Wow, they didn't screw over Kushina then; I am shocked that they didn't try and pull something like this since I feared they wouldn't even add her and just have a Hinata clone that would have died. But I am happy they do remember Kushina.
Yeah! I must admit being suprised to see Kushina in this one shot (wasn't expecting anything in fear of being disapointed) so seeing Kushina just feels even more precious Also, while nothing is translated yet ( or at least, I didn't look further to see if people did try translate this lol) but it is quite nice to also have more of the Uzumaki background with Mito and young Kushina in a flashback.
As for an Hinata clone that would have died ( lol at this, sorry), while it would have been possible, I feel like this is something that SP would do, not really Kishimoto (unless he would have been forced somehow but since it has been long established that Hinata does sell well, doubt they would still try to push on Hinata)
I feel more convinced then ever that nh and ss was not what kishimoto wanted after that minato one shot spoilers
We had proof before (even if it wasn't all that clear for most of the time) but yeah, this one shot prouve even more that Kishimoto never wanted NH/SS.
So far, the only 2 panels I've seen that NH and SS try to compare with. One where kushina is behind a tree (kinda like younger Hinata stalking Naruto) and Minato acknoledge her presence ( probably say hello again, I have no translation on that lol). NH already jumped on this but while the pose for Kushina is somewhat copied, the meaning behind the scene is completely different. As for SS, there is a scene where Kushina hug Minato that on a bed (mostly in the hospital), kinda like the scene when Sakura hug Sasuke in the early manga. Again, it is somewhat copied but it doesn't feel the same as for one, Minato seem to smile at her hug and Kushina and him are most probably dating by now.
Again, from what I seen, there are still a lot more parallels toward NaruSaku. For example, there is one scene that show Kushina losing control over the kyubi, minato try to help but get attacked by a tail. This is similar to the scene when Naruto transformed into the 4 tails and Sakura get kicked out by one of the tails. There are other panels that show a clear parallels but this one I must admit surprised me as it is clear as crystal where Kishimoto got his insparation for this scene.
@Bail O' Lies : I can't tell how much Minakushi are in this yet as I didn't see everything however from what I've seen, it is heavy on MinaKushi goodies.
Edited by Serenity Namikaze, 13 July 2023 - 01:32 AM.