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Hinata Hyuga (日向 ヒナタ, Hyūga Hinata) is a fictional character in the anime and manga Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto. Hinata is a kunoichi and the former heiress of the Hyūga clan from the fictional village of Konohagakure. She is also a member of Team 8, which consists of herself, Kiba Inuzuka with his ninja dog — Akamaru, Shino Aburame, and team leader Kurenai Yuhi. At the start of the series, Hinata has strong admiration toward the main protagonist — Naruto Uzumaki, which eventually turns into love as the story progresses. Hinata has appeared several times in the series’ feature films, most notably The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014), which revolves around her relationship with Naruto. She has also been present in other media related to the franchise, including video games, original video animations, and the manga and anime sequel Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2016), in which she has become the mother of Boruto Uzumaki and Himawari Uzumaki, and is now named Hinata Uzumaki (うずまき ヒナタ, Uzumaki Hinata).^[1]

Hinata Hyuga
Naruto character
Hinata Hyuga’s designs in Part I (right), Part II (middle), and young adult (left), depicted in The Last: Naruto the Movie
First appearance	Naruto chapter 34: Intruders? (2000)
Created by	Masashi Kishimoto
Voiced by	Japanese Nana Mizuki English Stephanie Sheh
Notable relatives	Hiashi Hyuga (father) Hizashi Hyuga (uncle, deceased) Neji Hyuga (cousin, deceased) Hanabi Hyuga (sister) Naruto Uzumaki (husband) Boruto Uzumaki (son) Himawari Uzumaki (daughter) Kawaki (adoptive son) Kushina Uzumaki (mother-in-law, deceased) Minato Namikaze (father-in-law, deceased) Jiraiya (godfather-in-law, deceased)
Ninja rank	Genin in Part I Chunin in Part II
Ninja team	Team 8/Kurenai Yūhi

Kishimoto had originally created Hinata as a person who would not fight across the story, but in the end he chose to portray her as a kunoichi. In the making of the series, Kishimoto had decided Hinata would marry Naruto; however, the plot regarding their romance was conceived by screenwriter Maruo Kyozuka. Hinata’s design has been modified by Kishimoto throughout the franchise’s story in order to fit the character’s growth. She is voiced by Nana Mizuki in the original animated series and Stephanie Sheh in the English adaptations. Critical reception to the character has been mostly positive due to her actions in the series and her bigger role in The Last — her interactions with Naruto and her engagement in a conflict with the film’s villain have been praised. Hinata has also been popular with the Naruto reader base, placing high in some polls. Merchandise based on Hinata have been released, including action figures, key chains and figurines.

Creation and conceptionEdit

AppearancesEdit

ReceptionEdit

ReferencesEdit

External linksEdit

Hinata Hyuga
Naruto character
Hinata Hyuga’s designs in Part I (right), Part II (middle), and young adult (left), depicted in The Last: Naruto the Movie
First appearance	Naruto chapter 34: Intruders? (2000)
Created by	Masashi Kishimoto
Voiced by	Japanese Nana Mizuki English Stephanie Sheh
Notable relatives	Hiashi Hyuga (father) Hizashi Hyuga (uncle, deceased) Neji Hyuga (cousin, deceased) Hanabi Hyuga (sister) Naruto Uzumaki (husband) Boruto Uzumaki (son) Himawari Uzumaki (daughter) Kawaki (adoptive son) Kushina Uzumaki (mother-in-law, deceased) Minato Namikaze (father-in-law, deceased) Jiraiya (godfather-in-law, deceased)
Ninja rank	Genin in Part I Chunin in Part II
Ninja team	Team 8/Kurenai Yūhi

Hinata Hyuga (日向 ヒナタ, Hyūga Hinata) is a fictional character in the anime and manga Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto. Hinata is a kunoichi and the former heiress of the Hyūga clan from the fictional village of Konohagakure. She is also a member of Team 8, which consists of herself, Kiba Inuzuka with his ninja dog — Akamaru, Shino Aburame, and team leader Kurenai Yuhi. At the start of the series, Hinata has strong admiration toward the main protagonist — Naruto Uzumaki, which eventually turns into love as the story progresses. Hinata has appeared several times in the series’ feature films, most notably The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014), which revolves around her relationship with Naruto. She has also been present in other media related to the franchise, including video games, original video animations, and the manga and anime sequel Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2016), in which she has become the mother of Boruto Uzumaki and Himawari Uzumaki, and is now named Hinata Uzumaki (うずまき ヒナタ, Uzumaki Hinata).^[1]

Kishimoto had originally created Hinata as a person who would not fight across the story, but in the end he chose to portray her as a kunoichi. In the making of the series, Kishimoto had decided Hinata would marry Naruto; however, the plot regarding their romance was conceived by screenwriter Maruo Kyozuka. Hinata’s design has been modified by Kishimoto throughout the franchise’s story in order to fit the character’s growth. She is voiced by Nana Mizuki in the original animated series and Stephanie Sheh in the English adaptations. Critical reception to the character has been mostly positive due to her actions in the series and her bigger role in The Last — her interactions with Naruto and her engagement in a conflict with the film’s villain have been praised. Hinata has also been popular with the Naruto reader base, placing high in some polls. Merchandise based on Hinata have been released, including action figures, key chains and figurines.

Creation and conception[edit]

In creating Hinata Hyuga, Masashi Kishimoto originally designed a sketch which was shown to one of his assistants. In this sketch, Hinata was not a ninja and instead wore a fashion dress. Kishimoto remarked he had created this design for fun, emphasizing that he wanted Hinata to have a different personality. Nonetheless, the final design changed drastically, with Hinata becoming a ninja and a modern girl at the same time.^[2]

In 2017, Kishimoto said in an interview that he had decided on Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata getting married from the early stages of the manga.^[3][4][5] He felt that their relationship was meant to be as Hinata had been supportive of Naruto since the beginning, even before Iruka Umino; however, this angered his wife, who wanted Naruto to end up with Sakura Haruno instead.^[6] As the character’s popularity was increasing, Kishimoto decided that Hinata would have a bigger role in the final arc. As a result, he conceived the idea of killing Hinata’s cousin, Neji Hyuga, in order for her to offer support to Naruto while being protected by Neji before his death.^[7] Animator Chengxi Huang behind multiple Naruto series took a liking to this couple ever since he started working in Naruto Shippuden, often aiming to draw scenes of the two and most notably a scene from the final arc when Hinata slaps Naruto to calm him following the death of Neji Hyuga.^[8] In the making of the film, he thanked Kishimoto for accepting to do The Last where the couple was explored furthermore.^[9] He later created a video which showed a nude Hinata and Naruto in bed together, posted to his work Instagram, but removed it after the video received fan backlash for being inappropriate for the demographic.^[10]

In the film The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014), Hinata knits a red scarf for Naruto. This was based on how Kishimoto’s wife had actually once done for him, which brought laughs to the staff while developing the film.^[11] Screenwriter Maruo Kyozuka said he wanted to depict a love triangle between Naruto, Hinata, and Toneri Otsutsuki in The Last. Hinata’s character was also developed in the film, with Kyozuka saying that she had to put aside her feelings for Naruto to accept Toneri’s proposal so that she could rescue Hanabi Hyuga, her sister.^[12] Kishimoto felt embarrassment when it came to the romance in the film, stating that he was not sure if he would be able to look at the scene depicting Naruto and Hinata’s kiss.^[13] Nevertheless, he felt a combination of satisfaction and sadness due to the couple’s development, stating that he considered them his children.^[14]

Design[edit]

For the series’ Part II, Hinata was designed to look like a woman who is beautiful but avoids using make-up and is more focused on fighting.^[15]

Hinata’s appearance was altered when she became a young adult. The clothing she wore varied from girlish clothing to clothing that brought about an adult atmosphere. The character viewed being able to move her feet as important, so she wore clothes with low heels. To make her more like an adult woman, Kishimoto designed her with a strong image in mind. However, drawing Hinata with a pretty and feminine face was difficult, so he largely left the task to Tetsuya Nishio, who was in charge of aiding the author with the character designs. Also, he conceptualized her with a fixed design behind her waist so that her pouch would not get in the way. Different from always being embarrassed in front of Naruto, Hinata wore a languorous expression, which is characteristic of a woman that is deeply in love.^[16]

For the film Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015) and the following projects, Hinata was further redesigned. Kishimoto made her hair shorter since it had become a hindrance for her due to her interactions with her growing children. Her clothes were created in order to fit her growth as a mature woman and mother while still retaining the fashion she likes.^[17]

Voice actresses[edit]

Nana Mizuki, Hinata’s Japanese voice actress,^[18][19] was surprised by the focus her character received. After seeing Hinata as a young adult, Mizuki commented that she was amazed by how womanly and mature Hinata had become. She expressed similar feelings regarding Hinata’s interactions with Naruto’s young adult self. The character’s attributes such as her personality and her unwillingness to give up regardless of the situation were what made Mizuki like Hinata. Her favorite scene in the film was Naruto’s love confession to Hinata. Mizuki was happy for what this meant to her character, but she did not enjoy the moment when Hinata took Toneri’s side.^[20]

Stephanie Sheh, Hinata’s English voice actress, originally auditioned for both Hinata and Sakura Haruno. She felt pleasure when she received Hinata’s role as she found her relatable due to her self-esteem issues.^[21] She stated that she wanted her character to end up with Naruto due to her feelings for him.^[22]

Appearances[edit]

In Naruto[edit]

Hinata, the eldest of Hiashi Hyuga’s two children, is raised as the heiress to Hyuga clan’s main household due to Hiashi being the elder between him and his twin brother, Hizashi, and thereby making Hiashi head of the clan while Hizashi is demoted to the Branch House whose only purpose is to serve the upper branch. Hinata is nearly kidnapped at a young age, though saved by her father; this serves as the catalyst of the Hyuga Affair, which ends with Hizashi willingly taking the place of Hiashi to compensate for the death of the head ninja who tried to kidnap Hinata so that a breach in the treaty between the Hyuga clan’s village of Konohagakure and Kumogakure is prevented.^[23] Growing up, Hinata is trained by Hiashi, but he begins to have doubts about her ability to lead the clan after seeing her struggles during their sessions. As a result, he apparently disowns her, having her younger sister, Hanabi Hyuga, as the heiress.^[24] Hinata also meets Naruto Uzumaki during her youth, developing an interest in him after he defends her while she is being bullied because of her eyes.^[25] That event and Naruto’s refusal to give up against adversity inspire Hinata to become a stronger person. However, Hinata’s admiration for Naruto gradually turns into romantic feelings.

Hinata is introduced in Part I of the Naruto manga during the Chunin Exams, a series of tests that are meant to upgrade her status as a rookie, along with her teammates — Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame.^[26] She reaches the third examination, where she is forced to fight her cousin, Neji Hyuga.^[24] Despite her fears, Naruto encourages her to battle him.^[27] She is nearly killed in combat, and Naruto decides to avenge her.^[28] At the end of Part I, after Naruto leaves to be trained by Jiraiya, Hinata vows to become a stronger person.^[29] In Part II, two-and-a-half years after the events of Part I, Hinata has been promoted to Chunin and reunites with Naruto, fainting at seeing him for the first time in years.^[30] Hinata and her team aid Team Kakashi on a collaborative mission to find both rogue ninja Sasuke Uchiha and his brother, Itachi Uchiha, though the mission is ultimately a failure.^[31][32] After the Akatsuki terrorist leader, Pain, attacks Konohagakure and overwhelms Naruto in combat, Hinata attempts to save the latter while finally admitting her feelings for him.^[33] Though, impaled by Pain as means to force Naruto to see the world from his perspective, Hinata survives and her injuries are healed soon afterward by Sakura Haruno.^[33][34] When the Fourth Great Ninja War begins, Hinata is placed in the same division as Neji, and she joins Naruto in the battle against the Ten-Tails after her cousin sacrifices himself to protect them.^[35] She manages to defeat the clone of the Ten-Tails but later gets caught in the Infinite Tsukuyomi, imagining a relationship with Naruto before being released.^[36][37] After Naruto is able to defeat and reform Sasuke, Hinata and everyone else are released from the Infinite Tsukuyomi. She later attends Neji’s funeral alongside Naruto and the rest of the Konohagakure shinobi.^[38] In the following years, Hinata and Naruto marry and have two children, a son named Boruto Uzumaki and a daughter named Himawari Uzumaki.^[39]

In The Last: Naruto the Movie[edit]

The events of The Last: Naruto the Movie take place two years after the Fourth Great Ninja War in the series’ Part II. At the age of 19, Hinata hopes to give Naruto a red scarf she knitted herself as a gift of love. Soon after this, Toneri Otsutsuki infiltrates Konohagakure and kidnaps Hinata’s sister, Hanabi, in order to use her Byakugan (白眼, lit. «White Eye», English manga: «Evil Eye»/»All-Seeing Eye») as his new eyes. Hinata joins Team Kakashi and Shikamaru Nara on the mission to save her sister. During their journey through the abandoned Shinobi village of the Otsutsuki Clan, Naruto returns Hinata’s feelings for him. Despite this, Hinata has been contacted by the spirit of her ancestor, Hamura Otsutsuki, to aid him as the «Byakugan Princess»; thus, she allows herself to be captured by Toneri under his belief that they will be getting married. In truth, it is so that she can destroy the Tenseigan (転生眼, lit. «Reincarnation Eye»). However, Toneri discovers the deception and mind-controls Hinata after destroying the scarf she originally created for Naruto. Naruto’s team finally catches up, and a massive attack on Toneri’s palace begins. The team splits, with Naruto disrupting the wedding ceremony just as Toneri was about to kiss Hinata, while the others secure Hanabi. Hinata carries out Hamura’s will by helping Naruto destroy the Tenseigan and stop Toneri. In spite of this, Toneri’s Tenseigan chakra cloak grants him the power to slice the moon in half, placing Hinata in a giant bird cage. Naruto enters Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, and a huge duel ensues. Near the end, Naruto grasps the last remaining shred of Hinata’s scarf and channels his chakra to deliver a punch strong enough to pin Toneri against the wall and depower him, stopping the moon from falling. Hinata takes Hanabi’s eyes back from Toneri and returns them to her sister. Soon after, Hinata and Naruto reaffirm their mutual love as they enter into a relationship that leads to their marriage and the start of their family.^[40]

