I really don't think Kakashi is going to become Hokage right now. There's no room in the story to let Kakashi shine, unless the story somehow gets extended. I personally think Kakashi is on par with members of Akatsuki: A sharingan and access to at least four elements and supposedly thouands of techniques puts him there. Combined with his brilliant battle sense, that is. That Mangekyou eye technique probably makes him one of the stronger ones. If he could've baited Kakuzu into getting caught by that technique, that would've been the end for him, much like it was the end vs. Naruto's Rasenshiruken.

That's besides the point though. They're building Naruto up. FINALLY they've given him controllable power. FINALLY, he's accomplished something public enough to gain recognition other villages, at least with regards to his combat abilities. FINALLY he's getting some real character development since before the time skip. He's actually a main character now. Furthermore (sorry Xan) the development he's getting seems to be aimed at him coming to a conclusion on how he's going to change the ninja world. This combines with his natural ability to make friends/gain respect/gain allegiance from even the most hostile of people. So much thought and effort is being put into gearing Naruto up to become a leader.

And now, Kakashi is going to be made Hokage? No way, I don't see it.

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Also the entire interaction between the Kages seemed really weird to me. Did anyone else notice that? I just hate superfluous uses of filler words like "moreover" and "however" and "even if you say that..." that anime tends to employ. None of what they were saying seemed really important.
Forgive that. It's the writer doing two things: 1) Emphasizing that the Council is NOT ok with what Danzou pulled, and 2) giving us more insight into the viewpoints of the kages with relation to the moral dilemma Naruto's facing. It lets us know a good deal of what he's up against and what he's got going for him if he decides he's going to try and change the world. Maybe it was done poorly (I actually think it was done alright) but it was a good idea.