I don't know why people hate Sakura. I guess trolls just need something to troll about -_-. Back to business. I think Sakura has a very special role to play. I mean she is the main girl of Naruto so ofcourse her role is the main character's girl friend. The main character in the anime are never a real couple but when the girl says something that comes from the heart, you can always expect a change i the main character's actions. She is't the only one who empowers the main character but when the time comes and she needs him he's always there. Plus people say her new jutsu is an escuse for her uselessness, but it's not. Let's take a walk down memory shall we trolls. Tsunade was USELESS before naruto came. She was afraid of blood, a drunkee, and a gambler. In the battle of the sannin she was pretty much useless until the end where she used her ultimate healing jutsu. She had been ppretty useless for years, but paid her does whe she gave it her all to kill Oro. Sakura is healing the entire alliance by herself and even has tsunades jutsu (which she was storing chakra up for 3 years). Not to mention she's a hellafied Medical ninja. So give credit where credit is due.