Once again my only input about Naruto and Sakura's relationship was that is about equal partnership. there is commitment and understanding to eachother's feelings, there is that layer of familiarity with eachother that Sakura can tease and playfully insult Naruto without actually meaning it and Naruto never sulks on it for long at least. There is mutual interest in eachother's happiness, with Naruto letting Sakura choose whom she wants to be with even if it's not him and Sakura supporting Naruto's dream. They spend time together and think about each other even when apart (prime example Sakura cried out for Naruto when Pain destroyed the village) Naruto never puts Sakura down and even calls her amazing when he saw how she showed off her medical expertise and saved Konkuro's life when it was deemed impossible (correct me if I'm wrong on that part) and Sakura always cries for Naruto such as when she saw his Four tailed form and and Kabuto spells it out for her that Naruto will become a monster and essentiually "kill himself" if it meant Saving Sasuke, and also when she heard Naruto will die if his tailed beast is removed from his body because Tail Beast hosts always die without question when seprated from said tailed beasts. The romance aspect came from how open the two are with eachother and understand the other perfectly well. Also, I can never say this enough, that Naruto and Sakura don't obsessively idealize eachother like Sakura does for Sasuke and Hinata does for Naruto. They take eachother for what they are and accept the other and themselves. Sakura is not blind to Naruto's faults and that is why she lectures and corrects him (but loves him anyway) and Naruto doesn't think Sakura is some perfect goddess and is just as human as him and is has emotional fragility just like him as well, which is why he is so gentle and understanding with her feelings. He even lets her in on his dark secret that he alwasy had the Kyuubi in him. But all of this is called a "red herring" and the feelings weren't real. Honestly, ANY MARRIED couple or actual romantic relationhship in real life should BE INSULTED BY THIS KITTEN. Kishi HAS INSULTED EVERY functional and actual loving relationship in existence, including his own might I add
Well you think that his wife being mad at him was for nothing?
But yeah, that's the actual problem... That Kishi by making NaruHina and SasuSaku canon spit in the face of any actual healthy relationship.
That is my main beef with it. Otherwise I think I'd be okay even if with not development between the pairings.
But given that they stand for at the end of the day and the message they leave behind, that's my problem.
NaruHina is all about guilt tripping, while SasuSaku is all about toxicity. In essence, both refer to other facets of abuse. NaruHina less, while SasuSaku at alarming rates.
While NaruSaku is at the opposite side of the spectrum here and I think that's people's problem with it. They have no way how to find a flaw in it, so they resort to all kind of pathetic invented excuses.
I mean, for example take my old theory where I said they're in IT.
It's filled with so much logic, that now, after being gone for so long and barely returning to the scene, it still attracts antis.
I have people still coming to my blog to tell me how it's all about my personal views and personal preferences. Dude. No, I'm just analyzing the mechanics of the story.
It's not my fault the mechanics of the story show it going in that certain direction...