Agreed. If Studio Pierrot and Kishimoto truly wanted to offer an olive branch to the NaruSaku and neutral fans that were upset by the original ending, they would need to do as CrimsonFox, Legend054, and Nate suggested - offer an alternative ending that addressed the failings of the original, and did justice to the characters.
There are a couple of problems with the possibility of going NaruSaku in the Boruto manga.
Firstly, Kishimoto and Studio Pierrot went out of their way to deny that there was ever any romantic development between Naruto and Sakura, despite the fact that Kishimoto himself emphasised the deepening feelings between the two characters in the manga several times. Kishimoto even claimed that NaruSaku was "a red herring", despite NaruHina and SasuSaku having pretty much zero mutual build-up.
So, why would they then add in NaruSaku moments after going out of their way to sweep the pairing under the carpet - even going as far as to retcon the manga? If they wanted to develop the pairing in the Borutoverse, they would only anger the NaruHina/SasuSaku fans. If they just wanted to bait NaruSaku fans into reading/watching Boruto, then fans would think Studio Pierrot and Kishimoto were being just plain cruel. The NaruSaku fans have been through more than enough.
Secondly, if they did make NaruSaku canon in the Borutoverse at the expense of NaruHina/SasuSaku, the resulting fallout would make the storm surrounding the original ending look like a minor scuffle in a playground. There would be flame wars everywhere, and I can just see people hurling abuse at Naruto and Sakura for being heartless homewreckers. It also wouldn't be in their characters; even if they did deeply love each other, they would not abandon their own families.
That's why I highly doubt there will be any NaruSaku development in Boruto. The only way Studio Pierrot and Kishimoto could try to pull it off, would be to offer a spin-off of Naruto that shows an alternate reality - one where the original ending never happened. Then they could be free to develop NaruSaku, and to try and develop the characters in a way that mended the failings of the original manga. By offering both the original and revised realities, you could retain the NaruHina/SasuSaku fans with Boruto, and offer an alternative to people who didn't like the original ending and New Era Project.
Unfortunately, that would cost Studio Pierrot and Shonen Jump time and money, and I doubt that they would be willing to spend time and effort trying an experiment that has no guarantee of bringing back a large number of disillusioned fans. Even if the New Era Project was hemorrhaging fans, it would be simpler for Studio Pierrot to keep beating the dead donkey with fillers until they got all the yen they could out of it, then close up the franchise and move on to something else.
I would love to see NaruSaku return and to see characters restored to who they really were, but it's been 1.5 years since the ending. It's not likely to happen. 
If Naruto/Hinata and Sasuke/Sakura marriages divorce It wouldn't be a tragedy, It will also show the fans of NaruSaku and SasuHina that both Masashi Kishimoto and Studion Pierrot came to the realization of their mistake of even pairing Naruto/Hinata and Sasuke/Sakura as married couples which will tell us that they are looking to redeem themselves :) and that will show that they actually care how we feel about the manga making us feel wanted :) the fact that are catering to our wants or even hinting it means that we are of significant importance :) even if bringing NaruSaku and SasuHina fans back as a result of divorce doesn't return ALL NaruSaku/SasuHina fans it will bring back some, which means this is a Win Win situation for both NaruSaku/SasuHina fans and Kishimoto, We will get the pairing that we always wanted and Kishimoto will get yet another influx of fans and returning fans to read and buy his new manga which means more profit for him :)
So I fail to see a negative outcome with a divorce route with the new Boruto manga because the way I see it it will have more fans then Naruto currently does since there are only currently NaruHina/SasuSaku fans since most of the NaruSaku/SasuHina fans left honestly so at the moment mostly NaruHina/SasuSaku fans will be reading the Boruto manga so to expand on the fanbase Kishimoto and Studio Pierrot will have open new and old fanbases to squeeze as much profit as they can out of the new Boruto manga, No NaruHina and SasuSaku fans will not stop reading the Boruto manga when they see that Sasuke/Hinata and Naruto/Sakura are being shipped because it will actually keep them at the edges of their seats so because of that they will be constantly reading the new Boruto manga to see if their Beloved pairing will be broken apart and NaruSaku and SasuHina will also be at the edges of their seats constantly reading the manga seeing if their pairing finally comes true :) thats 4 fanbases added to read the Boruto manga instead of just the current 2 fanbases NaruHina/SasuSaku :) So because of this Kishimoto and Studio Pierrot will gain fans in addition to ones that they lost so I don't see an impending doom for the Boruto manga at the moment, And there are already hints that the divorce is set into motion from all the evidence from movie scenes/manga panels/Interviews i've provided :)
So what if Kishimoto and Studio Pierrot is baiting NaruSaku and SasuHina fans to read the new Boruto manga, You don't hear anything about them baiting KibaHina, NejiTenTen, and LeeSaku fans, So that means that we NaruSaku/SasuHina fans are of more importance and value to them so feel special! they are considering the concerns of our Pairing fanbase over the others!!
