Said interview doesn't exist. Kishimoto has always been extremely clever to dodge any potential pairing questions. When asked who was his favourite female character, he said Tenten once, and then Anko in another occasion. When asked who he would have a crush on, he said they were all his characters and it would be weird. Yet, when he was asked who he would have a crush on if he were a girl, he said Shikamaru. In the same interview, WSJ said they wished Hinata would get a chance, and he agreed, although that may have been in reference to her chance at a confession.
If you're concerned about originality, wouldn't it make more sense to judge them based on the overall story premise rather than just their roles (both being protagonists). Hardly any manga feature the main character's female love interest in love with someone else. Furthermore, the protagonist/ side character argument can be applied to any side character.
I knew you believe in the couple for a long time but most of the time you where seem so modest and will avoid any straight forward NS argument, like if you always said something but you seem more reserve and you normally limited yourself from going overboard with your argument to avoid been wrong in your judgment.
But this comment was very straight forward what happen?
@Transformers03
The AB3 hates all pairing but lately the story the fanservice and the movie kind of reinforce the idea of NS being the end pairing and since NS fans seem more happy especially IchiHime since he is the only one really open about his feelings but most of the NS fans feels that way too but just prefer to act casual.
AB3 senses it being supported by the overall story. They want the story to end with no pairing and NS seems more obvious between the three so the will focus on that pairing the most and try to make a big thing of chapter 469, 540 and bash the parallels.
ANS fans, the only see Hinata and Sakura's feelings they ignore everything else plus they have breakfast with ANS comments, lunch, dinner and midnight dinner with ANS comments, sometimes they are so desperate to restore their faith that despite the FC only being for people who hates NS it force many to stay away because it become a very biased pro NH/SS and ANS FC.
Think about this, A pro SS call is her fellow member bias, an Anti Pairing fan pro ANS fan also called the ANS fan biased and hypocrite. I only know one NS fan being a big bias vs two members calling their own fellow members bias because they refuse to talk about the overall story, Sasuke's feelings etc. They only focus on Sakura's feelings and the future, while blatantly stating that they don't care how he feels or treated her or anything anything that happen in the story, Sakura loves him.
Plus this same SS and NH fans are also active members in the. Anti NaruKarin, anti SasuHina, anti NejiHina, anti SasuNaru anti SasuKarin, anti KibaHina and anti ShinoHina.
Like I said those fans invest a lot of time making a biased argument for the pairing they like, hating any pairing that could crush their dreams especially NS and SN while only fucus on the girl feelings.
I know I shouldn't speak this way but I want you and any doubter to not feel any way about the anti's since they are mostly angry that the story is not going their way, while they try to undermine/understate anything that help NS and go against their desire. I liked the AB3 because there were no biased comments but know they become personally against NS so ignore them, the comments are mostly fans desire and want vs manga fact hints and evidence.
Edited by NS means logic, 09 September 2012 - 02:03 PM.