I've been recently thinking about this...
In regards to pairings, we've all waited for the confirmation of Sakura's feelings, and we kind of sort of got it (because it was from Sakura's point of view). And now we're waiting for that one moment, when Naruto confesses to Sakura, if he ever does. We all expected him to do it at some point, but we don't know anymore.
But while waiting for all this, what about Naruto replying to Hinata's confession? Just cause it didn't happen after all this time, doesn't mean Naruto really is going to ignore it forever. Naruto sees Hinata as a close comrade at this point, so don't you think we should also be expecting him to respond back? No matter how Naruto does it, it has a possibility of happening at some point as well.
This is where the whole NaruSaku vs NaruHina thing just hits back full-force... xD
I don't know how the pairing s**t will be dealt with, whether it squeezes itself in the next 5 chapters, or in that movie... but I just feel like a lot of things in regards to these pairings are still unanswered. SasuSaku is out of the question, but NaruHina is still floating in the air along with NaruSaku. Just makes me wonder.

Why do people NOT ship these two? I just don't get it.
Probably cause they hate Sakura. When she's probably the most developed female character in the whole show.
I respect Hinata, but Sakura deserves some too.