Addressing Your Points
" Firstly, Kishimoto and Studio Pierrot went out of their way to deny that there was ever any romantic development between Naruto and Sakura, despite the fact that Kishimoto himself emphasised the deepening feelings between the two characters in the manga several times. Kishimoto even claimed that NaruSaku was "a red herring", despite NaruHina and SasuSaku having pretty much zero mutual build-up."
That would be an Impossible task for both Kishimoto and Studio Pierrot since they both have shown us scenes in both the Anime/Manga panels that Naruto and Sakura have had affectionate moments which can be easily perceived as love so they cannot deny what they have shown
Romance doesn't need to result in 2 people involved in romantic moments to get together, even if the 2 parties involved in romantic activities don't get together they still had romantic development regardless, What i'm saying is that even if both Kishimoto and Studio Pierrot deny any romantic development between Naruto and Sakura AFTER giving them romantic development scenes it will not seem truthful, So no matter how much they deny Naruto and Sakura's romance they still implemented romantic development between these 2 characters.
I've already pointed out that NarutoXHinata and SasukeXSakura had zero development in romance, it was 1 sided love in between these 2 relationships where only the girls Hinata and Sakura were giving signs of it while Naruto and Sasuke were adamantly oblivious to it, this CLEALY INDICATES that Naruto and Sasuke had zero interest in them which is why it doesn't make sense for these girls to be in a relationship with 2 guys that have absolutely no interest in them, why do you think their marriages are dying as a result as I pointed out in my earlier replies to this topic ? Sasuke and Hinata and Naruto and Sakura are more compatible for marriage due to similar personalities, likes/dislikes, and experiences, Sasuke and Hinata and Naruto and Sakura have a chance to realize who their true significant other is in the upcoming Boruto manga, the hints provided within this topic and the interview gives all NaruSaku and SasuHina fans a new hope to look up to :)
"So, why would they then add in NaruSaku moments after going out of their way to sweep the pairing under the carpet - even going as far as to retcon the manga? If they wanted to develop the pairing in the Borutoverse, they would only anger the NaruHina/SasuSaku fans. If they just wanted to bait NaruSaku fans into reading/watching Boruto, then fans would think Studio Pierrot and Kishimoto were being just plain cruel. The NaruSaku fans have been through more than enough. "
Kishimoto and Studio Pierrot hasn't completely swept NaruSaku under the carpet, If they did then at that moment where Sakura stated that Naruto's feeling for her was just because he didn't want to lose against Sasuke they would have had her say "I don't have those kind of feelings for you Naruto and never will" but she didn't say that in fact she didn't even say anything about her feelings for him, Sakura throughout the 700 chapters of Naruto has never confirmed her feelings for Naruto whether she likes or dislikes him, so because of that her feelings are still open for speculation, But it's transparently obvious she deeply cares about him seemingly more then Hinata especially in moments when he nearly dies
Hinata was in the area, why wasn't she crying for the presumed death of Naruto ? Like Sakura the person Kishimoto and Studio Pierrot is claiming to not love Naruto as much as Hinata ?
Naruto's Funeral, a funeral that Hinata didn't attend ? a funeral that Sakura the person Kishimoto and Studio Pierrot is "Portraying" to not have deep feelings for Naruto attended instead ? If Naruto means more to Hinata then Naruto does to Sakura then shouldn't Hinata at least be at the Funeral to ? or bursting into tears something Sakura wasn't doing at the funeral seeing the most important man to her die ? nope she did Neither, Hinata's feelings for Naruto aren't looking believable.
Another scene where Naruto is on the verge of death, who is the first person to step up to heal him ? Sakura thats right not Hinata Sakura! Hinata is said to be proficient in medical ninjutsu with skills nearly as good as Sakura's but Hinata didn't even budge to heal him but instead decided to watch him the person that she loves dearly die WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING ? if she loves him as much as she claims she would have rush to him and said something along the lines like "Naruto I may not be very good at healing but I will do my best because I can't bear to see the person that I love die T_T" and then started healing him the best way she could, but no she didn't even attempt to heal him at all while Sakura the person that Kishimoto and Studio Pierrot claims to not have deep feelings for Naruto more willing to save Naruto's life then the person "Hinata" that Kishimoto and Studio Pierrot claim to ACTUALLY love him ? does that make any sense ? see Hinata's love for Naruto isn't very believable.
