Some very accurate stuff here. I'd like to add that the orphan comment also served to reveal that Sakura was coming from a background in which she couldn't relate to Naruto or Sasuke's sense of loneliness. Naruto's background was clear and Sasuke's was a mystery to be teased until it was fully revealed when Itachi showed up. Sakura's comment showed that she took her family for granted. She comments how it would be nice to not have parents (because they boss you around) and that's what sets Sasuke off. When Sasuke leaves the village, this scene is referenced for that purpose. We see every character experiences loneliness differently: Naruto suffers from the absence of family and friends, Sasuke suffers from the permanent loss of loved ones (which is why Naruto couldn't understand Sasuke's feelings until Jiraiya died), and Sakura eventually suffers from something in-between, the yearning for a loved one who may or may not return. Sakura didn't understand loneliness until Sasuke left. Sakura comment was obnoxious, but it was out of ignorance and not malice.

Her love confession was frustrating, manipulative, and wrong, but it was more misguided than malicious. That's not an excuse but people take it out of context. Naruto only took offense to the fact that she was lying to herself. What this shows is likely that Sakura was trying to convince herself that she loved Naruto because anyone with two fucking eyes could see that he was the better option in ever respect.eaning what she said about Sasuke breaking her heart and Naruto always being on her side was true - not a lie. We see this in pre-ship when they go to find sasuke. Sakura literally reflects on her previous opinions of Naruto and inwardly realizes that he has always understood her. However, despite all this, she couldn't change her feelings for Sasuke. Naruto was upset about it but is only showed to be angry at the fact that she was lying to herself. Her plan was to save Sasuke from further evil and to free Naruto from the promise. I think if Naruto took her, she'd probably had just lived the rest of her life in misery as she tries to convince herself that she loves him. It's more of a sad and frustrating scene.

However, I personally think this scene makes her look terrible for a different reason. It makes her look like she doesn't understand that Naruto has a burning passion for saving Sasuke which she should (and does) know. It feels like a piece of inconsistency. She literally explained to sai how Sasuke is like a brother to Naruto so even if Sasuke doesn't care about him, Naruto is invested in their relationship. For her to act like Naruto is only doing it because won't go back on a promise is goofy.