More than a decade ago, fans were introduce to two very important Leaf ninja named Sasuke and Sakura. The pair might not have gotten along in their youth, but Sakura's rather loud crush on Sasuke did bring them together years down the line. And thanks to a new update, fans have learned a very cute fact about the couple's quiet marriage. The pair have been married for more than a decade and have a daughter named Sarada who is living her best life as a genin.
However, Sasuke is rarely home due to missions, but it is Ino who reveals why his absence is maybe for the best. Let me guess, Sasuke's coming home," Ino asks when Sakura comes to visit her flower shop. While he's protecting their village, he is neglecting his wife and daughter.
The least he could do is write, send pictures back and forth, maybe know what his daughter looks like nowadays. However, Sasuke doesn't even do that. Messages might be hard to send and at some times could jeopardize missions, but there had to be times that communication was possible. After all, he must being sending word back to Naruto about missions. It makes no sense that Sasuke couldn't have sent his family sparse letters to show them his love and affection.
Though they love one another, Sasuke and Sakura have a severe communication issue. Between parenting, going on missions, expressing feelings, all of it, Sasuke doesn't often say the things he should.
This communication issue comes to a head during a moment in Sakura's Hidden Novel. There are rumors circulating that Sasuke could be evil again. She wants to defend him, but she has to be honest that she doesn't know.
She hasn't heard enough of him to answer the question honestly. Sakura's inability to know if the man she loves is evil again reveals a glaring flaw in their relationship, one that doesn't make much sense. Sakura started loving Sasuke when she was a little girl. The crush sprang from his looks and his abilities. She saw how he was in class and became infatuated. When she obsessed about being on his team, his opinion, his growth and strengths as a ninja, and her thoughts always lingered to him.
Her crush grew into a deeper, more balanced love, where Sakura starts to think more on her own. But her love for him did begin as obsessive, possessive, and nonsensical.
In Boruto , Sakura and Ino go to hang out at an overlook by the ocean. Her frienc mentions that she knows this is where the Uchiha couple had their first date.
Embarrassed, Sakura says it was only two and a half minutes. However, she admits the place brings back fond memories of him. The place clearly means a lot to her, just because she was there with Sasuke. Yet, their first date barely lasted a few bits of dialogue. After war and the world nearly ending, fans would think Sasuke might want to enjoy the company of his new love.
Sakura has a hard time, raising their daughter alone while he's far away. Though she insists their love is strong and they show their intimacy differently, she clearly struggles with several insecurities. At the mere suggestion that she's not his wife, Sakura breaks down her own house with a punch to the ground. The question isn't even from some rival or enemy - it's from her frustrated and confused daughter.
If their love is as strong as she insists, Sakura shouldn't be so easily sensitive about their relationship. Throughout Naruto , Sakura put Sasuke before everything.
Before her friendships, such as Ino and Naruto and ahead of her safety, trying to bring him back home and, later, to end his madness. She put him in front of her future, even, as she sacrificed her shinobi lifestyle to become a good mother to his child.
On the opposite end, Sasuke never puts Sakura first. He may love her, but his priorities lie first and foremost with protecting the village and succeeding in his missions.
Their love and marriage are painfully uneven, and it doesn't make sense for a lasting union to be that way. Though, it seems to be the way they have decided to do things. After the Fourth Shinobi War, Sasuke leaves town to atone for his sins. The first time, he tells Sakura thank you and says he will come back home.
Though, to follow Sasuke, Sakura had to abandon her life as a Konohakagure shinobi and follow whatever missions he might decide to be on. She spent years training for her work and position, only to drop it all to be by his side. As dedicated as she was, it makes no sense for her to give up her life to follow him. Especially when, later, he only leaves her all over again.
At one point, Sasuke was an international criminal being hunted by most all shinobi. He had committed heinous crimes against others, including attacks, theft, deception, and taking lives. Despite this, though, Sakura loves him. She says it's because she sees the real him underneath it all, and hopes the person he was will return. Even though it comes true, that belief is senseless. Sasuke cruelly attacked, insulted, and undermined her as a ninja and as a person. Sakura loving the old Sasuke makes sense, but the new one should have destroyed her romantic interest in him.
