Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24312338-20180719230811/@comment-34194151-20180809065531

Hinata would be able to defeat Sakura imo. They are both close range fighters, but I think the gentlefist style of hinata puts her above sakura. She touches the right point and she can shut down sakura's chakra amped punches. I think she is also skillful enough to avoid getting one shotted before she does. I don't think the seal on sakura's forehead is at all comparable to a jinchuriki. Naruto couldn't use his own chakra, but the ninetails was a separate entity who's chakra wasn't blocked and was thus able to force chakra through naruto's sealed tenketsu. I'm pretty sure the yinseal requires the user to activate it like a jutsu, so if sakura's chakra is sealed, she wouldn't be able to mould the chakra necessary to release the seal. Even if she could, then its just round 2.

I think Sakura surpassed Tsunade due to greater natural talent in chakra control plus Tsunade being her master. she caught up quickly as a result. The only thing Tsunade has over her is quantity of battle experience and experience in general, but Sakura has been gaining lots of quality experience and I think is smarter than what many give her credit for in battle. But at the same time, Tsunade had to invent the mitotic regeneration while sakura learned it fairly quickly. Both are incredible feats but I think having to both invent a jutsu and master it is harder. We will have to see if Sakura can do something in the medical department that Tsunade could not, but right now I do think Sakura overall has surpassed Tsunade.