Sakura Is Reincarnated

Do you think I should follow the script of the original Naruto storyline or should I mix things up to make the future unpredictable? I've been stuck with a headache on how to continue because of this. Even Amalgam System, with all its faults, is still easier to write since I can make everything up!

Not saying that I'd prefer writing that one. In fact, I quite like the feeling of subtly changing the original Naruto characters personalities over time through interactions. Maybe Hinata and Naruto becoming normal friends is a bit contrived, but you guys can tell that I'm at least trying not to stick two unsuitable characters together from how Hinata heart didn't go doki doki as soon as she met Sasuke. I know well that her tastes align more with Naruto's personality traits as they are a great pair.

As for Sakura, I know well that there are people who would hate the NaruSaku ship because how she treated him in the original timeline. Just like the time before went to the past, she emotionally abused him and relied too much on him despite having resolved herself to be stronger not too long ago before that. Even after gaining strength, she immediately became reckless by trying to take Madara on as an offensive instead of as support.

I realise that Kishimoto really didn't seem to have much plans for her other than being Sasuke's love interest as she came off as shallow when compared to Hinata who literally risked her life to fight Pain as she cried without doing anything.

The biggest reason she is regarded as useless is because she became a bad plot device as the person who loves Sasuke even though there really shouldn't be a reason to. What has he done for her in the entire run of Naruto besides trying to kill her every time they meet, tap her on the forehead?

Am I the only one who found her love for Sasuke irrational? Sasuke too is weird to me since it wasn't that she "didn't give up on him" like Naruto who had more reasons than one not to do so, it was that she got rejected and stubbornly refused to accept it with wishy-washy, doki doki heartthrobs. She couldn't even steel herself to kill him because of it!

Even using the excuse that she is human unlike her freakish friends who was hacks like Bloodline Limits, Esteemed Clans, and Destiny doesn't cut how badly she was written. She was trained by a Hokage after all, something most people don't get.

I'm not sure how her chakra control talent is compared to Minato's hax level shape manipulation plus nature transformation talent but being able to make the most out of minimum chakra is also a great asset. So why is she so useless all the time?

The answer was that she was badly written and was used as a stepping stone for other characters to develop instead (like Hinata considering Naruto would have never noticed her individually if Sakura stepped up at the same time when Pain attacked).

I want to write a better written romance between these characters. I can justify Hinata and Sasuke getting together since it's easy to imagine someone as emotionally broken as Sasuke getting healed from the genuine kindness of Hinata and becoming less of an 'avenger' as time goes along.

Who knows, he may actually pick a different path from the original timeline if he gains a sense of duty towards Hinata rather being told to forget his hatred because it's 'unhealthy' or something.

I always felt Sasuke leaving was understandable considering how gaining friends and lovers was never on his radar even as a kid. Naruto growing stronger than him may have stimulated him towards a darker path, but it was ultimately his own decision to leave even if he knew he was falling straight into Orochimaru's palm. Killing Itachi meant everything when he was unaware of Danzō.

I was even more certain of Hinata being a good match for him considering she has things that he wants most, a family. Although her strict grandpa who abides traditions may seem unlikable at first, it was shown even in Boruto that he has a good heart for his family members similarly to Sasuke's Clan.

The Hyuga Clan would easily accept Sasuke considering his Dōjutsu can add to their own.

But enough about all this. The Naruto Universe is vast and there's so many things I can focus on in the future if I write this well. What do you all think I should do? Any advice would be great!