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So yeah i felt like sketching this yesterday after i saw the first chapter of Boruto. It was weird to see Hinata sooo different. But she still looks cute after all. I guess Hinata could never look ugly :) I definitelly prefer our usual Hinata tho,the original ❤
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Confession #69: I don’t like how the Proud Failure speech was never animated again or used as a flashback later on in the series. People forget how important that moment was to not just the ship but to Naruto as a character.
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Confession #76: I really don’t like it when the anime portrays Hinata as a stalker. She only watched Naruto from behind a tree ONCE in the manga, and it wasn’t because she was “stalking” him. Hinata was still the Hyuga heiress at that time, so she probably wasn’t even allowed to interact with Naruto, and didn’t have the courage to do so anyway, seeing how timid she was.
The Last makes Hinata look so bad.
The Last makes Naruto look so worst.
The Last makes NaruHina beyond so bad and the worst.
And I Love Naruto, Hinata, and NaruHina.
The Last Movie is a Waste. Trash beyond Trash.
What make you still like the Movie if you love NARUTO Series? When people already pointed how The Last Movie stealing other ship’s canon material and put many nonsense in it without considering things? Even the worst Shoujo Manga/Anime is probably better than the Last Move that is a SHOUNEN Anime!
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If you had to copy the entire dynamic SNS to make sense of NH it means then that SNS was always romantic, and don’t say it isn’t… Just because they are men, unless you are a disgusting homophobe.
I’m Pro-NaruHina, but this is why The Last Movie is Trash!
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Oh what surprise! Another plot mistake that contradicts something from before for the sake of NH.
So if they went after canon, Naruto shouldn’t have fallen for the genjutsu which means = no retcon (Naruto falling for the genjutsu), no NH.
And don’t anyone dare to say that this was probably a ‘’high level genjutsu where not even Kurama could help him’’, because even a normal person like Sakura could wake herself up from such a genjutsu.
As NaruHina shipper, This is One of Small part of reason why The Last Movie is Trash!
I’m surprised, with how many people dislike SasuSaku and their non-exist romantic relationship, and relieved when Kishi said that about them could get divorced, I barely find someone made fic or fanart about them getting divorced, or write them live together but without ‘Love’ the way you like to read if Kishi draw one. I actually found ONLY two fic from one Author, one where they already divorced but without bashing anyone, and one where they live together but Sasuke barely there or give Sakura any affection, with still without bashing anyone. And the author itself probably does not even hate SasuSaku. Because she/he read and favorite some SS fanfics.
I’m waiting for fic where Sarada confrimed as Karin’s biological child, but Sakura still love her no matter what, and Sarada chose Sakura too.
Or fic where Sarada ask when/how/why Sasuke love Sakura, and his answer was a honest “No. I never love her the way she love me.” and then why he marry her in the first place.
Or Boruto found out Sasuke’s first kiss, first love, and probably the last as well, is his father; Naruto.
And as SNH fans, what if Boruto accidentally saw Sasuke and Naruto making out or made love without them notice his presence, and when Boruto told his mother what he saw, Hinata just sighed and tell him that Naruto already married Sasuke too. It wasn’t suppose to be secret, since almost every adults in Konoha and all their friends know that, but with dangerous mission Sasuke has and take years, it became unofficial secret. And Sarada’s existence is another story.
me: Anti-Naruto Ending.
me: Anti-The Last Movie.
me: Anti-Naruto Gaiden.
me: Anti-Boruto.
me: Pro-NaruHina.
me: Pro-SasuNaru.
Going to Anti-SasuSaku tag, there’s Pro-NaruSaku, SasuKarin, SasuHina, and Anti-NaruHina.
Going to Anti-NaruSaku tag, there’s Pro-SasuSaku.
Gong to Anti-SasuKarin tag, there’s Pro-SasuSaku.
Going to NaruHina tag, there’s Pro-SasuSaku.
Going to SasuNaru tag, there’s Anti-NaruHina and Anti-Hinata.
I want to talk about something for a minute.
