Guys I just read the last two chapter and I have to say I am utterly in awe, let me explain.
None of this makes sense, if Naruhina had been teased more than on a rare occasion from one party, I would understand. If Naruto, the main character had even utter some sentiment of Hinata I would understand. If in the first episode, half way through shippuden and at the end of shippuden Naruto did not mention Sakura as his love interest that maybe I would understand. It's not like I rooted for NS because I was grasping for straws or because it was something I just personally liked. No it's cause through and through, time and time again Naruto was interested in Sakura and things were heading in that direction. Essentially to reiterate my first point non of this makes sense.
What did/does make sense is the following-
Naruto is supposed to accomplish everything.
Yamato unfinished sentence
POAL
Pain fight when Sakura calls for Naruto….above all else
Paralells….OMG the parallels…(non of it makes sense if it ends this way, it devaluates Obi run, Jiriya tsunade, Minato kushina
Hair color
Naruto told his own dead father that she was his girlfriend
Minato said Sakura reminded her of Kushina (clear anime tropes)
Kushina telling Naruto to find a girl like her
Those things make sense, their deeply in the plot, Kishi made a concerted effort to put those in….those are not tiny contrived moments
And to just have Sasuke forgive (by Sakura) like that omg, what a terrible message…he tried to kill her...
Not to mention he just thru Sakura's character in the dirt by doing that…..even at the end she wanted to follow him….and why would he poke her on the forehead….he doesn't know?
Honestly i'm just heartbroken and not just cause it wasn't my pairing, i didn't get into pairing wars, not cause I love Sakura….its because this ruins one of the best/favorite anime…..even in the end Naruto couldn't do it all, he failed. IMO he might as well not even hokage (also his character has changed too much)
So I'm let down that he failed, I had a a lot of hope, but he failed. I used always motivate myself on the fact that Naruto just pushed himself (fictional or not) I even bought the necklace he used to wear, but now its just thrash, I can't be motivated by a failure. It was ll for nothing.
Also on Kishi's part, whats wrong with him? Why tease NS so much? So extensively? It's sickening.