[ Poll ] {{:Unending Devotion:Naruto/Sakura Thread:}}[New Poll 10/31]

What was YOUR reaction to chapter 469?

WTF Naruto?		14.3%	[ 18 ]
WTF Kishimoto?		9.5%	[ 12 ]
Hey, Sakura confessed. IT's Naruto's fault he doesn't believe her		13.5%	[ 17 ]
Why are all the Flash backs proving Sakura loves Sasuke PRE-TS?		5.6%	[ 7 ]
This is a good opprotunity for Sakura to confront her feelings for Sasuke once and for all		7.1%	[ 9 ]
Oh god. If NaruHina fans somehow twist this around, I will kill everyone.		14.3%	[ 18 ]
Other		35.7%	[ 45 ]

Total Votes: 126

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Gai Ketoji

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What more can a NaruHina fan say---intelligently that is---when a NaruSaku fan throws CANON into their faces, and there's not one piece they can maturely retort?

While it's true that there are immature NaruHina fans there are also immature NaruSaku fans and both sides can be just as idiotic as the other. Don't assume we're all like the people who bash Sakura for no good reason.

I didn't mean that you did; I'm sorry if you misunderstood me.
I'm well aware that people on either side, no matter which, can at times prove no better than the other.

[[Ren The Ryoko]]

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[quote="[Ren The Ryoko]"-Stares at new chapter-
Naruto has officially gone Dragonball Z.

At least Sasuke is back.

Naruto is getting more and more Dragonball Z-ish, isn't it? But, ehh, at least they didn't use the Dragonballs to revive anyone. Plus there was that catch: Nagato died in turn.

But yes. The Uchiha has returned (slight Lion King reference). I'm glad.


Here I was, thinking that Kishimoto had actually killed off Kakashi. Ugh.
Why would Nagato revive all these people he doesn't know and not Jirayia or Yahiko?

At least Sasuke is back.

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[Ren The Ryoko]

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[quote="[Ren The Ryoko]"-Stares at new chapter-
Naruto has officially gone Dragonball Z.

At least Sasuke is back.

Naruto is getting more and more Dragonball Z-ish, isn't it? But, ehh, at least they didn't use the Dragonballs to revive anyone. Plus there was that catch: Nagato died in turn.

But yes. The Uchiha has returned (slight Lion King reference). I'm glad.

Here I was, thinking that Kishimoto had actually killed off Kakashi. Ugh.
Why would Nagato revive all these people he doesn't know and not Jirayia or Yahiko?

At least Sasuke is back.

I was wondering that same thing. Nagato spent so much time angry/remorseful over Yahiko's death, time that could've been used to revive Yahiko and go on relatively happily... or at the very least happier than what Nagato was. Why is that? It really doesn't make much, if any, sense.

Sasuke's return was by far the best thing about the whole chapter and, frankly, in my opinion, the last few chapters.

[[Ren The Ryoko]]

Hell, at least this Nagato s**t is over.

Now we can get back to Sasuke- a character who's actions generally make sense, for him, most of the time. Generally.

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Most everything about Nagato either was circumstantial or entirely up to "Destiny"... He really was an odd character.

[[Ren The Ryoko]]

SS_ShitStorm

What did I see? Could I believe?

Everyone but Jiraiya. Every ******** one but Jiraiya.


******** you Kishimoto. You got my hopes up. ******** you.

...That what I saw that night was real, and not just fantasy...

That's what I dont get. Why would Nagato revive all these random people he doesn't know and NOT his teacher and best friend?

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[Ren The Ryoko]

SS_ShitStorm

What did I see? Could I believe?

Everyone but Jiraiya. Every ******** one but Jiraiya.


******** you Kishimoto. You got my hopes up. ******** you.

...That what I saw that night was real, and not just fantasy...

That's what I dont get. Why would Nagato revive all these random people he doesn't know and NOT his teacher and best friend?

Here's a thought: maybe Nagato couldn't---no energy left over to.
In which case, of course, the question becomes... why them and not Jiraiya? Or... maybe Nagato actually did revive Jiraiya and we just weren't shown.

[[Ren The Ryoko]]

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[Ren The Ryoko]

SS_ShitStorm

What did I see? Could I believe?

