Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-27162446-20151208003121/@comment-26107879-20160114004311

@Rachin you asked where it stated, I gave you it. The fact is Hinata is a master. Not because of her heritage. Sure if this was pre master Hinata I could see Sakura maybe having a chance but the fact is she is losing, but Hinata is faster then Sakura, fast enough to last against neji for minutes who beat Lee regulary someone way faster then Sakura. That alone proves my argument. Sakura cannot keep up and cannot land a hit because she is slow. If you can't see that even when facts such as Kishimoto's databooks created by the writer stating Hinata a master, then arguing with you is pointless. If you think you are right over the writer then I don't see how you cannot be biased.

Edit: Neji was not surprised when Lee took off his weights. I believe he was surprised when Lee went Eight Gates, and even then he wasn't scared for himself.