This interview is hilarious. I totally believe it.
So Kishi gave another interview in regards to the events of Gaiden and other things. Found this from Narutobase
http://ure.pia.co.jp.../-/42173?page=2
Key points:
-Chouji and Karui were forcefully paired up just bc he needed to create a new InoShikaChou
Okay. So why did we have to another InoShikaChou? I know the previous generations had them, but so what? Also, if it's chou then it doesn't matter who he is paired with. What about some random Konoha girl, what about TenTen or something? At least I can imagine them come across each other on a semi-frequent basis. Given the chou part of chouji and his minor character statuts is it even important that we know who mom is?
But then, where would we be without the fat joke? I am curious how long he knew he was going to do Ino/Sai and Chouji/Karui? I mean, everyone was crammed together in the war arc...what about some interaction other than the part where it looks like Sai is insulting Ino?
-the scene where karin appears was supposed to be longer (meaning he wanted to explain more along with actual flashbacks) but since it would take more time and sound contrived, he cut the scenes out. (meaning the flashback was already outlined) So he wants to leave it to the readers' imagination.
He's probably right. It's not like there were ever chances for them to interact on screen...oh, wait, there were. He could have built an easy friendship that fans had been speculating about for sometime.
-he explained that sakura and karin's friendship bloomed bc they were able to understand each other's feelings since they were both almost killed by sasuke. kishi didn't write the flashbacks of their friendship bc he believed drawing out the last SSS scene together was more important
Well, yes, and a point of common experience. They bond over tragedy, entirely reasonable and workable. Of course, nobody sees it, so I don't see how anyone outside of fans of those two character really gives a crap about it or forms any type of attachment to it. Show, don't tell, man.
It's also workable if the series doesn't end as either SK or SS. In fact, it seems an obvious way for both of them to move past Sasuke and deal with the experience. How is it not a tragedy that they bond over this and no one comes to the conclusion that maybe he's just not dating material?
I'd ask if he really is that oblivious, but then I remember the "apology" and him use Karin's feeling as comedy gold even after the attempted murder. So, yes, he is.
Then again, maybe it's better he didn't write it. Though it was the escape hatch the plot of Gaiden needlessly jumped through, I cannot think of a single way that this happens while maintaining the ending as it is. Between ignoring it or publishing a disaster...he's probably better off ignoring it, even though this really isn't a thing to assume development on. It's a technique that can work in certain cases, just not character bonds. At least not ones you want people to care about.
And, yes, the SSS scene was more important. It's too bad scene that the scene where their friendship was brought up was the same one made the whole ten chapter adventure a giant waste of time. Wasn't the point of Naruto's speech that it didn't matter if Sasuke was her real dad or not?
-kishi wants readers to understand Sasuke and Sakura's connection through Gaiden
Well, yeah, that need to be done and should have been done in the original story given that it involved two of the leading characters. That Gaiden is even needed for that is itself a problem.
But just for fun...anyone here actually understand their connection as a result of this? I don't. Maybe the two should have had more meaningful interactions because the only bond that got attention was Sarada's.
-he felt pressured writing Gaiden thinking ppl would not like it as much as the original series
Probably true, given the ending. The fans that he alienated weren't going to like it since it builds on an ending they despise. NH wasn't going to care because NH isn't in it. This was written for SS...and he couldn't even avoid pissing them off. Maybe he is right to be worried.
-he wanted to write sarada's character as "not too lady-like" so he bought women psychology books like "WOMEN POWER UP" to study more about women characteristics to write sarada's character (lol)
Sarada is the only character I liked in this. I don't think reading up on that is a bad (I have no opinion on the chose material as I know nothing about it), but if he is unsure himself to the point where he felt he needed to do that....why not do that well before now?
-Chouchou is the staff's favorite
Because, of course, she is. Their favorite is the stupidest character in Gaiden. It explains why she got to hang around and do nothing besides make the same bad joke like five times. I get the feeling the people who wrote that think they are alot funnier than they are.
It's unfortunate. She had a promising start before things went so wrong.