I really don't see the problem here. Since the very beginning Kishimoto made it 100% clear the pairing will be SasuSaku and NaruHina. In both pairings there's a person who actually confessed to the other person, all we need is for the other person to show as much interest. However recently Naruto showed interest towards Hinata while Sasuke actually showed care towards Sakura in the last chapter.
I mean guys come on stop arguing its just a pairing at the end of the day, making up bs won't increase the chance of being more realistic.
You need romance in movies to make the movie likable. So why not in Naruto?