"Mmm!" She nodded, holding up a finger as she reiterated the point. "Iruka means dolphin. Sakura means cherry blossom, if you're familiar with the flower. Naruto is a fishcake, Kakashi is a scarecrow." Only those names had no context, and she was reluctant to give any more of one. "Not that any of us resemble our names all that much." She ran a hand through her hair, looking up to the side. "Other than me, I guess. That was more coincidence than planning."

She'd been born bald, after all.

Sakura scoffed, rolling her eyes. "Who had to try? I was an excellent student. Top of my class. Aced all the tests. Hey, I aced the chuunin test, which is supposed to be imp--"

Oh. She didn't want to get into talking about the chuunin exams again, let alone right now.

Sakura shrugged, trailing off and smirking. Hopefully it'd be enough of a distraction in and of itself to steer the conversation back on whatever course it was on anymore. "What can I say? I have a gift for learning. Might have been lacking a little in application, but we can't all be perfect." Her arms were crossed over her chest again, putting on a show of boasting she wouldn't usually indulge in. Not anymore. These days, Sakura knew her limitations. If anything, she was a harsher taskmistress over her lacks than her teachers ever had been. Once she'd stopped thinking they didn't matter.

Growing up was a necessary pain.