Naruto Manga Discussion Thread 2: It's a Wonderful Sasuke

[Mreaper]

Lots of grand revelations I'd like right now.
Like, everything Kurama knows.

[chizuru1388]

yep. kurama knows a lot! it will probably take a ton of chapter to get there, or a new arc imo. plus,apparently, the most awaited is tobi's unmasking.

[kannazuki]

Originally Posted by Calhoun720

Hey, Rock Lee needs love too. Sakura better open her eyes before he's gone...nah, he'll likely never go anywhere.

It's not like she's overlooked him. Lee just isn't her type. Her giving in to his one-sided advances would suck just as much as her convincing herself to try being with Naruto even though she doesn't love him in a romantic way.[QUOTE=Calhoun720;11258516]I remember she hesitated at the critical moment but I cant remember if she had resigned herself to the mindset of definitely not killing before he tried to kill her.

Originally Posted by Mreaper

Well, I wouldn't mind it happening, as long as it's well executed.
It'd disrupt the plot though, what with Naruto likely going full kyubi again.

Yeah, no kidding. He certainly didn't have any control over ol' Kurama at the time. But now he wouldn't lose it that way, no matter who died.

Anyway I still say she *loves* Sasuke. Not "fangirl" love (though it probably started that way), but actual romantic love. I also believe she was trying to convince *herself* to love Naruto. (Killing Sasuke was supposed to finally clinch it for her, in her mind.) She was never so malicious as some people seem to think, where she would intentionally toy with their feelings. Back in the village she was genuinely confused about whether she might be developing feelings for Naruto. She seemed really hurt when Naruto didn't believe her, as well. She didn't need to try to convince Naruto she loved him in order to make him stay behind. All she really needed to do was get there first.

[Mreaper]

Speaking of fangirls, have you seen Isekai no Sekishi Monogatari?
It knows how to handle fangirls way better than Naruto does

[IronMonkeyFist]

The fact that Sakura tried to kill Sasuke herself is plausible and believable for her to do as a character, seeing how she was determined to have a part in bringing him back, and if that wasn't possible, doing what had to be done. Having said that though, if Sakura were actually to have gone through with it, I would feel that was out of character for her to do. Convincing herself what she wanted/should do is one thing, actually going through with it, is another, and I never once thought Sakura was the kind of person that could do something as crazy as kill someone she still has feelings for, whatever those "feelings" may be, platonic, romantic or simply attachment.

Originally Posted by Mreaper

Speaking of fangirls, have you seen Isekai no Sekishi Monogatari?
It knows how to handle fangirls way better than Naruto does

Fangirls don't get any screen time on Naruto though. We've had Ino and Sakura fangirl over Sasuke before but only for a few seconds.

[Mreaper]

There was SO much fangirling in Sasuke's intro ep though, and don't forget Karin.

[kannazuki]

Karin made up for all the fangirling we didn't see, post-timeskip.

[theninjaskater]

dude when the show started I use to hate sasuke... Every girl was obsessed with him for no reason and he drove all attention away from naruto and he was so cocky...

[Vincent1875]

He wasn't that cocky. Naruto was the one thought that he could take Kakashi straight up in a fight.

[theninjaskater]

well naruto was just plain retarded... I wouldn't say he was cocky I'd say he was headstrong... and you're right he wasn't that cocky but when he was, it was annoying...