Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-31492005-20180306150245/@comment-9782468-20180610175321

@Keeptfighting

Sasuke appreciated the people who never gave up one him. Like Naruto. And Yes, Sakura. He finally gave into how much they cared and let himself be cared for. Sasuke has shown fleeting moments of actually caring about Sakura, and it's enough for me to believe he always had some feelings for her but he never was one to let it show or to let it get in the way of his goals.

Okay, that's unfounded and uncalled for. Why don't you hate Naruto for never giving up on him or always trying to save him no matter how far he fell?

Sakura asked Naruto to get Sasuke back because she already tried and failed, and Naruto was his best friend. And when that failed, she realized her mistake and resolved to get stronger to save Sasuke with Naruto. And when she finally believed that Naruto was hurting too much over his promise to her, she tried to release him from it. She didn't manage to match their power, but they were Asura and Indra transmigrants, so she was gonna be outmatched. Doesn't mean she isn't Kage level now.

Sakura cares about Naruto. She made him food for training, she even expressed her admiration for his courage in the Chunin exams and believed in him when everyone else thought he'd lose.

Last point is fair, but I think Kishi was just using an old manga trope of women vying for a guy's affection. But underlying it, they wanted to be better than each other, it was just a rivalry. Even when Ino was over Sasuke, they remained rivals because Sasuke wasn't really what it was about. It was about one wanting to be better than the other. Like Sasuke and Naruto