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[RyrineaHaruno]

Firstly, I would like to say I did like the fact that she confessed infront of allthose people. Why? Because if not for that, we never would have gotten that priceless reaction from Lee. That panel made my day. That's right Rock Lee...Naruto is greater than you. haha.

That was the best reaction from Lee, that they could have got . I do agree that it a great Idea that she confessed in front of all those people.

[Shourai]

my god, have we all lost faith? every where i go, its naruhina forever, naruhina FTW.


but i for one will not give up. i'll be damned if naruto falls for hinata from what amounts to a big lipped alligator moment. until naruto and hinata goes behind a building and makes out. until sasuke and sakura have smex in front of the hokage momument. until then, i refuse to give up. regardless of what was said or shown in this one, i will bleed narusaku forever!

Yep, I know how you feel; it's been the same nearly everywhere I go. u.u

NaruSaku FTW!

[Strangelove]

Yep, I know how you feel; it's been the same nearly everywhere I go. u.u

NaruSaku FTW!

Feh, they're just desperate...Kishi knows how to pull surprises...he cannot abandon NaruSaku for this little chapter...

Wooot 200 posts x33

Edited by Strangelove, 30 October 2009 - 07:47 PM.

[Mystic-G]

I find it ironic Naruto didn't tell Hinata the samething. Naruto is definitely clueless till the very end, and I say this on pretty much anything that involves him.

[Strangelove]

I find it ironic Naruto didn't tell Hinata the samething. Naruto is definitely clueless till the very end, and I say this on pretty much anything that involves him.

If there is something that i have learned from Naruto is to expect the unexpected. Kishi might be pulling the wool over the NaruHina fans, or he might be pulling the wool over us...

[Grizzly1]

hmmm... looks like sakura needs to let go of sasuke before she can ever love naruto. She closed her eyes when she said she doens't like sasuke anymore and naruto should give up his promise of a lifetime====> which means====> blatant lie!

she is lying to herself about not loving sasuke anymore and naruto can see right through her.

[Darkive13]

Hey all, long time lurker, first time poster. I thought this chapter sort of called for some public conversation, so here it goes.

Sakura to me seems to be very much "lying to herself" just like naruto accused her of doing, in both regards really. fear not, my fellow narusaku fans, I actually think this actually the best thing that could have happened to our beloved pairing. think about it; if sakura just straight up pulled a Hinata and got all mushy, either the cosmos realigned, or kishi started doing meth. She's needed pretty significant things to happen to her in order for her to mature, and I think a little bit of cold shoulder from the usually always loving Naruto is going to act as a well needed slap to the face.

and be honest, you've all secretly wanted to see Naruto put Sakura in her place if just once .

Anyway, I have a feeling she's going to reflect on her conflicted feelings about Naruto and Sasuke and realize her mistake and grow from it. Lets not forget also the obvious similarities between the sanin and team seven. especially throughout part 2 we've gotten to see how team seven is sort of like the "version 2.0" of the legendary ninja, and one of Jiraiya's dying regrets was how he was always rejected by Tsunade, who in the next few chapters cried over not only the death of a friend, but the loss of her own chance to fess up to him.

Long and short of my rant ladies and gentlemen, is that this pairing has not yet begun to fight... I dare say that we've actually made important steps towards a checkmate.

[Strangelove]

Long and short of my rant ladies and gentlemen, is that this pairing has not yet begun to fight... I dare say that we've actually made important steps towards a checkmate.

Sometimes you have to sacrifice some pawns.

[Mik3]

First Off I'd like to say I kind of felt sorry for Lee. And im not even a fan, not that I dislike him, rather I just don't care. But ti does suck to have that happen in front of him. Thats life.

Sakura accepts the responsibility that they as Konoha shinobi and further still as one of the few people that has a personal stake with Sasuke, need to stop Sasuke - even if it means killing him. She accepts this because she is the one that volunteers to tell Naruto, understanding that if anyone has a chance to make Naruto see that things have gone too far with Sasuke, it is her.

That is what I find so interesting in the context of this "confession". Her strategy seemed to have been to get Naruto to focus on her changed feelings toward him, while telling Naruto Sasuke's changed too much - even using the term missing nin and criminal, hoping that Naruto would give up on the promise. She definitely underestimated how well Naruto knows her and I think overestimated the importance of Naruto's promise when it comes to his motivation to save Sasuke.




Do I think that she was lying about her changed feelings toward Naruto? No. Did the delivery of said confession seem insincere? I would have to say yes. However, the very fact that her purpose there is get Naruto to give up on his quest for Sasuke speaks volumes. Especially, when you consider that the decision is ultimately that Sasuke has to die by Konoha's hands. To me, she is doing what she thinks is best for Naruto - protecting him from the harsh reality that his friends have pronounced judgement on Sasuke.





