Sakura Haruno is a member of Team 7 in Naruto; determined to catch up with her teammates' skill levels, she learned medical ninjutsu under the tutelage of Lady Tsunade. After two years of intensive study, Sakura mastered medical ninjutsu and managed to serve as one of Konohagakure's greatest assets.
Following the Fourth Great Ninja War, Sakura Haruno was soon regarded as the world's greatest medical-nin alive. When looking at her dual arsenals of offensive and healing jutsu, it's easy to understand how she surpassed Tsunade and earned such an honorary title.
10 Sakura's Blizzard Jutsu Was Unconventional But Deadly
The Sakura Blizzard Jutsu requires its user to be far from a target. After attaching bags of cherry blossoms to multiple kunai, the user throws a barrage at incoming enemies; as the petals fall, a series of explosive tags flutter down simultaneously. These attach to opponents before being ignited by the user, catching targets in a deadly explosion.
Sakura invented the Sakura Blizzard jutsu during her time in the Land of Snow. While defending Princess Gale from enemy ninjas, Sakura was chased down by a Snow-nin deep in the mountains; after using the Sakura Blizzard jutsu, she quickly dispatched her enemy before rejoining Team 7.
9 The Shannaro Punch Broke Bones & Ruptured Organs
The "Shannaro" Punch is Sakura's signature move. Characterized by her loud explanation, "Cha!", Sakura delivers a single blow to her enemies using her right fist; the resulting damage caused is enough to put them in a hospital or, for weaker foes, kill them where they stand.
Sakura used her "Shannaro" Punch with great success against a multitude of enemies; she knocked out Naruto on multiple occasions, obliterated a line of White Zetsu juggernauts with a single blow, and struck Kaguya Otsotsuki in the back of the head. Sakura often used the "Shannaro" Punch to destroy entire structures and protect teammates from falling debris.
8 Sakura Inherited Tsunade's Chakra-Enhanced Strength
Chakra-Enhanced Strength is a technique Tsunade Senju developed during her time as a medical-nin. By forcefully applying one's chakra to their fist at the moment of impact, a user's damage output was increased exponentially. This chakra could be applied to any strike, be it foot or hand, in order to deliver a devastating blow to any unlucky target.
As Tsunade's student, Sakura mastered this technique during her training. She used her Chakra-Enhanced Strength to take on Sasori and his army of 100 puppets, defeating the Akatsuki member and his strongest puppet, the Third Kazekage. She also favored Chakra-Enhanced Strength when keeping Naruto in line, causing the Nine-Tails jinchuriki to fear ever talking back to her again.
7 Sakura's Palm Sage Jutsu Cured Even The Most Mortal Wounds
The Palm Sage jutsu allows its user to generate a healing aura in their palms; by converting their own chakra, a user can cure allies of ailments and injuries simply by touching them. The technique improves with practice and skill, causing the most talented medical-nins to be highly requested within their respective villages.
Sakura mastered the Palm Sage jutsu during her two-year apprenticeship with Lady Tsunade. She used the technique on countless occasions to aid Team 7 on missions, even using it to revive Naruto after his death during the Fourth Shinobi World War. Her prodigious proficiency with the Palm Sage Jutsu later led Sakura to be proclaimed the world's single-best medical-nin following the war.
6 Nothing Could Withstand Sakura's Cherry Blossom Impact
The Cherry Blossom Impact begins with its user delivering a single strike to the ground at their feet; this splits the ground from that point outward, creating a small-scale version of the devastating effects of an earthquake. Used as a means of displacing multiple enemies footing or locating those hiding underground, any caught within the jutsu's range are heavily damaged.
Sakura specially invented this technique following her mastery of Chakra-Enhanced Strength. She used it to protect herself from armies of enemy shinobi, keeping them at bay while buying time to think of an effective counter-strategy. The technique was powerful enough to catch Kakashi Hatake off-guard during Sakura's battle to get the bells; she and Naruto ultimately succeeded due to her efforts.
5 Sakura's Secret Red Technique: Human Body Puppet Control Defeated Sasori, An Akatsuki Member
The Secret Red Technique: Human Body Puppet Control requires the coordination of two living shinobi: an able-bodied fighter and a master Puppeteer. By attaching chakra threads to the fighter, a master Puppeteer can manipulate their partner on the battlefield. The manipulated party gains access to their controller's techniques while still maintaining their own.
Sakura performed this coordination ninjutsu with Lady Chiyo of Sunagakure; fighting against Sasori, the two managed to defeat Sasori's 100-puppet army while both remaining alive. The Secret Red Technique: Human Body Puppet Control became one of Sakura's strongest, one-time coordination ninjutsu abilities.
4 The Summoning Technique: Katsuyu Healed Hundreds Simultaneously
After signing a contract seal with the animals of Shikkotsu Forest, the user gains access to the Summoning Technique: Katsuyu. This slug is capable of channeling its summoner's chakra to heal the injured, spit acid strong enough to melt steel, and divide itself into hundreds of sentient copies. Katsuyu also grants its user telepathic communication with any beings she's currently attached to.
Sakura signed the contract seal with Katsuyu during her training with Lady Tsunade; from that day forward, Katsuyu became the exclusive summon of both women. Sakura used Summoning Technique: Katsuyu during the Fourth Ninja War, working together with Tsunade to summon the largest portion of Katsuyu ever; together, they created a large zone strong enough to instantly heal any who stepped into it.
3 Sakura's Chakra Scalpel Cut Through Flesh & Bone Like Butter
The Chakra Scalpel is a medical-nin's most important technique as it functions as their primary tool when performing medical jutsu on the battlefield. By applying large amounts of chakra to their fingertips, a medical-nin's touch becomes sharp enough to sever flesh, bone, and organs; it is an essential tool for performing medical operations such as surgery.
Sakura's advanced application of chakra allowed her to create a Chakra Scalpel capable of doing all this and more. While she could use it like a knife in battle, Sakura often used Chakra Scalpel to perform medical procedures on the fly; she cut open Naruto's chest before manually pumping his heart, successfully restoring him to life following the extraction of the Nine-Tails.
2 Creation Rebirth Protected Sakura From Injury, Disease & Death
Creation Rebirth was a forbidden technique invented by Lady Tsunade to protect medical-nins on the battlefield. Creation Rebirth could be released after amassing a user's chakra for several years; it healed virtually every injury, even fatal ones, while granting its user increased strength at the cost of their chakra reserves and a shortened lifespan.
Despite Tsunade's other students' difficulty in mastering the Creation Rebirth technique, Sakura succeeded Lady Tsunade in becoming the second kunoichi capable of using it. Creation Rebirth saved her several times during her time as a kunoichi, most notably during the Fourth Shinobi World War; she used Creation Rebirth to decimate an army of White Zetsu single-handedly.
1 The Strength Of 100 Technique Granted Sakura Unhindered Healing Powers
The Strength of 100 Technique builds on the properties of its parent technique, Creation Rebirth, to give its user more power. Users gain monstrous strength and consistent healing which requires no conscious effort. The technique makes one invulnerable to death upon activation while also affording its user the ability to extend its benefits to those they touch. Most notably, the Strength of 100 improves upon Creation Rebirth as it doesn't shorten the user's lifespan at all.
Sakura mastered this technique shortly after Creation Rebirth, making her the world's best and brightest medical-nin. She used Strength of 100 during her battle against Kaguya Otsutsuki, matching the Rabbit Goddess's raw strength; she also extended the technique's benefits to Obito Uchiha, extending his lifespan long past the latter's guaranteed time of death.