Naruto Chapter 700 Discussion

cyan_ said:
The fact that Jiraiya wasn't mentioned even once during the last chapters disappointed me. Decent ending overall though.

Madara31 said:
If we're talking about the girl Gaara tutored towards the end of the first season, her name is Matsuri.

DeadZeroSource said:

thanks a lot for pointing out the name.. maybe she's Gaara's waifu or maybe not.. cause she too joined the war right? too bad it's not even mention if she survived that war and she and Gaara hook-up together...

PriestSlayer said:
That's it for the end? A bunch of random, forced pairings just for the sake of it? Oh well, can't deny that i felt strangely happy seeing Bolt.

And i changed my mind, Naruto's hair looks awesome, at least in this last chapter, in the movie i still think it's weird XP

I will miss Naruto, A.LOT, it was one of my first anime, and definitely a gateway, so thank you Kishimoto, for leading me to this wonderful world that is, Anime.

I still have this sour taste in my mouth because of the War arc, but the last 5 chapters were absolutely amazing, so i'm just gonna do myself a favor and never mention the names 'Kaguya' and 'Obito'...EVER.

Overall, i think the mangaka did a good job, Naruto is finally the Hokage, so i'm happy. I would give this a 8/10, but because of several reasons, i think a 7.5/10 works just fine.


Once again, THANK YOU KISHIMOTO, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.


.......Sasuke and Sakura? Seriously? After all that happened? I know that i'm saying this, but when i was reading it i was jumping all around out of pure excitement, and i'm not even a shipper, weird huh?


Looking forward to the Movie, and the short stories... see you next year, Bolt! xD

Drunk_Samurai said:


Please tell me you're joking about that. Sasuke X Sakura is terrible since Sasuke literally tried to kill her twice.

XSuccessor said:
My 2 Cents (Devil's Advocate Position)
I think that the romance subplot in Naruto made me dislike the series more than like it. It lead to stupid shipping rivalries, when all I wanted was for Naruto to act badass, become Hokage, see more interactions between the Konoha Ninja during their downtime between missions, etc. Essentially, I wanted the little details in the story to be a little more than little details. I think that the show The Legend of Korra became better when they dropped this subplot (for the most part) and focused more on the action/adventure/mythos/politics of the show. I can see why people think Hinata should be with Naruto and why they are happy for her.

IMO the truth is that Hinata and Sakura were underdeveloped and poorly written. Hinata was almost never around Naruto for about ¾ of the story, even though it was clear what her feelings were. Sakura started out as a naive love struck girl who then kicked ass physically and mentally shortly after the time skip (Sai intro/Sasuke search arc) who then devolved back into a love struck teenage because…? If team 7 had 4 people in it including Hinata and she went on all those adventures with Naruto less people would give a fuss (I think).

Sakura became the worst character in the series IMO because she reverted back to her old self. I remember the first episode of Naruto I ever saw (Kakashi telling new Team 7 to steal bells). All 3 failed that “ninja test” for different reasons. Naruto failed because he never thought before he acted. At the end of the series he matures by becoming a more calculating person in his words and actions. Sasuke failed by taking independent actions without his teammates. He matures by realizing that he can’t accomplish any of his goals in life without support. Kakashi failed Sakura because she needed to get her head out of the clouds and stop obsessing over Sasuke so much. She matured in the end by…. Ohhh wait she didn’t.

With that said, people who say there is was NO evidence/foreshadowing for Sakura/Naruto to end up together must be dreaming. There is about as much evidence for Sakura as there is for Hinata, which confused the crap out of me when the series ended as to why Naruto and Sakura didn’t have any closure in the end (which I hope, though doubt is properly addressed in the movie). The evidence IMO pointed to Naruto confessing to Sakura in the end once he fulfilled his “promise” to her.

1.In the beginning of the series, it is revealed that Naruto has feelings for Sakura.
-Sakura knows of these affections (unbeknownst to him) thanks to Sai, but her feelings for him (according to the Databooks) are confused and unspecified.

2. Kushina's dying wish was for Naruto to find a girl like her so that Naruto can receive her love even when she was gone. Sakura was compared to Kushina by Naruto's father, noticing their striking resemblance in personality.

3. After Kaguya is defeated, Naruto talks with Minato, asking him to tell Kushina that he is keeping all her wishes. Kakashi and Sakura are shown staring at him blankly when he says that his feet aren't always properly washed. He eventually remembers his mother's wish for Naruto to find a girl like her, but starts stammering and eventually says that he hasn't quite fulfilled everything Kushina asked.

4. Throughout the series, Naruto and Sakura have been shown to share mutual admiration and strong respect for one another.

5.In Iruka's lesson of Heaven and Earth, he makes a real-world example of Naruto and Sakura, showing that each of them can't survive without the other.

6.Sakura has been shown to get angry and yell at people who insult Naruto, such as Sai and even Sasuke, who was her crush.

7.Sakura has been teased and/or pointed out as Naruto's girlfriend by Konohamaru, Gamakichi, and Minato respectively, among others.

8.Despite having feelings for Sakura, Naruto acknowledges her feelings for Sasuke. He also made a "lifetime promise" to bring Sasuke home, which is seen as both a positive and negative element of their relationship.

9.Sakura has shed tears for Naruto on numerous occasions whether due to his life being in danger or simply due to his commendable words and actions.

