Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-33731988-20180116041116/@comment-734582-20180118180123

Yea, the whole problem with Sakura is perception. Naruto and Sasuke both have moments of growth in which that growth clearly pays off. Sakura however, has never followed through such a promise. Not only is a ridiculous amount of attention put on her for being behind, but then every time she thinks she caught up, she's kicked back into the dirt.

Even against shin she still needed to be saved by sasuke, once again showing that she can't handle herself. Even though logically, she should. She's the only character that goes "oh i've caught up~!" -cue action sequence- "oh no i need to be rescued".

Take Kiba. He's clearly not Naruto's equal, and at no point is this adressed. He never goes "i'm behind" nor "now i've caught up!". Same is true for shino. Or pretty much anyone else in the K12.