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The bold is irrelevant. The minimum requirement for 64 palms when it comes to speed are PTS CE Neji, which is not on par w/ Byakugo Sakura, and Byakugan is an enhancement. Having it alone doesn't mean Sakura won't hit Hinata. That's like saying PTS Sasuke dodges every attack Sakura can land solely because he has the Sharingan.
Then we have the fact that 64 palms is an attack. Not a thing to do with reacting to attacks.
Sakura, after adapting to Sasori's fighting style, is fast enough to evade his attacks as stated by Chiyo. That alone is better feat than what Hinata has managed.
Obviously, Neji pulled it off, but that doesn't mean Hinata's version uses the same speed.
Hinata's taijutsu was already 3.5 w/o 64 Palms. Neji w/ 64 Palms got a 3.5 as well in the first databook. This means her's is likely faster, just as any jutsus speed will increase with the user's skill, like the speed of FTG between Minato and Tobirama.
Okay. I don't see why you are saying this when you already admitted Hinata can react to Sakura's attacks.
Being able to adapt to one fighting style doesn't guarantee being able to adapt to another. There's also the fact that she was only able to adapt due to even living that long thanks to chiyo's prior help, so there's no garuntee she can last long enough to do so before getting her points closed. Plues, iirc, she still failed to dodge a couple of attacks even then, so adapting doesn't garuntee knowing what the opponent will do, unlike Byakugan.