I know this sounds silly but I do believe that Kishi tried to make her somewhat close to her far superior team mates. Sakura acknowledged that prior to acquiring the yin seal,
But they obviously leave them behind the dust after they acquire Sage's power but then Sakura releases the yin seal and it is implied that she catches up to them again (
Even Sakura's 4th databook (
Then comes Gaiden where
Yet Shin believes he can't beat Sakura in CQC even with the support of his minions and
Of course Kishi did fail when it comes to proving this.
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but after acquiring it, Sakura thinks she's caught up to them in their non chakrazoid avatar forms (
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). But they obviously leave them behind the dust after they acquire Sage's power but then Sakura releases the yin seal and it is implied that she catches up to them again (
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). Even Sakura's 4th databook (
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) says she's now reached their level so it isn't just Sakura's personal opinion. Then comes Gaiden where
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. This goes to show Shin is more than a match for Sasuke in CQC.Yet Shin believes he can't beat Sakura in CQC even with the support of his minions and
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while fighting from
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despite
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.Of course Kishi did fail when it comes to proving this.