>>280843416
Hinata is pointless beyond her fight with Neji. Her only contribution to the story is serving as motivation for Naruto's fight against her cousin. Her potential as a Hyuga is not explored, we don't see her in any missions, and her dynamics with the other characters are bland or non-existent.
Her role in the manga is being Naruto's cheerleader. But even then, she fails at that. It felt a lot more rewarding whenever you got to see even the smallest dialogues where other characters like Lee and Ino acknowledge Naruto and slowly start to show him more respect.