Yes, apparently it was a brothel of the ninjas, by the ninjas, for the ninjas? I forget the exact details, but it was like...a place for families to dispose of unwanted daughters or something? Because Konoha is just that cuttthroat and dog-eat-dog of a place. Yes.

Aw, but Red, where would be the angst in success? Clearly Sakura has exactly enough skill to give her false hopes, to allow for more tragical weepweeping when she fails. Angst is the stuff of great literature. :O