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[xxRomanceGirlxx]

I just suddenly wondered. When Sai had that flashback of Naruto about loving Sakura, was anybody actually surprised? Did any of you believe that Naruto only had a crush on Sakura before this? Or was it, like Sai said, "absolutely obvious"? I can't help asking because I realized a lot of people (Mostly NH/SS fans, some neutral) were actually confused and shocked by it. Quoting them: "It always came off as a crush. Not like Hinata's feelings." I found this funny at first but I realize I can't really blame them.

As for what I felt, I was a tiny bit surprised. It was short though. I then thought "Well the sadness and selflessness of the Promise of a Lifetime makes a lot more sense now." But at the matter of it, was Naruto's love for Sakura very easy to tell? Or was it really not?

[Zatheko]

I just suddenly wondered. When Sai had that flashback of Naruto about loving Sakura, was anybody actually surprised? Did any of you believe that Naruto only had a crush on Sakura before this? Or was it, like Sai said, "absolutely obvious"? I can't help asking because I realized a lot of people (Mostly NH/SS fans, some neutral) were actually confused and shocked by it. Quoting them: "It always came off as a crush. Not like Hinata's feelings." I found this funny at first but I realize I can't really blame them.

As for what I felt, I was a tiny bit surprised. It was short though. I then thought "Well the sadness and selflessness of the Promise of a Lifetime makes a lot more sense now." But at the matter of it, was Naruto's love for Sakura very easy to tell? Or was it really not?

I always thought of Narutos feelings as actual love ever since the hospital scene and the POAL back in part 1. True love should be selfless, just like Narutos love for Sakura, the fact that he would put her happiness before his own is proof of true love.

As for the bolded... I always thought of Hinatas feelings for Naruto to be more like a crush or admiration of Naruto. It is definitely not on the same level as Narutos love for Sakura IMO.

Edited by zatheko, 06 January 2013 - 11:04 AM.

[KnS]

I believed he loved her all along. For one thing, as I've mentioned in other posts, in the English version of the official Jump volumes, during the bench scene in chapter #3 Naruto says he was beginning to understand why he "loved" Sakura.

Now, I'm not sure about the translation specifics, or how much an 11-year-old knows about romantic love, but I believe the point was to make it clear that Naruto's feelings for Sakura were deep and serious.

So no, I wasn't the least bit surprised when we saw Sai's flashback that confirmed it.

[kirabook]

I've always assumed Naruto's romantic feelings for Sakura were serious and love after his sad expression witnessing Sakura hug Sasuke and then again after the expression he made at the POAL.

I mean, I've never had a crush and felt THAT bad when I realized they liked someone else (then again, I wonder if I've ever had a serious crush) Naruto's feelings were above a crush at that point and only deepened throughout part 2.

[James S Cassidy]

I always felt it was love all along. Someone who has that much conviction in someone else is more than just a crush.

I still found it ironic though that even though Naruto knows she loves Sasuke he still asked her out on a date.

[Poison_In_Your_Coffee]

It was no surprise to me that Naruto had feelings for Sakura. The nature of those feelings I have always considered to be a mixture of crush and genuine love, as well as platonic love for her as a friend.

Iif Kishi meant ch 3 to show that Naruto truly loved Sakura, he failed, at least with me. Naruto's actions in that chapter are very childish and creepy, he has to pretend to be someone else just to get close to Sakura. He realizes his "love" when almost smooching her. That sounds very shallow to me. I consider it possible that Naruto's crush later developed into genuine love.

Edited by Poison_In_Your_Coffee, 06 January 2013 - 03:16 PM.

[mone_]

Naruto's feelings towards Sakura has always been a constant from my point of view, but it was still nice to see them voiced in 459.

Iif Kishi meant ch 3 to show that Naruto truly loved Sakura, he failed, at least with me. Naruto's actions in that chapter are very childish and creepy, he has to pretend to be someone else just to get close to Sakura. He realizes his "love" when almost smooching her. That sounds very shallow to me. I consider it possible that Naruto's crush later developed into genuine love.

I actually give credit to Kishimoto for making Naruto act his age in that scene and other scenes in the early manga. I like it when authors do not forget their characters being children and do not make them ridiculously clever and experienced.

[Poison_In_Your_Coffee]

Naruto's feelings towards Sakura has always been a constant from my point of view, but it was still nice to see them voiced in 459.




I actually give credit to Kishimoto for making Naruto act his age in that scene and other scenes in the early manga. I like it when authors do not forget their characters being children and do not make them ridiculously clever and experienced.

Yeah, it's not a bad thing that he was being childish and shallow, especially considering his later development. I feel the same way about Sakura's early crush on Sasuke and about her treatment of Naruto. They don't really annoy me because they felt natural and she later grew out of them into more mature love and treating Naruto better.

Edited by Poison_In_Your_Coffee, 06 January 2013 - 05:13 PM.

[TouKen4Life3g]

I wasn't surprised but it was appropriate to show this scene because Sai was in development to pass down the news. He was told that he's Team 7 yet feels distanced. Naruto cares too much for others, so it brought back the idea that he loves Sakura but what's sealing him is the promise that he couldn't keep, which makes him look undeserving. He remembers Naruto telling to stay out of it, but he's sick of it. That's the main point. He's closed himself until Sasuke is rescued.

