KittenLou

lol my post got a lot more responses than I thought it would. Score.

I want to respond to them and keep this discussion flowing (it's so much easier to talk about this where it's easy to have a civilized conversation and you aren't worried about other people trying to bait you or anything), but it's hard to do when you agree with so many of the things that are said.

So, simply very curious, but what is everyone's opinion on the "Sai's flashback of Naruto's 'confession' happened before Hinata's confession" argument? It seems a lot of people are clinging to this as if it actually means anything, and I'm just dying to be a prat about it because of simply how ridiculous it even sounds to suggest something like that.

It's not just that the argument sounds ridiculous to me (how can Sai's assessment of Sakura "loving Sasuke so much she must save him from himself" be valid when a flashback where Naruto admits his own feelings not be?), but how it implies that Naruto doesn't seem to know what or who he wants that really makes me want to rub my skin raw. Now, I realize that this has been more or less the implication behind a lot of Anti-NaruSaku arguments (especially in regards to pro-NaruHina arguments), but how can anyone honestly deceive themselves into thinking this way? If this were the case, if Naruto honestly didn't know how he felt about Sakura anymore or if his feelings for Sakura really did disperse so easily after Hinata's confession, then why would Kishimoto have brought it to light in the first place? There were a lot of roads that Kishimoto could have taken to drive the plot to where it was after 469 and still have it end the same way - he didn't have to elaborate on it and could have given it a startling disappearing act for good - and yet he chose to make mention of Naruto's romantic interest in Sakura. Why are people brushing it off as if it really doesn't mean anything, and why on earth would they think Sakura lying to Naruto's face would have any detrimental effect on Naruto and how he feels for Sakura?

OK, this post didn't turn out how I wanted it to.

The fact he doesn't have a computer appalls you? Really?

He probably simply does not need a computer at home. I'm sure he has one in his workplace, and I'm sure they're littered all over the place in Japan. If he needs to do any kind of research for anything pertaining to his stories, he can probably just go to the local library to look it up there because, unless he has the right resources, the internet isn't exactly the most reliable source.

It's hard to tell for me because of the way the interview was formatted. So sloppy.

Like I said, there is no "right" or "wrong" translation. Some versions are going to be more biased than others, but they still give you the same general idea as one that "isn't biased".

It's true, it's not the brightest plan in the world, but it's really the only option she has left, don't you think? None of them - her, Kiba, Sai, or Lee - stand a chance against Sasuke even in a group. Why waste the lives meaninglessly when she can just waste hers?

Of course, there's no telling if Sasuke would actually buy her request, either. Since she's such a horrible liar anyway. Amiriteoramirite? *beardthing*