Yeah because side characters like Hinata who weren't born geniuses like Neji, Itachi, and so forth get real development in a way they branch out from moderate standards.
She fought Neji who inherited the strongest blood to the KKG as words from Hiashi, meaning Neji could solo that negg deff father in a second, probably.
Fighting Pain is a feat of it's own. Sakura couldn't remove one black rod from Naruto's body, if it doesn't involve Sasuke she won't put her heart into it. I mean logically Sakura has feats because she is the third character in the series besides Naruto and Sasuke, that alone is what saves her from being complete fodder.
Put Sakura again'st Pain, hell even Neji, and tell me she would survive Lol
Part 1 Sakura vs Part 1 Neji = Neji Neg deffs easy
Part 2 Sakurs vs Pain = Same boat as Hinata, gets neg deffed in seconds
So why is Sakura better than Hinata? Main character syndrome Lol