Hmmmm.... I'm not sure. Sasuke has changed also just like Sakura and Naruto. They've all matured a bit. If Sasuke is "good" when he gets back, I could see him treating them fairly well for the most part. It'll be odd though seeing this though considering Naruto didn't have a part in it at all. Would he be happy or bummed that HE didn't save Sasuke? I'm certain Sakura's not going back to her old ways but I'm anxious to see how she'll react because I can't even peg it. LOL
He'll be okay with them when he gets to the battlefield since he's helping and now wants to protect the village. Not returning to his old self. That's, like you said, has to be a part there from Naruto as well.
I think Sakura will react surprised, like everyone else. Then it's very possible that she'll have a role when Sasuke is there, and Team 7 reunion again and stuff... The usual. I think too that somehow, she'll be triggered to think about her leftover feelings for Sasuke. As for Sasuke interacting with her, that's too can happen like how he and she interacted with each other in Shippuden which is normal interactions.
All of those four possibilities can happen with her. They're not far from being put up to happen.
- So we have Konohamaru teasing Naruto and Sakura of being together
- Gamakichi later implies Sakura is Naruto's girlfriend
- Ramen guy in a filler teases Naruto about being on a date with Sakura
- Sai with his vague comments
- Yamato with his unfinished sentence
- The entire village later just stares and blushes as Naruto and Sakura have a romantic hug (even Hinata is smiling)
- Kushina then reveals she wants Naruto to be with someone like her
- Kushina once again teases Naruto in the movie, and Minato just assumes that Naruto could only be angry if he fights with Sakura
- AU Ino hinting in the Drama CD that Sakura likes Menma/Naruto with Sakura hesitating for a second when asked if she really doesn't like him
Don't know about the rest of you but I find it hard to believe that NaruSaku was just a red herring when everyone and their mother needs to have an opinion/reaction about their growing relationship.
A red herring...
Well, for those who are very attached to their arguments, they'll sure going to see it that way. But, in general, NS isn't a red herring since it's been there and developed from the beginning, and combining a hero and a heroine.
I seriously wonder what's the next chapter covers. I can't say it will determined what's next, but in a way, it can. It's just that I'm waiting. That's all.
Maybe Obito continues to reveal things or the beginning of their fight. But, they seem that they're not far from finishing their talk. So, I think either they'll fight or something else happens.
One thing I hope for is that Rin will be brought up again in the battlefield or, this is somewhat not that possible, she's resurrected. Things would be getting more interesting XD
Edited by T XD, 12 May 2013 - 05:50 PM.