The most alarming and troubling facts about their relationship is that Sasuke tried to destroy her. When he was knee-deep in his quest for power, no one mattered but him and his brother. Neither of his two closest friends, Naruto or Sakura, would be allowed to get in his way.
When Sakura begs for a second time to come back, that they could be happy together, he quite literally tries to crush her heart.
If her love for him hadn't shattered before, that moment should have done it. However, the couple married regardless. True love conquers even purposefully endangering a partner's life, it seems. Can you think of any other things that didn't make sense about Sasuke and Sakura's relationship in Naruto that we might have missed? Let us know in the comments! While watching the other preliminary matches, from time to time, Sakura shows concern and asks Kakashi about Sasuke's condition.
After the preliminary exam and in the meantime before the finals, Sakura is sitting in her bedroom, worrying about Sasuke. Ino decides to accompany Sakura on Sakura's visit to Sasuke. Picking out their individual flowers, Ino picks a rose while as Sakura picks a daffodil and the two quote the flowers to be their individual love for Sasuke.
Upon visiting the hospital, they find out that Sasuke had already left. Sakura begins to show concern over his safety. During the final exam, Sakura is shown worried about Sasuke not arriving on time for his match against Gaara.
When Sasuke finally arrives at the last few seconds remaining before the disqualification of the time limit, Sakura smiles in relief at his arrival. However, Sakura quickly dismisses the moment and shows concern over the cursed mark. When Sakura and Naruto catch up to Sasuke and Gaara, Sakura rushes to Sasuke's side and tries to aid him as the cursed mark began to consume his body. Sensing Gaara's incoming attack, Sakura uses herself as a human shield against Gaara to protect Sasuke.
Pinned against a tree and knocked unconscious, Sasuke declares and entrusts Naruto to save Sakura no matter what, stating Sakura to be one of those dear and precious to him whom he never wants to lose.
When Sakura is freed from the sand, Sasuke rushes to catch her, laying her next to to Kakashi's ninken , Pakku , and before leaving, entrusts her safety to him. During Naruto's training with Kakashi, Sakura and Sasuke are shown watching the latter. Turning to Sasuke, Sakura begins to thank Sasuke for saving her from Gaara but is quickly dismissed when Sasuke confesses it was Naruto.
Turning to Naruto, Sakura gives Naruto a genuine smile, not noticing the jealous scowl on Sasuke's face. The two along with the rest of Konoha would later attend the Hokage 's Funeral. The two are seen standing together throughout the whole session. Sasuke is left hospitalized after being mentally and physically tormented by his brother, Itachi. Sitting by his side, Sakura watches over Sasuke as she worries for his condition.
Sasuke is only later re-awakened when Tsunade heals him. Although before healing Sasuke, Tsunade notices the fresh daffodil flowers in the vase and questions herself if Sakura was visiting everyday. Upon finally awakening, Sasuke is tearfully embraced by a relieved Sakura and, for once, Sasuke doesn't reject her affection.
During Sasuke's stay at the hospital, Sakura is shown to visit him often. While Sakura is cutting an apple for Sasuke, Sasuke is shown having flashbacks of Itachi's torment along with when Sakura had turned away from him and smiled at Naruto.
Angered and aware of the fact that Naruto was becoming stronger, Sasuke unconsciously knocks away the apples that Sakura had offered him.
As Naruto enters the scene, Sasuke gives Naruto a taunting look and challenges him to a match. Naruto at first protests, but quickly changes his mind while Sakura watches the two in horror. As the two leave, Sakura flashes back to Sasuke's first exposure of the cursed mark and quickly chases after the two. Reaching the rooftop, Sakura watches the two battle but unable to resist any longer, Sakura begs the two to stop and rushes in between their attacks.
Towards Sakura's intervention, both Sasuke and Naruto try to pull their attacks away but quickly find themselves unable to. Grabbed by Kakashi and hurled into opposite ends, Sakura is saved but breaks into tears as Sasuke leaves the scene.
Kakashi's lecture about revenge gaining him nothing but emptiness and loneliness makes Sasuke remember his friendship with Sakura and Naruto, and he becomes conflicted between his bond with her and the team versus his desire for revenge and power.
