If Hinata lives or dies, Naruto ends up alone.
And this entire drama has been MEANINGLESS.
I agree with you and your insightful analysis, Cat.
Besides, I'm a sucker for moments where the hero/heroine marchs to one battle he/she knows he/she can't win.
There's one thing is bugging me: the confession moment seems extremely out of place and forceful. And using Nate's words, it didn't seem romantic at all. It sounded like Hinata telling her last words.
Maybe it gives more weight to the theory she's dead and staying dead: it was his last chance to tie that loose end (personally I think heit didn't need resolution). If she wouldn't confess now, she would never confess.
If she would haven't confessed, Pain would have brushed her away like a bothersome gnat instead of killing her, then surely we would have a confession scene later, and it would be more fluid.
But it was now or never, so Kishimoto HAD to fit that confession in that scene, even if it was abrupt.
Or perhaps I'm seeing just what I want seeing.
Your thoughts?
The Third opinion is when Naruto is alone - he could survive everything yet all his friends are gone - He had lost them all some how. So in the end you see Naruto standing on a hill alone and with the Tails flowing out of him. Yes i agree that could be an awful twist but it could work very well. Considering how he started.....
Now for you: Radon - when i said the "(that is considering: hinata doesn't die, Naruto accepts her love, and Is willing to love her in return...etc...)" you have to consider the rest of the post - that isnt what I meant in a sense - I was talking about how the NarHIn could happen - then comes in a list of things to happen. ok? so please take into account the full post. Thx
My thoughts are as you know I am a NaruHina fan - but I am not a fanatic, hence the reason why you don't see me yelling at all of: NaruHina Forever!!!....With all kinda of crap and flames. For her to confession before she charges into battle just makes it seem like she wanted to show Naruto that she had overcame her demon of shyness, with her doing that it kinda makes me feel like Hinata isnt coming back. But on a side note of it - She told him because she thought she wouldn't come back so she had to tell him before she went onto the suicide run. So if Hinata thought she would have survived from attack Pein then she might have waited til afterwards.
Kishimoto - hmmm...well yes and no - he didn't need to put the confession in. I mean he could have left it out and make it seem like Hinata really didn't matter. You have to think though - maybe the reason why he has a probably killing off Rookie 9 might be because of something in the Future that kills them.
But I think he is thinking of it through the eyes of the Characters - I mean with Hinata - she knew it was a suicide run, so she had to get out what she was feeling before she passing on.
And thanks on answering the First or second line question! I Appreciated it!
Edited by Fallen_Angel, 28 February 2009 - 05:59 PM.