MajorStranger

All of you here must stop thinking about pairing Naruto with anyone. Naruto is lame when it come to woman. The real man in the Manga Is Shikamaru! He's awesome and much better than Naruto. Plus his relationship with Temari is almost official.ShikaTema all the way as the first official couple of the 16 major character (konoha 11, sand sibling, Sasuke and Sai)

Ironclad

Canonisation only occurs -by the words stricktest sense- when soemthing is finished. Though what you meant is almost 100% solid in sight of current developments.

Not really, if you were to say currently in the near past, it would be perhaps ok. What Naruto did back then was seemingly nothing more than childish attempts to score a chick - but not out of genuine affection.

Check.

Check, though arguably the thematic focus has shifted onwards to events that are unravelling rapidly. No obvious indication is given.

Check.

I am unsure of this. Sakura breaking down could be attributed to that, but I would rather say she has not shown any sign of her former childish infatuation towards him.

You know what really irks me? Fanboys who -under the argument of forming an attachment to a character- forcibly deny any positive outcome for -in this case- Hinata being other than a pairing with Golden Nutsack.

Also, am I the only one who gets the vibe that Hinata is being deliberately left in the rot for all her attempts? I mean, face it: her dad hates her, she was a noone, she regularly screwed up, got her act together and still has no appreciation (shown), buys Naruto enough time (supposedly) with her new jutsu, confesses her feelings (character peak), gets stabbed, gets almost killed, and still has no response from a golden haired dickhead that is too thick to register her obvious infatuation which everyone kinda realized.

Mysogynic? Lack of character focus? Downplaying the timid archetype on purpose? Writer being a dick? Writer being deliberately a dick?

Whatever the reason, it looks like she is not getting Konoha's Golden Nutsack.

rokudaime_hokage

Childish attempts to score a chick? i think you miss all this two chapters ago
http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/458/15/
http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/458/16/
http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/458/17/

the affection you're talking about was and is there. And by looking at these scans i think it was always more than just a crush.

Vengeance

The answer is they won't because Naruto is going to hookup with Sakura.

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AOTKorby

Ironclad is talking about PTS, and the first arc of Shippuden. In PTS, it was INARGUABLY just a crush. There is NO DENYING IT. GET OVER IT. And it doesn't seem to be any more than a crush until after the Rescue Gaara arc in Shippuden.

*claps* Way to be an intolerant tool. I'm sure whatever swamp monster gave birth to you must be proud, you freaking troll.*

Yumi-chan

I agree with the shikatema thing at the top. I just wanted everyone to know about cinnamonstars.com so you guys can read all the hilarious Naruto manga. It's not JUST naruhina you know! It's all of the different couples.

rokudaime_hokage

He was in love before that, since sasuke left the village and nartuto made the promise to sakura. That's why i use the panels there, wasnt that clear enough?. Sakura had a crush on sasuke (or loved him whatever) and naruto promised to bring sasuke back to make her happy, even though he had strong feelings for her, and bringing him back meant destroying any hopes for a relationship between them.
I believe that more than just a crush or a "childish way to score a chick

AOTKorby

I see your point, but I'm pretty sure most of that was not just for Sakura, but also partly doing it for his own, as well as Sasuke's sake. And even then, considering that this is the manga where none of the filler happened, it was also probably the beginnings of the transition that occurs after the 1st Shippuden arc.

Isomorphic

While I agree it might have been more than an average crush. I have difficulty believing a 12 year old kid has a firm enough grasp on life. To truly understand what real love of the romantic nature is.

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Lalalila

hey, hey, Hinata was too 12 years old and she could love him? so it's even...

Vengeance

How am I trolling when what I'm saying is consistent with the theme of the thread? Am I supposed to just ignore this ignorance & not give my opinion on the actual matter? Fact is Naruto has shown no real romantic interest in Hinata ever while he's obviously been in love with Sakura since the beginning of the manga. Naru-Saku is being pushed hard at this point & in my opinion it's only a matter of time before they openly express their feelings for one another. In fact it's heavily implied that Sakura will ask Naruto to kill Sasuke which is a sign of her finally moving on from the emo boy. Sorry if I won't buy into the hype of the main character settling for a bronze(Hinata) medal when he's still clearly has a chance at obtaining his gold(Sakura). Hinata is an overweight stalker that's all there is to it.

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saiyaman

Same old Hinata=bronze and Sakura=gold. Ho hum, nothing new there.

As for me, if Hinata is bronze then Sakura is bronze as well. You guys read too much into the "Oh NaruSaku is being hyped" point. Rack your mind and remember that in 437, NaruHina was pushed as well.

I know what you might say. "Nah Naruto hasn't had a passing thought for Hinata since then".

May I generously point out that ever since that "Yamato line of love", which NaruSaku's have been treating as the best of all chapters, NaruSaku hasn't been pushed in the whole story until now?

Jumping to conclusions when nothing is confirmed properly? That's what is plain pathetic.

And yes along with Hinata being an overweight stalker, Sakura is the violent and ignorant dummy who ALWAYS needs someone else to tell her about love.

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TheSixthHokage

Still better than being clinically obese with goofy eyes.

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saiyaman

Still much better than being so dumb enough to be told "This is love you fool. How many times you need to be told?" in the face over and over again. ^_^

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Kakugo

It was a Hinata defining moment, but I also found this segment to be a closure. She had been long since overdue for her chance to be put into the spotlight, to demonstrate any personal growth on her part, as well as for her to come forth with any said feelings in which she has held within her for a seemingly long time. Any supposed NH potential that would have occurred beyond the confession, again, came to a closure in chapter 450, as Hinata smiled in approval of the affectionate display between Naruto and Sakura in front of the entire village. Only serious delusional fools had ever questioned Naruto's feelings for Sakura, and only delusional fools continue to ignore the obvious signs in which pertain Sakura's growing care and affection towards Naruto.

Also, how can you possibly compare a one time sporadic confession from Hinata with the continuous development that Naruto and Sakura have been mutually sharing with one another in correlation with the entire manga? You simply can't.

You are incorrect. Not only has there been continuous portrayals of romantic/non-platonic indicators between Naruto and Sakura since Yamato's infamous line, but its been once again reconfirmed in the recent manga chapters that Naruto always has and still loves Sakura, in addition to an explanation as to why he hasn't expressed his feelings to her yet - and in due to that he hasn't been able to keep his promise to her. Why is it so difficult to accept that Naruto simply does not see Hinata as anymore than a friend/comrade? Why do you continue to ignore the obvious in that Naruto has always held romantic interest in Sakura and no one else? The additional fact of Naruto not once even thinking of Hinata in any fashion since her confession should be a pretty damn obvious indicator that the purpose of that confession has been long since served, and no, it was not to make NaruHina more likely or canon.

No one is jumping to conclusions, as no one here is saying that NaruSaku is an absolute definite. What is being said, however, is that NaruSaku is the most likely potential pairing to occur given not only the development that they have received over the course of the entire manga (unlike the other 2 pairings), but they share THE MOST mutuality and continuity. Where in the fuck does it make sense at this point to have Kishi only once again reconfirm and reiterate that Naruto loves Sakura, and show displays of Sakura's growing affection and care towards Naruto, to only then have Naruto pair with an individual whom hes never once had any romantic interest in? Seriously, is it that hard to figure out?