Is Sakura good at CQC?

[Kirokill]

This is what I have understood.
Kishi tries to keep the manga balanced in terms of skill.
So since Sakura(a main character) is present most of the time he uses her as the victim which results in her being badly made.

 

[Made in Heaven]

Also, let me add one of my own posts

Sakura has failed to evade the following

1. Couldn’t dodge Omoi’s fodder kick
2. Couldn’t dodge A single wooden spike (while Hinata and Neji had no problem dealing with multiple spikes) and needed saving from Kakashi
3. Couldn’t dodge Sasuke’s chidori and needed saving from Kakashi
4. Couldn’t dodge Kabuto’s butt, which knocked her out cold
5. Couldn’t dodge a flying rock
6. Couldn't dodge Madara's Rod

Her only good evasive feats are against Sasori’s puppets, and even then, that is undermined by the fact that Sakura essentially had prep time to analyze Sasori’s attack pattern while chiyo controlled her and kept her safe from harm. Otherwise, she would have died instantly.
In other words, if Sakura has no prep time to analyze the opponents attack pattern, then she won’t be able to avoid them easily.
In fact, Sakura was only able to avoid certain death 13 times due to chiyo saving her ass with her puppetry skills from sasori’s attacks and her having prep time to make 3 antidotes, of which 2 were used on her.

3 times in 265
4 times in 267
1 time in 268
2 times in 269
1 time in 270
1 time in 271
1 time in 273
2 times in 274

Thats a total of 15 fails of Sakura avoiding Sasori’s attacks, adding the fails from the list above, and we’ve got 21 moments where Sakura has failed to use her “super awesome” evasive skills.

So stop trying to make is seem like her evasive skills are something so great and amazing when they really aren’t anything impressive at all.

 

[neosmith500]

Also, let me add one of my own posts

Couldn't avoid kabuto's butt kills me every time lmao Lol

 

[Natsu Shazneel]

Agree, she's horrible. Lee, Neji, Hinata, Kiba, and Tsunade are all better than her. Look at how she just ran STRAIGHT at Madara. Such a bad choice.

Totally agree with this thread and totally agree with this post.

This thread confirms my reasoning of not seeing her as a good fighter. Sakura is great at medicial ninjutsue but as far as taijutsue is concerned, there are alot that are better.

 

[Shruikan]

This manga is about the guys not the girls.Naruto and Sasuke and the main villains are the gods here.Everyone else is fodder.I am pretty sure there arent that many people who would love to see a girl matching the guy protagonists in shonen.Yes she pretty much sucks at CQC apart from tank punches but she can still beat Hinata quite easily

 

[Made in Heaven]

This manga is about the guys not the girls.Naruto and Sasuke and the main villains are the gods here.Everyone else is fodder.I am pretty sure there arent that many people who would love to see a girl matching the guy protagonists in shonen.Yes she pretty much sucks at CQC apart from tank punches but she can still beat Hinata quite easily

I would.

 

[Shruikan]

I would.

Good because I along with many others wont.Leave the fights to the guys.Thats how shonen mostly has been although Kishi took it too far

 

[Natsu Shazneel]

Good because I along with many others wont.Leave the fights to the guys.Thats how shonen mostly has been although Kishi took it too far

Not all shonen have shitty female characters as Naruto.

 

[Made in Heaven]

Totally agree with this thread and totally agree with this post.

This thread confirms my reasoning of not seeing her as a good fighter. Sakura is great at medicial ninjutsue but as far as taijutsue is concerned, there are alot that are better.

Yes, she is far from being combat-oriented, unlike Tsunade.

Good because I along with many others wont.Leave the fights to the guys.Thats how shonen mostly has been although Kishi took it too far

Basically what Gajeel said

 

[Natsu Shazneel]

Yes, she is far from being combat-oriented, unlike Tsunade.



Basically what Gajeel said

Tsunade Vs Kabuto showed a lot more than anything Sakura ever did. So I agree.

 

[awesomeseimei]

Sakura is like a literal tank - powerful and durable, yet slow (well, relatively) and often loud, as she seems to have a tendency to shout or talk while charging at the opponent.

 

[Shruikan]

Not all shonen have shitty female characters as Naruto.

Yes but I dont think they would match the MC in power kinda like how Naruto and Sasuke are and since shonen is primarily at young boys,thats how it is

Tsunade Vs Kabuto showed a lot more than anything Sakura ever did. So I agree.

