http://sasusakuchannel.tumblr.com/post/98542008731/generalcaraway-sasuke-has-always-to-me generalcaraway: Sasuke has always, to me, symbolized grief. I think this chapter really solidified that thought. Sasuke thinks of his family and gist of both translations is that he believes love to be a thing of the past. Sasuke lost his family and when he did, he believed that the part of his life with with love had end. He doesn’t think he can nor deserves that kind of happiness. For him, right now, it’s not something he can attain again. We saw in part I, however, that he did start to regain that love but he left because it was interfering with his revenge. He never let sakura’s love in fully, she couldn’t reach him and yet she still impacted him greatly. So much so that he felt gratitude. Sasuke believes he can’t have nor feel love again. He thinks those chains have been severed and that love causes suffering hence him thinking of his family when kakashi talks about sakura’s love is painful. I believe that Sasuke does feel for Sakura but as someone who thinks that part of his life it over, he cannot accept it. Sasuke will not be able to recognize nor return sakura’s feelings fully until he lets her in [Continua]