Rock Lee is actually the real chosen one, unlocks the 9th gate, gate of life (ZOMG!), and owns everyone. EVERYONE.
Eh... as it's playing out now Sasuke is becoming less and less of a threat in the light of Madara and Kabuto/Orochimaru. And I'm fine with that. Hate that punk. 
I mean, they have to do something with the 10 tailed beast now that it's part of the story. I think Madara will succeed in releasing it, but it's too powerful to contain and will end up destroying him. Then somehow some important character will seal it back up and die in the process or something like that.
But yeah, I just want the other Konoha students to have the air time they had in the chunnin exam saga. Still the best part of the manga/anime IMO, although this new War of the Ninja saga is impressing me at the moment.