After a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Sound Four, who offer him to join them to Orochimaru, he ultimately decides to defect and sever his bonds with Sakura, Naruto, and the rest of his friends. Deciding to finally confess Sasuke's situation to Naruto, Sakura asks Naruto for a moment between the two and reveals her severe concern of Sasuke's possible future decision to choosing the wrong path.
However, Naruto gives her hope that it won't happen and she calms down a bit, but still remains worried of the possibility. Deciding against on going home and wanting to confirm her suspicions, Sakura approaches Sasuke at the village's exit and realizes her fear is coming true.
As the two stand alone, Sakura asks Sasuke if he remembered the first time he had called her annoying. Coldly replying that he doesn't, Sakura continued to proceed and recalls the memories the team had shared and how the revenge would bring him damage. When she's finished, Sasuke says he could've chosen a peaceful life in the village with her and the team but he has chosen revenge.
When Sasuke finally turns to walk away, Sakura tearfully begs for him to stay, even blindly confesses that she was in love with him, willing to do anything for him as long as she could be with him and she'd also help with his quest for revenge. Promising that if they were together, she would bring him days of only happiness and despite having friends and family, Sakura confessed that without Sasuke, she would feel alone.
Turning around smirking, Sasuke once again calls her annoying. Proceeding to leave in front of her, Sakura threatened to scream and alert the village of his betrayal. Disappearing in front of her behind her back, Sasuke gives her a soft " Thank You " before knocking her unconscious. Before he leaves, he leaves her on the bench. The next day, a team called the Sasuke Retrieval Unit is created to retrieve Sasuke. This team is then approached by Sakura.
Upon her coming, Nara Shikamaru confesses that the Hokage had already told him the story and asks Sakura if she really wasn't able to convince Sasuke. Breaking into tears, Sakura turns to Naruto and begs him to bring Sasuke back. When Naruto fails and is unable to, Sakura becomes disappointed. However, Sakura becomes encouraged when Naruto states that he was keeping his promise. Motivated, Sakura confirms to Naruto that it'll be the both of them bringing Sasuke back together.
After becoming Tsunade's apprentice, Sakura uses Sasuke as one her motivations to become stronger. After Team 7 consisting Sakura, Naruto, and Kakashi get together for the first time in two-and-a-half years, they remember their first training session and get gloomy at the mention of Sasuke's name, showing Sakura still misses him.
When Sakura and Naruto reface Kakashi to test their strengths, Kakashi uses the same genjutsu of a near dead Sasuke on Sakura again. Despite knowing better this time, Sakura still whispers to herself how she would do anything to see Sasuke again. Later meeting Itachi during their mission, Sakura becomes angered at the fact that Itachi was the one who was 'inflicting pain' on both Sasuke and Naruto, as the organization in which he worked wanted his tailed beast.
Upon Sakura and Chiyo 's battle against Sasori , an Akatsuki member, Sasori revealed that he had sent a spy to secretly watch over Orochimaru. Hearing the name Orochimaru and seeing this as a chance to possibly get information on retrieving Sasuke, Sakura works with Chiyo and the two work together to defeat the Akatsuki. Throughout the battle, Sakura struggles but time to time, encourages herself to bring back the old Team 7.
The two finally defeat Sasori and he rewards her by spending his last breath giving info about his spy. Returning back to her group, Sakura then later shares the intel with Naruto and Kakashi.
Although later, Sakura confirmed that although they looked similar, they were nothing alike in personality. Upon a travel during their mission towards Sasuke's location, when Sai insults Sasuke, Naruto quickly reacted in defending against him.
However, Sakura protests against Naruto's behavior. Giving Sai a reassured smile and apologizing for Naruto's actions, Sakura sends Sai a punch and automatically declares that she could care less if he doesn't forgive her, ending her sentence by threatening to not go easy on him the next time he insults or bad names Sasuke. During their first meeting, Sai tells Sasuke that Naruto thinks of him like a brother from what Sakura has told him. Causing Sasuke to become quiet for a moment before responding that the only brother he has is the one he wants to kill.
When Sai finally locates Sasuke again, Sasuke explodes his room in rage of being disturbed. Reacting to the explosion and spotting Sai, Sakura runs to the location and proceeds to attack Sai for knowing full well of his mission of assassinating Sasuke. However, Sakura freezes when she hears a familiar voice echo her name. As Sakura turns around, she stares in disbelief at Sasuke's appearance while he stares at her with apparent indifference.
