Narutohokage324
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I decided to read the re-read the manga from the beginning of Shippuden, about a month or two ago. So I've saved some particular manga panels that involve Sakura's abilities in close combat, and she seems un-trained at the sort.
/Inb4 Sasori scans -- These are post-Sasori, meaning up-to-date information on her abilities
Anyway I'm going to break some of these manga panels down
I.
I don't know what was going through her mind at this time, but she definitely wasn't using her brain. I would just like to explain the events afterwards, but I also wanted everyone to peak into the mind of Sakura when she is forced to think in such situations. The tails seem to move at a normal speed, especially towards their pivot. However through the shifts Sakura SHOULD have been able to notice the tail aiming at her with a horizontal swing. At least, she could of punched it, instead she ran directly at it. I don't understand.
II.
Now what we have here is Naruto/Sai/Sakura vs Omoi and Karui. Mind you these two were feat-less at this time (I believe)
Now to break down the fight: Naruto really is a genius here..
First, Naruto grabbed Sai's katana with his left hand (referring size is a normal chokutō), at that same second he pivoted his body towards the left, as his right hand reached Sakura's mid-section he pushed her outwards with his following right hand. He then proceeded to swing the sword vertically aiming a lowering positioning to counter-strike the sword that was pointed at Sakura at a second before.
Karui was shocked, indefinitely as you see her face through the panel she almost did not notice the transition as Naruto is experienced in close combat. Naruto then quickly began to move forward while pointing out his right elbow to slam directly into her upper chest. However, Omoi who was standing beside her quickly took action. He knew he couldn't stop Naruto with his weapon because he had to unsheathe it, so he took the handle and countered the elbow with it alone.
After getting countered Karui then uses Omoi as a way of turning her body against his own, Naruto noticing their movement proceeds to use the Shadow Clone seal with his hands which are positioned directly near each-other
Making her on his right side now, she decides to strike Naruto with a horizontal arc swing. The clone comes at the same second the arc is forming, and the Clone slams both his hands directly at the swing and stops it.
Mind you only a few seconds have passed since Naruto took Sai's sword. Then, Sai and Sakura proceed to take the enemy down by circling around them to strike at their sides. Which was smart. However, Omoi again much like what Karui did a moment ago, uses her as a stool to jump passed Sai's initial mid-roundhouse kick, and aims a direct kick at Sakura who yelled charging in to strike Karui. She then flies backwards while the real Naruto moves at a rate where he was able to catch her before she stops, take notice that he started moving after she was sent flying.
Now I don't really understand Sakura here. Neither of the shinobi yelled or provided the other with a notion that they were going to strike. They just moved. Omoi was able to jump from Karui to strike Sakura, the same shinobi that tried the same thing on Naruto, except it was Karui using Omoi. She should have noticed his linear jump towards her, instead she got sent flying. Which is truly disappointing.
I'll wrap it up here because I noticed I wrote too much. The last few manga panels were going to be about Sakura's mentality and physical abilities in the Sasuke fight, but I'll end it on a recent panel.
III.
Now let's scratch off Sakura's mental strategy here. Any focus on that will result in me sounding as if I am character bashing, which is not my initial basis here.
Sakura begins the initiation by running towards Madara with her hands at her side. Now look above again when she reaches Madara: As she reaches Madara's vicinity, she performs a jump while keeping a foot distance between them. I don't understand why. Sakura has shown to be extremely powerful, but she also must know by now that Madara is immortal and can possibly regenerate. However, with or without that information her bodily reaction and reactions towards this scene are completely unorthodox. Shinobi know better than to jump at an enemy who has a weapon at-hand, as obvious to the scene, Madara strikes Sakura without trying. Literally as skillful as Madara is in close combat, in the Manga panel he only raised his hand in conjunction to her attack.
Now, I believe that Sakura jumped at Madara knowing she could possibly heal her injuries in case this situation came into play, which it did. She then begins to punch, however as her arm moves backwards, Madara's manga panel has the exclamation mark. This should be obvious, but with her speed she should never have the capabilities to surprise Madara with that attack. Knowing that much, she again seems to be underestimating her battle prowess and she isn't making it easier on herself by being holstered in the air by his black rod alone. Though he stands there knowing fully that Limbo would tank her hits, which they did. Whether Limbo Madara got sent back flying is speculation, however if I remember correctly those black rods might of disrupted her chakra flow resulting in her attacks being less potent.
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Conclusion:
Note: Please no character bashing comments.
/Inb4 Sasori scans -- These are post-Sasori, meaning up-to-date information on her abilities
Anyway I'm going to break some of these manga panels down
I.
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I don't know what was going through her mind at this time, but she definitely wasn't using her brain. I would just like to explain the events afterwards, but I also wanted everyone to peak into the mind of Sakura when she is forced to think in such situations. The tails seem to move at a normal speed, especially towards their pivot. However through the shifts Sakura SHOULD have been able to notice the tail aiming at her with a horizontal swing. At least, she could of punched it, instead she ran directly at it. I don't understand.
