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 placed so little faith in her own thoughts and opinions. It is for this reason that Hinata so often comes off as meek or timid to others, as her overwhelming kindness can render her unable to respond or act for fear of offending somebody. She doesn't like to be confrontational for any reason she doesn't even like being confrontational about her dislike of confrontation. She is kind, always thinking of others' more than for herself, and always caring about others feelings and well-being. Hinata is soft-spoken and polite, always addressing people with proper honorifics. In the anime, Hinata's growing affections for Naruto were noticed by the Hyūga's elders, who warned her to stay away from him. 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. Despite this, Naruto never lost faith in himself or his dream to become the Hokage. 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 low expectations others had for him. When he regained consciousness, Hinata thanked him for helping her and returned his scarf to him, but he let her keep it. Naruto Uzumaki, despite not knowing her, immediately came to her defense, but he was outnumbered and knocked unconscious, and the bullies damaged the red scarf he was wearing.
On a snowy day - the day of her enrolment in Konoha's Academy - Hinata was picked on by three bullies because of her unusual eyes. Hinata was then disinherited and turned over to the care of Kurenai Yūhi. Because Hinata was unwilling to harm Hanabi - a hesitation Hanabi did not share - she was defeated, disappointing her father. In the anime, Hinata and Hanabi were pitted against each other to determine who would one day lead the Hyūga. When Hinata's younger sister Hanabi started displaying superior talent, Hiashi began to reconsider Hinata's selection as heiress.
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. Hiashi killed him and saved Hinata, setting in motion the events that would become known as the "Hyūga Affair".īecause Hiashi was the head of the Hyūga clan, Hinata was raised to be its heiress and her family expected great things from her. 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. Hinata is the oldest daughter of Hiashi Hyūga. Hinata and Hanabi fight for the heiress position.