I’ve seen a lot of anti-ending people bash Naruto/Hinata and Sasuke/Sakura in the same breath, citing them both as awful ships, trashing both girls are being obsessed stalkers who don’t really care at all about the boys. I myself have problems with both ships (well, “problems” with Sasuke/Sakura means it’s one of my top tier NOTPs across every single fandom I’ve ever been in), at least on a writing level, but the more I think about it the more I cannot agree with many of the criticisms leveled at Naruto/Hinata from an in-universe standpoint. The writing of Naruto/Hinata has a fuck ton of problems, because Kishimoto refused to give it the development that it needed, and also refused to let Hinata stand on her own as a character without having her every single appearance relate back to Naruto’s story in some way. But in-universe, looking at them both as characters and at what little we see of their relationship, I really cannot agree with many of the criticisms. And at the very least, I can and do want to say this:
Hinata’s love for Naruto comes across as selfless, whereas Sakura’s “love” for Sasuke comes across as selfish.
Flat out and straight up, from what little we get to see of her, we see that one of Hinata’s main desires was just for Naruto to be happy, regardless of who he was happy with. This is part of the reason, I think, that she did not actively pursue him. While a lot can be said about her watching while he was lonely and miserable in their childhood, a lot can also be said by the fact that she never tried to force herself on him in part one of the manga, that she wasn’t constantly throwing her own feelings in his face, that she wasn’t constantly obsessing over her desire to be with him, but instead tried to do things like offer him medicinal ointment and cheer him up when he looked down, because she wanted to see him smile. Contrast this with Sakura, who was constantly scheming for a way to get Sasuke to want to date her, who obsessed over the thought of kissing him, who constantly thought about her own feelings in relation to him and what he could do to make her feel better. Even though Sasuke made it clear that Sakura’s affections annoyed and even made him uncomfortable, Sakura did not care and continued to use any excuse she could to get close. Whereas while HInata was admittedly held back by shyness, when she did approach Naruto, it wasn’t to try and flirt with him, but was instead to try and help him. Much later on, near the end of the Pain arc, when the entire village is cheering for Naruto and Sakura hugs him—Sakura, whom Hinata probably knows Naruto has a crush on, mind you—Hinata smiles, because Naruto is finally getting the respect and love he deserves, and he’s probably happy, and Hinata wants him to be happy. If another girl had hugged Sasuke like that, Sakura would have been writhing with jealousy. Hinata, on the other hand, with a close female friend of Naruto’s hugging him? Nah. She’s just happy for his happiness.
And the most damning thing of all? Their confessions. Sakura has two while Hinata has one, and I’m going to lay all three of them out here for you to see. Let’s take a look:
SAKURA:
(age 12) “You told me how painful it was to be alone! Right now, I know your pain … ! I may have friends and family, but … if you were to leave … to me … I would be just as alone as you! I … I love you with all of my heart! If you were to stay with me, there would be no regrets. Because every day, we’d do something fun, and we’d be happy, I swear! I would do anything for you, so please, just stay with me! I’ll even help you with your revenge … I don’t know what I could do, but I’ll try my best to do something … so please, just stay with me … or take me with you if you can’t stay here.”
(age 15/16) “The truth is, I’ve always known in my heart that there was nothing I could have done for you. But I love you! No matter what’s happened, I still care about you more than I can bear … If I could have taken all of your pain onto myself to comfort you, I would have … but here we are again, and still all I can do is sit here and cry. I’m so pathetic … ! But Sasuke-kun! If I still have a place somewhere in your heart, no matter how small it may be, then please, I’m begging you: Don’t slip further away! If we all just stayed together, forever … then I’m sure someday things would go back to the way they used to be!”
HINATA:
“I stand here on my own will. This time, I will save you, Naruto-kun. I have always been a crybaby, and always just gave up before trying. I kept thinking everything I did was wrong, but you showed me the right path to take. I have always been chasing you. I always wanted to catch up with you, to walk with you, to be with you. You changed me, Naruto-kun. Your smile is what saved me! That is why I am not afraid to die … protecting you. Because I love you, Naruto-kun!”
Do you see the difference?
In Sakura’s confessions, sure, she says that she’ll do whatever it takes to get Sasuke to say, she makes vague and therefore empty promises that they’ll do “fun things,” says that she’d take his pain if she could, but in reality she can’t (and she knows this), which adds to the emptiness of that conviction. Those are pretty words, but they carry no weight. She cannot help him, and doesn’t even have the slightest clue of how to help him. She begs for him to stay with her for her own sake, not for his. His happiness does not factor into it, and her vague and empty promises of making him happy mean nothing considering she is not truly considering his feelings and has no idea of how to go about ensuring his happiness.
