Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-1251315-20140821112802/@comment-1894786-20140822183019

Eric Burrell wrote: I doubt Sakura will die in any circumstances. If anyone's going to die, it has to be Sasuke. He won't back down from the Hokage seat and no one (besides Naruto, Sakura, Kakashi, and Ino) will welcome him back with open arms. It would make more sense of the Uchiha clan becomes extinct. So no more curse of hatred

Sakura won't die because she's the main heroine, even though most people prefer Hinata. Sasuke won't die because he's Kishi's favorite character. Naruto can't die because this is... NARUTO!

While Sasuke has made mistakes, he's been helping to fight Obito and Madara, and word's definitely spread among the alliance. If even Tsunade and Hiruzen could forgive and forget with Orochimaru despite him not showing any kind of remorse, I think Sasuke could be forgiven now that he's helped in the war and has clearly had a change of heart.

He'll never be Hokage, but like Hiruzen had Homura and Koharu as advisors, I could see Naruto appointing Sakura and Sasuke as his own. Meaning Sasuke would be just as powerful as Naruto in terms of making decisions for the village. Maybe even more so, considering how Koharu and Homura bully Tsunade during Part II.