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Matako wrote: RuetheFox wrote: Well, about sarada suspecting sakura is not her mother, I don't think kishi would put this sort of cliffhanger to then reveal it was just a crazy thought. This has been bugging me as well. I mean let's say Karin is in no way affiliated to Sarada, then what was the whole point of that chapter? Due to Kishimoto stating that Sarada has some of Sakura's physical features, I'm going to have to strongly doubt a genetic relationship between Karin and Sarada. But if that's the case, what was the point of Sarada even questioning her parents' marriage and her genetical affiliation with Sakura in the first place? If everything turns out to be as it seemed, then this whole scene was for absolutely nothing. Clearly there must be something behind it. It's called a character arc. It's basic story circle stuff. The story will almost certainly go something like this:


 * 1. Sarada starts out at home, living her normal life.
 * 2. Sarada wants to know the truth about her parents.
 * 3. Sarada is thrust into an unfamiliar situation.
 * 4. Sarada has to adapt to her new situation.
 * 5. Sarada finds out the truth.
 * 6. Sarada faces a confrontation.
 * 7. Sarada returns to her normal life...
 * 8. ...as a changed person.

That's a very basic story structure that has been used in fiction going back to ancient mythology. It creates a full character arc. So, an example of how this might work:


 * 1. Sarada is living her normal life at the academy...
 * 2. ...but something isn't right. She questions what it means to be a ninja, and doesn't believe Sakura is her mother.
 * 3. She graduates from the academy and is placed in a 4-man cell with Boruto and Mitsuki, with Sasuke returning to the village to be their master.
 * 4. They go on missions and/or train together, while Sarada still tries to learn the truth.
 * 5. In the midst of a battle, Sarada learns the truth about her parentage.*
 * 6. Sarada awakens her sharingan and defeats her enemy.
 * 7. Sarada returns home from the mission or training...
 * 8. ...having grown and learned things about herself and her parents.**


 * * Example I just made up: Sarada's glasses are broken in the fight. Sasuke's back is to her, blurry. She has a rush of fuzzy memories from early childhood, before she had her glasses, so everything is blurry and hard for her to understand. Sasuke is home, with Team Hawk -- maybe Sarada was kidnapped and they rescued her, or they were just visiting. At any rate, Sasuke is saying his goodbyes, he gives Sakura a kiss and pokes Sarada on the forehead. Kabuto recognizes that Sarada needs glasses, and Karin gives her own glasses to her as they depart. Sarada sees her father's back as he leaves, blurry, but by the time she puts on her glasses he's gone, and Sakura is the first person she sees clearly.


 * ** Continued: Sarada, having learned that Sasuke and Sakura are truly her parents and love her, visits Sakura in the hospital and apologizes, tears up, and reaffirms her love for her mother, probably with a "shannaro!" thrown in somewhere. The family is reunited happily.

Now, this is just off the top of my head. Given how mysterious Mitsuki is, and that the title of the miniseries is "The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring," I reckon there will probably be a good amount of development for Naruto, Boruto, and Mitsuki. However, Sarada is set up as the protagonist by the first chapter, the title of which mirrors the first chapter of Naruto, so I think it will ultimately be about her journey.