II_iMuddy_II
Master Kenshin Ryuu
Given what I've seen Hinata do in the manga alone... she's far from useless. Facing Pein by herself to protect Naruto was the start of revealing just how awesome she could be in the manga. Filler arcs already had the episode where she shows off her chakra beams and fights off a giant summons on her own.
Hinata barely protected Naruto.
She charged in and got her a** handed back to her.
Getting beat up before she could land an attack does not express a character's usefulness.
It, instead, perfectly portrays her foolishness.
Fillers don't count for anything.
They simply exist to fill the time, hence the name filler.
Well, someone is a hater
rolleyes
Bear in mind, the guy just leveled the village and was capable of fighting Kakashi to the point Kakashi's spirit was ready to go on to the next life. In the manga, sure Hinata gets beat pretty quick, but in the anime her attack is actually able to remove some of the chakra disruption blades and hit Pein. Pretty bad a** for a girl who used to be scared of pretty much everything.
But it doesn't end there, Hinata took her defeat by Pein and resolved to grow stronger, she didn't sit around and mope like a certain Uchiha emo. She wants to be strong enough to stand by Naruto's side and prove worthy of him.