True, but Sakura is not particularly large or tall, and matched up against up the afore mentioned Konoha twelve, who have mostly been training in their fighting styles before Sakura even heard of hers, making a punch hurt is really just the very basics. Look at their fighting styles. They’re pretty dangerous already.
And besides the three already mentioned (Shikamaru, Ino, Shino) how many of the Konoha twelve actually depend on close rang techniques? If you took Akamaru out (which I usually don’t. He’s mostly like a weapon.) I could see her taking Kiba, but that’s about it.
Naruto’s clones? He can conjure like what, two hundred, easy? Without super strength she’s only just a step ahead of Naruto (who really is no slouch in close combat) and each of those two hundred clones has Naruto’s experience. They disappear with one hit, but at least a few will land blows, and Sakura cannot afford to trade punch for punch two hundred times. Not to mention that Naruto could then just go first level Kyuubi, where he gains claws, speed, utter disregard for injury, and inhuman endurance; all things Sakura can’t match.
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And besides the three already mentioned (Shikamaru, Ino, Shino) how many of the Konoha twelve actually depend on close rang techniques? If you took Akamaru out (which I usually don’t. He’s mostly like a weapon.) I could see her taking Kiba, but that’s about it.
Naruto’s clones? He can conjure like what, two hundred, easy? Without super strength she’s only just a step ahead of Naruto (who really is no slouch in close combat) and each of those two hundred clones has Naruto’s experience. They disappear with one hit, but at least a few will land blows, and Sakura cannot afford to trade punch for punch two hundred times. Not to mention that Naruto could then just go first level Kyuubi, where he gains claws, speed, utter disregard for injury, and inhuman endurance; all things Sakura can’t match.