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@Seelentau

It not just friendship with Sasuke but generally too.

According to Kihimoto in this interview:http://www.saiyanisland.com/2014/11/masashi-kishimoto-talks-sasuke-the-last-naruto-the-movie/

Since the beginning of Naruto, the plan was to always finish the manga with Naruto vs Sasuke. The interview starts with focuses on friendship, which has been an important theme in the Naruto series, and to Kishimoto-sensei it is something very close to the love of a brother or another family member. He says losing a friend is like losing one’s identity, which is one of the most feared things for a teenager. Those feelings culminated throughout the Naruto series and in order to convey those feelings, Kishimoto-sensei decided it would be communicated best through the final battle. --