Everyone but Jiraiya. Every ******** one but Jiraiya.


******** you Kishimoto. You got my hopes up. ******** you.

...That what I saw that night was real, and not just fantasy...

That's what I dont get. Why would Nagato revive all these random people he doesn't know and NOT his teacher and best friend?

Here's a thought: maybe Nagato couldn't---no energy left over to.
In which case, of course, the question becomes... why them and not Jiraiya? Or... maybe Nagato actually did revive Jiraiya and we just weren't shown.

Maybe there are limitations. Like...the Dragonballs can't revive someone who's been dead more than a year, or has already died once and come back?
All Duex ex Machina move like Revive everyone really needs some more exposition if not everyone gets revived.

Hell, why not bring back Haku and Zabuza just for shits and giggles? Best villains of the series so far.

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[Ren The Ryoko]

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[Ren The Ryoko]

SS_ShitStorm

What did I see? Could I believe?

Everyone but Jiraiya. Every ******** one but Jiraiya.


******** you Kishimoto. You got my hopes up. ******** you.

...That what I saw that night was real, and not just fantasy...

That's what I dont get. Why would Nagato revive all these random people he doesn't know and NOT his teacher and best friend?

Here's a thought: maybe Nagato couldn't---no energy left over to.
In which case, of course, the question becomes... why them and not Jiraiya? Or... maybe Nagato actually did revive Jiraiya and we just weren't shown.

Maybe there are limitations. Like...the Dragonballs can't revive someone who's been dead more than a year, or has already died once and come back?
All Duex ex Machina move like Revive everyone really needs some more exposition if not everyone gets revived.

Hell, why not bring back Haku and Zabuza just for shits and giggles? Best villains of the series so far.

I won't even mock-attempt to retort that.
Haku and Zabuza also were two of the only villains I actually treated as "villains". Pein just didn't cut it for me. Nagato... well, come on now. Nagato wasn't so much a villain as he was "Gaara remastered"... without the sand or Shukaku or scariness.

... Come to think of it, Nagato was more a peace-seeking-hippie version of Sasuke than just about anything else...

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But Jiraya would be like a ........meat rotting half skeleton thing in the middle of a forest somewhere.. wouldn't that be creepy?(plus I don't think the phoenix down could find him)

Hmm.....zombie Jiraya .....I like... redface

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heart heart heart heart heart heart heart

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But Jiraya would be like a ........meat rotting half skeleton thing in the middle of a forest somewhere.. wouldn't that be creepy?(plus I don't think the phoenix down could find him)

Hmm.....zombie Jiraya .....I like... redface

He just wouldn't be the same as a zombie... no pervy stories or actions or looks... totally out-of-character...

[California Babe W V]

NaruSaku............


Not to be a troll. But you guys know Sakura loves/likes Sasuke, right?

What leads to the idea that Sakura loves Naruto? She beats on him any chance given.


Can anyone explain how or why Sakura likes Naruto now?

I mean this respectfully. I just seriously don't know.

By the way, I don't like NaruHina.

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California Babe W V

NaruSaku............


Not to be a troll. But you guys know Sakura loves/likes Sasuke, right?

What leads to the idea that Sakura loves Naruto? She beats on him any chance given.


Can anyone explain how or why Sakura likes Naruto now?

I mean this respectfully. I just seriously don't know.

By the way, I don't like NaruHina.

I won't argue with you as to whether or not Sakura loves Sasuke---pointless to, especially seeing as I agree that she still does. However, it isn't unfounded to say that she also loves Naruto and just might romantically... especially since, according to certain scenes in Shippuden of which I'm sure Ren could find for you, this is so.

In Japanese culture---at least as far as manga goes---it's typical for women to "beat on" men whom they love or harbor romantic feeling toward... Regardless, we've been shown in numerous instances that Sakura cares greatly for Naruto, such as when she---after the Sasuke Retrieval Arc---made a promise to accompany Naruto "next time". We've also seen Sakura cry over Naruto and such.

I'd say that Sakura loves both Sasuke and Naruto, but that love isn't one-faced; rather, it exists on multiple levels and in a multitude of ways (ex. filial or sexual). Thus she may love one in one way and the other in another.

... We'll just have to see what Kishimoto does.