♥ SAKURA: Who does she really love today? Sasuke or Naruto? ♥

[haydenKyuubi]

This was the scene that made me think again about the real Sakura's feelings for Naruto. Check it around 6:00, where Sai is teasing Sakura saying shit about Naruto.

Sakura's words (Shippuuden 81)


Since Part2 started i've been seeing many signs of Sakura seeing Naruto as something bigger than 'best friend'. But did she really fell in love with Naruto or is just some Kishi's trick to confuse everyone? And her love for Sasuke? Is as strong as before or vanished completely?

Naruto likes Sakura (he always want to date her),

http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/311/08/

http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/350/01/
but is the inverse also true?



I'm going to give all the stuff i gathered on this:


http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/245/14/

Naruto returned to Konoha, 2.5 years have passed and i believe Sakura is more mature. She got over the shock Sasuke gave her leaving Konoha, but her bond with him should still be strong (she loved Sasuke very much).
Sakura reuniting with Naruto, and together fight for their objectives, created new feelings in her for Naruto, unquestionably. Love?? Let's see..




She left Konoha with Naruto to get Sasuke back. In the past 2.5 years she learned about Naruto/jinchuuriki/Akatsuki relation and the respective dangers. So now Sakura has the internal objective of Saving both friends.

http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/252/16/ (Read 4 pages)




Sakura knew from Chiyo that if bijuu is extracted from Naruto he will die. Just thinking about a scene like that, obviously she had to cry.

http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/261/07/ (Read 3 pages)




But knowing about Naruto having the Kyuubi is different than actualy seeing it...

http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/296/05/ (Read 4 pages)




After that, Sakura wanted Yamato's powers to supress kyuubi from Naruto and protect him whenever needed. This jinchuuriki problem is just too much for Sakura, and all this is the basis to, i think, what made her feel even more attached to Naruto... Also remember the words of Yamato about her feelings in chapter 297 page 11... hehehe

http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/297/09/ (Read 3 pages)




Her emotions are going crazy, and Naruto is "everything" she has around her to care about, right now.
http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/343/06/ (Read 3 pages)




In the end Kishi can be playing with us, and the one Naruto will stay for the rest of his life is.. Hinata. Sakura with Sasuke...

Love how Sakura talks to Hinata here. I believe even Sakura figured Hinata's feelings (?). Hinata is hopeless, in this fight she's only concerned about Naruto.. when one Akatsuki is right there..
http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/383/02/


I'm not asking for your pairing preference for Sakura. What i want is your thinking in this matter (knowing everything Sakura showed to us till now - Part1 and Part2).
http://img55.onemanga.com/mangas/00000004/00000181/13.jpghttp://img55.onemanga.com/mangas/00000004/00000183/12.jpghttp://img55.onemanga.com/mangas/00000004/00000296/07.jpg

So, who does Sakura really loves right now? Sasuke?.. Naruto?...
http://img55.onemanga.com/mangas/00000004/00000319/11.jpghttp://img55.onemanga.com/mangas/00000004/00000319/12.jpg


:)

[Nadini]

Portal to the abyss, officially opened again..

Im gonna go and say that she loves both of them(not in the same way), her feelings for naruto are unknown/confusing to her.
We don't know nothing about her lingering feelings for sasuke in part2, so its foolish to say that she atleast doesn't like him anymore, i dunno, her feelings are pretty ambiguous thanks to kishi :D:

[Suzume]

Like nadini said, her feelings are ambiguous. Kishi is intentionally keeping both options open. If she does love Naruto that way, I doubt she knows it herself, but it's also just as possible that she still loves Sasuke. We won't know until something concrete happens.

[Levithian]

Its Uchiha Sasuke for her, same as it ever was IMO.

[Mayhem]

Its Uchiha Sasuke for her, same as it ever was IMO.

FMA! Long time, no see, eh?

But I gotta say Sasuke. Kish is keeping Naru/Saku ambiguous for a reason.

[Kelsey♥]

I hope none :uwah.

But I guess, the Sauce.

[Roxion]

I don't really know. Tricky :argh I guess we will know when the manga is over

[gabzilla]

This is gonna get ugly.

The answer is obviously Ino. :noworry.


...

Ok, ok, I pick Sasuke.

[Levithian]

FMA! Long time, no see, eh?

But I gotta say Sasuke. Kish is keeping Naru/Saku ambiguous for a reason.

Yeah its been awhile Mayhem.

SasuSaku is the obvious paring here IMO for many reasons, I don't think she will ever entirely get over him.

[Petros]

Thread fails not because of OP, but because of topic.

NS'ers (which I am a part of) will say her opinion on Naruto changed ever since he made her that PoaLT and returned almost dead, add some part2 first chapters, Gaara rescue/Sasuke reunion arcs into the fray, then shake with a bit of chapter 343 and the ending argument is that she is in love/is falling in love with Naruto but still isn't aware of/hasn't come to terms with her feelings for the blonde.

SS'ers will say she's still very much in love with Sasuke because she never said otherwise since Part 2 started and hasn't really done anything to hint otherwise, she just doesn't talk much about it because she outgrew her childish persona of 4(manga time) years ago.

NH'ers will say she loves Sasuke because otherwise they'd already be admitting defeat, which also means this poll will be rigged :zaru

[ArAshI-sensei]

I think you're a real NaruXSaku fan no?

[Fruits Basket Fan]

Another one :facepalm?

How about Sai :noworry?

[Moonshine]

I would like it to be Naruto, but i would say neither because she has grown from being a fangirl of sasuke to realizing what feelings are. I think she loves them both in a way, just isn't in love with either of them.

[Petros]

I think you're a real NaruXSaku fan no?
To tell you the truth, I don't understand what isn't a "real NS fan", I like NS, and I think everyone who does too is as much of a real "NS fan" as myself, off course there are different arguments and reasons for liking the pairing and standing up for it.
However, I don't dillusion myself with "ZOMG NS IS CANON!!", well, except when I wanna do it to troll or for the lulz, I prefer to keep it "real", based on what the manga has shown us, hence why I also made plausible reasons for SS'ers to still say she's in love with Sasuke, and, in truth, I also tend to agree.
She might have outgrown him already, she probably did not.
I think Kishi's keeping her feelings ambiguous for a reason which we'll later know about. Maybe she'll have to chose which to save/help, especially after seeing the latest chapters...

[Hikaru-Kaoru]

i dont thinks she loves either one of them at the moment.
but i think she might be still in love with sasuke, but you never know with kishi.

[Rinme]

Sasuke :noworry

[haydenKyuubi]

Thread fails not because of OP, but because of topic.

NS'ers (which I am a part of) will say her opinion on Naruto changed ever since he made her that PoaLT and returned almost dead, add some part2 first chapters, Gaara rescue/Sasuke reunion arcs into the fray, then shake with a bit of chapter 343 and the ending argument is that she is in love/is falling in love with Naruto but still isn't aware of/hasn't come to terms with her feelings for the blonde.

SS'ers will say she's still very much in love with Sasuke because she never said otherwise since Part 2 started and hasn't really done anything to hint otherwise, she just doesn't talk much about it because she outgrew her childish persona of 4(manga time) years ago.

NH'ers will say she loves Sasuke because otherwise they'd already be admitting defeat, which also means this poll will be rigged :zaru
That is what i don't want to happen in this thread. NS's, SS's or NH's is about want they wanted to come true. I thought Sakura's feelings are changing and only wanted to know everybody's thoughts on this too, being immune to all that pairings fanaticism.


Another one :facepalm?

How about Sai :noworry?
Sai?? Do you really think Sakura will ever see Sai as her lover?? :facepalm

[Fruits Basket Fan]

I was being sarcastic.....

Even though NarutoxSakura is my OTP.....I think it is ridiculous that there are more pairing threads being brought up for some reason......There is the "Stupidest reasons for a pairing?" but got turn into using specific pairing arguments against a person's OTP and etc.....Then, there was a thread about Hinata (pairing wise)....then there was Sasuke (only yaoi this time, for a change :blink)....It will not end :arg!!!

I do think Sakura maybe gradually moving on and etc....But her feelings are ambiguous.....

Kishi is such a sly dog :notrust!

[Aerin]

There's nothing concrete right now to say that Sakura still loves Sasuke, but the voiced confession tend to make it too serious to disapear just like that. This confession took a whole chapter of a shonen manga, I think it's something who can't be dismissed without something as clear and tangible.

On the other hand, all the concern she shows about about Naruto could be compared to the concern she had for Lee for exemple, and could be only concern for a friend.
The fact that she had grown out of her dislike for Naruto, to show finally some concern for him is already a big change, this evolving just like that in romantics feelings for him, when her former love is in danger and out of reach, would seems quite stretched to me.

So for now, and until we have anything more clear from the manga itself, I stick to her being in love with Sasuke.
To sum up my opinion she cares for them both, Naruto in a friendly way, Sasuke on a romantic way.

[haydenKyuubi]

I was being sarcastic.....

Even though NarutoxSakura is my OTP.....I think it is ridiculous that there are more pairing threads being brought up for some reason......

I do think Sakura maybe gradually moving on and etc....But her feelings are ambiguous.....

