aint no way NH/SS was ever the intention.
Think of it like this.
They had to make a movie in which they rewrote moments from the beginning of the story and invented brand new ones that contradicted basic things from the start of the story, and in that process ignore and destroy the very few moments that NH ever had, just to give Naruto to Hinata.
I don't care how much gaslighting they shove down my throat, there's nothing they will ever do or say that will convince me that their ending was planned. By their own actions they contradict themselves.
This was nothing more than a corporate move done because they thought it will bring them more money by going down this route.
And like so many before them, they won't admit it was wrong, they will just continue. And some will blame the fans because apparently that's the thing they do these days.
What? You didn't like the thing we made?
It's your fault as the readers. You read it wrong. Or your x,y,z words. Mostly insults to try to make people feel bad for not liking their garbage. This one is very popular these days with Disney.