Anyway, I always knew he's in love. He always love her in the beginning but that doesn't mean he was matured. His old tactics were foolish and backfired him by making Sasuke "cooler". He was immatured, but his feelings remain truthful. It was the hospital scene that got me feel upset because thanks to Naruto's development, I already grown to care for him. That's the thing about Naruto, he matures himself, but not change himself. His feelings remain the same. You can't say about him and Sasuke because it's already established that he does care and saw him as rival since the beginning. Actually, he did when he lost to Sasuke the very first time. Kuruma wasn't kidding about him setting that target will never go away.

[Phantom_999]

I just suddenly wondered. When Sai had that flashback of Naruto about loving Sakura, was anybody actually surprised? Did any of you believe that Naruto only had a crush on Sakura before this? Or was it, like Sai said, "absolutely obvious"? I can't help asking because I realized a lot of people (Mostly NH/SS fans, some neutral) were actually confused and shocked by it. Quoting them: "It always came off as a crush. Not like Hinata's feelings." I found this funny at first but I realize I can't really blame them.

As for what I felt, I was a tiny bit surprised. It was short though. I then thought "Well the sadness and selflessness of the Promise of a Lifetime makes a lot more sense now." But at the matter of it, was Naruto's love for Sakura very easy to tell? Or was it really not?

*Chuckle* I wasn't surprised. It was obvious to me from when he made it. He wanted Sakura's happiness, and understood the pain she is going through because it is a pain he knows very well. I'm talking about the fact that he's giving up his happiness for her. He knows that love can cut and scar very deeply, so that promise shows he is VERY devoted to her. I was only surprised that Sakura never figured it out her self, because she could tell that Hinata had feelings for Naruto which made it all the more ironic.

Edited by Phantom_999, 08 January 2013 - 01:56 AM.

[AnimeGirl_123]

I have not been on this board in years!!!! I recently got updated with the manga.... well I think Naruto always had feelings for Sakura and he still does. Not sure if he is madly in love because Kishi-sensei did make it seem like a joke from time to time, but we will see what happens. ^.^ NARUSAKU!

[Mako-Chan]

It wasn't really a surprise for me. Naruto's always been shown to have very strong feelings for Sakura. It was nice of him to confirm it though.

Edited by Mako-Chan, 08 January 2013 - 10:11 PM.

[Phantom_999]

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[Canadian_DJ]

Honestly just like sai said, its clear as DAY that naruto truly loves sakura.

[theorangehokage]

The new chapter has been throwing me off though :c i want NS but the latest chapters have been pointing to NH ? Like could Kishi be doing this as like a "distraction" idk the right word to use lol

[Inferno180]

Really not a surprise, if anything, this chapter revealed why he had not confessed yet, he felt he did not deserve Sakura because he could not keep his promise. Naruto always wants to keep his promise, he felt that he could not become hokage if he could not protect a single person including Sasuke. Naruto has the power to be hokage now but he is not ready mentally, he does not deserve it by his own self validation.

Anyone saying NaruSaku died, its not, naruto did not give up on the promise, he just has more reason for rescuing Sasuke now. One NaruHina fan said, "Naruto told her it had nothing to do with the promise so he gave up on it." I told this one fan, then this would imply Naruto broke his nindo long long ago, he would have given up on so much more. When Sai told Sakura how Naruto was beaten and followed the Raikage, Shizune did comment saying how Naruto was following Sasuke for other reasons from the start (the brotherhood bond), Naruto again states during the team 7 reunion in the iron country how could he be hokage if he could not save one friend, and he understands Sasuke's pain.

Naruto is rescuing Sasuke for the promise to Sakura and himself if anything. Only when Sasuke is back does Naruto feel he can be hokage and confess to Sakura, not to mention he wants to save Sasuke from revenge, protect his brotherhood relation with him, bring the "family" back because Sakura and Sasuke for the real first friends he ever had and who acknowledged his existence (Sasuke just did not acknowledge his talent and still has not).

If anything, Kishi could be leading us away again, I mean remember what happened with Tobi and Madara? We thought Kabuto's trump card could have been something terrible like The sage of the six paths or Minato. He has done that many times before, even with Itachi, we thought he was evil for the longest time until we saw he was doing his duty.

[Moon_Girl]

I knew he was in love with her. Part 1 gave us plenty of reasons to believe that Naruto's feelings weren't a simple "crush". There are several parts in part 1 where you can tell that Naruto's feelings for Sakura were more mature then they let on. From little things like Naruto clutching his chest when Sakura started crying when they thought Sasuke was dead in the land of the waves arc, to big things like going past his all his limits to save Sakura from Gaara. Also, only able to relax and pass out when Sasuke told him that she was safe.

His feelings for Sakura are so beautiful...
When 459 happened, I was just glad that they were re-confirmed. Even though anti-NS seems to believe that because it was a flashback, it no longer applies...
Eh. Of course it still applies. Or else there was no reason for it.

[AnimeGirl_123]

While its not 100% confirmed, I believe that Naruto even after Sakura/Hinata's confession still loves Sakura. Theres nothing that says otherwise.

[Saku-chan]

I was glad when he voiced his feelings because before that I was unsure if he had continued to develop those feelings during the time skip. While Naruto's understanding of Sakura was impressive for a 12 year old in part one, I was a tad skeptical about just how serious he was canonically. (I wanted him to be serious, but would you still like the same person you liked when you were 12? Let's be real.)

But now that he's admitted his love anew, my mind is at ease.