Yes. It's indisputable now. The top three fighters of the Rookies are standing right here for us to see:
Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura are at the top. No one can deny it.
I still can't decide which panel of her is my favorite. When the Yin seal forms? When she punches the crap out of the clone? When she shouts, "Shannarou!", before completely annihilating the battle field? LOL. Those little black things caught up in her explosion are Juubi clones! Screw taking out a Zetsu in one punch. She just destroyed hundreds of Juubis with that fist!
I also really like the Team Seven interaction at the end. Sasuke and Naruto are at her back, and she's looking mighty powerful. She's so gorgeous!
Indeed! She's a kage level nin right along with her team. She's a force to be reckoned for sure. No female and most males can't even compare to her. I loved when the seal just formed and that badass expression she had at that time.
Was truly awesome, and then of course her launching the juubi and screwing up the field. I'd gladly call this new move, "Cherry Blossom Explosion". And what's crazy is that range of it. She can punch the ground and deflect jutsu given how massive the explosion is, and I'd say this is a mid range attack at this point.
Sakura is just <3
Also, for those bringing up the age comment. She's not saying anything about staying young, and no the Byakudo doesn't age the person. She's saying she doesn't have to use it to hide her true look, which is what we see already. It doesn't have any negative side effects for her either.