guys, think about it: when this arc ends and we have to do the round up chapters where he debriefs with everyone (and there are usually laughs, though i doubt it after the village was mangled,) there may be a lot of hope shown.
here it is:
--naruto in sage mode making a 10,000 KB's and completely repaiing the village within a day (you guys all know that naruto wouldnt dispell them until the dust was swept off of every rebuilt house.)
--because of that, the villagers would see "naruto" repairing their whole village and all collectively begin to trust and have faith in him, making it an easy choice when it comes time to appoint him hokage
--like the 5th, naruto has a technique that can reach to every villager and protect them in times of crisis once he is hokage. 5th: slugs; gaara: sand shield blanket: naruto: KB, except naruto's technique is the best because KB's can actually take ppl out of harms way.
hmmn, maybe this was too obvious.