Sakura Haruno

From a girl chasing shadows to the strongest healer who strikes with earth-shattering force.

Sakura Uchiha (Japanese: 春野サクラ, Hepburn: Uchiha Sakura) (née Haruno) is a major character in the Naruto manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto. She is a kunoichi affiliated with Konohagakure (木ノ葉隠れの里; English version: "Hidden Leaf Village") and a part of Team 7, which consists of herself, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and their sensei Kakashi Hatake. Sakura is depicted as an innocent girl who does not share the same tragic backstories as her teammates, though she was bullied throughout her youth. She initially has an infatuation for Sasuke, and her only ambition at that point was becoming Sasuke's girlfriend. Over the course of the series, she becomes a medical ninja while apprenticed under the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, and she eventually becomes friendly and even protective of Naruto.

Quick Facts

Series

Naruto

First

Naruto chapter 3: Enter Sasuke! (1999)

Creator

Masashi Kishimoto

Voice

Japanese
Chie Nakamura
English
Kate Higgins
Dorothy Elias-Fahn (Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals)

Family

Kizashi Haruno (father); Mebuki Haruno (mother)

Spouse

Sasuke Uchiha (husband)

Children

Sarada Uchiha (daughter)

Relatives

Itachi Uchiha (brother-in-law, deceased)

Lore & Background

In the Fourth Great Ninja War, she stood shoulder-to-shoulder with legends, proving that willpower and discipline could rival the most ancient bloodlines.

Reader's Guide

Sakura Haruno grows from an insecure student overshadowed by her teammates into a frontline medical ninja. Apprenticed to Tsunade, she builds up chakra in her fists for superhuman strength and, after storing chakra for three years, awakens the Byakugō Seal. Key moments include removing Sasori's poison from Kankuro and making the antidote, her fight beside Chiyo against Sasori, and healing the injured of the Allied forces with Katsuyu during the Fourth Great Ninja War.

Did You Know?

Sakura's large forehead was written into her character because Kishimoto inadvertently emphasized it while drawing.
Sakura's voice actress in the Japanese version, Chie Nakamura, was told by Kishimoto early in the first series that Sakura would end up marrying Sasuke.
In the spin-off Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring (2015) and the sequel Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2016), Sakura married Sasuke Uchiha and is the mother of their daughter, Sarada Uchiha.
During the War arc, a shinobi from Iwagakure handed Sakura a love letter.