
i hope they get butthurt over minato's talk, hinata's trip and the kiss of life.
Main topic of discussion at #SJ Headquarters this morning: Will Naruto and Hinata get married? If so, who's best man? Maid of honor, etc. UB

I don't think SJ have their own opinions in regards to pairings. It's just that since they are a company with the purpose to bring in profits, it's natural for them to do marketing by creating discussions with the most popular pairing. It's all the more understandable since many NH fans have lost hope, and so they try to sustain it as long as possible, by doing interactive discussions with said pairing. Kishi is quite straightforward with the endgame pairing, and so all the more reason for SJ to cover up potential losses occurring from his writing..
1. Fair enough I suppose but again you can't really deny that the thought of being with Naruto hasn't crossed her mind, the whole genuine/fake confession revolved around that so we know she has atleast thought about it I mean she did openly admit naruto being better for her than Sasuke. Not exactly sure where the interview fits in terms of legitimacy but people here seem to be pretty split about it.2. As far as I can tell Kakashi didn't say she fell out of love because of the murder attempts in fact again 540 causes a problem with that because from the looks of it she didn't seem too bothered by it until the thought of Sasuke not being a great guy came back3. I agree that its ridiculous that her change of heart because of the murder attempts didn't entirely start affecting her until 540 but that is the impression its giving me either that or its being misinterpreted and she was originally referring to someone else. Which also kind of begs the question why she wasn't really affected as much when he tried to kill her and the others during the Sai arc.
1. If Naruto would have accepted her confession, I believe they would have been together. But the whole point of her trying to get together with Naruto at that moment was so that he could return to Konoha, and stay away from the danger that is Sasuke. I agree with you that she did consider getting together with Naruto but the reasons are different as I stated above.
Kishi's interview makes me go meh... Where is that Sakura development he promised? Add to the fact that we don't really have a reliable source since the interview script are ear to ear between fans, and not actually written in an official magazine or official website.
2. Oh no, I didn't say she fell out of love BECAUSE of the murder attempts. There are probably multiple reasons or no reasons behind her change of heart that we will never know.
My point was, Kakashi's comment is the most reliable one when considering chapter 540, because the timeframe is the same. It makes sense to think that her feelings have already changed gradually until the time of Kakashi's comment. In this case, Kakashi's comments are credible because it's only two days after chapter 540.
3. It did affect her. It's just that Kishi decided to show the panels in chapter 540, which he should have shown it earlier.
Edited by ramenanmitsu, 13 May 2014 - 05:21 PM.