

On their way to Tazuna's, Naruto decides to be overly cautious, sensing that somebody was following them. She also defends her actions along with Sasuke when Kakashi fakes a severe scolding. Though ordered to not share food with the tied up Naruto, Sakura decides to go against it after seeing Sasuke volunteer and eventually ends up being the one to feed Naruto. During the bell test when Naruto shows off his Shadow Clones, Sakura is shown to be impressed.Īfter the team fails to pass the first test, they are given another chance. When it is her turn to express her likes and dislikes, she plainly points out that she dislikes Naruto, much to his dismay. When the team is finally chosen to introduce one another, Sakura is shown to be baffled by Naruto stating that he wanted to become Hokage. When Kakashi finally arrives and is hit by the eraser, her inner self is shown cheering for the success of Naruto's prank. Although she scolds him for doing such a thing, Sakura's inner self is shown to approve of this. Not long after, when the just newly formed team is waiting for Kakashi, Naruto decides to prank Kakashi for being late by planting an eraser on the door.

When later called annoying by the real Sasuke, Sakura realizes how wrong she was to treat Naruto so poorly and decides to be nicer to him. Upon rushing to the restroom, Sakura comments to herself of how shy he was. While leaning to receive the kiss, he realizes to himself why he liked her so much, but this is quickly interrupted with a stomach ache. She then confesses to the transformed Naruto that she just wants the Uchiha's acknowledgement and leans in to kiss him. Sakura bluntly replies and states that he was an annoyance. Wanting to know her personal view on himself, the Uzumaki asks her. Looking up, she sees Naruto in Sasuke's form who compliments her forehead, causing her to blush. Sitting alone on a bench, Sakura is shown thinking to herself about her flaws. Transforming to Sasuke, he approaches her. Later, Naruto decides to lock away the Sasuke to give a chance for him to talk to Sakura. When the teams are finally revealed, Naruto cheers in delight at the announcement of the pink haired kunoichi's name while she looked down in dismay. Naruto is shown to envy Sasuke, much of this due to Sakura's interest in the Uchiha. However, she instead shoves him away and steals the seat next to Sasuke, much to his annoyance and dismay. Thinking she might sit next to him due to the fact she was looking in his direction while smiling, he waves his hand to welcome her. When Sakura first makes an appearance, Naruto is shown blushing, stating she was a very cute girl who he liked. Their Relationship Part I Prologue - Land of Waves Arc NaruSaku (Japanese ナルサク) is the term used to refer to the romantic relationship between Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno. 2.5 Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring.2.2.8 Birth of the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki Arc.2.2.7 Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax Arc.2.2.6 Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation Arc.2.2.1 Tenchi Bridge Reconnaissance Mission Arc.