Kishi is such a sly dog :notrust!
Personally i'm fed up with pairing threads, but i though of using that hungry for pairings to debate a serious question about Sakura's feelings. To know how do you all see this emotional evolution inside her.

[roninmedia]

You can tell in my signature that I like Naruto with Sakura.

I believe there will be a point in the story where Sakura will have to make a choice between the two of them. This was set way back during the bell exam where Kakashi told her to kill Naruto or Sasuke dies. This was brought up again in the beginning of part two where Sakura vows to protect them both. There are also situational parallels of Sakura to Sasuke in part one and Sakura to Naruto in part two. Eventually, I think will have to consider that she can't save both. Naruto had to consider whether he can save Sasuke and the village. This is what her growing up will be, if someone has to die to lead to it, so be it.

[MuseSilver]

None of us really know.

I do believe, that if her feelings remained static from part one... all the recent ambiguity surrounding this would be a waste of panels. Why bother hiding it?

If her feelings haven't changed we'd be getting more sad flashbacks from chapter 181, or even internal thoughts regarding Sasuke. Like Naruto does. Basically any reminders of her interactions with Sasuke (from the chunnin exams, FoD, Gaara fight, Zabuza arc, anything) would have been convincing enough. With Naruto we get this, especially with the flashbacks to the VotE fight. Of course you can argue he's the main character, but if Sakura's romantic interest was meant to be concrete, we'd be seeing at least a fraction of this 'obsessive' behavior from her too. Her feelings wouldn't have to be analyzed as much as it is now.

Instead we're seeing numerous interactions with Naruto, which includes blushing, offering to feed him, almost sacrificing herself to help him (KN4), even receiving commentary from two different people about her feelings regarding him (Yamato and Sai ). Why would Kishi bother including these characters' opinions if her feelings were still the same??

Bottom line, there would be no mystery about her feelings if she was shown thinking about Sasuke as much as she did in part one. Simple as that. :neutral

[gabzilla]

You can tell in my signature that I like Naruto with Sakura.

I believe there will be a point in the story where Sakura will have to make a choice between the two of them. This was set way back during the bell exam where Kakashi told her to kill Naruto or Sasuke dies. This was brought up again in the beginning of part two where Sakura vows to protect them both. There are also situational parallels of Sakura to Sasuke in part one and Sakura to Naruto in part two. Eventually, I think will have to consider that she can't save both. Naruto had to consider whether he can save Sasuke and the village. This is what her growing up will be, if someone has to die to lead to it, so be it.

Since when is Naruto a shoujo? :iria

Bear in mind that if she chooses Naruto and Sasuke dies, Naruto will kill himself. :zaru

[Dokiz1]

Since when is Naruto a shoujo? :iria

Bear in mind that if she chooses Naruto and Sasuke dies, Naruto will kill himself. :zaru



Doesn't need to be a shoujo it almost happened in part 1 ... And i dont see what is so shoujo in it ...


Wheres the option none because her feelings are ambiguous?


/in b4 Jizz dupes

[Petros]

Bear in mind that if she chooses Naruto and Sasuke dies, Naruto will kill himself. :zaru
Now you're just trolling for the fun of it :hehee

Not that he shouldn't kill himself already for insisting on chasing after so much fail, it just can't be good for one's health. :zaru

[gabzilla]

Doesn't need to be a shoujo it almost happened in part 1...

When?

I mean, other than for comedy purposes. :zaru

And i dont see what is so shoujo in it ...

A girl torn because she doesn't know which boy she wants and having to make a love!decision that will decide their fates?

Please. It's so shoujo it hurts.

This is a manga about friendship and bonds, not about Sakura's love life. Naruto and Sasuke share a bond much deeper than the one Sakura has with either of them.

Now you're just trolling for the fun of it :hehee

Not that he shouldn't kill himself already for insisting on chasing after so much fail, it just can't be good for one's health. :zaru

Be honest, Sasuke left and Naruto is chasing after him with such passion I'm honestly wondering if Kishimoto plans to make it canon in the end. :zaru

If Sasuke dies, Naruto won't be able to cope. Heck, he went batshit just by hearing Orochimaru say he was totally his bitch seduced by the Dark Side.

[zuul]

Probably Naruto, even if it totally sucks.

OMG she beats him because she lurves him !!!!, you find plenty of that kind of kidergarten romance in shonen anyway.

And because we all know, that Naruto as the crappy main character he is will get all he has ever wanted by the end. :awesome

[Dokiz1]

When?

I mean, other than for comedy purposes. :zaru



A girl torn because she doesn't know which boy she wants and having to make a love!decision that will decide their fates?

Please. It's so shoujo it hurts.

This is a manga about friendship and bonds, not about Sakura's love life. Naruto and Sasuke share a bond much deeper than the one Sakura has with either of them.



It was comedy? Funny i didnt laugh at it...

But this doesn't the fact that there's still a posiblity, even Kakashi said it could happen. So theres a possibilty Shoujo or not :D.

[gabzilla]

It was comedy? Funny i didnt laugh at it...

Once again, I ask "When?" Because if you are talking about Kakashi and that bell test... he also tricked her into thinking Sasuke was almost dead
and that was played for laughs.

But this doesn't the fact that there's still a posiblity, even Kakashi said it could happen. So theres a possibilty Shoujo or not :D.

Kakashi said Sakura would decide Naruto and Sasuke's fate depending on who she wants to sex?

Man, I must have missed that chapter.

[Dokiz1]

Once again, I ask "When?" Because if you are talking about Kakashi and that bell test... he also trciked her into thinking Sasuke was almost dead
and that was played for laughs.


Here http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/8/naruto_v02_ch008_014/

Yup some tricks that could happen in the futur :zaru



Kakashi said Sakura would decide Naruto and Sasuke's fate depending on who she wants to sex?

Man, I must have missed that chapter.


Uh?? I said if something like that happen Sakura will have to make a choice or do something about it..

[Petros]

Man, I must have missed that chapter.
Doujinshi. They're teh canonz :zaru
... or is it fanfiction?:hmm?

Either way, and to be somewhat serious, and despite who she wants to smex, she might be put in such a position, because otherwise, she'd most likely be filler space, since neither Sasuke nor Naruto really need her for anything.
Sasuke has bite'n'heal Karin and Naruto has the fox to heal him.

[Kyasurin Yakuto]

I think that she's still more into Sasuke and sees Naruto more in a brother/friend kind of way.


She went crazy over that Sai x Sasuke jutsu that Konohamaru did so....I don't really think she is over Sasuke yet.

[gabzilla]

Here http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/8/naruto_v02_ch008_014/

Yup some tricks that could happen in the futur :zaru

Right, Naruto is obviously shocked by the seriousness of the moment. :huh

Hey, maybe Naruto and Sasuke will kiss in the last chapter! Or Naruto will henge as Sasuke again and trick Sakura into kissing him!

Or a fart will be anough to beat Pain! :zaru The possibilities!

Uh?? I said if something like that happen Sakura will have to make a choice or do something about it..

Let's be honest, if Sakura lets Sasuke die Naruto will never forgive her.

Doujinshi. They're teh canonz :zaru
... or is it fanfiction?:hmm?

The problem with fanfiction/doujin is that they contradict each other. :arg

Either way, and to be somewhat serious, and despite who she wants to smex, she might be put in such a position, because otherwise, she'd most likely be filler space, since neither Sasuke nor Naruto really need her for anything.
Sasuke has bite'n'heal Karin and Naruto has the fox to heal him.

Now that's more like it. :edu

Or you know, she'll run between them in the middle of a fight and this time they'll really kill her she will stop them... somehow... with the power of Threesome team love.

[Dokiz1]

Right, Naruto is obviously shocked by the seriousness of the moment. :huh

Hey, maybe Naruto and Sasuke will kiss in the last chapter! Or Naruto will henge as Sasuke again and trick Sakura into kissing him!

Or a fart will be anough to beat Pain! :zaru The possibilities!

:facepalm Kakashi was demonstrating some trick that could really happen in a fight or whatsoever i was not talking about some immature tricks ...



Let's be honest, if Sakura lets Sasuke die Naruto will never forgive her.

If something like that happen we will never know what will happen until it does.. so

[Petros]

Hey, maybe Naruto and Sasuke will kiss in the last chapter! Or Naruto will henge as Sasuke again and trick Sakura into kissing him!
Or we'll actually see something as epic as Zabuza arc.
... as if :cry
Or a fart will be anough to beat Pain! :zaru The possibilities!Or a thousand years of pain jutsu with a bomb-kunai will hit Madara :edu

Let's be honest, if Sakura lets Sasuke die Naruto will never forgive her.
Agreed.
The problem with fanfiction/doujin is that they contradict each other. :argHence my dilemma :arg

Or you know, she'll run between them in the middle of a fight and this time they'll really kill her she will stop them... somehow... with the power of Threesome team love.Or whine and cry no jutsu :edu

[gabzilla]

:facepalm Kakashi was demonstrating some trick that could really happen in a fight or whatsoever i was not talking about some immature tricks ...

Don't underestimate the power of farts. :zaru

If something like that happen we will never know what will happen until it does.. so

Well, that could apply to almost every crack theory known to men...

Or we'll actually see something as epic as Zabuza arc.
... as if :cry

And secondary characters will be more than wallpaper.
... never ever again.

