If the present kages die, who will take their place?
shikaku-hokage
darui-raikage
tsuchikages grandaughter
ao - mizukage
telmari -kazekage
those are my answers if they die. btw do you think they will die?:shrug:
Hokage: Naruto. he's worked so hard, and he's shown himself to have grown GREATLY. he deserves it. though Shikaku and/or shikamaru would be one of his advisors.
Raikage: Darui. IMO, Bee just isn't mature enough (on a regular basis) to fill the position. Bee only get's serious when a fight breaks out, while Naruto has shown himself to have gotten much more mature as time goes by... And Darui already has the infamous Black Lightning (Bee's more of a front-line fighter than a diplomat, anyways).
Mizukage: There are so few living Mist ninja known, that out of the one's we know of, the best choice is Ao. Ao has the intelegence and (IMO) charisma to take on such a large diplomatic position, while Chojuro (the other known living, loyal Mist ninja) seems to be more of a care-free kid, and more of a front-line fighter (or a last-resort) with his 7 Swordsman Sword.
Kazekage: Unlikely that Gaara will die any time soon, but if he does, either Kankuro and Temari will work together, or Temari will be Kazekage. They seem to hold equal maturity, intelegence, and status (to Gaara), so the only reason I see Temari being over Kankuro is age. There are also no known Sunagakure shinobi who fit the bill of Kazekage well enough (especially under pressing circumstances).
Tsuchikage: Kitshuchi. He was appointed as the leader of the second division for a reason. He's amazing at Earth Style techniques, and just overall powerful (he's Kurotsuchi's dad, and the guy who used that massive jutsu on the Demonic Outer Statue).