I don't think FF.net allow rants, Gods.

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You got that damn right, hehe. My hate of 238 is well known, it was such a let down when its preview trumpted "Naruto leaves Konoha! Now, one parting!" I was so pumped for a great, emotional chapter that would show Naruto bidding farewell to his important people, maybe even a NaruSaku scene that would tug at the heartstrings.
Instead, only one of my predictions came true - a last meal at Ichiraku with Iruka! Most of the chapter wasn't even about Naruto leaving! Gah!
Still, I like your idea.

We could even see Sakura and Naruto approaching their reunion, they're not completely revealed until we see them together (we only see cropped shots and obscure close ups) - and we have flashbacks from both as it builds up.
Of course, I'm still hopeful we get a nice proper goodbye. After all, the Inane translation was
one parting. Hopefully that means there will be more.
What I want for Christmas (or whenever we get back to the main story), Kishimoto-sama, is a very touching NaruSaku parting/reunion scene. *in a whiny, pleading tone* Pllleeeaassseee....
I think you're absolutely right! I was a little worried (well, I'm still certain NaruSaku will happen, but you know what I mean regarding Hinata fanboyism.) that Hinata would be pushed in as Sakura's "rival" and so start another anti-Sakura hate thing from intellectually-challenged fanboys. But it makes sense that Hinata is just going for another "get stronger" thing, since she STILL hasn't even gone up to Naruto to talk to him. I hope it is that, hehe.
While a SakuN***H*** would add tension, I would actually prefer a SakuNaru/NaruSaku if only to prevent myself wanting to take a spade to the faces of a certain section of Naruto fandom.
Like I wanted to when I saw your post below...
*gets urge to bash the fanboy's face in with a dirty, rusty spade (so his wounds get infected)*
God... I would HATE it if Sakura got a Tsunade-size bust.
Don't you just love seeing their reasoning? How they manage to COMPLETELY disregard how the
entire damn series has progressed, and base their arguments on other animes/their own experience.
We must be
so wrong, if we're only using the manga itself to prove our arguments... Wow, we are so retarded.

I agree that "opposites attract" is just crap. Whomever said that should have been shot. So some genius 12/13 year old thinks he has a handle on love and relationships? *slaps hand to face*
A relationship does not work unless both parties have something in common (S***S*** didn't have anything, and look what happened). They must be able to get on. "Birds of a feather flock together" is a better way to put it. Someone also described love as "friendship on fire". That is a good way to put it for me. You can have lust, but real love doesn't really happen until you
know the other person and like what you see.
No wonder I don't debate in threads when the fanboys/girls start coming in (thank god the good debaters start early). You just can't win against sheer ignorance, and you only end up wondering how humanity can still breed idiots after millions of years of evolution.
The most classic line for me was quoted by Aethos. I don't know who the original poster was, but perhaps it is better that way!
"If Naruto and Sakura get together, it will be a huge plot twist."
*glomps Mel-chan* I hope you feel better soon! How far have you and your sister got in the series?

A last note; whenever I get really annoyed at some fanboy's flawed reasoning, I just think of how they'll react when NaruSaku ACTUALLY happens.

*fanboys/girls gape and swear*
"We saw it coming, but you didn't listen..."
I know that when it happens, I'm going to blub shamelessly then go out and buy some beer to celebrate! If we all lived near each other, we could have a huge NaruSaku party.

you have no idea Smiter-kun how much I hate 238 like you. We didn't get to see nothing interesting, not even a goodbye, nothing ;_;
I can bet that N***H*** and Sasusakers only have to cling of the stupid saying of the opposites attracts, I mean c'mon, how can you love a person if he/she doesn't relate to you in any way.