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I'll give my two cents on this whole thing, and given that we're slowly reaching the 10 year anniversary since Naruto ended....
More so with Part 2 to be perfectly frank, but here's the one thing I realized when it came to most of Naruto and Sakura's conversations. A lot of them are all centered around Sasuke whether it's directly stated or not. Their dynamic is great and I still like it, but I can't fathom how annoying it is just hearing them talk about Sasuke throughout Part 2.
I think it's perfectly fine for Naruto and Sakura to start off Part 2 that way with them talking about the good old days with Sasuke, but... really when I look at at other series like Kenshin, Yu Yu Hakushou, Rave Master, O-Parts Hunter, Kingdom Hearts, Shaman King, Final Fantasy, My Hero Academia, Black Clover, Avatar The Last Airbender, etc... a lot of the couple dynamics talk about more things than just one particular friend all the time. They talk about the future, and where they want to grow as time goes on. What they can do to better themselves as an individual, and how to make their mark on the world.
I definitely feel that is one aspect that Naruto and Sakura heavily lacked in when it comes to the canon lore, they were too tied to Team 7. Which I totally understand that Team 7 was a big focus point in Naruto, but let's be real. Naruto and Sakura really needed to grow and move past their bonds with Sasuke and see the world for what it truly was.
It's like real life, you start off thinking as a adolescent, but over time you mature and become wiser, and better. That is the one thing I truly feel Naruto and Sakura really needed, and that would've made them even more accepting. However, there in lies the problem with not only just Naruto and Sakura, but for the series as a whole.
They never really matured at all, and remained very one note about that. Which is honestly a real shame when you really take a look at what Naruto and Sakura are, and how they could've been so much more than what they were given.
