NaruHina vs. NaruSaku

Alright everyone, here is an artikel I wrote awhile back, siting some obsevations of mine pertaining to both series of NARUTO


These are the two most talked about pairings in NARUTO SHIPPUDEN. In my honest opinion, they are both possible. The big pertanyaan isn’t: who it will be? lebih like: what Naruto’s decision will be. He has a big cinta for Sakura, but also has a strong connection to Hinata. Of these two young kunoichi, it is Hinata who has loved naruto longer and confesses it to him in the series. On the other hand, Sakura makes a confession later on to him. This ‘confession’ was lebih like a protective white lie than the whole truth. However there has been no clear indication as to who naruto will choose since these events have transpired. Personally, I know he has strong feelings towards both of them, and think he would be happy with either of them.

Many people believe that Hinata is better for Naruto, and I have to say that I can’t totally agree with that statement even though she has the deepest cinta for him. Sakura has what is best called a ‘Fondness’ for him and a protective streak when she is with him. It is hinted at that her feelings may actually be closer to ‘Love’ than many think (it is in fact, Capt. Yamato who first notices this fact about Sakura), this however has yet to be proven. So in conclusion, Sakura and Hinata have different ‘feelings’ for Naruto. Hinata’s is plain and simple ‘unconditional love’ while in comparison, Sakura’s might be anything from ‘fondness to love’.

This subject is one that will require a lot of patience oleh many to draw a complete conclusion. Many have berkata that one is lebih likely than the other, that’s simply not true.

As a fan of the 2 series of NARUTO, I have noticed many signs that hint that naruto still has his mind on one of them, although he knows how they both feel about him.

Here is what I remember and other things i've come across during my research of this subject:

In NARUTO he tried desperately to tampil Sakura how he felt about her despite her ‘infatuation’ with Sasuke at the time (Infatuation isn't the same as love). All the while, he was completely clueless about Hinata’s attempts to tell him how she felt about him despite her shy and introverted personality while around him.

In NARUTO SHIPPUDEN, we see naruto return to Konohagakure after 2 ½ years of training. The first person to meet him is Sakura and one of the first things we see her do is blush.

Before asking him this: “So, do I look lebih like a woman to anda now?” (Or something close to it)

Of course naruto was so clueless when she asked him that, he berkata the wrong thing. This was my first clue that something had changed between them. Throughout the selanjutnya few episodes of the tampil atau chapters in the Manga, I didn’t pick up any other cues that suggest there is a strong cinta there. Speaking episode wise, we don’t see Hinata until episode 33 of SHIPPUDEN. When kakashi is sidelined for a week naruto has to look for a new team member. He goes looking in the village and runs into Shino(whom he doesn't immediately recognize), and then into Kiba and his dog Akamaru. So needless to say, he must’ve known that Hinata was there too.

He actually heard her from where she was hiding behind a fence on the opposite side of the street. Not much had changed about her, except her outward appearance. Her hair was longer and her outfit was slightly different(different style of jaket and Sandels). When she realized that Kiba and Shino were talking to naruto she became very nervous, as she hadn’t seen him since he’d left the village 2 ½ years before.

In fact when naruto finds her behind the fence and starts to talk to her, her face turned red and she fainted. Needless to say, that is one thing that happens most often when she sees Naruto, atau naruto tries talking to her. This is one of the signs that tells me that she loves him. naruto doesn’t realize this until way down the road in the series. Even though she stutters when she confesses to him.

Here is what Hinata berkata in her confession to Naruto:

"I used to always cry and give up... I nearly went the wrong way... but you... anda showed me the right way... I was always chasing you... wanting to overtake you... I just wanted to walk with you... I wanted to be with you... anda changed me! Your smile saved me! So I’m not afraid to die protecting you!! Because I - cinta you..." I found this on narutopedia

This is when he finally realizes how much she loves him. Hinata was nearly killed soon there after, causing naruto such pain that he lost it transforming into the 9-tailed rubah, fox demon. There are many other hints in the series pointing to either of these pairings, so there is a big chance that we might see one atau both happen in one way atau another, whether it is friendship atau love.

The few things I do know are: naruto loves Sakura, Hinata loves Naruto, and Sakura is at a crossroad of sorts with her feelings. What this means is that there will be some kind of event that happens where she makes her decision on what her feelings are.

Whatever happens to either of them, my feeling is that if it makes naruto happy, they’ll be happy too.