Warning: SPOILERS for Naruto: Sasuke's Story - The Uchiha and the Heavenly Stardust chapter #4
The new Naruto sequel has delivered a moment featuring Sasuke and Sakura that fans have been waiting to see for decades. The couple has been the subject of much debate among fans due to Sasuke's supposed ill-treatment of Sakura, and the discussion will only grow hotter after this development.
Naruto: Sasuke's Story - The Uchiha and the Heavenly Stardust is the manga adaptation of a popular spinoff novel, set many years after the end of the original Naruto series. In the story, Sasuke leaves Konoha to find a cure for a deadly illness that has affected Naruto. Sasuke travels to a faraway country called Redaku, where he infiltrates a mysterious prison to follow the trail of the Sage of the Six Paths. There, Sasuke is ed by his wife, Sakura, who poses as the prison's doctor to help him carry on his mission.
Sakura's presence, however, attracts the attention of Sasuke's fellow prisoners, who are easily swayed by the new doctor's good looks and her lack of a wedding ring, a Redaku tradition that does not exist in Konoha. Perhaps for the first time in his life, Sasuke feels the sting of jealousy. In chapter #4 of Naruto: Sasuke's Story - The Uchiha and the Heavenly Stardust, Sasuke surprises Sakura with a ring he fabricates using an Earth Release jutsu. It's a brief, sweet moment between the two, and it happens in the middle of a mission, but it's still the most romantic thing that fans have ever seen Sasuke doing.
The Wedding Ring Scene Proves That Sasuke Actually Cares About Sakura
Sakura's unrequited love for Sasuke was a major theme in Naruto. While the pink-haired girl grows to be a strong and reliable kunoichi in the series, fans never fully accepted this aspect of her character, especially because it fits the poor treatment of female characters that made Naruto sadly famous. Having the couple married and Sasuke depicted as an absent husband in the sequel Boruto only added fuel to the fire. However, this new sequel/spinoff promised to breathe new life into the relationship between Sasuke and Sakura, and it has delivered. While many fans will contest that Sasuke only gave Sakura a ring out of jealousy, this is still a rare moment for the Uchiha, who rarely expresses his emotions and feelings.
Seeing Sakura having once again a prominent role in a Naruto story after decades is really refreshing. It's also very satisfying, however, to see the relationship between this married couple, which was mostly off-screen until now, developing in real-time. While the decision to give Sakura a wedding ring may seem self-centered, it is actually one of the few moments when Sasuke has made himself vulnerable and openly expressed his feelings. Naruto: Sasuke's Story - The Uchiha and the Heavenly Stardust has delivered a perfect moment that fans of Sasuke and Sakura have been waiting for many years.
The latest chapter of Naruto: Sasuke's Story - The Uchiha and the Heavenly Stardust is available through Viz Media.
