Indeed (to avoid saying "exactly" a third time in a row

). Considering that he put as much forethought into the pairing as he did, why would he wreck it with something like NaruHina/SasuSaku without any prior, solid evidence?
Correct (so I don't have to say exactly or indeed

). The amount of hints he throws when it come to NaruSaku is just plain ridiculous. The only thing that prevents us from calling it canon is that Kishi refuses to take Saukra's feelings for Sasuke out of the equation for no other reason than to keep the drama going. Here are the hints at the top of my head:
Part 1 Story
1) Bench scene (the very first, no need to explain)
2) In their first mission, for a moment she blushes and thinks: "Is this Naruto?"
3) Sakura wanting to give up the chunin exams for the sake of Naruto's dream
4) Naruto's "I will protect Sakura-chan" during the fight with Gaara
5) When both Konohamaru and Gamakichi meet Sakura for the very first time they assume she's Naruto's girlfriend (the pinky finger thingy)
Part 2 Story
1) When they first meet again, Sakura's "Do I look more like a woman?"
2) When Sakura finds out that jinchurikis can die after having their beasts removed she cries out of worry for Naruto
3) Her sadness at Naruto in 4 tails mode and immediately after comes Yamato's famous unfinished sentence (this is a big one)
4) Sakura trying to feed him ramen, but gets foiled by Sai then Kakashi (it never gets old) XD
5) Sakura crying out Naruto's name after Konoha goes boom and him arriving instantly after
6) Naruto rescuing Sakura from Sasuke bridal style
7) Kushina's notable advice about women "Don't fall for a weird one, find someone like me"
Overall Story
1) The parallel with Jiraiya and Tsunade. It ended tragically with Tsunade only accepting his love right before he died, so the next generation should have a happier outcome
2) The parallel with Obito and Rin. One of Obito's regrets right before he died was not being able to confess to Rin, and again the next generation should fight for a different outcome, it's one of the main themes of Naruto.
3) The parallel with Minato and Kushina. He rescued her from Tobi and Kurama's attack bridal style, reminds you of another rescue?
4) A guy named Sawyer7mage once said in a video that the 3 main themes of Naruto are:
a) Never give up (can be applied for Naruto's love of Sakura)
b) The next generation surpasses the previous (already explained it)
c) Naruto has the power to change people (can be applied about Sakura's opinion of him)
Well that's all I wanted to say about that. Give me your feedback if you can, I'd appreciate it.
Edited by redragon88, 31 January 2012 - 09:08 PM.