She has excellent memory, able to quickly piece together multiple pieces of information she's previously come across in order to form a hypothesis.In actual combat, Sakura frequently relies on misleading her opponents, either by letting them think they've outsmarted her so that they lower their guard, or letting them think they've defeated her so that they will approach her, and she can defeat them with a single punch.

Sakura's strength is enough to destroy buildings or upend the earth. Sakura no longer thinks poorly of Naruto despite thinking he is an idiot and her earlier stern disparaging opinion of him that flares at times. Sakura struggles to answer questions about Sasuke's childhood in order to hide his past from Sarada, leading Sarada to question if Sasuke and Sakura are even married.

She can also cure those who have been poisoned by extracting the poison from their bodies, while simultaneously repairing the damage — something which even poison-experts like Chiyo cannot do. At home, she often dons a long white apron and keep her fingernails long and well-manicured. In the anime, Sakura created even created her own version of Military Rations Pills, intended to have more medicinal purposes and be easier to consume.

She looks to Naruto as a model for this goal, inspired by his rapid growth and his determination to be there for her and all those he held dear.

Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Sakura's most well-known physical characteristic is her broad forehead. As ninja classes began preparing for the graduation exams, Sakura joined her daughter to discuss her progress and future goals with the teachers.

At some point, after she entered the Academy, Sakura met At the start of Part I, Sakura typically gives the outward impression of being polite to her superiors, considerate of her peers, and confident in herself. She was able to answer the written portion of the Chūnin Exams all by herself, something genin were not expected to be able to do. Sakura and Sarada see him off as he leaves Konoha again; when Sarada becomes sad, Sasuke hugs her and pokes her forehead, promising to return as Sakura looks on with a smile.


[69] 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.

As a shinobi, however, this is insufficient: the long hair she puts so much effort into is a liability that opponents can use against her; missions cannot be completed with mere book smarts and it is necessary to be able to fight so that other shinobi will not kill her or her teammates. She was taught by Tsunade how to make fast-acting sleeping gas, and was taught by Shizune on how to concoct poisons that, when coated on weapons, could debilitate or paralyse a person with a single scratch. At other times, Sakura and Inner Sakura are indistinguishable from each other, usually with regards to Naruto Uzumaki; if Naruto says or does something that annoys or upsets her, Sakura responds with violence, a reaction that under other circumstances would be delegated to Inner Sakura. Sakura was born the only child of Mebuki and Kizashi Haruno. I think this is necessary for sarada to awaken mangekyo because sakura is the closest person to her and this is defo going to develop sarada. Inner Sakura, whose appearances are marked by an exclamation of "Shannarō! Furthermore, she can send chakra throughout her entire body and improve her ability to withstand crushing blows.

She sets out to change this about herself, dedicating nearly three years of training to making herself as capable as Naruto and Sasuke; in the meantime, she becomes willing to sacrifice herself to protect them, coming to value them both very deeply. Kishimoto attributes this to his being unable to draw good heroine characters, and fashioned Sakura as a girl who cannot understand men, the best example of a heroine he could come up with. By Part II, Sakura could use the Summoning Technique, and like Tsunade, summon Katsuyu, a giant slug. In her youth, she wore her hair as bangs in order to cover her large forehead and fend off her classmates' calling her "Forehead Girl" (デコリーン, Dekorīn, English TV: Billboard Brow). Sasuke then tells Sarada that his heart is connected to Sakura's, Sarada's sole existence being enough proof of their bond. Her medical expertise extends to more standard medicine as well, enabling her to perform autopsies and examine cells with a knowledge of genetics.

After training under Tsunade for over two years, her chakra control increased tremendously, becoming a vital part to many of her abilities. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcutsCookies help us deliver our Services. Sakura is moved to tears by this, feeling unbearably guilty for what she feels she had put Naruto through; and despite her attempts to take responsibility for herself during the Summit by trying to deal with Sasuke herself, she still finds herself relying on him due to her own shaky resolve nearly costing Sakura her life. She wears black shorts underneath the dress, black gloves, and grey elbow and knee protectors. When the seal is released, Sakura has access to all the accumulated chakra, allowing her to perform jutsu of a greater scale than she is normally able to, and among other things, make her physical attacks even more powerful.
[69] At the start of the series her leggings extended below her knees and closely resembled trousers. Sakura then confirms that she is her biological mother while Sarada apologises for doubting her.

Several months later, when Sarada leaves to train for the upcoming Naruto is successfully rescued and life returns to normal when he gets back to Konoha.