So, on the topic of a live-action series, I see three potential ways this could go.
1: SP is directly involved and keeps everything the exact same, and maybe even does more damage to Sakura's character.
2: The studio producing the show is completely woke (which is outlawed in Japan) and makes every worst possible decisions.
3: We get a good producer who reads through the entire manga, thinking Naruto will either die or end up with Sakura, and then gets kitten slapped across the face when NH happens out of nowhere. He/she thinks that's completely stupid, and puts Naruto with Sakura or kills him off. Both endings are superior to what we got with the original crap.
Also,,, can someone please tell me WTF was the point of the Anbu?! I thought these guys were supposed to be the best of the best. The elite of the elite. The last guys you wanna F with, and yet they're torn to shreds in every single fight they're ever in. Konohomaru from episode 2 could probably just sneeze in the general direction of these guys and still kill them by accident~
The ANBU were create to show how dangerous Haku was, after that they were faceless elite mooks.
Faceless means forgettable and disposable. It really inconvenient if a character that has a name and a face has to die to make you consider the new foe a threat, but its easy to create a new faceless elite mook to exist to just die. They are used to show the strength of their opponent because you are suppose to consider them the elite of the elite. So, when they are defeat that means their opponent is even stronger then that.
As for your three choice.
1) Kishimoto is a big fan of Hollywood movies and would likely want to involve himself. Shueisha and Kishimoto hold the rights to Naruto, SP only has control over the anime. They would have to become producer to involve themselves. Granted if they do they wouldn't keep it the same. They would rewrite the entire story so that Hinata was always involve and the story was always about Hinata.
2) Did they outlaw "woke" or do they just not like it? Anyways, that will likely happen unless Kishimoto or the companies control them to prevent that.
3) Unlikely.
Edited by Bail o' Lies, 16 December 2023 - 09:58 AM.