Posted 15 October 2016 - 06:31 PM
(This is some of my rant that I posted on my Instagram account regarding Sakura's feelings) I've said this before, and I'll say it again. I truly believe that Sakura loved Naruto. This can be backed up by manga evidence, parallels, and interviews with the creator. First off, Sakura's feelings are brought up several times in the series. For example, Yamato and Sai can see that she feels a certain way for Naruto. Regarding Yamato, his exact words were "It's not what you do for Naruto that's important. It's how strongly you feel about him that counts. Sakura, I can tell just by looking at you. The truth is that you-" Then he was unfortunately cut off. Now many people have totally disregarded this moment saying it doesn't prove anything. But if it meant nothing, then what was the point of cutting Yamato off? Obviously Kishimoto had something romantic in mind. So I can infer that at this point in the series, Sakura had feelings for Naruto. Then we have Sai, his exact words were.. "Sakura, you're very gentle around Naruto aren't you?" May not seem like much, but this connects with something said in Part 1. Shikamaru father had said, "Even the roughest woman is tender to the guy she loves." There is definitely a connection there, no doubt about it. Sai also says, "People always smile around the people they like." Sakura is always seen giving Naruto loving and caring smiles. This is also a big piece of evidence of Sakura's feelings. I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of anything at the moment. Now let's move onto parallels. Jiraiya and Tsunade: JiraTsu is basically... what could've been. Tsunade is very similar to Sakura in terms of personality. While Naruto isn't a pervert like Jiraiya, they're still similar in many ways. Jiraiya was in love with Tsunade, but it always came across as one sided. In reality, Tsunade was in love with Jiraiya. Of course, she didn't realize that until his death Another parallel is ObiRin... I don't feel think ObiRin is a huge parallel, but it definitely has some similarities. Obito and Naruto are alike. Very selfless and determined. Rin and Sakura are somewhat alike, they're both medics and they both had a crush on the 'cool strong guy'. Obito however, was in love with Rin (like Naruto was in love with Sakura). Of course, it came across as one sided. But Rin was also in love with Obito. Like I said, they aren't as strong of a parallel. And finally the biggest and most important parallel yet: MinaKushi! Sakura is very similar to Kushina in many ways. Like Kushina she's stubborn, strong-willed, rough, caring, compassionate, and selfless. Her exact words to Naruto were, "Find someone like your mother." This is later backed up by Minato with, "This girl (Sakura) reminds me of Kushina. Now onto the juicy stuff. Minato had a crush on Kushina when they were kids, but Kushina didn't think much of him and ignored him altogether. This relates to how Sakura felt about Naruto in part one. Anywho, Kushina only really starts noticing him when he saves her. This can also be related to how Sakura felt when Naruto had saved her from Gaara. Hmm, and finally let's talk about Kishimoto's interviews etc. Kishimoto had said that Sakura was based off of his wife, he also said that he considered himself to be most like Naruto. Another interesting thing is Eiichiro Oda (One piece) who is a good friend of Kishimoto's, said that Sakura resembles Kishi's wife. In a way, it seems Kishi based Narusaku on his own relationship! If you look back on my page, then you'll see I posted a paragraph from Sakura's databook. Regarding Naruto, here were the exact words, "How does Sakura feel about Naruto? She still hasn't found an answer." Based off of everything I've said in this, I can infer that Sakura was confused about her feelings for Naruto. I've said this before but, she was completely unaware of her love for Naruto. She kept on trying to convince herself that she was in love with Sasuke, that she was blind to the fact that she was in love with Naruto. Of course, all of this is my interpretation of things.
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