What Naruto really said will not be revealed until we get the Japanese version and translate it for ourselves. Often times I have read things on mangapanda and ***********, and they are both mistranslated. I went to the convenience store yesterday and actually read last week's Shonen Jump.. no where does Madara call anyone "fodder," or a lot of the other interpretations used. With this said, Naruto represents two things to Kishimoto. One, as we have come to love, is the telling of the story of a pariah turning into a messiah of sorts. However, and this is important, Naruto as a series also represents income to Kishimoto. He is very aware of what the fans look at. There are fan books after all, in addition to fan polls. These are all taken into consideration when he writes, and it also keeps him from making somethings concrete. Minato vs Itachi, Naruto/Hinata vs Naruto/Sakura...these are all things that keep fans reading. If he were to make things definite, large sections of the fanbase would react negatively, affecting sales, etc.
This chapter only confirms the status quo. Hinata still has feelings for Naruto, Naruto is still not sure of where things really stand with him and Sakura in his own head, Sakura is still reproachful towards Naruto deciding their relationship status of his own accord, and Sasuke is still seemingly apathetic to it all. And it may continue in this vein until Kishimoto decides to break bases.