On the flip side, while Hinata calls her sacrifice selfish prior to her confession (when really, it isn’t), what she says in hers is that while she used to be weak, Naruto inspired her to be strong. His smile—his happiness—is what saved her, and so she wants to protect him and his happiness. She says that she will save him, and this isn’t a vague and empty promise—it’s a declarative statement of her actions, considering he is currently pinned down by Pain and Hinata is shielding him from further harm with her own body. Furthermore, while the purpose of Sakura’s confessions was to make Sasuke be with her to ensure her own happiness, Hinata is confessing to explain her own actions … but is also standing there, willing and prepared to die. Obviously, if she dies, she cannot be with Naruto because, well … she’d be dead. This isn’t even about giving up her own happiness, this is about giving up her life in order to save Naruto’s. This is true, selfless love, because she’s not confessing to beg Naruto to be with her, she’s confessing knowing that they won’t be because she is going to die.
In other words: Sakura’s confessions were pure selfishness that completely ignored Sasuke’s own feelings except for manipulative, empty promises that she could never even dream of fulfilling because she has no idea how to.
Hinata’s confession was selfless and focused on Naruto’s happiness, how that happiness inspired her and gave her strength, and how she will now use that strength that he gave her to save his life in any way she can, through a very specific action of shielding him with her own body.
The two really aren’t comparable at all, and when you compare this to what we see of them in the future, how Hinata’s shyness is gone and she and Naruto seem to have an equal and loving relationship, while Sakura still cannot look Sasuke in the eye?
Yeah, sorry not sorry. In-universe, Naruto/Hinata is the better relationship by far, and Hinata’s love for Naruto is certainly more admirable than Sakura’s “love” for Sasuke, point blank.
FUCKING THANK YOU!!!
This is a much needed breath of fresh air in the toxic atmosphere of excessive NH hate we’ve seen. What made me lose respect for anti-NH was when they started calling her HinaTITS…
Like.. there are so many other legitimate arguments you can make against this character?? I heavily criticize Sakura but not fucking ONCE have I ever talked about her breast size, or any other physical traits for that matter.
I don’t ship NH, but I’m not an anti. I was rather moved by her confession during Pain’s battle and I simply agree to disagree with those who think it was selfish. Many NH/Hinata haters are NaruSaku fans who feel cheated, understandably so. But I’m anti-NaruSaku. YES, they had development, YES, they were foreshadowed, but NS is still far too problematic. The worst is that many of the good anti-NH arguments transition into pro-NS arguments.
They’re still using Sakura as a self-insert, just this time for Naruto rather than Sasuke. Sakura is no queen. She is a terrible, immature, poorly-written character who disappointed us all. Stop trying to force her into loving Naruto. She NEVER loved him. She’s obsessed with Sasuke. SHE WILL NEVER appreciate the things Naruto did for her, or all the times he saved her.
In my opinion, NH is harmless COMPARED TO SS. NH is boring at worst. They’re like those couples who stay married even though the passion is long gone, or was never there, like an arranged marriage with a dutiful wife and distant husband. On the other hand, SasuSaku is destructive. They are completely incompatible, my ultimate NOTP.
“[Hinata] and Naruto seem to have an equal and loving relationship”
Perhaps we’ll seeinklingsof that in the upcoming film, but up until now I haven’t seen this “love and equality.” What I will never get is why it took Naruto so many damn years to acknowledge Hinata’s confession or even address her feelings. He… avoided her… I can’t ignore that. He had to be pushed to even talk to her about it. Does her breath stink or what? Like, what made you not come to her sooner? Because I know that if a beautiful, shy, strong man who confessed that I personally inspired him and nearly sacrificed his life to save me, and said he loved me, the sun would not set that day before I make him mine lol
So what made Naruto pretty much go back to ignoring Hinata again for several damn years as if her Pain confession never fucking happened? Are her bento boxes poisoned?
I personally hate the notion of unrequited love, but so many fans get off on that because it’s experienced by so many people, and that’s why they relate. Hinata loves Naruto. Naruto likes Sakura. Sakura is obsessed with Sasuke. Sasuke is absorbed in his own goals. To me this is fucked up, yet they’re the most popular ships because high schoolers know what it’s like when the hot guy/girl likes someone else. I’m beyond high school and therefore I’m so over that nonsense drama, but I know that Kishi’s main fan demographic is not.
