During a chapter, Naruto tells Itachi that Sasuke is like a brother to him. Is that what you were going from the start ? Kishimoto : I wanted them to be more brothers than blood brothers. I can tell you that is for me the hardest thing to put into words in this story. And still is. People who actually lived through harsh separations and death of loved ones often write me and tells me they can actually relate to them. When I am close to someone, I’m scared shitless of one day that bond will be severed. Loneliness does scares me to death. This may be hard to put into words, but I’ll still try to make my point stand to the readers. So you think you still didn’t really managed to put into words what is the relation between Naruto and Sasuke ? Kishimoto : I don’t know. Maybe I didn’t as well as I wanted to, and because of that almost everyone thinks both of them are crazy lunatics. From on now, everything will depend on how well I can put their relationship into words. You’re talking about both of them, right ? Kishimoto : Yes. If you want me to talk about their bonds, I created Sasuke as a rival to Naruto who does not see Naruto as a rival at all. I found it interesting to have Naruto next to someone who couldn’t care less about him. As the story advances, Sasuke starts to see, little by little, Naruto as a rival. But he leaves the village without really aknowledging Naruto. When he watched Naruto growing up, Sasuke started to grow a very vivid rivalry with someone he barely noticed before. Kishimoto : After the Valley of the end, the gap gets larger. But when someone who just started to aknowledge you, brutally reject you, you strive for even more aknowledgement. But Sasuke still doesn’t see Naruto as his equal. I think and I hope Naruto will fight to the bitter end until Sasuke sees him as his closest ally.

Source

1. Midoriya Izuku | Boku no Hero Academia
2. Bakugou Katsuki | Boku no Hero Academia
3. Dabi | Boku no Hero Academia +5
4. Wei Wuxian | Mo Dao Zu Shi +10
5. Aizawa Shouta | Boku no Hero Academia +1
6. Hawks | Boku no Hero Academia +21
7. Todoroki Shouto | Boku no Hero Academia -4
8. Kirishima Eijirou | Boku no Hero Academia -4
9. Lan Wangji | Mo Dao Zu Shi +19
10. Levi Ackerman | Attack on Titan -3
11. Present Mic | Boku no Hero Academia +5
12. Shigaraki Tomura | Boku no Hero Academia -1
13. All Might | Boku no Hero Academia -3
14. Kaminari Denki | Boku no Hero Academia -4
15. Kageyama Tobio | Haikyuu!!
16. Hinata Shouyou | Haikyuu!!
17. Jiang Cheng | Mo Dao Zu Shi
18. Shinsou Hitoshi | Boku no Hero Academia -5
19. Jotaro Kujo | JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure +3
20. Oikawa Tooru | Haikyuu!!
21. Hatake Kakashi | Naruto/Boruto: Next Generations +4
22. Akaashi Keiji | Haikyuu!! 
23. Tsukishima Kei | Haikyuu!!
24. Haruno Sakura | Naruto/Boruto: Next Generations -3
25. Edward Elric | Fullmetal Alchemist +5
26. Miya Atsumu | Haikyuu!! 
27. Giorno Giovanna | JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure -12
28. Legosi | BEASTARS 
29. Uraraka Ochako | Boku no Hero Academia -17
30. Uchiha Sasuke | Naruto/Boruto: Next Generations
31. Sero Hanta | Boku no Hero Academia +4
32. Ashido Mina | Boku no Hero Academia -6
33. Trafalgar Law | One Piece +3
34. Todoroki Touya | Boku no Hero Academia 
35. Endeavor | Boku no Hero Academia
36. Sohma Kyo | Fruits Basket -5
37. Eri | Boku no Hero Academia 
38. Honda Tohru | Fruits Basket +4
39. Nie Huaisang | Mo Dao Zu Shi
40. Uzumaki Naruto | Naruto/Boruto: Next Generations +10
41. Dio Brando | JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure +3
42. Tsukino Usagi | Sailor Moon
43. Bokuto Koutarou | Haikyuu!!
44. Togata Mirio | Boku no Hero Academia
45. Joseph Joestar | JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
46. Iwaizumi Hajime | Haikyuu!!
47. Dazai Osamu | Bungou Stray Dogs -28
48. Mo Guan Shan | 19 Days -19
49. Amajiki Tamaki | Boku no Hero Academia
50. Ida Tenya | Boku no Hero Academia -27