Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-33255203-20171004210031/@comment-33068326-20171015214154

@Ninjachris

It's obvious she's going to become Hokage. I just don't want it to be because Boruto "lets" her get the position, even though he actually is the stronger one. Their relationship is not totally like Naruto and Sasuke's, you have a point there. They're connected because of their distant fathers, but they didn't have such a bad past that Boruto or Sarada ended up leaving the Hidden Leaf, so I suppose they are allies deep down. However, based on Boruto's headband being crossed out, it seems he may leave the Hidden Leaf at one point to become rogue. Now that would be interesting, huh! Sarada is the second main character, and Kawaki is going to be the villan, so I wouldn't say he's the second main character in the story like Sasuke was. Obviously Boruto and Kawaki are going to have an interesting, conflicting relationship... possibly they were friends when Boruto left the Hidden Leaf and somehow they've turned into enemies. That causes deep conflict and that would be really interesting to watch. Their relationship is obviously going to be a big part of the story, but I wouldn't say they're RIVALS. Nobody even knows who Kawaki is right now. Currently, he's the main villan of the Boruto franchise, but not the second main character/protagonist. That title still belongs to Sarada, and I want to see her EARN her title as Hokage, not have it be GIVEN to her, even though we all know Boruto is the real Hokage. Lol, that's terrible on her character and Boruto's too. It makes both of them unlikable. They need to be on par when it comes to strength and skills.

@Legion

I agree that Sarada should starting building her connections with the Hidden Leaf and attempt to gain approval from the Higher-ups before going onto foreign relations. But it's inevitable to think about it if she's going to become the Hokage, right? Since the Hokage is technically the one representative of an entire nation. If the Hokage doesn't think about foreign relations as well as ruling the country internally, then all goes kabloom and war erupts. That was a problem in the Naruto series. We didn't have the opportunity to visit all the countries and ninja nations, and see their differences in culture and political systems like Konoha. The world in Naruto felt too fake and stretched out with no substance. The series's focal point was fixed on Konoha. This arc presents an opportunity to stray away from that. And not thinking about foreign relations was a problem in the Naruto series too. All the nations did not trust each other, and even thought about going to war against each other before finally joining in an All Shinobi Alliance. It's fine if Boruto wants to become good friends with Kagura, but as Sarada is going to become Hokage, it's a good place to start by being there along with him and forming an alliance. Especially, since even seen in Boruto, there are still gangs plotting to uprise against their own in order to wreak havoc on the nations they've despised for so long. The majority of citizens don't really have such a great opinion on foreign countries yet. If Sarada is to become to Hokage, her character needs to serve as a mediator and as a symbol for peace and justice and acceptance. Her whole character arc was about being building relationships and being connected to others through bonds. She started with own family, then she should start with Academy students, then her teachers, her classmates, her seniors, the higher-ups, other citizens of Konoha, and then finally outwards to foreign countries. She has to start a network and spread some influence. It doesn't hurt to start early. I feel it's kinda out of character that she made Boruto the Class Representative for the Field Trip. She wants to become a leader, not someone who supports the leader from the shadows. She'd feel more connected to her classmates, plus she could still keep an eye on Boruto and be justified for it too, as she's the field trip rep! Instead, Kagura is looking at only Boruto, and he should also know who Sarada is and talk to her a bit. Plus, Boruto isn't like Naruto. He's not interested in being the leader; he likes to work in the shadows. Thing whole thing... it's out of character for him too.