Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24098614-20140411233703/@comment-24824148-20140601202214

Super Kurama wrote: DaisukeDivine wrote: Ok, I get it Sasuke has a criminal record which makes him an international criminal but that still wouldn't stop him from becoming hokage if he wanted to. He never said how he was going to become hokage he just said he wants it. For all we know he can take it by force and who's going to stop him outside of Naruto. Sasuke has been set up as the tragic antagonist from the beginning, he is that shade of grey the story needs.

While I agree that he's the shade of grey that they story needs, I can only imagine him taking Danzo's place. He would be the necessary evil that the village needs, but he sure as hell won't make the same mistakes Danzo did. Think about it; compare Sasuke's actions to what Danzo did (and think about what Danzo could've done his entire life). I'm not saying that neither should receive forgiveness, but between the two, I'd forgive Sasuke first. Sasuke knows what its like to become the collateral damage, and thanks to Itachi he's realized that. If anything, I believe Naruto's going to be Hokage once he's matured enough, Shikamaru's going to be like his right hand man because god knows he's got the brains, and Sasuke's just going to be part of the council with no real power unless Naruto/Shikamaru hands it to him.

Again, that's what I believe would happen.

I don't disagree with that assessment considering how the story could play out and that would be the "good ending". Apart of me still thinks the whole i'll be Hokage is basically taken Konoha by force and making Naruto make a decision, the same way the first hokage had to make his decision on whether it be friend or village. But I can def subscribe to your theory though, Sasuke as the underground necessary evil would be a different but good approach for him.