In-fucking-deed. Kishimoto is horrible to his female characters. But he's also fairly indifferent to anyone other than Sasuke and Naruto. Some of the most interesting male characters don't get any attention or page time either. I'm beginning to think that Kishimoto only likes little boys.

But I haven't been reading for a few months. Wtf? Did they really never do anything with Hinata's confession? In any other series on the planet, that would have been fodder for at least a chapter of angsting. But given Kishimoto's apparent disdain for women, it should have at least warranted a "girls are weird/icky/cootie-infested" line.