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Kabuto was a major Villian. Sakura had to be restricted because of she was too powerful the plot wouldn't work, she would stop Naruto and sasuke from fighting .Didn't Kishi want to phase Sakura out and replace her with Hinata?
This didn't happen of course, because the editors didn't want the Team 7 dynamic to change. However, it's not like Kishi gave Sakura more to do in the manga. Kabuto got more development that Sakura didn. Kabuto, a minor villain, was given character motivation, goals and several chapters dedicated to his backstory.
Sakura never escaped her role on Team 7 as "one with boobs". She's the Sue Storm (Fanatstic Four) of Team 7.
Sue storm, like Sakura, are the most powerful people on their team but restricted . Sue could solo with force fields if written correctly, and if Sakura learns the correct jutsu and put more chakra into her speed she will solo to