I think you might be right. In the end of the series there may be no more individual villages - as naruto will have brought peace to the world... or something like that.
Or... perhaps naruto will sacrifice himself in the end and thus never become Hokage. Or maybe just honorary Hokage...
I see Naruto running out of energy and the Kyuubi trying to take over again. That's when they will have their conversation. Remember a few issues back that the Kyuubi wanted to talk w/Naruto?
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