What 7scimitarroll said. Lovely. Ties up some loose ends rather nicely. And as for Itachi ... Poor Sasuke, to finally realize that he STILL loves his big brother.

"...Until Naruto somehow turns himself into a real, functional woman and lets me knock him up, you're it. Shut up." Funniest. Line. Ever. Kinda makes me feel bad for Sakura though. He's kinda implying that she's second best and I'm left trying to decide just how he says the line. Is he being brusque and brushing her worries off, or is he just tired and spewing any idea that makes sense to his poor muddled brain? My vote's on tired and not making much sense to anyone else but him, except for the fact everyone knows there's only one thing Sasuke cares about more than Naruto ... and he just gave that up. So what else is left? Just his team.

Anyway. I would say that Naruto feels a bit too ... faded. but given recent events I would also have to say it fits. I do find it a bit odd that Sakura doesn't say anything about the ... quality of Sasuke's silence since she's always so attuned to him, even when she worries about Naruto, Sasuke is there in the back of her mind, like her magnetic North.

I'll stop nitpicking now. As always, loved it. You're such an awesome writer.