Remember though, Sai said at the start of his conversation that Sakura had moved on from Sasuke and fallen in love with Naruto. (sounds like a more accurate translation from the words used would render the part about her feelings for Naruto as "fallen deeply in love with" not just "fallen in love with", which makes sense, since Sai is trying to convey [to Naruto] that Sakura's feelings for Naruto are as deeply romantic as Naruto for Sakura
Ah, thanks! I think see clearly now what renders this chapter a difficult translation now!
Sai talks about Sakura's romantic love for Sasuke in the past tense at the start of the chapter, then you have Naruto using Sakura having feelings about Sasuke in the present tense, but he doesn't, as you pointed out, actually say romantic love when he refers her feelings about Sasuke.
Sai would have inferred from that Naruto was talking about caring kind of love, instead of of romantic love (especially since Sai has witnessed how intensely and readily compassionate Sakura can be to others- a point used by Zetsu against Sakura just last chapter) What Sai witnessed when they encountered Sasuke for the first time in part 2, and other times in part 2, would have also lead him to see clearly her feelings had moved on to compassionate love, away from her part 1 romantic crush. And on the other hand what he witnessed of her interactions with Naruto would have lead him to see clearly her feelings for Naruto is romantic love: yes, the tsundere stuff but also he saw her flirty behavior with Naruto too- the playful flirty nickname scene in 311 and the way she offered to feed Naruto in 343, and lastly what he commented on even before Yamato did about her feelings about Naruto- about how she could be tender toward Naruto in the way a woman in love is with the man she romantically loves... Which is a direct reminder to what Shikaku told Shikamaru in part 1 about how even the strongest woman is with the man they love...
Edited by ciardha, 14 October 2011 - 06:58 AM.