This was an excellent chapter for many reasons, but the ones that stood out the most were the following.
Because Sasuke was not the main character, we never saw more than the tip of his feelings and reasons for his actions. On the other hand Naruto, being the main character, was a reflection of the reader, and thus had things explained (and he himself explained) things clearly. But in the end the characters showed their growth in the one area where many of their fans are currently disagreeing.
Naruto has spent the entire manga chasing after Sasuke, and it is likely that his "goal" was to defeat him. However he refused to see the conclusion to their fight as a victory for himself because, as he said, this is not the fight that he wanted, rather it was him beating sense into a friend. Sasuke on the other hand has spent the entire manga believing himself to be ahead of Naruto (and more often than not was) and his "goal" seemed to be, instead of defeating Naruto, to never lose to Naruto. Despite this, in the end he uttered the words that he never wanted to say ("I lost") and did so with no bitterness in his heart. To bring closure to their long battle they formed the reconciliation seal in the blood of their lost dominant hands. Very fitting indeed. What do you think?