Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-31492005-20180306150245/@comment-734582-20180410075445

Ancladar wrote: She doesn't have to be an uber genius like Sasuke or anything, but give her something that isn't the typical female healer playing back up. The thing is, she was demonstrated to be book smart, while Sasuke was demonstrated to have good battle instincts and insights. Having Sakura struggle with turning book smarts into street smarts could be an interesting arc. Like her trying to form a strategy in battle, but it fails because she takes too long to form it. Meanwhile, Sasuke forms a weaker strategy and it works because he's quick about it. A simple piece of story that doesn't need more than a few panels, but shows that intelligence comes in many forms, and that hers isn't suitable for direct battle.