So my overall views on NH being canon?
When I say that Naruto and Hinata seem to have an equal and loving relationship, I’m speaking in terms of their in-universe characterization, and not the writing problems that I specifically mentioned in this very post that they have, as well as have ranted about in a slew of other posts on my blog.
To keep things short:
In-universe, their interactions are wholly positive. Whether it is Hinata offering Naruto medicine, Naruto swearing to avenge her by beating the tar out of Neji, Hinata’s sacrifice, or—most importantly, in my eyes—Hinata literally smacking sense into him during the war arc and looking him straight in the eye as she told him to get his act together, showing that yes, they ARE on equal ground in terms of interpersonal relations because she is NOT afraid to stand up to him and give him what-for, their interactions are positive and indicate that, if given proper time and development, they can have a steady, healthy relationship. Hinata is not afraid to stand up to Naruto and speak her mind, as has been demonstrated in black and white in the manga. Likewise, Naruto is clearly not going to overpower Hinata or defer to her. Instead, he draws strength from her presence and is motivated to keep fighting by what she said. In terms of ninjutsu he may outclass her because he’s the ~*Chosen One*~, but in terms of relationship dynamics—from what little we’ve seen, in-universe—they are equals. When I look at Naruto and Hinata, I have no problems with them, because I know that they aren’t going to abuse or mistreat each other. Plus, the little one-shot date that Kishi wrote? I don’t even ship NH, but I won’t lie, that was cute as heck, especially with how Hinata used her byakugan to see that he was short on cash, and then suggested they get ramen because she cares about his feelings (unlike Haruno “we can eat but only if you pay” Sakura who gave zero fucks that Naruto was strapped for cash).
Writing-wise, yes, they have a ton of problems, because Kishimoto relegated Hinata to Love Interest For Naruto, and thus only let her on-page when it was time for her to bolster Naruto’s story in some way, typically by giving him motivation to advance the plot (e.g. she motivated him to fight Neji, she saved him from Pain, she motivated him after Neji’s death, etc). Kishimoto didn’t regard Hinata as a character in her own right, and that is wrong of him, and I hate that he did that. That said, that’s the reason why Naruto did not speak to Hinata after her confession. Kishimoto had Hinata sacrifice herself because he needed Naruto to be freed from Pain, and also needed Naruto to have a reason to go apeshit bananas. Hinata’s sacrifice accomplished both of those things. That accomplished, Kishimoto no longer saw a need for Hinata, and given that he had absolutely no intentions of resolving any romance or love triangle shenanigans before 700 (which I’ve ranted about in my chapter three review, albeit in regards to the T7 triangle specifically), that gave him all the more reason to continue to ignore her. This causes problems in The Last, when Kishimoto not only demanded a two year time skip because he didn’t want them dating before they were eighteen, but also apparently refused to allow them to even develop a friendship in that two year time gap, or refused to have them slip in a mention of, “Naruto and Hinata talked about that off-screen, Naruto said he just wanted to be friends for the time being.” That one little mention would have absolved Naruto of looking like an asshole, and it also would have saved him from looking like an idiot who misunderstood her confession. That was all that was needed, just a little mention that he responded to her confession with friendship and that the romance developed later, after a couple years of getting to know each other. That’s it.
But that didn’t happen, because Kishimoto is incapable of writing romance properly (I can’t think of a single couple he succeeded with tbh), and that hit Naruto and Hinata hard.
So does the writing surrounding their relationship have problems? Yes. But I personally believe it’s OoC for Naruto to not understand her confession, and I similarly believe it’s OoC for him to blatantly ignore her. I think this is a case of authorial meddling more than something actually believable for his character. It still happened, but it doesn’t jive, so I’m more inclined to let that slide, if that makes sense. Looking at the way Naruto treats Hinata when they do interact—and, likewise, the way Hinata treats him—makes me think that their relationship will be a good one. A healthy one. Kishimoto can say, “Naruto and Hinata are happily married” and I will believe him, because judging by the few times we see them interact in the manga, that message can be sold. Meanwhile, Kishimoto can raptor screech that Sakura and Sasuke’s marriage would be happy from the Tokyo Tower, and I still would not believe him, because there is nothing in their interactions in the manga to suggest this would be the case.