Wasnt Kabuto kicking her?And 12 year old Naruto saved her?

 

[Made in Heaven]

Sakura is like a literal tank - powerful and durable, yet slow (well, relatively) and often loud, as she seems to have a tendency to shout or talk while charging at the opponent.

Sakura ain't a tank nor is she durable, she got solo'd by a buttocks.

Wasnt Kabuto kicking her?And 12 year old Naruto saved her?

After 20 years of being a drunken gambler, she'd obviously be rusty. Not to mention she had a phobia of blood at the time. Both of those factors were hindering her, yet even then, she was able to put up a good fight against both Kabuto and Orochimaru.

 

[awesomeseimei]

Sakura ain't a tank, she got solo'd by a buttocks

I meant her regen mostly

 

[Made in Heaven]

I meant her regen mostly

Well, she still can't tank hits in the sense that she'd be sent flying [see Omoi & solo Rock] or knocked out [see Kabuto's butt.... actually, on second thought, don't do that]

 

[Shruikan]

Sakura ain't a tank nor is she durable, she got solo'd by a buttocks.



After 20 years of being a drunken gambler, she'd obviously be rusty. Not to mention she had a phobia of blood at the time. Both of those factors were hindering her, yet even then, she was able to put up a good fight against both Kabuto and Orochimaru.

Kabuto was taken out by a Rasengan.Surely she was stronger thN Naruto then and yet he was kicking her around and she was screaming too until Naruto blocked his punch.Kabuto was at best Kakashi level who isn't anywhere close to the sannin that time.That was pathetic and even with Byakugou she still can't beat a weakened Orochimaru which Jiraiya no doubt could had he used Sage mode

 

[Made in Heaven]

Kabuto was taken out by a Rasengan.Surely she was stronger thN Naruto then and yet he was kicking her around until Naruto blocked his punch.Kabuto was at best Kakashi level who isn't anywhere close to the sannin that time.That was pathetic and even with Byakugou she still can't beat a weakened Orochimaru which Jiraiya no doubt could had he used Sage mode

No he wasn't, he healed from it.

Kabuto was not "kicking her around" as you put it, as she in fact managed to land a lot of blows on him. and she did manage to land a lot of hits on Orochimaru from what I recall.

Again, stop ignoring the state Tsunade was in at the time that fight took place. The fact that she was still able to fight the way she did is already enough proof of how strong she is.

 

[awesomeseimei]

Well, she still can't tank hits in the sense that she'd be sent flying [see Omoi & solo Rock] or knocked out [see Kabuto's butt.... actually, on second thought, don't do that]

You know, I don't actually remember what the Kabuto's butt part refers to, mind reminding me? Also, solo Rock solos everyone anyway U_U

Well yeah, sure... She is human, not a vehicle. It's not like IRL tanks are invincible, they can get blown up or toppled over too.

 

[Blejziken]

From the point of characters' perspective, most of women in Naruto are capable, and aren't judged by if they can destroy planet, or not.

Sakura good at CQC...

Well, she didn't show any real taijutsu tehnique as far as I remember, but if she catches you, you are dead (unless you are very durable).

I don't think it would be bad for her to learn to use gates, simply for the speed boost; but then again, I don't know how fast she really is.

Since she has a great chakra control, I'm surprised Kishimoto didn't let her also enhance her legs as well.

 

[Shruikan]

No he wasn't, he healed from it.

Kabuto was not "kicking her around" as you put it, as she in fact managed to land a lot of blows on him. and she did manage to land a lot of hits on Orochimaru from what I recall.

Again, stop ignoring the state Tsunade was in at the time that fight took place. The fact that she was still able to fight the way she did is already enough proof of how strong she is.

he healed himself but yet fell to the ground his chakra drained.
And yes I watched the anime (dunno if it's filler) but he was literally kicking her and she was screaming too until Naruto blocks the punch and she says "Naruto you don't have to protect me" 12 year old Naruto protecting a Legendary Sannin from a ninja at the level of Kakashi Lol Lmao
Also she needed to activate her Byakugou to land punches on Oro and even then he was in a weakened state and he still got the best of her.Had it been full power Oro who faced Hiruzen she would have been stomped

And if I recall she never punched Kabuto.Naruto "defeated" him with Rasengan.He got up but the aftershocks drained him out