Or a thousand years of pain jutsu with a bomb-kunai will hit Madara :edu

That's why Kakashi showed them that technique. :edu

Hence my dilemma :arg

I know :uwah

Or whine and cry no jutsu :edu

Indeed. Water jutsus are powerful. :quite

[Dokiz1]

Don't underestimate the power of farts. :zaru

I think it only work on Kiba and his Clan.

[Sunkeye]

I know she loves being an ass thats as much as I Can tell you :LOS lol jk she just seems really confuzzled :x

[Petros]

And secondary characters will be more than wallpaper.
... never ever again.
Right now even the main characters seem wallpaper. One's an emo whose whole life goal is to get revenge, for crying out loud, he just doesn't get revenge for being born because his brother beat him to it and the other wastes his life in pursuit of the emo one... Wind beats lightning. F@€k that, Wind keeps fire alive! :iria
...I'm actually thankful for Pain killing Jiraiya ( :cry ) if only for taking naruto off sasuke mode...
That's why Kakashi showed them that technique.Off course! Sharingan predicts the future :LOS
Indeed. WaterKisame-element jutsus are powerful. :quitefix'd :zaru

[Nora]

I think she's starting to love Naruto more and more, but I'm not quite sure her love for Sasuke is completely gone yet. But oh well, I voted for Naruto :<3

[azn_fan_gurl]

I don't know her crush of the month, and frankly I don't care. She shows interest in Sasuke, then Sai, then Naruto. And on and on. Although it's not like I care that much about Sakura's mushy feelings anyways...

[Fleecy]

It is definitely Naruto at this point. Seriously, Naruto is more passionate about Sasuke than she is at this point. She's starting to see Naruto for who he truly is--something she missed and ignored previously. And I don't think I need to bring up the fact that most of her reason for saving Sasuke is for Naruto's sake more than hers. The second part of the manga definitely hints at Sakura's feelings (albeit muddled and uncertain) for him.

[tiff-tiff86]

I say neither!

Lee is her one true love!:sun

[gabzilla]

I think it only work on Kiba and his Clan.

It works on whoever the plot needs it to work :edu

Right now even the main characters seem wallpaper. One's an emo whose whole life goal is to get revenge, for crying out loud, he just doesn't get revenge for being born because his brother beat him to it and the other wastes his life in pursuit of the emo one... Wind beats lightning. F@€k that, Wind keeps fire alive! :iria
...I'm actually thankful for Pain killing Jiraiya ( :cry ) if only for taking naruto off sasuke mode...

Don't worry, Naruto will be back on Sasuke Mode soon.

fix'd :zaru

Kisame is God level :quite

It is definitely Naruto at this point. Seriously, Naruto is more passionate about Sasuke than she is at this point. She's starting to see Naruto for who he truly is--something she missed and ignored previously. And I don't think I need to bring up the fact that most of her reason for saving Sasuke is for Naruto's sake more than hers. The second part of the manga definitely hints at Sakura's feelings (albeit muddled and uncertain) for him.

Way to miss the whole point of team 7. :quite Glad to know Sakura is mostly trying to rescue Sasuke so Naruto can be happy and not because, you know, she cares for Sasuke and is sad he is gone.

[Emily]

Right now even the main characters seem wallpaper. One's an emo whose whole life goal is to get revenge, for crying out loud, he just doesn't get revenge for being born because his brother beat him to it and the other wastes his life in pursuit of the emo one... Wind beats lightning. F@€k that, Wind keeps fire alive! :iria
...I'm actually thankful for Pain killing Jiraiya if only for taking naruto off sasuke mode...

Thank you, this is the lulz I was looking for. :sag

And my two cents go for:

1. Sakura crushing on Sasuke but being in love with Naruto
2. Loving both of them but being in love with neither
3. In lub with Sai (http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/311/11/) (last two bottom panels, note the similarity to her mature way of blushing for Naruto) :zaru

[zuul]

3. In lub with Sai (http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/311/11/) (last two bottom panels) :zaru

But sadly Sai crush this uber romantical ture lub moment by calling Sakura ugly or something like that.

SaiSaku >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SasuSaku> NaruSaku anyway.

[Petros]

Don't worry, Naruto will be back on Sasuke Mode soon.[quote]
Let me at least enjoy this little bit before of bringing me back to reality :hmph
[quote]Kisame is God level :quite
Hence why Suiton was renamed to Kisame :edu
Way to miss the whole point of team 7. :quite Glad to know Sakura is mostly trying to rescue Sasuke so Naruto can be happy and not because, you know, she cares for Sasuke and is sad he is gone.
Tho, after the KN4 incident, it appears she's doing this also for Naruto and not just for herself. :quite

Anyway we all know TsuShizuSaku is canon.

[◦MuffiN◦]

Yeah, Sakura is in love with Naruto now. Since she realized how rude Sasuke was and he disappeared for a long time. Naruto's is the only one who's there for Sakura.

( I don't like SakuNaru :P )

[Worlds Apart]

I'm OK with either pairing but don't ship them. So I guess my opinion is pretty much objective...

Well, her crush/'love' for Sasuke is unmistakably canon and won't be dismissed that easily, but I do see how she might be developping feelings for Naruto. For a long time I simply couldn't see Narusaku happening because I just saw nothing like that from Sakura to Naruto. However, in shippuuden there have been some moment where I got confused because it suddenly seemed like she did have those 'more than friends' feelings... Here (http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/297/11/) for example, Yamato is cut off which probably meant he was going to say something important or revealing. And here (http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/343/08/), Sakura's face is suprisingly much like "let me feed you :hurr"
Right now it seems that both options are open, and I think Kishimoto is doing this on purpose... Kishi lurves lovetriangles :pek

[Tobi-kun01]

Sasuke and Sakura is so much more passion, so much more dramatic. Plus, Sakura thinks of Naruto as a brother from what I gather. How can she love her brother any other way than in a brotherly one? Even if she got with him, she wouldn't be over Sasuke and could never truly love Naruto. Sasusaku is much more interseting and its a heart-wrenching serious romance while narusaku is more like comic relief and all their "moments" seem to end in one of them hurting the other and sasuke obviously cares more about sakura than naruto. Sakura loves Sasuke and she doesn't have to act like a fangirl to prove that her feelings are still there.

[Nadini]

Sasuke and Sakura is so much more passion, so much more dramatic. Plus, Sakura thinks of Naruto as a brother from what I gather. How can she love her brother any other way than in a brotherly one? Even if she got with him, she wouldn't be over Sasuke and could never truly love Naruto. Sasusaku is more interseting and its a heart-wrenching serious romance while narusaku is more like comic relief and all their "moments" seem to end in one of them hurting the other and sasuke obviously cares more about sakura than naruto.

who let this nut out of the loony bin :zaru
Oh sweet angst, how i love thee!
not..:apathy
sasuke obviously cares more about sakura than naruto.
sasuke obviously cares more about sakura than naruto.
sasuke obviously cares more about sakura than naruto.
sasuke obviously cares more about sakura than naruto.
*proceeds to laugh in your face*

neg'd

[Tobi-kun01]

who let this nut out of the loony bin :zaru




*proceeds to laugh in your face*

neg'd

Well thanks and sorry for having a different opinion than you. :zaru
SasuSaku will prevail in the end, you just wait and see. :hurr
It's the only pairing in the manga with a powerful love confession and NS is just a red herring. It's just a cheap distraction.

[SwirlyUchihaFan]

Sasuke and Sakura is so much more passion, so much more dramatic. Plus, Sakura thinks of Naruto as a brother from what I gather. How can she love her brother any other way than in a brotherly one? Even if she got with him, she wouldn't be over Sasuke and could never truly love Naruto. Sasusaku is much more interseting and its a heart-wrenching serious romance while narusaku is more like comic relief and all their "moments" seem to end in one of them hurting the other and sasuke obviously cares more about sakura than naruto. Sakura loves Sasuke and she doesn't have to act like a fangirl to prove that her feelings are still there.
:lmao
Sasuke obviously cares about Naruto more than he does Sakura.. but that's another story.

SasuSaku = Not heart-wrenching. It's fake, it's cliche. It's unrealistic, teenage-girl-crush. Sakura seems to have gotten over it.

Sasuke never ever has shown any interest in her, and never will.
That's a different thread, though.

Sakura, IMO, doesn't like anyone right now. She's coming to realise that Naruto is like a brother to her. Just because she's his teammate, and she's accepting him, does NOT MEAN SHE'S IN LOVE WITH HIM.

No-one. Right now, she's not interested.

[gabzilla]

Let me at least enjoy this little bit before of bringing me back to reality :hmph

:hehee

Hence why Suiton was renamed to Kisame :edu

:LOS

Tho, after the KN4 incident, it appears she's doing this also for Naruto and not just for herself. :quite

Oh, there is no doubt she is also doing it for Naruto, what I'm saying is that is not the main reason she wants to save him. Just like Naruto wants to save Sasuke mainly because he loves him and not because of Sakura.

Anyway we all know TsuShizuSaku is canon.

Totally. :quite

@Tobi-kun01: No, just... no.

