Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-2156952-20141204150215/@comment-25708793-20141206205630

Gemnist wrote: @Vinny Not the ONLY good thing, but definitely the most noteworthy. Still think Hanabi doesn't need such a big role, though.

@Habibi Okay, I might've been mistaken with the clan thing. Sorry about that. But she didn't try to improve herself solely to be with Naruto. Like I said; somewhere down the road everyone thought Hinata was nothing but a girl who thought Naruto was (sorry to say this) nicotine. It was more to make herself and Hiashi actually consider her a worthy human. It's all for herself. No one will ever admit it, but she's actually very self-absorbed, and she herself knows this ("I'm just... being selfish right now", Ch. 437). Ironic how the one chapter in Naruto that made every NH-er grin from ear to ear (and then made them want to commit suicide - the only NH-er I know in real-life actually gave up on Naruto all together when he saw the Deva Path stab Hinata until I forced him back into it this Halloween; I think he might have a crush on her, since when I was scrolling down some videos and one showed Hinata's face, he immediately said "I really like her") has such a big flaw right at the beginning.

The problem here is you're overcomplicating the plot of the last and Hinata's character. The way you feel about her is not the same as what Kishimoto has written. You feel Hanabi is getting a larger role on the movie, but her role is just be one part of what sets forth the real plot. You say Hinata is selfish, self-absorbed, with grandeur delirium and with angst to prove she's the HBIC and that she's going to rip Hanabi's weave and drag the title of the head of the clan, but really, what's been shown, is that Hinata is a simple girl trying to make the most of her potential and trying to adjust to her situation and from that point on progress, so that some day not only she can be seen strong by others in general, but she can be right next to Naruto whenever he needs her.

Hinata's love for him in no way makes her subservient, or a shame to all women. Hinata's disposition is shown to be passive even before meeting Naruto. But by meeting Naruto, Hinata slowly develops her strength and her desire to be even stronger and try harder at it, even if she can't change the fact that her kindness could be in the way. All I've put here are things that are clearly seen in both manga/anime and can be obtained by simple deduction.

At last, what I would say about Kishimoto's way of writing females (since it seems it bothers you so much) is that all of them have their strengths. We've got great characters like Temari and Tsunade, who are strong and assertive, but it's nice to see that in a shonen manga/anime we get to see a female character who is both strong and gentle, strong-willed and feminine and that makes her character refreshing in any way you look at it. This is a shonen manga and fans should expect to see things as they're.

People in general don't necessarily love Hinata because she's "strong". People love Hinata because she loves Naruto and because she seems like the only one who (because of her background) understands him and therefore could perfectly match with him.