Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha are i of the main couples in the Naruto universe. While many viewers/readers are huge fans of the pairing and have been shipping them since the early days, others find it to exist the weakest pair and had issues with them catastrophe up together.

However, in the manga for Naruto, for both Function I and Part II, there are several moments that were conveyed extremely different compared to the anime. For starters, in the manga it really is hinted at the unabridged time that Sasuke might have feelings for Sakura throughout the story. The anime shifts moments betwixt them or changes facial expressions making their dynamic e'er seem one-sided, just in the manga, these differences tell a whole other story. Tumblr user, momo-kanjaki, put together a bang-up listing of all of the moments from the manga that led them to 1 some other.

10 Sakura Was Actually The One To Snap Him Out Of Fear

Forest of Death Sasuke Sakura Naruto

During the showtime of the series, Sasuke was all talk and no bite. He oft froze upwardly in fright when facing enemies with truly great ability that he knew exceeded his own. One of the times this happened was during their fight in the Woods of Death confronting Orochimaru. Many fans seem to think Naruto is the one who snapped Sasuke out of his frozen state by quoting his own words, calling Sasuke a craven. But it was actually Sakura who got him into action. She yelled at him, saying that "Naruto wasn't a coward," implying that Sasuke was. These words got Sasuke right into the activity and made him actuate his Sharingan.

9 Sasuke Blushes More than Often

Sasuke Blushing

Sasuke blushes mode more oftentimes in the manga than he does in the anime, from the very beginning. For example, when squad seven is starting time introducing themselves to Kakashi, Sasuke is blushing like crazy equally Sakura says there'due south a boy she likes, while in the anime he just stares forward. Another example is during the tree-climbing exercise Kakashi does to prove his student chakra control, Sasuke does acknowledge how corking Sakura is at it and blushes when he asks Naruto for Sakura's advice as he was also embarrassed to ask him herself. In the anime, however, he merely says "whatever" and looks annoyed.

8 Oftentimes Seen Together In Panels During Office I

Sasuke sakura panels together

In role I of the manga, while still beingness a team with one another, Sasuke and Sakura tin be seen together in a number of panels. In the anime, this isn't often seen. Either 1 or both of them will be off-screen or not side by side to one some other. Simply in the early days of the manga, it was shown how often they gravitated to each other.

In the anime, Sasuke can be seen pushing her off of him a few times or snatching himself abroad, just in the manga, they often lean on one another and generally being style closer to 1 some other.

7 The Catch

Sasuke Sakura Catch Manga vs Anime

After years of heartache, Sasuke and Sakura finally reunite to fight together in the Quaternary Shinobi State of war and then fight against Kaguya. Sasuke gets sent to another dimension, and Sakura uses the rest of her chakra to open a portal. Sakura thinks she failed and begins to fall back from all the free energy she had used and the acrid wound she had just taken on when Sasuke appears backside her and catches her, with his arm around her. The manga makes this scene a lot more intense than in the anime, though they share the same shots, he looks genuinely concerned.

half dozen Sasuke Acknowledges Her Intelligence

Sasuke Acknowledging Sakura Strength

Sasuke knows Sakura is smart, and in Part 2 he acknowledges just how stiff she is as well. During Part I, Sasuke notices how placidity Sakura became after a negative comment Sasuke made to her before and realizes his words affected her greatly. He and then encourages her, noting her strengths and intelligence as he winks at her, giving her the conviction she needed. In the manga, at that place is a console afterwards this in which Sasuke smiles to himself, happy with Sakura's conviction.

5 Doesn't Button Her Off Like In The Anime

SasuSaku Moment manga vs anime

During the offset few episode, Kakashi takes the newly formed Team Seven out to complete a challenge. The team all dissever up and try to find their own way of doing things, and in the mix, Sakura ends up getting placed under a genjutsu while Sasuke gets dug into the basis. Eventually, they run into up with one another, and Sakura leaps onto Sasuke, hugging him and is genuinely very happy he is alive, unlike the illusion she saw. In the anime, Sasuke immediately tries to push Sakura off, but in the manga he actually doesn't move, lets her hug him, and so tells her after a moment to let get, saying "Yes...Fine...Okay...Y'all tin let go now!" He also blushes and and so opens up to her directly subsequently this equally to why he is frustrated that he isn't getting the bells.

4 Sasuke Gets Jealous

Sasuke Jealous

Throughout the manga, Sasuke gets jealous when he cannot be the one to save Sakura. The show frames information technology like Sasuke is more upset at himself for non being strong enough, merely the manga shows that it is e'er related to not beingness Sakura'due south savior. In the first major arc in the manga, Sakura jumps in front of Tazuno to protect him from the incoming Mist ninja. Sasuke sees this and bravely jumps in front of her to save her simply for both of them to exist saved past Kakashi. In the anime, Sasuke makes a confront and mumbles something forth the lines of "show off," while in the manga he says "hmph, he just had to butt in."

The way Sasuke looks makes him seem super jealous. This is again proven during Konoha Crush when Sasuke made Naruto save Sakura "at all costs." He gets jealous by the way Sakura looks at Naruto when she discovers he was the one to save her and feels like he wishes he were strong enough to exist the one who had.

Sasuke Sakura Forest of Death

Throughout the manga, Sasuke isn't equally wary of physical contact, if and only if, that contact is coming from Sakura. It is also pointed out that whenever some other girl gets close to him—like Ino or Karin—he pushes them away or tells them to become off of him. When Sasuke first gets the curse mark during the Chunin Exams, he grabs onto Sakura'southward hands, squeezing to reduce the pain, and is comforted when she hugs him before he knocks out.

2 His Expressions In Function II

Sakuras Strength

Sasuke makes a lot of expressions during Part II that aren't replicated in the anime very well. One of these times is when Sasuke is at his darkest and knows that Sakura is up to something when she comes to run across him. He attacks her, knowing that she is moments away from doing the aforementioned, with a look on his face that wasn't properly replicated in the anime. In the show, it looked like Sasuke had no qualms near killing her, while in the manga his expression was pained similar he hated to do it, but had to in society to defend himself and see his goal all the mode through. Later on, he also smirks widely in the manga after seeing Sakura employ her full strength, acknowledging how strong she has become.

i He Always Notices Her First

Sasuke Noticing Sakura

During part ii of Naruto, Team Vii often gets reunited, and it usually is an extremely painful feel for all members. But something to note is that each time this happens, Sasuke acknowledges Sakura earlier he acknowledges anyone else. When Sakura and company first run across Sasuke once more after three years, he calls out her proper name and acknowledges that he is seeing her over again. During the Smashing Ninja State of war arc, when Sasuke first appears to join everyone, he first looks back at Sakura and says her name, even ignoring Naruto as he was speaking to him.

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