10.Naruto has been shown to recklessly save Sakura numerous times when her life was in danger, likely more than anyone else has

11.Sakura is shown to be openly protective over Naruto and constantly concerned for his well-being.
Additionally, Sakura realizes that Naruto has done a lot for her and wishes to repay the debts outside of "small and insignificant" things such as healing him.

12.Sakura greatly admires Naruto, particularly after he defeated Nagato.

13.Naruto and Sakura are known to constantly bicker, often ending with Sakura comically punching Naruto for being stupid, although they quickly get over each one.

14. When healing Naruto after he turned kyuubi against orochimaru, Sakura expresses her desire to be useful to Naruto. Despite her wound, she continues to heal the Uzumaki and soon asks Yamato to teach her the technique to stop Naruto's Kyubi form. She is quickly saddened when he tells her that he was the only who had this ability, saying that, as usual, the things she can do for Naruto are small and meaningless. Noticing this and her wound, Yamato claims that the important thing is Sakura's strong feelings, causing her to look up in confusion. Smiling, Yamato tries to say that he can tell she likes him by just looking at her, but he is quickly cut off as Naruto begins to awaken.

15. At the end of the Sai/Sasuke arc, Naruto complains he can’t eat because of his broken arm and Sakura, seductively moving her chair and leaning in closer to him, gives him a flirtatious look and offers to feed him, which leaves him happily surprised and blushing.

16. Naruto who is still walking through the village has a flashback about the encounter he had with Sasuke and just as he snaps out of his trance, Sakura and Sai arrive to see him sitting on a bench. Naruto then questions Sai's presence and complains that both Sakura and Sai interrupted him while he was devising a plan to go with Sakura on a date.

17. After Karui beats up naruto after he wouldn’t give any information on sasuke, Sai asks Naruto if he likes Sakura (Notice this happened after the Pain arc, wherein Hinata professed her love towards Naruto) Naruto said that he couldn’t because he didn’t keep his promise with Sakura (to bring Sasuke back).

---- In conclusion, based on this evidence, I can see why many people believed that Naruto would end up with Sakura (and were disappointed in the end), just as I can see the evidence why Hinata ended up with Naruto in the end. I could care less who ends up with who, I just wish Kishimoto hadn’t turned Sakura from IMO the worst to the best and then back to the worst female character in Naruto, and Hinata from an undeveloped minor secondary character that is not in most of the story to the main character’s significant other without having a more concrete visible relationship in the end. Ultimately I think Kishimoto just didn’t know how to develop female characters in the series which was a factor in my disliking of the story in the end.

Ptwist said:
I like how Bolt and Salad have something in common just like Naruto and Sasuke, I want to know their story!

ramiku said:
I'm pretty satisfied with the ending
And of course Naruto will end up with Hinata
All true readers would have known that from the beginning of shippuden

And it's really disrespectful to be telling how the story should end yourselves,
It's like you guys don't honor all the hard works that sensei's done all this time, like stealing the copyright of the author

It's his manga, and no fans has the right to decide how it should end
Well yes you may be disappointed by the ending, well if you can't accept all of it then don't become a fan of kishimotos' works at all!

genesic123 said:
Of all the flaws Naruto has,I admit Naruto very ironically put most romance anime and manga to shame.

The pairings.Not perfect though, were actually done right.

Kishi should write a romance manga LOL.

Drunk_Samurai said:


You must be trolling.

Drunk_Samurai said:


Wow what a shit post in general.

1) You can't steal copyrights. I assume you were trying to say piracy is stealing which is wrong.

2) That 2nd point was awful. Kishimoto's writing went to shit. Naruto use to be really great then it went to part 2 and kept getting shittier.

ramiku said:


Well I generally assume that all these negative comments are made by people who write themselves a pitiful story for life.

Kishimoto just wanted to end the story as peaceful as it could be from his point of view.
Yet all these fans (majority may be girls since almost all of them talk about pairings) take it as disgraceful way of closing story and blame it to the author
I personally think the messages are not in the way he paired up the characters, but how it ends with peaceful konoha and naruto gets what he dreamed for
Well a shounen comics author wouldn't know how to make a good romantic endings, that's true, but he's not an shouoju author guys

No offense, but is true you know that piracy is wrong

XSuccessor said:


Kishimoto on Romance in Naruto - "I wanted to write about the romances of Naruto and his friends in the manga series, it was too difficult. I am not good at writing romances because I feel embarrassed when trying to do so."

Q: If you can go back in time and give your self one piece of advice, what would it be?

Kishimoto: That would be something like "Hey, put in more idea's ahead of time that can be expanded on later. Otherwise your going to be in trouble". Something like that (Laughs)

Me:hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha(sarcasm)

genesic123 said:


Dude he broke the "end up with a "tsundere girl" trope.

The childhood friend never wins trope broken as well...

At least OTPs did not ruin naruto.

Drunk_Samurai said:
He admitted to being a shit writer. Him writing a romance would make me laugh. Especially when he made a worst relationship than Edward X Bella.

Grey-Zone said:


Wow, you are dissatisfied? What groundbreaking news! First time I read about that!

Drunk_Samurai said:
3/10. You can try better.

Grey-Zone said:


Since all your posts until now could be summarized as "I hate the ending", the repeating posts just seemed kind of pointless, unless that is now the popular replacement for writing with caps.

Drunk_Samurai said:
3/10. You can try better.