Naruto: 25 Things That Don't Make Sense About Sasuke And ...

Naruto is well-known for its action, drama, and intense storylines following the rising ninja Naruto Uzamaki and his friends, Sasuke and Sakura. It is one of the most beloved ninja anime ever to exist. However, many fans also care a great deal about the relationship aspect of the anime. After all, by the start of Boruto, most of the main ninja are paired off and have children. Fans have debated couplings for years, speculating who fits best together. One of the most notable, and most talked about, is the marriage of Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha.

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Sakura spent most of the series infatuated with the Uchiha heir, but he seemed to have little interest in her. By the end, though, he seems to have changed his tune and become much softer towards her. Eventually, by Boruto, they have married and have a daughter, Sarada Uchiha. However, fans talk a lot about this coupling for more reasons than rooting for them. Many also question the logic of their pairing. After all, they have a lot of history, and not all of it is good. Some were even surprised to see them marry at all. Sasuke was a fan favorite anti-hero/rootable villain with little time to worry about romance. Yet here he is, married to the girl who loved him for far longer than he deserved. The idea of it sounds kind of romantic, so why do fans remain skeptical?

Updated on December 22nd, 2021 by Amanda Bruce: Fans of the Naruto franchise might love a good fight sequence, but they also have no problem debating the merits of the romantic relationships in the series. Many fans have found themselves questioning if Sasuke even loves Sakura, or why the two get married in the first place. Their relationship certainly seems to have an imbalance of interest and affection that begins with their first interactions in Naruto and continues into the Boruto series.

Sakura Dumped Her First Best Friend For Sasuke

Sakura Haruno grew up bullied and alone. Her first best friend was Ino Yamanaka, someone who defended her and encouraged her to be stronger. The two cherished their friendship. However, as they aged, boys started to interest them.

When Sakura discovered that Ino liked the same boy as her, Sasuke, she discarded their friendship and declared them rivals. This broke both girls' hearts and was an overreaction to the situation. They didn't need to lose their friendship over a boy. It never made any sense for Sakura to chose Sasuke, who she barely knew, over her best friend.

Sakura Asked To Join Him When Sasuke Was Evil

Despite her adoration for Sasuke, Sakura dedicates herself to becoming a great ninja. However, during the Five Kage Summit Arc, she asks to join him. At this point, he's ended lives and done terrible things.

Her love for him eclipses her morals and beliefs. Sakura wants to do good and help others, yet she was willing to forgo that for him. That kind of devotion is unhealthy and shows how senseless her feelings for him were. She was willing to give up who she was to be with him. It's hard to think any relationship can recover from that level of twisted.

Sasuke And Sakura Only Have One Child

While it's said Sasuke and Sakura married for love, there was another big reason for him to marry: children. By the end of Naruto, Sasuke is the last surviving Uchiha clan member. If he wants his family to live on, he has to produce children.

Regardless of their marital issues, if this was important to Sasuke, they should have had many children, but they didn't despite his desire to return the Uchiha name to prominence. It'll be hard for a whole clan to regrow from the shoulders of one daughter - especially if she takes her future husband's name. It's illogical for the couple to have stopped at one child if they wanted to give the Uchiha clan its best chance at revival.

Sasuke Showed No Romantic Interest For Years

Sakura shows affection for the young Uchiha heir from the second she meets him. Sasuke, though, shows little to no interest in her. His first serious interactions with her, when they first became Team 7, involve him calling her annoying.

For years, their relationship stays friendly at its best and antagonistic at its worst. His focus becomes his revenge and his quest for power. Sakura is irrelevant to all of that. It isn't until after the Fourth Shinobi War that Sasuke shows any interest, and even then, it's minimal. It makes little sense for that to be enough to constitute a marriage.

Most Of Their Relationship Has Been Long-Distance

Even though Sasuke and Sakura do marry, they spend little time together. The longest time they are in the same place as a couple is when Sakura follows him on his atonement. During this, they supposedly fall in love, have Sarada, and get married. After Sarada's birth, Sakura goes back to the village to raise her safely. Other than thaT period, approximately a little less than a year, the couple is almost always apart.

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It's understandable for Sasuke to be gone on important missions, but it seems ludicrous for him to barely take the time to come home. It's a detriment to his relationships with his wife and his daughter.

Sakura's Desperation for Sasuke's Approval

Strong-willed and determined as she is, Sakura bends a lot of her opinions and goals to fit Sasuke's approval. She only ever started to be kind to Naruto because he disliked her talking badly about him. She also only ever tried to work on her abilities to show him that she was strong. Her beliefs in becoming a good ninja were powerful, but they all warped to include Sasuke.

What makes least sense of all is that Sasuke was a terrible, selfish shinobi. She never should have placed her worth on his approval. She only had long hair because she thought he'd like it. Yikes.

Sasuke And Sakura's Relationship Was Rushed

After the Fourth Shinobi War, Sasuke finally concedes to Naruto's pleas to come home. This is the first and only time he shows any deeper affection towards Sakura. Though their reconciliation is tender, their becoming a couple was terribly rushed.

There were a lot of terrible things and painful feelings between them, even if love was there, too. They never got time to deal with these feelings. Sakura just forgave him, and Sasuke just suddenly loved her. Then they were married, had a kid, and that was that. It barely made any sense to many fans.

Sasuke Made Decisions for Sakura Without Asking Her

Once Sakura marries Sasuke, a lot of her life is decided for her. Her husband often makes decisions that will harshly affect her without telling her. For example, he keeps taking very long missions away from home without her input.

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Also, he leaves her alone with their daughter, Sarada, but expects her to be happy with being the sole caretaker. He refuses to let her come anywhere with him for a very long time. Even if these decisions are meant to protect her, Sasuke stifles his wife's individuality by making them. This behavior hardly makes sense in a marriage.

Sasuke And Sakura's Daughter Questions Her Parentage

Sasuke is away so often and for so long that Sarada often questions if her parents are really her parents. First, she questions if Sasuke is her father because of his absence. Later, she questions if Sakura is her mother because of the lack of affection between her and her father.

Eventually, she's convinced of her parentage, but it's still a startling issue. Even in unique couplings, children don't often question their parents so whole-heartedly. It becomes a serious point of contention for Sarada. They try so little in their relationship that their own daughter is unsure about it and is ready to believe that someone else from her father's past is her mother.

Sasuke Attracts Admirers Despite His Cruel Indifference

More women than just Sakura loved the Uchiha heir. The most important rivals were Ino and Karin. Despite their devotion, Sasuke gave all three women the same treatment: cruel indifference. He's known to insult them, ignore them, and rebuff their advances. This becomes more extreme, though, when noted that Sasuke has violently attacked both Karin and Sakura. Yet both women still loved him.

Their level of devotion is absurd, particularly when it isn't just one woman so attached to him. It's several. It's difficult to understand that they still adore him despite such terrible treatment. Even years later, Karin still holds affection for him in the Boruto series.