Sakura Haruno

Sakura Haruno (Japanese: 春 野 サ ク ラ , Hepburn: Haruno

Sakura Haruno
Sakura) is a fictional character in the Naruto manga and anime
series created by Masashi Kishimoto. Sakura is depicted as a Naruto character
kunoichi affiliated with Konohagakure ( 木 ノ 葉 隠 れ の 里 ,
English version: "Hidden Leaf Village") and a part of Team 7,
which consists of herself, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and
their sensei Kakashi Hatake. Sakura initially has an infatuation
for Sasuke, praising him at every juncture, and heaps scorn upon
the less-skilled teammate Naruto. Over the course of the series,
she begins to shed this singularly driven persona and grows more
appreciative and accepting of Naruto. Besides the main series,
Sakura has appeared in several pieces of the Naruto media, most
notably the spin-off Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet
Spring (2015) and the sequel Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
(2016) where she is portrayed as a doctor named Sakura Uchiha Sakura Haruno by Masashi
(Japanese: うちは サクラ, Hepburn: Uchiha Sakura).[1] Kishimoto as seen in Part I
First Naruto chapter 3:
Sakura has become the series' female lead, although she was not appearance Enter Sasuke! (1999)
immediately intended for the role. Kishimoto has had difficulty
Created by Masashi Kishimoto
drawing her character, resulting in Kishimoto inadvertently
emphasizing certain parts of her appearance, including her large Voiced by Japanese
forehead. In order to make the character more appealing in the Chie Nakamura
second part of the series, Kishimoto designed her costume in a English
way that makes her look more like a martial artist as well as more Kate Higgins
beautiful during later chapters. Chie Nakamura voices the Profile
character in the animated adaptations of the series, while Kate Notable Sasuke Uchiha
Higgins plays her in the English dub. relatives (husband)
Sarada Uchiha
Numerous anime and manga publications have praised and
(daughter)
criticized Sakura's character. She was initially noted to be a
Itachi Uchiha (brother-
stereotypical shōnen character, representing a love interest for the
in-law, deceased)
protagonist, and was said to serve little purpose at the beginning
of the series beyond being comic relief. Her emergence from this Ninja rank Genin in Part I
stereotype as the series progressed has been celebrated by many Chunin in Part II
reviewers. Amongst the Naruto reader base, Sakura has been Jonin in The Last:
popular, placing high in some polls. Several pieces of Naruto the Movie
merchandise have been released in Sakura's likeness, such as Ninja team Team 7/Team Kakashi
action figures and key chains.

Contents
 Creation and conception
Appearances
In Naruto
In other media
Reception
See also
References
External links

Creation and conception

Although Sakura Haruno is the most recurring female character in
Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto did not originally intend for Sakura to
be the heroine of the series. Kishimoto attributed this to him being
unable to draw good heroine characters and fashioned Sakura as a
girl who could not understand men, the best example of a heroine
he could come up with. Sakura's creation is a result of Kishimoto's
desire to make a somewhat irritating character who was well-
intentioned.[2] Despite these elements, Kishimoto is fond of
Sakura, as he feels that many of her personality traits are common
among all people, thus giving her a sense of real humanity.[3]
When asked in an interview if there was something about Sakura's
background that had not been revealed, Kishimoto explained that
Sakura's early design he had never thought of that as Sakura is a "normal girl".[4]
Kishimoto has often been asked by readers about why he did not
show Sakura's parents until the film Road to Ninja: Naruto the
Movie. In response, he said this would not be entertaining as Sakura did not belong to any clan unlike
other characters so her parents were civilians.[5]

When designing Sakura, Kishimoto focused on her silhouette and created a costume as simple as
possible. This is a divergence from the other main characters of the series, whose costumes are very
detailed. The leggings are the most notable aspect of her design, as they are meant to show that she is
very active.[2] At the start of the series, her leggings extended below her knees and closely resembled
trousers. As Part I progressed, the leggings became increasingly shorter and tighter.[6] Similar to his
inexperience in drawing heroines, Kishimoto lacked the experience needed to make Sakura "cute" when
he first began drawing her; although he implied that her appearance had become cuter since then,
Kishimoto and much of the Naruto manga staff agreed that Sakura had been "far from cute" at the start of
the series.[2][7] In retrospective, he found Sakura one of the hardest characters to draw, alongside Sasuke
Uchiha.[5] Kishimoto first planned Sasuke and Sakura's romance in the early production of Naruto.[8] In
regards to Sakura's feelings for Sasuke, Kishimoto tried to write them as realistic as possible but ended
up getting complaints from young girls about her.[5]