In Boruto[edit]

In Boruto: Naruto the Movie, Hinata tries to make the best of Himawari’s birthday by planning a party in Naruto’s absence due to his new duties as Hokage. She then watches Boruto while he competes in the Chunin Exams, being approached by Naruto to use her Byakugan to confirm his suspicions that their son is cheating by using a particular ninja tool. After Momoshiki Otsutsuki and Kinshiki Otsutsuki attack and subsequently kidnap Naruto, Hinata tries to rescue him by chasing after them, only to be swept aside and wounded; she is then healed by Sakura. While Hinata is against Boruto joining Sasuke’s rescue team, she eventually gives in. With Naruto then rescued, Hinata tends to the damage of Boruto’s jacket before he declines.^[41]

In other media[edit]

Besides The Last: Naruto the Movie and Boruto: Naruto the Movie, Hinata appears in five other Naruto feature films; in Naruto Shippuden the Movie (2007), she and Shino briefly cross paths with Team 7;^[42] in Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds (2008), Hinata, Naruto and Sakura are on a mission to escort Amaru and Shinno to their respective villages, with Hinata incorrectly confirming the death of Amaru and being captured along with the villagers, though later being freed by Amaru;^[43] in Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire (2009), she goes in search of Naruto and Sakura who are themselves looking for Kakashi Hatake, and she joins Neji in attacking the flying beast fusion of Ni, Ichi and San, afterward combining their attacks to destroy it;^[44] in Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison (2011), Hinata works in a team to bring Naruto back from the Blood Prison;^[45] in Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012), taking place prior to the Fourth Great Ninja War, Hinata fights off an attack from the Akatsuki while an alternate version of her, who wears less clothing and has more confidence and assertiveness, appears in the Genjutsu World created by Obito Uchiha, who has used the tailed beasts in his possession.^[46] A light novel titled Sakura Hiden: Thoughts of Love, Riding Upon a Spring Breeze (2015), written by Tomohito Ōsaki and illustrated by Kishimoto,^[47] details a date between Hinata and Naruto, the pair trying to save Sakura after her kidnapping by Kido Tsumiki but being too late to rescue her as Sakura has already saved herself.^[48]

Reception[edit]

Hinata is a popular character among Naruto fans, ranking tenth in the first annual character popularity poll,^[49] sixth in both the second^[50] and third, 12th in the fourth,^[51] ninth in the fifth,^[52] 13th in the sixth, and tenth in the seventh. Amy McNulty of Anime News Network complimented the voice work of Stephanie Sheh for «simultaneously conveying the character’s shyness, anxiety and determination».^[53] Hinata merchandise has been released, including figurines.^[54] In a poll from 2021, Hinata was voted as the fourth most popular character in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.^[55]

Reviewing one of the series’ early story arcs, Carl Kimlinger of Anime News Network said that her fight stimulated her «determination to change» because of her weak personality.^[56] IGN‘s Charles White enjoyed Hinata’s character arc in the first anime series, praising how she fought alone in order to save Naruto from the antagonist Jiga.^[57] During the series’ final arc, Chris Beveridge of The Fandom Post liked the way Hinata supported Naruto and helped him to keep fighting against their enemies alongside her.^[58] Critic Yukari Fujimoto stated that Hinata, along with other female characters, prioritized love, treating it as more important than excelling as a ninja.^[59] After seeing her in the series’ Part II for the first time, Jason Thompson enjoyed Hinata’s design and expected that she and Naruto would form a couple in the future.^[60] For the finale, Ramsey Isler of IGN stated that while Hinata and Naruto ending up together was not a surprise, it nonetheless disappointed some fans who wanted Naruto to start a relationship with Sakura Haruno.^[61]

Critical reception to the development of Naruto and Hinata’s relationship in The Last was generally positive. Charles Solomon of Los Angeles Times regarded their relation in the film as an «awkward romance»,^[62] while Japanator.com wrote that Hinata’s struggles with romance were part of the film’s favorable aspects.^[63] McNulty said that, while the romance might have come off as awkward at first, it became much more appealing to the viewers as the film went on.^[53] Brendan Ha of Otaku USA felt that while many readers had known Hinata’s feelings for Naruto ever since her early appearances in the series, Naruto’s feelings for her had never been seen and thus The Last helped to show them. Ha praised the way Hinata tried to confess her love to Naruto, making the film «touching».^[64] Beveridge found the two characters’ development appealing, but he also stated that he wished the film had been condensed in order to focus on the main couple only.^[65] UK Anime Network writer Dan Rhodes agreed with Beveridge, saying the main storyline’s focus was Hinata and Naruto’s relationship rather than the appearance of the film’s villain, whom he considered forgettable.^[66] Chris Homer, another The Fandom Post writer, felt that Naruto fans had wanted to see this particular pair together for over fifteen years and stated the film «delivers»; he also praised the relationship between Hinata and Sakura as the latter tried to help Hinata confess her love to Naruto.^[67] David West of Neo said that Hinata and Naruto’s relationship was well executed, and he praised the inclusion of previous events from the series in which the two characters were together. He also enjoyed Hinata’s role in the film and what happened between her and the antagonist.^[68]

In March 2018, Chinese animator Chengxi Huang posted a video of Naruto and Hinata embracing each other naked in bed, to his public work Instagram. The video received fan backlash for being inappropriate for the demographic. Huang’s apology stated that the animation was simply practice, and that he wanted to portray the everyday life of a married couple but still deleted the video in response.^[10]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Media related to Hinata Hyuga at Wikimedia Commons

Hinata Hyuga
Naruto character
Hinata Hyuga’s designs in Part I (right), Part II (middle), and young adult (left), depicted in The Last: Naruto the Movie
First appearance	Naruto chapter 34: Intruders? (2000)
Created by	Masashi Kishimoto
Voiced by	Japanese Nana Mizuki English Stephanie Sheh
Notable relatives	Hiashi Hyuga (father) Hizashi Hyuga (uncle, deceased) Neji Hyuga (cousin, deceased) Hanabi Hyuga (sister) Naruto Uzumaki (husband) Boruto Uzumaki (son) Himawari Uzumaki (daughter) Kawaki (adoptive son) Kushina Uzumaki (mother-in-law, deceased) Minato Namikaze (father-in-law, deceased) Jiraiya (godfather-in-law, deceased)
Ninja rank	Genin in Part I Chunin in Part II
Ninja team	Team 8/Kurenai Yūhi

Hinata Hyuga (日向 ヒナタ, Hyūga Hinata) is a fictional character in the anime and manga Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto. Hinata is a kunoichi and the former heiress of the Hyūga clan from the fictional village of Konohagakure. She is also a member of Team 8, which consists of herself, Kiba Inuzuka with his ninja dog — Akamaru, Shino Aburame, and team leader Kurenai Yuhi. At the start of the series, Hinata has strong admiration toward the main protagonist — Naruto Uzumaki, which eventually turns into love as the story progresses. Hinata has appeared several times in the series’ feature films, most notably The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014), which revolves around her relationship with Naruto. She has also been present in other media related to the franchise, including video games, original video animations, and the manga and anime sequel Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2016), in which she has become the mother of Boruto Uzumaki and Himawari Uzumaki, and is now named Hinata Uzumaki (うずまき ヒナタ, Uzumaki Hinata).^[1]

Kishimoto had originally created Hinata as a person who would not fight across the story, but in the end he chose to portray her as a kunoichi. In the making of the series, Kishimoto had decided Hinata would marry Naruto; however, the plot regarding their romance was conceived by screenwriter Maruo Kyozuka. Hinata’s design has been modified by Kishimoto throughout the franchise’s story in order to fit the character’s growth. She is voiced by Nana Mizuki in the original animated series and Stephanie Sheh in the English adaptations. Critical reception to the character has been mostly positive due to her actions in the series and her bigger role in The Last — her interactions with Naruto and her engagement in a conflict with the film’s villain have been praised. Hinata has also been popular with the Naruto reader base, placing high in some polls. Merchandise based on Hinata have been released, including action figures, key chains and figurines.

Creation and conception[edit]

In creating Hinata Hyuga, Masashi Kishimoto originally designed a sketch which was shown to one of his assistants. In this sketch, Hinata was not a ninja and instead wore a fashion dress. Kishimoto remarked he had created this design for fun, emphasizing that he wanted Hinata to have a different personality. Nonetheless, the final design changed drastically, with Hinata becoming a ninja and a modern girl at the same time.^[2]

In 2017, Kishimoto said in an interview that he had decided on Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata getting married from the early stages of the manga.^[3][4][5] He felt that their relationship was meant to be as Hinata had been supportive of Naruto since the beginning, even before Iruka Umino; however, this angered his wife, who wanted Naruto to end up with Sakura Haruno instead.^[6] As the character’s popularity was increasing, Kishimoto decided that Hinata would have a bigger role in the final arc. As a result, he conceived the idea of killing Hinata’s cousin, Neji Hyuga, in order for her to offer support to Naruto while being protected by Neji before his death.^[7] Animator Chengxi Huang behind multiple Naruto series took a liking to this couple ever since he started working in Naruto Shippuden, often aiming to draw scenes of the two and most notably a scene from the final arc when Hinata slaps Naruto to calm him following the death of Neji Hyuga.^[8] In the making of the film, he thanked Kishimoto for accepting to do The Last where the couple was explored furthermore.^[9] He later created a video which showed a nude Hinata and Naruto in bed together, posted to his work Instagram, but removed it after the video received fan backlash for being inappropriate for the demographic.^[10]

In the film The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014), Hinata knits a red scarf for Naruto. This was based on how Kishimoto’s wife had actually once done for him, which brought laughs to the staff while developing the film.^[11] Screenwriter Maruo Kyozuka said he wanted to depict a love triangle between Naruto, Hinata, and Toneri Otsutsuki in The Last. Hinata’s character was also developed in the film, with Kyozuka saying that she had to put aside her feelings for Naruto to accept Toneri’s proposal so that she could rescue Hanabi Hyuga, her sister.^[12] Kishimoto felt embarrassment when it came to the romance in the film, stating that he was not sure if he would be able to look at the scene depicting Naruto and Hinata’s kiss.^[13] Nevertheless, he felt a combination of satisfaction and sadness due to the couple’s development, stating that he considered them his children.^[14]

Design[edit]

For the series’ Part II, Hinata was designed to look like a woman who is beautiful but avoids using make-up and is more focused on fighting.^[15]

Hinata’s appearance was altered when she became a young adult. The clothing she wore varied from girlish clothing to clothing that brought about an adult atmosphere. The character viewed being able to move her feet as important, so she wore clothes with low heels. To make her more like an adult woman, Kishimoto designed her with a strong image in mind. However, drawing Hinata with a pretty and feminine face was difficult, so he largely left the task to Tetsuya Nishio, who was in charge of aiding the author with the character designs. Also, he conceptualized her with a fixed design behind her waist so that her pouch would not get in the way. Different from always being embarrassed in front of Naruto, Hinata wore a languorous expression, which is characteristic of a woman that is deeply in love.^[16]

For the film Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015) and the following projects, Hinata was further redesigned. Kishimoto made her hair shorter since it had become a hindrance for her due to her interactions with her growing children. Her clothes were created in order to fit her growth as a mature woman and mother while still retaining the fashion she likes.^[17]

Voice actresses[edit]

Nana Mizuki, Hinata’s Japanese voice actress,^[18][19] was surprised by the focus her character received. After seeing Hinata as a young adult, Mizuki commented that she was amazed by how womanly and mature Hinata had become. She expressed similar feelings regarding Hinata’s interactions with Naruto’s young adult self. The character’s attributes such as her personality and her unwillingness to give up regardless of the situation were what made Mizuki like Hinata. Her favorite scene in the film was Naruto’s love confession to Hinata. Mizuki was happy for what this meant to her character, but she did not enjoy the moment when Hinata took Toneri’s side.^[20]

Stephanie Sheh, Hinata’s English voice actress, originally auditioned for both Hinata and Sakura Haruno. She felt pleasure when she received Hinata’s role as she found her relatable due to her self-esteem issues.^[21] She stated that she wanted her character to end up with Naruto due to her feelings for him.^[22]

Appearances[edit]

In Naruto[edit]

Hinata, the eldest of Hiashi Hyuga’s two children, is raised as the heiress to Hyuga clan’s main household due to Hiashi being the elder between him and his twin brother, Hizashi, and thereby making Hiashi head of the clan while Hizashi is demoted to the Branch House whose only purpose is to serve the upper branch. Hinata is nearly kidnapped at a young age, though saved by her father; this serves as the catalyst of the Hyuga Affair, which ends with Hizashi willingly taking the place of Hiashi to compensate for the death of the head ninja who tried to kidnap Hinata so that a breach in the treaty between the Hyuga clan’s village of Konohagakure and Kumogakure is prevented.^[23] Growing up, Hinata is trained by Hiashi, but he begins to have doubts about her ability to lead the clan after seeing her struggles during their sessions. As a result, he apparently disowns her, having her younger sister, Hanabi Hyuga, as the heiress.^[24] Hinata also meets Naruto Uzumaki during her youth, developing an interest in him after he defends her while she is being bullied because of her eyes.^[25] That event and Naruto’s refusal to give up against adversity inspire Hinata to become a stronger person. However, Hinata’s admiration for Naruto gradually turns into romantic feelings.

