The Naruto series mainly focuses on Naruto Uzumaki's journey as he rose to the top, from someone considered a useless ninja, to becoming the strongest shinobi of all time. While this is the main focus of the story, that certainly doesn't mean that other elements go unnoticed.
Naruto like most other shonen series, the emotional issues are not given good attention. Particularly worth mentioning is the relationship between Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga, although by the end of the series these two characters have come together.
Later, author Kishimoto officially revealed why he made this decision and what it meant for the future of the story.
Uzumaki Naruto's romantic plot in the story
Naruto's romantic plot is quite attractive. From the beginning of the series, it was clear to fans that Naruto was in love with Haruno Sakura, while she was in love with Sasuke. There is a love triangle within Team 7, and Kishimoto intentionally included this in the series to increase fan excitement. Of course, this plot is not handled well, it is not as interesting as expected. Regardless, it works to some extent.
Naruto's interest in Sakura is maintained until the end of the series, and so are Sakura's feelings for Sasuke. According to the predictions of some Naruto fans, these two will end up together. After all, Naruto is the main character and Sakura is considered the heroine in the first part of the story. However, Kishimoto had other plans.
From the beginning, Kishimoto made Naruto Hinata's first love. Although Naruto has always liked Sakura, Hinata carefully observes him from afar and supports him unconditionally no matter what. As such, there is a real possibility that these two characters will get together.
When Kishimoto decided to move away from the Naruto and Sakura storyline, it was clear to fans that the author would choose Hinata as Naruto's companion, and that's exactly what happened during the timeskip of the Naruto series. between chapter 699 and chapter 700.
In the final chapter, the truth is made clear that Naruto and Hinata are officially together, and they even have two children. The names of these children were later revealed to be Boruto and Himawari.
Why did Kishimoto make Naruto and Hinata a couple?
Fans often wonder why Kishimoto made Naruto and Hinata a couple. After all, Sakura is also a very good choice for Kishimoto to use. This is especially true because as the story progresses, Sakura's opinion of Naruto changes a lot.
Although she once considered him an annoying child, Sakura eventually became more interested in Naruto. The possibility of these two ending up together, especially in the case of Sasuke remaining a criminal, is quite apt. At the same time, Sakura could also have simply forgotten about Sasuke at some point, which considering she spent quite a bit of time with Naruto, this could also develop into a solid relationship. In the end, the author harshly let Naruto go to Hinata.
“Hinata has been following Naruto, persevering for him from the beginning. During that time, Hinata was always the only child who supported and cheered for him. Even though Naruto wasn't successful and sometimes things were gets worse, he perseveres and tries his best. Hinata understands it all and it's great that Naruto is determined to never give up.
However, Sakura also realized that about Naruto along the way. And since Hinata has been watching over him since the beginning, I think I will feel sorry for Hinata for not being rewarded.”, Kishimoto said the reason for his choice.
So, the first reason is because the author planted the seed for Hinata to be with Naruto. Although he didn't think too deeply about it at first, when it became clearer that Hinata continued to support Naruto throughout the story, as that was the entire purpose of an unimpressive character, Kishimoto simply I simply don't want to take that away from her.
According to the author, he would feel bad for Hinata, who had been following Naruto since the beginning if she did not reach her love. It must also be said that Hinata is the only character who follows Naruto from the beginning, not just when he begins to mature and deserves praise. Hinata's love for Naruto is not superficial, and she is definitely worthy of being with Naruto.
