Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-36351381-20180730192512/@comment-30323490-20180730203100

I think Sakura is a good shout out. She is smart, she is well known and well respected in the ninja world and she is hella strong.

Shikamaru is the one who is the closest to the Hokage and knows exactly how the Hokage operates. He isn`t really the strongest tho, and the Kage does kind of need to give powerful vibes.

Sasuke would easily be in a league of his own in terms of power if Naruto were to die, but he wouldn`t became the Hokage a) On principle, because he lost his Hokage battle with Naruto and he assumed his role as an outside protector of the village and b) It`s very unlikely that everybody will accept him as Hokage, even at this point. So him being elected as the Hokage might create some controversy among the villagers and even among the other ninjas.

Kakashi wouldn`t really fit back as Hokage, because there are other people who could fill the Hokage chair.It`s not like in Hiruzen`s case where there really wasn`t anybody reliable enough to take Minato`s spot, so the old man had to step back in the leading position of the village.

Konohamaru...well, he is one of those characters that voiced his wish to be the Hokage ever since he debuted at the beginning of part 1. As an adult he is shown to be mature and smart, but he wasn`t really shown to be a powerhouse. Jonin level, yes. Hokage level, not so much, at least for now.

So between all of these characters, i would honestly go with Sakura. She seems to the most complete `Hokage candidate`, and she would also be able to cooperate with Sasuke as the outside protector.