Sakura represents moral like, short and fleeting. But a new with rise again in the spring
Too bad they never put too much emphasis on her character in correlation the promise Naruto has kept to her.
Kishi could of made it as to where Sakura should of been the pillar that kept the two together.
Naruto's promise to Sakura
Sasuke's redemption in Sakura.
Rock Lee's early obsession with her
It would of been cool if she was presented as an enigmatic figure that everyone felt compelled to be around