You know, on the topic of NH ... I got a message on YT to one of my comments about how the NaruSaku fanbase isn't even really worried about Hinata's little speech in 573 and the response was out of the blue and completely uncalled for.
NH: You bunch of idiots xD

It truly amazes me how ignorant the NaruHina fanbase is. I merely explained that NaruHina is completely centered on her feelings and that Naruto's of course matter more. He said: "Who cares about Naruto's feelings? We care about Kishimotos and it's obvious he's going the NH direction. NS is dead. " Should I even waste my time responding to this? I feel like I'm faced with another NH troll. How is our fanbase idiots? We rely on logic. It's just ... why do people have to direct so much attention to Hinata and NH? I just ...

While I do agree that more important than analyzing the psychology of characters that are not even real we should concentrate more on pondering what does Kishi himself wants to do with them (after all, their actions and feelings are controlled by him in the end), I just don't understand where do people get the interpretation that Kishi is building up toward an NH ending.
Is it really just because she has feelings for him and confessed? But that has happened in countless other series and in the end it's only done to given closure and growth to that secondary character that was in love with the hero. At the end of the day the hero always got together with the love interest who he had more development towards (the Sakura of the story, so to speak). So why on earth is Hinata that different?
If NH happens then the only lesson I see from it is that if you are good one day a cute girl that's in love with you will suddenly appear and confess. The chances of that are next to zero, life is not just given to you. You have to work hard for what you want, that's the very essence of Naruto. If you want someone to love in your life you have to make the effort, you can't expect that someone will suddenly come to you. Naruto getting with Sakura is the very definition of that effort.
Some could argue that we could learn about effort with Hinata, the problem is that this series isn't called Hinata. Hinata isn't the one that we have witnessed for more than 600 chapters struggle so she could get acknowledgment, that has been Naruto. This is Naruto's journey, and the main accomplishments that are achieved along the way most be fulfilled through him. You can't take away one of the accomplishments of the hero just to satisfy the wishes of a secondary character.
Some say that we could learn the importance of letting go with Naruto giving up on Sakura, the problem is that is goes against his main theme of working hard to achieve what you want. But if people feel that the letting go thing is important to be shown then I ask, why on earth couldn't we learn that through Hinata? Actually she seems an even more perfect candidate for that. Her theme isn't dependent on getting with Naruto, it's always been about Naruto giving her acknowledgment. Hinata doesn't need to work hard to earn anything, she's been the heiress of the Hyuga clan since she was born. What she needed was the courage to stand up for herself and to be strong in her convictions, something she learned from Naruto.
Hinata's development is not for her to be with Naruto, is to get the confidence to stand as an equal to him.
Edited by redragon88, 10 November 2012 - 11:27 AM.