I never said you were wrong on the fact that Sakura has supposedly more raw strength than the Raikage, I said your reasoning for saying she's a "fighter" was flawed. This is JUST raw strength, and in this manga it doesn't mean anything. Thus far, Sakura's abilities in battle have been shallow to say the least.
Yes, Kishi DOES go out of his way to make her seem strong, what with everyone on the battlefield praising her for her strength and all. But, you know, Obito could say she's way stronger than him, it wouldn't matter : She still hasn't done anything. Yes, she heals and it diverts from her being able to really fight, any excuse you want really, it doesn't change the fact that Kishi is only trying to do a simple thing here : That's character buildup, informed abilities.
When you can't/don't want to make a character do a lot of impressive things, which would normally earn him a to be labelled a "fighter", then you just have everyone around praise them, and your readers, who aren't familiar with those kind of tropes, well they buy it. They buy it when you basically say "Look, you all said I poorly developed my main heroine, well now even the strongest Hokage acknowledges her!". Yes, that's good, but how about SOME ACTION THEN.
I won't consider Sakura a fighter as long as she doesn't fight on par with Sasuke and Naruto, which sadly is going to be : Most likely never. Indeed, she's way above your average Juunin level, and that's even more impressive when you take in consideration she's only 16-17. But here's the thing : Sakura is supposed to be the main heroine, right? Do you really feel that, as of now, she's done as much as Naruto and Sasuke? Do you feel that, even if she suddenly became super strong via Sage Mode or whatever, it would somehow erase the poor showings she had all throughout the manga?
Those questions all boil down to what you believe, really. I'm not trying to argue with you, it's really no use trying to argue about someone's favorite character. It's just that those questions have, in my case, negative answers, which make me say : Sakura isn't a fighter as of now, and there seem to be too few chapters left for anything "big scale" she might do not to seem like a Deus Ex Machina. And keep in mind by that I don't mean "She just can't be of any use now, no matter what" I'm saying "If she manages to do something which deeply affects the battle now, via non-hinted at powerup or strategy, it will be a Deus Ex Machina."
Yes, Kishi DOES go out of his way to make her seem strong, what with everyone on the battlefield praising her for her strength and all. But, you know, Obito could say she's way stronger than him, it wouldn't matter : She still hasn't done anything. Yes, she heals and it diverts from her being able to really fight, any excuse you want really, it doesn't change the fact that Kishi is only trying to do a simple thing here : That's character buildup, informed abilities.
When you can't/don't want to make a character do a lot of impressive things, which would normally earn him a to be labelled a "fighter", then you just have everyone around praise them, and your readers, who aren't familiar with those kind of tropes, well they buy it. They buy it when you basically say "Look, you all said I poorly developed my main heroine, well now even the strongest Hokage acknowledges her!". Yes, that's good, but how about SOME ACTION THEN.
I won't consider Sakura a fighter as long as she doesn't fight on par with Sasuke and Naruto, which sadly is going to be : Most likely never. Indeed, she's way above your average Juunin level, and that's even more impressive when you take in consideration she's only 16-17. But here's the thing : Sakura is supposed to be the main heroine, right? Do you really feel that, as of now, she's done as much as Naruto and Sasuke? Do you feel that, even if she suddenly became super strong via Sage Mode or whatever, it would somehow erase the poor showings she had all throughout the manga?
Those questions all boil down to what you believe, really. I'm not trying to argue with you, it's really no use trying to argue about someone's favorite character. It's just that those questions have, in my case, negative answers, which make me say : Sakura isn't a fighter as of now, and there seem to be too few chapters left for anything "big scale" she might do not to seem like a Deus Ex Machina. And keep in mind by that I don't mean "She just can't be of any use now, no matter what" I'm saying "If she manages to do something which deeply affects the battle now, via non-hinted at powerup or strategy, it will be a Deus Ex Machina."
