Well looking at Hashirama as Kishi portrayed him in the last few chapters you can tell that he wasn't the brightest shinobi too. But that didn't stop him from creating the first hidden village of shinobi & becoming the first kage in history...
@NaruSaku4Life3g The fight will definitely take place.. I'm a bit worried about "we will both die" part though.. But Naruto's death doesn't make any sense..
I think that comment is made to have Naruto/Sakura talk to each other in a very drama moment. It's setup that way and when the time comes, it could be the breaking point of NaruSaku.
Agreed. Naruto has to affect Sasuke somehow in their final fight because then it would seem like all this I'm going to find a way to end all the violence and Naruto's promise of a lifetime to Sakura will seem like nothing. Was that a mass effect reference with the trigger comment. Mass Effect= Easily one of the best game series ever. I was pissed when in Mass effect 3 Miranda couldn't be a squadmate. Back to Naruto, the other thing is until Kishi develops Sakura further, we know that she still cares for Sasuke and if Naruto kills him before she gets over Sasuke, there could be problems.
Yeah, that was the reference.
SS and NH fans would say that NS happened only because Sasuke died.

Well how about the moment when he helped Shikamaru to decipher the note Jiraya left him?
Well not unless Sakura falls in love 100% with Naruto before the final battle. But I don't think he will die. I do question, who was Minato's assistant? Not sure what position was Shikamaru's dad in, but perhaps that's where Shikamaru will be in.