Hinata is introduced in Part I of the Naruto manga during the Chunin Exams, a series of tests that are meant to upgrade her status as a rookie, along with her teammates — Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame.^[26] She reaches the third examination, where she is forced to fight her cousin, Neji Hyuga.^[24] Despite her fears, Naruto encourages her to battle him.^[27] She is nearly killed in combat, and Naruto decides to avenge her.^[28] At the end of Part I, after Naruto leaves to be trained by Jiraiya, Hinata vows to become a stronger person.^[29] In Part II, two-and-a-half years after the events of Part I, Hinata has been promoted to Chunin and reunites with Naruto, fainting at seeing him for the first time in years.^[30] Hinata and her team aid Team Kakashi on a collaborative mission to find both rogue ninja Sasuke Uchiha and his brother, Itachi Uchiha, though the mission is ultimately a failure.^[31][32] After the Akatsuki terrorist leader, Pain, attacks Konohagakure and overwhelms Naruto in combat, Hinata attempts to save the latter while finally admitting her feelings for him.^[33] Though, impaled by Pain as means to force Naruto to see the world from his perspective, Hinata survives and her injuries are healed soon afterward by Sakura Haruno.^[33][34] When the Fourth Great Ninja War begins, Hinata is placed in the same division as Neji, and she joins Naruto in the battle against the Ten-Tails after her cousin sacrifices himself to protect them.^[35] She manages to defeat the clone of the Ten-Tails but later gets caught in the Infinite Tsukuyomi, imagining a relationship with Naruto before being released.^[36][37] After Naruto is able to defeat and reform Sasuke, Hinata and everyone else are released from the Infinite Tsukuyomi. She later attends Neji’s funeral alongside Naruto and the rest of the Konohagakure shinobi.^[38] In the following years, Hinata and Naruto marry and have two children, a son named Boruto Uzumaki and a daughter named Himawari Uzumaki.^[39]

In The Last: Naruto the Movie[edit]

The events of The Last: Naruto the Movie take place two years after the Fourth Great Ninja War in the series’ Part II. At the age of 19, Hinata hopes to give Naruto a red scarf she knitted herself as a gift of love. Soon after this, Toneri Otsutsuki infiltrates Konohagakure and kidnaps Hinata’s sister, Hanabi, in order to use her Byakugan (白眼, lit. «White Eye», English manga: «Evil Eye»/»All-Seeing Eye») as his new eyes. Hinata joins Team Kakashi and Shikamaru Nara on the mission to save her sister. During their journey through the abandoned Shinobi village of the Otsutsuki Clan, Naruto returns Hinata’s feelings for him. Despite this, Hinata has been contacted by the spirit of her ancestor, Hamura Otsutsuki, to aid him as the «Byakugan Princess»; thus, she allows herself to be captured by Toneri under his belief that they will be getting married. In truth, it is so that she can destroy the Tenseigan (転生眼, lit. «Reincarnation Eye»). However, Toneri discovers the deception and mind-controls Hinata after destroying the scarf she originally created for Naruto. Naruto’s team finally catches up, and a massive attack on Toneri’s palace begins. The team splits, with Naruto disrupting the wedding ceremony just as Toneri was about to kiss Hinata, while the others secure Hanabi. Hinata carries out Hamura’s will by helping Naruto destroy the Tenseigan and stop Toneri. In spite of this, Toneri’s Tenseigan chakra cloak grants him the power to slice the moon in half, placing Hinata in a giant bird cage. Naruto enters Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, and a huge duel ensues. Near the end, Naruto grasps the last remaining shred of Hinata’s scarf and channels his chakra to deliver a punch strong enough to pin Toneri against the wall and depower him, stopping the moon from falling. Hinata takes Hanabi’s eyes back from Toneri and returns them to her sister. Soon after, Hinata and Naruto reaffirm their mutual love as they enter into a relationship that leads to their marriage and the start of their family.^[40]

In Boruto[edit]

In Boruto: Naruto the Movie, Hinata tries to make the best of Himawari’s birthday by planning a party in Naruto’s absence due to his new duties as Hokage. She then watches Boruto while he competes in the Chunin Exams, being approached by Naruto to use her Byakugan to confirm his suspicions that their son is cheating by using a particular ninja tool. After Momoshiki Otsutsuki and Kinshiki Otsutsuki attack and subsequently kidnap Naruto, Hinata tries to rescue him by chasing after them, only to be swept aside and wounded; she is then healed by Sakura. While Hinata is against Boruto joining Sasuke’s rescue team, she eventually gives in. With Naruto then rescued, Hinata tends to the damage of Boruto’s jacket before he declines.^[41]

In other media[edit]

Besides The Last: Naruto the Movie and Boruto: Naruto the Movie, Hinata appears in five other Naruto feature films; in Naruto Shippuden the Movie (2007), she and Shino briefly cross paths with Team 7;^[42] in Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds (2008), Hinata, Naruto and Sakura are on a mission to escort Amaru and Shinno to their respective villages, with Hinata incorrectly confirming the death of Amaru and being captured along with the villagers, though later being freed by Amaru;^[43] in Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire (2009), she goes in search of Naruto and Sakura who are themselves looking for Kakashi Hatake, and she joins Neji in attacking the flying beast fusion of Ni, Ichi and San, afterward combining their attacks to destroy it;^[44] in Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison (2011), Hinata works in a team to bring Naruto back from the Blood Prison;^[45] in Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012), taking place prior to the Fourth Great Ninja War, Hinata fights off an attack from the Akatsuki while an alternate version of her, who wears less clothing and has more confidence and assertiveness, appears in the Genjutsu World created by Obito Uchiha, who has used the tailed beasts in his possession.^[46] A light novel titled Sakura Hiden: Thoughts of Love, Riding Upon a Spring Breeze (2015), written by Tomohito Ōsaki and illustrated by Kishimoto,^[47] details a date between Hinata and Naruto, the pair trying to save Sakura after her kidnapping by Kido Tsumiki but being too late to rescue her as Sakura has already saved herself.^[48]

Reception[edit]

Hinata is a popular character among Naruto fans, ranking tenth in the first annual character popularity poll,^[49] sixth in both the second^[50] and third, 12th in the fourth,^[51] ninth in the fifth,^[52] 13th in the sixth, and tenth in the seventh. Amy McNulty of Anime News Network complimented the voice work of Stephanie Sheh for «simultaneously conveying the character’s shyness, anxiety and determination».^[53] Hinata merchandise has been released, including figurines.^[54] In a poll from 2021, Hinata was voted as the fourth most popular character in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.^[55]

Reviewing one of the series’ early story arcs, Carl Kimlinger of Anime News Network said that her fight stimulated her «determination to change» because of her weak personality.^[56] IGN‘s Charles White enjoyed Hinata’s character arc in the first anime series, praising how she fought alone in order to save Naruto from the antagonist Jiga.^[57] During the series’ final arc, Chris Beveridge of The Fandom Post liked the way Hinata supported Naruto and helped him to keep fighting against their enemies alongside her.^[58] Critic Yukari Fujimoto stated that Hinata, along with other female characters, prioritized love, treating it as more important than excelling as a ninja.^[59] After seeing her in the series’ Part II for the first time, Jason Thompson enjoyed Hinata’s design and expected that she and Naruto would form a couple in the future.^[60] For the finale, Ramsey Isler of IGN stated that while Hinata and Naruto ending up together was not a surprise, it nonetheless disappointed some fans who wanted Naruto to start a relationship with Sakura Haruno.^[61]

Critical reception to the development of Naruto and Hinata’s relationship in The Last was generally positive. Charles Solomon of Los Angeles Times regarded their relation in the film as an «awkward romance»,^[62] while Japanator.com wrote that Hinata’s struggles with romance were part of the film’s favorable aspects.^[63] McNulty said that, while the romance might have come off as awkward at first, it became much more appealing to the viewers as the film went on.^[53] Brendan Ha of Otaku USA felt that while many readers had known Hinata’s feelings for Naruto ever since her early appearances in the series, Naruto’s feelings for her had never been seen and thus The Last helped to show them. Ha praised the way Hinata tried to confess her love to Naruto, making the film «touching».^[64] Beveridge found the two characters’ development appealing, but he also stated that he wished the film had been condensed in order to focus on the main couple only.^[65] UK Anime Network writer Dan Rhodes agreed with Beveridge, saying the main storyline’s focus was Hinata and Naruto’s relationship rather than the appearance of the film’s villain, whom he considered forgettable.^[66] Chris Homer, another The Fandom Post writer, felt that Naruto fans had wanted to see this particular pair together for over fifteen years and stated the film «delivers»; he also praised the relationship between Hinata and Sakura as the latter tried to help Hinata confess her love to Naruto.^[67] David West of Neo said that Hinata and Naruto’s relationship was well executed, and he praised the inclusion of previous events from the series in which the two characters were together. He also enjoyed Hinata’s role in the film and what happened between her and the antagonist.^[68]

In March 2018, Chinese animator Chengxi Huang posted a video of Naruto and Hinata embracing each other naked in bed, to his public work Instagram. The video received fan backlash for being inappropriate for the demographic. Huang’s apology stated that the animation was simply practice, and that he wanted to portray the everyday life of a married couple but still deleted the video in response.^[10]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Media related to Hinata Hyuga at Wikimedia Commons

editHinata Hyūga  [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Part I Part II New Era
日向ヒナタ Hyūga Hinata Hinata Uzumaki (うずまきヒナタ, Uzumaki Hinata)[6] Byakugan Princess (白眼の姫, Byakugan no Hime, literally meaning: White Eye Princess)[7] Legendary Queen of Gluttony (伝説の大食い女王, Densetsu no Ōgui Joō)[8]
Debut
Manga	Volume #4, Naruto Chapter #34
Anime	Naruto Episode #1
Novel	Naruto: Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood
Movie	Naruto Shippūden the Movie
Game	Naruto: Konoha Ninpōchō
OVA	Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival!
Appears in	Anime, Manga, Novel, Game, Movie
Voice Actors
Japanese	Nana Mizuki
English	Stephanie Sheh
Personal
Birthdate	December 27
Sex	Female
Age	Part I: 12–13 Part II: 16
Height	Part I: 147.3 cm1.473 m <br />4.833 ft <br />57.992 in <br />–148.3 cm1.483 m <br />4.865 ft <br />58.386 in <br /> Part II: 160 cm1.6 m <br />5.249 ft <br />62.992 in <br /> Blank Period: 163 cm1.63 m <br />5.348 ft <br />64.173 in <br />
Weight	Part I: 37.9 kg83.555 lb <br />–38.2 kg84.217 lb <br /> Part II: 45 kg99.208 lb <br />
Blood type	A
Kekkei Genkai	Byakugan
Occupation	Heiress of the Hyūga Clan (Former)
Affiliation	Konohagakure Allied Shinobi Forces
Team	Team 8 Konoha 11 (Anime only) Bikōchū Search Team (Anime only) Peddlers Escort Team (Anime only) Team Three (Anime only) Eight Man Squad Second Division Hanabi Rescue Team (Movie only)
Clan	Hyūga Clan Uzumaki Clan
Rank
Ninja Rank	Part I: Genin Part II: Chūnin
Ninja Registration	012612
Academy Grad. Age	12
Chūnin Prom. Age	14
Family Hyūga Elder (Grandfather) Hiashi Hyūga (Father) Hizashi Hyūga (Uncle) Neji Hyūga (Cousin) Hinata and Hanabi’s Mother (Mother) (Anime only) Hanabi Hyūga (Sister) Boruto Uzumaki (Son) Himawari Uzumaki (Daughter) Naruto Uzumaki (Husband) Kawaki (Adoptive Son)
Nature Type Fire Release Lightning Release
Jutsu Chakra Transfer Technique Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms (Anime only) Eight Trigrams Twin Lions Crumbling Attack Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm Eight Trigrams Vacuum Wall Palm Four-Corner Sealing Barrier (Anime only) Gentle Fist Gentle Step Spiralling Twin Lion Fists Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists Mystical Palm Technique (Anime only) Palm Bottom Protecting Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms (Anime only) Water Needle (Anime only)
Tools Hyūga Clan Secret Ointment

Hinata Uzumaki (うずまきヒナタ, Uzumaki Hinata, née Hyūga (日向)) is a kunoichi of Konohagakure. Formerly the heiress of the Hyūga clan, she lost the position upon being deemed unsuited for the responsibilities of leading the clan. Nonetheless, Hinata persevered and from her observation of Naruto Uzumaki especially, Hinata found an example to follow. Through her membership with Team 8, she sought to become strong enough to change herself, if even a little at a time. A few years after the Fourth Shinobi World War, Hinata joined the Uzumaki clan after marrying Naruto.

Background

Hinata is the oldest daughter of Hiashi Hyūga. When she was still a child, Hinata was almost kidnapped by the-then Head Ninja of Kumogakure, who was visiting Konoha under the guise of signing a peace treaty between their two villages. Hiashi killed him and saved Hinata, setting in motion the events that would become known as the «Hyūga Affair».^[9]

Because Hiashi was the head of the Hyūga clan, Hinata was raised to be its heiress and her family expected great things from her. But even at a young age, her father came to believe that Hinata was not suited for the role of heiress, as she struggled under his gruesome training regime, on top of him also believing that her timid personality prevented her from truly excelling. When Hinata’s younger sister Hanabi started displaying superior talent, Hiashi began to reconsider Hinata’s selection as heiress. In the anime, Hinata and Hanabi were pitted against each other to determine who would one day lead the Hyūga. Because Hinata was unwilling to harm Hanabi — a hesitation Hanabi did not share — she was defeated, disappointing her father.^[10] Hinata was then disinherited and turned over to the care of Kurenai Yūhi.^[11]

On the day of her enrolment in Konoha’s Academy,^[12] Hinata was picked on by three bullies because of her unusual eyes. Naruto, despite not knowing her, immediately came to her defence, but he was outnumbered and knocked unconscious, and the bullies damaged the red scarf he was wearing. When he regained consciousness, Hinata thanked him for helping her and returned his scarf to him, but he let her keep it. Hinata started watching Naruto from that point onwards, and by doing so saw Naruto’s desire to gain attention and his struggle to exceed the extremely low expectations others had for him. Despite this, Naruto never lost faith in himself or his dream to become the Hokage. Hinata was inspired by this and started emulating Naruto, adopting his refusal to never give up as a means of earning her father’s approval. In the anime, Hinata’s growing affections for Naruto were noticed by the Hyūga’s elders, who warned her to stay away from him.^[13]

Personality

As a child, Hinata was soft-spoken and polite, always addressing people with proper honourifics. She is kind, always thinking of others more than for herself, caring for their feelings and well-being. She doesn’t like being confrontational for any reason. This led to her being meek or timid to others, as her overwhelming kindness can render her unable to respond or act for fear of offending somebody.^[14] Her father’s constant push to alter this personality trait when she was younger only made it worse, eroding Hinata’s self-confidence and making her even more bashful because she gained so little faith in herself and opinions.^[3] Despite being disinherited, Hinata loves her family very much, as shown when she «agreed» to marry Toneri in order to rescue Hanabi even though she knew it meant breaking Naruto’s heart and the possibility she and Toneri actually would get married.

