Final Question
What does NaruHina mean to me?
I forgot where I read or watched it but someone once stated that someone's OTP might reflect what they want in a relationship. And I remember thinking, "Oh, you know that actually makes a lot of sense. I don't like Naruto and Hinata only because they're what I'm looking for in a relationship but I also like that there are so compatible." Ever since the first episode of Naruto, I loved Hinata. I remember asking my nephew—who wanted to watch it with me—if she liked Naruto (when she wished him luck) and he nodded. I sighed, happy that at least someone liked him. What I knew and saw so far from just the first episode was that no one really liked Naruto with the exception of Sandaime-sama, Iruka, and Hinata. But the way Hinata gazed at Naruto made me so happy for him knowing that someone really likes him despite having a demon sealed in his gut. She was someone who, I believed, saw all of his failures and all of his faults yet kept cheering him and kept admiring him from a distance. It was so beautiful the dedication and faith she had for him when no one else, even Iruka, doubted him. She was the only one who kept rooting for him from the shadows and I just wished that she'll get him at the end.
And then I thought about it and it became a sort of role model for me. The way Hinata found no fault in Naruto—when he had many—and kept believing in him made me realize that if I ever found someone like Hinata found Naruto, then I should look past that someone's flaws and instead focus on what makes them amazing. I should have faith in that person the same way Hinata has faith in Naruto. I gain confidence from watching Hinata grow just to protect the one she loves and she became someone I looked up to in that aspect. I shouldn't cast away someone only because I heard what other people said about that person. I should see it for myself and I should be the judge of that.
As Hinata grew, I kept rooting for her, secretly hoping to all gods that she ends up with the person she loves so dearly. I thought to myself, why? Why I am so emotionally moved and devoted to this fictional character? It's because someone like that was right for Naruto. You see, I saw how everyone looked down at my poor Naru and I always screamed internally, "Hinata is right there! She could boost up your morals, Naruto! She knows how you really are and she doesn't care! She loves you, dummy, and for whom you are! How many people are like that?" Not many. I also wanted Kishimoto-sensei to at least give her a chance.
Now on to Naruto, I loved his character since the beginning. He always made me laugh and despite all of the glares, he held no anger in his heart or revenge. He kept on his cheerful act only to prove that he was better than the rest. He kept pushing himself when no one believed in him (but he didn't know that someone did). He became what I hoped I'll become in the near future, everyone looking at me as a guideline and as an inspiration. But in the same time, I watched as he sought after Sakura and how she kept turning him down. I wanted to reach into the manga and shake him, yelling at him that there was someone who loved him since the start. Someone really did care for him and that you can't find so very often. I wanted him to be happy and I didn't want him thinking any less of himself.
I've always loved the different personality couples: jock and unpopular, punk and classical, poor and rich, and most importantly, outgoing and shy. When I saw that in Hinata and Naruto, I immediately wanted it to happen. This is my own personal pleasure. I love that Naruto can bring out Hinata from her meek persona with his bright personality and can change her for the better. And Hinata can understand Naruto due to her kindness and patience. They balance each other out and I love that so very much. I wanted someone who was completely different from me because they'll be coming from another world, from another perspective, and I'll be able to learn from and gain something from it. It'll also doesn't help that I'm a bit like Hinata personality wise.
They became the couple I want and the couple that were meant to be. They became something that took over most of my life and do I regret it?
Nope, I don't.