As Naruto and the other members catch up, Yamato tries to reason with Sasuke about the efforts Sakura and Naruto have made to return him to Konoha and they still consider him a comrade. Sakura expresses disbelief when Sasuke denounces any bond with Sakura and Naruto. When Sasuke prepares to kill Naruto with his katana, Sakura shouts for him to stop until Yamato and Sai intervene.
Sasuke electrifies the group, but missing Sakura. Thinking back to her training and her promise to bringing Sasuke back home, Sakura prepares herself and attempts to attack Sasuke for the very first time.
Noticing her charge, Sasuke prepares to block her attack with his own. However, Yamato their team captain quickly takes the hit instead. Declaring he no longer wanted anything to do with them, Sasuke prepared to kill them all until he was quickly interrupted by Orochimaru and in the end, Sakura is forced to watch Sasuke flee with Orochimaru. However, instead of getting discouraged, a tearful Sakura vows to get stronger. Upon returning home from Naruto's training grounds, Sakura is in her bedroom staring at Team 7's photo.
Upon looking at Sasuke's photograph, Sakura sheds a tear and turns to look at the crescent moon by her window. Sakura initially disapproves but quickly changes her mind as soon as Konohamaru shows her the Sexy: Boy on Boy Technique by transforming into naked Sasuke and Sai. When news finally reach Konoha that Sasuke had killed Orochimaru, Team 7 and Team 8 decide to group up and find Itachi to allow access to also find Sasuke.
Before the search, the task force of Team 7 and Team 8 split up to begin searching for clues about Itachi's whereabouts. Kakashi then summons some of his ninken and adds each ninken to each group. Bisuke and Shiba are sent to partner up with Sakura and ordered to protect her. When Bisuke and Shiba finally catch Sasuke's scent, they lead Sakura to a town. However, instead of finding Sasuke, they walk past Taka team member, Karin.
When the members of Taka are shown struggling, Sasuke has a flashback of Sakura and Team 7. Remembering his former teammates, Sasuke rushes back into the battlefield to save his team members. After the Invasion of Pain , when Tazuna arrives to help rebuild the damaged village, Tazuna asks about the whereabouts of Sasuke, catching Sakura's attention and leading her to become saddened.
When Kiba announces to the team about Sasuke's disposition from Danzo , Sakura immediately replied that she'd go talk to Danzo. When Omoi and Karui confront Naruto and Sakura about Sasuke's crimes against their village, as well as informing them that Sasuke had joined the Akatsuki, Sakura begins to protest and object, but before so, she is brought to tears when Karui questions what Sasuke meant to her.
When most of Team Kakashi heads to the Land of Iron , Shikamaru confronts Sakura about the situation of Sasuke, noting that Sasuke's actions will only lead to war and further destruction, and he believes that the best course of action would be for them to personally stop him. Knowing well of the situation but distraught at the idea of killing Sasuke to prevent a war among the nations, a tearful Sakura agrees.
However, she secretly decides to take care of Sasuke on her own rather than let Naruto take that burden upon himself. Deciding to put the burden on herself, Sakura heads towards Naruto and makes a fake confession of her feelings to break their promise to each other in bringing Sasuke back home. However, Naruto quickly denies her confession and confronts Sakura that she was lying to herself about no longer loving Sasuke.
In the end, Sakura leaves without telling Naruto about her plan. Knowing this, Sai creates a clone and informs Naruto and Kakashi in her place. As Naruto brings up Sakura's feelings for Sasuke, he denies that Sakura would go after Sasuke and kill him because she is truly in love with him. When Sakura is finally able to locate Sasuke, she finds him just as he was about to kill his teammate, Karin.
As Sakura intervenes, she senses something different about him and concludes he is no longer the Sasuke she knew. On first approach, Karin mentions that Sakura must be an old friend and, therefore, must also love Sasuke.
As Sakura begins her approach, Sakura brings back the night he had left and confesses her regrets, asking to join Sasuke on his course for vengeance. Growing suspicious at her request, Sasuke declares that if she was willing to kill his teammate, he would let her join him. As Sakura crosses over to face Karin and hesitates, Sasuke, having not at all been fooled by her, approaches behind her and prepares to strike her with Chidori in order to stop her assassination attempt.
