Yes, I have no doubt that NS will be canon in the end, but I really do think Kishi is ruining the flow.
Maybe some NS fans are ok with NS just getting together at random and that being the end of it, but that is just as bad as NH becoming canon after no development all this time or SS becoming canon after all the bad stuff that has happened between Sasuke and Sakura (and Sasuke not loving Sakura)
I don't want NS to happen just to happen. I'm a fan of the pairing because of their development. If Kishi keeps degrading their development by throwing all this crap in, then the quality of the pairing begins to suck. Sure, they'll be canon, I can't say I won't be happy that they are, but my disappointment will be sky high.
It's like some kind of bad fanfiction where they throw in WAY too many plot twists, thinking that it'll capture readers interest and make them excited, but it's only turning me away. In the past, Kishi has never been so dramatic when it comes to certain aspects of his story. There wasn't any huge twists when it came to Naruto's father, and although some would disagree with me, I don't think there were any huge twists with Tobi being Obito either. Even after he revealed himself as Madara, many still believed he was Obito and they were right all along.
This cover doesn't really mean much in the big picture, it's just adding on details that makes the romance in this story suck even more. I'm not sure what Kishi is thinking, but this is not how to write romance. I'm not blaming it on the editors or the fans or whatever other excuses people come up with. In the end, this is Kishi's story. If he truly knows where his story is going, then editors or fans would not influence him. This is all on him, and I'm disappointed.
And here is the obligatory "I'm not saying NS won't be canon" yada yada. As evident by my avatar, signature, DA favorites, join date, and post count, I am still an NS fan because that is how the story was built.
Edited by kirabook, 26 March 2013 - 03:19 PM.