In a way Hashirama was redeemed. Where he failed with Madara, he succeeded with Sasuke. Just like when Kakashi saved Sakura from Sasuke's chidori, which he himself used to kill Rin.
Naruto must break the cycle imo. The whole manga has led up to us believing he can change the cyle of hate and even make Konoha better, like when he told Neji he would find a way to end the curse seal placed on branch members.
Looking forward to how he does it.