Posted 06 March 2006 - 09:09 PM
This chapter should have laid aside a lot of arguments, but it hasn't. I do agree with Smiter on a whole that the shipping question isn't always so much logical as it is emotional. Specifically, a lot of people, being shy/submissive, whatever, associate with Hinata as their heroine and want her to get her man. Some associate with Naruto, but would rather have a dominate relationship, rather than one where both parties are equals. That's a lot of hat the choice boils down to in the end. I associate with the hero, and figure he shoudl be rewarded for his hard work. In all truth, I could go for Naruto getting together with anybody (except Hinata at this point who I feel is the 'consolation prize') and I wouldn't mind, so long as it is properly gone over in the story. I mean, if we had a blonde coup and it became NaruIno, I wouldn't mind. So yeah, it's all about who you associate with. Some can distance themselves and follow the story, but that takes a more analytical mind, someone who is used to picking apart literary works. (I.E. a certain education level.) So yeah. It's tough that a lot of fans can't pull themselves away from their association with their character to realize where the story is going, but it'll take some time before, if ever, they can do so. I also agree that the lack of the -kun suffix should be how she addresses him. It just sounds weird, and it's how fangirls appear to address their respective stalkee, so to speak. After all, Hinata is the one who calls him Naruto-kun, just as the fangirls refer to Sasuke as Sasuke-kun.