However, she is quickly saved by Kakashi, who notices the intensity of the Chidori and makes him realize that Sasuke was being serious in trying to kill her. As Kakashi and Sasuke clash, Sakura is ordered to take the injured Karin elsewhere and heal her wounds.
Upon healing Karin, Karin stated that the Sasuke Sakura was now facing is no longer the same Sasuke she knew before. Arising from her, the emotionally unstable Sakura picks up her kunai and goes back to the location of Sasuke and Kakashi.
Rushing towards his back, Sakura prepares to stab Sasuke with her self-crafted poison kunai. With flashbacks of Sasuke's old self, Sakura quickly finds herself in tears and pauses, unable to kill him. Noticing her presence, the now half-blind Sasuke grabs Sakura by the throat and tries to kill her with her own kunai. However, Sakura is quickly grabbed and saved by Naruto.
With Naruto's arrival, Naruto questions Sasuke why he would attack Sakura. Presenting himself, Sasuke stated he was no longer a part of Team 7 and only saw each and every one of them to be the members of Konoha that had killed both his brother and his clan. Sakura scolds him for his words as Naruto only wanted to help him, but is ignored. Watching as Sasuke and Naruto begin to clash like before, Sakura screamed for them to stop, but in the end, they are both briefly knocked out.
Sakura was shocked when Naruto declared he and Sasuke would die in their final battle, and she feels anger at herself for not being able to do anything. An angry Sasuke then flees with Tobi. Listening to Naruto's last words to Sasuke, Sakura smiles to herself, believing now how a dream of Team 7 being back together was still possible, and decides to put her whole faith in Naruto and Sasuke.
When Naruto converses with the Nine-Tailes about the hatred of an entire war and Sasuke, Naruto flashes back to the academy days where Naruto and Sasuke were paired to spar against each other. During the flashback, Sakura is cheering for Sasuke but pauses when Sasuke ends the brawl by half-way, pausing his fist from hitting Naruto. Upon staying there, Sakura is approached by a shinobi she had healed earlier. Being handed a love letter, the shinobi confesses his feelings to Sakura and stating that although he doesn't know if he'll be able to survive the war or not, he wanted to tell her about his feelings.
Sakura takes the letter and thanks him, but confesses that she is in love with someone else. Though the shinobi is disappointed, he tells Sakura that the person she must be in love with was probably a really great man before leaving the tent.
After the shinobi's departure, Sakura sadly thinks to herself about Sasuke; confirming the man she is in love with to be Sasuke. As the Ten-Tails is immobilized by the alliance, Sasuke appears before Sakura, Naruto, and their friends.
Staring in disbelief, a confused and shocked Sakura calls out his name. Ignoring Naruto's comment about his late arrival, Sasuke turns to Sakura. Still confused and unsure of his motives, Sakura questions his reasons for coming to the battlefield. Along with everyone else of Konoha 11, she is shocked and dumbfounded with his sudden announcement of wanting to become Hokage in order to change the ninja system.
When Sasuke and Naruto start to leave to begin their attack on the Ten-Tails, Sakura quickly follows them and stated that, as a member of Team 7, she was going to help them and fight beside them. Once the trio enters the battle field, the Ten-Tails creates multiple clones and begins charging at the group.
As Sakura watches Sasuke and Naruto clash with the clones, she thinks back to the vow she made to herself to get stronger and catch up with Sasuke and Naruto. With enough chakra finally gathered, Sakura reveals her full power and forms the Healings Seal and charges towards one of the clones, destroying multiple at once and desecrating the area with one punch. This sudden action impresses Sasuke, who is smirking to himself. As Sakura turns around, two more clones that have survived her attack prepare to attack her.
Quickly, Sasuke and Naruto comes to her aid by defeating it. Arriving to Sakura's side, Sakura rejoices at Sasuke, and threatened to snatch the Hokage title from he and Naruto if they continued arguing as the trio begin to prepare for the next assault. As the battle continues, Naruto and Sasuke go head on directly attacking the Ten-Tails, while Sakura watches from afar while healing the troops.
