's. Each of them is growing, and part of Sakura's growth will likely be something other than rescuing Sasuke.

And for crying out loud, they have more in common than just Sasuke, they're on the same team, enjoy each others company, and both have personal goals (Hokage, to become stronger) that the other doesn't want to see crushed. There's more than what you're giving credit to.

Yes, but it's more than anything between Sasuke and Sakura. Sasuke was annoyed by Sakura, didn't want to help her, was always trying to go about things alone. I'm not saying it's romantic development, but you have to build a relationship off of something. Naruto and Sakura have to at least be friends before they end up as a couple. As of now they're close friends, that's more than can be said for either of the two other pairings.

The point is that's how far he, Naruto, is willing to go for Sakura. He loves her selflessly. He's not in it for what he can get out of it, he's in it for what he can do for her. THAT is what makes it positive.

Again, you're assuming that Sakura still holds Sasuke in this light when evidence doesn't show that she does. It dodges the issue constantly, and whenever Sasuke is brought up, she doesn't bring up even in her mind her crush. There is nothing to say she hasn't moved on. Granted, it could still be there, but at this point, I'd call it extremely unlikely.

But it ISN'T guilt. Sakura isn't holding Naruto up to it, she already let it go back in Part 1, NARUTO chose to keep going. Sakura isn't being held resposible by Naruto, SAKURA is holding HERSELF responsible.

You should be able to see the differences. Their actions towards each other are not bound by guilt, they feel guilty for not being able to deliver on their promisses to each other. That is not the same as holding someone to their guilt.

As I said before, Sakura was willing to let go, and we've seen that Naruto is willing to go about it by himself. They are holding themselves to a certain standard, not the other individual. Making someone feel guilty =/= making yourself feel guilty. Those are, again, personal flaws, NOT something being pressured on you be another individual.

Again, this would be a valid argument IF Naruto and Sakura were expecting from the other to follow through. They aren't. They are willing to let the other stop.

*sigh* I'm not going to even bother repeating myself again, long story short, NARUTO ISN'T THE ONE DOING IT. SAKURA IS DOING IT TO HERSELF. Naruto is willing to go do it on his own, he didn't want Sakura to be involved at first. It was SAKURA's choice, not something Naruto pressured her into.

*sigh* Okay, tell me, if he is the central part of their relationship, why are they so uneasy when the subject is brought up? Why do they never talk about it with each other? Just saying.

I'm not saying PoaL is perfect, we know for a fact is isn't because Naruto is tearing himself apart over it. PoaL is a thing from Naruto for Sakura, Sakura is on the recieving end of that, and she already had said that Naruto could move on. It's not a romantic component from Sakura's side, it is, however, a component from Naruto's side, showing that Sakura's happyness is more important than his own.

Here's the thing, I'm not saying they're in a relationship yet. I'm not saying that PoaL is why they have to be, it isn't. The reasong PoaL is important is because of Naruto's willingness to go that far for Sakura. Sakura has show signs of caring for Naruto in ways that have nothing to do with the promise. Again, PoaL is not a bond that ties Sakura to Naruto, it was Naruto's way of saying "this is how far I'm willing to go for you". Sakura has never known that until recently.

We have no clue how she's going to follow this up (we will soon enough, though). What we do know, however, is that she has a strong relationship with Naruto that is STRONGER than whatever bond she had with Sasuke. You can't argue that, because Sasuke blew her off, Sasuke ignored her, Sasuke never spent time with Sakura because she was Sakura. He only spent time with her when they were on missions or training as a team. Never when it was just Sakura. Naruto has a stronger bond with Sasuke than her, Sasuke actually wanted to do things with Naruto, he wanted to train with him, he wanted to compete with him.

That is why I'm saying NaruSaku has more going for it, because they have the strongest relationship in the manga. Yes, even stronger than Naruto and Sasuke's rival bond (something that Sasuke himself has thrown out the window on many occations).

Dang that took a while, lol. Mad props to you Zing, you really know your stuff.
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I couldn't care less what other individuals say about these pairings... AS for you people here...keep it clean and try to understand eachothers points of view and DON'T try convincing people about your chosen answer and WHY your answer is better then the others ..we don't know anything about these characters and probably never will until we'll see it with our own eyes... You've shown who you stand for etc, etc but then again...LET GO!! Fine you made your point ..now let others come up with theirs.. UNDERSTOOD?? thank you !!
I simply believe that naruto and hinata belong together. I won't even bother discussing why ...I've told this hundreds of times and now I'm sick of it ...
but I still believe hinata will change and she will melt narutos heart <33 ...
as for sakura and sasuke ..their future is clowded... Yes sakura still loves sasuke ..maybe not so much as she did before because of all the things that have happened in the past .. No one knows how this will end.. Sasuke may be cold blooded and selfish on the outside but I believe he still has a good side in him ..he's twisted by the ''dark side'' yes.. but I'm sure that somehow he'll be saved...he needs to. I don't care what happens ..my devotion lies with Sasuke and Sakura.

And... I've always wondered about Shikamaru and his lovergirl.. and I have that crazy thought that It might be Ino .. who knows ?
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Old 10-14-2009, 10:35 AM   #115
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lol i was tired and annoyed apologies twilight
ftw nice debating skill, only thing you lose me is poal?
everything else is spot on, although im sensing a annoying pattern. especially with sex& The city comment....zing i take back what isaid youre polite?
anyways we are at a impass one group thinks sakura has developed romantic emotion toward naruto, while the other suggests that sasuke will undo everything because sakura still likes him.

i promise to make a better argujent later,but you dont know how hard it is to not have a keyboard .lol this took 5 minutes.....
keep it up twilight again i made my comnents 3 am and for whatever ereason beleived this was alliance thread xD MUHahaha...out breath gasps for air.... hahaha
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Old 10-14-2009, 10:48 AM   #116
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^Heh, trust me, I've been there before, I recommend not replying after 1 AM, lol.

Anyways, PoaL is short for Promise of a Lifetime, the promise Naruto made to Sakura that he'd bring Sasuke back.

And trust me, I do, I browse on the Wii sometimes, as well as the PSP, so it's even harder than PS3 browsing XD.
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Old 10-14-2009, 10:51 AM   #117
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lol if u did that excellent show of skill on a wii
you are the best
lol u still whether or not, youre even more uber if you did
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Naw, there's no way I'd even try to do something that long without a keyboard, that'd be a nightmare, lol.

I've done some long stuff before, though. Just not on this board.
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lol i regret taking my keyboard for granted xD
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once again...............

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SASU SAKU
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