Sakura Haruno (春野サクラ, Haruno Sakura)

Sakura Haruno

Sakura Haruno (春野サクラ, Haruno Sakura) is one of the main characters in the series. She is a chūnin-level kunoichi of Konohagakure, a talented medical-nin, and a member of Team Kakashi.

Nick names

Forehead Girl (デコリーン, Dekorīn; English TV "Bilboard Brow")

Tsunade Number Two (綱手二号, Tsunade Nigō)

Debut

Manga: Chapter #3

Anime: Naruto Episode #1

Movie: Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow

Video Game: Naruto: Clash of Ninja

OVA: Find the Four-Leaf Red Clover!

Appears in: Anime, Manga, Game and Movie

Voice Actors 

English: Kate Higgins

Japanese: Chie Nakamura

Personal

Birthdate: March 28

Gender: Female

Age:

Part I: 12-13

Part II: 15-16

Height:

Part I: 148.5 cm-150.1 cm

Part II: 161 cm 

Weight:

Part I: 35.4 kg-35.9 kg

Part II: 45.4 kg

Blood type: O

Classification: Medical-nin

Affiliation: Konohagakure

Team:

Team Kakashi

Konoha 11 ^{(Anime only)}

Eight Man Squad

Team Three ^{(Anime only)}

Third Division

Rank  

Ninja Rank:

Part I: Genin

Part II: Chūnin

Ninja Registration: 012601

Academy Grad. Age: 12

Chūnin Prom. Age: 14

Jutsu:

Chakra Enhanced Strength

Chakra Scalpel

Cherry Blossom Impact

Delicate Illness Extraction Technique

Four-Corner Sealing Barrier ^{(Anime only)}

Mystical Palm Technique

Tools:

Antidote

Lightning Barrel ^{(Anime only)}

Military Rations Pill ^{(Anime only)}

Poison

Senbon ^{(Anime only)}

Sleeping Gas Bomb

Tantō

Stats 

Databook	Ninjutsu	Taijutsu	Genjutsu	Intelligence	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Hand seals	Total
First	1.5	1	3	3.5	0.5	1	1	4	15.5
Second	2	1	3.5	4	1	1	1.5	4	18
Third	3	3	3.5	4	3	3	2.5	4	26

Trivia

• The name "Haruno" means "spring field", and the name "Sakura" means "cherry blossom", a flower which is cherished in Japan due to its beauty and its almost-tragically short life span (cherry blossoms have historically been associated with the samurai). The cherry blossom also serves as the national flower for the nation of Japan. In Japanese, "Haruno Sakura" (春野・桜) means "spring field of cherry blossoms", which may be an origin of the name. It can be also used in the game, Hanafuda, as a month card of sakura (桜, flowering cherry).
• Sakura's name, when read as "Haru no Sakura" (春の桜), can also be interpreted as "cherry blossoms in spring."
• In the June 2006 issue of Shōnen Jump, Kishimoto stated that Sakura would be the best ninja instructor out of Team 7 and is the closest to being normal, despite having flaws in her personality.
• In the Naruto character popularity polls, Sakura was placed 5th in the first, 14th in the second, 9th in the third, 10th in the fourth, 8th in the fifth, and 12th in the sixth. She finished 6th in the seventh with 9,701 votes and in the newest poll, she tied with Sai in 12th place.
• Sakura had one of the longest battle scenes in the anime (eight full episodes), giving her roughly three hours of battle screen time. This is when she and Chiyo were fighting Sasori.
• In the seventh Naruto Shippūden opening, Sakura was shown fighting Konan with Ino and Hinata, though in the manga, they did not fight her.
• Despite being the heroine of the series, Kishimoto stated himself during the 2010 interview that Hinata would make a better heroine than Sakura, this is mainly due to the fact that because Sakura not only has a 'normal' background in comparison to Hinata but also because he has a hard time making good roles for female characters like Sakura. However, Kishimoto also stated that he would try to have Sakura play more of a heroine role in the future.
• Her hair is shown quite different between the anime and the manga. Her hair was not too long in the manga for her first appearance. The hair also seems much longer in the anime after the haircut in Chūnin Exams. Sakura also shown with a shoulder-length spiky hair in Part II of the manga and in Part II of the anime her hair is straight and a little shorter.
• According to the Naruto databooks:
  
  • Sakura's hobbies are playing trivia games and memorising new material for her medical studies.
  • Sakura wishes for a rematch with Ino.
  • Sakura's favourite foods are syrup-coated anko dumplings, umeboshi, and anmitsu, while her least favourites are anything spicy.
  • Sakura has completed 34 official missions in total: 12 D-rank, 9 C-rank, 6 B-rank, 7 A-rank, 0 S-rank.
  • Sakura's favourite phrase according to the first databook is "A life with love throughout!" (一生愛の人生よ!, Isshōai no jinsei yo!) and her favourite word according to the second and third databooks is "courage" (勇気, yūki).
  
  

Quotes

• (To herself about Naruto) "Always acting like a fool who only knows one thing… Hokage, Hokage. I'm sorry Naruto… that impossible dream of yours… I don't want to see it crushed!"
• (To herself) "I've always considered myself to be a true ninja… but those were just empty words, because Sasuke and Naruto were always in the lead! But now it's my turn to take the lead, and all of you can watch me from the background!"
• (To herself, about Ino) "Ino… I have always believed those words you told me. I always hoped they were true. I wanted to be like you. You were my goal. Thanks to that, I'm here now. That is why, Ino, I want this to be an all out fight. Unless I… really surpass you, it's meaningless."
• (To Ino) "Didn't you know? Women have to be strong in order to survive!"
• (About Naruto) "I… kinda envy your strength, Naruto…"
  
• (To Sasuke) "I… I love you with all my heart!… If you were to stay here with me, there would be no regrets… because every day we'd do something fun, we'd be happy I swear!… I would do anything for you! so… Please just stay with me!"
• (To Sai about Naruto's smile) " A smile is the easiest way out of a difficult situation."
  
• (To Yamato) "Same as always… I can only do the dumbest of things for Naruto…"
• (About Naruto) "I'm the one who made Naruto suffer the most… I've just been getting it wrong… just been messing it up… I don't want to get it wrong anymore… don't want to screw it up anymore."
• (About Naruto and Sasuke) "Naruto's here because he's made up his mind… my resolve is nothing compared to his now! I'm supposed to be a ninja, but all I've ever done is lean on him and cry… I was supposed to change that… I came here and I thought I was ready. But I can't do anything… I can't say anything. The only thing that remains for me… is to believe in them!"
• (To herself) "Naruto… You saved Konoha… And now you're trying to save the entire shinobi world… You always get left with these insurmountable tasks… But no matter what you say this time, we're going to be together… Not just me… We're all going to fight together this time!"

Source: http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sakura_Haruno