She then sheds a tear of happiness. Her new happy memories are short-lived once Sakura overhears Sai's questioning about Sasuke's true motives to Juugo.
Later, Sai asks her what her sincere views were of Sasuke. Smiling, Sakura states that she was happy that he was back and she trusts him. However, Sai quickly notes that although her words are sincere, the smile she gave him was fake. With Sasuke and Naruto getting further into the battlefield, Sakura asks Hinata who is observing the grounds with her Byakugan how the two were doing.
Hinata confirms to Sakura that both Sasuke and Naruto were smiling. The team is still divided through the fight as Naruto and Sasuke along other allies fight against the 'Sage of the Six Path' Obito, while Sakura and Tsunade give their chakra to the shinobis whose their own was absorbed by the God Tree along with the damaged ground.
Upon the encounter with Madara in the Kamui dimension, Sakura is removed safely by Obito and meets with Sasuke and Kakashi. Despite noticing Sasuke, who is surprised by her sudden appearance, Sakura switches her attention to Kakashi's wounded eye and reports the situation to the group as she proceeded into the medical procedure.
However, they are quickly interrupted by Naruto who meets with the group, surprising them with his new power, and then the team soon gets into a small bickering about the situation. Kakashi, who is watching the trio, thinks to himself about the team's first introduction to each other and their individual goals and dreams they had stated.
Thinking back to Sakura's, he comments how although Sakura's feelings for Sasuke were the same as before, they were stronger and, despite Sasuke's attempt to take away her life, she still loves him and continues to save him.
Turning his attention to Sasuke though, Kakashi questions him what his current dream is. Sakura turns her attention to Sasuke and asks him what he meant when he wanted to become Hokage.
Despite Sasuke not being able to give an answer, Kakashi reassures him that he didn't have to say anything since they had more urgent matters. Turning their attention away, the group prepares themselves for Madara's arrival. As the dimension from the other side opens, the group is approached by Madara who had fully gained both his rinnegans along with a controlled Obito. Attempting to create an opening diversion, Sakura activates her Creation Rebirth and charges towards Madara, being quickly stabbed but heals herself while feeling his invisible barrier.
Reacting, Sasuke quickly rushes to Sakura's side and breaks the pole that was struck into her with his katana, freeing her from Madara's grasp. Naruto safely retrieves Sakura as Sasuke quickly jumps back into safety. After being rescued, Sakura turns her attention to Sasuke after being asked if she was alright by Naruto; pondering if Sasuke even cared for her. Noticing his Rinnegan, Sakura is quickly surprised and later amazed when he shows his Susanoo's full form in flight.
When Madara activated the Infinite Tsukuyomi, Sasuke immediately abandoned his pursuit of Madara and used his Susanoo to protect Sakura and the rest of Team 7 from the genjutsu's effects.
As the group stays within Sasuke's Susanoo, Sakura questions Sasuke about the currency of what was happening outside. Turning to answer her question, Sasuke tells her she shouldn't be bothered to know since she wouldn't be able to do anything directly.
With a saddened expression, the group is rebounded by this where Kakashi confirms to Sasuke that they also wanted to know with Naruto, who also jumps in and defends both Sakura and Kakashi. Sent hurling into a river of lava after the transformation of the landscape by Kaguya , Sakura is saved by Kakashi, but grows concern at Sasuke's apparent disregard.
Overhearing that Sasuke only saved her and Kakashi from the Infinite Tsukuyomi because they were nearby Naruto, Sakura becomes saddened, but is reassured when Naruto steps in and calls Sasuke out, reminding Sasuke that he also didn't mean to save him at the bridge when fighting Haku and the situation made Sasuke save them out of instinct.
When the landscape is transformed from a flowing stream of lava to a vast frozen mountainside by Kaguya, Sakura asks Naruto's shadow clone where Sasuke is. After Obito finds a way to access the other dimension to save Sasuke, Naruto's clone suggests coming along since a huge amount of chakra is needed. He dismisses this, saying it wouldn't be enough until Sakura offers her Hyakugou chakra.
Claiming that the amount would be more than sufficient, the group then sets off to get ready to enter the other dimension. As Obito and Sakura are left alone in the desert dimension, the two work together opening several other dimensions until they find Sasuke's, who also is trying to get out.
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