Naruto really likes Sakura or not, their relationship is very interesting.
Does Naruto really like Sakura or not? Why did he like her in the first place?
This is an interesting question to know, as it is taken from several official sources, including manga, anime and databook, here is why Naruto liked Sakura in the past, let’s analyze the relationship their system!
1. The real main reason is because of Naruto’s rivalry with Sasuke
It all started with Naruto and Sasuke’s rivalry since both of them were still children. Naruto always loses to Sasuke and he doesn’t want to lose again, this time in love.
Sakura shows initiative when she likes Sasuke, so Naruto turns to Sakura, which is actually not true love, as demonstrated in The Last: Naruto the Movie. Naruto didn’t know why so many people liked Sasuke, that’s why he wanted to find out the reason and if he knew the cause he could apply it to himself, and Naruto would win over his opponent.
The problem was from not wanting to lose, did Naruto really like Sakura back then? Is this true? Or just because he wanted to surpass Sasuke?
2. Interesting moment between Naruto and Sakura
In one episode of the anime, Naruto transforms into Sasuke to approach Sakura and he wants to know why she likes Sasuke. At this point, everything went smoothly until Sakura finally wanted to kiss Sasuke (Naruto), but he changed so this kiss didn’t appear.
The reason was because Naruto knew that Sakura liked Sasuke, while he just wanted to surpass his opponent. It seems Naruto doesn’t like being kissed in such a situation.
3. When Sasuke left Konoha, Naruto didn’t seem to seriously pursue Sakura anymore
When Sasuke escaped Konoha, Naruto made a promise to Sakura that he would bring Sasuke back to the village for her sake. Here it is proved that Naruto doesn’t really like Sakura, why is that? Going back to point 1, he knew very well that Sakura liked Sasuke, and the reason Naruto liked her was also because of his rivalry with Sasuke.
Because there are no more opponents, Naruto no longer frantically pursues Sakura, although there are still some moments when he approaches her, but ends up being a comic detail.
4. When Sakura confessed to Naruto, he knew that she was lying
Naruto never really liked Sakura, because when she confessed to him (by lying because Sakura liked Sasuke, of course), Naruto was confused. Sakura only thought that Naruto wanted to bring Sasuke back to Konoha because of the promise he made to her, even though Naruto really wanted to bring Sasuke back.
It’s obvious here that Naruto rejected Sakura on the grounds that he didn’t like people who lied to him. The matter goes back to why he has feelings for Sakura, all because of his rivalry with Sasuke.
The answer is that it was only because of Naruto’s rivalry with Sasuke that this happened. It’s also possible that Sakura actually had a crush on Naruto, especially after Pain’s invasion, everyone remembers Sakura’s reaction after she learned Hinata liked Naruto right?
Did Naruto really have feelings for Sakura in the past? What do you think? Please write comments!
