I find it hard to fan some charecter without knowing shit about them...
really, what do you expect? that we'll all fall and fan Shikamaru just becuase what he did in the forest of death? or that we'll like Chouji from the time we see him eat burgers?
apparntly, unlike you, i can only think someone is cool when he does something cool...
if you want some really psycho fanbase, wait for Shino's next battle, with no information about him, and some really overdone 'i have a trump card' fights, he's sure to have as much fans as Itachi...
BTW: Gaara owns, i'm rewatching Naruto and he still kicks asses...