Sakura's most well-known physical characteristic is her broad forehead. Consequently, because of this
Kishimoto at times focuses too much on drawing it in scenes or promotional artwork where Sakura is
featured prominently. This results in her forehead appearing too large.[7] When designing Sakura in her
Part II appearance, Kishimoto decided to change her clothes to a more lively karate suit style. The upper
part, though, still had a Chinaesque feeling to it, so as to make her more
feminine.[9] During Part II's last story arc, Kishimoto tried making Sakura
look more beautiful, most notably when she joins Naruto and Sasuke in the
final fight against the creature Ten-Tails.[5] Due to Sakura having little
popularity within readers, Kishimoto decided that Hinata Hyuga, whom he
acknowledged had more popularity, would take a more active role and
become a heroine.[5] Despite deciding that Naruto and Hinata would end up
together since the early stages of the manga, Kishimoto thought it would be
interesting to throw Sakura in the middle to form "a messy love triangle."
Nevertheless, Kishimoto said romance was not what he wanted his series to
focus on.[10] In the middle of the manga's final arc, Sakura is given a love
letter. The real reasons for this is that Kishimoto wanted to give the anime
studio material to create animated only episodes.[5]

In the animated versions of Naruto, Sakura was voiced by Chie

Nakamura.[11] Early in the first series, the actors were told by Kishimoto
Sakura as she appears
that Sakura would end up marrying Sasuke. Nonetheless, most of them in Part II
started having doubts as during the first anime, Sasuke abandoned his
teammates. As a result, by the second series, Nakamura was often asked by
other people if her character would instead end up with Naruto. When Sakura married Sasuke in the end,
Nakamura was happy because Sakura stayed true to her feelings.[12] In an interview, Kate Higgins, who
does the voice acting for Sakura in the English dub,[13] remarked the development of Sakura in the
series, stating that she turned into a more complex character as she became more sensitive and caring.[14]

Appearances

In Naruto
Sakura is a young ninja who is a part of Team 7 alongside Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha under the
leadership of their sensei Kakashi Hatake.[15] Within Sakura resides "Inner Sakura", a manifestation of
her inner emotions; in addition to comic relief, Inner Sakura represents Sakura's actual opinion on things
when she outwardly displays something opposite.[15] As Sakura has a deep infatuation for Sasuke, many
of her earlier appearances are dedicated to her continued effort to win his affection.[15] She accompanies
the rest of Team 7 during all of its early missions, though she does little to contribute to the battles that
take place. Sakura lacks any unique traits that would set her apart from the rest of Team 7, although
Kakashi notes that she has an excellent control over her chakra early in Part I.[16] As a result, Sakura
stays on the sidelines, content in allowing her teammates to protect her and defeat their opponents.
During the Chunin Exams, when the rest of Team 7 is left in need of her protection, Sakura realizes that
relying on others to fight her battles has been unwise. She resolves to better her ninja abilities from that
point further,[17] and she takes a more active role in Team 7's battles throughout the rest of the series.
After Sasuke's defection from Konohagakure at the end of Part I,[18] Naruto's failure to bring him
back,[19] and Sakura's inability to help either of them, she becomes Tsunade's apprentice so that she can
do more for her teammates in the future. Since then, Sakura makes it her personal goal to bring Sasuke
home.[20]
After training under Tsunade for two-and-a-half years, Sakura acquires the ability to heal wounds,
becoming one of the most experienced medical ninjas.[21] In order to secure her survival to heal others,
Sakura also developed superhuman strength by building up chakra in her fists.[22] Thanks to this, Sakura
joins Team 7 as a medical ninja to save their ally Gaara from the criminal group Akatsuki. With help
from the elder Chiyo, Sakura defeats the Akatsuki member Sasori, who gives her hints of Sasuke's
whereabouts.[23] The new member of Team 7, Sai, uses his intelligence to track Sasuke down, but once
again they are unable to prevent him from escaping.[24] While disappointed in their failure, Team 7 tries
once again to find Sasuke, although after almost apprehending him they lose his trail and are forced to
return home. As they search for Sasuke, Sakura learns of the various hardships Naruto faces because of
the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox creature sealed inside him, which is being pursued by the Akatsuki.
Saddened by the impact both forces have had on his life, Sakura becomes protective of Naruto and tries
to do whatever she can to help him overcome these obstacles. Sakura later resolves to kill Sasuke after
understanding he is becoming a menace to the villages.[25] However, when she fails to do it, Naruto
decides to settle things with Sasuke himself. When a war against the remaining Akatsuki is announced,
Sakura participates as a medical ninja.[26] She later moves to the fighting side when the Ten-Tails
creature is released, and she battles it alongside Naruto and Sasuke.[27] After Sasuke is pardoned for his
crimes, Sakura sees him off as he decides to travel the world in search for redemption and shows signs
that he finally accepts her feelings for him; he pokes her forehead and thanks her right before his
departure.[28] In the epilogue, set years after the end of the Fourth Ninja War, it is shown that Sakura and
Sasuke had married and had a daughter, Sarada Uchiha.[29]

