If it does, I don't want Sakura to come off as a "damsel in distress" again. I want her to be really epic but then get targeted some how, either getting severely and fatally injuried or just dying. If Kishi decides to do it, I mean. This isn't me just wanting some NaruSaku feels through Naruto's grief over her death (My shipper side is traiterously saying "Wouldn't that be so tragically great to happen? "), it can also pave the way from some more Naruto development. As all of us know, he can't really prove Obito wrong about hope always being there because he himself hasn't endured the same thing that lead Obito to become this. It's like how Naruto was lecturing Sasuke about leaving in the Valley of the End. He didn't understand revenge, so why would Sasuke change? The same principle applies to Obito.
This was further foreshadowed a bit by Obito's thoughts while watching Naruto with his friends: "Naruto, you're just like me ... But you're still younger than me, that's it. Eventually ..." I'm beginning to wonder if this was not only refering to the deaths of Neji and mostly likely a lot of the others, but Sakura as well. Given how Rin made him lose hope in everything while Naruto remains strong with that having never happened to him.
One of the themes is surpassing the previous generations. Naruto will never give up and lose hope. But that doesn't mean his beliefs can't be challenged, like it was with Nagato during the Pain arc. This could be one of those. But instead of losing hope in humanity, he stays strong despite understanding how Obito became like this. He doesn't give up and calls Obito out on being wrong, saying something like "Sakura-chan wouldn't want me to change into some monster like you! Rin didn't want you to, either!" This could easily cue Obito to possibly change, bring only Sakura back, and die afterwards. Seems like a good plot direction IMO.
If it does happen, I expect Obito to either kill/hurt her unknowingly without fully realizing her connection to Naruto. Or see her healing him and attack Sakura on some form of whim.
But the question is, how likely is it for Kishi to take this road?
Edited by xxRomanceGirlxx, 24 December 2012 - 03:23 AM.