Naruto Trading Card Game: What Sakura Haruno to Use as Support?

Almost every element type in the Naruto Trading Card Game either focuses on Attack or Defense, rarely both. For instance, Fire goes towards attack having the strongest early game ninja, same with Lightning, while elements of Wind and Earth seem to drift towards support with ninja like Temari and Shikamaru. Support is important in every deck, no matter what the build and one very versatile ninja is Sakura Haruno, but what copy of her to use?

Depending on what type of deck you use in the Naruto TCG I would always try and use a decent amount of support ninja to back up my leaders, it just makes sense. One such support ninja is the Genin Sakura Haruno. She is known for her roll in the anime along side Naruto and Sasuke. One variation of Sakura comes to us from the Dream Legacy expansion of the Naruto TCG

Sakura Haruno (Errand)

Turn 0 Hand cost 0

Leaf, Genin, Female, Growth, Mental Power 3

0/1 Healthy 0/1 Injured

When this ninja is sent out to battle draw 1 card, then move a card in your hand to the top of your deck.

Her effect is really good here allowing you to manipulate your hand on both offense and defense. Her stats are a bit weak, but that's Sakura for you. What makes this Sakura good is her versatile effect, 3 mental power, and the fact that she has growth.

Sakura Haruno is not the greatest version of this ninja seeing play today, but I would still give her a fair rating of 3 out of 5.

Here again we have another form of that famed female ninja Sakura Haruno. This version of the pink haired ninja comes to us from the Battle of Destiny expansion of the Naruto TCG. She is still a weak support wind ninja, but let's take a look at how she has grown over the past few sets...

Sakura Haruno (Search for Sasuke)

Turn 0 Hand cost 0

Leaf, Genin, Female, Growth, Mental Power 3

0/1 Healthy 0/1 Injured

Valid: While your opponent has "Sasuke Uchiha" in play this ninja gets +0/+2