A lot of Hinata's fans confuse me. They constantly preach and admire her, seeing as the goddess of all that is good and pure. Statements like "Hinata's such a strong person! She tries so hard!" are nice and all, yet her extreme fans say things like "Hinata loves Naruto more than her own life! She can't
live without him. (I actually saw a comment like that once on YT and it had
30 likes

) That's why she needs to be with him. She deserves him and the happiness they can give each other." You can't have both of these statements and have the same standing argument. They are terribly contradictory. Being needy =\=Being strong. It's either one or the other.
I completely love Naruto & Sakura, but I have never seen either of them being unable to accept rejection or being broken beyond repair if the person they love didn't love them. Naruto's proven to be pained and really, really sad if Sakura god forbid chose Sasuke in the end instead of him. But he'd be okay with it in the end because Sakura would be happy. And with Sakura, she's made it clear she can live without Sasuke as well. She was willing to be the mature one and recognize the reality of Sasuke during the Kage Summit. Plus, she put Naruto's safety
above her love for Sasuke. Not to mention she was willing to have Naruto hate her by killing Sasuke so his burden would be lifted and he wouldn't kill himself trying too hard to bring him back. I see a very strong, independent girl here. She's not the complete Sasuke satellite who once screamed to him that without him she would be truly alone and wanted to leave the village with him. I do not see this needy girl some people of the Naruto fandom make her out to be.
Reminds me of a fanfic when Sakura screamed at Naruto angrily for putting Sasuke in prison when she loved him. Just. 
Hinata ... I'm less sure of. She does revolve entirely around Naruto and her love for him. However, I don't think she would completely give up on life and happiness if Naruto didn't love her. I personally think she would accept whatever happens, it doesn't matter if had her feelings returned or not. That's what 573 meant. Hinata may be needy in always wanting Naruto to notice her or acknowledge her, but she's not
that needy. At least, I would hope not.
@naru|saku: If Hinata still loves Naruto at the end and she isn't with him, I will facepalm.

Sure I'd be mostly satisfied if she focused more heavily on her heiress role but that's just ... sad. You know Naruto's not gonna ever be with her and if he ends up with Sakura, he'll be with her his entire life until one of them die. Just ... what's the point of having her still have this attachment when it's not going anywhere? Plus, the NH fans would rage at Kishi for making her have these feelings forever and not letting her have him, I will be disappointed because it's unnecessary for her character. Now seeing Naruto as a friend .. will that be her turning point even more.

It's not impossible for Hinata to change his feelings.
However, I doubt that will happen because Kishi confirmed Naruto was still in love with Sakura at the time of the Kage Summit (Narutoverse timeline= A few weeks ago). Having him fall for Hinata just because she gave him a pep talk in 615 makes it seem like he's really fickle (which Naruto
isn't) and bad writing. Bad writing, as simple as that. Plus, Naruto being consistent in his affections for a whole year in the Naruto timeline only to move on when he doesn't really have a reason to (Can't say Sakura's love for Sasuke. That didn't stop him and he grew to love her even more in Part 2) this late in the series is IMO illogical and random.
Kishimoto confirmed it? Can I see where he said this please?