Hinata’s outlook sees a shift after her appointment to Team 8. Whereas her father and much of the Hyūga clan had decided she was a lost cause who would never amount to anything,^[15] her team considers her a valuable member with her special strong points. Originally, she would over-rely on her teammates, looking to them in times of difficulty to save her from situations that make her uncomfortable. It is for her teammates — among other reasons — that Hinata starts seeking to change herself, as she wishes to help the team rather than burden it.^[16]

Hinata’s primary motivation is Naruto Uzumaki, with whom she has been fascinated since meeting him. He initially gained her attention because of his kindness to her and outspoken nature, and then kept her attention because of similarities that Hinata perceived to herself: Naruto had a painful childhood without the love of parents, a fate worse than the mere difficulty she had with her own father, and he craves the attention and acknowledgement of anybody, just as Hinata wants to please her father.^[17] But whereas Hinata lost faith in herself, Naruto always believed he can accomplish any given task if he tries hard enough. She admires him deeply for this courage and over time fell deeply in love with him, which manifests as increased shyness and speechlessness when around him, something that became apparent to everyone, apart from ironically Naruto himself. Hinata strives to prove herself to others, but mostly to gain the attention and worthiness of Naruto. She emulates him to this purpose, adopting his nindō of never giving up to improve herself. To that end, she stops running from confrontation, instead doing all that she can to face it, even in the face of failure to keep trying, and willing to risk her life for her loved ones and village.^[18] By the end of Part I, her clan’s faith in her is restored and strengthened.^[19]

Throughout the years, Naruto remains her primary motivation; she willingly faced Pain to protect Naruto, despite knowing she has no chance of winning.^[20] She even defends Naruto from himself when he’s in doubt, repeating to him his refusal to never give up.^[21] Two years after the war, upon achieving her greatest dream of having her love reciprocated by Naruto to form a deep and committed relationship together, she became more expressive about her feelings. In the anime, she is able to laugh openly because of it.^[22] After marrying Naruto and he becomes Hokage, Hinata remains supportive of him and his increased responsibilities, even though she yearns for him to be home more often. As a mother and wife, she has become a master homemaker, keeping the family well-structured yet well-adjusted and happy. While very loving and supportive of her family, she is equally strict and assertive. Her newfound structured nature made her very intimidating and more easily angered when her family acts up, easily keeping them in line and swiftly punishing them for their misconduct.^[23][8] She is also insightful and wise with her words, realising that her children, particularly Boruto, take after Naruto in the desire to prove themselves to others and that she must believe in them to do things on their own.^[24]

Appearance

Hinata is a slender girl of fair-complexion who, as a Hyūga, her most distinguishing trait is the Byakugan, giving her featureless white eyes (lavender in the anime). She has dark blue hair that she keeps in a hime-cut of different lengths: in Part I, her hair is cut just above her forehead akin to a bowl-cut with chin-length strands framing her face; in Part II, her hair reaches her lower back and the framing strands reach shoulder-length; in The Last: Naruto the Movie, her hair extends beyond her hips and she would at times tie it into a ponytail. By the time Boruto entered the Academy, she cut it into a bob-style reaching her shoulders.^[25] She is noted to be beautiful by Naruto^[12] and Toneri Ōtsutsuki.

In Part I, Hinata usually wears a cream-coloured hooded-jacket with a fire symbol on the upper sleeves and fur around the cuffs and hem. She also wears navy blue pants and keeps her forehead protector loosely around her neck. In Part II, she dons a lavender and cream hooded-jacket with lavender cuffs over mesh armour. She also wears navy blue pants, black, low-heeled sandals, and changes the cloth of her forehead protector from blue to black. Hinata switches to the standard Konoha infantry flak jacket and assorted clothing during the Fourth Shinobi World War, though she does not appear to wear a forehead protector.

Two years after the war, Hinata’s mission attire is a form-fitting light lavender, sleeveless kimono-style blouse with vertical lines, tied with a dark purple obi around her waist and short dark navy shorts. She also wore thigh-high stockings with black, open-toed boots. She does not wear her forehead protector at all. Her outfits become more varied after that, changing to match the occasion or simply being more casual than her prior garb. During Hinata’s and Toneri’s wedding, she wore a wide black and grey top with a long grey sash around her waist. She also wore short puffy pants with black lace socks and sandals. On her head was a black turban with a black and light yellow veil over and yellow crescent moon earrings. During Hinata’s and Naruto’s wedding, she wore a traditional white kimono with a flower in her hair. After getting married, she consistently wears a light purple short-sleeved jacket, a long-sleeved white shirt with a two pink colored strips underneath it, light brown shorts and purple open-toed boots. In the Boruto manga, Hinata has a necklace with the Uzumaki symbol on it.

Abilities

Originally, Hinata’s gentle personality hindered her performance, to which she was deemed too weak and unworthy for the role of heir.^[26] After committing herself getting stronger in her training for Naruto, receiving consistent praise from her team and clan for her improving skills and strengthening character.^[27][20][18] Two years after the war, Hinata, having been recognised by Hamura Ōtsutsuki as the Byakugan Princess, proves to be crucial in the destruction of the Tenseigan, even though she herself can’t destroy it.^[7] Despite spending at least a decade as a housewife, she could survive an attempt to get Naruto back from Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki, and even defeat Hanabi, who is an active jōnin and continues training to become the next clan leader, in a sparring match. Hinata at the time was reluctant to fight and unprepared when Hanabi attacked seriously. Despite being rusty, she was able to keep pace and soundly win the fight making Hanabi accept the loss.^[28]

Chakra Prowess and Control

From her special clan training, Hinata has advanced control of her chakra. In the anime, Hinata’s additional training during Part I resulted in her ability to free herself from contraints^[29] and manipulate nearby water sources, turning them into projectiles.^[30] By Part II of the anime, Hinata’s control has advanced enough to match a medical-nin’s, for which reason she is assigned to help perform the Four-Corner Sealing Barrier.

When she met Hamura, Hinata inherited some of his chakra because she is a member of the Hyūga clan’s main house. It is the strength and purity of her chakra that attracts Toneri Ōtsutsuki. It is also because of her being the member of the Hyūga clan’s main house and direct bloodline from Hamura that she can touch and find the Tenseigan, though she can’t destroy it by herself, so instead she held Naruto’s hand to give him allowance to touch the Tenseigan and for him to destroy it, since anyone without the Hyūga and Ōtsutsuki bloodline can’t touch it.

Byakugan

As a Hyūga, Hinata possesses the Byakugan, a dōjutsu that grants her penetrative vision in a near-360° around herself, with one blind spot at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebra.^[31] With it, she is able to assist others frequently in tracking, scouting the area for their target(s); by focusing her vision in a single direction, Hinata can see across vast distances, reaching as far away as 20 kilometres by the battle against Toneri. Hinata’s Byakugan grants her attacks pinpoint accuracy, which she can share with others to also improve their own.^[32] She can also use it in order to identify genjutsu, searching for the caster in the nearby area.^[33] In the anime, Hinata can use infrared vision and magnify in to see tiny targets.^[34] By adulthood, the chakra sensitivity provided by the Byakugan allows her to pick up on the slightest presence of chakra.^[35]

Physical Prowess

As is traditional in her clan, Hinata has been extensively trained in the Gentle Fist fighting style. In unison with her Byakugan, Hinata can attack accurately target an individuals’ chakra pathway systems and the 361 tenketsu that run along it, constricting or cutting off their chakra flow from only minimal contact.^[15] Although this enables Hinata to attack an opponent’s internal organs, she can also use it in a supplementary function, such as by setting dislocated shoulders back in place.^[36]

While Hinata hadn’t yet mastered her clan’s most advanced techniques in Part I, in the anime, she created the Protecting Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms as an alternative, which effectively protects her and attacks anything within range with sharp streams of chakra emitted from her palms.^[37] By Part II, she had grown accustomed to more of her clan’s techniques. During Pain’s Assault, Hinata could use the Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists, a technique that drains the target of their chakra where struck. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Hinata could use the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm to attack targets outside her physical range or deflect incoming attacks,^[38] which increases in power if used in conjunction with others.^[39] She also mastered the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms in the war.^[40] By the time she reaches adulthood, she became well-known for her mastery of the Gentle Fist.^[41] As an adult, she could even knock out a target with a single strike to their tenketsu.^[42][43]

Ninjutsu

While Hinata doesn’t usually use ninjutsu, by the Fourth Shinobi World War, her nature transformations included Fire and Lightning Release.^[4] In the anime, she also demonstrated proficiency in medical ninjutsu, able to use the Mystical Palm Technique to heal the wounded.^[44]

Stats

Part I

Prologue — Land of Waves

Main article: Prologue — Land of Waves
In the anime, while the graduates of her Academy class are being assigned to teams, Hinata hopes that she will be on the same team as Naruto Uzumaki. To her disappointment, she is instead added to Kurenai Yūhi’s Team 8, along with Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame. Kurenai reports this to Hinata’s father, Hiashi Hyūga, but he is unconcerned and in fact abandons Hinata to Kurenai’s care, feeling she is unworthy of the Hyūga clan.^[15]

Chūnin Exams

Main article: Chūnin Exams

Despite how recently they graduated from the Academy, Kurenai enters Team 8 in the Chūnin Exams being held in Konoha; Hinata agrees to participate because she wants to change herself. For the exams’ first stage, Hinata is seated next to Naruto as they take a written test. The objective in the first stage is to cheat off of other examinee’s paper without getting caught, but Naruto doesn’t realise this and agonises about potentially failing. Seeing this, Hinata offers to let him copy off of her paper. He suspects she’s trying to trick him, but she assures him that she only wants to be helpful. Although he considers taking her up on her offer, Naruto ultimately declines, fearing that he’ll get her disqualified if they’re caught and claiming that, besides, he isn’t the type to cheat.

Although Naruto is given the opportunity to forfeit, he refuses to do so, and for his determination, he passes the first stage along with Hinata and their teams. For the second stage, participants enter the Forest of Death with the objective of obtaining a set of two scrolls, one of which they are given at the start. Team 8 manages to collect their second scroll right after the second stage has started, and so they head for the centre of the forest where they’re supposed to turn in the scrolls. Along the way, Kiba’s partner, Akamaru, senses the Three Sand Siblings’ fight with Team Shigure. Team 8 watches the fight from the cover of some nearby bushes and is horrified when Gaara mercilessly kills all of Team Shigure. After they’re certain Gaara won’t kill them too, they proceed to the centre of the forest.

After passing the second stage, the remaining participants take part in one-on-one preliminary matches. During Naruto’s fight with Kiba, Hinata’s loyalties are torn; she wants to cheer for Naruto, but fears that would be rude to Kiba. When Naruto wins the fight, Hinata gives both him and Kiba some of the Hyūga Clan Secret Ointment so that their wounds will heal faster. As he’s being taken away to rest, Kiba pleads for Hinata to forfeit if she’s matched against Gaara or her cousin, Neji Hyūga. She is indeed matched against the latter, a member of a Hyūga clan branch house who hates all members of the main house. Neji, like Kiba, tries to convince Hinata to forfeit, telling her that she’s too meek and insecure to be a ninja. She begins to offer arguments in her defence, but Neji persists, claiming that she is fated to be a failure, a fact that he believes she’s aware of due to her frightened reaction to what he says.

Neji’s words cause Hinata to cry, but also anger the watching Naruto, who insists that Hinata can change herself if she wants to and who encourages her to defeat Neji. Because Naruto has faith in her, Hinata refuses to forfeit and prepares to fight; Neji is surprised by the new confidence in her. Hinata and Neji exchange Gentle Fist-blows, but only Neji’s are effective, which he reveals to be because he sealed her tenketsu at the start of their fight. Although her attacks are ineffective against him, Hinata continues fighting, in the process enduring mounting internal trauma from Neji’s counterattacks. Neji repeatedly tells her to forfeit, but Hinata refuses, unwilling to back down both as a matter of principle and because Naruto continues to cheer for her.

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Neji directly attacks Hinata’s heart, leading all but Naruto to believe she’s been defeated. When Hayate Gekkō is about to declare Neji the winner, Naruto stops him and motions to Hinata struggling to her feet. Neji tells her that her attempts to fight her destiny are only bringing her harm, but she rebuts that his own attempt to fight the destiny of the branch house brings him even more harm. Neji is enraged and attempts to kill her, but he is stopped by the observing jōnin. Hinata collapses, the damage to her organs being too severe, and before she loses consciousness she sees Naruto checking on her; she wonders if she managed to change at all. She’s taken away by a team of medical-nin to be given emergency medical attention.

After a month, on the day of the Chūnin Exams’ final matches, Hinata has recovered somewhat. Although she’s supposed to take it easy, she practices at the Third Training Ground. Naruto stops there on his way to finals and is glad to see she’s better. Because he’s scheduled to fight Neji, Naruto shares his concerns that he might not be strong enough to defeat him. Hinata says that she believes he is strong enough, and that even if he isn’t physically strong he still has strength of perseverance: a willingness to keep trying despite apparent failure until he finally conquers his obstacle. She admires him for that. Naruto is put at ease, thanks her, and informs her that his impression of her as «weird» was wrong, as he actually likes her. Hinata is left speechless as he walks away.

