The Girls' Get-Together

is episode 232 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.

Summary
After a brief training session where she meets Tenten at a training ground, Hinata leaves for a meeting of the Hyūga clan. At the meeting, Hiashi informs everyone of the impending war and the fact that the clan who would play an important role in it, must be unified under a leader. Given the fact that he was assigned to the rear guard of the battlefield and Hanabi was too young for war, Hiashi delegated the duty of leading the Hyūga during the war to Neji which shocked some of the members because Neji is from the Branch house while Hinata was from the Main house. Hiashi later explained Kō that he did not choose Hinata because he thought she was weak, but because she did not have the disposition to lead people during a war. Overhearing this, Neji remembers his time with Hinata after she asked to train with him noting that Hinata had in fact grown a great deal. Meanwhile, Hinata had already left to see Kurenai. After a brief conversation, Shikamaru arrives and tells Hinata that he and quite a few of the other members of the Konoha 11 had seen Naruto since he left the village and that Tsunade was looking for her. Hopeful that Tsunade had in fact requested her to go on a mission so she could see Naruto she heads straight to her office, only to find Shizune hard at work. Shizune sends her to where Tsunade would be next but Hinata is once again unsuccessful. This continues as Tsunade who was locked in a meeting with her war council was nowhere to be found by Hinata. After finally finding her, Tsunade tells Hinata that she had heard what Hiashi had said at their clan meeting and tells Hinata not to take any of it to heart. Somewhat disappointed, she is then invited by Tenten to a girls night out at Yakiniku Q. Somewhat saddened that he wasn't invited, Chōji comes up with his out guys night out at the same place. The two groups talk about Naruto and the past, reminiscing about the first Chūnin Exams. The girls are later joined by Shizune and a slightly intoxicated Tsunade. Tsunade attempts to apologise for how she dismissed Hianta earlier but Hinata tells her it was fine as she knew what she had to do. Later when she is walking home with Neji, she tells him that she wanted to get stronger for the sake of protecting Naruto during the impending war because of how much he helped her. Neji echoes her sentiments stating that he too owed Naruto a great deal. The next day as the two train Neji states that she should be leading the clan on the battlefield but Hinata tells him that she bore no ill will towards him for her father's decision and that he was the right person for the job.