During a conversation with Biwako Sarutobi and Kushina Uzumaki, Mikoto Uchiha noted that she named her son after him in the hopes that the boy would become a splendid ninja just like his namesake.[2]
Trivia
Sasuke Sarutobi is the name of a legendary ninja who was a member of the Sanada Ten Braves, a group of ninja that served under daimyō Yukimura Sanada during Japan's Warring States period.