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IMO Sasuke doesn't have anything to do with it, Obito is the one that represents the older son. Everyone just assumed the toads prophecy related to Sasuke but at that time we didn't really know much about Obito. With that said Kishi heavily portrays Naruto and Obito as polar opposites and they have mirrored each other continuously in the war.
Between Naruto and Obito they represent everything about the sage. Look at it this way:
So between them they embody pretty much everything we know about the sage. Sasuke doesn't really add anything to the whole reincarnation thing. Besides Sasuke's mindset is to unstable to be pinned to a certain role, Obito is much more defined.
Between Naruto and Obito they represent everything about the sage. Look at it this way:
- Juubi Host - covered by Obito and to an extent Naruto
- Rinnegan - covered by Obito
- Sharingan of the eldest son - Covered by Obito
- Ideals of the eldest son - covered by Obito
- Strong vitality of the younger son - covered by Naruto
- Ideals of the younger son - Covered by Naruto
- Relationship with the Bijuu - covered Naruto
So between them they embody pretty much everything we know about the sage. Sasuke doesn't really add anything to the whole reincarnation thing. Besides Sasuke's mindset is to unstable to be pinned to a certain role, Obito is much more defined.