Well, this looks like it will be an interesting thread. I'm pretty tried at the moment, so I can't really make a proper post. I can give some thoughts though.
Let's see. I probably would have started off with a miniature time skip, say a year or a couple of months into the future. The village has rebuilt itself since the invasion of Pein, and is experiencing peace. Better still, due to the efforts of Naruto during the war, the other Shinobi villages are attempting to broker peace between them, though the road ahead is still a shaky one. Also, he is effectively the people's choice to become the next Hokage, something that he can't stop bothering his friends about. He's too excited. His friends pretend to be sick and tired of him going on about it, but really they're very proud of him. None more so than Sakura. She's not doing badly for herself either. She is very high up in the chain at the Konoha hospital, being the youngest to attain her position.
I'd definitely finish the movie with Naruto's Hokage celebration. I can just picture him getting ready, Sakura is helping him smooth out his jacket and to recite his lines (that he hasn't learned), and maybe their could be some sort of implication that she's expecting their child. Naruto is very nervous, but Sakura reassures him and tells him that everything will be fine. This is what he's always wanted, right? Naruto hugs her and places a hand on her stomach. One of the things that he has always wanted, yes.
Naruto takes a deep breath, pumps himself up and steps out onto the balcony of the tower (cue uplifting music). Everyone is beneath him, cheering his name. He looks down below - he can see Leaf ninja, intermingling with rock ninja, sand ninja, people from all walks of life. He can see his friends and former classmates, the other Kage's all watching. He turns back to see Tsunade, Kakashi, Iruka and Sakura all watching with proud smiles on his face. Releasing a shuddering breath he walks to the front, robes and cap adorned, the hat covering his eyes. He doesn't bother reciting anything that he had written down, and speaks from the heart. He begins his speech, talking about where he came from, where he started. He talks about everything that he has experienced and all of the lessons that he has learned along the way. He talks about all of the people that taught him everything he knew: Iruka, Kakashi, Haku, Zabuza, Jiraiya, his parents and more. Through them, he was able to develop the knowledge on how to be a Hokage. He talks about the love that he feels for his friends, his precious people, the love that he feels for his girlfriend/fiance/wife and their unborn child. Through them, he was able to develop the heart of how to be a Hokage. There are so many people alive and dead who taught him so much, and he never would have been able to do it without them. All of them had a burning will of fire, shining so bright and strong that they passed onto him, and he will never forget it. Instead, he will continue to allow the flames to burn, pouring his heart and soul into it in order to protect those that are precious to him. That includes everyone in this village.
He smiles softly. He was once asked if there was an answer to locating true peace. He didn't have an answer then. Hell, if he's honest, he doesn't really have an answer now. However, maybe he doesn't have to find one alone. Peace isn't a magic spell that will wipe out everything within one night. The road to peace is a long and arduous journey that must be shared by everyone. Peace is fragile, and it's only if people truly care about it that it can be nurtured and bloom. With everyone around him now, it doesn't seem like it will be so difficult to find.
Naruto whips off the Hokage cap, his spiky hair blowing in the wind. He is Naruto Uzumaki. Son of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki. Student of Jiraiya of the Sannin and inheritor of his dream. Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village, dattebayo! The crowd go crazy and cheer as they usher in their new leader. Reaction shots of the various characters akin to the conclusion of Pein's defeat, many with tears in their eyes including Sakura. Naruto gives his big cheesy grin to the camera, freezeframe, play credits.
...Pretty rough stream of consciousness that I typed there, but something like that would have been pretty cool, I think. I'll elaborate on an actual plot when I'm more awake lol
EDIT: Crap. I forgot to mention Sasuke! I was thinking of having him look upon the ceremony from afar, but I can't quite put that scene together right now. I'll do that later on too.
Edited by Metalhead87, 27 January 2015 - 01:34 AM.