[Nadini]

Well thanks and sorry for having a different opinion than you. :zaru
SasuSaku will prevail in the end, you just wait and see. :
It's the only pairing in the manga with a powerful love confession and NS is just a red herring. It's just a cheap distraction.

you seem quite sure :zaru
Do you even know what a red herring is? :quite

there's a fine line between illusion and reality, seems to me that you went waaaaay above dat :edu

so... the only way for NH to happen is if its a byproduct of SS?
Wow, development central yo!

:dupe

Powerful love confession? you just keep telling yourself that bud.

Sasuke doesn't know what love and passion is so I wouldn't blame him if he was oblvious to Sakura's advances.

:wha
.............

:ryoma

Hello, Jizzy btw :zaru
seems to me the dupes have started rigging the poll :quite

+4 votes for sasuke in a minute :gar
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[Tobi-kun01]

you seem quite sure :zaru
Do you even know what a red herring is? :quite

there's a fine line between illusion and reality, seems to me that you went waaaaay above dat :edu

so... the only way for NH to happen is if its a byproduct of SS?
Wow, development central yo!

:dupe

What does NH have anything to do with SS and with this topic? I happen to like both couples and?

Powerful love confession? you just keep telling yourself that bud, how old are you anyway?

My age is none of your business and it has nothing to do with this thread. Stop getting off topic. :facepalm

[Petros]

Oh, there is no doubt she is also doing it for Naruto, what I'm saying is that is not the main reason she wants to save him. Just like Naruto wants to save Sasuke mainly because he loves him and not because of Sakura.
I c wut u did thar :LOS
Hello, Jizzy btw :zaru
seems to me the dupes have started rigging the poll :quite

+4 votes for sasuke in a minute :gar
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Dupes... the mightiest force in NF

[Dokiz1]

It works on whoever the plot needs it to work :edu







maybe D;







+4 votes for sasuke in a minute :gar
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Let him doing that if it can make him happy :zaru


Poll = srs bsn

[gabzilla]

I c wut u did thar :LOS

:LOS you so didnt

maybe D;

You know I'm right. :LOS

[Petros]

:LOS you so didnt
But I even used bold BBcode to see it :arg

[blackfire94]

I say naruto.

[Shamandalie]

I like to view Sakura's feelings for both boys as of a strong protective ""motherly"" bond. Mostly because she sees what the boys are for each other, and what she can be for them.

If she feels anything romantic for any of them, I think it's for Naruto. Yes, she did have a crush on a Sasuke (maybe something little bit more), but I really doubt she feels strongly for him anymore - in "that" way.

Anyway, I used to ship Sai/Sakura and Lee/Sakura but after that omake my new Sakura OTP is Sakura/spandex!Sai, along with Neji/Sakura.
Honestly, I love to ship Sakura with everyone... save for Sasuke and Naruto. And it's not only because my OTP is Sasuke/Naruto. It's also because I adore mother-hen!Sakura. :)

[Creator]

Kishi said Sasuke, its Sasuke. Stop trying to defy Kishi. :pek

[Shamandalie]

Kishi said Sasuke, its Sasuke. Stop trying to defy Kishi. :pek
Citation needed.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed) :pek

[Petros]

Kishi said Sasuke, its Sasuke. Stop trying to defy Kishi. :pek

Kishi also said it was a selfish love. :pek

[Nadini]

Kishi said Sasuke, its Sasuke. Stop trying to defy Kishi. :pek

why, you defy him all the time when you say that Tsunade can beat Jesus.

Kishi also said it was a selfish love.
selective memory at its best amigo :edu

[Creator]

why, you defy him all the time when you say that Tsunade can beat Jesus.

Thats different. Tsunade is awesome. :ohpek

[Sasuke_Fan]

Naruto.

First of it's common knowledge that in Shonen the main female and male characters are meant for each. So just drop this 'sibling love' shit because it's obviously just a front.

Second of all there's hints that lead to NaruSaku:

1. Jiraiya couldn't get Tsunade, couldn't save his sensei, and couldn't save a friend; he failed in life. Since there's alot of connections between Team 7 and the sannin, and since the new generation is going to surpass the old. Naruto is expected to surpass Jiraiya at everything he failed. And as main character he will get everything he wants in the end, this doesn't include Hinata.

2. Sakura connects with Naruto more than with Sasuke and with Naruto she's able to speak freely and be herself, knowing that the other person likes her for it. In Part 1 she tried so hard to impress Sasuke that she repressed her true self which resulted in Inner Sakura. Getting over Sasuke is important for her development.

Third of all SasuSaku is not a compatible pairing. Her one-sided relationship in Part 1 with Sasuke went through two phases.

First there was selfish love, where she was shallow and only wanted him to satisfy her desires. He was an object to her that she could show off. It was more about her rivalry with Ino than about her feelings. And then there was sacrificial love where she actually cares about him and against all odds attempts to love, comfort, and take care of him, hoping to nurture him back to emotional health. People are called to be an equal partner in a relationship, not a shrink, surrogate parent, or nurse. Both of the extremes do not make a good relationship.


Since Kishimoto is being ambiguious she is probably in the process of getting over Sasuke and discovering feelings for Naruto.

[kyuubi425]

Pfft. Konohamaru's gettin that ass. He knows what she wants.

[~Ageha~]

i say naruto but i think she may love both.

[Legend]

i say 60% of her heart is now naruto and the other 40% is sasuke

[Nakazaki]

Naruto and if you think other wise your fooling yourself..

[Bree]

i say 60% of her heart is now naruto and the other 40% is sasuke
I say this :edu

Or...can we just put a question mark next to both?

[~Ageha~]

sai said that because she called naruto with no suffix that she was close to him. and they do not have a brotherly relationship just look do you ask your brother if you look more womanly and and blush. and ask to feed them i do not know i would let my sister feed me or ask me if they look womanly. if you do you have a weird brother sister relationship.

[Chippy]

Sakura has shown nothing but brotherly affection for Naruto. As for Sasuke, well she calls him Sasuke kun, isn't that evidence?

There's nothing to suggest she views Naruto as a brother.

Nor is there even Sasuke viewing her as a sister.

And no Naruto seeing Hinata as a sister.

And Sasuke isn't the only one she adds 'kun' to, so, yeah.

[Gaara014]

Naruto. Who eles is there to love now that Sasuke's out of the picture?
(besides, she'll probably get real lonely and want to lose her virginity somehow!:P)

[Gaara014]

Sasuke's not out of the picture. Read the current chapters.

well....i don't read the manga....I just go by episodes.

[Gaara014]

.....well fine then, meanie:):Plol

[April]

She still loves Sasuke romantically.

She cares about Naruto, and it said that she wants to protect him, and Sasuke. :hurr

We don't know Sakura's feelings for Naruto, yet.

Plus, Naruto probably got rid of his crush already, since Sasuke is more important to Naruto.. :hurr

[Kage]

couldn't say...i've never considered her feelings for sasuke the kind of love that brings two people together romantically (considering how horribly selfish and self-destructive it was in nature)

and as for naruto...her feelings for him are not specified as such but there are things(even people) in the manga that slightly imply otherwise...

hopefully she just croaks soon and it won't matter who she loves :zaru

that and naruto and sasuke are more in love with eachother anyway :hurr

[Yakushi Kabuto]

I think Sakura's really grown over all these chapters. Part of me believes that her love of Sasuke was a result of seeing her own weaknesses and wanting to become stronger. As she has acquired her own powers she'll always have a special place in her heart for these two guys she wanted to protect enough to change herself. Is it still romantic? I think that has faded somewhat. But is love without the interests in the physical any less powerful? Of course not. I'd say Sakura really loves the both of them for different reasons and love doesn't run out the more people you care about.

[Major]

I think she loves Naruto now.

[Koi]

I don't think Sakura knows who she loves at this point.

[Darkhope]

There is a debate thread for a reason.

And it's confirmed she still loves Sasuke. :sag

[Connie]

On the other hand, all the concern she shows about about Naruto could be compared to the concern she had for Lee for exemple, and could be only concern for a friend. The fact that she had grown out of her dislike for Naruto, to show finally some concern for him is already a big change, this evolving just like that in romantics feelings for him, when her former love is in danger and out of reach, would seems quite stretched to me.



"Compared to the concern she had for Lee"? So her crying at hearing Chiyo's words and putting herself in danger by attempting to stop KN4 can be compared to her concern for Lee? :sag

If anything it can be compared to her concern for Sasuke, which eveyone claims romantic. For example take the KN4 scene and the FoD scene. Oh, and Yamato's words after that specific scene. :zaru

And Sakura developing romantic feelings for Naruto when her former love is in danger and out of reach (even though Naruto is in danger too, and she's actually witnissed some of it) seems quite stretched to you is, well, your own opinion, so I guess I'll just leave that.

[winryrocabell]

she still loves sasuke

[Aerin]

"Compared to the concern she had for Lee"? So her crying at hearing Chiyo's words and putting herself in danger by attempting to stop KN4 can be compared to her concern for Lee? :sag
Yes, if Lee was in the same kind of danger/predicament, I think she would be concerned all the same, seeing how she behaved when he was in the hospital or when he tried to protect her in the FOD. Do you really think she wouldn't do that for a friend who protected her with his life more than once ? That would be pretty selfish from her, and you'll agree with me, she grown out of that stage. :amuse

If anything it can be compared to her concern for Sasuke, which eveyone claims romantic. For example take the KN4 scene and the FoD scene. Oh, and Yamato's words after that specific scene. :zaru

Yes, I agree with you for the KN4 scene, and between Sasuke and Naruto, which one was appeased by her, and which one stayed out of her reach ? :zaru


And Sakura developing romantic feelings for Naruto when her former love is in danger and out of reach (even though Naruto is in danger too, and she's actually witnissed some of it) seems quite stretched to you is, well, your own opinion, so I guess I'll just leave that.

