So I've figured out my problem with the finale?

[mildmaythecat]

It's not the SasuSaku because I don't get the vibe that they're a couple anymore. It's not Sakura "being a housewife" because I really don't think she's meant to be. It's not the random pairing of absolutely everyone, either.

It's the lousy parenting. It's...I mean, Sasuke is a little shit. We all know this. And it stands to reason he'd have a hard time being a loving parent, or at least showing emotion toward his kid. It pisses me off that he's not there for her more, but I get it.

Naruto, though? Are you fucking with me? Naruto suffered so much because he was neglected as a kid, why the hell would he do the same thing to his own son when he actually has a chance to be there for him?? Minato didn't have a choice seeing as he was, you know, dead and all, but Naruto did. So what the fuck.

I'm honestly perfectly happy to headcanon my way around the other shit in 700 that bothered me, but this is making me want to just ignore the chapter altogether. Was I the only one really bugged by this??

Comments

[devotedtodreams.livejournal.com]

Isn't what happened with Naruto kinda what happens in real life too sometimes, though? You'd think to yourself "God, I don't want anyone to experience what I've been through", but then I guess it's something about being a parent that makes you "go against your word" anyway, though? Because you care about the kid, don't want them to turn out like you, and yet somehow you can't stop (social pressure/expectations? job responsibilities?)... I've always pictured that to be some kind of bitterly ironic cycle.

IDEK I'll shut up now because I have no comprehension of the whole parental responsibility thing, and I'll happily stay out of that whole thing. But those were just my two cents on the issue based on what I've gathered from articles etc. I read somewhere along the road of life... ^^;

[rosalui.livejournal.com]

WOWWW I hadn't even known about this and now I am EVEN MORE MAD

NARUTO WOULD BE THE BESTEST LOVINGINST THERE-EST DAD EVER

[leahnari.livejournal.com]

Oh hell, that's how the whole manga ends? A disappointing epilogue with children? Goddamn it Kishimoto.
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