Hinata watches Naruto’s fight against Neji with Kiba. Seeing Naruto receive so many of Neji’s attacks upsets Hinata and causes her internal injuries to begin bleeding again. Kiba gets an Anbu (Kabuto Yakushi) to treat her. Although the Anbu heals her, she is rendered unconscious and thus is unable to watch Naruto’s defeat of Neji.

Konoha Crush

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In the anime, when the invasion of Konoha begins, the still-unconscious Hinata is kidnapped by Kumo-nin. She is rescued by Neji, who has had a change of perspective as a result of his loss to Naruto. Several days after the invasion is successfully repelled, Hinata attends the Third Hokage’s funeral.

Sasuke Recovery Mission

Main article: Sasuke Recovery Mission
According to Kiba, Hinata visited Naruto while he was in the Konoha Hospital after his failed attempt to stop Sasuke Uchiha from defecting from Konoha. When she saw how badly hurt he was, she immediately fainted.

Bikōchū Search Mission

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In the anime, Team 8 (at Hinata’s insistence) helps Naruto find a bikōchū, which he can use to locate Sasuke by scent. After a day of searching, Hinata goes off by herself and trains by a waterfall in order to create a new jutsu. Naruto sees her, though he doesn’t realise it’s Hinata; she becomes embarrassed when he later tells Kiba about the «beautiful girl» he saw. When they are attacked by members of the Kamizuru clan, Hinata uses her new Protecting Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms to save her team. Although they ultimately fail in their plan to use the bikōchū to find Sasuke, their near-success earns praise from Hinata’s father, Hiashi.

Academy Student Lead Mission

Main article: Academy Student Lead Mission
In the anime, Hinata is put in charge of a team of Academy students (Nobori, Daichi, and Matsuri) to teach them survival skills. Very little of their exercise is seen, but Hinata does teach her students how to establish a campsite.

Gosunkugi Capture Mission

Main article: Gosunkugi Capture Mission
In the anime, Naruto, Kiba, and Hinata are assigned to catch a thief, Gosunkugi. Gosunkugi is captured by a bounty hunter before they can catch him themselves, for which reason their mission is officially deemed a failure.

Buried Gold Excavation Mission

Main article: Buried Gold Excavation Mission
In the anime, Naruto, Kiba, and Hinata are sent on another mission together in order to improve their teamwork, which their previous mission failures suggests they lack. While searching for a buried treasure, they are attacked by the Kedōin clan, who impersonate each of them so that they can infiltrate Konoha and destroy it from within. Although they escape from the Kedōin, Naruto and Kiba must stop them by themselves due to a leg injury Hinata sustained. She later returned to Konoha and mistakenly attacked Naruto, whom she believed to be an impostor.

Peddlers Escort Mission

Main article: Peddlers Escort Mission
In the anime, Naruto, Hinata, and Chōji Akimichi are sent to the Land of Vegetables to escort some merchants. A princess, Haruna, is embedded with the merchants, leading to an attack by the Janin. Hinata is tasked with guarding Haruna, and in the course of doing that she fights and defeats Jiga.

Lady Daimyō Search Mission

Main article: Lady Daimyō Search Mission
In the anime, Naruto, Kiba, and Hinata are sent to the Land of Honey to search for the missing Kayo. When they start to notice something strange about the castle they’re search, Hinata uses her Byakugan to discover that the castle is alive.

Sunagakure Support Mission

Main article: Sunagakure Support Mission
In the anime, Hinata and the Konoha 11 are sent to help the Three Sand Siblings defeat the Four Celestial Symbols Men. Shikamaru Nara, their team leader, assigns Neji, Hinata, and Shino to clear out the areas.

After they get back to Konoha — in a scene that happens at the end of the Sasuke Recovery Mission in the manga — Hinata serves drinks to Neji and Hiashi while they train together. At Neji’s encouragement, Hinata watches Naruto as he departs Konoha for several years of training, vowing to work just as hard as he plans to.

Interlude

In Naruto’s Footsteps: The Friends’ Paths

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In the anime, Konoha and Sunagakure hold a joint Chūnin Exam two years after Naruto’s departure, which Team 8 once again enters. During the first exam, Hinata, Kiba, and Shino are seated in different rooms and are tasked with getting a combined score of exactly 100 points on their written test despite their separation.^[45] Neji comes up with the idea for teams to communicate which questions to answer by producing vibrations on the walls. After the initial testing period is over, they are given a bonus question: each team must unanimously select one of their members to disqualify from the rest of the exams. Team 8 selects nobody, which is the correct answer and which qualifies them for the next phase.^[46]

Those who pass the first test must reach the Demon Desert within three days in order to participate in the second exam. Ultimately, Team 8 were among the first 30 teams to make it. The following night, as all the genin were ready to eat dinner, everyone grew nervous about the overly-sweaty Burami ruining the food, which caused the genin to quickly try to stop him, resulting in Neji using the Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven and accidentally destroying the food. As tension grew between everyone over the recent event, an all-out brawl began. Eventually everyone lost their desire to fight when Fū arrived with her optimistic ways. The following day, as the second exam began Team 8 were given the same objective as they had in the exam several years ago: obtain a scroll from another team.^[47]

Following a simple plan by Kiba, Team 8 began talking loudly for all to hear, waiting for another team with a Heaven scroll to come after them. Ultimately, they encounter Team Kazami, with Hinata facing off against Kazami. Deciding to make the first move Hinata begins attacking Kazami. Realising Hinata’s goal was to attack his Chakra Pathway System Kazami creates various sharp air currents which she counters using the Protecting Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms. During the ensuing fight the other team is able to steal their scroll. Despite Team Kazami’s attempts to prevent Team 8 from pursuing them, Shino is able to track them using his kikaichū.^[48] During their search, Team 8 is ambushed by Team Kazami, though they are able to escape thanks to Shino’s insect clone. They regroup and then reengage battle against Team Kazami, with Kiba ultimately defeating them. With their own scroll back and with Team Kazami’s scroll now in their possession, Team 8 heads to the centre of the desert to turn in the scrolls.^[49]

Team 8 eventually gets lost in a sandstorm along the way.^[50] They are rescued by one of the exam’s proctors, who brings them to where all of the other examinees are being assembled. They are informed that the Chūnin Exams have been cancelled; reports on the participants’ performances will be sent back to their villages, leaving their promotion up to their superiors. When they get back to Konoha, the Fifth Hokage promotes Hinata, Kiba, and Shino to chūnin.^[51]

Part II

Tenchi Bridge Reconnaissance Mission

Main article: Tenchi Bridge Reconnaissance Mission
Two-and-a-half years after Naruto left Konoha to train, Hinata heads to a meeting with Kiba and Shino. As she approaches them, she sees them talking to Naruto. She screams in surprise and hides behind a fence while she tries to build up the courage to greet him. Having heard her scream, Naruto investigates the source and, finding Hinata, says hello to her, inadvertently making her collapse from shock. Naruto invites Team 8 to help him on a mission to find Sasuke, but they can’t since they’ve already got another assignment.

Akatsuki Suppression Mission

Main article: Akatsuki Suppression Mission
In the anime, Hinata attends Asuma Sarutobi’s funeral.

Three-Tails’ Appearance

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In the anime, Kakashi Hatake recruits Team 8’s members to help him investigate one of Orochimaru’s recently-discovered bases. During their investigation, they are attacked by some of Orochimaru’s subordinates, Team Guren. When Kiba struggles against Nurari, Hinata switches with him, using her Byakugan to navigate through the smoke Nurari employs. The team’s leader, Guren, soon traps Team 8 in her Jade Crystal Labyrinth Technique. Although the labyrinth’s reflective surface makes it difficult for her to focus with her Byakugan, Hinata is able to locate Guren and defeat one of her Jade Crystal Clones, but is then encased in a crystal prison, where she remains until found by Team 7.

When they come across the Three-Tails, Hinata is assigned to a team tasked with sealing it. They are interrupted by Team Guren before they can complete the Four-Corner Sealing Barrier, prompting Konoha to recall them and send Anbu to seal the Three-Tails in their place.

Itachi Pursuit Mission

Main article: Itachi Pursuit Mission

Teams 7 and 8 are combined into an Eight Man Squad with the mission of locating Sasuke or Itachi Uchiha. When they split up to search, Naruto, because he’s a target of Akatsuki, is given a protective escort in the form of Hinata, Yamato, and Bull. Their group is soon confronted by Kabuto Yakushi, who offers them intel on Akatsuki and its members. Noticing something strange about Kabuto, Hinata examines him with her Byakugan and discovers that a third of his body has been taken over by Orochimaru’s remains. Kabuto escapes and they later regroup with the rest of the team. Kiba is able to find Sasuke’s trail, which they begin following.

Fated Battle Between Brothers

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As they near Sasuke’s location, they are intercepted by Tobi of Akatsuki. They make repeated attempts to kill or capture him, but every attack passes through him without sign of damage. Suspecting a genjutsu is being used, Hinata searches the area with her Byakugan to locate a caster, but can find nobody. She focuses on Tobi’s chakra signature to try and understand how his ability works, but is mystified when it simply vanishes. Tobi leaves them when he receives news that Itachi has died while fighting Sasuke. Hinata uses her Byakugan to locate where their fight took place and they rush to reach Sasuke before Tobi does, but they are too late and cannot rediscover his trail.

Six-Tails Unleashed

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In the anime, Katsuyu meets them as they return to Konoha to give them a new mission: helping the Tsuchigumo clan protect its forbidden technique. Kakashi sends the rest of Team 7 to complete the mission while he returns to the village with Team 8.

Pain’s Assault

Main article: Pain’s Assault

When Pain’s Assault on Konoha begins, Hinata joins her teammates in defending the village. Pain later destroys the village, but Hinata is saved from harm by Katsuyu. Hinata’s bodyguard, Kō Hyūga, is not as fortunate, but he refuses Hinata’s attempts to find him medical attention. Hinata watches as Naruto fights Pain alone, initially obeying Katsuyu’s and Kō’s instructions not to interfere. After Naruto is captured by Pain’s Deva Path, however, Hinata does not hesitate to come to his defence, forcing the Deva Path away from him. Naruto pleads for her to run away, telling her that she can’t defeat Pain. Despite knowing this already, she tells Naruto that she will fight Pain because, after years of watching him and improving herself by following his example, Hinata loves Naruto and will do what she can to protect him.

Hinata starts attacking the Deva Path with her Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists. In the anime, she succeeds in removing some of the black receivers that restrains Naruto and even hitting the Deva Path, but the outcome remains the same: the Deva Path quickly defeats her with Shinra Tensei. The Deva Path then stabs her with another black receiver, leading Naruto to believe Hinata has been killed and thus causing him to enter a version 2 form. Hinata, however, is still alive, and when Team Guy finds her, Neji gets her immediate medical attention. Sakura Haruno heals Hinata’s injuries, allowing her to tearfully join in the village’s celebration when Naruto returns after defeating Pain.

Five Kage Summit

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News reaches Konoha of Sasuke’s recent activity with Akatsuki, specifically his attack against Kumogakure-ninja. Hinata and the rest of the Konoha 11 (while Naruto was absent) decide that Sasuke can no longer be allowed to implicate Konoha in his criminal deeds and they resolve to personally kill him. When Naruto returns to Konoha after learning of this and having his own confrontation with Sasuke, he requests that they leave dealing with Sasuke to him.

Power

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In the anime, Hinata is part of a team of reinforcements sent to Tonika Village to help Team 7 in the fight against Kabuto Yakushi. Hinata attempts to stop the Nine-Tailed Naruto Clone from taking chakra from Naruto, but she fails and is saved by Neji.

Paradise Life on a Boat

Main article: Paradise Life on a Boat

In the anime, Hinata was present at the Hyūga clan meeting convened by her father, Hiashi. After hearing Hiashi declaration that Neji was to lead the clan’s forces during the Fourth Shinobi World War, she was quite shocked. After the meeting she overheard Kō contest with her father about his decision, reminding him of how much Hinata had grown and that she was from the main house. Hiashi, however, told him that it wasn’t because he lacked faith in Hinata but because she still lacked enough self-confidence to lead the shinobi during war.^[52]

Later, Hinata met with Kurenai and was told that several members of the Konoha 11 have encountered Naruto while he traveled to the Land of Lightning. When Hinata was summoned to a meeting with the Fifth Hokage, she was hopeful that she would also get sent on such a mission. After much searching for where exactly the Hokage was, Hinata was disappointed to learn that the Hokage only wanted to discuss Neji’s selection to lead the Hyūga during the approaching Fourth Shinobi World War. She was later invited to Yakiniku Q to have dinner with other girls in her age group. The dinner’s conversation turned to Naruto, during which Hinata realised that she doesn’t need to go on a mission with Naruto to be able to help him.

Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation

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When the Fourth Shinobi World War begins, Hinata is placed alongside Neji in the Second Division. Their entire division is sent to intercept a large segment of the White Zetsu Army, which Neji and Hinata join forces in attacking after Kitsuchi unearths the Zetsu army. Although the Zetsus suffer heavy casualties, their numbers are too great and the fight becomes one of attrition. After a day of fighting, Neji collapses from exhaustion, at which point Hinata takes responsibility for monitoring the Second Division’s perimeter with her Byakugan. Shino encourages her not to over-exert herself, but she assures him that she doesn’t mind since she’s fighting to keep Naruto safe.

