Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-945885-20140820060530/@comment-1894786-20140821050657

WindStar7125 wrote: Edward Zachary Sunrose wrote: I've always loved Sakura, but let's be real, this is the third time she was actually USEFUL in overall plot of the entire series (if it wasn't for her, Lee never would've interfered against the Sound Nin in the forest of death and Naruto and Sasuke would be dead, and if she hadn't been such a badass against Sasori, we never would've gotten Team Kakashi's reunion as early as we did). The rare other times have been her healing people and while that's "useful", it's not useful in battle.

I'm glad that Kishi is finally stepping up his heroine game and giving her some justice. Although I personally would've preferred the Konoha Eleven, Sai and the Sand Siblings being spared from the Tsukuyomi and being able to help out here. But that's just me. I'm still wondering how Sakura was able to punch Kaguya, who has the Byakugan and near 360 vision.... lol Because magic. LOL

In all seriousness, the Byakugan isn't unbeatable, she's not a trained ninja, and she's been sealed away in some limbo for at least 1,000 years (for some reason, my headcanon is telling me 10,000 but that's for another discussion!). Her reflexes aren't going to be all that, y'know. Maybe she has to consciously activate her Byakugan, maybe Sakura was just too fast for her, maybe she couldn't come up with a decent escape plan.