As I said, I wait for something tangible before changing my opinion, like Sakura's confession convinced me of her feelings before, a comparison of Naruto and Sasuke's stage of danger and how Sakura should react to that isn't really something tangible enough to convince me. :amuse

[Petes12]

Could pretty much go either way, but it's almost a foregone conclusion that she'll go for Naruto in the end.

[Caia]

I think she loves them both but more like friends. Or even if she loves Naruto, she doesn't realize it. :sag

[forgotten_hero]

Sasuke. You don't get over your first love that easily.

[Potchi]

she still loves Sasuke :LOS

[PlayStation]

Naruto. They are really close now.

[MuseSilver]

Yes, if Lee was in the same kind of danger/predicament, I think she would be concerned all the same, seeing how she behaved when he was in the hospital or when he tried to protect her in the FOD. Do you really think she wouldn't do that for a friend who protected her with his life more than once ? That would be pretty selfish from her, and you'll agree with me, she grown out of that stage. :amuse

Frankly, I think it's less important what you think she would have done for another character, when the fact remains Kishi chose to focus her concern on Naruto. Bringing up Lee at all, is blatant disregard to the scene's context and the bond Sakura and Naruto shared to that point. Not to mention Naruto's one of her most precious friends, not Lee. There really is no comparison when one is concerned over a best friend or a fellow comrade.

Yes, I agree with you for the KN4 scene, and between Sasuke and Naruto, which one was appeased by her, and which one stayed out of her reach ? :zaru

You know, it's interesting how people just focus on the moment instead of the long term effect. Going by what I've read in the manga, it's obvious Sasuke was the one who stayed out of her reach.

These two scenes may be similar in context but they hold major differences, the main being Sasuke was not possessed by a raging demon, unlike Naruto who was. Naruto was no longer aware of his surroundings (or humanity), and Sakura was really facing more of Kyuubi then her friend. Whereas with Sasuke, who had just woken up from a traumatic dream about the death of his clan, became under the influence of Orochimaru's curse seal.

Ancient demon =/= seal created by Orochimaru.

Sasuke never lost his mental consciousness, as he was still aware of Sakura and Naruto's presence, only now holding the strong desire to protect. And he definitely knew what he was doing as he was attacking, almost killing Zaku. While Sakura was able to bring him back then, it didn't stop him from eventually continuing on to pursue Orochimaru and rely on the curse seal for power. If he was still thinking of Sakura's concern, he would have gone a different route.

Naruto, right after discovering he hurt Sakura, has sworn off on the Kyuubi. Even though it wasn't technically him who hurt her, he still took the blame.

My two cents. :amuse

[Yukisame]

Sasuke! : )

[Fruits Basket Fan]

There is a debate thread for a reason.

And it's confirmed she still loves Sasuke. :sag

No it has not :oh....

It has not been confirmed who she loves in part II in the manga.....

If you are using the databook charts...then you have to take her latest profiles about Naruto into account if you are taking that route then and how she realizes that Naruto was the one who always protected her and encouraged her on.....however, they say that she does not have a answer to her feelings for Naruto, yet.....

From Sakura's chara page, "Naruto" section:
"Since when she was a child Sakura had always felt admiration and a feeling similar to love for Sasuke. Naruto was just an "annoying" boy who stood in the middle between Sakura and Sasuke and disturbed their relationship. But after completing many missions together with him, she looked back at the past and finally realized: when she was in trouble, when she was ready to give up on her life, the one who was always there, protecting her and encouraging her, was in fact that "annoying" boy, Naruto. What are her current feelings for Naruto...? Sakura still hasn't found an answer."

However, the databooks have a history to be controversial and contradicting (techniques that were once considered ultimate are bumped down within a few chapters like Kage Bunshin...and Ino feelings for Sasuke were written in full flowery language, but this tends to happen for pairings in databooks, anyway)....they are not that reliable as sources of facts in pairing debates. Plus, I doubt Kishi would want to spoil everyone who he is going to end up with by the databooks when the story is not even finish, yet.

[LivingHitokiri]

No it has not :oh....

It has not been confirmed who she loves in part II in the manga.....

If you are using the databook charts...then you have to take her latest profiles about Naruto into account then and how she realizes that Naruto was the one who always protected her and encouraged her on.....however, they say that she does not have a answer to her feelings for Naruto, yet.....



However, the databooks prove to be controversial and contradicting....they are not that reliable as sources of facts in pairing debates. Plus, I doubt Kishi would want to spoil everyone who he is going to end up with by the databooks when the story is not even finish, yet.The way she looked at him when they met again and how she reacted proves you wrong....Hell she even train harder so she can be match for the she loves...

[Fruits Basket Fan]

They way she looked at him when they met again and how she reacted proves you wrong....Hell she even train harder so she can be match for the she loves...

Then, the way that Sakura looked at Naruto in chapter 343 (feeding scene) must mean something more than as well :zaru?

Kishi is making her feelings ambiguous and debateable by doing these scenes.

It has never confirmed her feelings, yet.

And no, Naruto is also the one who encouraged her to get stronger as well....Her goal in part II is to protect both Sasuke and Naruto.

[LivingHitokiri]

Then, the way that Sakura looked at Naruto in chapter 343 (feeding scene) must mean something more than as well :zaru?

Kishi is making her feelings ambiguous and debateable by doing these scenes.

It has never confirmed her feelings, yet.

And no, Naruto was the one who encouraged her to get stronger as well....Her goal in part II is to protect both Sasuke and Naruto.
The feeding scene just reminded her the old good days(with Sasuke and as complete team 7)Kishi already shown her feelings for him since part 1 and Kishi never denied her feelings for Sasuke so we can think otherwise... naruto is an important person to her because he is a nakama from team 7 and they been through a lot...

[Yαriko]

pairing thread:apathy

well we dont know for sure now who she loves, but I'll take a guess and say Naruto:blinditachi

[Zookini]

Sasuke,the databook said so:hurr

She has friendly feelings for Naruto:hurr

[gabzilla]

Naruto.

First of it's common knowledge that in Shonen the main female and male characters are meant for each. So just drop this 'sibling love' shit because it's obviously just a front.

Shounen God Toriyama disagrees with you. :zaru

Second of all there's hints that lead to NaruSaku:

1. Jiraiya couldn't get Tsunade, couldn't save his sensei, and couldn't save a friend; he failed in life. Since there's alot of connections between Team 7 and the sannin, and since the new generation is going to surpass the old. Naruto is expected to surpass Jiraiya at everything he failed. And as main character he will get everything he wants in the end, this doesn't include Hinata.

That's awesome! Let's tell Sakura she will have to fall for Naruto yes or yes because his teacher couldn't bed her teacher and Naruto being the main character will get what he wants, even if she doesn't like it! Yes, that was what Kishimoto meant by "New generation will surpass the old".

Oh, and Sakura is not Naruto's life goal either. :zaru

2. Sakura connects with Naruto more than with Sasuke and with Naruto she's able to speak freely and be herself, knowing that the other person likes her for it. In Part 1 she tried so hard to impress Sasuke that she repressed her true self which resulted in Inner Sakura. Getting over Sasuke is important for her development.

Yet she still hides her insecurity issues from him. :zaru

Getting over Sasuke is not part of her development. Sakura didn't go from fangirl to "I don't give a shit about him" just like she didn't go from "I hate you, Naruto" to "OMG Naruto baka I wanna bear your babies!!!11".

Third of all SasuSaku is not a compatible pairing. Her one-sided relationship in Part 1 with Sasuke went through two phases.

Compatible? According to who? You?

First there was selfish love, where she was shallow and only wanted him to satisfy her desires. He was an object to her that she could show off. It was more about her rivalry with Ino than about her feelings. And then there was sacrificial love where she actually cares about him and against all odds attempts to love, comfort, and take care of him, hoping to nurture him back to emotional health. People are called to be an equal partner in a relationship, not a shrink, surrogate parent, or nurse. Both of the extremes do not make a good relationship.

Way to miss the entire bond between Sasuke and Sakura. :quite

Since Kishimoto is being ambiguious she is probably in the process of getting over Sasuke and discovering feelings for Naruto.

Yes, of course. Let's not forget that Sakura is too stupid and naive to realize her hidden yet obvious feelings for Naruto. :edu

Naruto. Who eles is there to love now that Sasuke's out of the picture?
(besides, she'll probably get real lonely and want to lose her virginity somehow!:P)

Naruto is out of the picture atm. Does that mean she will fall for Kakashi? Awesome. :gar

[Crackers]

The feeding scene just reminded her the old good days(with Sasuke and as complete team 7)Kishi already shown her feelings for him since part 1 and Kishi never denied her feelings for Sasuke so we can think otherwise... naruto is an important person to her because he is a nakama from team 7 and they been through a lot...

