Kishimoto is totally clumsy
Remember when he said he tried showing sakura as a honest girl during the confession? When he got annoyed when people kept saying "Hinata, Hinata, Hinata "?
In my opinion he tried to pass something to the readers but we didn't got it
Even today i don't understand what was the point of that confession! Wouldn't be easier for sakura if she talked to naruto using the arguments Shikamaru used?
What was the point of confessing? Kishimoto saying she was honest then after the end saying changing her feelings would have made her look fickle? Makes no sense
The point of her confession was all because she thought Naruto was going after Sasuke purely for her sake, because of his POAL. Fans were constantly blaming Sakura for "burdening" Naruto with the POAL, but if that scene managed to achieve anything, it was to show Naruto wasn't chasing after Sasuke because of his promise to Sakura. It was because of their brotherly bond.
Also, there was no convincing Naruto to give up on Sasuke with Shikamaru's facts and logic. The Raikage said the same thing to Naruto and it didn't sway him at all.