He knew that Sakura was trying to get his attention, he wasn 't ignoring her just to be a dick. It was just that the voice in his head was always so much more interesting to listen to than, well, anyone else. Sakura might be one of his best friends but his soulmate was his

Best

Friend. As in closer than closer, better than best, been there for him through all the lowest parts of his life, only one that 's never gonna leave type of best friend. If not for the fact that they were physically incapable of trading names through their mental link Naruto would have torn the world apart years ago to find the one person who had loved him when no one else had.