User blog comment:B214/Chapter 383 Surfing Lucy thoughts and analysis/@comment-4718355-20140509125739/@comment-7418318-20140509132400

I don't think either was useless... starting from Shippuuden at least. Before Sakura really was useless. She might have been said to be smart, but didn't really show it at any point except in the written exam. Letting her emotions for Sasuke so easily overpower her supposedly superiour logical thinking and intelligence also severely undermines her image as a smart person. But that's all in the past and in Shippuuden she's actually quite useful with her monster strength and as a walking first aid kit.

The reason why I so strongly dislike Sakura aren't a lack of combat abilities or ackomplishment. It's her personality. For the most part she's a condescending, arrogant, ungrateful and hyprocritical bitch.

Lucy on the other hand has a very likable personality.