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I really think any artwork of Gaara/Saku is great, but the fact that the pairing has no chance in the storyline really dampens the hope of it happening. It's not one of my faves, nor do I hate it. I favor the idea, but I wish there was more interaction between the two in the anime and/or manga. I mean, there was barely any in the movie in which their groups ended up working together. That had potential in it, if only the writers had put some dialogue or action with Gaara and Sakura together.

The writetr might be really aganst the idea of GaarSaku. Maybe that is why they don't make much interaction be tween the two. I mean... all other parings have some interaction but you're right, this pairing had like none. It might be a sign.

yeah, that's true. the writer has their own idea of how Naruto should go... especially since it's focused around Naruto and not Sakura or any other character, lol. Many say the Gaara/Sakura pairing is just a result of the Naruto fans putting their fave guy and their fave girl together, not really paying attention to any chemistry or interaction anyway. I'm not saying it's right or wrong, but it's the popular view.

I agree with this pairing - cutest thing ever. I believe it could become canon, if you look over all the facts and hints.

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True, but pairing her up with Gaara would make the exact same effect if not even better. Let's see what seems to be the summary of Sakura's immaturity in Part1:

Sakura: "Can't we get away from Naruto for just one second?! He always comes between us!(More points to my love triangle theory against SasuSaku. ) Its because he was badly brought up! You know... Because he never had any parents? He doesn't have to answer to anyone, ever, and its made him completely selfish!!! If I did the kinds of things he gets away with, my parents would ground me for life!"

In reality, pairing Sakura up with anyone that was lonely during their childhood would show she has matured, it doesn't necessarily have to be Naruto. Who are the three main guys her age that were lonely during their childhood? Sasuke, Naruto and Gaara. And if Kishimoto realizes or already knew about as he's the author here, the seesaw effect, then he'll realize that Gaara is the best option for Sakura at that point.

Bonus points: Gaara also happens to be the Kazekage. Being the spouse of a kage would show her power, along with being a link between villages which you could say would very well elevate her status as a kunoichi. In summary, GaaSaku happening would give the equal symbolism of Sakura maturing in respect to NaruSaku with the bonus points of making her appear very powerful, which is pretty much Sakura's goal since the beginning of the story.





I think that if anything that makes it only better.
When has that stopped a pairing from happening? If anything I know that manga-ka love opposite-attract couples, and I should know, I have over 300 volumes of different manga stored in a bookshelf beside me right now.
I agree that pre-timeskip GaaSaku would have never happend. But after? For one Gaara is no crazed psychopath anymore and Sakura has become more like Naruto. And we all know that Gaara is fond of Naruto... Not that way of course. -chases BL fangirls away-

Oh, and just adding to the point before this one, Gaara resembles both Naruto and Sasuke very well and knowing how much Sakura loves her teammates it would only be natural for her to feel attracted to Gaara. This way Sakura can love her teammates both a lot and equally without having the seesaw effect put into motion.






So?
No, seriously, so what?
Its Kishimoto's manga, not the fans. Its not like he's going to change the direction of the story because of some whiney teenage girls. I'm pretty sure a guy has to write a story before he starts drawing it. Kishimoto didn't even intend to get female fans, NARUTO is a shonen manga. Besides, let's look at the VegetaBulma pairing in DBZ; DBZ had overwhelming popularity back then and also had a good share of female fans and then VegetaBulma became canon out of nowhere. I'm pretty sure a lot of people were against it but nothing really happened.

In reality, people would riot for 5 days and spam the AMC but that's it. The manga would continue.

Oh, and speaking of Dragonball Z and VegetaBulma, GaaraSaku only parallels that pairing enormously well as a maingirl/antihero pairing (Gaara makes a better Vegeta than Sasuke ever did) and Kishimoto himself only is an enormously large fan of that anime, claiming to be incredibly obsessed with it when he was younger and often reading it over for inspiration.
NarutoHinata also parallels GokuChichi well too - and we all know that that pairing is quite an obvious one.




