Sakura Haruno

About Haruno, Sakura

Horoscope: Aries Hair: Pink Eyes: Green Rank: Genin (I); Chuunin (II); Jounin (The Last) Family: Kizashi Haruno (father), Mebuki Haruno (mother) Likes: Syrup coated anko dumplings; Umeboshi; Anmitsu; Word Puzzles; Medical training Dislikes: Anything Spicy; Naruto (at first); Ino (at first) Sakura starts out as Team 7's only female member, and honestly, not in great shape. She's got serious brains—top of the academy—and her chakra control is solid, but physically? She's weak. Plus she's completely infatuated with Sasuke and can't stand Naruto. During the first part of the Chuunin Exam, she breezed through the written test, but when it came down to actual combat in the second phase, she couldn't hold her own against the Sound ninja threatening her teammates. That failure hit hard enough that she made a real vow to improve, cutting her long hair off with a kunai as proof she meant it. When she faced Ino in the third exam—her former best friend turned rival over Sasuke—they managed to take each other out simultaneously. It was a turning point that shifted their relationship into a competitive but genuine friendship. After the time skip, Sakura's a different person. She spent two years training under Tsunade and earned her chuunin rank. More importantly, she's become a medical ninja with some serious chops—skilled enough that she successfully extracted poison and synthesized an antidote for Sasori's new toxin when Suna's medical staff couldn't pull it off. She's calmed down a lot compared to her genin days, though she still has no patience for Naruto's antics. Beyond medicine, she's developed into a legitimate fighter. Her chakra control evolved into devastating physical power—she can crater the ground with a punch—and she proved it by taking down Sasori alongside Chiyo. She's also got genjutsu potential, and interestingly, she's nearly immune to falling for illusions herself.

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