How different would team 7 be if Hinata was team instead of Sakura in part 1?

[Darth AniCetuS]

Dude where's your sig from?? I don't recall it...

Rogue one

 

[Megax Rocker7]

So basically take out a trashbag and put another trashbag in it's place?:bdpf:

 

[gerizzyYMcrew]

So basically take out a trashbag and put another trashbag in it's place?:bdpf:

no...part 1 hinata >>>> part 1 sakura in combat by far...so she wouldn't be useless...they just lose a little less brain power

 

[Made in Heaven]

The only true Hyuga in the series that actually cared about their clan surviving and actually fixing their problems would have been better but you can't change what happened.

lmao Why oh why do people have bias between Neji and Hinata just because of their gender? Neji, like Hinata, never got to have his character fully develop past part 1. Like Hinata, he never shows an incentive to change the caste system.

Neji and Hinata BOTH had plenty of potential for character development beyond what they got in p1, in relation to each other, their team mates, their abilities, the Byakugan's secrets, the Hyuga-Cloud conflict, Ao's Byakugan, Edo Hizashi, Hinata's role as heiress, and both of their relation to their clan and potentially the Ootsutsuki, since they appear to be the same species. Stop acting like Neji was any better in part 2 than Hinata was, they both were treated the same more or less.

And what the absolute hell does "Care about their clan surviving" even mean?:lol

That does not mean that Hinata is a good character either.

Maybe so, but Hinata's lack of proper character development is due to a lack of screen time in Part 2, much like Neji. Like I said above, the two had very good development in part 1, but were then dropped out of the manga despite both still having plenty of potential for development, with Neji's most notable moment in P2 being his death and Hinata's being her speech to Naruto. Says alot about how he handled both.

She is pathetic in her own way and it would just be magnified if she got more screen time.

How is she pathetic?

Kishi was not going to show direct romance until the end so Naruto would have had to be more oblivious than ever and Hinata would probably start doing things that you don't like to make things interesting because otherwise it would be boring as anything.

"Kishi was not going to show direct romance until the end"

You DO realize this was a flaw on Kishi's part, right? To postpone the romantic relationships and not develop them? Let's assume a competant writer and say he DOESN'T do that, and instead ops to develop the bonds steadily throughout the series, the way it should have been done.

In any case, there is no need for 100% focus on romance if Hinata was a main character. There are a million and one other things her character could have focused on along with focusing on romance here and there.

It would have been better if he just made Sakura better or replaced her with a completely different character that he actually put effort into.

Thing is, Sakura and Hinata could BOTH be made good characters.

The difference is Hinata would not need her story arc (which shares components of Naruto's, Lee's, Choji's, Sasuke's, and Neji's story arcs), her background (which fits more in line with Naruto, Sasuke's, and Kakashi's), her powers (as there would be far more room for a diverse moveset with Gentle Fist), her romance (since its a positive bond that has a legitimate basis), or her personality (since it meshes well with Sasuke/Naruto's) to change so drastically that she'd end up becoming a whole different character.

With Sakura, you'd have to give her a tragic backstory in line with the other 3 members of her team, not make her a medic so she can fight on the front lines, get rid of her romance with Sasuke since it has no basis, and change her personality to that of a solider rather than one of a civilian girl ho cries at everything and wants to end her life over her crush leaving her.

Though since he is so bad at females maybe the third member should have just been a guy.

Again, let's assume a competent author here.

 

[V h o]

Team 7 would have byakugan, but hinata gentle fist is lacking in part 1, and still is lacking until late part 2. Although I do believe Sakura was better with academy skills than Hinata, so it becomes a question of rather academy skills are better than byakugan for part 1 scenarios. The idea of hinata training under Tsunade is kinda interesting, although if Sakura was put on team 8(?), I have no idea what would have happened to her. Maybe training with genjutsu from the captain, until she (the captain I forgot her name) become pregnant.... Probably for the best what happened tbh. Everything would have been better if Kishi just developed characters more.

 

[Hakke]

Precisely my point. Her skill is lacking.

and don't forget the fact that she lost to her 6 years old sis :lol

but she is more skilled than Sakura though, Which not saying much. I mean Sakura really, really sucks donkey balls at Taijutsu. That's why I think that Hinata beats her in close combat. Because Sakura literally stands no chance against someone who is more skilled than her, especially a gentle fist user who can disable her CES with a mere tab.

But I think that Sakura might be able to win by punching the ground, since Hinata speed feats are... zero, she lacks the speed to evade. But she can prevent Sakura from punching the ground with air fist palm. So I am not sure who would win in a fight.

Both are on par with each other imo

TBH anyone who is more skilled can beat Sakura in close combat, and anyone who is faster can beat Hinata with a mid range jutsu.

Both are not very strong chars, yet they are very overwanked here.

Hanabi shits on both imo U_U

 

[Tyrannus]

and don't forget the fact that she lost to her 6 years old sis :lol

but she is more skilled than Sakura though, Which is not saying much. I mean Sakura really, really sucks donkey balls at Taijutsu. That's why I think that Hinata beats her in close combat. Because Sakura literally stands no chance against someone who is more skilled than her, especially a gentle fist user.

