Two Blue Vortex series. Shikamaru never fully accepted the role of Hokage due to delays and remains provisional. Sasuke Uchiha might become the 8th Hokage after his return from fighting the Shinju.

At its heart, Naruto is the story of an outcast with an impossible dream—to become Hokage, the strongest ninja and leader of the Hidden Leaf Village. But fate deals him the worst hand possible.