max acorn

I don't think anyone's being "delusional" here and actually believing that he still loves sakura. no one said that. people are just pointing out a coincidence, that's all.

yep. it's the first time we actually see naruto happy since the end of the first manga and it just happens to be when he talks about how similar sarada is to sakura. 

 

I dare somebody to tell me that Naruto doesn't like Sakura in some way after that face. The first time he actually smile genuinely.

that smile. where has that smile been?

and it's involving something with sakura. that just shows me that naruto didn't pick hinata. he settled for her. 

first and always, pearlshipping. 

i know there is a lot of amorshippers here but i stand by ash and dawn, always. 

Yeah but it's also about being handed a silver medal disguised as a gold medal aka Hinata.

and hinata and her fans got what they wanted without her doing any real work. if she really loved naruto, where the hell was she when his arm got kittened up, or when jiraiya died? you know, the closest thing he had to a father? if she really knew naruto, she'd know how close he was to pervy sage. but where was she? oh that's right. she was hiding behind a tree while sakura did all the work. 

The Last is Naruto's compensation for losing his girl to Sasuke.

the last is naruto giving up. his greatest defining character trait is thrown out the window. hence why he looks so miserable in the last chapter.