What I said: Naruto and Sakura see Sasuke and Hinata alone, so they get them to see each other, and they are a perfect match.
Until you convince me that that is not possible to fill in the gap, then stop judging my love for SasuHina.

The same can be argued for NaruSaku and SasuHina. Sure, NaruSaku is perfect, but SasuHina has no history. It's only existence is to "make everyone happy", like you put, which is the same reasoning that many ship NH/SS together. If Kishi decided to "fill in the gap" by just adding in SasuHina at this point in the story or any later, then it would be lazy, dumb, ineffective, out-of-the-blue storytelling.
There's also no gap to be filled, really. What gap? You're creating a gap in your own head. If only NaruSaku were to happen, then there would be no gap to fill. Hinata alone? How about, instead, she gets with someone that actually makes more sense than Sasuke, that she's actually had interaction with. Kiba, most likely. Shino maybe, but that's not as evident, though it'd make infinitely more sense than SasuHina because there's some development there, as little as there is.
On Sasuke's part, if he ends up alone, oh well. He's been a loner since the beginning of the series, you understand. There's no gap to fill in relationship-wise on his end because no potential relationship was ever conceived on his part. Sure, a few have had romantic interest in him, but he never contributed to it. He has no "gap" to fill, assuming that this gap even exists outside of your brain.
Reasoning is the explanation and justification of one's position based on the knowledge at hand. If Sakura is a kunoichi, and a kunoichi is a ninja, then Sakura must be a ninja. This statement is an example of valid reasoning, because it fits the model above.
Reasoning can only be considered logical if it deals strictly in verifiably true statements, otherwise it is prone to falling into fallacy. For instance, there is a logical fallacy called "begging the question," which is to derive a conclusion from an assumption that as not already met its own burden of proof. That assumption is the part where the logic no longer works. For instance, to say "Sakura must love Sasuke because she only cries over the ones she loves," then it's fallacious on two accounts. One is that it begs the question, because it assumes that she only cries for the ones she loves. And second, seeing as how we have seen her cry over others with whom she has no romantic interest, then the word "love" is loosely defined.
Common sense is a default reasoning based on popular belief, not necessarily based on logic, let alone tested. For instance, it was once common sense that indentured servitude is a fair exchange for shelter. And it was once common sense that the Earth is flat.
Belief is a conclusion derived purely from assumption, without reasoning from logic.
Hm. I've never seen things from that perspective before. Thanks for clarifying that, I find that very interesting.
Edited by zacrathedemon5, 08 April 2012 - 05:55 AM.