No. It would still be the same if cover image wasn't there. I mean I am okay with the cover image or even the last SS moment. I am annoyed at the purpose of them. More like....executions or the purpose behind the executions. I mean if he wants to keep pairings under wraps, he is free to do so since he is the creator of this manga. But throwing away moments just to 'troll' the fandoms that too at the point where the series is at its final phase is what really annoys me. You see, I am not bothered by the opposing pairing moments but the intentions behind them. As I said earlier @Chatte said it perfectly! Couldn't say it any better myself!
The purpose Sakura was with Sasuke is because in the last chapter, they were together, and they arrive together this chapter.
Chatte's answers can be a hit and a miss. I follow her Tumblr and I've seen it first hand. Why was she worried about this cover image? Because she said the last cover image had Sasuke standing not right next to Naruto and Sakura, which somehow foreshadowed Sasuke being whipped into another dimension by Kaguya in a later chapter.
Like I said, a hit and a miss.
It was auto-censored, nothing I can do about it
Which is why I said I hope people would find more creative adjectives than the four-lettered words we all know and love.
There is an edit button, by the way.
Edited by Nefertieh, 23 July 2014 - 06:39 PM.