Does the 'shocking ending' confirm NS as the OTP?

Started by tricksie, Nov 17 2014 03:12 PM

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#21 Bryon_Konoha_Ninja

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Posted 18 November 2014 - 09:18 PM

Yeah, sadly I only saw that statement as part of a discussion that was taking part on the tumblr NaruSaku tag. Just as Michi said, the nearest source I could find was Kishimoto asking us all to read chapter 700 to "understand" the movie.

If it does turn out that The Last movie will simply confirm NaruHina and SasuSaku as canon, and try to retcon 15 years of the manga, then a LOT of Naruto fans (not just NaruSaku) are going to be feeling very betrayed. You simply don't tell a story for 15 years, then give it a rushed and poorly written ending with random developments thrown in for cheap shock value.

Can you imagine JRR Tolkien ending Lord of the Rings that way? Frodo and Sam got blown up in the volcano, Gandalf disappeared into thin air, Legolas married Arwen, and Aragorn married Eowyn.

If Kishimoto and Shonen Jump have really decided to retcon Naruto, then a lot of fans are not going to be buying any more Naruto merchandise. Why would they, if the mangaka and publisher couldn't respect the story enough to give it a proper ending?

Of course, if this is all an elaborate marketing ploy to get everyone talking about the weird ending and deliver a further twist (like NaruHina/SasuSaku were NOT canon), then they'd be absolute bastards for putting all the fans through the emotional wringer...

Either way, I would have preferred a well-written ending that neatly tied up all the storylines, even if NaruSaku wasn't made canon. Nobody should "end" their story with a cheap marketing stunt.

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Posted 19 November 2014 - 01:49 AM

Sure if you twist it around like that.

But no it does not confirm NaruSaku. It will always be true that NaruSaku will always be there to tower over SS/NH though. The whole manga is proof of that.

Why do people NOT ship these two? I just don't get it.

Probably cause they hate Sakura. When she's probably the most developed female character in the whole show.

I respect Hinata, but Sakura deserves some too.

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Posted 19 November 2014 - 06:59 PM

I am shocked that people actually believe this is a "happy ending."

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#24 Bryon_Konoha_Ninja

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Posted 19 November 2014 - 07:00 PM

I am shocked that people actually believe this is a "happy ending."

Yeah, no kitten there, James. It's pretty tragic sounding if ANYONE thinks this is considered "happy"!

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Posted 19 November 2014 - 07:04 PM

Yeah it's just awful.

#26 Bryon_Konoha_Ninja

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Posted 19 November 2014 - 07:06 PM

Yeah it's just awful.

Exactly, and a lot of fans feel that way, except for those who are too dumb or blind to see how awesome the ending was.

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Posted 19 November 2014 - 07:16 PM

An even better analogy for the end pairings is the Princess Bride.

Imagine if you will that for the entire story we've been told about the epic true love from Wesley to Buttercup.

We've been told how buttercup slowly grew to love Wesley and was heartbroken after he died and her heart healed after his return.

and imagine in the end we find out that Humperdinck marries Buttercup because secretly he always was in love with her and Wesley marries some random pirate girl on his crew because one time she jumped in front of a cannon ball for him.

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Posted 19 November 2014 - 07:32 PM

An even better analogy for the end pairings is the Princess Bride.

Imagine if you will that for the entire story we've been told about the epic true love from Wesley to Buttercup.

We've been told how buttercup slowly grew to love Wesley and was heartbroken after he died and her heart healed after his return.

and imagine in the end we find out that Humperdinck marries Buttercup because secretly he always was in love with her and Wesley marries some random pirate girl on his crew because one time she jumped in front of a cannon ball for him.

Yeah, I tried to liken it to Hermione ending up with Draco and Harry marrying Penelope Clearwater. And we only learn about it in the epilogue. It's awful.

#29 Bryon_Konoha_Ninja

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Posted 19 November 2014 - 07:36 PM

Yeah, I tried to liken it to Hermioned ending up with Draco and Harry marrying Penelope Clearwater. And we only learn about it in the epilogue. It's awful.

It is. X_X It'd also be like if, say, Cinderella married some random commoner instead of the prince whom fell in love with her... and the Prince married one of her stepsisters. X_X

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Posted 19 November 2014 - 09:03 PM

The ending confirms that Kishimoto sold out to pander what was popular, not what made sense in the context of his own story in respect of character development.

i.e. he's a disappointment.

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