In other media
Sakura has made several appearances outside of the Naruto anime and manga. She is in all eleven feature
films of the series: in the first film — Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004), she
battles Mizore Fuyukuma and later defeats him;[30] in the second — Naruto the Movie: Legend of the
Stone of Gelel (2005), she helps Naruto and Shikamaru Nara in their battle against Haido and his
subordinates;[31] the third — Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2006) — has
Sakura battling the hired ninja Karenbana, whom she defeats using her enhanced strength;[32] in the
fourth — Naruto Shippuden the Movie (2007), Sakura, Naruto, Rock Lee, and Neji Hyuga are assigned
to escort the maiden Shion;[33] in the fifth — Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds (2008), Sakura is
assigned alongside Naruto and Hinata Hyuga to help a girl, Amaru, and her sensei, Shinnō, return to their
village while in the process learning of an upcoming invasion of the Sky Country;[34] the sixth — Naruto
Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire (2009) — has Sakura and Naruto desperately following and trying
to bring back their sensei, Kakashi, who has gone on a suicide mission to prevent the Fourth Great Ninja
World War;[35] in the seventh — Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower (2010), Sakura and the
rest of Team Kakashi are sent to capture a missing-nin, Mukade;[36] in the eighth — Naruto the Movie:
Blood Prison (2011), Sakura assists in the battle against the demon Satori who has been released from the
Box of Enlightenment;[37] in the ninth — Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012), Sakura and Naruto
are transported to an illusion world by Obito Uchiha in which instead of Naruto's parents, Sakura's
parents were the ones who sacrificed their lives in preventing the Nine-Tails from destroying
Konohagakure and were thus deemed as the village's heroes;[38] in the tenth — The Last: Naruto the
Movie (2014), Sakura, in her young adult years, sets out alongside Naruto, Sai, Shikamaru, and Hinata to
rescue a kidnapped Hanabi Hyuga, Hinata's younger sister;[39] and finally, in the eleventh — Boruto:
Naruto the Movie (2015), Sakura watches her daughter's participation in the Chunin Exams.[40]
She is also present in all three of the original video animations produced for the series, helping Naruto
and Konohamaru to find a four-leaf clover in the first original video animation,[41] joining her team in
escorting a ninja named Shibuki to his village and helping him fight the missing-nin that stole the
village's "Hero's Water" in the second,[42] and participating in a tournament in the third.[43] A light novel
titled Sakura Hiden: Thoughts of Love, Riding Upon a Spring Breeze (2015), written by Tomohito Ōsaki
and illustrated by Kishimoto, focuses on Sakura sometime after the events of The Last: Naruto the
Movie, where she, now a celebrated medical ninja who is in the middle of opening a new mental clinic
with Ino Yamanaka, becomes worried when a conspiracy that threatens to destroy Konohagakure is using
Sasuke as a scapegoat, potentially ruining his chance at redemption amongst the villagers.[44] In Naruto:
The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring (2015), Sasuke's travels keep him away from his family. As a
result, his whereabouts become a touchy subject for Sakura, who assures Sarada over the years that
Sasuke will return home once having completed his mission. After punching the ground in a fit of rage
over Sarada asking if she and Sasuke are married, Sakura discovers her daughter has left the village in
search of Sasuke. By the time she catches up to the two, they are in the presence of Shin Uchiha, whom
Sakura attacks. Afterward, she is teleported away with him to his hideout, where she declines to assist
him with her medical skills and pretends to be helpless in order to gain information on him. After Sakura
battles Shin, she is rescued by her husband, and they return to the village following Shin's defeat. Soon
after that, Sakura and Sarada see Sasuke off to his journey.[45] Sakura later serves as a spectator for
Sarada while she participates in the Chunin Exams and saves both herself and other onlookers from
falling debris, afterward healing Hinata.[40]

