Kanae

( A Dangerous Affection )

Disclaimer: While this manifesto aims to highlight SasuKarin's mutual development, it does not seek to claim that their relationship was mutually-romantic in nature throughout the manga. What I am arguing for in this manifesto is that their bond had all the foundations it needed to naturally step in that direction, if Kishimoto had decided to do so. Also that — despite what some may say — the pairing did receive a remarkable amount of substance (meaningful moments from both ends, interaction, subtext, focus, backstory, remarks from other characters, etc) that did make it a plausible, likely outcome.

Hopefully this manifesto can serve as a reminder of that!

• INDEX
I- Why SasuKarin?


II- Canonization: aka Kishimoto's writer intent.


III- Common arguments against them: aka misconceptions running rampant.


IV- Conclusion; final words: why I support SasuKarin, tying the knots together.
V- Extra: Some helpful links you may want to check out.


I would love to read your thoughts, so please don't hesitate to comment ♥ But please no bashing. Also, comments go on this post please, and not on the other sections; thank you! For your convenience, I'll be linking back to this post at the end of each section :D

( a) Sasuke just wants Karin for her abilities! )
( b) Whatever, he still stabbed her! Tool or not, that means he didn’t care that much after all! )
( c) ...Pft. Even before going dark, Sasuke was always an ass to her! )
( d) Sasuke rejected her from the start! )
( e) Karin just has the hots for Sasuke and wants to ravage him, it’s nothing but lust and a shallow infatuation! She’s a perv! )
( f) Who cares! Karin said she’s over Sasuke, SasuKarin is dead! )
( g) So what! Karin is just a fangirl who doesn’t even know Sasuke! )
( h) Suigetsu’s comments about SasuKarin are meaningless, he was just doing it to be a jerk! )
( i) Whatever! So what?! None of that matters anyway, because Karin and SasuKarin are just comic relief! )
( j) Karin was all over Sasuke after a measly apology. What do you say to that, huh!? )
( k) Whatever! Sasuke's apology was half-assed and insincere anyway! )
( l) So what!? She disgusts him! The face he made on 627 said it all! )
( m) I hate it anyway! Going back to Sasuke is a detriment to Karin's character! )
By the way, another thing I noticed that antis loved to bring up is “Karin is in love with Sasuke’s chakra but not with him!” which is based on an anime-only moment, therefore filler, therefore not canon, therefore it’s absolutely meaningless. And I’ve already disproved any variation of it, anyway.

The conclusion after going through all those claims? As you can see, most (if not all) of these are based on misconceptions, generalizations / selective reading, biased opinions—and, lately, also jumping the gun (which is at least more understandable, though not necessarily any more correct) but little to no veracity backs up any of those claims.

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( - Their Personalities: Similarities&Differences )
( - Their Bond: What's its foundation? )
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