In terms of Kakashi, I think he should have taken more initiative with T7. He should have been training the team and not just making them do D-ranks, he should have tried to train Naruto more and guide Sakura a little away from her naive fangirl ways,and he should have kept a closer eye on Sasuke. He's an amazing ninja and if he had been a little more stern and applied himself, Sakura would have shown more talent for being a kunoichi and might have derailed the sasuke bandwagon somewhat, Naruto would have known more moves and possibly smartened up, and Sasuke might have actually chose to stay in Konoha, if Kakashi worked with him and told him he would help him with Itachi. I know this is all a big 'what if', but it would have been possible if he actually seemed to care a bit more.
Not saying he's a bad teacher, but he really should have tried to prepare his students for the real world. He let Sakura enter the chunin exams with only academy taught jutsus, he should've had Jiraiya seal the curse mark, since the man was a master sealer, and he should have tried to do something about Naruto's extreme stupidity. It just seems like common sense is not a factor used in this type of story. No disrespect towards Kakashi though.
Missed the discussion, but I believe there are several things NS needs to address before they can be an official couple.
- Why did Naruto fall for Sakura? What made her stand out versus Hinata, since Sakura was shown as just another fangirl, while HInata wasn't./ Why did his feelings grow during part 1, if Sakura's feelings mainly grew for Sasuke?
- When did Sakura's feelings change for Naruto?
- What made Sakura get over Sasuke? (If it's the fact that he tried to kill her and has been rude to her, then it just doesn't seem like a satisfying reason, unless Kishi went into a bit more depth on how Sakura actually felt at those times.)
- How will Naruto respond to Hinata's feelings? ( Will Sakura make it clear to Lee, that she only sees him as a friend?)
- Clarification on Sakura's first confession to Naruto.( Maybe even her comparing it with her confession to Sasuke.)
If kishi could clarify this, along with the other hanging NS moment( Yamato's words, Sakura's feelings on knowing that Hinata loves Naruto, ect.) then I would be extremely happy with NS.( I will of course be glad NS became official, but if at least half of this is not addressed, I would feel a bit disappointed that NS happened under questionable circumstances.)