In the anime, Hinata, Kiba, and Shino investigate a possible breach of the Allied Shinobi Forces’ perimeter. They discover several White Zetsus within Allied territory, and in the fight to destroy them Hinata is knocked unconscious. One Zetsu impersonates her and successfully pretends to be her for a time using its knowledge of her feelings for Naruto, but Kiba and Shino eventually discover it and, after defeating it, rescue Hinata.^[53] On the second day of the war, Hinata helps members of the Second Division escape the area of Neji’s fight with the reincarnated Kidōmaru. She later finds Neji unconscious with Kiba and Akamaru. Hinata examines their bodies with her Byakugan and discovers that their chakra flow has completely stopped. She reports this to Inoichi Yamanaka, who is able to use the information to help Naruto save them. Hinata tearfully hugs Neji when he wakes up.^[54]

With all levels of the Allied Shinobi Forces infiltrated by disguised White Zetsus, Hinata and the others are placed on high alert due to periodic surprise attacks by what they thought were their allies. When Naruto reaches the Second Division’s location he starts identifying and defeating the disguised Zetsus, including three that attempt to attack Hinata. Although Neji is suspicious that Naruto may also be a White Zetsu, Hinata insists it’s the real Naruto, which she can tell by looking in his eyes. Hinata apologises to Naruto for the suspicion he’s receiving and regrets that he is still needing to save her when she’s the one trying to fight for him. Naruto reassures her that she’s strong enough to look after herself; he’s merely returning the favour for all the times in the past she’s helped him. She silently thanks him as he leaves.

Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax

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Hinata and the rest of the Allied Shinobi Forces are sent to assist Naruto in his battle with the Ten-Tails. Recognising how crucial Naruto is to the war’s victory, Hinata, Neji, and Hiashi join forces to block attacks directed at him. Neji and Hiashi quickly become preoccupied protecting other Allies from the Ten-Tails too, leaving only Hinata to defend Naruto. The Ten-Tails fires several volleys of wood projectiles at him, which Hinata uses her body to defend him from. Neji in turn uses his body to defend her and is mortally wounded because of it. Watching Hinata crying for him as he dies, Neji observes that Hinata was willing to die for Naruto, which he uses as evidence that Naruto is responsible for more lives than his own. He then dies from his injuries.

Naruto is disheartened by the deaths of Neji and others in the Alliance. When he starts to show signs of giving up, Hinata brings him back senses by reminding him of his vow to not let any of his friends die. Although Neji may be dead, he will live on so long as others continue the fight that he gave his life for. Therefore, Naruto must stay true to the creed he has been using for so long and that she has long since adopted for herself: to not give up. Naruto’s resolve is renewed and he thanks her for standing by his side. He then takes her hand and transfers some chakra to her, giving her a version 1-like shroud that protects her and augments her attacks against the Ten-Tails.

As Naruto leads the Alliance’s attacks against the Ten-Tails, his arm becomes dislocated. Hinata sets it back in place, allowing him to remove the Ten-Tails from the control of Madara and Obito Uchiha. The extended fighting eventually starts to tire Naruto out, so Hinata rallies a defence around him while Sakura Haruno heals him. She later joins Team 8’s attack on the Ten-Tails’ clones: she starts performing the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms on a Ten-Tails mini-clone, but stumbles midway and fears she may not be able to complete it. By thinking of Neji and Naruto, she finds the resolve to follow through to its end and defeats the clone. She then prepares to use her Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists.

Birth of the Ten-Tails’ Jinchūriki

Main article: Birth of the Ten-Tails’ Jinchūriki

When the Ten-Tails suddenly disappears from the battlefield, Sakura asks what Hinata saw with her Byakugan. Hinata explains that she saw the Ten-Tails being absorbed into Obito, meaning he has become its jinchūriki. Because of the abilities this grants Obito, Hinata and most of the rest of the Alliance stand no chance against him and must leave the fighting to others such as Naruto and Sasuke. But Hinata remains alert for opportunities to contribute and pitches in when they emerge, first by joining the rest of the Konoha 11 in hitting Obito with one of Naruto’s Rasengan, and then by assisting the rest of the Alliance with pulling the tailed beasts’ chakra from Obito’s body.

With Obito defeated, Naruto goes off to fight Madara, leaving the Allied Shinobi Forces to fight a final Zetsu. As they struggle against the Zetsu, Kiba senses Naruto’s return to their battlefield and Hinata seeks him out with her Byakugan. She becomes horrified as she notices that his heartbeat is slowing and runs to him to provide assistance, but she collapses from exhaustion midway and can only plead Neji to help Naruto. When Madara cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi upon the world, Hinata alongside most people are immobilised by the genjutsu and restrained by the Ten-Tails’ roots.

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki Strikes

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While trapped, Hinata dreams of sitting on a park bench with Naruto while they are watched in secret by Neji and Hanabi. Naruto and Sasuke eventually release the Infinite Tsukuyomi, freeing Hinata and the rest of the world and thus ending the Fourth Shinobi World War. They all return to Konoha to bury the dead from the war, with Team Kurenai and Naruto paying their respects at the mass funeral.

Blank Period

Kakashi Hiden: Lightning in the Icy Sky

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Over a year after the end of the war, when Naruto starts spreading unsavoury rumours about Kakashi Hatake’s relationship with Kahyō, Hinata is one of the many villagers to pretend to regard Kakashi with disgust. Kakashi hits Naruto when he discovers that Naruto is the source of these rumours, causing Hinata to actually regard Kakashi with disgust.

The Last: Naruto the Movie

Main article: The Last: Naruto the Movie

Two years after the war, as the Rinne Festival approaches, Hinata decides to confess her feelings for Naruto by knitting a scarf for him, a replacement for the one he gave her when they were children. Although she completes the scarf, Hinata struggles to bring herself to give it to him, and it is only at the encouragement of Sakura and Hanabi that Hinata finally approaches Naruto. Once she finds him at Ramen Ichiraku, Hinata is intimidated, first by Naruto’s many other female admirers, and then by the fact that he is already wearing a scarf that he clearly cherishes. Assuming she lost her chance to be with him, Hinata runs off. As she cries over the scarf alone, she is approached by Toneri Ōtsutsuki, who requests to be given the scarf instead. He captures her with his puppets and they try escaping Konoha with her, but Naruto defeats the puppets and rescues her; the scarf she made is ripped in the battle.

In place of Hinata, Toneri is successfully able to kidnap Hanabi. Hinata requests to be added to the team sent to rescue her. After leaving Konoha, Hinata is able to find Hanabi’s trail using her Byakugan, which leads them to an underground passage. Shortly after entering the passageway, the team is trapped in a genjutsu that dredges up old memories. While Hinata relives moments from her past that relate to Naruto, the scarf — which she’s in the process of repairing — gets loose from her bag and wraps around Naruto, sharing her memories and corresponding feelings with him. Sakura is able to release them from the genjutsu and they start to continue ahead. Hinata is held back by Toneri, who expresses his desire to marry her. He explains that he has taken Hanabi’s Byakugan for himself in order to carry out Hamura Ōtsutsuki’s decree to destroy the Earth, after which he can create a new world with Hinata’s help.

Hinata refuses to cooperate and vows to save Hanabi on her own, to which Toneri observes that she doesn’t know where Hanabi is. Naruto interrupts them and defeats Toneri, who turns out to only be another puppet. Toneri tells Hinata that he’ll return later for her answer. Naruto and Hinata reunite with the rest of the team and exit the underground passage, arriving in what they later discover is the Moon’s interior. They split up to explore the surrounding landscape, with Naruto spending more time with Hinata. He now displays a greater interest in her thoughts and well-being, pleasing Hinata and giving her greater resolve to complete the scarf. As she is about to confide in him what Toneri told her, the rest of the team locates them and asks Hinata to look at a crypt they’ve found. There, Hinata is confronted by another member of the Ōtsutsuki clan, who shows her visions of how to stop Toneri and who introduces her to Hamura himself, who asks her to save the Earth.

Hinata does not share her visions with the others and starts diligently trying to complete the scarf. When they make camp later that night, Naruto confronts Hinata and assures her they will save Hanabi. He also tells her that he loves her, leaving her speechless. Rather, when Toneri comes for Hinata’s answer, she gives the finished scarf to Naruto with her goodbyes and leaves with Toneri. When Naruto asks Hinata if it’s a lie that she will marry Toneri, she reluctantly does not deny it. Upon seeing Naruto being hit by Toneri’s attack, Toneri immediately put her to sleep. After she wakes up in Toneri’s castle, Hinata checks on Hanabi to make sure she’s alright and locates the Tenseigan that Toneri is using to control the Moon’s movements against the Earth. She spends her time making yet another scarf, and when she has a chance she slips away to try to destroy the Tenseigan. She is found by Toneri’s puppets and Toneri himself detains her. Hinata tries to reason with Toneri that Hamura never wished to destroy earth, but he doesn’t listen. After which Toneri destroys the new scarf, that is actually meant for Naruto, and places her under his control. After being placed inside a picture frame, Hinata shed a tear over her regret about «betraying» Naruto.

Hinata is forced to go through with a wedding ceremony, but as Toneri is about to kiss Hinata, Naruto interrupts the wedding. After Toneri leaves with her, Naruto is able to release her from Toneri’s control, at which point she apologises to him for her earlier behaviour, though he states he already understands and forgives her. Toneri becomes distracted by his own awakening Tenseigan, allowing Hinata to escape with Naruto to the primary Tenseigan’s location. Because she possesses Hamura’s chakra, only Hinata is able to destroy it. However, she lacks the raw strength to do so, and must instead channel her chakra into Naruto so that they can destroy it together. With the Tenseigan gone, the Moon’s movements stop and the puppets that the rest of the team is elsewhere fighting are rendered inert. The team reunites with them, bringing along a rescued Hanabi and the remains of Hinata’s scarf. Even though it’s in tatters, Naruto asks if he can have it anyway, which Hinata happily complies with.

Toneri uses his own awakened Tenseigan to resume the Moon’s movement towards the Earth. He then attacks them and captures Hinata, forcing her to watch as he tries to kill Naruto. Naruto ends up defeating him instead and Hinata, once freed, takes back Hanabi’s eyes. Toneri tries to make one final attack and Naruto and Hinata prepare to face him together, but Toneri is knocked into space by the statue. Naruto saves him and Toneri gives up, allowing Hinata to tell him Hamura’s true wishes: to protect the Earth, not to destroy it. Toneri is repentant and remains behind when they head home, vowing not to let the Moon endanger the Earth again. As they return through the same passage they used before, Hinata asks Naruto about the scarf he’s been wearing. He tells her it was a gift from his mother, causing her embarrassment that she would be jealous. Upon hearing Naruto say that he wants to spend the rest of his life with her, Hinata sheds tears of joy. As the passageway disintegrates behind them, Naruto propels himself and Hinata back to the Earth, where they share their first kiss.

Sakura Hiden: Thoughts of Love, Riding Upon a Spring Breeze

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After returning from the Moon as an official couple, the news of their relationship spread like wildfire, leading to former classmates and older ninja teasing them. Months later, Hinata and Naruto organised to go on their first date to Ramen Ichiraku, as they were both off duty for once. Running into Sakura along the way, Hinata invited her to join them, but she declined. Later, the couple learned that she had been kidnapped by Kido Tsumiki, leading to them joining Kakashi in going to rescue her. On finding Sakura, they discovered that she’d already defeated Kido, prompting them to congratulate her on her victory.

Konoha Hiden: The Perfect Day for a Wedding

Main articles: Konoha Hiden (novel) and Konoha Hiden (anime)

In the weeks leading up to her wedding, Hinata was busy preparing for the wedding ceremony that was to be held at the Hokage Rock. On the day of the event in the waiting room, Hinata was unbearably happy standing next to the man she loved. As Hiashi and Hanabi entered the room, Hinata took Naruto’s arm and held on tight, before the two got married.

Sasuke Shinden: Book of Sunrise

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When enemy ninja infiltrate Konoha, Hinata uses her Byakugan to locate the intruders and then neutralises them with her Gentle Fist.

New Era

Shortly after getting married, Hinata and Naruto had a son and two years later they had a daughter. On the day of Naruto’s Hokage inauguration years later, Hinata volunteered to pick up his official Hokage haori with plans to meet him at the ceremony. When she arrived there, Naruto and their children have yet to arrive, leading to her returning home to find them. There, she discovered Naruto unconscious with his tenketsu sealed, leaving Hinata confused about who could have done it.^[55]

Academy Entrance Arc

Main article: Academy Entrance Arc
In the anime, on the day before the entrance ceremony for Boruto to attend the Academy, Hinata begins telling her children again about how her time in the Academy with Naruto was, only for Boruto show no interest as he already heard the story before. After Boruto’s antics caused damage to the Hokage Rock, he was suspended for two weeks from the Academy, during which Hinata kept a close watch on him, making sure he didn’t fall behind in his studies.

When Boruto began seeing strange things that others couldn’t, he asked Hinata about the Byakugan, which she explained to him. Later, after a troubling change in his behaviour, Boruto declared to his parents that he had awakened his Byakugan, shocking everyone. Hinata advised Boruto to go to Hiashi for better answers about his dōjutsu.

Later, when she discovered that Boruto was skipping classes (thanks to a poorly written excuse from his classmate Mitsuki), Hinata quickly confronted her son. The following day, Hinata met with Shino and it was ultimately decided that Boruto would have to make up the time he missed with after-school classes. After Boruto left, Hinata talked more with Shino, apologising for the trouble Boruto was causing, noting that he wanted her husband’s attention to the point where, like his father, Boruto wants to make a name for himself. Shino then convinced Hinata to talk to Naruto about Boruto’s actions. When Naruto came home late briefly for a change of clothing, the two spoke. Naruto expressed regret at not being a more attentive father, feeling that his lack of actual parenting growing up made him subpar as one himself, Hinata insisted that for all of Boruto’s actions, deep down he understands Naruto’s responsibilities as Hokage.

Later, Hinata made a big feast to welcome Mitsuki. Much to her joy, Naruto was also joining them for dinner as he finished work early. However, as dinner was about to begin, learning from one of his dispersed clones, Naruto left to investigate a strange release of chakra spreading throughout the village.

Sarada Uchiha Arc

Main article: Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring
In the anime, when Himawari fell sick due to a fever, Boruto and Naruto argued about giving her rice porridge or hamburger steaks while Hinata was administering the medicine she picked up. When Hinata returned to the kitchen and saw this, she got angry and kicked both of them out of the house due to their noisiness.

On the day of the Five Kage Summit in Konoha, Hinata and Himawari visit Neji’s grave and places sunflowers on it, while assuring Himawari that he is happy with the flowers. Later, when Naruto is going to leave Konoha in order to investigate something with Sasuke, Hinata sends Boruto to deliver a lunch to him.