True, but it doesn't really matter and yes, they have had little interaction; but what has happened when Sakura and the sand siblings do interact?

Gaara's introduction: When Kankuro and Temari entered Kankuro was busy picking on Konohamaru. Sakura stood up to them even if she knew they were possibly dangerous. You'd think it would be Naruto to do something like that - which he did, but not with the same impact. Gaara appears later telling Kankuro off and in a way - unconsciously - helping Konohamaru, Naruto and Sakura out of the mess. Sasuke would have helped, but you can't deny the fact that it was still Gaara that changed it. xD

The creeping up: I'm the first GaaSaku-er to argue this point, yay for me!
You see, why was Sakura at the hospital to begin with? To visit Lee. You see, Sakura wasn't supposed to like Lee at all at the beginning but he protected her (though he kind of failed at it) and then Sakura matured and realized that he was a nice guy. By going to the hospital to visit Lee she was doing something mature, and then suddenly Gaara is randomly stuck there. You see, Gaara was jelous of Lee. No, I'm not going to be delusional and say Gaara has feelings for Sakura (yet. xD -shot-), but that doesn't change the fact that he was jelous of Lee and the attention he was getting as someone with loved ones. Foreshadow? Its possible.

The confrontation: Every GaaSakuer will always mention this part because its quite a key moment for both Gaara and Sakura. Sakura was really serious at this part and willing to die - something ninjas are trained to do. Sakura made Gaara hesitate and reminded him of a love he never had (I'll come back to that later). Yes, it was Naruto who healed Gaara's heart, but who sparked that? Sakura did, and it was Sakura's peril that really got Naruto serious. Throw at me all you want, but it does not change the fact that Sakura was a key factor in changing Gaara for the better.
Oh, and by the way, what happened as soon as Gaara left? Sakura started degrading Naruto for Sasuke which spiraled into Sasuke leaving for Orochimaru.

Kankuro: I'd never forget the timeskip of course. Let's see what happened ; Sakura healed Kankuro using a S class jutsu - S class, that's Hokage level to you - and therefore saving his life. If this doesn't show that Sakura is all grown up I don't know what does. Gaara still owes Sakura a thank you for that.

Sasori: I don't care if she was a puppet for half of the fight, Sakura still helped defeat an Akatsuki member, and just to remind you, the Akatsuki are S-class missing nin. Sakura really kicked a** in this fight and killed Sasori - for what? To rescue Gaara. And guess what? Sasori was also from Suna. Coincidence? Maybe, maybe Sakura has a link with Suna and her maturity.

Throw whatever you want at me, it still doesn't change the fact that Sakura + Sand sibs = strong Sakura.





How would it not help Gaara? The more love Gaara can get the better because he's one of the lonely characters. For one, being paired up with one of the main characters of Team7 elevates him in the storyline. Hell, being paired up just simply shows us that Gaara is no longer the monster that he was, that he is more human, and who better to show it than Naruto's teammate (since BL isn't happening anytime soon)? With Sakura by his side, Gaara would always be carrying a piece of Naruto with him showing how much he was an impact in his life. After all, Naruto is the main character, he's supposed to do that. Not to forget how Sakura reminded Gaara of Yashamaru - a guy who Gaara cared about but didn't love him - if GaaSaku happened, one could say that he gained the love he never had during his childhood, that he really has healed.

In conclusion; No, I do not believe GaaSaku is canon and it certainly isn't mainstream because that would be stupid. However, I do believe it does have a decent chance at happening following the storyline. Both Gaara and Sakura would really complete eachother in the spots that they don't have and it would certainly make sense if it became canon, definately more than SasuSaku and NaruSaku, and unlike them, GaaSaku is harder to contradict because there really hasn't been anything to go against it.

This Pairing is my second fav pairing...I think they are just so cute together Haha

I'm not as opposed to this pairing as I'd thought I'd be... I found this really good fic a few weeks back that slightly converted me, but KakaSaku is (and will always be) my OTP!!! xd