Board Thread:Naruto News/@comment-26408596-20150503091622/@comment-3568954-20150515023913

KenjiEvans wrote: Well a Family is technically a clan, so although it only consists of three people, Sakura and her parents, it can still be a clan. The symbol could be something along the lines of a family crest. there is a difference between a family and a clan, especially in Feudal japan. A clan is defined as a group of close-knit and interrelated families who share common ancestory and share a strong common interest. in Feudal japan these clans had land, title rights and were powerful and wealthy, Family is defined as a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household.

they are two different things where in sakura belongs to the haruno family she doesn't belong to a clan because a clan is a group of interrelated families who share common ancestry