KawaSara

"I'm aiming to become the 'Hokage'...just like the Nanadaime. So if there's anything that troubles you...you can rely on me, so let me know whenever !"

- Sarada to Kawaki.

KawaSara is the het ship between Kawaki and Sarada from the Naruto fandom.

Ao Arc
Sarada and Kawaki first meet while on a mission escorting Katasuke to search for Konohamaru who was sent to investigate a mysterious blimp crash. Kawaki is initially hostile towards her and the rest of team 7, believing them to be members of a mysterious group called Kara who he is on the run from, he refuses to hear them out on what they have to say.

Kawaki Arc
After being brought back to the village things take a really different turn in the anime vs the manga. In the manga Kawaki awakens in the hospital in Konoha and is greeted by Naruto who tells him he will be under his watch and living with him from now on.

In the anime Kawaki is taken to the Ninja Tech facility and confined to a room while they await Naruto to come make his decision on what to do with him. Sarada watches him intently on the monitor as Kawaki wakes up and starts banging on the door trying to break out. Katasuke says hes still too injured to be moving around so much and releases a gas into the room that knocks him out, much to Sarada's concern. Katasuke reassures her that he's fine and that it was only something to knock him out so he wouldnt hurt himself any further.

Sumire, Boruto, and Mitsuki later bring Kawaki food but he rejects it by violently kicking it was from Sumire, which enrages Boruto who grabs his shoulder and yells at him, squeezing it to the point Kawaki winces in pain. Mitsuki calls out for Boruto to stop which snaps him out of it and he apologizes and says he didnt mean to hurt him. They all leave and return to the room where Sarada is, who was watching the entire thing and scolds Boruto for going too far because Kawaki is still injured.

After Kawaki breaks out of the facility, everyone searches for him and he is eventually found strangling Sumire by team 7. The police force shows up and threaten to shoot Kawaki with fire but Sarada yells out for them to stop but they ignore her and fire anyway, however Kawaki is unaffected and quickly flees from the smoke. Sarada and Mitsuki catch up with Kawaki again who is surrounded by the police force once again who are threatening to fire. Sarada pleads for them not to shoot but they ignore her again and fire anyway.

After this everything plays out the same as the manga.

He later meets Sarada after Naruto takes him out to buy a new vase to replace the one he broke and the two happen to run into Sarada buying Taiyaki and decide to stop and buy some for themselves. Kawaki is unfamiliar with the snack so Sarada suggests he tries the custard flavor, however Kawaki chooses to go with chocolate instead. Sarada decides to tag along with them and the two have many arguments along the way. One being where Sarada, seeing how good Kawaki says the chocolate Taiyaki is, asks him if she could have a bite since shes never tried the chocolate flavor before, however Kawaki rejects her request stating that its his and calls her an asshole, which irritates Sarada who calls him a rude jerk to herself.

Once at the flower shop their arguments only get more heated as when Kawaki randomly picks a vase rather than sincerely, Sarada scolds him telling him to take it more seriously and not just pick randomly. Kawaki shouts in her face to mind her business and that it has nothing to do with her but is cut off by Naruto who tells him the same as Sarada, to put more thought into for that is called sincerity. Kawaki calms down and decides to pick the same one he did before, as he liked the design and figured it would fit the room so thats what they buy. Ino offers him free flowers to add to the new vase but the sight of the stems triggers his ptsd from his time at Kara, specifically his trauma caused from Jigen, which causes him to drop the vase in fear. Kawaki starts to hyperventilate and apologizes for dropping the vase but Ino tells him that its alright. Sarada looks closely at Kawaki with concern, realizing now that theres more to him than she originally thought.

After leaving the flower shop, Sarada tells Kawaki that she plans on becoming the Hokage just like Naruto and that if hes ever troubled he can rely on her and let her know whenever. As she leaves, Kawaki asks Naruto what was that about and he tells him that it means their friends now.

In the anime Naruto takes Kawaki out to eat Ramen where he tells Kawaki that theres a trick to making food taste better, using the Taiyaki earlier as an example, he tells Kawaki that if he had let Sarada try the chocolate flavor one he had, then she would have let him have a bite of the custard one, and then he would have gotten to try two flavors instead of one. He tells him that friends share good things with eachother but Kawaki rejects this notion stating that he doesnt need friends, but Naruto just laughs and says that he'll understand someday.

