Images from my imagination:
She's tall and skinny (to create opposition to Hinata, who's short and, um, -not-), with long black hair, maybe put up in a bun. She doesn't have the scary, scary round shining eyes, but she -does- have The Eyebrows.
Again, to contrast with Hina-chan, she has absolutely -no- problems being obvious and affectionate - she doesn't quite come out and ask to bear his children, but she does play human barnacle at every opportunity.
Scene fragment (circa sometime just after the end of the Chuunin Exam):
Naruto: I don't know how to deal with her. No one's ever been that nice to me before. *pauses, then brightens up* But, but! Don't worry Sakura-chan - I'll always like you best!
Sakura: *sadly* You shouldn't.
N: Eh?
S: *turns to look at Sasuke, who's out cold on the hospital bed* When we were assigned together, I was happy, because I'd have a chance to get the guy every girl wanted. And then I got to know him, and saw that... he needed someone to show him he wasn't alone. Saw that he was hurting and sad, that he was -real-, rather than just an idol. And more than anything, I wanted - I -want- - to be the one to help him. And that won't change, so I don't want... the boy who's become my little brother... to be sad, waiting for something that won't happen.
N: *crying freely* Sakura-chan... *glomps her*
S: HEY! Get off, you jerk! Leggo!
But written so that it's clear that she knows how big a deal her saying that was to him, but is just trying not to make too big a deal of it.
And I see Hinata's take on the 'cutting down the rival' thing as reflecting the fact that she's the daughter of a major noble house who's had etiquette training slammed into her skull since the day she could walk - showing up the loud crazy girl, in a sort of good-natured way.
Because I can't see any kind of Hinata being loud and splashy - even the version I'm thinking of for TGNH is more the 'Himura Kenshin/Samurai Jack Quiet Zen Badass' type than anything else.
Ja, -n
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."
She's tall and skinny (to create opposition to Hinata, who's short and, um, -not-), with long black hair, maybe put up in a bun. She doesn't have the scary, scary round shining eyes, but she -does- have The Eyebrows.
Again, to contrast with Hina-chan, she has absolutely -no- problems being obvious and affectionate - she doesn't quite come out and ask to bear his children, but she does play human barnacle at every opportunity.
Scene fragment (circa sometime just after the end of the Chuunin Exam):
Naruto: I don't know how to deal with her. No one's ever been that nice to me before. *pauses, then brightens up* But, but! Don't worry Sakura-chan - I'll always like you best!
Sakura: *sadly* You shouldn't.
N: Eh?
S: *turns to look at Sasuke, who's out cold on the hospital bed* When we were assigned together, I was happy, because I'd have a chance to get the guy every girl wanted. And then I got to know him, and saw that... he needed someone to show him he wasn't alone. Saw that he was hurting and sad, that he was -real-, rather than just an idol. And more than anything, I wanted - I -want- - to be the one to help him. And that won't change, so I don't want... the boy who's become my little brother... to be sad, waiting for something that won't happen.
N: *crying freely* Sakura-chan... *glomps her*
S: HEY! Get off, you jerk! Leggo!
But written so that it's clear that she knows how big a deal her saying that was to him, but is just trying not to make too big a deal of it.
And I see Hinata's take on the 'cutting down the rival' thing as reflecting the fact that she's the daughter of a major noble house who's had etiquette training slammed into her skull since the day she could walk - showing up the loud crazy girl, in a sort of good-natured way.
Because I can't see any kind of Hinata being loud and splashy - even the version I'm thinking of for TGNH is more the 'Himura Kenshin/Samurai Jack Quiet Zen Badass' type than anything else.
Ja, -n
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."