Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24098614-20141114234521/@comment-24995794-20141115053309

Otaku4469 wrote: I understand because the writer that told me about this said that it was related to Naruto's promise to Kushina that he would marry a girl that resembles her in personality and looks, and Sakura to me is the obvious choice but if you read the interview of Kishimoto he said it himself that Sakura was a mistake on his part because Hinata was a better choice for the Heroine role than Sakura...

I am pretty sure that interview was made before chapter 632 was released (correct if I am wrong) so I seriously Seriously doubt Kishimoto said/thought that, let me explain you why: I recently did a marathon of a one week re-read of the 699 chapters as a preparation for the 700 (It was crazy indeed) so the images are still clear in my head, and one chapter and one question come right into my mind: chapter 662 and Why did Kishimoto ("a guy with regrets") made Hinata trip? It was definitely the best opportunity to show Hinata's "heroine skills", she could have easily got on Gaara's sand cloud and participate of the battle against Madara and later Kaguya. Her power was not a problem, her byakugan could have been useful and if not enough, Kishimoto could have given a power-up from Hamura (considering Kishimoto gave power-ups for free at the end). It was not story breaking, Hinata had already worked with Kakashi, Sakura, and Naruto (Itachi pursue arc) so we could have had a Team 7 and Hinata vs Madara/Kaguya. And it would have been a really good opportunity to strengthen her relationship with Naruto (as his future wife). Then why, why did Kishimoto made Hinata trip (a symbolic scene in my opinion)? I am sorry but, even if you find it stupid, the only reasonable explanation is that Kishimoto considers Sakura as the main heroine, at least till chapter 699 (we still need to see what happens in the movie).