i think Kishimoto messed up when he decided to call his manga 'Naruto'.
i think he should have named it 'U'.
then fans of the show could have conversations like--
Fan A: Hey man, did you watch U last night?"
Fan B: No, missed it. was it an Uchiha episode or an Uzumaki?
Fan A: Uchiha
Fan B: man, that dude gets on my nerves! what happened?
then nobody would be upset because the main character was blatantly ignored.
also. wrote a very rousing essay on why i no longer completely detest Uchiha Sasuke to a friend. may post it later with a few tweaks as thoughts change. but at one point i mention not being able to see Sasuke as any kind of sexual . . . that has changed. immediately. i can so see Sasuke x Suigetsu for all the reasons i can't see Sasuke with Naruto. and it distresses me because i am never going to find this pairing written properly -- and that's not arrogance on my part, i just really don't like how Sasuke is portrayed in fanfiction. he's made too nice.
and now i must consider writing a Naruto fic featuring Sasuke. le *sigh* i'm over hating him, but the rabid fic ideas for this pairing is kind of sudden.