I stumbled upon a post on Tumblr and thought I would share it~ This sums up what I believe is happening right now with all of the Hinata focus going on in the chapters.
"I’m not sure if I said this before, but I’ll say it anyway, Kishi is trying to fool the readers. He’s doing what I like to call a narrative feint. I’ve seen it before in other manga. The writer spends the majority of the story hinting at one main pairing. But at one point, usually during the second half of the story, the writer begins to add evidence that they’re instead going to pair the main character with another love interest instead. Sometimes even going as far as actually having them get involved romantically, which Kishi is not likely to do since that bit usually only happens in the romance genre, where the pairings are the main focus. In the end the author always hooks up the pairing which they had been most strongly foreshadowing throughout the entirety of the story. Almost always the main guy and main girl. In this case Naruto and Sakura.
Narrative feints are not restricted to romance. Kishi already did it with Tobi. He gradually hinted at Tobi being Obito. Suddenly he made everyone think that Tobi was really Madara, or someone other then Obito. And through it all he kept adding hints that pointed towards Tobi=Obito. And in the end that’s exactly what happened. He’s doing the same thing with his main pairing.
Usually, I find these feints to be very unsubtle ways of trying to add a twist to a story. That or the author just likes the troll their fans. Either way, people keep falling for them.
I’ve got to hand it to Kishi though. I wasn’t sure how it would happen, but he managed to make Hinata’s prediction in chapter 573 come true. But don’t forget, Sakura also had a prediction in that chapter. I notice in moments like in 573, mangas and anime usually give the person who is most important to the main character the last word. Sakura had the last word in 573. Meaning, now that Hinata has had her moment, Sakura’s moment is next and it will be more significant.
Hinata’s words on the last panel of 615 do worry me though. They could be taken as a hint that she is going to die. There are two reasons why I don’t want this to happen. First, I’ve always liked her character. I hope that someday she eventually does rise up to succeed her father. And second, if she dies, when NaruSaku happens then a bunch of NaruHina fans will simply claim that if Hinata hadn’t died then Naruto would have gotten together with her instead. And we will literally never hear the end of it.
And I’ll close this with what I have been saying the whole time, NaruSaku is inevitable. It is the most heavily and obviously hinted outcome in the manga. More so then anything else. Practically written in stone. It is simply too late for Kishi to pair Naruto with anyone else, without making it look like sloppy writing. And Kishi is is consistent with the outcomes of his foreshadowing. Don’t fall for the feint.
This guy wrote everything I’ve been thinking word for word out of my mouth.
Genius."
I'm not sure why he or she believes that Hinata's last words are an indication that she's going to die. I figure she's got a shield since Neji sacrificed himself... It's an interesting thought. Anyway, I was mainly posting this because it mentions a "narrative feint", which I believe is what's happening right now. Does anyone else feel like Kishi is just trolling?
Thanks for sharing. I could've sworn that I read that in NF. Anyway, it's nice to see it here. That said well this is what NS FC in NF are thinking right now. Like I said earlier, the fact that NH trump card was used this early in the game suggests that 1) ends NH in a good note or 2) actually develop NH, which will be considered by standard. However, we have Sakura in line. It's up to Kishi to decide to move her up and take the winning place. After all, it happened back in Pain Arc, only now, it's as if Hinata stepped up the game, regardless if Naruto doesn't find her as a lover.
About Hinata, well we either be right about Hinata being one of the bigger focus or we only exaggerated due to the fact it ended the year with that. I mean really, 614 was mainly Hyuuga/Neji, but mostly Neji. 615 was Hinata. It does feel similar to Pain Arc because Hinata always get like 2 chapters. One builds up and the next is her development. After that, well we don't really know, but her moment usually feels to herself. Why I think that way? Well, where's Naruto mentioning about Hinata after K6 happened? Back track to Chuunin Exam, no more mention of Hinata after the battle, which represents all the proud failures. It's as if it's always meant to be an exclusive development, but who knows. Right now, NH used their trump card, but the problem is that there's nothing left for her now. If that doesn't make Naruto to change feelings, then nothing will. One small confirmation of NS, not being canon but being there, can end NH. Supposedly it should have back in Pain Arc, but perhaps because Kishi got one arc that allows him to shine all characters, he will do it one more time.
Last thing to mention, I find it interesting that I revisited his old interview, the one with "I got the ending already." He said that he got the ending already, visual and all; however, the bigger task is how to get there. The interesting part is that he said that he felt like he has created too many info in the series, so he felt the need to go back and address them to close it. Hm, what if this whole K11 shining moment is part of this. Think about it. Neji got his final closure and it really goes back to Part 1. It does seem like the idea is about exposing their growth to Naruto, direct or indirect. Neji was considered a genius, but now here we are. Hinata was considered a failure, a proud one, but now she too will get back and try again, hence his nindo is hers as well. Hinata was the first one to say what she wants to do, so it seems like the roller coaster will begin at her, and now, it's still moving. We may get to see everyone thoughts and actions in demonstrations in upcoming chapters. If I am correct, well lucky shot on me, but it does seem plausible. One week everyone.
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