@ James S. Cassidy:
I think Hinata deserves to be with someone, if she grows up a little more.
I never said she didn't deserve someone, but she doesn't deserve Naruto. Hinata deserves a character that can complement her character. Naruto and Sakura's characters just click. You know, we always pick on Kishimoto for not writing a female's persona that well, but I have to wonder if he is purposely writing characters that complement each other. Seeing how much Sakura and Naruto connect you have to wonder if this was done on purpose and some of the "faults" he has in there were done to show how each character fills in the other.
Look at it this way, Naruto has some holes in his character. He might never give up, but his confidence is shot. He is either too over confident...or not confident enough. He does however have confidence in others especially Sakura. Yeah he does have confidence in Hinata, but I will get to that. Not to be confused with guilt as he does believe only he can solve the world's problems. Now, I know Neji's death might have eliminated this, but how many times did it seem like he did only to end up losing faith anyway? Too many. So I am waiting to see if this flaw has truly been solved. To be honest, it won't be till Sasuke is dealt with. Actions speak louder. If Sasuke dies and Naruto loses it, then he truly has not learned his lesson, but this is a different story.
Sakura too. Her confidence in herself was shot, but to Naruto she had all the confidence in the world. She believed that Naruto could always come out on top. Coincidence? I don't think so. Whatever holes that are in Naruto's and Sakura's characters, the other seems to fill. They fit so perfectly together, you cannot tell me it is a coincidence.
They are almost mirrored. Naruto was willing to give up everything for Sakura and now Sakura is willing to give up everything for Naruto. Hinata just....doesn't want to give anything up. She really is self-satisfaction guided. This sounds like I am bashing, but this is really how I see Hinata. You can see it in the way she thinks.
Hinata's character is just....not compatible. She lacks the confidence in both herself AND Naruto's character. Remember when I keep saying that she coddles to Naruto? This is what I mean. She doesn't really believe he can do it. She doesn't really think he needs to do it. She just thinks he should be a good as he can be instead of overcoming those limits. Of course, I said Naruto comforts her and puts confidence in her, but he does this for everyone who is feeling down. So that alone does not mean anything, but I am looking at is how the other reciprocates those emotions.
Again, I might get arguments bout 615, but I could also argue this was Neji's doing, not Hinata's. All Hinata did was reiterate everything Neji said and Naruto acknowledged this by saying he would always keep Neji in his heart. Even Kurama says "You want to protect your friends." Basically, Hinata did nothing. All she did was slap him, but it was Neji and Kurama that provide the words. I have to laugh harder at this myself because Naruto didn't snap out of it till Kurama said something if you really look at it.
Sakura and Hinata can do the exact same actions and I can still tell them apart. Hinata jumps in front of Pein, not to take a bullet or save his life, but to confess her love. This is why the anime embellished it so much because they knew how shallow Hinata really was and wanted her to be seen as a hero. Sakura did her confession not to gain his love, but to keep him from sacrificing himself for something he doesn't have to. The fact that she was willing to risk it all means the world.
Who else do we know would sacrifice everything, not for selfish gain, but to protect the ones they love? Gee, doesn't a certain Knuckled-headed Orange Ninja come to mind? Some might say that opposites attract, but come on. How many times do you see a sweet-hearted girl be with a complete jerk and still have the relationship work out perfectly? I have never seen a happy relationship built on opposites. We even have songs about this how opposites don't work and even how many believe not enough in common breaks the relationship.
This is why Sakura is just so much better, but as well why she gets so much flak for it. Hinata is just way too shallow and she has no qualities that give Naruto what he needs.
I am going for something else. Remember Part 1 Naruto? Hinata's character was perfect for him then, but that's because Naruto was very selfish-motivated. She didn't need to push confidence in him. All she needed to do was be there for him and as RomanG said, she wasn't. She didn't even try. That "shyness" ended up being her own downfall. If she was there when he was alone like she should have been; if she was there then, then perhaps NH would be canon by now, but Kishimoto had her stay in the back being quiet. Part 1 Sakura was over-confident too. She was the same as Naruto with her thinking she was the most pretty and the best girl. You can see this.
Part 2 comes along and Naruto has tasted failure. He is down; not as confident as he used to be and once again Hinata was not there. However, someone was. Sakura, who also changed in that 2 years, was. She stopped being very-confident as well and looked to Naruto who had confidence in her. She built up from that confidence and accepted that she has faults she needs to work out. Speaking of which Naruto built on Sakura's confidence in him. Notice the change? Both Naruto AND Sakura change to be on the exact some level. Confidence in others, but not in themselves, which made them try harder in their studies. Hinata too grew from Naruto, but Naruto did not grow from Hinata's influence. There was no influence from her. Only more shyness.
What's my point? Naruto needs the girl who can put the confidence in him and Hinata just doesn't do that. She's so busy going after her own fantasies that she disregards Naruto's needs all together. This is not what Naruto needs. He needs a girl who says to him "you can do better. You can be better." This is why Naruto has not developed feelings for her in all this time. There was nothing to develop from.
There is one flaw Naruto and Sakura have....they don't believe they deserve each other. They love each other, but they don't believe they deserve it. Also ironic that it is for the same reason. Naruto because he can't keep his promise and Sakura because she believes she was asking too much with the promise. Hinata...she just thinks too much of herself. Her faults, her plans, her fantasies. Just like her fans, they ignore Naruto too. They ignore what he needs in favor of "Oh she loves him, she deserves him." Love is a selfless thing. You can't think about yourself because it's not about you. True love is about making the other person happy and in return they make you happy.
Forgot to add. Naruto is stupid. Not stupid as in he has no brain, but stupid as in blind. He can't see beyond what lays in front of him so he only sees what he wants to. He only thinks about others, not about himself. So stupid mistakes he makes are done for the right reasons. For others. He puts his value down because he holds other highers. Sakura does this too. In the confession she put her value down because she saw Naruto's value greater. Hinata does not do things for others, she does it for herself. Even with selfless acts, she does it for herself. For her confidence. For example, was there any need for her confession during the Pein arc? Not really. I can argue it made the situation worse, not better. Still, did she try to make it better? No. She was too busy thinking about confession. Then Sakura confesses. Does she confess to gain self-satisfaction? No, she did it to save his life. She did it to relieve the burden she thought she was. She wanted to relieve Naruto of his burdens. Not add more to them. Granted, if she die it would have added more burden, but I am looking at intent.
The intent of the characters, regardless of what happens, is what is the most important. Even with the mistakes, you can do the wrong thing for the right reasons. Hinata...she did the right/wrong thing for the wrong reasons.
Edited by James S Cassidy, 18 February 2013 - 07:00 PM.
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