Arcturus

 

Hey welcome! :) I agree with absolutely everything. The main thing that sets off NaruSaku from the other pairings is that Sakura is actually shown to be changing her feelings. It's been implied many times in the past, as well as the present. And the other thing that sets it apart, is Naruto himself. This guy is a guy who doesn't change his feelings easily. It's what people love about him the most - his loyalty, and the selfless care that goes along with it, towards all his comrades.

 

What sets Sakura apart from Hinata is that Sakura has actually been a part of Naruto's life. A part that he cherishes no matter what. He knows and understands her, he admires her, and takes care of her, he blushes towards her, he's completely honest with her - and he always expects the same from her. Naruto doesn't know Hinata like this. Naruto respects her, but people can't just expect Naruto to fall out of love with Sakura, and into love with Hinata. Feelings have to gradually grow, feelings have to come from knowing someone well, and actually developing. This doesn't apply to Naruto. Those type of feelings are directly like Sakura's. It's realistic, and Kishi is making quite an effort to show this.

 

Sakura is a changing girl - especially when it comes to feelings. Sasuke and Naruto just don't apply to this romantically. 

 

NaruHina happening would be disregarding Naruto's feelings. It would also make Hinata uneasy - and it would be hard for her to be herself around him. I want Naruto and Hinata to be good friends. Making them jump into a romantic relationship, would just be random, and that's not the way Kishi does things. Kishi spends his time developing bonds for a reason. Naruto and Sakura are a special case, because they both have feelings for each other. They've both done selfless things for each other. And then there are all those people that notice Naruto and Sakura's bond. It's romantic and platonic at the same time - and that's something that NH and SS don't have. And don't forget all those MinaKushi parallels... 

 

NaruSaku is a special pairing. NaruHina is okay, but I'd rather them just be friends.

 

Thanks for joining the site though ^^ See you around~

@the bolded 100% Cannot Agree Enough

And i agree with what you said as well, i do want NaruHina to develop as good  friends, its obvious he does help her a little, but the fact her "crush" on him is just a little....too much you know- i'd just rather them be friends. And since Naruto has yet to give any hint of harboring romantic feelings towards her- i'm only detecting strong platonic ties, if anything.

Out of main 3 pairings, NaruSaku feels the closest to being mutual-atleast going off of hints and the such.

MinaKushi + NaruSaku mirror is really cute for me hahaha

Also thank you for the welcome 

I can't feel sure of NH becoming canon soley for the fact we're this far in the game and Naruto has yet to give any hints he romantically love her. Naruto is not like Sasuke

(Which is one thing i give SasuSaku's, we do not know Sasuke feelings for her considering his attitude/personality in general)

However this is not the case for Naruto. Naruto is easy to figure out, he ALWAYS blushes around Sakura, he joked with Sakura being his girlfriend, when Sakura confessed her "love"- there was nothing but a huge blush across his face. He does not hide his feelings- when he's angry he'll show it. Sad, he'll let you know. Or even if he tries to hide it- its obvious he's down.

Which is why i'm not convinced he loves Hinata. Just by looking at Narut'so character, its weird for him not to give any hints of being 100% romantically involve with her like he is with Sakura. 

I mean think about it, He already knows Hinata loves him- she confessed it right infront of him. And if he feels the same...why is he waiting?

Pre-war and during this war- there has been nothing.

Speaking of during this war..What if Hinata dies? Surely, he knows this is capable of happening after seeing neiji dying- so wouldn't that be the right time to confess your feelings after holding this girls hand? (Assuming it was romantic and not just a chakra transfer lol)

I think Naruto cares for her, but i'm not convinced he loves her- atleast not the way he feels for Sakura, it comes across as appreciating for all she done, patting her on the back, wants to help her and stay as that motivation for her- but not exactly love...

I feel there's been more hints on Sakura's feelings for Naruto(He makes her heartbeat faster for example, Yamato's words..etc) than Naruto feelings for Hinata.

I love Naruto, and if he picks Hinata then its fine with me- whatever makes him happy makes me happy, and i do not scorn NH at all but how its being setting up for them being canon is weird and a little odd for the " so-called ultimate power couple"

*waves* i'm new here hiya