Weren't Kushina's feelings for Minato resolved when Minato commented her on her red hair? I could see the bench scene being brought up and it finalizing Sakura's feelings for Naruto because it will be in addition to all of the development they've had over time, not to mention she will realize that he loves her insecurities and that he can be romantic... because I think Naruto has never really shown Sakura since Sasuke left his romantic side because he felt it would be unfair to try to gain her heart while Sasuke was away.
She has any feelings to be resolved, she fell in love with Minato after being saved and after Minato changing her, Sakura is more complicated because she loves Sasuke but recognizes Naruto as a better choice, she has to fall out of love from Sasuke and love Naruto.
It's shallow because a comment like that completely dismiss the development she had, Kishi is showing to Sakura that Sasuke is a bad guy and she should love someome else who's a great guy and which can make her happy, not because it wasnt Sasuke who made that comment which is not even touched on her flashbacks, there's no reason for her to love Sasuke but the fact she holds is because she got acknowledged by him on part 1, and she thinks she hopes that can be with him this has nothing to do with the bench scene, she fell in love with someome who doesnt exist, she fell in love with a Sasuke that she thought existed the Sasuke who thanked her on part 1, and thinks that if Sasuke is not evil anymore she would have a chance with him.
Kishi is showing that it's not like it, that it's not a matter of being evil or not but a matter of personality, that Sasuek is not a good guy even if he's not evil, because he's not a great guy to be in love, that Naruto is there, she might fell in love with Naruto but still lacks the fact Naruto changing her, and Naruto did changed her but what is missing is this, how will she realize that Sasuke even being redeemed is not worthy of her and embraces Naruto's love and tells him that she loves him because of what Naruto is.
Bench scene doenst gives that realization, remember that Sakura is a mix of Tsunade, Kushina and Rin.
Tsunade fell in love with Dan because Dan supported her when she needed, Kushina because she was saved and the compliment(but no feelings being resolved), and Rin might be the fact that Kakashi opened her eyes that he wasnt the type of guy that she should be in love plus the realization that Obito loved her.
The bench scene might happen but it wont be the reason why she doenst love Sasuke anymore.
Sakura got most of the scenes that is described, compliment is lacking but also the scene where she open her eyes that Sasuke is a trash even if he gets redeemed might be the reason she wont love him anymore.
Edited by Dαrkrєrsŧ, 18 June 2013 - 02:55 PM.