eosprime Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 I have a question? but maybe it there isn't an answer.The third hokage was sarutobi (sorry if I can't spell), the fourth hokage was minato and the fifth hokage is tsunade.So why was it that when the fourth hokage died did the village not just pick the fifth hokage then? Instead the third hokage took on the role again.Was there no one worthy of being hokage then? why not find tsunade back then. {I know it would ruin the story} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Good question, I wonder why they didn't decide on a new one. Heck I kind of wonder why there was a 4th if the 3rd was still alive. I mean normally wasn't a new Hokage chosen only when the previous one was dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eosprime Posted July 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 I guess even the Hokages' have the right to retire. And since Minato was a prodigy, a type of person who only comes around once in a generation, he had the wisdom, strength and ability to handle the role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcat Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Its simple really, Plot Hole.or not its just i never really understood it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bindy Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 I have always thought about this aswell, all I can really bring it down to is either as Ripcat said and it is a plot hole OR that the same situation happened as with getting Tsunade, they couldn't find someone willing to take over, but that still doesn't explain why the 3rd was still alive when the 4th was elected. I think it was just a plot hole overlooked by the creator and he has never been bothered to try to explain it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 The thing is.. Danzou (w/e) has been around the whole time. Sure we all hate him, but the village seems to think highly of him, or at least the elders who determine Hokage do. Why wasn't Danzou elected as the 5th when the 4th died, or even really suggested when the 3rd died and they needed a 5th? Surely they deemed him worthy enough, I mean from what I hear in the manga....Don't know if it's true or not, but he was considered for the 6th Hokage from what I heard when Tsunade was believed to be dead. I also heard they considered Kakashi for the position. Again, I don't read the manga, so not sure how accurate this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nero D. Ace Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 The thing is.. Danzou (w/e) has been around the whole time. Sure we all hate him, but the village seems to think highly of him, or at least the elders who determine Hokage do. Why wasn't Danzou elected as the 5th when the 4th died, or even really suggested when the 3rd died and they needed a 5th? Surely they deemed him worthy enough, I mean from what I hear in the manga....Don't know if it's true or not, but he was considered for the 6th Hokage from what I heard when Tsunade was believed to be dead. I also heard they considered Kakashi for the position. Again, I don't read the manga, so not sure how accurate this is.yeah, well the 3rd, sarutobi was chosen by the 2nd so i suppose it doesn't matter what the elders thought.besides, sarutobi wanted orochimaru or jiraiya to succeed him. maybe it's cause he knew of tsunade's gambling problems at any rate, he had experience and he was still alive. so, he was probably the best choice.and remember, even when he died, jiraiya was the first choice by the elders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raikagesama Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 The simple reason is because he was the most qualified at the time and the village was in chaos. so he was ask to resume his duty to bring quick stability to the village at the time of peril. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nero D. Ace Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 The simple reason is because he was the most qualified at the time and the village was in chaos. so he was ask to resume his duty to bring quick stability to the village at the time of peril.but, what about when stability returned, or was there no one better?why didn't danzo try to take over then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raikagesama Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 but, what about when stability returned, or was there no one better?why didn't danzo try to take over then?because the counsil deemed the third hokage to be fit to return to duty because while he was in his first reign he helped usher in a time of peace. although danzo did warn of the thirds teaching he new deep down that the that sarutobi was the best thing for the village at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 I would ahve to think that perhaps no one but the third was willing to take up the role of the hokage after the 4th died, not even danzo. I don't think danzo was ready at that point with all of the other plan he had that we have seen. He probably wanted to stay in the shadows still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macle Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Its simple really, Plot Hole.or not its just i never really understood it either.I think so too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numba1gamer Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Jiraiya was the person that Sarutobi wanted to succeed him after Minato died, but after Orochimaru left the Leaf Village, Jiraiya devoted himself to tracking down Orochimaru and trying to bring him back, much like Naruto is doing with Sasuke. This left Jiraiya incapable of becoming the Hokage, so Sarutobi couldn't fill the position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raikagesama Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 if you read 502 it gives a little bit of info on how the third ended up being hokage again basically he was filling in for minato as hokage while minato was preparing for the birth of naruto and after everything happened he ended up staying in that position until his death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasori Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Good question, I wonder why they didn't decide on a new one. Heck I kind of wonder why there was a 4th if the 3rd was still alive. I mean normally wasn't a new Hokage chosen only when the previous one was dead?I Think My Friend The Point Of choosing A Hockage Before The Other One Die IsIf The Old One Dies The One After Him Hold Control Of The Village So It Won't Be a Chaos In The Village I Think .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eosprime Posted November 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 okay so i was rewatching the naruto episodes again and found out that the village was actually looking for a fifth hokage. but they were just taking their own sweet time about it. kind of weird that they'd take over 10 years though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donzaloog Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 The selection of a Hokage is like this: if the current Hokage chooses a successor and he/she accepts and the Jounina ll agree with the selection then that is final. When the 4th died he was not able to choose his successor and because the 3rd was still alive and still the strongest ninja in the village he was asked to resume his position. Remember the 3rd may have been old but he was still strong enough to stop Orochimaru and seroiusly damage him. He was known as "the professor" and as the man who mastered all of the jutsu in the village. When Tsunade was incapacitated Danzou bullied his way into the Fire Daimiyo electing him as Hokage-elect. But the Jounin still had to vote on wether they would accept him as their Hokage. And he was killed by Sasuke before that ever happened (thank God) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xitrons Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 The first and second were alive when the third was appointed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nio zerP Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 The Hokage, hockage, phooey. The one that stood out the most was Tsunadai, just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eosprime Posted December 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 I believe the second hokage appointed saratobi the third hokage just before he died. the second died in battle protecting his comrades. But how did the first hokage die? Did he die in the battle with madera at the final battle waterfall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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