II.
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Now what we have here is Naruto/Sai/Sakura vs Omoi and Karui. Mind you these two were feat-less at this time (I believe)
Now to break down the fight: Naruto really is a genius here..
First, Naruto grabbed Sai's katana with his left hand (referring size is a normal chokutō), at that same second he pivoted his body towards the left, as his right hand reached Sakura's mid-section he pushed her outwards with his following right hand. He then proceeded to swing the sword vertically aiming a lowering positioning to counter-strike the sword that was pointed at Sakura at a second before.
Karui was shocked, indefinitely as you see her face through the panel she almost did not notice the transition as Naruto is experienced in close combat. Naruto then quickly began to move forward while pointing out his right elbow to slam directly into her upper chest. However, Omoi who was standing beside her quickly took action. He knew he couldn't stop Naruto with his weapon because he had to unsheathe it, so he took the handle and countered the elbow with it alone.
After getting countered Karui then uses Omoi as a way of turning her body against his own, Naruto noticing their movement proceeds to use the Shadow Clone seal with his hands which are positioned directly near each-other
Making her on his right side now, she decides to strike Naruto with a horizontal arc swing. The clone comes at the same second the arc is forming, and the Clone slams both his hands directly at the swing and stops it.
Mind you only a few seconds have passed since Naruto took Sai's sword. Then, Sai and Sakura proceed to take the enemy down by circling around them to strike at their sides. Which was smart. However, Omoi again much like what Karui did a moment ago, uses her as a stool to jump passed Sai's initial mid-roundhouse kick, and aims a direct kick at Sakura who yelled charging in to strike Karui. She then flies backwards while the real Naruto moves at a rate where he was able to catch her before she stops, take notice that he started moving after she was sent flying.
Now I don't really understand Sakura here. Neither of the shinobi yelled or provided the other with a notion that they were going to strike. They just moved. Omoi was able to jump from Karui to strike Sakura, the same shinobi that tried the same thing on Naruto, except it was Karui using Omoi. She should have noticed his linear jump towards her, instead she got sent flying. Which is truly disappointing.
I'll wrap it up here because I noticed I wrote too much. The last few manga panels were going to be about Sakura's mentality and physical abilities in the Sasuke fight, but I'll end it on a recent panel.
III.
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Now let's scratch off Sakura's mental strategy here. Any focus on that will result in me sounding as if I am character bashing, which is not my initial basis here.
Sakura begins the initiation by running towards Madara with her hands at her side. Now look above again when she reaches Madara: As she reaches Madara's vicinity, she performs a jump while keeping a foot distance between them. I don't understand why. Sakura has shown to be extremely powerful, but she also must know by now that Madara is immortal and can possibly regenerate. However, with or without that information her bodily reaction and reactions towards this scene are completely unorthodox. Shinobi know better than to jump at an enemy who has a weapon at-hand, as obvious to the scene, Madara strikes Sakura without trying. Literally as skillful as Madara is in close combat, in the Manga panel he only raised his hand in conjunction to her attack.
Now, I believe that Sakura jumped at Madara knowing she could possibly heal her injuries in case this situation came into play, which it did. She then begins to punch, however as her arm moves backwards, Madara's manga panel has the exclamation mark. This should be obvious, but with her speed she should never have the capabilities to surprise Madara with that attack. Knowing that much, she again seems to be underestimating her battle prowess and she isn't making it easier on herself by being holstered in the air by his black rod alone. Though he stands there knowing fully that Limbo would tank her hits, which they did. Whether Limbo Madara got sent back flying is speculation, however if I remember correctly those black rods might of disrupted her chakra flow resulting in her attacks being less potent.
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Conclusion:
Without a doubt Sakura is a strong shinobi; Being a disciple of Tsunade that alone ranks her above her peers in the K11. When it comes to actual combat, fighting skill, and ability Sakura does not seem to have that expertise to fight against shinobi. I feel as if that is her strongest weakness. She may be strong enough to destroy an enemy with one hit, but she yet provides any growth in which she can fight an actual shinobi with feats by herself or with teammates giving her an edge (Excluding Kaguya. That one was ... rigged lol.)
So I can say with actual confidence that most shinobi can actually take down Sakura with skill, but Sakura herself is negated from that outcome by having regenerative properties. If someone was able to stop the flow of her chakra, it would most definitely be game over. Thanks for reading my thread, I hope you enjoyed it.
So I can say with actual confidence that most shinobi can actually take down Sakura with skill, but Sakura herself is negated from that outcome by having regenerative properties. If someone was able to stop the flow of her chakra, it would most definitely be game over. Thanks for reading my thread, I hope you enjoyed it.
Note: Please no character bashing comments.
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