When Sakura said Naruto's feelings for her were false and he only wanted to win her as a trophy girlfriend over Sasuke and Naruto SAID NOTHING. An absolute insult to their friendship and everything Naruto stands for, FORGET the romance being tarnished, Naruto saw Sakura as a a victory medal and his rivalry with Sasuke was shallow enough that he had to take ONE fan girl away from him to make himself feel superior. DOES THAT SOUND like the compassionate selfless Naruto Uzumaki we've been following for 15 years?
That scene was to destroy any feelings Naruto ever had for Sakura. Because as always they can't stand Hinata being the second choice. However, in order to do that they had to destroy Naruto's character. Since, no one should disagree that Naruto was attracted to Sakura; he says so -internally- in chapter three if nothing else. As well as Naruto constantly self-sacrificing to make Sakura happy; the promise of a life time being the most well known scene of this.
Of course when you say all those scene he didn't have real feeling for her, he was just faking it, and it was always about just being better than Sasuke. Than looking at those scenes and how convincingly he lied makes him come off as a complete sociopath/psychopath as well as the worst scumbag.
SS fans don't mind as it implies that Naruto understood that Sasuke always had feeling toward Sakura.
He wasn't showing showing he was madly in love with Hinata either, until "the last". What's their point? It is a SAD SAD day when these same fans imagine Naruto and Hinata sucking face every 5 seconds, but Naruto wanting to know Sakura a little better is sick and wrong. BTW, WHEN has he tried to get to know Hinata to that sort of detail? True love, my kittening kittens
Again, they want Naruto to only love Hinata to have only ever loved her and no one else. They can't stand him caring about anyone else; with the exception of the children they had together.
As I recall, Hinata didn't either. Again, What's their point? And it is not only that Road to Ninja one-shot by the way, Hinata never hung out with Naruto IN THE MANGA on her days off. if they really want to go there how about they actually show Naruto and Hinata on a date during Naruto's run? tick tock, tick tock. Naruto ghosted Hinata ALL THE TIME and these fans can try prove me wrong if they can. He even ghosts her now when you think about it
"But. But. But. She at least thinks of him and its the thought that counts. Sakura never thinks of him and never cares about him. Only Hinata does."
Hinata spent 16 years barely interacting with him, yet always thinking of him apparently. Yet, she is the closest person to him and the only one with a bond of love. Ignore anyone that interacts with him, and acts especially Sakura since they don't care about him like Hinata does. Virtue Signaling is a thing her fans probably believe in strongly. You never actually have to act on what you believe, just saying it is enough to prove how morally superior you are to everyone else.
Edited by Bail o' Lies, 21 May 2022 - 09:10 PM.