Wait, I'm confused. Where do you come up with this? While Sasuke was mentioned in Sakura's flashback with Naruto in the hospital, there was nothing stated that so much as suggested Team 7 reminiscing. Naruto mentioned getting closer to Sasuke with her, and it caught Sakura off guard. How does this work for her recalling the old times of Team 7? Unless you count Sasuke's figure, the past of what or how they were as a team was never even mentioned.

I'm not trying to argue with you, I'm just not sure where you came up with your conclusion to the feeding scene.

I think that right now even Sakura isn't sure about her feelings.
I think she still loves Sasuke, but I also think that the more time she spends with Naruto, the more she comes to appreciate him like she did with Sasuke; that is, her feelings are developing into something more genuine and loving-nature. Sasuke isn't around anymore, so there's no one there to interfere with her Naruto-bonding time, and so I think the longer she spends alone with him and the more she gets to know him, she just might realize that there could be something between them (or from her to him).

[Petros]

Shounen God Toriyama disagrees with you.
He also sucks at romance :zaru
Then again, noone said he had to be good with it :hurr
That's awesome! Let's tell Sakura she will have to fall for Naruto yes or yes because his teacher couldn't bed her teacher and Naruto being the main character will get what he wants, even if she doesn't like it! Yes, that was what Kishimoto meant by "New generation will surpass the old".
Or she'll just have to fall for Naruto because Kishi already established the parallel where none was needed if not for that reason. :edu
Oh, and Sakura is not Naruto's life goal either. :zaru
Nor is Sakura, Sasuke's.
Yet she still hides her insecurity issues from him.
However doesn't put up a facade like she did with Sasuke. She simply omits them.
Getting over Sasuke is not part of her development. Sakura didn't go from fangirl to "I don't give a shit about him" just like she didn't go from "I hate you, Naruto" to "OMG Naruto baka I wanna bear your babies!!!11".
Had her love for Sasuke not have been classified as a "selfish love" by Kishi (and if memory serves, were she not meant to be Naruto's romantic interest - I think I read that in one of the earlier chapters) I'd agree, however, such is not the case, the man knocked her out and left her in a park bench. Good thing pedobear wasn't hiding in the bushes... :hurr
Way to miss the entire bond between Sasuke and Sakura.
You mean the "SASUKE-KUN!!!111!two" and the "Bitch, leave me ALONE!" bond? Because, apart from Sasuke saying she was one of his Special People, there wasn't anything else that could count as "bonding" :edu
Yes, of course. Let's not forget that Sakura is too stupid and naive to realize her hidden yet obvious feelings for Naruto. :edu
In all truth, I think she believes to still be in love with Sasuke (note: this is not the same as me saying "OMG I don't give a shit about him), and because of that belief, she doesn't realise she is falling for the knucklehead. This is something that happens in RL, so it's not out of the park to think it might be happening in the manga too.
Naruto is out of the picture atm. Does that mean she will fall for Kakashi? Awesome. :gar
Naruto was out of the picture for 2 and a half years. She won't pick Kaka when she already has Tsunade :gar

And lol@topic turning pairing war.

[Juracule Mihawk]

It's the Sauce.

Naruto loves Sakura. Rock Lee loves Sakura, Sakura doesn't love them both, but loves the Sauce.

And Hinata loves Naruto, what a dilemma. :nuts

[Emily]

Sasuke and Sakura is so much more passion, so much more dramatic. Plus, Sakura thinks of Naruto as a brother from what I gather. How can she love her brother any other way than in a brotherly one? Even if she got with him, she wouldn't be over Sasuke and could never truly love Naruto. Sasusaku is much more interseting and its a heart-wrenching serious romance while narusaku is more like comic relief and all their "moments" seem to end in one of them hurting the other and sasuke obviously cares more about sakura than naruto. Sakura loves Sasuke and she doesn't have to act like a fangirl to prove that her feelings are still there.

Dramatic, yes. Passion, one-sided yes. Brother thing can be argued, and I don't care that much so...

"Even if she got with him she wouldn't be over Sasuke and could never truly love Naruto" - says who? It's not like she has to have romantic feelings forever towards a guy whose hobby seemed to be make-her-feel-as-bad-as-possible. I know I wouldn't. I also didn't.

Serious romance? No... just no. She had completely wrong image of Sasuke, tried to claim she understands but in reality when she tried to help him Sasuke only got pissed off. I mean, she used to have "fairytale situations". Don't forget the Inner Sakura who got jealous and beat Naruto up just because she didn't get to kiss Sasuke first. Don't forget the chapter 181 which had more anti-SasuSaku evidence than pro-SS.

As for the underlined part: NaruSaku may be comic relief, but I never laughed. Sakura clinging desperately onto Sasuke and seeing her getting showed off amused me greatly though. Also, Naruto may get physically hurt, but Sasuke broke Sakura's heart several times and spat on it. Sasuke made Sakura cry, shocked, feeling down, empty, weak... The list goes on. At least Naruto is nice to her and treats her as the princess she thought she was for Sasuke. Sorry, but no Uchiha penis this time.

She has had much more time to spend with Naruto that I wouldn't be suprised at all if she started to have deeper feelings for him, too. But I'm sure Sasuke will always be special for her.

[Aerin]

Frankly, I think it's less important what you think she would have done for another character, when the fact remains Kishi chose to focus her concern on Naruto. Bringing up Lee at all, is blatant disregard to the scene's context and the bond Sakura and Naruto shared to that point. Not to mention Naruto's one of her most precious friends, not Lee. There really is no comparison when one is concerned over a best friend or a fellow comrade.

Which context ? There's nothing confirmed right now regarding context between Naruto and Sakura, I fear, all is up for anyone's interpretation.
And sorry if I disapoint you, but to me, you just underrate Lee's importance for Sakura's growth. Kishimoto choosed to focus some important scenes for Sakura based on her bond with Lee, that's certainly not for nothing either. When Sakura, during one of her most important scene ("watch my back") put Lee on the same level as Naruto and Sasuke, I can't consider him anymore as just a fellow comrade for her. Naruto isn't the only character important to Sakura's developement, so I fail to see any blatant disregardin comparing her relationship to him to her friendship with Naruto, it's just a different view of the manga than yours. Until Kishimoto give us something more tangible than possible hints, my opinion has as much value as yours I think. :amuse


You know, it's interesting how people just focus on the moment instead of the long term effect. Going by what I've read in the manga, it's obvious Sasuke was the one who stayed out of her reach.

These two scenes may be similar in context but they hold major differences, the main being Sasuke was not possessed by a raging demon, unlike Naruto who was. Naruto was no longer aware of his surroundings (or humanity), and Sakura was really facing more of Kyuubi then her friend. Whereas with Sasuke, who had just woken up from a traumatic dream about the death of his clan, became under the influence of Orochimaru's curse seal.

Ancient demon =/= seal created by Orochimaru.

Sasuke never lost his mental consciousness, as he was still aware of Sakura and Naruto's presence, only now holding the strong desire to protect. And he definitely knew what he was doing as he was attacking, almost killing Zaku. While Sakura was able to bring him back then, it didn't stop him from eventually continuing on to pursue Orochimaru and rely on the curse seal for power. If he was still thinking of Sakura's concern, he would have gone a different route.

Naruto, right after discovering he hurt Sakura, has sworn off on the Kyuubi. Even though it wasn't technically him who hurt her, he still took the blame.
My two cents. :amuse

I'll skip debating on details about this, since this not the debate thread, this is an interesting view of the situation, but to me the "swore off kyuubi" part lack some parts which change the focus from being only on Sakura to being on Naruto's whole "family", and this only is enough to doubt the possible romance in the scene. And here we don't speak about Naruto's and Sasuke's feelings for Sakura, but Sakura's feelings for them.

Focusing on the moment and no the long term effect ? Then I fear we'll have to wait until the end of the story before having the real answer to this dilemna, because your long term effect could be very different from the current situation in the end... Until then, as I've already said, there's nothing concrete to confirm Sakura's feelings right now toward Naruto and Sasuke, since her love confession, so I stick to that. :amuse

[gabzilla]

He also sucks at romance
Then again, noone said he had to be good with it

And Kishimoto does not? :zaru

Or she'll just have to fall for Naruto because Kishi already established the parallel where none was needed if not for that reason.

Glad to know that no matter how forced it looks, you'll still think is OK because "Kishimoto said that since Jiraiya didn't get Tsunade, Naruto will".

Oh wait, he never said that. He said the new generation will surpass the old. Not that Naruto will get Sakura because Jiraiya couldn't get Tsunade. :zaru

Nor is Sakura, Sasuke's.

Check chapter 3 again. Thanks. :D

However doesn't put up a facade like she did with Sasuke. She simply omits them.

What facade? Sakura stopped using that "I'm a sweet angel" mask long before Sasuke left.

Unless you believe the reason Sakura cried and begged when he left was just for show and she doesn't care about him and was only trying to get in his pants. Or that Sakura wouldn't peel apples for somebody she loves. Oh, no, Sakura's true self is the 24/7 PSM bitch. :oh

Had her love for Sasuke not have been classified as a "selfish love" by Kishi (and if memory serves, were she not meant to be Naruto's romantic interest - I think I read that in one of the earlier chapters) I'd agree, however, such is not the case, the man knocked her out and left her in a park bench. Good thing pedobear wasn't hiding in the bushes...

