Forum:Sakura and Ino are cousins

In the recent Naruto Shippuden 271 episode "Road to Sakura" Sakura loses her memory and Ino tries to help her remember. When she runs into Sakura's parents she refers to them as Uncle and Aunt, though their relationship was originally defined as being friends.

It's an honorific kind of thing in Japan where they refer to a family friend or someone aunt, uncle, brother, etc. Just like when Naruto calls Tsunade grandma. So no, Sakura and Ino are not cousins. --OmegaRasengan (talk) 17:31, July 26, 2012 (UTC)

I disagree
I don't know I say they are cousins, because Sakuras mom has blonde hair and greens eyes, you much like Ino and her dad. And if this is true, how come choujis,inos, and shikamarus dads were never addressed like that. Just a thought.
 * Several characters call other characters will those as terms of endearment. Like it was mentioned, Naruto calls Tsunade granny. He also calls Shizune big sister, both Jiraiya and the Third Hogake grampa. Kurotsuchi called Deidara big brother. They're not related. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 22:50, August 5, 2012 (UTC)