User blog comment:Omega natsu2/Chapter 352: The Flame's Voice, Predictions./@comment-3290324-20130917180844/@comment-3987368-20130917202544

Well, you're right about Kishimoto not giving his female characters spotlight. The way Oda or Mashima do it is way better. Still, as far as what they've shown, I really do think Hinata would have to be at a significant disadvantage to lose to Ino in a one-on-one match. True, she lost to Neji, but she still put up a pretty admirable fight against him and he was considered to be the top rookie of the generation. Naturally, she lost to Pain, but Pain is easily a top-tier fighter who nearly beat Naruto.