1) Sakura's love for Sasuke was selfish at first. Just like Naruto only liked her for her looks at first. But I guess Naruto's feelings can change and Sakura's can't. Unless "change" equals: stop caring about Sasuke and fall for Naruto. :zaru The possibility of her feelings evolving from crush to real love are, of course, totally ridiculous. :hurr
2) Oh, so Kishimoto sealed Sakura's love life in the first chapters? I didn't get the memo. And we are still arguing about it? :zaru
3) Yes, Sasuke should have done the merciful thing and just break her neck. :hurr

You mean the "SASUKE-KUN!!!111!two" and the "Bitch, leave me ALONE!" bond? Because, apart from Sasuke saying she was one of his Special People, there wasn't anything else that could count as "bonding"

I guess Sakura is trying to rescue Sasuke because she doesn't have anything else to do and she wants Naruto to be haaaaappy.
She doesn't have a bond with him, of course she doesn't. Team 7? Nah. Is not like Sasuke remembered her face too when he was about to be killed by Hachibi. Nope, only Naruto and Kakashi were present in his memories. :zaru

In all truth, I think she believes to still be in love with Sasuke (note: this is not the same as me saying "OMG I don't give a shit about him), and because of that belief, she doesn't realise she is falling for the knucklehead. This is something that happens in RL, so it's not out of the park to think it might be happening in the manga too.

Yes, I forgot. Sakura is totally having a "I suddenly realized I love Naruto!" epiphany, while she holds his bloody corpse and the flowers sparkle in the background, like the good shoujo character she is. All the times when she was terribly flustered about his date requests are evidence enough!

Oh, wait...

Naruto was out of the picture for 2 and a half years. She won't pick Kaka when she already has Tsunade

And lol@topic turning pairing war.

Tsunade is for the weekends.

I said it was going to turn into a pairing war, didn't I? :zaru

[Fay]

Sasuke, because databook 3 said so.

[Sister Eda]

Naruto. no lame argument!

[Petros]

And Kishimoto does not?
If we're having an argument about pairings, then he's doing a better job :zaru

Glad to know that no matter how forced it looks, you'll still think is OK because "Kishimoto said that since Jiraiya didn't get Tsunade, Naruto will".
Glad you didn't notice that Jiraiya saying he failed to get the woman he loved adds absolutely nothing to the story unless it's specifically related to Naruto, and the only woman Naruto shows interest in is Sakura :zaru
Check chapter 3 again. Thanks.
Your translation must be a special edition since on the one I have Sasuke doesn't say he wants Sakura and Sakura alone to be the bearer of his kids :zaru
What facade? Sakura stopped using that "I'm a sweet angel" mask long before Sasuke left.
Long before? Don't exaggerate it
Unless you believe the reason Sakura cried and begged when he left was just for show and she doesn't care about him and was only trying to get in his pants. Or that Sakura wouldn't peel apples for somebody she loves. Oh, no, Sakura's true self is the 24/7 PSM bitch.
How about Sakura didn't want him to leave because she didn't want him to leave? It wasn't for Sasuke's sake, it was for hers, so she wouldn't feel abandoned, and that is still being selfish, and that is still unhealthy, so tell me, how is that good for her?
And how did she change from her initial selfish crush to her selfish plea?
The crush developped into something more genuine? Yeah, most likely, feelings change, after all.
Was it any less selfish and more healthy? No way, going by what I read.

1) Sakura's love for Sasuke was selfish at first. Just like Naruto only liked her for her looks at first. But I guess Naruto's feelings can change and Sakura's can't. Unless "change" equals: stop caring about Sasuke and fall for Naruto. :zaru The possibility of her feelings evolving from crush to real love are, of course, totally ridiculous.
When she pleads with him to stay so that she doesn't feel bad? Yeah, it's ridiculous.
So for you change means still being selfish about Sasuke? Having Sasuke for her own good instead of his? Great definition of real wub
2) Oh, so Kishimoto sealed Sakura's love life in the first chapters? I didn't get the memo. And we are still arguing about it?
Apparently, neither did I, however, for different reasons :zaru
3) Yes, Sasuke should have done the merciful thing and just break her neck.
Finally something we can agree on, it'd save us so many debates :gar

I guess Sakura is trying to rescue Sasuke because she doesn't have anything else to do and she wants Naruto to be haaaaappy.
When did I say that? I agreed she was also doing this for herself, did I not? Actually, I said she was doing this more for her than for Naruto
She doesn't have a bond with him, of course she doesn't. Team 7? Nah. Is not like Sasuke remembered her face too when he was about to be killed by Hachibi. Nope, only Naruto and Kakashi were present in his memories.
Where did I say he hated her? I said he saw her as one of his special people, just not as a love interest, or does that mean the same to you? :LOS
Yes, I forgot. Sakura is totally having a "I suddenly realized I love Naruto!" epiphany, while she holds his bloody corpse and the flowers sparkle in the background, like the good shoujo character she is. All the times when she was terribly flustered about his date requests are evidence enough!
I'm loving how you pick nothing I said and replace it with your opinion :zaru
Tsunade is for the weekends.
She's not. Shizune is. :sun
I said it was going to turn into a pairing war, didn't I?
Indeen :quite

Still, this is the only pairing thread where I'm having fun (which in turn impels me to reply).
The others are always so srs...

[zuul]

And Kishimoto does not? :zaru

Kishimoto utterly sucks at romance too. You know that.



Glad to know that no matter how forced it looks, you'll still think is OK because "Kishimoto said that since Jiraiya didn't get Tsunade, Naruto will".

Oh wait, he never said that. He said the new generation will surpass the old. Not that Naruto will get Sakura because Jiraiya couldn't get Tsunade. :zaru

It looks forced but since it's Kishimoto's writting, it wouldn't surprize me.



Yes, I forgot. Sakura is totally having a "I suddenly realized I love Naruto!" epiphany, while she holds his bloody corpse and the flowers sparkle in the background, like the good shoujo character she is. All the times when she was terribly flustered about his date requests are evidence enough!

Yes it could perfectly end up this way, because you know Naruto is the good guy and will get everything he has ever wanted.

You're points would be perfectly valid if Kishimoto's was a flawless writer who cared about giving decent development to his main female or writting good romance. And also if he was consistent with what he wrote in part 1.

But, to me, it isn't the case at all, so I saw the very shounen cliché and easy (unlike SasuSaku it would be extremelly easy to throw them together without much though, develoment or whatever) NaruSaku coming.

You put too much faith in Kishi in that matter.

[MuseSilver]

Which context ? There's nothing confirmed right now regarding context between Naruto and Sakura, I fear, all is up for anyone's interpretation.
And sorry to disapoint you, but to me, you just underrate Lee's importance for Sakura's growth. Kishimoto choosed to focus some important scenes for Sakura based on her bond with Lee, that's certainly not for nothing either. When Sakura, during one of her most important scene ("watch my back") put Lee on the same level as Naruto and Sasuke, I can't consider him anymore as just a fellow comrade for her. Naruto isn't the only character important to Sakura's developement, so I fail to see any blatant disregard in comparing her relationship to him with her relationship with Naruto, just a different view of the manga than yours. Until Kishimoto give us something more tangible than possible hints, my opinion has as much value as yours. :amuse

I understand Lee's factor in terms of helping Sakura develop. That FoD scene was a powerful moment for her, however in terms of what we've seen in the manga how often has emphasis been put on Lee and Sakura's relationship? Recently. I'm afraid it's gonna take a lot more than an event that happened three years ago to convince me that her relationship with Lee is on the same level as Naruto. Or any member of Team 7. Now keep in mind I'm not trying to say she doesn't care about Lee, because that wouldn't be true at all. I'm trying to express that if her relationship with Lee was supposed to be important wouldn't we have seen some hint of that in part 2? Kishi seems to have lowered Lee to that of an extra in a movie set. (unfortunately :notrust )

Also I never said Naruto was "the only character important to Sakura's development". Naruto at that point was becoming emotionally unstable and the Kyuubi was taking advantage of it. Sakura knows Naruto's a demon host, but she's never seen him in that state before. Seeing the levels he would reach to get Sasuke back and fulfill his promise (PoaL) was emotional for her because she saw it was destroying him.

http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/296/02/
http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/296/05/
In other words that scenario was unique to Naruto only. Lee doesn't have the same history as Naruto for the scene to be half as moving as it was. That's what I meant when I used the word context.



Focusing on the moment and no the long term effect ? Then I fear we'll have to wait until the end of the story before having the real answer to this dilemna, because your long term effect could be very different from the current situation in the end... Until then, as I've already said, there's nothing concrete to affirm Sakura's feelings right now toward Naruto and Sasuke, since her love confession, so I stick to that. :amuse

Actually I was talking about the events that already happened in the manga, no one was assuming anything. Sasuke did calm down with Sakura's help, but pursued power from Orochimaru anyway. Naruto did hurt Sakura, and in result swore off on using the Kyuubi.

If you were referring to the pairings in general then of course we won't know until the end. A story is always developing, and that's why I look at past events in relation to current events. AKA the long term effect.

We'll all get our answers in the end. :amuse

[Zgizgi]

She still loves Sasuke.

