Does "chakra control" actually matter?

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I've seen some people say that it's amazing how Sakura has top tier chakra control in the manga.

My question is, does this category actually matter?

To me, it doesn't matter at all because being good at chakra control doesn't change the fact that Sakura still gets soloed by 95% of the verse.
 

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minato's chakra control/mastery allowed him to use the kyuubi's chakra to go into bm...
 

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chakra control lets you use strong jutsu with less chakra
 

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It does actually, when Orochimaru used FPS on Naruto, he couldn't even walk on water.
 

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Chakra control is essential.
 

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Over all it does actually matter; tho Sakura does really show that through her medical skills, as medical ninjutsu requires great chakra control.

So does itachi, Neji, Hinata, sasuke, Ino, Naruto, and kurenai.
Genjutsu and sensing requires excellent chakra control

Plus, the hyugas basically rely solely on their good CC for their fighting style
 
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OT: To a certain degree yeah I'd say so.
 

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Nope. If you have good chakra reserve you can spam any jutsu
 

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With chakra control, one has the power to go through any terrain..

Meaning those who can utilize their chakra well can even deal with sand users with just taijutsu.

OR

even suiton users. It is that important.

Not to mention, making small knifes and etc helps also.

Oh let me reply back to your last sentence with an one-sided logic of being "strong":

It doesn't matter to me if someone can destroy the mountain, if they can't perform a surgery then they are fodders.
 
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When it comes to two equal opponents, it is important
 

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Without chakra control naruto couldn't perform a single jutsu of his. I would say it just come with the territory of being a great ninja. Like how could you be with out it?
 

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Itachi uses Sharingan genjutsu

Ino uses Sensing techniques

Hinata uses Gentle Fist Style

Sakura uses medical ninjutsu

Al of these require Proper CC
 

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"chakra control" is meaningless unless the character put's it to good use/using effective powerful jutsu.

in Sakura's case, it can only mean that the character has the potential/capacity to become a strong shinobi (after she learns/uses actual offensive Jutsu).
 
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It once mattered a lot in the beginning.
But in the current state of the manga neither chakra reserves nor chakra control doesn't really matter anymore, unfortunately...
 
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it's essential

medical techniques, genjutsu, and to be able to use jutsu without wasting chakra you'll need to have good chakra control
 

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With chakra control, one has the power to go through any terrain..

Meaning those who can utilize their chakra well can even deal with sand users with just taijutsu.

OR

even suiton users. It is that important.

Not to mention, making small knifes and etc helps also.

Oh let me reply back to your last sentence with an one-sided logic of being "strong":

It doesn't matter to me if someone can destroy the mountain, if they can't perform a surgery then they are fodders.


This right here though.
 

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chakra control lets you use strong jutsu with less chakra


No.
Chakra control lets you use jutsu without wasting chakra.

Having powerful chakra lets you use strong jutsu with out using a lot of chakra. i.e The Uchiha clan have powerful chakra so they use less chakra for powerful jutsu.
The senju clan have a lot of chakra which is not as powerful the Uchiha clan. So they need more chakra to use powerful jutsu.
 

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If you have good chakra control, you can see the quality of your Justus.

Good control usually helps balance a good minimum of stamina and little amount of chakra to use an effective Justu.

Sakura just has sh*t Justus
 
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