Naruto Shinden: Parent and Child Day

Main articles: Naruto Shinden: Parent and Child Day and Parent and Child Day Arc
NOTE: In the anime, the events of this arc occur after the Mitsuki’s Disappearance Arc.

When Konohagakure started an annual new holiday, Parent and Child Day, Hinata decided to spend it at her father’s place while her kids stayed with Naruto. At the end of the day, Himawari returned home with Naruto and Hinata affectionately watched over Himawari as she slept with the Shukaku doll that Naruto purchased for her snuggled in between them.

School Trip Arc

Main article: School Trip Arc
In the anime, Hinata saw off Boruto as he joined his class for a field trip to Kirigakure, who promised Himawari he would bring her back a souvenir. However, upon his return, Boruto had forgotten to bring her said souvenir. Hinata initially stayed quiet about it, even as Himawari was upset about this. When Boruto asked about Himawari’s attitude, Hinata reminded Boruto of his promise. While Boruto sought to fake forgetting by getting her a Kiri gift, Hinata suggested he just come clean with Himawari.

Graduation Exams Arc

Main article: Graduation Exams Arc

In the anime, as graduation exams for the ninja classes were nearing, Boruto was accompanied by Hinata for his interview on his goals for the future. Hinata was annoyed to learn that Boruto never considered his goals. Later, when Boruto asked her why she originally became a ninja, she said that it was practically an obligation back in the day, especially when coming from a noble ninja clan like the Hyūga.

Genin Mission Arc

Main article: Genin Mission Arc
In the anime, as Boruto prepared for his first genin mission, Hinata saw him off and wished her son good luck.

Byakuya Gang Arc

Main article: Byakuya Gang Arc
In the anime, when the Byakuya Gang acted in Konoha, Himawari asked Hinata if they were good or bad over dinner. Boruto thought they were bad, but Hinata said not all people are good or evil. The next day, Hinata watched Konoha citizens protesting in front of the Kaminarimon Company over the television.

Versus Momoshiki Arc

Main articles: Boruto: Naruto the Movie and Versus Momoshiki Arc
In the anime, on the day of Boruto’s birthday, Hinata and Himawari worked to prepare a party. While inviting different people, Hinata was sad to learn that Naruto was too busy to show up. Later that night, Naruto returned exhausted from work, to which Hinata helped him.

While cleaning Naruto’s office at home, Himawari discovers the jacket that Naruto used to wear, which Hinata smiles to see. Because it’s Himawari’s birthday, Hinata takes her out to buy food and decorations for the party later that night; they run into Boruto while they’re out and he offers to carry his mother’s bags. By the time they get home, they discover that Naruto is already there, having made a point to be home on time for the occasion. When Naruto later starts carrying Himawari’s cake to the table to be served, he suddenly disappears, being only a shadow clone. The cake falls on the floor, making Himawari sad and Boruto angry. Hinata tries to convince Boruto that Naruto is doing the best that he can, but he leaves in anger and Hinata can only comfort Himawari. Sasuke later drops by looking for Naruto, so Hinata directs him to the Hokage office.

Boruto enters the Chūnin Exams being held in Konoha and advances to the final round matches. While Hinata watches the fights with Himawari, Naruto approaches her and asks that she watch Boruto closely with her Byakugan. In doing so, she notices that he’s using the Kote, a prohibited device that forces Naruto to disqualify him and leaves her disappointed in her son. The stadium is then immediately attacked by Kinshiki and Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki, and Hinata evacuates with the other spectators. When she learns that Naruto has been captured by Kinshiki and Momoshiki, Hinata goes after them in an effort to rescue him and is badly injured. Sakura heals her, but when she’s told that Boruto plans to join Sasuke’s rescue effort, she forces herself up so that she can stop him from going. When she sees him wearing Naruto’s old jacket, she is reminded of his father and decides to believe in Boruto just as she always believes in Naruto.

Naruto is eventually rescued and life in Konoha returns to normal. After having breakfast with her family, Hinata starts to repair the damage Boruto received to his own jacket, but he asks her not to, believing it looks «cooler» while damaged, much to her pleasant surprise. She and Himawari see Naruto and Boruto off at the front door, wishing them both luck with their respective days.

Mitsuki’s Disappearance Arc

Main article: Mitsuki’s Disappearance Arc
When Konohagakure was put on lockdown after the apparent betrayal of Mitsuki, Boruto decided to leave the village in search of the truth, convincing Sarada to join him. Hinata became deeply worried about her son and likewise apologised to Sakura for him involving Sarada. Sakura however insisted that both kids knew what penalties they would probably face with this action and was sure they would be fine, which comforted Hinata somewhat.

Upon Boruto’s return home, an angry and relieved Hinata joined Himawari in hugging Boruto to welcome him home.

One-Tail Escort Arc

Main article: One-Tail Escort Arc
In the anime, as Hinata was preparing a family camping trip, Boruto explained that he was going on a training mission with Team 7 (unaware that Boruto was really going to find Sasuke to train with him).

Later, Boruto returned to the village along with Naruto and the kettle-sealed Shukaku. With Urashiki Ōtsutsuki pursuing the tailed beast, it was decided that Naruto would safeguard Shukaku. During which, Hinata allowed the children to watch over the tailed beast while she was happy to have extra time with her entire family. Later, when a more proper safehouse for Shukaku was prepared, Naruto proceeded to have the tailed beast moved to it.

Time Slip Arc

Main article: Time Slip Arc
Later, Hinata watched as an eager Boruto quickly finished his breakfast in hopes to train more with Sasuke. Hinata noted that Boruto was just like Naruto at that age, always eager to train with his mentor Jiraiya. Hinata then showed Himawari and Boruto a photo of the Sannin, who Himawari noted looked eccentric and wild. Hinata told her kids about Jiraiya’s greatness as a ninja and how influential he was to Naruto, even becoming a father-figure. Later that night, Hinata found Boruto looking through Naruto’s belongings for the Icha Icha series, hoping to learn more about Jiraiya and the «wisdom» it gave. After glancing at a few pages and seeing its adult content, Hinata sternly forbade Boruto from reading the books, insisting that he was too young.

Meanwhile, the grown-up Sasuke and Boruto were later sent back in time to shortly after Sasuke’s defection. There, the two pretended to be travelling performers and were put under watch by Naruto. Past-Hinata met her future son, who despite her normal shy nature, felt calm and open to Boruto. Later, she and her friends helped Boruto and Naruto clean up a bathhouse after the commotion Naruto and Jiraiya caused. Days later, after Sasuke and Boruto managed to kill Urashiki and end his terror, they decided to return to their time promptly to preserve the timeline. To ensure that, Sasuke first used his Sharingan to erase the memories of everyone he and Boruto came in contact of the recent events.

Back in the present, Hiashi’s birthday was fast approaching, and it was suggested by Hanabi to throw a party for him. Hinata helped Himawari pick out a scarf for him as a present. At the party, Hinata joined her family in a group photo as suggested by Boruto.

Kara Actuation Arc

Main article: Kara Actuation Arc
In the anime, Hinata was heartbroken when she heard her son was viciously defeated in battle by Deepa. As Boruto was operated on, she and Himawari watched in concern. Naruto soon arrived, equally concerned about his son. Upon seeing that he was stabilised, Naruto assured his family that Boruto was going to fine, much to Hinata’s relief.

After Boruto was released from the hospital and began training under Kakashi Hatake to grow stronger, while her daughter was still concerned for Boruto, Hinata insisted that Boruto was a true ninja and desired to be of true aid to others. Instead, Hinata suggested that Himawari helped cheer Boruto on by helping her mother make a bento and deliver it to him.

In the following days, as Hinata continued to provide support for Boruto by bringing him lunches while training, she discovered that Sakura was growing concerned for Sarada’s well-being in her own training, especially given the Uchiha’s history with loss. Ino and Hinata decided to take Sakura out on a girl’s night to talk. They insisted that as mothers themselves, they too fear for their children’s well-being, but they have to have faith that they are strong and can endure. Their words managed to cheer up Sakura.

Ao Arc

Main article: Ao Arc
In the anime, Hinata attended the memorial service for the fallen people of the Fourth Shinobi World War, holding a portrait of Neji in his honour.

Kawaki Arc

Main article: Kawaki Arc

When Boruto’s team returned from their mission with a mysterious boy of unique abilities, rather than lock him up, Naruto, sympathising as a former man-made potential weapon, decided to treat the boy as a guest to the village and let him live at his home. During which, despite Hinata treating him with kindness like any other, the rebellious boy kept seeing everyone as his enemy. He soon made his move to escape, only to be stopped by Naruto’s brief show of power. When Boruto returned, he and the boy got into a confrontation over the latter’s recent actions destroying Himawari‘s personal vase, which she made as a gift to Hinata. As Himawari began cleaning up the broken pieces, the boy gruffly apologised for his unintentional mistake, introducing himself as Kawaki.

Later, as Kawaki attempted to find a missing fragment of the vase, Naruto doubted he would be able to find it, as Hinata cleans the house everyday. Hinata and Himawari left to shop for dinner just before Jigen appeared in their home.

Chūnin Re-Examination Arc

Main article: Chūnin Re-Examination Arc
In the anime, following Isshiki Ōtsutsuki’s defeat, a personal Chūnin Exam for Konoha was set up. Hinata cheered on her son during the events. By the end, Boruto failed to be promoted, but Hinata happily joined her family for dinner. As Kawaki continued to show a distant nature, Hinata recognised Kawaki’s efforts to open up to others, still struggling from his harsh upbringing and captivity under Kara.

Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure Arc

Main article: Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure Arc
In the anime, Hianta joined her family for a vacation to a hot spring inn won by Himawari in a raffle. She and Naruto beat Boruto and Kawaki at ping-pong with their superior team-work, Hinata in particular being an excellent player.

Kawaki & Himawari Academy Arc

Main article: Kawaki & Himawari Academy Arc
In the anime, Hinata was glad to hear that Himawari was having a good time in the Academy. Later, she was surprised to learn that Himawari had not actually decided on becoming a shinobi, but rather saw the Academy as an opportunity to learn about herself and meet people. Hinata and Naruto were happy to see how maturely Himawari was taking her experiences.

Code Arc

Main article: Code Arc
After Jigen, leader of Kara, was able to infiltrate Konoha and critically injured Naruto and Sasuke in an attempt to reclaim Kawaki, Hinata and her family were relieved when Naruto made a quick recovery. Later, following Isshiki’s permanent death, they decided to throw a welcome dinner party for Kawaki, to show he was truly welcomed in the Uzumaki home. While Kawaki asked to throw away a box of old magazines, Hinata watched a movie with Naruto with emotion. Later, Boruto rushed in to alert his parents that Kawaki had evaded surveillance and left the village.

When learning that Boruto and Kawaki were in trouble, Hinata was determined to help her husband in the rescue, only to be reminded that she needed to look after Himawari should the worst happen. She reluctantly conceded, praying for all of them to return safely.

When Boruto was called in for his first mission in a long time, Hinata cried, worried that this time he might not come back, despite his assurance he would return. After he left, Himawari told her she could help Boruto if she became a shinobi, and asked if it would make her worry more instead.

In Other Media

Movies

Naruto Shippūden the Movie

Main article: Naruto Shippūden the Movie
As Team 7 heads to the Fifth Hokage’s office, they cross paths with Hinata and Shino.

Naruto Shippūden the Movie: Bonds

Main article: Naruto Shippūden the Movie: Bonds
Following an attack on Konoha by the Land of the Sky, Naruto, Hinata, and Sakura are assigned to escort Amaru and Shinnō back to their village. When they reach the village, they find it destroyed and Amaru, in her anguish, triggers a booby trap that. Shinnō saves Amaru, but is apparently badly wounded and seemingly dies, which Hinata confirms with her Byakugan. The rest of them split up to investigate the area and Hinata is captured, imprisoned with the rest of the villagers. Amaru later finds them, frees them, and evacuates them to safety.

Naruto Shippūden the Movie: The Will of Fire

Main article: Naruto Shippūden the Movie: The Will of Fire
When Naruto and Sakura go searching for the apparently missing-nin Kakashi, Hinata is part of a team organised to stop them and bring them back to Konoha. Although they do manage to find Naruto and Sakura, they are attacked by Hiruko’s henchmen; the members of Team 8 end up fighting Ni and her chimera-dogs. Although they defeat her, Ni fuses with her teammates, Ichi and San, into a massive flying beast. As the rest of the Konoha 11 distracts the beast, Hinata and Neji use their Gentle Fist to destroy it. Hiruko repairs the beast, forcing the Konoha 11 to pool their attacks against it; Hinata and Neji’s contribution is the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms. The beast and Hiruko are ultimately destroyed.

Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison

Main article: Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison
Hinata is part of the team sent to the Blood Prison to rescue Naruto, who was wrongly imprisoned there. She becomes worried when he is impaled, and is accordingly relieved when he is rescued by Ryūzetsu.

Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie

Main article: Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
Hinata and the rest of the Konoha 11 fight off an attack by what seems to be the entire Akatsuki roster, but what are actually disguised parts of the White Zetsu Army. When Naruto and Sakura are sent to the Genjutsu World, they meet that world’s Hinata: she is dressed provocatively and is more assertive and confident in herself. She is aggressively infatuated with the Genjutsu World’s Naruto, to the point of threatening any girl who is with him; Sakura becomes frightened by Hinata’s threat to kill her for «flirting» with Naruto.

Video Games

Hinata Hyūga is a playable character in the following video games:

In later instalments of the Clash of Ninja series, Hinata is playable in an «awakened» form. In this form, her clothes are similar to what she wore during the Bikōchū Search Mission, though the form itself is not based on the events of that arc. Awakened Hinata has a personality similar to Neji’s during the Chūnin Exams, arrogantly challenging opponents and boasting about the power of the main branch of the Hyūga clan. While in this form, she is also able to use techniques such as Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms and Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven. Most Clash of Ninja games require that this awakened Hinata be selected separately, but in Clash of Ninja Revolution 3, normal Hinata can transform into her in the middle of battle by activating her Byakugan. A similar form appears in Ultimate Ninja 2, dubbed «Byakugan Hinata», with the main difference being she wears the traditional Hyūga attire.

