In the final end credits of Naruto Shippuden (next chappie) there's one image that I found intriguing.

You see who this is?

SAKURA HARUNO. Not just that, it's the GROWTH of Sakura Haruno from her childhood all the way to the end of Shippuden.

This is the only illustration of growth in the entire ending. Not one for Sasuke, not even one for Naruto. Just Sakura...

Having a growth illustration of just Sakura is really eye-opening. You know why? The creators are telling us indirectly that Sakura is probably the one character that grew the most. Or rather, had the biggest change between the original series and Shippuden. So if people say that she's still the same weak and annoying girl she was in the original, they're wrong. And this image proves it. Proves that she's changed and that she's stronger now. Stronger and more grown into a woman than she ever was before. And there's nothing anyone can do or say to change that.