
She was trained in all the skills and techniques of Tsunade and even has the same level of monstrous strength. This is possibly one explanation as to why she is so easy to relate with for most readers.Īfter a two year time skip in the manga series, Sakura is now at 16 years old and reached the rank of Chunin. Still, he became quite fond of Sakura and feels much of her personality can be found in just about everyone. The best he came up with for Sakura is a girl who couldn't understand men, who is an irritating character but always well-intentioned. Kishimoto blames himself for this by describing himself as being unable to draw a good heroine character type. "Naruto" Volume 3 Early Character Designs - Sakura Sakura's post time skip design sketchesĭespite Sakura's popularity, she was not intended to be the heroine of the series. The trouble makers and the curmudgeons I can draw without breaking a sweat.but girls are really hard. " There's a lot more to being a good manga character than just cuteness, you know. Let's face it.she's really not that cute, is she? Especially back then! But that was mostly because I'm not that good with female characters in general, so making one of them cute is always a big challenge for me. In a 2010 interview, he says he heard from those who worked with him, felt that Hinata Hyuga would be a better fit as the heroine of the series, but he insists that Sakura is ultimately the heroine he created, and that he will strive to give Sakura more heroic scenes in the future. He would occasionally overcompensate and draw it too large. Her most prominent feature is her large forehead.
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He does imply that he felt she became cuter as the series went on and his skills improved. Even his staff agreed she was "far from cute". He also blamed his own lack of experience for not being able to draw her as looking "cute". In an interview with Kishimoto for Weekly Shonen Jump of June 2006, he said that she was the closest to being a normal person and would make the best ninja instructor of the Team 7 members. For her redesign after the two year time skip, Kishimoto wanted to give her a costume that reflected a more karate background that kept a Chinese design to keep a feminine feel. These became tighter and shorter as the series progressed. The first design had them as long as past her knees but were brought up higher to mid-thigh. Shorts were added to her Chinese style of dress to give her a feel of being more active. So much so that he was concerned about being able to draw the series every week. This wasn't the case for the other male leads who were given more complicated designs. While designing Sakura, Kishimoto first concentrated on her silhouette and wanted her costume to be as simple as possible. Sakura Haruno "Naruto" Sakura Haruno early design sketches but those were just empty words, because Sasuke and Naruto were always in the lead! But now it's my turn to take the lead, and all of you can watch me from the background! " " I've always considered myself to be a true ninja.
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When put together, her full name Haruno Sakura can mean "spring field of cherry blossoms". Her family name of Haruno (春野) means "spring field", and her given name of Sakura サクラ comes from the Japanese cherry blossom (桜, sakura), the national flower of Japan. Sakura was given pink hair to create a unique look for the series and relation to cherry blossoms, for which she is named. She first appeared in Naruto Volume 1, CH.

She was first introduced during the first story arc. It first began serialization of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump in November 1999. Sakura Haruno (春野 サクラ, Haruno Sakura) is a lead character of the Naruto series that was created by Masashi Kishimoto. It was later revealed that the true reason for their strained relationship was that Sakura felt that she was only living in Ino's shadow and decided to become Ino's rival in order to step out on her own. Their friendship ended and they became rivals. Sakura developed a crush on Sasuke but would learn that Ino also had a crush on Sasuke. However, their friendship would take a turn when a boy named Uchiha Sasuke arrived at the academy. Sakura and Ino became best friends throughout the academy.

Thanks to Ino, Sakura became more social and developed her own personality. Ino gave Sakura a ribbon to help show off her face more.

Soon after, Sakura would befriend Yamanaka Ino. The kids used to bully Sakura for her large forehead, and when she began covering them, they took advantage of her sensitivity about it and teased her even more. She lived in Konoha village with her parents and began attending the ninja academy.

Unlike her teammates Naruto and Sasuke, Sakura grew up in a normal childhood with loving parents.
