Kishimoto Sensei Jump Festa 2017 Interview with Viz WSJ
岸本老师:当我介绍小樱的时候,我只是把她当作另一个角色。我这么做不是为了让她成为一个特别的女性角色。她与牙或鹿丸这样的角色处于同一水平。

SJ: Was Naruto and Hinata getting married decided early on, or did you consider Naruto ending up with Sakura?
Kishimoto Sensei: When I introduced Sakura, I only considered her as another character. I didn't do it to bring her in as a special female character. She was at the same level as characters like Kiba or Shikamaru, so there was nothing set in my mind at all about Sakura and Naruto being a couple. Obviously, they'd be friends and teammates. For Hinata, I decided pretty early on that they'd be together. Then I figured it'd be more interesting if Sakura would be in the middle, creating a messy love triangle. But to be honest, there wasn't much space and time to include stuff like that. Naruto's a battle manga, not a romance story. You have to decide what to focus on, what you think the readers want to see. So I never thought about making them a couple, but I did throw in some nuggets to make the readers think that. It was all about Naruto and Hinata getting married from an early stage.
少年JUMP:鸣人和雏田结婚是很早就决定的,还是你考虑过鸣人最终会和小樱在一起?
岸本老师:当我介绍小樱的时候,我只是把她当作另一个角色。我这么做不是为了让她成为一个特别的女性角色。她与牙或鹿丸这样的角色处于同一水平,所以在我的脑海中,小樱和鸣人会是一对,完全没有这种设定。显然,他们会成为朋友和队友。对于雏田,我很早就决定他们要在一起。然后我想如果小樱在中间制造一个混乱的三角恋会更有趣。但说实话,没有太多的空间和时间来容纳这样的东西。《火影忍者》是一部战斗漫画,不是爱情故事。你必须决定关注什么,你认为读者想看到什么。所以我从来没有想过让他们成为一对,但我确实整了点活(throw in some nuggets)让读者这样想。这就是在早期决定鸣人和雏田结婚的事。

岸本老师:当我介绍小樱的时候,我只是把她当作另一个角色。我这么做不是为了让她成为一个特别的女性角色。她与牙或鹿丸这样的角色处于同一水平。

SJ: Was Naruto and Hinata getting married decided early on, or did you consider Naruto ending up with Sakura?
Kishimoto Sensei: When I introduced Sakura, I only considered her as another character. I didn't do it to bring her in as a special female character. She was at the same level as characters like Kiba or Shikamaru, so there was nothing set in my mind at all about Sakura and Naruto being a couple. Obviously, they'd be friends and teammates. For Hinata, I decided pretty early on that they'd be together. Then I figured it'd be more interesting if Sakura would be in the middle, creating a messy love triangle. But to be honest, there wasn't much space and time to include stuff like that. Naruto's a battle manga, not a romance story. You have to decide what to focus on, what you think the readers want to see. So I never thought about making them a couple, but I did throw in some nuggets to make the readers think that. It was all about Naruto and Hinata getting married from an early stage.
少年JUMP:鸣人和雏田结婚是很早就决定的,还是你考虑过鸣人最终会和小樱在一起?
岸本老师:当我介绍小樱的时候,我只是把她当作另一个角色。我这么做不是为了让她成为一个特别的女性角色。她与牙或鹿丸这样的角色处于同一水平,所以在我的脑海中,小樱和鸣人会是一对,完全没有这种设定。显然,他们会成为朋友和队友。对于雏田,我很早就决定他们要在一起。然后我想如果小樱在中间制造一个混乱的三角恋会更有趣。但说实话,没有太多的空间和时间来容纳这样的东西。《火影忍者》是一部战斗漫画,不是爱情故事。你必须决定关注什么,你认为读者想看到什么。所以我从来没有想过让他们成为一对,但我确实整了点活(throw in some nuggets)让读者这样想。这就是在早期决定鸣人和雏田结婚的事。
