I feel very optimistic about Sakura fighting in this battle right now and that's not something I would usually say.
Remember this:
And then this happened:
Two a**hole Uchiha's both insulting the queen and Tsunade. Now it doesn't take a genius to put two and two together to assume that Sakura will prove Sasuke wrong in every sense of the word. Not only that, but she really needs to grow a kittening a pair! Kishi has let this douchebag walk all over her since part 1. I'm a firm believer that the trampling will cease when Sakura finally has had enough of this guy. And let's remember the fact that Tsunade proved Madara wrong by activating the byakugou. Sakura already has her Byakugou turned on so once she finally steps up she'll make all the other kunoichi in this series look basic as hell.
I think Kishi did all this on purpose.
Sakura is scolded by Sasuke the same way all haters scold her usually.
Kishi is trying, IMO, to put Sakura for real in the position of being scolded. I think it's all on purpose, for maybe the haters empathise with her, and for fans to understand that Sasuke is not the one for her.
I also think this have a purpose in the plot.
I think it's to bring up a natural evolution of Sakura.
She will step up, I'm sure, and I hope she will say to Sasuke to shut his dirty mouth at some time.
I still think deep down inside him he cares about them.
I know, it's hard to believe, but I still believe it's Kishi's route.
Sasuke's behaviour in this chapter also proves that he would be a forceful hokage. Like a dictator.
I'm not. It pretty much only reinforces that Hinata's dream is still Naruto and that whole chapter 573 crap was meant in a romantic light not a platonic one like Shikamaru's
It shows that though still one-sided NH is still alive. As oppose to SS which has officially become dead.
I think you should think about it from the author's position.
Then you'll understand everything.
NaruHina fans will rejoice about this panel, and they will believe it reinforces their pairing because they want to see it.
But if you analyse the story, then you understand that it's not in NaruHina favor at all.
Kishi is really a wise man... IMO
This chapter... it's really well played.
Edited by Otaru, 28 May 2014 - 01:26 PM.