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[HalfStarStudios]

Yep, the hands make it obvious- like she is trying to guard her body from Sasuke, and note again the sharp upward angle of her eyebrows- showing how tense she is feeling inside. Kishimoto is probably playing it more subtle with the anti sasusaku because Sakura tends to be a bit more in control with her emotions than Naruto, plus Sakura does have remnants of the memories of her feelings, Naruto never had any attraction whatsoever to Hinata. Plus I bet some of what the shipper fan letters tone was did have a slight influence on how Kishimoto choses to enlighten the nh and ss shippers that the pairing has always been narusaku. The Japanese sasusaku fans don't go around constantly trashing Sakura and don't trash Naruto either. So Kishimoto let Sasuke be just a smooth playboy type, where Hinata is a yandere.

You're in some messed up denial.

[Sakamaki Izayoi]

Probably. Naruto does seem comfortable with Hinata's behavior. But I'm not sure about...romantically.

No not it seems normal, and look like it's "pitiful" written in that scroll but seems like reading the one shot looks like the akatsukis are alive so the movie itself ignores all the events on manga, it's a filler.
it will be the same thing as the past movies, just a movie.

[Toasty Warrior]

Not bad for a one shot that leads into the movie, but I feel as though there's something off about the one shot like it's got certain plot points and elements wrong that have been established in the film from the previews we've seen.

[Fenris]

this is enforced with this

Well... if that's the case with Sakura.

[merryGOflava]

Probably. Naruto does seem comfortable with Hinata's behavior. But I'm not sure about...romantically.

Of course naruto is comfortable with real hinata's behavior and not au hinata!!

Real hinata barely talks to him and doesnt get close to him, which he's cool with!

Au hinata is all over him, which he doesn't like.

And about Sakura....I said this once I will say it again...I don't be blame Sakura HAVE U SEEN AU SASUKE'S FACE?!! He's gorgeous!!!! But I think Sakura is only into his looks and charm and not into who he really is.....which is what she will learn in the movie....In the end I have no doubt she will choose naruto...NONE.

[CloudMountainJuror]

Of course naruto is comfortable with real hinata's behavior and not au hinata!!

Real hinata barely talks to him and doesnt get close to him, which he's cool with!

Au hinata is all over him, which he doesn't like.

And about Sakura....I said this once I will say it again...I don't be blame Sakura HAVE U SEEN AU SASUKE'S FACE?!! He's gorgeous!!!! But I think Sakura is only into his looks and charm and not into who he really is.....which is what she will learn in the movie....In the end I have no doubt she will choose naruto...NONE.

Really, that's all that Sakura's feelings towards Sasuke have ever been. Blind attraction.

[merryGOflava]

Really, that's all that Sakura's feelings towards Sasuke have ever been. Blind attraction.

Isn't that good.

In the end she will choose naruto who has been there for her instead of some pretty-boy. She will fawn over him at first, cause its what she's always wanted....now she can truly choose between naruto or sasuke.....and not just choose naruto because sasuke is evil

[Fenris]

Of course naruto is comfortable with real hinata's behavior and not au hinata!!

Real hinata barely talks to him and doesnt get close to him, which he's cool with!

Au hinata is all over him, which he doesn't like.

And about Sakura....I said this once I will say it again...I don't be blame Sakura HAVE U SEEN AU SASUKE'S FACE?!! He's gorgeous!!!! But I think Sakura is only into his looks and charm and not into who he really is.....which is what she will learn in the movie....In the end I have no doubt she will choose naruto...NONE.

I don't think this movie will increase Sakura's love for Sasuke. Sure she'll be thrilled to have him obsessing over her like she's always wanted, and she'll be flattered and maybe even a bit swooning. But by the end of it, when the genjutsu ends, she'll have to come face to face with reality and realize Sasuke will never be like AU Sasuke. Thus, leaving fantasy behind and realizing Naruto has been there for her at all times and chooses Naruto.

[Don-kun]

Sakura's not guarding her body. She's playing with her hands, which symbolizes bashfulness or being nervous. Combined with her expression, she looks like a girl whose being flirted with. xD

I hate to agree, but I have to agree with you, panel 4 kill all my hopes of Sakura not been comfortable around Sasuke, to deny that is just been in denail about the truth.

Is better to think that Kishi will do this to help Naruto and Sakua overcome their weakness. I don't see any NH so far so for Naruto, his weakness will be his parents and Sakura will be Sasuke, there is no other way to look at this as NS fan, anything else is just avoiding the truth.

