Ok so I see the misconception that Sasuke is arrogant and over confident in thinking he can do it all alone and "pushing" every one away. But that is a major theme of the story line and relationship of SNS and their ideaology.
Naruto fundamentally believes that bonds make you stronger, that having friends beside you is not a show of weakness nor neediness. While Sasuke has adopted the exact opposite approach - having tasted the poison of loss, the inescapable (never quite able to catch your breath again) agony of losing precious bonds: he retreats and consumes that pain "This is another test, another trial, til I get justice for myself and my people."
This dichotomy is pretty set in stone for them both, if Naruto had not been so ravenously against Sasuke essentially committing self harm for power, Naruto STILL would be an obstacle for Sasuke, because Sasuke is in love with Naruto.
In his warped reality Naruto poses as the single greatest threat to his ultimate goal: relinquish all darkness and corruption by assuming that role, by making himself a living pariah, a self sacrifice of being totally alone and despised at the cost of making sure what happened to him and Naruto may never happen again.
Then here comes this flawed and beautiful boy, pouring his heart out: it says "forget the rest, remember that lonliness...that heart breaking lonliness.?" Naruto is literally made SICK at the concept of Sasuke being all alone and assuming the role he has planned, he legitimately faints, the pain too much... and as for Sasuke? Naruto is too grand a sacrifice to make, and every time he could have killed him, he simply cannot do it because all he sees at the last moment is that dorky boy, who for some reason won't give up on him.
When Sasuke says "I've lost." At the final valley, it was never about the physical fight it was the war against the ideal. Sasuke...doesn't want to be alone.
Sasuke wanted to heal his trauma the only way he knew how through Vengeance. Then this boy...this goofy, honest, wayward, silly, full error and quite frankly EMBARRASING noodle boy comes and says "no way, i love you too much for that." And that was the first time Sasuke realized, in his own way..
Naruto is in love with him too
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