How do we know if Naruto still maintains romance feelings of Sakura?
a) Naruto's words to Sasuke in chapter 457, and the fact that it was brought up AFTER Hinata's confession regardless of taking place BEFORE it.
b) Naruto's INITIAL reaction to Sakura's confession was a shocked expression and a BLUSH, which is a pretty solid hint to me that his romantic feelings for Sakura haven't changed since his initial talk with Sai.
c) There's been nothing to suggest since that point in time that his feelings for Sakura have changed in any significant way - he obviously doesn't hate Sakura despite what he said ("I hate people who lie to themselves"), he seemed to have changed his initial perception of the confession (from "you're lying to yourself" to "She was hiding something,") sometime after Sakura yelled at him, and before his talk with Sai began, and the fact that he has interacted cheerfully with her since that point in time.
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Why Sakura & Naruto didn't confront each other about what happen between them before they had their former team 7 reunion?
They were both angry, and Sakura wasn't about to divulge anything because
a) she thought telling Naruto about what was really going on would hurt him (according to Sai) and
b) they were both upset and frustrated with each other (Sakura for hiding something and Naruto for being stubborn/saying she's lying).
After the summit reunion, the confession could have not been brought up for any number of reasons. Dragging out the suspense in the romance sub-plot, or because Naruto doesn't want to broach the subject until after he's rescued Sasuke/fulfilled the POAL (recall this is still his reason for not telling Sakura how he feels about her), or because Sakura doesn't feel comfortable bringing up the topic again when it went so badly the first time or because Sakura isn't really sure what she feels for Naruto and/or Sasuke and wants to figure it out first before trying again. Or, as distasteful as it would be to us NS fans, maybe its even because the issue of romance was addressed and they've decided that they're just going to be friends/let the topic be forgotten forever.
Though in all honesty, after all the development NS has received throughout the entire manga, I have a hard time believing that the last one I mentioned is actually the case here.
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Why Naruto doesn't include Sakura in everything? I mean the girl can hold on her own without her male teammates since she is trained by Tsunade.
To be completely honest, Sakura
can't hold her own against the same caliber ninjas that Naruto can - and it's not anything against her specifically, because she certainly is an incredibly strong and competent ninja in her own right.
But Naruto and Sasuke are in a league of their own now, along with Madara and Kabuto. Sakura, along with the rest of the rookies, simply are not capable of keeping up.
That being said, the only thing that Naruto's done without telling Sakura about specifically is going to talk to the Raikage about forgiving Sasuke. He wasn't planning to fight anyone, and Sakura had proven during their encounter with Omoi and Karui that Sasuke was still an incredibly sensitive topic for her. After being beaten up, as well, he didn't want Sakura to worry. Not to mention that what they were doing was illegal (recall that the ninjas were supposed to stay in their respective village during the kage meeting). Naruto likely would have gone alone if he had known where to find the Raikage.
Also, you need to consider that Sakura has also purposefully withheld information from Naruto in order to protect him as well - it's a two way street. She lied about where her Kyuubi wound came from, she lied to him about the rookie's decision to kill Sasuke and that she planned to kill Sasuke herself, and she, along with everyone else, is not telling Naruto about the war.
This fault lies on both of their shoulders, not just Naruto's, and not just Sakura's. At least this fault grew out of good intentions, how ever.
Ok, my part of just for the sake of keeping the debate on...
There is a point which I wanted someone to clarify or reassure me on.
First of all, I know that usually the movies (or the animes) should not be taken into consideration...But sill, I wanted to discuss of the last Movie - the Will Of Fire.
When the whole group of friends gathered in the restaurant, (intending on Shikamaru to pay) It was Hinata who invited all the others on the request of Naruto (she said so.)
So, I always wondered,
- did it meant that she visited Naruto ALONE while he was recuperating in the hospital? (since it implied that the others were not there when Naruto told her to invite them at the restaurant.)
- Doesn't this task given by Naruto (of her inviting all the others) seem quite...intimate to you? I mean, usually you would want your girlfriend (or wife or fiancee) to invite others on your behalf...right?
I was very disturbed when Hinata announced that Naruto had asked her to tell the others...So, am I being parano without any reason?
Well they couldn't have Sakura do it, because Naruto and Sai weren't supposed to be out of the hospital - recall that when she found the two of them there she slapped them silly and dragged them back to the hospital.
As for why it was Hinata, I always figured she the first of his friends that he encountered after the idea of having a party popped into his head, and so he asked her. I don't think that it was meant to imply anything from Naruto to Hinata in any sort of significant way.
Edited by Paptala, 15 March 2011 - 06:25 AM.
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