Sakura: Love and Lightning

[Damage3245]

The issue is that Kaguya had the Byakugan activated. Something that is seen allowing it's users see omnidirectionally for hundreds of meters, like when Neji activated it and almost instantly spotted 4 seals each hundreds of meters away from him in different directions. This'd suggest that Sakura was well within Kaguya's line-of-sight despite her facing forward. If anything this may even imply that Kaguya was blitzed by Sakura. This is also consistent with Kaguya moving upward with enough speed to dodge Six Paths Naruto and Rinnegan Sasuke, and Sakura easily tagging her. And even by Kaguya failing to dodge Sakura AFTER noticing her coming. So an exhausted base Sakura while being in a good mental state is performing better feats than she was performing at full-power with the Byakugo while uncertain.

I'd be much more prepared to call that simple PIS given that Kaguya's Byakugan should have informed her that Sakura was above her in the first place yet she still chose to dodge upwards towards her and was surprised when she attacked.

 

[Nami_Kami]

I'd be much more prepared to call that simple PIS given that Kaguya's Byakugan should have informed her that Sakura was above her in the first place yet she still chose to dodge upwards towards her and was surprised when she attacked.

That's because Kaguya never considered Sakura a threat and even passed and chose to ignore her after walking in Sakura's face. It's not that Kaguya didn't know Sakura was above. It's simply that she never thought much of Sakura and thought she won't be an issue. Kaguya's decision, from her PoV, would have been justified, given Sakura felt scared and uncertain for the majority of the fight against her and never managed to show her maximum capacity.

 

[HelloThere1089]

Sakura even says sumn along the lines of "don't underestimate me"

 

[DavidTPPM]

When it comes to Sakura, her mental state often has a huge impact on her power.

For example: When Sakura felt uncertain against Madara and only wanted to serve as a bait, she got absolutely destroyed by him despite having activated the Byakugo.

Yet when she felt determined against Kaguya, and felt like she had to be more than that, she got such a mental amp that she broke her horn and bruised her, as well as Kaguya being unable to dodge her punch. A Kaguya that's also said to be exponentially greater than before.

Keep in mind that this was a base form, exhausted and almost empty on Chakra Sakura too. Which really speaks for how big an amp that was.

I agree with the whole notion of mental amps being a major aspect but this makes it seem if Sakura scaling to Kaguya was just a thing of determination and not a one-time resolve amp/PIS.

Overall Sakuras performance can increase and decrease based on her emotional state (just as any other Naruto character can) but this is not just simply a matter of lacking or not lacking determination.

 

[HelloThere1089]

I agree with the whole notion of mental amps being a major aspect but this makes it seem if Sakura scaling to Kaguya was just a thing of determination and not a one-time resolve amp/PIS.

Overall Sakuras performance can increase and decrease based on her emotional state (just as any other Naruto character can) but this is not just simply a matter of lacking or not lacking determination.

They can stack I guess. Determination + Emotional amp + Wanting to look good in front of Suske.