I know and this is the only reason why I think it was a cover up. Of course if you want to set up a twist than you need a red herring, but there are certain lines you don't cross with that red herring and your twist must make sense logically. That is the foundation of a good twist unsuspected yet supported by the plot.
But I think that I am done with Naruto for good. I don't even want to read the chapters before 693 anymore bc I know what they lead to. What does it matter that Naruto was the first to compliment Sakura's forehead if Sasuke is the one to do it in the end? Stolen NS moment. What's the point of Sakura's special look that she only gives Naruto when we find out that it really was only a brother sister bond?
This look is what love really is. Calm, patient, mutual affection. She's happy to just be with Naruto. There's no fight going on, no great heroic act, no fawning over an idol. You can see the love in her eyes
This series posed the ideas of never giving up, mutual love and respect, taking pride and standing up for yourself and never backing down on what you believe in. But that was really what I thought. In the end it betrayed all of its ideals, Ideals that I truly believe in and strive for. That's why Naruto no longer exists to me. I'll still come to the site but I don't care about Naruto the Last, I don't care about Naruto Part 3, I just don't care anymore.
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Another amazing post, you are on a roll today
