Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26104757-20170603144113/@comment-26104757-20170614174026

Namikazenaruto9 wrote: If Sakura doesn't makes the sign to release her Byaku jutsu she is pretty much useless.

Useless?

A poor choice of word, honestly. Base Sakura is enough to kill Shikamaru. He's an excellent analyst, but this is Sakura he's going up against, not Ten Ten or Hinata, so that's not going to work on her to the extent he needs it to. Tsunade and Sakura are very individualistic fighters who don't complicate things, but Shikamaru's way of elaborating plans to overwhelm his opponents won't be effective if they don't give him enough content to use. Sakura, specifically, is intelligent herself, and will be mindful enough not to give him the time to construct some trap without her knowing by keeping him close, in range, and in sight. Even if does gain the distance, what is he going to do if Sakura summons Katsuyu? He can't throw paper bombs everywhere hoping they'd kill it. This is Gaiden Sakura, too, and her chakra control is so refined that she doesn't even need a point of impact to release her strength. She can literally send a shock wave of chakra toward him, and it'll be bye bye for Shikamaru.

Sakura, low-mid difficulty.