Naruto's ending

[amp316]

Kasz216 said:

amp316 said:

@ Mr Khan  I don't see how Kurenai's character was destroyed.  If anything, what happened gives her the juicy backstory that Asuma didn't have.  She has to raise a child alone and the man she loves is gone.  This actually can make her a tougher character.  

Also.. maybe it's because I watched the show and not read the Manga... but I thought they hinted at their relationship well before the "asuma dies" arc.

Yes, they definitely did. 

I recall Kakashi giving them crap for being friendly.

Also, I'm not always a fan of the fillers but the arc that preceded the Hidan/Kakauzu arc did a good job by featuring Asuma quite a bit ( I think that the anime writers noticed that Asuma wasn't in the manga enough).