Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-1181222-20170830100203/@comment-5085906-20170830174424

Thekillman wrote: Sasuke just returned from a long mission, only to be stabbed by some punk and having to deal with kids on a mission that shouldn't have kids in it. I don't think he's willing to deal with this stuff. Plus, he kinda is bad with the whole emotion things, seeing as he screwed up himself and everyone around it with that stuff. Besides, if Sasuke had just said "sakura's your mom", would Sarada have truly believed that? I don't see how that's an excuse. Kushina gave baby Naruto a to-do list while a giant nail was lodged in her stomach. All he needed to say was "Of course Sakura's your mom." which a 30 year old should be able to do. That wouldn't necessarily cancel the whole Sarada doubting her identity arc - she could still do the DNA test with Suigetsu, but at least it wouldn't be due to Sasuke's outright stubbornness to give a straight answer.

I like this arc and I generally like Naruto as a series, but don't try to find a justification for shitty writing.