Not wanting to cause any disturbance here but I've just checked VIZ translation of Kakashi's toughts. And now, I saw this translation of the raw.
"そしてサクラ
sokittene Sakura
あの時とサスケに対する思いは 違うだろう
ano toki to Sasuke ni tai suru omoi wa chigau darō
同じ好きでも その思いは 別のものだ
onaji suki demo sono omoi wa betsu no mono da
命を狙われた相手を今だに思う
inochi o nerawareta aite o ima dani omou
何があろうと 好いていたサスケを切り捨てず
nani ga arō to suite ita Sasuke o kirisutezu
サスケを闇から救うのは自分の役目だと思っている
Sasuke o yami kara sukuu no wa jibun no yakume da to omotte iru
Which translates to:
and Sakura
what you felt for Sasuke back then has changed, hasn’t it?
though you still like him just the same, there’s something different about your feelings
even now you still care about someone who tried to take your life
no matter what happens, you won’t discard Sasuke whom you love
and you feel it’s your duty to save Sasuke from darkness"
I don't know what to believe in anymore... I really wish that I could have this translated by someone not tendentious. Hearing about VIZ's admiration for NH is depressing. But even with this said, they are the official translaters... Sakura loving Sasuke more than before doesn't make ANY sense!!!!!!
But oh, well... So many things do not make sense in this manga, maybe romance isn't a exception... Kishimoto can be playing tricks again, I don't know... I only can keep waiting for more conclusive events... :(
Its not a matter of a translation at this point, its a matter of whats actually more believable, there was already a lot of material for the decreased arguement and practically nothing beyond just claims for her love somehow increasing. Really, look at it like this, even before this event took place, there was a lot of issues with SS had. Claiming it increased or trying to find reason in it increasing or why the author would even want us to infer that Sakura's feelings have increased, despite all the chaos Sasuke has caused and antagonism on her, this just puts even more holes in the argument of it increasing. Even then, if it somehow did increase, it wouldnt solve any of the numerous problems already plagued within the pairing before this whole event started. So either way, its harder to make a case out of the its increased argument because there are just too many holes.
Even on sites like tumblr, many NS fans presented material, material explaining what the feelings could be decreased, why Mangastream and Viz otherwise were not fully accurate on this stuff and how stuff like changing the dialogue from kushinas foreshadow is just an example of why viz isnt 100% accurate, likewise the deal of Viz not being 100% professional when one of the head guys tweeted NH will be a couple now when 615 occurred and its otherwise just an event like that when we the fans ask, these guys get paid to translate stuff and yet they assume things like this in the story are just done and over? No its not over if the biggest fight was only still about to start in that chapter at the time. The ten tails wasnt even harmed at that point, it just recently revived and people like that guy who tweeted that garbage thought that well, this is done and over? No its wasn't, thats the point.
There havn't been any arguments for the its increased side, and believe me there has not been a shred of any argument even half assed for why Sakuras feelings could have increased. SS fans were only making claims it increased, not showing an argument to back it up, because if its so sure and we are able to back up our side, shouldnt they logically be capable of the same thing? I have not seen any arguments for it increasing, none involving why kishi would want us to be thinking it, why it would be important, what it would solve exactly, how it would handle the other problems plaguing SS, how would it make sense or present itself in a meaningful way despite all the past material too, otherwise how could it make it plotwise acceptable and sensible without simply just saying it happened without rendering Sasuke OOC (also just giving reason for why he should go loving sakura to the extents naruto has) or rendering sakura as some static character that almost didnt change in this regard towards him or reduced her to just a convinent plot point in the end. Really SS fans are still just expecting SS just cause, more like a destination than the whole journey stuff, but the plot is otherwise the whole thing that must be considered, as a journey not a destination, like the main plot, we are more concerned with how naruto earned his right to be hokage not how he became hokage. Hokage is just a destination for him, the reader should be more concerned on the journey to become hokage.
