Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-34277398-20180728041812/@comment-25607614-20180730021558

They make it pretty apparent that Sakura outclasses Shin. Both from the 1-Hit KO he sustains in their first meeting, and in the way she fights him toe to toe in her base form while he has to have at least 3 Mangekyo Sharingan active.

That's a good indicator that she didn't need to try too hard.