About Sakura's confession: I just can't see her lying.
1. All those things she said ("You've been by my side all along... When I can touch you like this, I feel at peace..." ect.), they're true. They can be proven in the manga. So that, first of all, proves she's not lying.
2. She went there intending to bring Naruto back to the village and save him from harm. That in itself is one of the most considerate things she's ever done. Ever.
I can't help but wonder; What if Naruto had believed her? They'd be going back home together, Sakura's confession fresh on their mind. That right there is just...
Even if Sakura WAS lying, wasn't it for the greater good? She's smart, and she wouldn't dare purposely hurt Naruto,
especially not after she said "I won't make any more mistakes." She wanted to save Naruto. To protect him from the truth. (And NH/SS/SN/ANS fans interpret "protecting from the truth" as lying, as if they, SS especially, have anything to be proud of in the Truth Department

)
In a nutshell; Sakura got blamed and criticized for "hurting Naruto" when it is exactly the opposite of what she was trying to acheive. I think she was good up to the point where she dissed Sasuke (who dissed them first

) just to futher convince Naruto that Sasuke was an unreachable criminal. The only thing that put a wrench in her plan was...
Naruto's false image of her and Sasuke.
This is the guy who thinks that somewhere, deep inside that abyss lies a Sasuke (that frankly never truly existed) that they thought they once knew and never even considered that the girl of his dreams could love him back. The very same guy that is stuck in the past. What he needs more now than anything is a
wake up call. Something to bring him into the present. Something that says, "Hey, Naruto, Sakura really loves you and Sasuke isn't coming back."
The perfect way to achieve both of those in one sitting? Have Sakura prove her love to Naruto while at the same time showing how fargone Sasuke is?
That's really up to Kishi, but I'm thinking sacrifice. Hopefully not the "Ultimate sacrifice." though. (Because that's already been attempted

)
Though I don't think so. Kishi stated many times that Sakura'd surpass Tsunade, as she won't be able to do that six-feet-under. Even if Sakura
did die, Naruto would not pull a much hated "Autumn Sky" and simply switch to Hinata. Not only would he be too heart broken (something he does NOT need any more of) but that would automatically make Hinata the rebound girl. ("Sakura-chan died so I guess you're my consolation prize." Of course, the NHers would be making banners and gifs and fics of that like it was true love forever.)
So, in a nutshell (I know I said that like 15 paragraphs ago but this time for real) I'm confident in Sakura's confession. 110%. And every sensible NS supporter should be, too. It's just the NH/SS/SN/ANS fandom trying to throw us off into believing some garbage that never happened in the manga. They can say whatever they want. They can make banners, videos, pictures, etc., but it doesn't make anything less true.
My advice to those in doubt would be: Stick to the manga, never leave H&E, plug your ears and go LALALALALALALA
Edited by Froot, 16 January 2010 - 04:22 AM.