Thats the deal, the increased side just has a lot of inconsistences and otherwise no arguements were presented to even give us a reason to believe the increased side could even occur, there has to be something to argue for it besides hoping for future material to be in their favor, there has to be something credible. Yet all I have heard was that kakashi and the Iwa Nin are credible where as yamato, sai, and minato are not. Yet you can identify the whole double standards within that past statement regarding the Iwa nin, literally this arguement thrown around on Sai, yamato, and minato not knowing naruto for long is BS and not worthy of a consideration but lumping the Iwa nin is credible because he was simply around sakura for not even 5 minutes. But otherwise they say kakahsi is the only believeable one cause they see it on their side.
But thats really it, the increased side again, just too many holes in its theory. SS had tons of problems before this, trying to invoake this increased theory only makes many more questions than answers. And with the SS fandom itself not providing any material to even argue why it should be considered to have increased, well if they cannot argue it or choose not too, why should we believe it increased? I mean I saw Slextrem, Ramenanimistu, and others put up material overall that could be cross referenced and explained our view on why it decreased, I dont know why the SS fans couldnt do the same if it was so assured. But if theres not to present or argue, then otherwise me and other fans have no reason to believe or consider how Sakuras feelings could have somehow increased. To us, the decreased side makes sense and because of all this material actually arguing a view on the decreased end while the increased one continues to run only with claims, then I think our minds are set on the decreased side because the side that provides an argument at least knows what its getting at beyond just claims of their pairing coming. Thats all I saw from SS fans, its going to happen SS is canon, etc. But I didnt see reasons for why I should believe it or even consider it. Anyone can make a claim, but not everyone can or is willing to argue, no arguments for Sakuras feelings increasing, no reason to consider them increasing.
I'm with the rest at this point going by the mangapanda translation in the past tense, that it has changed, that saying its more or less a different feeling, no longer love. That she still cares for him and wants to save him from darkness but that she cares for him in ways similar to naruto has for all these years, mainly also that is just character development, sakura changes in regards to both of them and will continue to change. This didnt kill SS, just singaled its decline from love and that it will just be friendship in the end. Otherwise theres just the whole nonsense of how could it have increased and obviously the whole deal isnt SS granted with Sai's input on mistrust still lingering, I mean this is why Sakura wanted to know his reason for becoming hokage and well, we know she supports naruto for hokage and if sasuke only wants it as a position of power that will let him achieve his goal than well who do they expect sakura to support at this time later? Obviously the mistrust still bothers her, its something that she will be impacted by later. So again, just more holes in the its increased side for those saying SS is assured.
I mean saying her love is the same is just defeating the purpose of kakashis view by all means and one opinion alone cannot mean the whole deal, I mean if we can say Yamato, sai, and minatos opinons for naruto need to all be considered than yes Sais and Kakashi on sasuke (and sakura) otherwise must be considered too to get a better understanding or preception of what can happen in the future and from what sai and kakashi have on sasuke, its not good, its something in question, its going to be something that upsets others. In regards to sakura, sais view gave us a sense of mistrust from the sincere words fake smile while kakashi was out of the deal and wanted to know the real point of sasukes new goal. Take sai and kakashis views together in regards with sakura, sai sees mistrust from her towards sasuke, kakashi senses its changed, sakura herself questioned sasuke with kakashi, this just makes things harder to argue from the increased side.
So you see, thats it, too many holes in the its increased side yet the decreased side at least put out a lot of material for you to make a judgement.
We believe that its the decreased side because there was just not enough to even make sense on the increased side and for the ones knowing SS, the SS fans, to not provide any reasons we should even consider, then why should we consider SS having increased? No reasons or argument, no point. Otherwise most of us are conclusive in our view and ready to move on saying its decreased, SS is declining, its moving away from love, its going to just be friendship and that sakura wants to save sasuke as a comrade, that this is the start of sakura moving away from loving sasuke, that is all.
I can't even wrap my head around that. I would think it was obvious that Hashirama is far stronger; not knocking the Third or anything, but he couldn't possibly beat Hashirama. What makes people believe Hiruzen is actually more powerful?
Still, I'm surprised Hiruzen fans are so insistent on it.
because I want to see Sakura's involvement in the fight so bad but probably won't get to see it for another couple chapters hopefully. And the whole NS and SS fighting is secondary to me cause right now what's the point if either side isn't backing down until one gets a definitive edge?? 
