Yeah, I know that interview too. People asked what about Hinata;s love for Naruto, will she get her chance or something like this and Kishi said he hopes or something along the lines. But a chance doesn't equal cannon.
She got her chance of confessing and being there for him. Now that's enough, move on

Pretty much. Everybody gets one. Well, the interview went down first talking about romance or something, then the interviewer, before closing, said that he/she hoped Hinata gets a chance and Kishi just said, "Me too." He didn't go into detail about her, but just saying well she may get a chance to express. Funny, that was like the last Hinata related interview question.
A thought came to mind, given that Hinata and Lee are the ones with the closes bond to Neji it kinda make sense that they along with Naruto cause Obito and Madara to be disconnected from the Juubi.
Given that 616 was basically Lee's chapter he landed a blow on his own, and since it would be weird for Naruto to lead the charge of an attack but not do an attack himself it seems Kishi probably thought it would be a good idea to at least have Hinata assist Naruto in accomplishing this feat.
Therefore 616 shows Lee and Hinata, the ones closest to Neji, assisting Naruto in delivering retribution against Madara and Obito. But after that I'm sure the spotlight is going to shift towards other characters. Hinata and Lee will be shown doing attack but it won't be as significant as what happened in 616.
Honestly, I think that's the case as well. Hinata can't do anything offensive strength wise, so the only option is a pep talk, even though Kishi got no choice but hurt the development for one chapter. Was it worth it? My gut says, "Eh..." It went over three teams and now that the battle happened to pause before the real fight begins, the main team has not yet shown anything. To me, I get the feeling that it will soon happen. I think that's why he dismissed Sai and Sakura for this occasion since it's all about side characters. Kakashi is an exception because he felt the chakra first and tells us how strong it is. Not only that, but he was being taught by Naruto because Kakashi taught him Obito's old way of ninja, so Naruto basically told him that's ok and they will still stand to the very end.
Edited by NaruSaku4Life3g, 13 February 2013 - 10:53 PM.