PacificWater20

Hey guys I'm new here, but I've been keeping up with this thread as an outside looking in spectator for some time now. I've watched and read Naruto off and on ever since the beginning of the series and I can honestly say that I've been pulling for Naruto and Sakura as a couple ever since their first interactions.

Now in light of recent events within the manga, I've noticed quite a few things.

1. As an aspiring writer, I spend much of my free time studying books and crafting stories to put into my own works. And as someone who has a great appreciation of epic stories, romance is one of the top priorities in my opinion. Romance is a part of life and if that is so then any great story should have some ties to it, in my opinion. (Albeit there are exceptions, don't get me wrong.) So with this in mind and the direction Kishi is heading, yes I can honestly say Naruto and Sakura are end game. Foreshadowing, interactions, and basic storytelling inferences all hint at this. Many are just too caught up in their pursuits of seeing their favorite character end up with someone else to recognize this.

2. Why on earth would Kishi put Sakura in the position she's in with Naruto's life support, and Karin as Sasuke's own respective aid, as well as Hinata as obviously falling short of being capable of rescuing Naruto, if there wasn't some meaning to it? Also, the girlfriend comment, the Kushina parallel, the obvious themes of attaining one's dreams. Are some people really gonna say that these mean nothing? That Kishi is just writing a whole bunch of random events and then concluding the story in a way that completely contradicts everything he's put his life's work into? Heck no. Kishi is a distinguished writer, I have much respect for the man and I will stand behind whatever story making decisions he has. But I know where he's heading. Unfortunately for NaruHina, it's not in their direction.

Well that's my two cents on the subject. Just thought I'd make my voice heard. But I really don't devote my life to this pairing or this particular series. As I said earlier, I am an aspiring writer and a lover of literature. That includes analysis, and I do love to analyze and break down literature. But guys in my opinion, out of all the books and stories I've studied, I'm pretty sure about this one. It is almost certain that Naruto and Sakura are endgame.