{"id":3296,"date":"2022-04-14T21:19:22","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T21:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/?p=3296"},"modified":"2023-07-09T17:45:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T17:45:53","slug":"why-did-sasuke-marry-sakura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/why-did-sasuke-marry-sakura\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Did Sasuke Marry Sakura? Busting Absurd Myths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sasuke Uchiha is the last surviving member of the Uchiha Clan and the second strongest shinobi in the world after Naruto Uzumaki. We&#8217;re aware of all the obvious facts in the series except Why Did Sasuke Marry Sakura?<\/p>\n<p>Sasuke married Sakura after the 4th Great Ninja War, who is one of the most skilled medic ninjas in the world right now. This ship is among the most popular ships in the Naruto fandom, because of how they interacted with each other from the start.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Contents Overview<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #79d11b;color:#79d11b\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #79d11b;color:#79d11b\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/why-did-sasuke-marry-sakura\/#Why_Did_Sasuke_Marry_Sakura\" title=\"Why Did Sasuke Marry Sakura?\">Why Did Sasuke Marry Sakura?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/why-did-sasuke-marry-sakura\/#Why_Did_Sakura_Marry_Sasuke_and_Not_Naruto\" title=\"Why Did Sakura Marry Sasuke and Not Naruto?\">Why Did Sakura Marry Sasuke and Not Naruto?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/why-did-sasuke-marry-sakura\/#Did_Sasuke_Marry_Sakura_Out_of_Guilt\" title=\"Did Sasuke Marry Sakura Out of Guilt?\">Did Sasuke Marry Sakura Out of Guilt?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/why-did-sasuke-marry-sakura\/#How_Did_Sasuke_Fall_In_Love_With_Sakura\" title=\"How Did Sasuke Fall In Love With Sakura?\">How Did Sasuke Fall In Love With Sakura?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/why-did-sasuke-marry-sakura\/#Does_Sasuke_Love_Sakura\" title=\"Does Sasuke Love Sakura?\">Does Sasuke Love Sakura?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Did_Sasuke_Marry_Sakura\"><\/span>Why Did Sasuke Marry Sakura?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sasuke was hellbent on taking revenge for his clan, he ignored all of the feelings that people had for him including Sakura\u2019s love for him as well.<\/p>\n<p>And even though Sasuke became a terrorist during Naruto Shippuden Sakura just like Naruto did not give up on Sasuke and still held onto her feelings of love for him.<\/p>\n<p>Sasuke after the war when he was brought back to his senses by Naruto accepted the people around him, this included Sakura\u2019s love for him too, and this led to their marriage<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image2.webp\" alt=\"Why Did Sasuke Marry Sakura\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Did_Sakura_Marry_Sasuke_and_Not_Naruto\"><\/span>Why Did Sakura Marry Sasuke and Not Naruto?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The answer to this question is simply because she never loved Naruto, even though Naruto expressed his feelings for Sakura many times in the series (it was not true love though because he never understood what true love was until <a href=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/when-should-i-watch-naruto-the-last\/\">Naruto: The Last<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>She never had romantic feelings for Naruto, even when she confessed to Naruto before the 5 Kage Summit. It was just so Naruto could stop pursuing Sasuke because of which Naruto was in so much pain.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image7.webp\" alt=\"Why Did Sasuke Marry Sakura\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Did_Sasuke_Marry_Sakura_Out_of_Guilt\"><\/span>Did Sasuke Marry Sakura Out of Guilt?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>No, he did not marry Sakura out of guilt. Sasuke had shown signs of affection for Sakura throughout the series if you pay close attention to the manga panels, this was not apparent in the anime though.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sasuke-and-Sakura.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1193\" height=\"675\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>After he got past the phase of taking revenge for the <a href=\"https:\/\/naruto.fandom.com\/wiki\/Uchiha_Clan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uchiha Clan<\/a> and then changing the world by becoming the Hokage, he was finally able to express his emotions of love and friendship. This is the reason he married Sakura.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image6.webp\" alt=\"How Did Sasuke Fall In Love With Sakura?\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Did_Sasuke_Fall_In_Love_With_Sakura\"><\/span>How Did Sasuke Fall In Love With Sakura?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sasuke was shown to be an emo kid who only wanted revenge for his clan.<\/p>\n<p>But when the story progresses you can clearly see he does have other emotions, remember before the Uchiha massacre Sasuke was a happy and innocent kid.<\/p>\n<p>This is proven when he sacrifices himself to save Naruto against Haku and when he loses his mind against the Sound Four shinobi whom Sakura was protecting them against.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image5.webp\" alt=\"Did Sasuke Marry Sakura Out of Guilt?\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Sasuke after the war when he was leaving for his redemption journey we can see him tapping her forehead like Itachi used to do, which is a sign of affection.<\/p>\n<p>You can say that he truly realized he had feelings for her during his time in prison after the war but he had developed those feelings during their time together in team 7.<\/p>\n<p>They even went on missions together and on one of those missions, Sakura even got pregnant.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image4.webp\" alt=\"Sasuka Pokes Sakura in the Head\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Sasuke_Love_Sakura\"><\/span>Does Sasuke Love Sakura?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Yes, he does love Sakura very much. Their relationship is explored heavily in the Sasuke Retsuden Novel, which is also getting a manga adaptation soon.<\/p>\n<p>Sasuke thinks about how their marriage is since he can\u2019t be with her all the time. He even gets jealous in the novel when he sees other men talking to Sakura.<\/p>\n<p>He even makes her a ring in the novel so that he can track her but most importantly it was a gift as a wedding ring.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image3.webp\" alt=\"Uchiha Family along with Sarada\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s The Reason Why Sasuke Married Sakura.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sasuke Uchiha is the last surviving member of the Uchiha Clan and the second strongest shinobi in the world after Naruto Uzumaki. We&#8217;re aware of all the obvious facts in the series except Why Did Sasuke Marry Sakura? 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