In any event, I don’t want to get into a huge debate about this, particularly since I don’t even ship NH myself, I just don’t mind it in the least (when it comes to an in-universe standpoint). But I did want to clear up what I meant since evidently there was some confusion.
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Anonymous asked:
Thank you so much for being a voice of reason! Since there was talk about shipping, I wonder: how do you think could the NaruHina ship be better? I mean, even fans of the ship admit that The Last isn't exactly the development they needed, that it's more of fluffy fanservice than actually filling gaps in the story. I like NaruHina, and it's interesting to know how fans imagine them getting together in a more logical, acceptable, and equally romantic way possible.
Thank you for the kind words, Anon. Really appreciate them. :)
Hmm…I think NaruHina could’ve been better if:
1) The narrative addressed Naruto’s thoughts concerning Hinata’s confession in some way after the Pein Invasion was over (it can be negative or positive). While I do understand why Pro-NaruHina folks assert that Naruto might’ve just got all caught up in the drama that followed after and might’ve been in love with her with her for long while, I’m going have to concede that the Anti-NaruHina side do have a point that never seeing panels that reveal Naruto’s reflection upon Hinata’s act and feelings for him just didn’t do the NaruHina ship any good.
2) Naruto talked to Hinata about his feelings for her and admit that he isn’t sure about how he feels and rather prefer that they just stay friends for now, meanwhile Hinata agrees because while she loves him, she doesn’t ever want to force him to love her (and for the record I’m not saying she did; I personally do not subscribe to the theory that Naruto was guilted into loving her at all) and she cares more that he’s happy, even if it means that he rather just stay friends with her.
3) Naruto and Hinata spent more time together (missions, off-time, doesn’t matter), getting to know each other more, and becoming closer. Over time, Naruto grows to like being around Hinata more and more and it becomes obvious that he is beginning to fall for her, meanwhile Hinata begins to show a more playful and teasing side when around him. Now, I understand and agree to a certain extent with Pro-NH that having a large number of interactions don’t make a pairing great, good, or even decent. Hell, look at SasuSaku; Sasuke and Sakura interacted with each other more than Naruto and Hinata did, but almost all of their moments were negative, meanwhile NH may have had fewer moments in the original series, but at the very least, almost all of them were positive.
4) Hinata’s character revolved around Naruto’s character way less. This can be achieved in many ways, but in my view, this is what should’ve been done:
-The narrative gives the readers/audience more scenes of Hinata interacting with Team 8 more and offers us a complete picture of the individual relationships she has with each member (including Kurenai).
-Her interactions with her sister, her father, Neji are increased and we’re shown many aspects of these relationships and given answers about the Hyuuga Clan that Kishi did not addressed. How did Hanabi feel about the clan’s treatment of her sister (she can be for it or against it; just reveal and explain her thoughts and emotions concerning it)? What happened to Hinata’s mother and what were her relationships between her and husband and her daughters like? Did Hiashi come to regret he treated Hinata? Following this, the narrative also lets us know that the relationships between these characters are changing.
-The narrative also shows Hinata interacting with the rest of the K11 and reveals exactly what type of interactions she has with each individual character.
-Show Hinata having another goal besides improving herself and have her achieve not only her goal of self-improvement, but also this specific career goal as well. Like maybe aspiring becoming a teacher like Iruka so that she can teach kids and avoid participating in a violent career. Or perhaps become a jounin instructor like her dear Kurenai-sensei, to honor her mother figure/mentor and become a support system like Kurenari was to her or like what Kakashi was to Naruto.
5) Neji doesn’t die. While I do not harbor any resentment towards NaruHina for his death nor do I subscribe to the theory that Neji died for the ship, I still think him being killed off to further fuel NaruHina development was unnecessary.
6) The narrative addresses Naruto’s feelings for Sakura and acknowledge that he is falling for Hinata. Personally, I do not view Naruto’s feelings for Sakura as serious (or at least not as serious as his feelings for Sasuke were/are), and thank the Heavens that Naruto and Sakura’s “friendship” fell apart but I think it would’ve spared NH some pain of being accused of ignoring Naruto’s love/crush (YMMV) for/on Sakura if the manga addressed them.
7) Naruto and Hinata were shown spending time with the other’s team and becoming so close with the members, when Naruto and Hinata start dating and get married, it feels like two families blending into one.
