Ok.......first things first before I get to my idea I need to make a statement:
The NaruSaku fandom was created and born from the expectation and hopes of the Hero and main heroine getting together from small beginnings to a bright future. We all held the sense of belief of a form of "Love" that could transcend beyond friendship and for the care of one person to another.
But since the end of the manga and the last movie coming out soon that portrayed not out form of "love" but another.......we have all been clouded by Sadness, Anger, and grievance. That anything we hear regarding Naruto or NS becomes like a Knife to the heart to us!!! And the Pairing wars or Canonship of NH and SS keeps everyone here from ever loving our ship even more!!!
But I'm here to tell you all that THIS IS THE PROBLEM!!!! That this whole notion of being Canon at the end of the manga was the most important thing for us in the whole world!!! BUT NO THAT IS WRONG!!! We in NS fandom all had one thing that was important to us.....more important then the pairing wars.......then canonship.......then even the story we came to appreciate the past 15 years........and it is this.....
In kishimotos words and views, what would it look like when Naruto and Sakura got together in the end?
That one aspect and thought was the main drive and core of our fandom ever since it was created and even after the end of the manga that one question is still the thing that is keeping us driving more forward!!! And it is because of that one aspect I was inspired by an idea.......and idea that still gives us hope......LEGITIMATE Hope of seeing that one question answered in the future.
Now I want everyone to understand that this idea will at first seem displeasing because it'll sound cliche or maybe to some of you desperate.....but I would like to ask you to step away from any thoughts about the end of the manga.....the last movie.....from kishimotos bad ending.....NH and SS....and just focus only on seeing NS actually happening for a minute. Now I will explain my thoughts....
To us after the end of the manga we feel that none of us, the fans of Naruto who would have liked to see him get together with Sakura, will never get to see what that would ever look like from kishimotos writing of them getting together. But where there is a will, there is way!!!
My idea is this........A special side story of What would happen if Naruto and Sakura fell in love with each other. An original work created by Kishimoto that would show his description of how Naruto and Sakura would get together if the main story took that direction.
Now I know just from reading that you would immediately think it's stupid and impossible and have tons of opinions of how it wouldn't work but I can tell you with 95% certainty that it is indeed POSSIBLE and for multiple reasons actually!!!
1: Development!!! Out of the whole story of Naruto anyone who has an IQ of a first grader and above who reads it would immediately think that Naruto and Sakura would get together in the end. No questions asked and everyone here and anyone who is neutral to love stories knows it. The development between the two through out the whole story, and along with all the hints to indicate it happening gives it enough support to be used in an actual love story. Kishimoto would have everything he needs to make an outside story if he ever wanted to.
2: Naruto fans and Kishimotos personal fans: there's is no doubt after the ending of Naruto Kishimoto lost many fans and supporters. If he has been doing a series 15 years straight then that tells me he has at least some compassion when it comes to his fans as whole. So in order to at least satisfy the fans he disappointed he can create an outside story for those fans that wanted it and hopefully appease them for their dedication of reading his story for the past several years.
3:Practice and Development for Kishimoto himself: Now I have heard that if and when kishimoto makes a new manga, it will be about romance. Now considering the fact after reading Naruto we can tell he Definetly needs more work in that department. Naruto The Last Movie may be a love story from kishimoto himself but it's a story that was forced to be made legit from the lack of development it had in the original work. Now if he made a story of how Naruto and Sakura would get together it would be more to his element rather then what he wrote for NH. If he were to write this story he would not only get practice and training of writing romance, but he would also get positive reviews of how he can handle that genre and it would make readers more curious to know what his next Work would be like.
4: finally.....Money: The main instigator to what most of us believe why Kishimoto chose the route he did. But if he really did it for the money then all the more reason for him to jump on this idea then because.......he would get more money!!!! Many fans of the series would love to see an outside story of Naruto and Sakura getting together and would jump at the chance to buy the piece when it came out. Any work involving Naruto and from kishimoto would be bought regardless of what it is involved so in the end Kishi would still be getting a lot of money from it. Also if everything goes well with the story and get good reviews then they can take it even higher and gain more money from it but I'll explain more about that in Part 2 of my idea.
All in all there would be hardly any reason for kishimoto not to take this idea because it would benefit him and it would appease his fans that were disappointed and left out. But I know there are other reasons that you will feel it still wouldn't feel possible. I will honestly tell you with the best of my ability why it it still is a hopeful idea with anything you guys think of!!! :)
So I'll take a pause here for you guys to collect your thoughts and opinions and continue on to part 2 once I finish with all your questions and thoughts >X)
Edited by MoonDrop04, 17 November 2014 - 12:42 PM.