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No really, people. If you don't like a pairing...then don't read a fanfic on it. If you're reading it just to be curious and trying to be "open-minded" ...don't go and criticize the pairing in your review. It's rude.

There are so many assumptions in this person's review that make me angry. Most people do not like SasuSaku (and NaruHina, since she mentioned it) just because they are "cute" or "hot" together. That can be some reasons but it's not the biggest reasons people support the pairings! Also those pairings may be "clique" (And boy and I am sick of people people spelling the word cliché as 'clique'), NaruSaku is as well, and possibly even a little more cliché than those two pairings.

And Sakura's inner battle is because of Naruto? Please. I'm tired of everyone saying that every good/interesting thing that happens with Sakura is because of Naruto. "Sakura got stronger over the timeskip because of Naruto!" "Sakura stopped fangirling because of Naruto!" Blah, blah. He can be a factor in these things but I think it's Sasuke who did more of this. Who told her to train instead of fangirling, and who's departure from the village made Sakura think back on her usefulness as a ninja and a friend?

Also, I say Sasuke has a strong connection with the both of them. Sasuke and Naruto's are the strongest because (hmm...let's see...they're rivals and their bond just might be really important in the manga!). He admitted that both of them were his friends and both of them as his precious people. I hate when people try to tear down the SasuSaku bond.

I also hate how they freaked out about the pairings you support (God forbid you not be a fan of his/her preferred pairings) and then how they practically asked you to change your pairings in the story. I mean, they spent more time talking down on the pairings in the story than talking about the story itself!

And what exactly would make a pairing have "meaning" in their opinion?

Eh...this probably sounded harsher than your reply to this person. sweatdrop

*rolls up sleeves* -3-

Okay. First up.

THE CLICHENESS OF A COUPLE DOES NOT ADD OR SUBTRACT TO THE PROBABILITY OF IT HAPPENING.

Second. If he/she's complaining about CLICHENESS, why the HELL does he/she bring up NaruSaku?

"Wow, I like that guy. Wonder if he likes me? *gasp* He does? YES!"

Basically, turn the object of the crush in to a FEMALE, and BOOM. You have NaruSaku. The typical Hero x Main Female pairing. So hush.

If that person thinks that SasuSaku has no chemistry, he should just forget what they know about Naruto and just start from the beginning. Because SasuSaku has its moments. They're not blatant like "I LOVE YOU SAKURA" like this person is EXPECTING A COUPLE TO BE LIKE.

Chemistry is ATTRACTION. Chemistry is DEDICATION. SasuSaku has just as much 'Chemistry' as NaruSaku - More so in my opinion.

That's not in Sasuke's nature. No, Sasuke's moments of kindness and possibly even true affection are subtle and well-hidden, or Sakura's not even around or concious to hear them.

Example.
"Sakura. You're the most apt in the field of genjutsu in our team."

Sasuke obviously noticed that they were not on the right floor, but he didn't need to say anything about Sakura. He could have just pointed it out himself. She was feeling down, he cheered her up. FACT.

Who cares about whether it has 'a spark' or not (IT DOES, BTW.) Sakura has risked her life for Sasuke. And if it weren't for him and Naruto helping to save her, she would have died trying to protect Sasuke (Half-transformed Gaara, btw)

Right. NaruSaku. Okay. I can say that I can see NaruSaku happening, but 'Sakura's inner battle?' I thought Sakura's inner battle was improving herself and not letting herself fall behind her teammates?

Improving herself so she can help bring back - who was it? OH YEAH. SASUKE.

And connections with Naruto and Sakura? But he doesn't care about Sakura AS MUCH is basically what they're saying.

Excuse me whilst I laugh.

"Naruto! Forget Sakura and save yourself!" = WRONG.

"Naruto! Take Sakura and run!" = CORRECT.

He called the both of them his PRECIOUS COMPANIONS. Not just Naruto, not just Sakura. Both of them. Just because Sasuke said Naruto was his best friend, doesn't mean anything.

I think Sasuke would find it easier to talk to Naruto about things like this. My theory is that the reason Sasuke seemingly opened up to Naruto more when he tried to stop him against when Sakura tried to stop him is because of the fact that Naruto is easier to talk to.

Not because he likes him more, but because of what I'm about to go in to.

Sasuke knows that at that point in time - intelligence-wise, he was smarter than Naruto. I think he knew that by talking, Naruto had no chance at convincing him.

It has been proven in the chuunin exam written test that Sakura is more apt in the field of stategy and obviously that she is pretty social.

SASUKE IS NOT SOCIAL.

I think that Sasuke knows that Sakura is obviously a better talker. So he says what he has to say and then does what he needs to do before she can turn his words against him.

That's my theory, anyway.

Sasuke left because he felt that bonds were holding him back after that encounter with Itachi where he couldn't do anything against him. If Sasuke did not care about Sakura, he would have let her fall to the ground. He wouldn't have spent his time and laid her on the bench.

So he/she can shut his/her trap about that.


Couples that have no meaning. Okay.

