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Trying to kill her three times hmm kind of he used to feel something for her now he only wants to kill her along with everyone from Konoha.

Hey there — my thoughts exactly. This is a Sakura moment. Not a shipping moment. This is an insight into how she sees herself. The story is wrapped around the two boys, so it's easy to want to view Sakura from that perspective, but this moment is really about her. (And as for Hinata, she's just a cheerleader here. Nothing more.) Excellent tvtropes reference — that site is a blackhole of distractability!

Oh, and welcome, btw!




qft. Naruto, like most serialized literature, is formulaic. The pairings won't be resolved until the end. And until then, there will be lots more ups and downs to keep all the shippers on the hook. It's good writing, and it's good business.

If you are missing this, then I only have one thing to say: Stop reading the manga through a straw. Seriously. There is a bigger picture here that you are not seeing.

It is not about resolving a pairing in a single frame, or even in a single chapter. There is a build-up, climax and unraveling. That fact the Kishi is still rippling the waters with pairing stuff means that the story is still fully in it's build-up. Yay for us. Because once the pairing is resolved, the manga is over. (If Naruto accomplishes his goals, gets his love and Hokage, before he defeats/reforms Sasuke, then all that's left is for Naruto to chase Sasuke. And at that point everybody jumps ship.)

Kishi has certainly thrown out a solid piece of storytelling, and is masterfully jerking it along till the end. As readers, we don't always have to take the bait. Ten years of consistent build-up should give you some assurances. Naruto is obviously heading toward the battlefield — the chances are high that in the next 5-10 chapters there will be some NS interaction. So now we have to see if Kishi is true to his formula of a setback in the pairing followed by a greater gain.

edit: It's also a little disappointing to see the lack of faith in Sakura's character. (Especially from the NS camp.) She's worked harder than any of them, not having had the benefit of status or extraordinary power, and she has carried the weight and guilt of her decisions since back in her genin days. It would be shallow and terribly ooc of her NOT to reflect on the LoverNin's statement with a little bit of disappointment in herself. She says before the confession, "I'm always making mistakes." She doesn't have a flimsy, throw-away persona — she's the most realistic one amidst all these overblown story-book characters. And it's nice to see Kishimoto finally illustrating her as strong as she's had to be to get this far in the story. Don't undermine her fight scene by throwing away her whole personality on a childhood crush. The girl's come a lot farther than that.

Your speech is great but one thing what do you mean Sasuke feels something for Sakura???