@ramemnanmitsu:
I missed a really good discussion about the NaruSasu bromance vs. NaruSaku that you brought up and I'm sorry it took me so long to respond
There's not much on your reasoning for not liking NS anymore I can disagree with. Sadly Naruto's bond with Sakura doesn't compete with Sasuke. I've stated it before and even made a thread about this once. I love the NaruSaku interactions and their support for each other, but Naruto is very much about Sasuke more than anything while Sakura is ironically the one focusing more on Naruto than Naruto ever does with her.
Naruto does love her, but the NaruSasu bond has overshadowed everything countless times even to the point it doesn't call for it. It's very sad that as a NS shipper I can't say Sakura is the most important in the world to him when with Sakura I can ironically say Naruto's that to her easy. And I'm not joking.
However, even if Sasuke is most important, there are some factors we should consider. One of the reasons Naruto focuses so much on Sasuke is because he's the one "in trouble". Sasuke went down a bad path, abandoned Team 7, and for Naruto, no matter who it is, takes this very hard. Sakura has never done this before and never will so it's debatable to say if Naruto's reaction to that will be so much weaker than with Sasuke. IMO, I think Naruto would almost be as equally persistent.
But the problem is this doesn't make Sakura special. I can safely say in my opinion Naruto will act like this for any of his friends, regardless of whether or not he's in love with them, so it's not that much of a big deal from an objective standpoint. At most, Team 7 has a special place in his heart that would exceed regular friends a bit, but not that special. She's just lumped together in a group.
The fact that Naruto forgave Sasuke's attempt on Sakura's life so easily with just one line and glare before giving this huge speech kissing his ass a moment later stands out. I'll admit that does go to show Sasuke means more to him. But I also think Naruto would forgive anyone who tried to kill her, even if not so readily just because it was Sasuke. Naruto's philosophy is not revenge, it's forgiveness and breaking the hate cycle. So there's also that to consider.
But I guess what I meant by my last post was focusing on the positive effect on Sakura. Naruto makes her happy, supports her, and gives Sakura determination as well as molding her into a selfless individual. The SS ship makes Sakura miserable and repressed in her own personality which is not good for a relationship. I weigh how it effects Sakura's feelings better for her.
IMO, the issue is more with Naruto's characterization. Naruto treats Sakura special in some ways---she's the only girl he calls "-chan", he's a little bit more protective of her when she does get hurt in comparison to others, she's probably the only person that he's most patient with when annoyed at him---but Sasuke gets all the dramatic stuff like dying together, "acknowledged me more than anyone else", and that he makes him strong.
I think you're exaggerating why Naruto puts Sasuke on a pedestal when there are other factors for it, but I can't say that's much of a consolation. The truth of the NS ship is the most important person for Naruto is Sasuke and the most important person for Sakura is Naruto ... and there's just something wrong with that. 
Edited by xxRomanceGirlxx, 03 September 2014 - 02:49 AM.