Who did Kishimoto want Naruto to end up with?

In fact, Kishimoto said his decision to have Naruto marry Hinata prompted his wife to give him the cold shoulder. “I almost caused a rift in my own household too, because my wife was very upset also that Naruto didn’t get together with Sakura. In fact, she complained quite vehemently to me,” he explained.

Did Kishimoto say that Naruto and Sasuke were supposed to be together?

Masashi Kishimoto always knew that Naruto and Sasuke’s friendship was at the heart of the story. This is why he planned, from the very beginning, for their story to end with their final big battle.

Did Masashi Kishimoto want Sasuke and Naruto together?

Kishimoto said that because Sasuke was introduced as a rival character in the beginning, he also wanted the manga to end with Sasuke and Naruto fighting as rivals.

What does Kishimoto think of Hinata?

When asked who his favorite female character was, Kishimoto mentioned Hinata. He gave her a great name from the beginning. Hinata’s name meant “place in the sun.” This sounded like a prophecy to her fans in the beginning, and she later became the lead female protagonist, thanks to Masashi Kishimoto.

Does Kishimoto regret writing Sakura?

When asked about the girl, Kishimoto said he tried to write Sakura as a realistic girl with faults and all. Naruto Shippuden gave fans less of a reason to resent the girl, but her roundabout feelings for Sasuke still irked many.

Did Kishimoto say Sakura is the strongest Kunoichi?

*It is stated that Sakura surpassed Tsunade – who was formally established as the strongest and statistically highest-ranking kunoichi – in the fourth and latest databook, Jin no Sho. (These are the official guidebooks in the Naruto series, authored by the mangaka himself, Masashi Kishimoto.)

How did Kishimoto think of Naruto?

“It’s rather awkward to talk about what makes Naruto appealing to audiences, but I think his being a knucklehead gives him an appeal,” Kishimoto said in an interview conducted via e-mail with help from translator Hiromi Psaila. “Perfect heroes are cool, but no one can really empathize or identify with them.

Will Kishimoto continue Boruto?

Boruto: Naruto The Next Generation has been running for over 50 chapters and its original creator, Masashi Kishimoto, will be returning to write the rest of the series. Kodachi stated that he was only contracted to be the writer of Boruto for the first 13 volumes and will now enjoy the manga as a fan and reader.

Does Kishimoto like Hinata?

Masashi Kishimoto actually confirmed that he didn’t plan Naruto and Hinata’s love from the start, in an interview. And it is a one-sided love story. Hinata showed the most care, all Naruto showed her was his attitude as a leader.

Why did Masashi Kishimoto finish Naruto in the final chapter?

Now Masashi Kishimoto was interviewed by Kobayashi. In this interview Kishimoto explains why he did that in the final chapter of his work. Kishimoto stated that during the time Naruto was ending, all the other mangakas in the building supported him and were celebrating that he was finishing the series of Naruto.

Why does the ending of Naruto feel so rushed?

When Naruto came to an end, there was a palpable disappointment in how rushed the whole thing felt. This is why the ending felt that way. Masashi Kishimoto is a name that most people know of simply because he’s the brainchild behind what is easily one of the greatest shonen series of all time — Naruto.

Is Kishimoto writing a new Boruto manga?

In 2019, Kishimoto wrote Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru which ended in March 2020. From May 2016 through October 2020 he supervised the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations manga written by Ukyo Kodachi and illustrated by Mikio Ikemoto.

What is Masashi Kishimoto best known for?

Masashi Kishimoto (岸本 斉史, Kishimoto Masashi, born November 8, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist. His best known work, Naruto, was in serialization from 1999 to 2014 and has sold over 250 million copies worldwide by October 2015.