Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-11276487-20140910170435/@comment-24995794-20140912040211

I think you guys haven't considered the alternative option: After a long and tough battle, Naruto realizes he can't save Sasuke so he delivers the final blow. Sasuke (on the verge of death) admits that while he doesn't think this world can be saved, he can at least (because of their long history) trust Naruto (like Nagato did), so he decides to give Naruto a last "gift" (which represents a truce) and undoes the I.T. Sasuke dies, the world is saved, and the cursed of hatred finally ends. You can call this the honorable death path.

Or Plot twist: they both die and with no one around (maybe Sakura and Kakashi die too), the people stay eternally inside the I.T. (Matrix ending). The events of the movie are just the combination of the dreams of the people inside the I.T.