Naruto and Sasuke could have that dynamic, but they could just as well not; it's the difference between "oh, I will blushingly admire this person from afar and/or be loving and fluffy and try to impress them" and "wow, I kind of want to shag this person against a tree right now". So comparing it to romantic relationships in the context of the show doesn't necessarily... work.

If we're getting into a canon argument (which I have no patience for, as I'm sure you know) I do think looking at how the mangaka writes other romantic relationships has validity.

My main point here, and it's only my opinion, is that making Sasuke and Naruto's fight about sex... it really takes all the emotional gravitas and weight of history out of it. It's like... watching the scene on the cliffs with Sokka and Toph and coming away from it with 'omg! Katara x Toph are totally doing it!' and missing everything it's saying about family.

Now, granted, I think people sometimes overanalyze 'subtext' in an attempt to verify things as canon (when did it become so wrong to ship a pairing that isn't canon?), but there is such thing as overanalyzing why a pairing can't be canon. After all, everyone is still going to read things differently. XD


I honestly hate the whole 'canon is better than fanon' vice versa, 'my fanon is canon' thing, but I KNOW at lot of people see that seen as full of UST and I just had to throw my 2 cents in.

Also, randomly, when and where is your birthday party this Sunday?