He very much sees himself in Sasuke. He's an angsty kid with a lot of trauma. He's a reflection of Kakashi and he's trying his best as a mentor to direct him down a better path than what he eventually chose.
I mean Sasuke was an overall jerk and Naruto and Sakura were more peaceful? So why is Sasuke considered his favorite?
He very much sees himself in Sasuke. He's an angsty kid with a lot of trauma. He's a reflection of Kakashi and he's trying his best as a mentor to direct him down a better path than what he eventually chose.
Bcz he trained only sasuke for 1 month during the chunin tournament and left Naruto to Ebisu, and never trained sakura
It's not like you pick who your favourite is logically, it is just a feeling. Hiruzen's favourite student was Orochimaru. Sasuke was talented, driven and reminded him of himself.
Not many emo kid like him in the village.
They looks similar