Sakura Haruno

Sakura Haruno is a character in the Naruto series. She is a Jonin from Konohagakure and a medical ninja.

Het Ships

 * DeiSaku - Deidara and Sakura
 * GaaSaku - Gaara and Sakura
 * ItaSaku - Itachi Uchiha
 * KakaSaku - Kakashi and Sakura
 * KankuSaku - Kankuro and Sakura
 * LeeSaku - Rock Lee and Sakura
 * MenSaku - Menma and Sakura
 * NaruSaku - Naruto and Sakura
 * SaiSaku - Sai and Sakura
 * SasoSaku - Sasori and Sakura
 * SasuSaku - Sasuke and Sakura
 * ShikaSaku - Shikamaru and Sakura
 * YamaSaku - Yamato and Sakura

Femslash Ships

 * SakuHina - Sakura and Hinata
 * SakuIno - Sakura and Ino
 * SakuKarin - Sakura and Karin

Naruto Uzumaki
Sakura always found Naruto to be annoying and dreaded the fact that they were placed on a team together. She always rejected his romantic advances and paid more attention to Sasuke. However, when Naruto worked hard and improved, Sakura began to respect him and felt the need to protect him when he was defenseless. When Sasuke left the village, Naruto promised to bring him back and Sakura held him to that promise.

Over two years later, Naruto returned from training and Sakura was impressed to see how much he had grown and improved. When Naruto turned into his four-tailed form against Orochimaru, Sakura was upset that she was unable to protect him. When Sasuke was declared an S-rank criminal, Sakura told Naruto that she loved him and begged him to stop chasing Sasuke but he could tell that she was not sincere.

Sasuke Uchiha
Sakura had a crush on Sasuke since she was a child. When they were placed on the same team together, Sakura hoped that she would have a chance with him. He often flirted with him but failed to get his attention because he found her to be annoying. However, Sasuke was enraged when facing Sound Village Genin who had harmed her and Sakura hugged him in order to stop him. He eventually left the village despite Sakura's attempt to stop him.

Sakura was determined to have Sasuke brought back to the village and fought against him multiple times. She was hurt when he tried to kill her. Sakura tried to get over Sasuke but was unable to as she still kept feelings for him. Sasuke finally apologized to her after the war and they eventually got married and had a daughter named Sarada. Sakura had been following Sasuke on his mission but eventually was forced to return to Konoha after giving birth in order to raise their daughter.

Fanon
Sakura is a popular character in the Naruto fandom as she is the main female protagonist. However, she receives a lot of criticism for being "weak and useless", especially in the first part of the series. Many feel that Sakura improved in Shippuden but others feel that she was still not very helpful. Sakura is the center of a shipping war between NaruSaku and SasuSaku. Sakura ended up with Sasuke which upset fans who felt that she belonged with the main character Naruto.

Trivia

 * Sakura's first and last name translate to "cherry blossom in the spring field."