8) Echoing Point #7, have the narrative show other members of Team 7 and Team 8 playing an active role in the NaruHina family life and maintain the individual friendship ties that exist within the team members. Although I said that the narrative of Gaiden implied that Naruto and Sakua aren’t on speaking made me happy in an earlier point, I don’t think having Naruto only maintain his friendship with Sasuke, and not with Sakura, Sai, and the others and showing very little of Kiba, Shino and Kurenai being involved helped NaruHina and fueled accusations that it needed to eliminate other characters who were considered “rivals” in order to make it.
9) The narrative addressed the issue whether or not Hinata stepped in when Naruto was getting bullied and feeling lonely and explained her feelings and motivations as to why she did or why she didn’t. For NaruHina’s sake, it is best that the manga provided scenes in which young!Hinata tried to step in and try to stand up for Naruto, only to have her attempt backfire because she’s shy and the disowned loser heiress of a prestigious clan.
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I want to talk about something for a minute.
I’ve seen a lot of anti-ending people bash Naruto/Hinata and Sasuke/Sakura in the same breath, citing them both as awful ships, trashing both girls are being obsessed stalkers who don’t really care at all about the boys. I myself have problems with both ships (well, “problems” with Sasuke/Sakura means it’s one of my top tier NOTPs across every single fandom I’ve ever been in), at least on a writing level, but the more I think about it the more I cannot agree with many of the criticisms leveled at Naruto/Hinata from an in-universe standpoint. The writing of Naruto/Hinata has a fuck ton of problems, because Kishimoto refused to give it the development that it needed, and also refused to let Hinata stand on her own as a character without having her every single appearance relate back to Naruto’s story in some way. But in-universe, looking at them both as characters and at what little we see of their relationship, I really cannot agree with many of the criticisms. And at the very least, I can and do want to say this:
Hinata’s love for Naruto comes across as selfless, whereas Sakura’s “love” for Sasuke comes across as selfish.
Flat out and straight up, from what little we get to see of her, we see that one of Hinata’s main desires was just for Naruto to be happy, regardless of who he was happy with. This is part of the reason, I think, that she did not actively pursue him. While a lot can be said about her watching while he was lonely and miserable in their childhood, a lot can also be said by the fact that she never tried to force herself on him in part one of the manga, that she wasn’t constantly throwing her own feelings in his face, that she wasn’t constantly obsessing over her desire to be with him, but instead tried to do things like offer him medicinal ointment and cheer him up when he looked down, because she wanted to see him smile. Contrast this with Sakura, who was constantly scheming for a way to get Sasuke to want to date her, who obsessed over the thought of kissing him, who constantly thought about her own feelings in relation to him and what he could do to make her feel better. Even though Sasuke made it clear that Sakura’s affections annoyed and even made him uncomfortable, Sakura did not care and continued to use any excuse she could to get close. Whereas while HInata was admittedly held back by shyness, when she did approach Naruto, it wasn’t to try and flirt with him, but was instead to try and help him. Much later on, near the end of the Pain arc, when the entire village is cheering for Naruto and Sakura hugs him—Sakura, whom Hinata probably knows Naruto has a crush on, mind you—Hinata smiles, because Naruto is finally getting the respect and love he deserves, and he’s probably happy, and Hinata wants him to be happy. If another girl had hugged Sasuke like that, Sakura would have been writhing with jealousy. Hinata, on the other hand, with a close female friend of Naruto’s hugging him? Nah. She’s just happy for his happiness.
And the most damning thing of all? Their confessions. Sakura has two while Hinata has one, and I’m going to lay all three of them out here for you to see. Let’s take a look:
SAKURA:
(age 12) “You told me how painful it was to be alone! Right now, I know your pain … ! I may have friends and family, but … if you were to leave … to me … I would be just as alone as you! I … I love you with all of my heart! If you were to stay with me, there would be no regrets. Because every day, we’d do something fun, and we’d be happy, I swear! I would do anything for you, so please, just stay with me! I’ll even help you with your revenge … I don’t know what I could do, but I’ll try my best to do something … so please, just stay with me … or take me with you if you can’t stay here.”
