Warning: long post coming!
Does there have to be? Does it really matter if they're are no big couples, why go looking for them? Is it not possible for you (lovely ) ladies to watch a kick-ass anime and not have it turn into a romance fest?
No, there doesn't, but it's nice. One of the reasons I like Naruto so much (besides the ninjas and the fact that I act like the main character; yay ramen!) is because it doesn't get into that stuff so much. But when it does, it's usually pointless! Almost all fluff is SasuSaku, and with the way Sasuke is acting, it'll never happen! Now that I've said it, it will, just to spite me, but normally it wouldn't! The reason I like NaruHina as a pairing is because 1)ruto's been alone his whole life, and while he does have friends, he's never been loved, 2) I feel SO bad for Hinata, with her family issues and all that, and 3) they're just go so well together, and it's humorous. There are other reasons, but it doesn't matter right now.
aruto is great because it has whoop-ass and of course close-ups of Tsunades breasts (just kidding)
Are you really kidding? Sure, she's old, but we've never seen her true form, so I say "bring on the cleavage!" (Just kidding! Don't kill me!)
I'm NOT and I don't think anyone else is looking for it to turn into some mushy soap opera. Because the minute it does, I'm gone.
There'll be hell to pay if that happens! But if there's gonna be tons of fluff, it'd be nice to see it go somewhere! Anyone who has seen the end to Escaflowne will know what I mean!
Ok, I said I'd recommend, so here I go...
#1 - First up, a fic I just recently started editing (chapters 21 and 22), Two Halves by DameWren! It's NaruHina, so everyone knows, with plenty of cool OCs!
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1812406/1/
Anyone will agree this is one of the best on the site! These are all on ff.net by the way.
#2 - I am the beta for this fic, though I haven't gotten a chance to edit anything yet, as the author is on a little break; but with enough reviews, I'm sure she'll continue it! Currently 23 chapters, Gone by Twiggy-Kill-Me pairings still not fully decided.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1705631/1/
#3 - My best friend on the net, chibified kitsunes, wrote this one; it's nine chapters, ten coming soon, (I've edited 1 and 2 so far), it's NaruHina with a bit of ShikaIno and NejiTen, and is called Coming Home (it'll be very good once 10 comes out; I know, I came up with some ideas for the chapter; they're as original as it gets!).
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1954334/1/
#4 - Currently 3 chapters, probably gonna be 4 or 5, another NaruHina, written by K3V, longing for him.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2036631/1/
And those are the four I'm a beta reader for! All are great, and I'm not just saying that!
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