Posted 06 November 2014 - 09:54 AM
You know, I've been saying that I don't want NS to have anything at all these last chapters, no closure, interaction, nothing, because it would hurt too much and it would be kitten anyway.
But I've been thinking about how SS/NH fans always said that Naruto's feelings for Sakura were only ever a silly crush. And that's awful for me, because Naruto's love for her is so beautiful -- a core part of his character and one of the best parts imo, and one of the best things about the manga honestly. And I don't want it to get handwoven away like it never happened, even if any closure we get hurts. I want it to be acknowledged for what it was, so maybe a scenario like the following:
Sai and Naruto are standing together, watching Sasuke and Sakura from a distance (probably when he gives her the forehead poke and everything). Naruto is obviously sad, but he doesn't look too heartbroken because he probably expected this. Sai looks at him and says, "Are you really okay with this? Didn't you love Sakura?" Naruto looks visibly heartbroken for a moment, and (because apparently his reaction to Sai's question in 457, he's gotta confirm it directly) replies, "...Yeah. I really did." (maybe he recalls some of the important NS moments, like ch. 3, 172, 183, etc...) Then, with a bittersweet smile (the same one that he had in chapter 172, where Sakura hugged sasuke), he adds, "But I'm happy that she's happy." And, because there should probably be a route for NH (vomits), he also says, "and maybe now I can start searching for my own happiness." (At this point he'd probably see Hinata in the distance and look at her with the "....")
Ugh. But it won't happen. kitten this manga.