In several of the Ultimate Ninja Storm games, the team combination of Hinata and Naruto is titled «Secret Lovers» or «Joined Hands».

Trivia

• The name «Hinata» means «place in the sun». It can be written with the same kanji as her family name «Hyūga» (日向).
• In the Live Spectacle Naruto, the role of Hinata was played by Saki Takahashi.
• Hinata placed well in the Naruto character popularity polls, reaching an all-time high of sixth most popular.
• According to the databook(s):
  • Hinata’s hobby is pressing flowers.
  • Hinata wishes for a rematch with her cousin Neji, and for a match with her father, Hiashi.
  • Hinata’s favourite foods are zenzai and cinnamon rolls, while her least favourite foods are dishes such as crabs and shrimp.
  • Hinata has completed 33 official missions in total: 10 D-rank, 14 C-rank, 8 B-rank, 1 A-rank, 0 S-rank.
  • Hinata’s favourite phrase is «self-confidence» (自信, jishin).
  • Hinata’s name is referred as a pure white lily,^[4] the same flowers that were put on Neji’s grave.^[56]
• During a 2010 interview, Kishimoto stated that many who work with him have told him Hinata is more of a heroine than Sakura.^[57]
  • In the omake for Naruto: Shippūden episode 165, Sakura accuses Hinata of trying to become the main heroine of the series because of her popularity, much to Hinata’s confusion.
  • In a series of interviews from 2015,^[58] Kishimoto revealed he had planned on Naruto and Hinata getting together since the middle of the manga, even commenting that Naruto and Hinata were meant to be since she acknowledged him before even Iruka. Not only that, Kishimoto confirmed that Hinata was his favourite female character during an interview with Viz in October 2015 due to her kindness.^[59]
• According to Hyō no Sho, while in the Academy, Hinata had an A in taijutsu, cooperation, and classroom attitude, a B in ninjutsu and genjutsu, and an F in positivity.
• In the anime, Hinata holds the title of «Legendary Queen of Gluttony» (伝説の大食い女王, Densetsu no Ōgui Joō) at Ichiraku Ramen, having finished a record of 46 bowls of ramen in a single sitting.^[60]
• Studio Pierrot’s Settei’s sheets show that Hinata was 120 cm when Naruto saved her from three bullies.

Quotes

• (To Neji) «I will never go back on my word… Because that too is my nindō, my ninja way!«^[61]
• (To herself) «Naruto… I have always watched you… Watched you for many years… Why? I don’t know why, but whenever I look at you… I feel more courage within me… It makes me feel like I can accomplish something if I try… It makes me feel like I am worth something…«^[62]
• (To Naruto) «In my eyes… you’re a proud failure! When I look at you, I get an intense feeling in my heart… Because you’re not perfect… Because you fail… you have the strength to get back up… Because I believe that is what true strength is…«^[63]
• (To Naruto) «I used to always cry and give up… I made many wrong turns… But you… You helped me find the right path… I always chased after you… I wanted to catch up to you… I wanted to walk beside you all the time… I just wanted to be with you… You changed me! Your smile is what saved me! That is why I’m not afraid to die protecting you! Because… I love you…«^[20]
• (To herself) «Naruto… I’ve always been chasing after you… Even now… But once this war ends, I’m going to stop once and for all… Because next time, I will be by your side, holding your hand… walking with you! Please wait for me!!«^[64]
• (To Naruto) «Neji just said… that your life is not just your own anymore… Do you understand what he meant? Your words and desire to not let your comrades die… Neither of them are lies! What inspired Neji and carried him this far were those very principles! It’s not just you, Naruto… we all hold those same words and feelings within our hearts. They’re what bind our lives together and make us comrades. If we all give up and discard those words and feelings now, Neji’s sacrifice will have been for nothing… And that is when your comrades truly die, for you are no longer comrades then. That’s how I feel… Therefore… stand up together with me, Naruto… Because never going back on one’s word… is my ninja way too!«^[65]

References

Старшая дочь основной ветви клана Хюга. «Хюга» (яп. 日向) означает «место под солнцем», а «Хината» является игрой слов, так как это ещё один способ чтения этого иероглифа, и означает «солнечное место». Хината была обучена своим отцом Хиаши Хюгой, чтобы стать наследницей клана, хотя со временем он пришёл к выводу, что это безнадёжное дело. Полагая, что она куда менее способная, чем её младшая сестра, Ханаби, отец оставил Хинату под опеку Курэнай Юхи, как только она была назначена главой команды №8, утверждая, что его не волновало, что с ней происходит. На протяжении всего своего раннего пребывания в команде №8 отсутствие уверенности Хинаты в себе и нежелание сражаться мешают способностям девочки развиваться. Хотя она и продолжает тренироваться, чтобы улучшить свои навыки, она нередко сдаётся, когда сталкивается с конкуренцией или трудностями, проваливая каждую миссию.

В попытке изменить себя Хината проходит экзамен на тюнина, где сражается против своего двоюродного брата, Нэджи Хюги, в предварительных матчах экзамена. Нэджи высмеивает Хинату из-за её черт характера и пытается убедить её, что она неудачница, которая никогда не будет в состоянии изменить себя, в результате чего доводит её до слёз. Однако поддержка Наруто Узумаки даёт ей силы бороться с язвительным братом, несмотря на его неоднократные попытки унизить её. И хотя девочка проиграла, слова Наруто долго не выходили у Хинаты из головы. Она становится более уверенной в своих способностях и даже пытается постоять за себя, говоря Нэджи, что он тот, кто пытается бороться против того, что не может быть изменено.

Оправившись от ранений, Хината продолжает тренировки, чтобы предстать в лучшем свете перед отцом и Наруто. Её усилия увенчиваются успехом, и в конечном итоге ей удаётся наладить хорошие отношения с отцом, который поощряет продолжение работы Хинаты над собой. Наруто также стал уважать Хинату ещё больше. Он говорит ей, что, хотя сначала он и считал её робкой и странной, теперь она ему импонирует как человек. Хината ещё с академии влюблена в Узумаки. Чувства к нему коренятся в его решимости, уверенности и силе, которых так не хватает Хинате. С привязанностью к Наруто Хината всегда готова отбросить свойственные ей черты характера, чтобы помочь ему. Кроме того, она больше не смущается и не боится вставать на его защиту. Чувства к Наруто являются одной из движущих основ к её самосовершенствованию, поскольку она пытается набраться сил в попытке как произвести на него впечатление, так и стать похожей на него. Когда они вновь встречаются во II части, Хината не в состоянии заставить себя выйти и просто поприветствовать Наруто, и впервые за долгое время она здоровается с ним только, когда он сам приходит, чтобы поприветствовать её. Тёплое отношение к Наруто только усиливается во время его отсутствия. Несмотря на это, постепенно ей становится всё более комфортно в присутствии юноши: начиная от неспособности посмотреть в глаза, чтобы хотя бы заговорить с ним, и заканчивая работой в паре, когда они находятся вместе на миссии, ей уже не составляет никакого труда.

Как член клана Хюга, Хината обладает бьякуганом, который расширяет её поле зрения почти до 360 градусов. Во время экзамена на тюнина она проявляет способность контролировать бьякуган, увеличивая расстояние обзора. Она также специализируется на такой способности ведения боя, как «Мягкий кулак», который позволяет ей наносить повреждения в чакру противника. На своём пути увеличения силы Хината создаёт новую технику во время аниме-арки «Бикочу» под названием «8 прорицательных знаков защиты: 64 удара небес» (яп. 守护八卦 六十四 掌) — сочетание самых мощных методов клана Хюга. С её помощью Хината выпускает потоки чакры из ладони, чтобы создать чрезвычайно острые лезвия, которые она может использовать, поражая любую цель в своём поле зрения. Из-за скорости, с которой эти лезвия двигаются, и контроля, который она имеет над ними, а также благодаря её способности изменять их размер, Хината может использовать эту технику, чтобы атаковать и защищаться одновременно.

Хината Хюга

Хината Хьюга
日向 ヒナタ
из Селения Скрытого Листа
Произведение	«Наруто»
Появление	Манга: 34 глава Аниме: 1 серия
Сэйю	Нана Мидзуки
Информация
Раса (вид)	Рост: 148,3 Вес: 38,2
Пол	Ж
Группа крови	II
Возраст	I сезон: 12-13 лет II сезон: 15-17 лет
Дата рождения	27 декабря
Род занятий	ниндзя
Звание	I сезон: Генин II сезон: Тюнин
Формирование	Команда № 8 (Курэнай Юхи, Хината Хьюга, Киба Инудзука, Сино Абурамэ)
Родственники	Хиаси Хьюга (отец) Ханаби Хьюга (младшая сестра) Хидзаси Хьюга (дядя, убит) Нэдзи Хьюга (двоюродный брат)

Хината Хьюга (яп. 日向ヒナタ Хьюга Хината^?) — вымышленный персонаж манга- и аниме-сериала «Naruto», созданной Масаси Кисимото, ниндзя Конохи и наследница клана Хюга.

Роль в сюжете

Вначале Хината испытывала большой недостаток уверенности в себе и готовности сражаться, хоть и тренировалась она не меньше остальных. Она легко сдавалась, если сталкивалась с трудностями и в результате проваливала миссии. В Наруто Узумаки ей нравились его упорство и уверенность в себе — те черты, которых у нее не было. В попытке изменить себя, она принимает участие в экзаменах на звание тюнина. Но когда ей приходится сражаться со своим кузеном, Хюгой Нэдзи, то он ее высмеивает за ее мягкий характер и пытается убедить ее в том, что она никогда не сможет измениться и должна сдаться. Хината была на грани отчаяния, но поддержка Наруто помогла ей решиться сражаться со своим кузеном, несмотря на повреждения, полученные после второго экзамена. Несмотря на то, что Хината проигрывает этот матч, слова Наруто глубоко ей запомнились, и она становится более уверенной в своих способностях. После лечения Хината продолжает тренироваться, чтобы доказать своему отцу и Наруто, что она способна сражаться в 100 раз лучше. Ее усилия успешны, поскольку она, в конце концов, смогла наладить отношения со своим отцом. Наруто тоже поддерживает Хинату и говорит ей, что раньше считал ее очень робкой и немного странной, но ему, как он признался, нравятся такие девушки, как она. И даже Нэдзи стал относиться к ней гораздо теплее и теперь помогает ей тренироваться. Как и все в клане Хюга, использует особый стиль боя — дзуукен. Во второй части она изменяется внешне, отращивает длинные волосы и меняет униформу, но практически не меняется внутренне. Вместе со своими товарищами участвовала в миссии по поиску Итати Утиха. Во время нападения Пейна на деревню призналась Наруто в любви и попыталась защитить его, но была побеждена особой техникой Пейна и почти убита, что вызвало у Наруто такую ярость, что высвободились шесть, а затем и восемь хвостов демона лиса. Позже её лечит Сакура. Как ни странно, после победы над Пейном Наруто полностью проигнорировал признание Хинаты, что заставило фанатов на какое-то время усомниться в адекватности автора «Наруто» Масаси Кисимото.

Техники

• Дзуукен — особый вид тайдзюцу используемый бойцами клана Хюга. Является сильнейшей рукопашной техникой в Конохе. Синоби, использующий дзуукен, окружает свои кисти чакрой и, нанося удар, воздействует на танкецу врага. Так как танкецу тесно связанна с органами человека, это позволяет ему наносить повреждение по слабым внутренним тканям. Прямой удар дзуукеном может принести немалые повреждения организму, что делает его смертельно опасным оружием в руках опытного бойца. Так-как дзуукен не требует особого вложения силы, удар может наносится скользящей кистью или кончиками пальцев. При этом для того, чтоб нанести урон противнику, достаточно даже лёгкого прикосновения…

• Джюхо Соущикен(Стиль мягкой руки: двойной кулак льва) — техника используемая Хинатой в схватке с Пейном. Практически ничего не известно о силе и ранге этой техники кроме того что она была легко отражена Шинра Тенсей, особой техникой Пейна.

• Shugohakke Rokujūyon Shō — 8 Trigrams 64 Palms Guard — Эта особая защитная техника была создана Хинатой путём долгих тренировок и тщательного изучения собственных возможностей. Будучи неспособной в силу пока ещё слабого контроля над чакрой обучится особой технике главной ветви клана, Кайтену, девочка выработала собственный стиль телодвижений, позволивший ей создать новую технику с похожими свойствами. Для Кайтэна необходим особый талант в контроле над танкетсу — Синоби должен выбросить большое количество чакры всем своим телом, то есть каждой точкой выхода энергии. Хината, пока не способная на это, решила скомбинировать свой талант в контроле над точками выхода чакры, расположенных на кистях, с отточенным движением рук и быстрой реакцией. Выпуская из ладошек плотные лучи из чакры, девочка с большой скоростью вращает руками в особой последовательности, что позволяет ей создать вокруг себя «купол» из энергии. При этом движении руки достигают такой скорости, что за ними не просто уследить простым взглядом. Купол, сотканный из лучей чакры служит непроницаемой защитой и способен нанести урон любому, кто к нему прикоснётся. Кроме того, чуть видоизменив технику, девочка может «настроить» её на непосредственную атаку врага: в таком случае лучи из чакры не используются для создания «купола», а направляются непосредственно на одного или нескольких противников, нанося урон. Пусть урон от одного луча и не велик, количество их может сильно варьироваться, что позволяет девочке наносить немалый урон в кротчайшие сроки. Эта техника используется лишь в аниме.

• Hakke SanJu Ni Se — 8 Trigrams 32 Palms — Упрощённая версия 64 касаний небес. Хината демонстрирует технику на Гурен из анимэ (в манге техника отсутствует). Недзи лично сам научил этой техникой. Но владеет Хината ею не совсем хорошо.