Sakura is a playable character in nearly all Naruto video games, including the Clash of Ninja series and
the Ultimate Ninja series.[46][47][48] In some games, she uses "Inner Sakura" in combat as well as
numerous different genjutsu. Naruto Shippuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! EX (2007) marks the first
appearance of Sakura in her Part II design in a video game, with the second one being Naruto Shippuden:
Ultimate Ninja 4 (2007).[49] Meanwhile, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (2016) marks the
first appearance of Sakura post-Part II; specifically, her appearance in The Last: Naruto the Movie, set
two years after chapter 699 of the manga.[50]

Reception
In the Weekly Shōnen Jump character popularity polls, Sakura had many times been placed in the top ten
and reached the top five once; in the most recent poll, she was ranked twelfth.[51] Numerous pieces of
merchandise based on Sakura have been released, including action figures,[52][53] key chains of her Part I
(Naruto) and Part II (Naruto: Shippuden) appearances,[54] and various character patches.[55][56]

Several manga, anime and video games publications and other related media have provided praise as well
as criticism on Sakura's character. IGN writer A.E. Sparrow commented that every anime and manga
benefited from a strong female presence that Sakura provided for the Naruto series, although
characterizing her as "stereotypically girly".[57][58] In a review of episode 110 of the anime, IGN
celebrated the culmination of the development of Sakura's character throughout the series and the
growing out of the "girly" personality.[59] GameSpot said that Sakura's character had largely been used in
the series as a form of comic relief and to often state the obvious.[60] T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews considered
Sakura to be a stereotypical echo of similar love interests of protagonists in other shōnen manga and that
she was not likable.[61] On the other hand, she was also regarded as "an interesting character to throw
into the mix [of Naruto]" by Mania Entertainment's Dani Moure due to how her differences with Sasuke
and Naruto helped to balance Team 7.[62] In the book New Media Literacies and Participatory Popular
Culture Across Borders, Amy A. Zenger wrote that Sasuke and Sakura's relationship was popular among
fans of the series even at the time when the former had not yet reciprocated the latter's feelings.[63]

The character's change in Part II (Naruto: Shippuden) has been praised by Anime News Network's Casey
Brienza for being one of the most developed ones in the series, as she has become stronger than her Part I
(Naruto) counterpart, which was considerably weaker than Naruto and Sasuke. This allows her to take a
more active and appealing role in the series.[64][65] Major praise has been given to her encounters with
Sasori and Sasuke owing to her fighting skills and mature reactions, respectively.[66][67] Sakura's love
confession to Naruto in later parts of the series has been commented to be one of the deepest lines and
parts of the story arc for bringing confusion in regard to whether her love confession claim was as serious
as her intention to stop Naruto's suffering. It also came as a surprise as fans wondered what Sakura's real
intention regarding Sasuke was, the latter having already become a dangerous criminal during such a
time in the series.[68][69] Jason Thompson believes Sakura's feelings were well-handled by Kishimoto.[70]
While disliking the romance between Sasuke and Sakura in the original series as she felt it was initially a
crush on Sakura's part, Amy McNulty thought the spin-off manga Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the
Scarlet Spring helped to expand the bond between these two as well as their relationship with their
daughter, Sarada.[71] Sarah Nelkin of Anime Now praised Sakura's development across the series, mostly
in late parts of the story due to how she turns into a stronger person as she grows up and especially when
she becomes an adult.[72]

Critic Yukari Fujimoto says that Sakura is an example of Naruto showing a conservative view of women.
Ino, Sakura and Hinata place priority on love, treating it as more important than excelling as a ninja.
Fujimoto states that during the ninja examinations, Sakura's climactic fight with Ino, her love rival, is
conducted on a purely physical level, contrasting this level of skill with the supernatural abilities
displayed by her male classmates at this point. When the medical ninja Tsunade is introduced, Sakura
takes on a daughter-like role, learning to heal others from Tsunade's teaching, which Fujimoto regards as
reinforcing a conservative idea of women — that women do not belong on the battlefield as warriors,
only as nurses.[73]

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