Sorry, but where was this stated outside of filler material? Neji has a near-perfect defense when using Kaiten, but Hinata hasn't been shown to have anything remotely similar to this in the manga canon.
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In the canon? As far as close-range combat goes, we've only seen Hinata use Gentle Fist, and that upgraded Lion Fist she used in her fight against Pein. Assuming that Hinata has multiple jutsu outside of the one fighting technique her clan specializes in is just that, an assumption. Sakura, on the other hand, has been shown to have above-average perceptive ablities, knowledge of poison, and high speed, as well as enhanced strength and everything else granted by her expert knowledge in chakra control, as well as medical ninjutsu, which grants copious advantages in combat. Sakura is probably the only member of the K-11 who can get impaled by a weapon mid-combat and survive without support (other than Naruto, due to the Kyuubi's healing powers).
This is why I said techniques as "FIGHTING." Medical-jutsu is NOT fighting techniques. Medics heals, it's not meant to destroy the other opponent which is not what I am looking at. If you look at techniques that would cause harm to the opponent. All Sakura was able to show is her immense strength. No shadow clones, no substitutions, no elemental attacks, no nothing of the sort. You can't lie and say she has shown more because she hasn't. Hinata has at least shown 4 of hers.
Medical knowledge does not count and I don't count it cause you don't use it inflict harm onto your opponent,. Unless you consider using poison, but this is rare too and Sakura is not shown to use poison much. (Unlike Sasori) Now if Sakura used her medical techniques against the opponent like what Kabuto did with his "scalpel" technique, but she doesn't do that either. She can, but she doesn't for whatever reason.
I am looking at just inflicting harm at the opponent. I would count buffering techniques in this like having a special eye or seal that heals or some kind of buffer using her chakra. Hell, I'll even count instant healing like what Tsunade has, but Sakura can't do that either. She has no summons and she rarely uses ninjutsu at all. So again, what techniques? Extracting poison using chakra is not really a technique used in battle because it is a long and grueling process that takes preparations. I don't know if there is a faster way, but if there is Sakura doesn't know it.
I am sorry Sakura, but other than your medical knowledge, what other techniques can you do besides increasing your strength? Healing yourself is one thing, killing your opponent is another.
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I never played that game, but I'd say that video games aren't very good sources for gauging a character's strength. Especially fighting games, in which characters are going to have to be well-rounded to avoid over-powering certain players. On top of that, a lot of Naruto fighting games like to give Hinata an "Awakened Mode", that basically turns her into Neji clone.
I never said it was. You just assumed that, but some of her techniques IN GAME she has done in the manga, so yeah it counts....
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In fact, this is probably the biggest problem I've had when arguing against Hinata fans in the past over this subject. A lot of fans seem to assume she's a female Neji, and is capable of everything he's capable of. The two only fought once in the manga, and it would be generous of me to even call that a fight. Neji has been shown multiple times to be far above average in what his clan is capable of, as seen in his becoming a jounin before anyone else in the K-11. Hinata's not weak by any means, but she's light years away from Neji. Based on what we've seen in the manga anyway.
But you have to take into that account because of her clan and her clan techniques. If Neji can do and he is part of the clan, then Hinata CAN and probably had learned the same techniques. I am not comparing her to Neji by any means, you're the one doing that. I am looking at what her clan is, what techniques they could learn and what they use in battle. Neji has shown a good chunk of those techniques and no doubt Hinata would have learned most of those same ones by now.
Look at the Sasuke and the Uchiha clan, they all know the Fire-ball technique. Every single one of them. They all have the Sharingan or the potential to unlock it. They are shown to unlock all the jutsu that comes with the Sharingan and have Susanoo. They also seem to have a summoning technique with the Hawk. (What? How else would you explain how he got this summon so quickly? Fine fine I won't count it. ) Add that to what kakashi taught him and Orochimaru.
Madara also probably learned all those techniques and more, but sasuke's techniques are nowhere near his. Just compare the same fire-ball jutsu. Madara's just dominates Sasuke's, but that doesn't mean "Sasuke hasn't learned the fire ball techniques." Sasuke has even been shown to be a match for Itachi's Genjutsu after all he has done.
Just because we haven't seen her use it doesn't mean she didn't learn it. Come on, she is not THAT pathetic to waste two years doing nothing. Especially not after she said she would get stronger for Naruto. Sakura spent her time learning medical techniques, what was Hinata learning?
Also, I am not comparing Neji to Sakura. I am comparing Hinata to Sakura. If Hinata can do even half the things Neji can do, she has a better defense than Sakura simply because of the technique. Let me know when Sakura gains the Byakugan having nearly 360 degree vision, and be able to block projectiles coming at her.
Sakura has no "clan-based" techniques that all her people had to learn. Not like the Uzumaki's or the Hyuuga's or the Uchiha's.
Edited by James S Cassidy, 23 December 2011 - 06:23 PM.
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and those paper bombs sakura has helps XD