[kyuubi425]

Here we go again with the "Kishi said Sakura's love was selfish way back when so that means its 100% selfish all the way through Part 1!" bullshit again.

Yup. I can see the selfishness after the Haku fight, in the Forest of Death against Orochimaru and the Sound 3, the whole ordeal with the Curse Seal, taking a hit for Sasuke in the Gaara Fight, and especially in the Goodbye Scene when she stated: "Revenge won't make anyone happy, not you nor I." And that's why Sasuke thanked her selfish ass.

[dedaralover]

definatly naruto but naruto cant love her he needs to love hinata

[kyuubi425]

And of course, Sakura's still searching for a Prince Charming to sweep her off her feet.

Someone care to explain this "all Naruto has done for her" that supposedly obligates her to return his "feelings"?

And please, without adding something he was going to do regardless [Rescue Sasuke] or something he did for a group of people that just so happens to include Sakura [Gaara Fight, swearing off dependence on the Fox].

...Gee, whats left?

[dedaralover]

when naruto was in a fight with orochimaru he went in his kyubii form and sakura ran up to him

my proof

http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/296/02/

http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/296/05/

http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/296/06/

http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/296/07/

[Aldric]

Your mom

She's deeply, passionately in love with your mother

[Koi]

What facade? Sakura stopped using that "I'm a sweet angel" mask long before Sasuke left.But it wasn't until Sasuke left that she actually dropped the Inner Sakura routine. She doesn't use IS in part II (except in front of Tsunade that one time, out of respect) because she's comfortable being herself around people now. She doesn't feel the need to front anymore. IS now = her smashy-smashy.

Unless you believe the reason Sakura cried and begged when he left was just for show and she doesn't care about him and was only trying to get in his pants. Or that Sakura wouldn't peel apples for somebody she loves. Oh, no, Sakura's true self is the 24/7 PSM bitch. :oh

But wouldn't Sakura do the same in Part II, and offer to feed someone she loves, too? :edu (It's exactly the same situation. The boy is hurt, so Sakura offers to feed them. Once it was Sasuke with apples, and then it was Naruto with ramen. Same thing.) Or is it suddenly a brother-sister thing, being that Sasuke isn't around?

[Tasbine]

I think she is in transition right now, so I can't really say she's in love with one or the other at the moment. She's still not really over Sasuke yet, and she doesn't know what to identify her feelings for Naruto as just yet (like Databook 3 said). I don't think her feelings for Naruto are perfectly platonic, and they haven't been for a long time. Naruto has been shown to be better at giving her what she wants in a romantic relationship (I'm thinking of chapter 3 specifically here), and I think she is slowly coming to realize this.

I do think that she'll eventually move on and realize her feelings for Naruto by the end of the series.

[Inuhanyou]

Now that my horrific incident of bannage is over, let me just say that the point of this thread is the exact point of the debate thread or the fanclubs, which has me confused as to why such a thread is still existing.

[kidloco]

kidloco :D

[gabzilla]

If we're having an argument about pairings, then he's doing a better job

No, not really. Believe it or not, series where romance is handled like crap that are not focused on romance are the ones with the big pairing wars.

I mean, just look at Harry Potter. Or FF7.

Glad you didn't notice that Jiraiya saying he failed to get the woman he loved adds absolutely nothing to the story unless it's specifically related to Naruto, and the only woman Naruto shows interest in is Sakura.

Apart from the "there are more fishes in the sea" thing? Or just something Kishimoto wanted to add? Not everything needs to be symbolic.

Not everything that happens in the manga happens because or for Naruto either.

Your translation must be a special edition since on the one I have Sasuke doesn't say he wants Sakura and Sakura alone to be the bearer of his kids

I may have misundertood you. I thought you said that Sasuke was not Sakura's life goal. :edu

Long before? Don't exaggerate it

I do not. Sakura called Sasuke a coward in FoD, not something a fangirl would do.

How about Sakura didn't want him to leave because she didn't want him to leave? It wasn't for Sasuke's sake, it was for hers, so she wouldn't feel abandoned, and that is still being selfish, and that is still unhealthy, so tell me, how is that good for her?
And how did she change from her initial selfish crush to her selfish plea?
The crush developped into something more genuine? Yeah, most likely, feelings change, after all.
Was it any less selfish and more healthy? No way, going by what I read.

Then somebody call Naruto and tell him he is a selfish brat and his love for Sasuke is nowhere near healthy. Both should just give up, is not good for them. Yes, they love Sasuke, but damn, it's so hard and unhealthy to need somebody because you love him, so better give up.

When she pleads with him to stay so that she doesn't feel bad? Yeah, it's ridiculous.
So for you change means still being selfish about Sasuke? Having Sasuke for her own good instead of his? Great definition of real wub

Does that mean Naruto doesn't love Sasuke either? :iria

Apparently, neither did I, however, for different reasons

Thought so. :D

Finally something we can agree on, it'd save us so many debates

Indeed. I mean, sparing her life and leaving her on a bench is abusive. Killing her is way better. :zaru

When did I say that? I agreed she was also doing this for herself, did I not? Actually, I said she was doing this more for her than for Naruto

Glad we can agree on that :3

Where did I say he hated her? I said he saw her as one of his special people, just not as a love interest, or does that mean the same to you?

Where did I say Sasuke sees her as a love interest? :zaru

I'm loving how you pick nothing I said and replace it with your opinion.

OMG YOU GOT ME. :quite

She's not. Shizune is.

You are incorrect, Shizune is random sex. She prefers surprise sexing Sakura.

Still, this is the only pairing thread where I'm having fun (which in turn impels me to reply).
The others are always so srs...

Pairings are serious bussiness. :quite

Kishimoto utterly sucks at romance too. You know that.

I know.

It looks forced but since it's Kishimoto's writting, it wouldn't surprize me.

I'm not saying it would surprise me, considering how crappy the manga is right now. I'm saying it would look forced and idiotic.

Yes it could perfectly end up this way, because you know Naruto is the good guy and will get everything he has ever wanted.

Like a good Gary Stu Hero!

You're points would be perfectly valid if Kishimoto's was a flawless writer who cared about giving decent development to his main female or writting good romance. And also if he was consistent with what he wrote in part 1.

But, to me, it isn't the case at all, so I saw the very shounen cliché and easy (unlike SasuSaku it would be extremelly easy to throw them together without much though, develoment or whatever) NaruSaku coming.

Oh yes, it's rather easy and cliched and whatever. But Narusaku lacks the typical dynamic a typical shounen couple has. Which is sexual tension, jealousy, the girl actually being flustered when the guy asks her out.

You put too much faith in Kishi in that matter.

I do not, I have no faith in Kishimoto.

But it wasn't until Sasuke left that she actually dropped the Inner Sakura routine. She doesn't use IS in part II (except in front of Tsunade that one time, out of respect) because she's comfortable being herself around people now. She doesn't feel the need to front anymore. IS now = her smashy-smashy.

You are telling me that Sakura never displayed her violent temper in front of Sasuke in part one?

Ever? :iria Are you sure?

Oh, and are you telling me Sakura only used IS because of Sasuke and stopped using it because Sasuke left? :iria

But wouldn't Sakura do the same in Part II, and offer to feed someone she loves, too? :edu (It's exactly the same situation. The boy is hurt, so Sakura offers to feed them. Once it was Sasuke with apples, and then it was Naruto with ramen. Same thing.) Or is it suddenly a brother-sister thing, being that Sasuke isn't around?

I don't remember the apple scene used as a comedy gag and Sasuke being fed by Kakashi. :edu And for somebody who was apparently eager to feed the Love of Her Life, Sakura wasn't upset at Sai or Kakashi for "ruining the moment."

[naruto dhf]

i would say naruto, for the whole time sasuke was gone i think she get to know naruto much better gotten closer than she ever did sasuke , given the fact that time did pass by sakura only know sasuke from the passed not in the current just a memory

[~Ageha~]

i say naruto because she has shown she is becoming interested in naruto and naruto has always loved her and he never gives up on trying to date her she will accept his love sooner or later. also i think she has feelings for sasuke as well. she will have to make a choice sooner or later between who she cares about more and then we will find out who she has stronger feelings for. i mean sasuke has never liked her but he may magically fall in love with her. doubt it but who knows it is unclear right know. i think she is in love with the vision naruto made her get of sasuke when naruto transformed into sasuke and acted like he liked sakura. and sakura thought it was the real sasuke and she just fell in love with naruto's sasuke impression not the real sasuke.

[naruto dhf]

my stock markets on naruto :-)

[Kage]

Here we go again with the "Kishi said Sakura's love was selfish way back when so that means its 100% selfish all the way through Part 1!" bullshit again.

Yup. I can see the selfishness after the Haku fight, in the Forest of Death against Orochimaru and the Sound 3, the whole ordeal with the Curse Seal, taking a hit for Sasuke in the Gaara Fight, and especially in the Goodbye Scene when she stated: "Revenge won't make anyone happy, not you nor I." And that's why Sasuke thanked her selfish ass.

kishi said it so of course it's total horseshit.

what the hell does he know about the motives of his characters in his manga? :zaru

i won't even get into what you consider acts of selflessness because this is not a pairing debate thread and i'm feeling extra nice :del