[CloudMountainJuror]

I don't think this movie will increase Sakura's love for Sasuke. Sure she'll be thrilled to have him obsessing over her like she's always wanted, and she'll be flattered and maybe even a bit swooning. But by the end of it, when the genjutsu ends, she'll have to come face to face with reality and realize Sasuke will never be like AU Sasuke. Thus, leaving fantasy behind and realizing Naruto has been there for her at all times and chooses Naruto.

And that right there is a great summary/prediction.

[redragon88]

I don't think this movie will increase Sakura's love for Sasuke. Sure she'll be thrilled to have him obsessing over her like she's always wanted, and she'll be flattered and maybe even a bit swooning. But by the end of it, when the genjutsu ends, she'll have to come face to face with reality and realize Sasuke will never be like AU Sasuke. Thus, leaving fantasy behind and realizing Naruto has been there for her at all times and chooses Naruto.

Instead of Sakura letting go of Sasuke because he'll never be like she wanted him to be in the real world I'd rather have her come to the conclusion that even if she's thrilled in the beginning for having her dream Sasuke flirt with her in the end that's not what makes her the happiest. I want her to conclude that what brings her joy is to stand by Naruto's side.

Edited by redragon88, 18 July 2012 - 10:11 PM.

[ciardha]

That could be true, too.

otpslowlyfallsdownhillandcrashesintoabigmountainofsunkengoo.

No, if she was just thrilled to pieces her arms wouldn't be wrapped tightly around each other in front of her chest- that's a tense, nervous reaction in girls and women, plus the sharply angled eyebrows showing marked anxiety. Plus she's deliberately avoiding taking the rose, her hands look nervous, not thrilled. The blush is weak as well, not like the blush when she saw Naruto for the first time in 245, not like the blush when she told Naruto she loved him in 269.

As someone else has noted, there's a bit of a flattered reaction at the attention, but it's actually no more than her reaction when Inari told her she was pretty in chapter 251. So if we followed the reasoning of those who think Sakura is totally in love with Sasuke, she must be with Inari too, and both those still pale to her reactions to Naruto- bright blushes, romantic embraces, overt flirtations, tears of anguish over the pain he's endured, a fierce desire to protect him- even at the cost of her life, etc... Sorry folks, just not seeing the sasusaku on Sakura's side, not even to smooth playboy Sasuke. I think this movie will also be a lesson to those so quick to bash Sakura like the stuff I'm seeing here from a few of you. You go on and on about 540 as if Sakura was looking dreamy eyed and blushing at the thought of Sasuke, and pretend like none of the overt moments where Sakura showed actual romantic feelings and even outright said them to Naruto exsisted,

Edited by ciardha, 18 July 2012 - 10:25 PM.

[Fenris]

Instead of Sakura letting go of Sasuke because he'll never be like she wanted him to be in the real world I'd rather have her come to the conclusion that even if she's thrilled in the beginning for having her dream Sasuke flirt with her in the end that's not what makes her the happiest. I want her to conclude that what brings her joy is to stand by Naruto's side.

Wasn't that already concluded in that chapter a bit ago? Where Sakura was thinking of Naruto and how she'd be by his side fighting with him. "We'll be together. Not just me .... "

[redragon88]

Wasn't that already concluded in that chapter a bit ago? Where Sakura was thinking of Naruto and how she'd be by his side fighting with him. "We'll be together. Not just me .... "

Yeah, but that was completely unrelated to Sasuke. I want to see her understand that she cherishes her relationship with Naruto more than she does some childhood fantasy romance.

I think that would be a pretty nice turn of events and it would show how all of this promotion of Sakura liking Sasuke just served as a red herring for when in the movie Sakura chooses Naruto over her dream Sasuke.

It won't be in a romantic sense, or if it is it will be very vague and up for interpretation, but at the very least we'll be shown how much Sakura holds in high regard her bond with Naruto.

[ciardha]

Yeah, but that was completely unrelated to Sasuke. I want to see her understand that she cherishes her relationship with Naruto more than she does some childhood fantasy romance.

I think that would be a pretty nice turn of events and it would show how all of this promotion of Sakura liking Sasuke just served as a red herring for when in the movie Sakura chooses Naruto over her dream Sasuke.