But I think that Sakura might be able to win by punching the ground, since Hinata speed feats are zero, she lacks the speed to evade. But she can prevent Sakura from punching the ground with air fist palm. So I am not sure who would win in a fight.

Both are on par with each other imo

TBH anyone who is more skilled can beat Sakura in close combat, and anyone who is faster can beat Hinata with a mid range jutsu.

Both are not very strong chars, yet they are very overwanked here.

Hanabi shits on both imo U_U

Long story short, whoever gets the first hit wins

 

[Made in Heaven]

and don't forget the fact that she lost to her 6 years old sis :lol

This never happened, fam.

 

[YellowFang]

Rogue one

Right I haven't watched it yet...

 

[Made in Heaven]

Yes, I agree. She simply lacks the skills . It is also similar to her fight with Pain . She had the Twin Lion gentle fist technique, a Jutsu with destructive damage and larger AOE, that is able to damage or kill just if the lion heads that is covering her palm made contact with the victim. Yet Pain have managed to counter all her attacks pretty easily blast her with ST.

and she also lacks the speed. Her speed feats are ____ , probably on par with Shikamaru's.

Precisely my point. Her skill is lacking.

No offense, but how is losing to Pain of all people a testament to someone lacking skill?

 

[shelke]

and don't forget the fact that she lost to her 6 years old sis :lol

but she is more skilled than Sakura though, Which not saying much. I mean Sakura really, really sucks donkey balls at Taijutsu. That's why I think that Hinata beats her in close combat. Because Sakura literally stands no chance against someone who is more skilled than her, especially a gentle fist user who can disable her CES with a mere tab.

But I think that Sakura might be able to win by punching the ground, since Hinata speed feats are... zero, she lacks the speed to evade. But she can prevent Sakura from punching the ground with air fist palm. So I am not sure who would win in a fight.

Both are on par with each other imo

TBH anyone who is more skilled can beat Sakura in close combat, and anyone who is faster can beat Hinata with a mid range jutsu.

Both are not very strong chars, yet they are very overwanked here.

Hanabi shits on both imo U_U

Sakura is good at being a medic. Taijutsu was never her forte anyway.

No offense, but how is losing to Pain of all people a testament to someone lacking skill?

I was talking about Neji.

 

[super michael]

I want to remind that Hinata was not stated to have cheated in the Chuunin exam and wanted Naruto to copy her answer, implying that Hinata is really smart.

Hinata and Naruto both likes training to get stronger, so if they were in the same team then both of them could train together, which would be a huge difference compared to Sakura not training unless Sasuke leaves the team.

 

[Darth AniCetuS]

Right I haven't watched it yet...

Well its definitely worth a watch.

 

[super michael]

Hinata being kind, motivated to train and not being aggressive to her friends and allies well that would benefit team 7 more if she replaced Sakura at team 7.

 

[LeSauce]

Anyone who actually thinks Hinata would add anything is delusional.

 

[lndra]

Part 1 Hinata's popularity shitting on Sakura's says everything we need to know about this topic tbh

 

[thgt89]

Part 1 Hinata's popularity shitting on Sakura's says everything we need to know about this topic tbh

This always amazes me because while I understand why Sakura would be disliked in part 1 since she literally did not have any abilities I do not understand why they try to replace her with another pathetic character in Hinata. If you really look at what Hinata did in part one the only thing she did was got her butt kicked by Neji. She literally did nothing else except maybe say a few words to try to cheer Naruto up which he really didn't need anyway. She does not do a single useful thing in support of her team either except try to cheat for Naruto and potentially get her team disqualified.

 

[Char Aznable]

This always amazes me because while I understand why Sakura would be disliked in part 1 since she literally did not have any abilities I do not understand why they try to replace her with another pathetic character in Hinata. If you really look at what Hinata did in part one the only thing she did was got her butt kicked by Neji. She literally did nothing else except maybe say a few words to try to cheer Naruto up which he really didn't need anyway. She does not do a single useful thing in support of her team either except try to cheat for Naruto and potentially get her team disqualified.

Hinata had courage and abilities that could've been nourished to advantage by Kishi. Recall, Neji was performing A-Rank Hyuga jutsus he taught himself by watching main branch members. Hinata stood up to Neji and literally fought a vastly superior opponent until her heart gave out. While Sakura had an asspull escape from Ino's mind transfer jutsu (that was never brought up again) and the best she could do was a double knockout draw against a person who isn't skilled in taijutsu.

 

[thgt89]

Hinata had courage and abilities that could've been nourished to advantage by Kishi. Recall, Neji was performing A-Rank Hyuga jutsus he taught himself by watching main branch members. Hinata stood up to Neji and literally fought a vastly superior opponent until her heart gave out. While Sakura had an asspull escape from Ino's mind transfer jutsu (that was never brought up again) and the best she could do was a double knockout draw against a person who isn't skilled in taijutsu.

No Hinata was a failure from a clan that should have given her strength but through her own weakness she was a failure. Show me again the useful things she did in part 1 that shows what a good character she can be.

 

[Hakke]

No offense, but how is losing to Pain of all people a testament to someone lacking skill?

That was not my point. My point was even if she can kill with a mere tap, If she lacks the skills to land this tap then it is useless.

Anyway she still negs Sakura at CQC though