Prediction .. repeat... only prediction.....


To people who thinks Sasuke will come back to konoha in this arc... most likely it wont happen..


In this arc Naruto will fail or be interupted to save Sasuke and Orchimaru wont die anytime soon.There will be a time jump after this arc or shortly after. Sasuke will become villian for awhile and eventually his body will be taken by orochimaru, perhaps he realized or was convinced by orochimaru there goal is similiar cuz i think for the forbidden technique to work they must be willing to do so. Both want to kill Itachi and Orco also want rest of the Akatsuki. The forbidden techinque oro does to take over a new body, it doesnt kill the current soul but combine with Oro. This is why Kimmaro also wants Oro to take over his body or he is crazy and want some maniac to kill him and take his body. Eventually after Orochimaru taken over Sasuke's body he will encounter or go after Itachi . Oro/Sasuke will kill Itachi in a huge battle thus moving the plot where Sasuke completed his revenge . Where now he subconciously realized it was a mistake and wants out. End of this arc , Naruto will rescue Sasuke by fighting Oro/Sasuke and by then Naruto has become crazy Ninja and perhaps uses Sealing technique or modification of the 4th sealing technique to save Sasuke.
There is many variation to this but something like that.


Meanwhile, during this, Gaara and Naruto will have a special bond and become companions. Specially how they portrayed episode 79 . Not only they have Kyubi and Shukaku inside in common but they also foreshadowed Naruto's lineage and portrayed how they are so similiar. Gaara's father, Kazekage perform a jutsu so Gaara is possesed and Yondaime perform a jutsu so Naruto has Kyubi inside of him.

when you subtract a main character to become a villian which i think sasuke will be for awhile then you have to add a main companion for Naruto. (something like vegeta and goku and shino and the rest are like yamacha and krllen etc..)I think Gaara will be that when the story develops and eventually side by side they will be fighting off akatsuki during the subplots. For they are both wanted by akatsuki.


During Akatsuki arc which will be long and inconsistant arc, Jiraryia will die but not by Itachi but some one higher and stronger than Itachi. So does Tsnuade but not during battle for her but shortly after when she consume all her life energy when she released her seal and passed her limitations. Thus opens the door for Naruto to become Hokage... after he destroys akatsuki


my 2 cents..