It won't be in a romantic sense, or if it is it will be very vague and up for interpretation, but at the very least we'll be shown how much Sakura holds in high regard her bond with Naruto.

Already been shown in the manga from at least since chapter 245. Kishimoto must be exasperated at readers not getting this so he's going overt with it in Road to Ninja. Goodness knows I've had several PM conversations with other more experienced manga readers on this forum where we've expressed our exasperation over this misreading of what looks as obvious as a neon sign to us about Sakura being fully in love with Naruto and knowing it, and struggling to deal with the remnant memory of her feelings for Sasuke- and trashing herself for failing Naruto by not having suceeded at what she wanted to whole heartedly. Tobi Madara is striking at Sakura at that vulnerable spot. But just like the bashers here and the bashers who ship Naruto with someone else, Kishimoto will show you that you have been misreading her character- thus, for those that are paying attention we see the overt conflicted body language- where anxiety overshadows the slight feeling of flattery.

Edited by ciardha, 18 July 2012 - 10:54 PM.

[Don-kun]

Yeah, but that was completely unrelated to Sasuke. I want to see her understand that she cherishes her relationship with Naruto more than she does some childhood fantasy romance.

I think that would be a pretty nice turn of events and it would show how all of this promotion of Sakura liking Sasuke just served as a red herring for when in the movie Sakura chooses Naruto over her dream Sasuke.

It won't be in a romantic sense, or if it is it will be very vague and up for interpretation, but at the very least we'll be shown how much Sakura holds in high regard her bond with Naruto.

Yaeh this make a lot of sense, and that is what I will be rooting for, is that he the end Sakura can see what matters more, this will be a win win situation for NS camp.

[MangaReader]

Where was Sai during all this? Anyway, this was hilarious XD

[Sakamaki Izayoi]

Already been shown in the manga from at least since chapter 245. Kishimoto must be exasperated at readers not getting this so he's going overt with it in Road to Ninja. Goodness knows I've had several PM conversations with other more experienced manga readers on this forum where we've expressed our exasperation over this misreading of what looks as obvious as a neon sign to us about Sakura being fully in love with Naruto and knowing it, and struggling to deal with the remnant memory of her feelings for Sasuke- and trashing herself for failing Naruto by not having suceeded at what she wanted to whole heartedly. Tobi Madara is striking at Sakura at that vulnerable spot. But just like the bashers here and the bashers who ship Naruto with someone else, Kishimoto will show you that you have been misreading her character- thus, for those that are paying attention we see the overt conflicted body language- where anxiety overshadows the slight feeling of flattery.

This is the reason why some things here make me rage
why when we dont agree with u, u start calling the others "Sakura bashers" u already called me it one time when i joined this forum and now u are calling Halfstar a basher too, learn to accept the differences i dont see sakura freaking out, i see a sakura blushing with a face of someome is liking it.
2-> This movie has a alternative universe i'm nto speaking of the genjutsu world but the "home" world they are in, since all the akatsuki are alive so it's before all the developments naruto and sakura had, so it's like on the begining of the shippuuden.
And Stop calling other users "Sakura bashers".

[kirabook]

As I said before, I don't think Sakura likes it, but I don't think she hates it either. We ALREADY KNOW that Sakura retains some feelings for Sasuke, is it really all that strange for her to be kinda confused by it and maybe even find it appealing for a while? It's really not that hard to understand.

At the same time, as I said, it is confusing and she probably is uncomfortable with his sudden behavior. After all, he's been gone from the village for ages, tried to kill her and Naruto on multiple occasions, and has never given her the time of day before. It's less of a freaked out reaction and more of an 'extremely awkward, how am I supposed to react to him?' look.

Edited by kirabook, 18 July 2012 - 11:18 PM.

[Transformers03]

As I said before, I don't think Sakura likes it, but I don't think she hates it either. We ALREADY KNOW that Sakura retains some feelings for Sasuke, is it really all that strange for her to be kinda confused by it and maybe even find it appealing for a while? It's really not that hard to understand.

At the same time, as I said, it is confusing and she probably is uncomfortable with his sudden behavior. After all, he's been gone from the village for ages, tried to kill her and Naruto on multiple occasions, and has never given her the time of day before. It's less of a freaked out reaction and more of an 'extremely awkward, how am I supposed to react to him?' look.

Agreed, while is everyone so worried that Sakura likes Sasuke? We have ALWAYS known that, so why wouldn't she fall for this AU Sasuke?