I'm ashamed of being part of this fandom when I see some comments here as a reaction to the assistant's tweet (or even reaction to the ending itself). Ashamed of being put in the same bag as those who write so childish and disrespectful thing about both the assistant and Kishimoto. I never thought there would be a day I'd side NH/SS fans, but I can't help but agree with them when they are saying how disrespectful NS fans reaction is, though I know they would be the same if not worse if NS did happen.
I'm glad there is still some people here who are sane and calm about the whole situation.
That's what a fandom is about, because every person copes different with "lost" things. I'm not saying that such reactions are approvable, but I also can understand the frustration those people are feeling and I guess they want to make their dissapointment clear. There is nothing wrong to say "I don't like it because *insert reason here*". I am frustrated and wished I could tell Kishimoto directly why I am. You might not feel that way and accepted what happened. However, that doesn't mean everyone has to do the same.
But yes, the petition is nothing that should have been created and the assistant shouldn't be attacked or bullied.