Kind of a catch-22 because it killed a lot of us that
did read those spoilers.
A lot of jumping to conclusions on the spoiler thread, but there were some good posts as well.
Yeah.... I had to decide whether to read them, and then go through the heartache of guessing. Or wait to get the real deal. If you must know, I used my time wisely and wrote lovey-dovey Naru/Saku fanfic (next VitW chap)! So I was sending good vibes to the N/S camp the whole time!
More thoughts:
Next scene after the Sasuke one, Sakura is clearly shone with the vest and spiral in the middle of her back. Anyway, a nice visual counterpoint to the panel before with her thinking of Sasuke. One is a conjured memory, one is a real insignia. Again, she's made her choice, and it's being visually reinforced for the readers. (Other shippers would say it's coincidence, yadda yadda, but it would have been easy enough to have left off that little detail and no one would have thought a thing about it.) It also reminds me of all the Sasu/Saku shippers that put Sakura with the Uchiha fan on her clothes. No matter how it ends up, in reality she's chosen Naruto.
And Sakura…. Take a page out of "The Godfather" playbook: Always face the door. Always.
Neji's definitely out of character, patting her shoulder, etc. He'd never be one to stand around and chat.
Kiba has been so funny the last couple of chapters. It's nice to see the old characters in a light-hearted way. Would rather see a couple of panels of joking stuff instead every rookie getting his/her own chapter
Also, Sakura looks great in her wardrobe change. So mature. Makes me wonder if after the war is over she will move on to a new outfit instead of returning to the old shippuden one, reflecting her younger years. The break in clothing would be the perfect thing to move all of them into the next phase of life after the war, as the youngish adults instead of teens.
So surprised LoverNin didn't get whacked.
But I like that she's hollering out orders at others for a change. Nice change from her being heroic only to have to listen to orders from Kakashi or Yamato. I don't care if it's reasonable in all those other situations, I like for her to be a badass without having it undermined.
AND LASTLY for all you fanfic lovers…. WHERE IS THE LOVE LETTER? Did Sakura pocket it or did it get lost in the melee? Hmmmm. If it is lost, well then what if someone discovers it? What sorts of troubles would that lead to for Naruto and Sakura? Hmmmmm….. LoverNin's cupid kunai could strike anytime!