Hinata, guys may be saying Hinata resolves around Naruto.
But if I take a look into our main character "Sakura"
What I see is a female with little background, this is how I see/recognize Sakura.
This is exactly how I see her when thinking of her character.
"Crushed on Sasuke early in part 1, then cried about telling Naruto to bring him back"
"Still crushed on Sasuke even after becoming a criminal"
"Tried to kill Sasuke"
"Saw Sasuke again after being called useless by him, finding her self in love with him again"
"Constantly hitting Naruto"
"Constantly crying to the person she doesn't even respect"
"Waste of panel space"
"Kishi's plot device"
Thats what I think when I read "Sakura" or see her.
She's been a main character and around longer than any other female character, yet somehow we don't know a damned thing about her.
You may argue she has more character progression, but I have to give it to you, the only character progression I saw where loops.
Sure she somehow learned these powerful things, but nothing ever is actually shown about her, ever seen her train for that seal?
Nope.
She learns one thing or another(and we don't even see that, its like one thing having 2 spoons, another 3, and another day 4), but her personality almost never changes permanently.
"Loves Sasuke"
"Still loves Sasuke"
"Hates Sasuke"
"Loves Sasuke"
"Likes Naruto"
"Dislikes Naruto"
"Falls for Naruto"
Repeat.
And remember that plot device part?
I mean't it, she literally doesn't affect anything until Kishi wants her to.
This is how I see her growth in power. Larger numbers meaning more power.
Sakura - Sakura1 - Sakura2 - Sakura3 - Sakura4.
Ummm, did you actually see her work for that?
Or actually even try to earn that?
All I see is a time skip everytime she gets a new feat.
While Hinata on the other hand, has a character known for yes, being revolved around Naruto.
But what many overlook is her depth, she has ties to her family and Neji.
While off-screen it has been shown.
At moments where her and Neji are into it(don't take that wrong).
And pretty much everytime she gets a panel she's around Naruto.
That's basically placing Naruto around Sasuke before he actually returned as a "good" guy, every panel he's shown.
It's really not that Hinata is my favorite or anything.
It's just that Sakura is a really, really, really dis-likable character.
I don't know about you but it seems as if her only actions that affect plot are either about Sasuke.
Or about her being a plot device, she isn't relevant this moment.
Then "BOOM!" she has a powerup that allowed her to solo [insert-challenge] making it easier for the plot to progress.