I can't believe what happened. At first, when I read the chapter, I think my mind exploded in explicatives at the mangaka. I mean, all that build and he chooses to go this route? But I read it some more and I'm guessing he's not really knocking down narusaku, as much as he is actually building sasusaku (friendship and shippy-wise both). She's practically calling Sasuke trash in this chapter and of course Naruto is going to be pissed about it. Naruto still loves Sasuke (brother, of course,
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At least we know Naruto still loves Sakura. He... knows her. More than she might no know herself -- which speaks volumes for Naruto. But Sakura, damn it, get your head and heart on straight. Confessing to a person -- and practically shoving the words "NOT MY FIRST CHOICE" is not love at all. Its lame.
Oh wells, I still believe, even though Naruto took ten steps forward, while Sakura took 20 steps back.