If you want to talk about red herrings in Naruto then Hinata's feelings for Naruto is a prime example, Kishimoto and Studio Pierrot led us to believe that Hinata had deep love feelings for Naruto when she really didn't....
As I addressed to your first point, Developing Naruto and Sakura's relationship romantically will not cause a huge fallout of fans as you think, As I said before it will keep NaruHina and SasuSaku fans on the edges of their seats constantly reading and buying manga volumes of Boruto manga to see if their beloved married pairings will break apart and NaruSaku and SasuHina fans will also be on the edges of their seats to see if their pairings that never happened finally comes true, this will induce alot of profit on Kishimoto and Studio Pierrot end and we will finally get the pairings that we actually want, So there will be more gain then loss in this situation :)
"Secondly, if they did make NaruSaku canon in the Borutoverse at the expense of NaruHina/SasuSaku, the resulting fallout would make the storm surrounding the original ending look like a minor scuffle in a playground. There would be flame wars everywhere, and I can just see people hurling abuse at Naruto and Sakura for being heartless homewreckers. It also wouldn't be in their characters; even if they did deeply love each other, they would not abandon their own families."
ok i'll repeat this, Developing Naruto and Sakura's relationship romantically will not cause a huge fallout of fans as you think, As I said before it will keep NaruHina and SasuSaku fans on the edges of their seats constantly reading and buying manga volumes of Boruto manga to see if their beloved married pairings will break apart and NaruSaku and SasuHina fans will also be on the edges of their seats to see if their pairings that never happened finally comes true, this will induce alot of profit on Kishimoto and Studio Pierrot end and we will finally get the pairings that we actually want, So there will be more gain then loss in this situation :) the fact that NaruSaku is a chance means their is hope to look up to :)
I don't see why it would be damaging for Naruto and Hinata to Divorce and Sasuke and Sakura to Divorce because they are in loveless relationships, Naruto doesn't even appreciate his family and he doesn't have reasons to be compelled to because Hinata and him are nothing alike and don't share any common likes and dislikes as I pointed out, This applies Even to his kids with his DNA in them and they are nothing like him either, Boruto Idolizes Sasuke more then he does his own father making Naruto feel like he doesn't even have a family and a son at all and he even realizes his family is nothing like him either and saddened by it
So Boruto is your son Naruto ? Hinata has got some explaining to do ;);)
Sarada's personality is more like Naruto's in addition to Sarada's dreams and aspirations being exactly the same as Naruto's, Naruto actually has a family feeling when around Sarada because she is ACUTALLY like A DAUGHTER to him
Naruto seems more happy and content when around Sarada and Sakura, 2 people he is more compatible with so I don't see why their needs to be flame wars because Naruto will realize who the actual woman he should have married, only people who would riot are radical NaruHina and SasuSaku fans who are delusioned by being enthralled by their couples cuteness and not the actual rationality and logic behind it that makes those pairings compatible,
As I pointed out with my first post of this topic, Sasuke has completely excluded himself from his family, His family is lucky if they see him once a year and that's not an exaggeration, Burdening all the stress of family and raising a child on Sakura making her feel lonely, unwanted by her husband, the fact that Naruto is fulfilling the role of a fatherly figure to Sarada could inevitably cause Sakura to start eyeing Naruto a little bit :)
"It also wouldn't be in their characters" what does this even mean ?
Bet no one thought it would be in his character to turn into a deranged, obsessive, psychopathic lunatic out to steal peoples bodies, Darkness exist in everyone's hearts but a certain circumstance and situation can amplify the darkness inside ones heart, Like in orochimaru's case he was lead to believe that it's pointless to learn constantly if your mortal so to preserve what he learns he constantly steals bodies as he ages, All it takes is a tragic event or a opportunity to get something greater to change Naruto and Sakura's beliefs and cause them to do something that they would never be expected to do such as abandoning their families :)
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That's why I highly doubt there will be any NaruSaku development in Boruto. The only way Studio Pierrot and Kishimoto could try to pull it off, would be to offer a spin-off of Naruto that shows an alternate reality - one where the original ending never happened. Then they could be free to develop NaruSaku, and to try and develop the characters in a way that mended the failings of the original manga. By offering both the original and revised realities, you could retain the NaruHina/SasuSaku fans with Boruto, and offer an alternative to people who didn't like the original ending and New Era Project."
