Masashi Kishimoto finished the manga of Naruto back in 2014. In hindsight, he regrets not having shown one of the most important characters anymore. He regrets that he did not provide more background and story for the character.
Who is it about? In an interview, the author of Naruto admits that he would have liked to show more of Sakura. She is a team member of Naruto and has been there since the beginnings of the anime and manga.
She is one of the most important characters, which is why Kishimoto would have liked to develop her further. He would have particularly focused on her story, her background, and her relationship with her parents.
She is the only one whose parents were not explicitly drawn. I should have talked more about her in the story, but I missed the opportunity. And it became too complicated to do so in the middle or at the end of the story.
Masashi Kishimoto, via UzuRepo on X
Twice, Sakura’s parents have been shown, but not in the official manga. The parents appeared briefly in the 271st filler episode of Naruto Shippuden and in a special episode about the 6th Shippuden movie. However, they do not even appear in the main story. He wishes he could have created a scene around their family.
You can relive the story of Naruto in Ultimate Ninja Storm 4:
Sakura’s parents are not part of the official story
What do we know about Sakura’s parents? Sakura’s parents are named Kizashi and Mebuki Haruno. Kizashi has reddish-brown hair shaped like a cherry blossom. The mother has short, dark blonde hair. Neither of them has the same light pink hair color as Sakura.
In the fillers, Kizashi appears as a cheerful and funny character. He loves puns and often annoys his wife with them. Mebuki, on the other hand, is a rather serious person and cares a lot about others. Unfortunately, there isn’t much more to tell about the two, as their appearance is very brief.
There are likely other characters that Masashi Kishimoto would have liked to give a bit more space to. However, Sakura probably impacts him particularly, as she is one of the main characters. There are two other characters that Kishimoto would have hoped for more: The author of Naruto is disappointed that 2 characters are less popular than Kakashi and Jiraiya
