Naruto Series: Sakura Haruno (ESFJ)

Fe:

“Naruto’s here because he’s made up his mind. My resolve is nothing compared to his now! I’m supposed to be a ninja, but all I’ve ever done is lean on him and cry… I was supposed to change that… I came here and I thought I was ready. But I can’t do anything… I can’t say anything. The only thing that remains for me…is to believe in them!”

“A smile is the easiest way out of a difficult situation.”

Sakura a classic anime female protagonist. She’s protective, empathetic, emotionally driven, and not very hesitant to express her emotions. She relatively openly hints at her infatuation with Sasuke from the moment they are teamed together, and blatantly declares her love to him when she catches him leaving the village. She even agrees to go with him and leave everything behind. Sakura is shown breaking down into tears on many occasions throughout the series. She’s not one to naturally conceal her emotions. She’s also shown focusing on the group dynamic, and trying to draw people together. Shortly after Sai joins their team, Sakura attempts to connect with him emotionally, and then seems deeply bothered when he appears to have no emotions. She’s generally very encouraging to others, polite, and empathetic. She’s the team member who’s always handling damage control when one of her team members (like Sasuke or Naruto) step out of line in anyway. She’s shown constantly apologizing for the behavior of others. She also enjoys making and bringing food to her team members in an effort to take care of them, which is common for high Fe users. Sakura also demonstrates clear signs of extraversion, due to her general impulse to act first. Whenever Naruto angers her, Sakura instantly lashes out in the heat of emotion and strikes him physically. She spends a large portion of the show pounding Naruto for every little stupid thing he does.

Si:

“Five kilometers? If we spread out that much, we won’t be able to use our wireless com units, and if we’re all split up like that, it could be very dangerous. Rules dictate a minimum of two man squads for patrols so if an enemy…”

Sakura is cautious, meticulous, and a rule-follower. As a student, she is the bookworm that seems to know all of the technical information behind the various jutsu, which she constantly explains to anyone who seems confused, like Naruto. She’s also shown explaining terms to Naruto, like the meaning of hypothermia. Her detail oriented nature also comes out in how she makes food pills, packing as much nutrition in as possible all the while claiming that tiny details like flavor don’t actually matter. Sakura’s meticulous nature is demonstrated clearly in her level of chakra control. She is known for having a very fine tuned control over her chakra, which allows her to excel in medical ninjutsu. Sakura also follows the rules and plays it safe, like many high Si users. She frequently berates others when they do not do the same. For instance, Sakura instantly chastises Naruto when he considered breaking the rules during the Chunin exam. Lastly, when catching Sasuke trying to leave the village, one of her methods to convince to stay involved referencing their past, claiming that where they were currently standing held one of their first memories as Genin.

Ne:

Sakura’s tertiary Ne surfaces mainly in how she questions everything. When Orochimaru’s people ambush her during the Chunin exams, Sakura explains everything that she knows to them (which is tendency of Si/Ne users) and then proceeds to ask a million questions. She asks what they want, what they really want, what they are doing, what the mark on Sasuke’s neck is, and etc. She even speculates out loud about what they might be doing, phrasing everything in question form in hopes of getting some kind of confirmation or answer. Sakura does something similar many times throughout the show. Sakura also uses her Ne in a more limited fashion when experimenting with making food pills. She’s shown altering and improving her food pill recipe in an attempt to make her food pills more effective.

Ti:

Sakura struggles to put logic ahead of her feelings, which is why she’s prone to emotional outbursts. Her inferior Ti also rears it’s ugly head during moments where she rationalizes something that in reality makes no sense. For instance, she convinces herself to leave the team and confront Sasuke alone in an attempt to kill him, in spite of knowing how powerful he had become and in spite of her feelings for him. Additionally, she seems to have this overly romanticized idea of her and Sasuke’s relationship in her head, which is demonstrated when she attempts to stop him from the leaving the village. She seems to believe that the two of them are very close, yet can’t seem to understand why he doesn’t tell her anything. Sakura is also very self-critical, constantly disappointed in herself for falling behind Sasuke and Naruto or not living up to the reputation of being a student of one of the legendary Sannin.