Ohmygosh Ohmygosh Ohmygosh Ohmygosh Ohmygosh!!! I'm fanboying like I've never done before in this series.
That. Was. Amazing!
Hinata finally being badass (in a different way and not just combat-wise), snapping Naruto out of it. It was clear during the Pain fight that her presence had been a key point for the series, in terms of hadn't she been there, shit would've hit the fan. But this took it to an entirely different level.
It's true, someone else COULD have done what Hinata did. But it could have not happened, too. She was the one to do it, reminding Naruto of the things that matter the most, and making sure he would react. And instead of going "You're right!" and fighting on his own, he's going Kurama mode while holding hands with her? Nghh!
Wait, I'll repeat it: Nn-fucking-gghh!!
Did you know my two favourite numbers ever are 27 and 12? From way before Naruto started. I shit you not. I knew Hinata's birthday was 27th of December, and this was. Literally. Perfect.
I died a little because of how perfect it was. Wow.
I'm really anxious now. I really want Hinata to have a bit of a good fight, for real. But I fear for her safety! Although, two Hyuugas falling? I'm not entirely sure about that...
Shikamaru and Ino should not die, as their fathers did. Hinata shouldn't, as Neji did. We're not going to count Naruto and Sasuke here since they're key elements in their own right, and they are way more important than the Konoha 12.
My feeling is that Lee should survive, particularly being Neji's rival. Tenten, I feel has not been important enough to die and cause an impact, and she would be from Neji's team, so I feel she won't.
That leaves Shino (I have the same feeling as with Tenten), Chouji (it would make sense if he broke the trend of Ino and Shikamaru's dads falling instead of their childs, but as they've always portrayed the InoShikaCho, Chouza has more chances of falling) and Kiba. He would make a lot of sense, being portrayed as being similar to Naruto and kind of a rival. Maybe he survives but Akamaru doesn't (hope I'm wrong!).
Sakura's the other odd element. I think she should survive, but at this point, who knows. Maybe she'll truly die for some grand reason. We'll see.