SasuSaku has chances of happening. It is not crack.
NaruSaku has chances of happening. It is not crack.
NaruHina has chances of happening. It is not crack.

I do not think that SasuSaku is perfect. No relationship is perfect.

Tenshi, I know that there's no way on earth that you will change your couples, so I have nothing to say about that.

A couple that has no meaning would be HinataXZetsu. SakuraXTobi.

To me, the meaning of SasuSaku is coming to terms with other people and improving yourself so you can save someone you love from being hurt. Sakura is not bringing back Sasuke because she misses him. Even though she DOES miss him, Sakura is bringing back Sasuke because she wants to save him from himself.

Sakura supports Sasuke in his revenge. She might not agree with it, but then again, neither does Sasuke.

"Revenge will make no one happy. Not you, nor me."

To me, that is the message behing SasuSaku. As I am not a NaruSaku fan, I wouldn't be able the meaning behind it as accurately as I might want to.

NaruHina, I think, is about acknowlegement. Hinata looks up to Naruto for being something that she herself wants. Confident. I think this admiration turned in to love over time, and it is obvious that two years later, Hinata still has strong feelings for Naruto. She wants to be acknowledged by him, as well as Neji and her father.

But that's NaruHina, and I can't debate about that as well as I would like to.

But yeah. SasuSaku has meaning and I dislike fandom wars XD I always feel compelled to type out big walls of text.

I hope my points meant something and wasn't just mindless rambling, Tenshi XD

That's the shame about SasuSaku.
Unless you're looking for it, you won't see it. And you can bet NaruSaku fans deffinately won't be looking for it.
That's why I don't think we should jump the gun if we hear 'I don't understand SasuSaku'. Because, like Nazo said, It's not blantly obvious. And people can say that without meaning to be rude.

I think you were pretty open-minded Nazo. ^^ When I said it, I wasn't judging people. ( I mean, it's impossible NOT to be a little biased in your own opinions. ) You pointed out NaruSaku has possibility, just like SasuSaku, and it's true.

When I said 'perfect', I didn't mean literaly, their relationship is perfect.
Hmm... It's kind of hard to explain what I meant by it. >>;
I wasn't referring to their relationship, rather, them as a pairing...?

Oh, and just to put this out there.
I think Sasuke may find Naruto easier to talk to just because he's male, and he's a close friend ( But I'm not exaggerating on the 'friend' part. I'm just pointing that Sasuke wouldn't talk about personal things to a total stranger ). This goes for both genders. ^^;;
I don't think it's really anything complicated.

Agreed.
I mean, Sasuke looked heavily effected after the battle on the roof when Kakashi gave him that lecture about his friends.
I think Kakashi really was like a father to him -no- all of Team7 was like his family~

Sakura still cares very much about Sasuke, enough so that she almost got killed fighting Sasori just so she could find more information on where he might be. If he was dirt to her, she wouldn't try so hard to bring him back to Konoha.

Sakura didn't try to kill him. She was aiming to hurt him, yes, but that was so he could eventually be restrained and brought back to Konoha.

Where in the series does Sakura say her love for Sasuke has deminished? What actions make her it seem like she holds a grudge against him? When she punches Sai for badmouthing Sasuke?

Sakura wants to bring back Sasuke just as much as Naruto does. That's why she trained rigorously for 2 1/2 years, so she could be strong enough to bring him back.

@MooMoo: I realize the reviewer wasn't trying to be mean. I just didn't understand why 80 percent of his/her review was composed of ranting about the pairing. It's a FANFIC, not a debate forum. I'm still open to the fact that her preferred pairings could happen, or my preferred pairings could happen. When I'm writing a fanfic, I'm almost completely detached from predicting couples, because fanfics are meant for pleasure, not for debating about your preferred pairings.

Thanks for the replies, you guys. I was just venting my frustration.




We'll defend our own if it comes down to it. But pairing wars make me belligerent - which is not a good thing. Wars are generally pointless and stupid, but human beings participate anyway. The people who don't like war can't help but defend their own by fighting.

*sigh*



I see one thing wrong with this: she wouldn't have punched Sai like that when he badmouthed Sasuke if his name was dirt to her. If it was, she would have joined him in abusing Sasuke's name.

Another thing wrong with it: like you guys said, she didn't try to kill him. No, she didn't. Her goal was to BRING HIM BACK. If you lost your cellphone and want it back, then found it, would you break it because it made you angry? Nearly the same principle.



Seething grudge? Must've missed it. I thought she was CRYING when Sasuke disappeared a second time with Orochimaru during their brief reunion. I thought she was looking at the Team 7 picture in chapter 319 with a longing for Team 7 to be reunited.

Sakura does what she does because she wants to get Sasuke back, not only for Sasuke himself, and for Naruto, but for herself. It's a selfish desire. She wants to rest knowing Sasuke is safely in Konoha, not out there chasing after Itachi. She does it for herself, though not entirely for herself. Even if she doesn't say anything about loving Sasuke, it's obvious to me she's doing it out of great love for him (whether romantically or otherwise).