After growing attached to the Uzumaki's, Kawaki begins to bond with others, one of which being Sarada. You can see the two training together as well as Sarada watching him from afar when he was training with Naruto and when he was playing cards with the boys. After Naruto was taken by Jigen, Sarada rushed to his and Kawaki's aid after learning they had been attacked. Sarada comforts Kawaki and opens up about her own past and her experience with Naruto, empathizing with him and explaining what type of person Naruto is and helping him understand why Naruto has been so kind to him. Kawaki listens to and looks at her the whole time, taking in everything she said.

During the Boro fight their bond only became stronger as Kawaki had full confidence in her abilities and leadership and depended on her to find Boros core to stop him from regenerating. Sarada also saved his life when Boro was about to kill him and Boruto. When Sarada used Chidori against Boro, Kawaki was visibly impressed with her skills. In the anime theres a moment before the attack that Kawaki looks back at Sarada and she nods at him, understanding what hes saying without the need for words. Before joining Boruto and Mitsuki to stall for time, Kawaki tells Sarada that hes counting on her.

After the fight every is back recovering at the hospital, Naruto goes to check on Kawaki and thanks him for saving him. However, Kawaki tells him he didnt do anything and that he should give his thanks to Sarada and Mitsuki instead. In the anime Shikadai and Inojin bring Taiyaki for him to eat because Chocho told them it was his favorite and tells him to choose whichever flavor he wants. Kawaki remembers Sarada recommending him the custard flavor so he chooses to try the custard one this time and ends up enjoying it alot. While alone in his room he thinks about all the bonds hes made thus far, one of which being Sarada as he contemplates leaving the village for their safety.

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grew in popularity when chapter 28 released, and then skyrocketed when Sarada had her personal talk with him in chapter 39 and then their teamwork in the Boro fight quickly garnered a ton of support amongst fans. Fans often claim that the two share many similarities with SasuSaku, sharing the same red and blue color scheme, being the rival/future enemy of the mc and the main heroine, and the two having a rocky start but slowly becoming good friends over time. Its recently been mentioned by Boruto that Sarada see's Kawaki as a precious friend, in one of Sasuke's early databooks it describes Sakura as a precious friend, only furthering their similarities.

The anime has only added to their popularity even more with its many new additions, such as Sarada personally buying a separate bouquet of flowers for Kawaki, Sarada smiling gently at Kawaki as she comforts him and opens up to him about her past, Kawaki holding her hand the entire time he's explaining to her how to defeat Boro, Kawaki looking back at her and Sarada understanding what he's saying without words similar to another anime only scene between Sasuke and Sakura who also communicated the same way without words, the Taiyaki scene in the hospital where Kawaki remembers Sarada telling him to try the custard flavor he initially rejected but now he tries it and ends up enjoying it alot, Kawaki thinking of Sarada as one of the bonds he's made and wants to protect now. All of these additions have only added to the fandoms growth and popularity.

Many in the fandom admire the twos friendship and see potential for them to become more in the future as the context between Kawaki's betrayal is still unknown, many fans believe it may not even be truly Kawaki who destroyed the village, while others believe he did but with good intentions. Theres a variety of theories on WHY he's switched sides but the end belief is always the same which is that no matter the reasoning, Sarada isnt going to give up on him, the same way her mother didnt give up on her father. This is backed up by the fact that Sarada has said in the past that she doesnt want to be the type of Hokage who would sacrifice a friend for the sake of the village, and in one of the novels its said that Sarada wants to be like Naruto, someone who can save others. So many in the fanbase believe she will be able to forgive Kawaki in the end and will fight to save him.

Their main rival pairings are BoruSara, MitsuSara, KawaSumi, and KawaHima. Fans who ship KawaSara often tend to support BoruSumi or BoruMitsu and vice versa. KawaSara is shipped largely by SasuSaku fans who see similarities between the two, but it also has support from other fanbases as well such as MitsuSara and some NaruHina fans have also expressed their support.

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Trivia

 * In the article for Naruto To Boruto The Live 2019 Sarada and Kawaki are seen together advertising the event.
 * Kawaki and Sarada both have an affinity for fire style jutsu. Its believed Sarada is the one who taught him fire style jutsu, since she is the only one of the he's trained with who uses fire release.
 * In the manga the first time Kawaki ever calls Sarada by name is in chapter 38 when she goes to Naruto's house to help them, however the first time Kawaki calls Sarada by name in the anime is in episode 207 during the Boro fight.
 * Kawaki in the anime commonly calls Sarada nosy similar to how Sasuke often used to call Sakura annoying in the past.
 * KawaSara is the most written Kawaki ship on both AO3 and Fanfiction.net.
 * KawaSara is currently the most popular Kawaki ship.