Good lord, how am I going to get this through your thick skull??

i was replying to what the SS fans said you in your post ya ass. lol
Yikes, things have really devolved here lately. Come on guys, if I wanted to read posts like this I'd go on NF on argue with some of the NaruHina fans there.
I cannot believe how epic this chapter was! I couldn't read it before, but when I saw it today it made me happier than the previous chapter.
Anyway, I read the chapter first and then started reading your debate. I didn't think the first page would cause worry, let alone to give up all hpe hor NaruSaku. My first impression was this: 'oh, looks like the love letter guy hit a sore spot. He was going on how great she is, but she doesn't think so because of her low self-esteem. This is only fueled by the thought of her loving someone like Sasuke'. You guys already noticed how sad she is, thinking of Sasuke only causes her pain. But also look how she imagines Sasuke. We see only his profile, half of his face is hidden by his collar and the rest is really blurry. I guess she still has some feelings for him, but I think this shows in what 'state' her feeling are.
I'm really not concerned at all about our pairing, I was actually glad to get a glimpse of Sakura's feelings and to know she has yet to resolve everything. That will definitely be interesting.
The thing I'm wondering about is the love letter. I hope we'll see it again... Maybe it'll end up in Naruto's hands, that would be fun!

Also, I'm happy the guy survived, but too bad for him anyway. I kinda liked him.
Thank you, I agree 100%. A lot of people, even here, are going crazy over this chapter. The fact of the matter is we've had way too much development to lose. Basically what we're watching now is Sakura's own inner conflict. Whether or not she currently loves Sasuke can be debated twelve ways from Sunday, but it's obvious that her feelings are moving in the right direction.
As for NaruHina, I don't know why people are even bringing that up. It's just Hinata being her usual self, it's not like she's flashing back to Naruto responding to her confession or anything. She sees him as a role model, just like usual. The fact that Sakura thinks of Sasuke in the same chapter as this seems completely irrelevant to me. The last few chapters have sort of been reflection chapters, and it's not as if the panels are identical or anything.
Also, another point I'd like to touch on is how some people are talking about the different ways Kishi could have drawn Sakura's thoughts. I agree that having Naruto there would be too obvious, as far as pairings go, but I think the same thing would go for if he had drawn both Naruto and Sasuke in the panel. The fact is, even after her confession, it hasn't been proven that she is 100% in love with Naruto. Sure, you can bring up the interview, but that still seems more like a hint than confirmation to me. If Naruto was in there, that would essentially prove that Sakura's feelings have evolved into love, and that Kishi is moving towards NaruSaku. And if it was confirmed that her feelings were moving towards Naruto, it seems hard to believe that momentum would break and she'd end up with Sasuke. Just having Sasuke in there doesn't prove anything we don't already know. Past or present, her love for Sasuke is hurting her, which is what we see in that panel.