The Boruto manga hasn't been serialized and released yet, which means everyone including you doesn't know of the story plot it will have, so we can't say for sure that NaruSaku will or will not be developed, However since NaruSaku development has been hinted within the Boruto Naruto the movie and Kishimoto's Interviews as I shown within this topic that means that there is footing to assume that the Boruto story plot has a high chance to put emphasis on NaruSaku development which means we can't be too doubtful about NaruSaku moments In the Boruto manga when it's been heavily hinted :):)
It wouldn't be a smart move for Kishimoto and Studio Pierrot to make an alternate ending side story for the NaruSaku and SasuHina fans where Naruto and Sakura get married and Sasuke and Hinata get married while the NaruHina and SasuSaku fans get the pairing they wanted on the main cannon story line making NaruSaku and SasuHina fans feel less important and secondary when NaruSaku and SasuHina fans have been contributing to manga sales and manga/anime ratings just as much as the NaruSaku and SasuHina fans, So how is this and would be fair to us ? That will make the NaruSaku and SasuHina fans feel like they are of little importance and getting less treatment then the NaruHina and SasuSaku fans who got what they wanted despite us NaruSaku and SasuHina fans being just as contributive the entire Naruto series as them, thats a good way to lose fans/customers because that will send a message to us that they will just take our money and not get what we wanted with the money we spent on them, We supported the manga sales for our pairings just as much as the NaruHina and SasuSaku fans for their pairing so we should get the same equal reward as the NaruHina and SasuSaku fans.
So to balance this situation out, NaruSaku and SasuHina fans should get a turn with their pairings in the main cannon storyline with Naruto/Sakura and Sasuke/Hinata as married couples, that way all the fans of each pairing will get fair treatment and get what they want and of course paid for, It looks like Kishimoto and Studio Pierrot is going that route now with all the hints of Naruto/Sakura and Sasuke/Hinata getting solid moments in the up coming Boruto manga which means there is new hope for us NaruSaku and SasuHina fans to look forward to so don't lose faith and give up, we are given a sign that we may get equal treatment as the NaruHina and SasuSaku fans :)
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Unfortunately, that would cost Studio Pierrot and Shonen Jump time and money, and I doubt that they would be willing to spend time and effort trying an experiment that has no guarantee of bringing back a large number of disillusioned fans. Even if the New Era Project was hemorrhaging fans, it would be simpler for Studio Pierrot to keep beating the dead donkey with fillers until they got all the yen they could out of it, then close up the franchise and move on to something else."
Why does Studio Pierrot and Shonen Jump need to experiment to see if NaruSaku and SasuHina as pairing would be profitable when they have already proven so ? NaruSaku has always been more popular in the polls in all countries world wide then any other pairing in Naruto, Indeed true that NaruHina rivals NaruSaku but NaruSaku has always came out on top, especially in japan, The fact that the NaruSaku is the biggest Naruto pairing fan base in the entire series and Kishimoto and Studio Pierrot still made Naruto/Hinata and SasuSaku as married couples enraged the entire NaruSaku fanbase the largest Naruto fan base in the series causing a large majority of them to cut all ties with Naruto, Studio Pierrot and Kishimoto you just lost your biggest Naruto fan base which also means was your biggest profit source that wasn't a smart move,
But with the hints of Naruto/Hinata and Sasuke/Sakura divorcing there marriages in the up coming Boruto manga they are looking for redemption
I'll say this once more:
Sasuke and Hinata as a couple has never been considered for plot for the anime and manga by both Studio Pierrot or Kishimoto so they have no way of knowing if they can Market the couple and make money off of it if they haven't presented it for the world to see, however with the direct similarities both Sasuke and Hinata share such as life experiences, liking the same foods, and similar combat abilities that shows that this Pairing is rich with potential, I highly doubt sharing similarities in life experiences to be basic, that is deeply emotional in both Sasuke and Hinata's cases and they would have a deep understanding and sympathy for both each other because they both know how it feels for what they both experienced :)
Which is why someone should present the Idea of Sasuke and Hinata as a couple to both Kishimoto and Studio pierrot so that they can experiment with it, Such as not giving them a canon manga panel moment but first dedicating a special filler episode that features both Sasuke and Hinata together doesn't matter if they are working together or eating together just give them a moment together to see how fans will react and how they will like it so that Kishimoto and Studio Pierrot can see if the Idea of them being a couple or at least deep friends is canon worthy :)
You NaruSaku fans of NaruSaku forums may have lost your faith in Naruto and Sakura becoming a couple, But I am providing new hope! :) New journeys and Horizons await you in the new Boruto manga as I've shown :)
Edited by BestSasuHinaSupporter, 01 May 2016 - 06:29 PM.
