Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24098614-20140411233703/@comment-10205398-20140412013829

Where did you get the idea that Kishimoto is thinking about making Sasuke Hokage? Am I missing something? Is it because Sasuke said he wanted to be Hokage back in chapter 631? Just because a character says that want something to happen doesn't mean Kishimoto intends for it to come true. Kiba also said he wants to be Hokage. Also, who becomes Hokage is dependent on who gets elected by the Village, and judging by the reactions of the Konoha Shinobi in Chapter 631, not many are in favor of having Sasuke as Hokage. Some of them felt the same way you do: that Sasuke should be punished for his crimes. It seems you're also completely disregarding the fact that there is already someone with the position of Hokage. I really don't think you need to worry about Sasuke becoming Hokage as long as Tsunade and Naruto are around. Unless Tsunade dies and Naruto offers to let Sasuke have the position in his stead (which also could happen seeing as Hashirama did just that with Madara) and Sasuke does something during this war that makes all the Konoha Shinobi change their mind about him, it doesn't matter if Sasuke wants to be Hokage or not. Ultimately though, it is in the hands of Kishimoto, and this is his story to tell. If he thinks that having Sasuke become Hokage is best way for Naruto to end, that's what he's gonna do and we're all just going to have to deal with it.