Eternal Sakura

* Uwasa
* Magical girl

### Name

(万年桜のウワサ) Rumor of the 10,000 Year Sakura (As Uwasa)(柊桜子) Hiiragi Sakurako (As Human)

## First Appearance

### Debut

Puella Persona Magia Q - Chapter 7

**Eternal Sakura** or **Rumor of the 10,000 Year Sakura** is a supporting character in Persona Record Series. She is an Uwasa who awaited the convergence of four girls at her side so that she could burst into full bloom. She is now able to exit her Rumor thanks to some edits to it, but she lacks common knowledge and others see her as unusual. She always wants to return to her mountain or be with the people she loves.

## Background

She was born from Iroha Tamaki’s words when three girls asked her for a story. In a flashback at the hospital, Iroha finishes telling the story of the sakura to Ui Tamaki, Touka Satomi, and Nemu Hiiragi. The three of them love the story as it inspires them to keep going. Nemu loves it so much she’s decided to write it down in her notebook, fleshing out the story a bit. Nemu then narrates the story as one she heard from a treasured friend with a few embellishments added from her:

In the woods surrounding Hokuyo Ward lies a vast, grassy meadow. A big sakura tree grows in the center of the meadow, surrounded by clear blue skies, and there, a girl stands next to it. It’s a special place where the girl promised to reunite with her three best friends, who were patients in a hospital. When they get better, they’ll all meet there to play in that meadow. The girl continues to wait for that day, and when that day arrives the big sakura tree will blossom in celebration of the reunion of the four girls. No one knows who named the true, but the tree is called the 10,000 year-old Sakura of Promises. Nemu then writes down the names of the four girls.

That was the beginning of the Sakura’s life in the pages of Nemu’s notebook. She wasn’t fully conscious yet since she was just a story. One day she was moved from the notebook to a book she didn’t recognize when Nemu rewrote her story into that of Rumor. No longer was she just a fuzzy idea but an actual being who existed thanks to Nemu breathing her own lifeforce into her. Not just her, but many of the stories that Iroha, Ui, Touka, and Nemu had created within the Kamihama of their imaginations were also given new forms within that book. They were aware of each other previously when they were in the world of the notebook, but they had never met face-to-face before.

Some time had passed since the Breaking Staircase had ceased to exist in the outside world and the Sakura Rumor had been freed from the book to guard her tree. By this point, several of the Rumors had already been destroyed so far. Since the rumors that Iroha had encountered besides the Staircase were the Séance Shrine and the Misery Water, Sakura couldn’t blame her for thinking that all Rumors were dangerous, especially with how their Rumors were written to bring about bad things to people. All of their sinister aspects were being amplified. Sakura couldn’t understand why Nemu would create them with evil intentions when Nemu wasn’t that kind of person originally. Also, both Touka and Nemu had forgotten all about Ui. Sakura could sense that someone was returning to the book so she went back in to see who it was. There, she greeted the Anonymous A.I. She knew something must have happened to her since she hadn’t seen returned in awhile.

The Anonymous A.I. apologizes to Sakura since it was difficult for her to get away. She tells her how she met Iroha and how Iroha still remembers who Ui is. For some reason, Touka and Nemu have forgotten who Ui is, while Iroha is busy searching for Ui who has now gone missing. Sakura wonders what is going on as she worries about the four girls who created her. The Anonymous A.I. has no idea either, but she knows that it can’t be good. As they’re talking, a new Rumor materializes beside them: the Rumor of the Memory Curator. If only they could make it to her rumor, then at least Sakura could protect them.

More time passed, and Sakura became the only Rumor who still had a physical form. Many things happened during that time. Iroha had opposed Touka and Nemu, who had lost their memories, and Ui became a Half-Witch. Then Walpurgisnacht attacked. But the four of them overcame the odds, Touka and Nemu recovered their memories, and Ui was saved from Eve. Then they defeated Walpurgisnacht and came here to Sakura’s rumor where she was waiting. Reunited at last, the Sakura tree burst forth into full bloom. Not only that, all of the stories who were turned into Rumors and those who were born as Rumors all lived together in harmony within the pages of Nemu’s book. At first they were frightened, but they soon got along since they were all fellow beings born from a story. Even though the extent of her reach is limited, Sakura is the only one who is still capable of going out and learning about the world outside of the book so she often tells the others about what is happening.

Nemu summons Sakura so she leaves her book to return to the meadow where her tree grows. There Touka and Nemu greet her. Nemu is glad to see she’s doing well but Touka doesn’t get what Nemu means by well since, to her, Sakura is just a rumor and not a living being. Nemu tells Touka she should try to learn empathy one of these days which irritates Touka. Sakura smiles at the two, saying what good friends they must still be since they are still arguing with each other all the time just like how Iroha said they would. Touka changes the subject, telling her they didn’t just come here for a visit. She asks Sakura if she’s interested in the outside world. Nemu informs her she can rewrite her rumor so that she would be able to leave the meadow, and Touka has already set up an internet server for her so she can connect to it and download all the information she’ll need to live among humans. In exchange, they’d like to ask her for a favor...

## Appearance

Sakura has Pink Eyes and waist-length White with tones of Pink and Blue tips hair.

### Casual Wear

In her casual clothes, Sakura wore a clean white long dress. In the middle of her neckline is decorated with a cherry blossom pattern.

### Magical girl

Her clothes have white and blue. She wore a white blouse with off the shoulders and a blue skirt with a diamond-shaped slit around the skirt. In the middle of the chest is a pink power button badge. She also wears one white tights on her left and blue shoes with a blue rose on both sides. Her left arm was wearing a transparent bracelet with pink stripes. On her right head, put a Hair clip on the shape of a lightning.

## Personality

Due to being a Uwasa, Sakura is Emotionless and knows absolutely nothing about being human, so she lacks common sense and knowledge and others see her as unusual. As time passes, Sakura begins to learn to adapt to her new life and understand what emotions are.

## Abilities

Due to Sakura's abilities, there was nothing special like an other magical girls, but she was able to cast a pink sword from the bracelet.

## Relationship

### Nemu Hiiragi

Her creator. Sakura has always followed her and learned everything on the world outside of the book.

### Aigis, Labrys and Metis

The Three Sisters of Persona-Users. Sakura and the three siblings have been friends because their personalities are very similar.

### Sophia

AI and a Persona-User. Sakura and Sofia became friends when they went to the sea in Kyoto, as the two were very similar.

## Trivia

* At her school, she is referred to as Sakurako Hiiragi (柊 桜子 *Hiiragi Sakurako*). Notably, her last name is the same as her creator.
* Her cyber aesthetic was based on her originally being an AI.

## Gallery

Casual form (Uwasa)Magical girl formMinagi Liberty Academy School UniformSwimsuit