Yes this is a post about Naruto ships. So if you haven't finished reading Naruto don't read this because there will be spoilers. Now let's start with the basics.
Naruto
Masashi Kishimoto drew his first drawing of Naruto in 1997 as a one-shot about fox spirits. His final version debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999. Naruto is a young shinobi with a knack for mischief. He's go a wild sense of humor, but is completely serious about becoming the world's greatest ninja. From cool fights showing what it really means to be a ninja to fights for things they believe in to hairbrained fun and jokes Naruto's adventures have got it all. I pulled this description from various area of the manga (Japanese comic book) which I have been reading since 2006. (If you want to know more about Naruto, the story or the characters that will be mentioned below go to http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki and click around)
Shipping
The type of shipping I'll be talking about is defined as the desire to see two fictional people in a romantic relationship with one another.
Naruto ships
From day one there were two things made known: Naruto was in love with Sakura and Sakura was in love with Sasuke. The ship with Naruto and Sakura is usually referred to as NaruSaku and the ship with Sasuke and Sakura is called SasuSaku. These were the main ships. The most popular reference I can give would be Twilight fans and they Team Edward vs Team Jacob thing (no I am not a Twilight fan but that's another blog for another day.) But then Hinata came along. Of course this brought about the Naruto and Hinata ship (NaruHina) and the Sasuke and Hinata ship (SasuHina). After 700 chapters of great characters, awesome fights, and a whole lot of funny we got our canon. NaruHina and SasuSake won the day.
The Problem
Some people went nuts about this! Some NaruSaku fans even went so far as to start a petition to get the next Naruto series, one following the lives Naruto and the others' children, banned from America. Seriously? Being angry because the two FICTIONAL characters you like didn't get together makes no sense. Boycotting an amazing manga because of it is also ridiculous.
The Real Problem or at least part of it
People have let Naruto consume their lives or have turned it into an idol. Really. Now I'm not saying you have to be happy about it. If had went to other way I would've been a bit annoyed myself but I would have gotten over it fairly quickly and I certainly wouldn't give up on the entire series. (It's happened to me in other fandoms) This was not a romance series so ships weren't the end all be all. But even then, no ship in any fandom should send someone into such emotional distress. This kind of thing is not healthy. If you happen to be one of those people, I seriously encourage you to reprioritize what you're into.
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