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This is a discussion for those of us who've kept up with the manga, or are far enough in the manga to understand it.

What do you see happening in the future of the series dealing with Sasuke and/or Kakashi? What do you see happening NOW?

Everyone (or MOSTLY everyone) is hoping that Team 7 will be able to bring Sasuke back home.

So if/when he DOES come home, what will happen? Will Kakashi continue to be Sasuke's father figure and teach him? Or something else?

After all, Sasuke seems to still remember Kakashi: during the Team 7 reunion (Note that Kakashi was NOT there.), Sasuke actually takes the time to ask if Kakashi was there with the group.

And Kakashi is bent on training Naruto so that he will have a chance to fight Sasuke next time. Is he just helping Naruto save his promise to Sakura, or is he doing it in hopes that Sasuke will return, because Sasuke was his favorite in the past?

Or both?

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This is a sad ending I came up with. Someone told me Sasuke dies from using the Fireball Jutsu improperly. (since the chakra is disributed into the lungs for said jutsu, it could be dangerous.) She was probably just messing with me, but I based an 'ending' to KakaSasu off of it. ;_;

Alright, so first I think, if that were to really happen, Sasuke would say something along the lines of "I'm no Itachi." as he fell over, since that's what his father said when he first tried the jutsu. And hopefully, he'd whisper some kind of appology to Naruto. (since I'm asuming that's who he would be fighting)
Naruto would carry him back to Konoha, where Kakashi would be walking on a road they were taking. At first he'd be a little excited, but as soon as he doesn't sense Sasuke's chakra, he knows what's wrong, and why Naruto and the others look so sad.
I think Kakashi would use that self-sacrificing jutsu on him. (the one that the old lady used on Gaara) And the last thing Sasuke would see would be Kakashi smiling. (maybe he'd even take his mask off. ^0^)
Last, I think at the funeral, Sasuke wouldn't accept that Kakashi has died, and would be crying out saying something like "You can't bury him, he'll wake up soon!"

Well, that's really a depressing ending idea. 0.o;

Kakashi could have done this out of the love of a father or something else. Either way, it seems like it'd be really sweet.

I love these discussions. So much...

Firstly, I think the Team Seven [The Rookie 9 and Co] Will bring Sasuke back. The theme of the show is reaching goals. And Duh, Sasuke is a goal. Plus the Arc is called "The Sasuke Retrieval Arc" Kishimoto wouldnt have them all get so fired up just for Naruto to fail misserably. Because what we all have to remember is the show is called Naruto. Not Sasuke XD.

Kakashi was from what I think, a brother to Sasuke at first. Joking with him. Making fun of him and stuff, but later became more of a father figure in his life. Lectures, training, being the one to seal the curse, and risking his life for him on more then one occasion. I find that one quite obvious. He has always favored Sasuke, no denying it, why? Because Kakashi see's himself in him. Just like Jiraiya and Naruto, Tsunade and Sakura. And well, Orochimaru for some odd reason is infatuated with Sasuke [I think he's just jealous that Sasuke's chest is amazing so he picked him] Sasuke was worried when Kakashi wasnt with the group.

My thoughts, Sasuke is playing the Loyal pawn in Orochimaru's game. Forget friends, family, just hate. Just to gain that power. So I think that he doesnt really have to guts to kill them in the end. There was a reason Sasuke couldnt do it at the end. Its Naruto. Its Sakura. Its Kakashi [Sai and Yamato...Innocent bystandards] But really. I think Kakashi would really freak. I think that he got the Mangekyo so he could be strong enough to take on Orochimaru if he had to. In which I believe he will. Though I see Naruto the one to take him down.

I think that Kakashi is so strung on Training Naruto because I think he feels guilty. Guilty that he couldnt do something more to stop Sasuke from going. And I dont think he wants Naruto to end up dead. He doesnt want his mistake [In his mind] to hurt his other student. And he knows that Naruto, at the moment, is probably the only one that can bring him back. Though there is no difinates. I think Kakashi cares for Naruto as his student and wants to make him stronger, but we have to remember, he is also training Naruto because Itachi and Kisame [And Co. O.o] are coming after him for his Kyuubi. And that will kill him.

So there. Those are my thoughts on it. Lolx.

Remedi: I almost made myself cry, writing out a full version. XD! I was thinking of turning it into a fanfic, and with all the details, it turned out much more depressing than I ever thought it could be. Kakashi dying is certainly not something I want to really happen, but it would be powerful.

--The Trusty Sidekick--: I also love these discussions. 4laugh I like your explainations! Orochimaru being jealous of Sasuke's georgous chest seems possible. XD! Orochimaru is reeeeaally creepy when it comes to Sasuke.
You know, reading things like that make me feel so bad for Kakashi. ;_;

underworld-girl: I like your explainations as well! XD! I always thought the reason Sasuke didn't kill Naruto was because he didn't want Itachi to control his life. (Itachi was the one to tell him to kill his best friend, after all) And since he didn't want to be controled, he let Naruto live. I also think Sasuke no longer cares about Team 7. I don't think he's 'cut' the bonds, like he's said, just 'burried' them.
I think Kakashi is training Naruto for all those reasons and a little more. He of course sees Naruto's potential, and wants to bring it out. He's trying to get Naruto to learn an ability not even the Yondaime could do. I think maybe Kakashi is trying to prove SOMETHING and it could be one of many things.

Exactly. Itachi told Sasuke that if he wanted to get the Mangekyou he had to kill his best friends just like he did. Itachi, in a way, expects Sasuke to do that since he's aware that Sasuke is full of ambition to kill him. True that at first since Sasuke almost killed Naruto. But he came to his senses at the right time and realized that all he was doing is coming to his brother's expectations and being just like his brother. That's why he didn't kill Naruto.

But I was wondering, if Itachi wasn't expecting Sasuke to do that or wats Sasuke to be like him...would Sasuke have killed Naruto?

*nods* But I don't think Sasuke would have ever figured out how to get the Mangekyou. Itachi's the one that told him, and told him to read about it on that stone thing, under the floor or whatever. Sasuke would have never known about that place, or about the Mangekyou's dark secret if it wasn't for Itachi telling him what he needs to do to be like him. *shrugs* But what-ifs are usually hard to determine.

If Sasuke does return...would Kakashi leave Naruto with Jiraiya again and go to Sasuke?

I guess...but I can't help but think that Naruto is been left out in a way. I mean, I understand that Kakashi relates to Sasuke and wants to help him more but still...I feel that Naruto is been left out in that equation.