I agree with someone's earlier post that she seemed torn. There is no way that her feelings regarding Sasuke could have been resolved that fast between her talk with Shikamaru and now. Regardless of any trace of romance within her feelings for Sasuke, Sakura had the largest personal stake with getting Sasuke back, aside from Naruto. They were a team once and that alone would be difficult to let go. Yet she knows what Shikamaru said made sense and while she was obivously upset, decided that she would be the one to tell Naruto. In my mind, that acceptance was a huge blow for any lingering hopes for SasuSaku.

If one were to look back at how upset Sakura was when she realized her contribution to Naruto's pain and the blunt statement from Sai regarding his love for her, it would be hard to deny that her eyes have now been open to how she truely feels for Naruto. For this reason, I really don't think she was spouting off insincere reasons for her changed feelings toward Naruto. She made a decision to not cause him any more pain and to not make anymore mistakes. I think most would agree that an intentional misrepresentation of feelings would be both hurtful and a mistake. Sakura wouldn't do that to him. Especially given the seriousness of the big picture. She was true about her feelings.

It was just the delivery (translations notwithstanding) and the mistake of how she brought up Sasuke that made the whole thing "messy" - for lack of a better term. Naruto's lack of acceptance of the confession was unsurprising. The timing was definitely suspect but it was more so the notion that Sakura would give up on getting Sasuke back. A part of the special bond that he and Sakura share is their absent friend and teammate in Sasuke. This is a constant for Naruto and for someone as loyal as him to have this constant challenged, naturally there would be skepticism despite whatever rewards are being placed in front of him.
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Yes, she said this to protect him. Now she is definetly lying about Sasuke meaning nothing to her anymore, but it says something about her that she is willing to drop it for Naruto's sake. I think she told the truth concerning her feelings, especially when a couple of chapters ago during the conversation with sai when she had a couple of her own flashbacks about Naruto. Shes seen how much he really cares and how far he'd go for her. And now she is trying to return that sentiment. Not in the most idealistic way, but you could say she pretty much chose him over Sasuke right there and then.


Naruto is dense, but its easy to understand why he responded the way he did. He can't believe shes just dropped sasuke suddenly because hes known her for so long and seen how much Sasuke meant to her, in comparison to how he is with her. I remember having an argument with a friend a mine over the scen in the hospital where Sakura hugged Sasuke with Naruto there. My pal arguing that Naruto took a hint there and gave up on liking her (that theory died when Sai confirmed his feelings not so long ago lol.) but I told him, when you like somebody that much you don't just hit the off switch. He still likes her but he probably thinks she is still in love with Sasuke which doesn't seem to be the case anymore. He is stubborn like that. And like you said, he shares with her the desire to bring Sasuke back. Something that I believe he will accomplish because he won't stop. Its a desire right on par with becoming Hokage some day. We've seen a bunch of those moments where they'll both stare off into the distance and think about Sasuke, and Naruto has always known she wanted sasuke back as much as he did. So for her to just tell him this and that she loves him all so quickly it doesn't add up, and now hes the confused one. But this is what NaruSaku has always been. Plenty of highs and the seemingly lows. But good development that makes it fun to watch. The most developed relationship in this manga that isn't even about the romance.







Also whether Ive agreed with people or not concerning their views its nice to see lurkers coming out and posting alongside with us. See you in the museum.

[Uzumaki]

Something's up. pg 12 bottom right

[Kamina-Yoshi]

I am frankly surprised this topic only has 14 pages.

[Sakura Blossoms]

I am frankly surprised this topic only has 14 pages.

*Only?* That's still fairly quite a lot compared to the usual average. And it's only 6 pages short of the spoiler thread, and that was where a majority of the conversation took place.

[Cloud]

*Only?* That's still fairly quite a lot compared to the usual average. And it's only 6 pages short of the spoiler thread, and that was where a majority of the conversation took place.

Conversation? It felt like I walked into a lake of fire.

[Sakura Blossoms]

Conversation? It felt like I walked into a lake of fire.

Hence, why I avoided that thread like the plague. And also who did RyrineaHaruno 'take' her quote from this time?

[Cloud]

Hence, why I avoided that thread like the plague. And also who did RyrineaHaruno 'take' her quote from this time?

I honestly have no idea, but I can guarantee it's not her own original work.

It's too...

Perfect.

[NaruSaku93]

i agree that sakuras feelings for naruto was genuine , she was lying about not caring about sasuke. and why are a lot of people saying that sakuras feelings for naruto was fake and that naruhina rules??? im just so confused.................

[Cupcake-chan]

lulz, thats mean, but yeah, and it does seem familiar.

[kyuubi29]

Something's up. pg 12 bottom right

yeah i had noticed that, i wonder what she says?

[Nee-sama]

yeah i had noticed that, i wonder what she says?

Pretty sure that's just where the Japanese lettering was and the translation wasn't long enough to cover it up.

[kyuubi29]

sorry i didnt understand, what do you mean too long? there could be more in the sentence than "and"? or that the actual Japanese lettering was too long to fit in the box?