(age 15/16) “The truth is, I’ve always known in my heart that there was nothing I could have done for you. But I love you! No matter what’s happened, I still care about you more than I can bear … If I could have taken all of your pain onto myself to comfort you, I would have … but here we are again, and still all I can do is sit here and cry. I’m so pathetic … ! But Sasuke-kun! If I still have a place somewhere in your heart, no matter how small it may be, then please, I’m begging you: Don’t slip further away! If we all just stayed together, forever … then I’m sure someday things would go back to the way they used to be!”
HINATA:
“I stand here on my own will. This time, I will save you, Naruto-kun. I have always been a crybaby, and always just gave up before trying. I kept thinking everything I did was wrong, but you showed me the right path to take. I have always been chasing you. I always wanted to catch up with you, to walk with you, to be with you. You changed me, Naruto-kun. Your smile is what saved me! That is why I am not afraid to die … protecting you. Because I love you, Naruto-kun!”
Do you see the difference?
In Sakura’s confessions, sure, she says that she’ll do whatever it takes to get Sasuke to say, she makes vague and therefore empty promises that they’ll do “fun things,” says that she’d take his pain if she could, but in reality she can’t (and she knows this), which adds to the emptiness of that conviction. Those are pretty words, but they carry no weight. She cannot help him, and doesn’t even have the slightest clue of how to help him. She begs for him to stay with her for her own sake, not for his. His happiness does not factor into it, and her vague and empty promises of making him happy mean nothing considering she is not truly considering his feelings and has no idea of how to go about ensuring his happiness.
On the flip side, while Hinata calls her sacrifice selfish prior to her confession (when really, it isn’t), what she says in hers is that while she used to be weak, Naruto inspired her to be strong. His smile—his happiness—is what saved her, and so she wants to protect him and his happiness. She says that she will save him, and this isn’t a vague and empty promise—it’s a declarative statement of her actions, considering he is currently pinned down by Pain and Hinata is shielding him from further harm with her own body. Furthermore, while the purpose of Sakura’s confessions was to make Sasuke be with her to ensure her own happiness, Hinata is confessing to explain her own actions … but is also standing there, willing and prepared to die. Obviously, if she dies, she cannot be with Naruto because, well … she’d be dead. This isn’t even about giving up her own happiness, this is about giving up her life in order to save Naruto’s. This is true, selfless love, because she’s not confessing to beg Naruto to be with her, she’s confessing knowing that they won’t be because she is going to die.
In other words: Sakura’s confessions were pure selfishness that completely ignored Sasuke’s own feelings except for manipulative, empty promises that she could never even dream of fulfilling because she has no idea how to.
Hinata’s confession was selfless and focused on Naruto’s happiness, how that happiness inspired her and gave her strength, and how she will now use that strength that he gave her to save his life in any way she can, through a very specific action of shielding him with her own body.
The two really aren’t comparable at all, and when you compare this to what we see of them in the future, how Hinata’s shyness is gone and she and Naruto seem to have an equal and loving relationship, while Sakura still cannot look Sasuke in the eye?
Yeah, sorry not sorry. In-universe, Naruto/Hinata is the better relationship by far, and Hinata’s love for Naruto is certainly more admirable than Sakura’s “love” for Sasuke, point blank.
SOMEONE FINALLY SAYS IT!!!
So you see, I ship NaruHina and dislike SasuSaku. So I was happy that NaruHina become Canon, but confused how SasuSaku become one as well. People who don’t and/or never ship those two canon is furious because they says those two lack of development. And kinda agreed. ‘Kinda’ because I Love NaruHina and still Dislike SasuSaku.
(Ignore the bad Movie) I was like “Okay, whatever. NaruHina & SasuSaku still Canon. They might lack of development in Canon especially since it’s Shounen Manga without Romance until the end. But they have all those years of time skip and they have kid(s)! So their relationship growing even though we couldn’t witness it.”
And then I read the Naruto Gaiden. Put aside Boruto who disappoint me greatly, while I’m can still happily defend NaruHina who has stable healthy family (for someone like Naruto who is Hokage and busy), I absolutely can’t say that to SasuSaku. Not with the fact that; No evidence SasuSaku ever married, Sakura have no picture of adult Sasuke, Sarada know nothing about Sasuke, Sasuke almost kill Sarada because he barely remember her, and no caring/loving SasuSaku moment till the end.
You might Love both Pairing. You might Hate both Pairing. But you Definitely Can’t put both Pairing Together as if they’re the Same!