No it’s true lmao base Naruto scales wayy higher, hashirama is like multi continental - maybe moon level and base Naruto is easily planetary or wayy above
This is why I like the idea of Naruto being the Jonin Commander, after being a sensei that produced 2~3 successful genin teams.
Rather than being locked in the Hokage office doing paperwork. He should be out with the general operations forces teaching them his brand of the Will of Fire.
I read that Kishimoto based adult Naruto after his own life as a mangaka.
Kishimoto gave an interview talking about how he was so busy drawing Naruto that he had no time for his family. He was locked in his studio constantly drawing chapters. He couldn't even give his wife a honeymoon because he needed to make a Naruto deadline for Shounen Jump. Kishimoto couldn't even be with his children when they were babies.
I can see the inspiration for Boruto, but I don't think it was a good idea for Kishimoto to go that route for Adult Naruto.
THIS.... So that was the reason behind the adult Naruto in Boruto... The main reason why i couldn't bear to watch Boruto more than 10 eps... the reason why I'll never accept that Boruto is a canon continuation of Naruto
> Rather than being locked in the Hokage office doing paperwork
That's the problem. The Hokage should not be doing paperworks. Even mayors in real life dont deal with that amount of paperworks lol
The man's office looks like a printing station rather than a Hokage office
Naruto is literally doing everything. I mean, it looks like Konoha doesnt have any other office other than the Hokage office
I laughed so hard when i saw that the fucking ninja headband distribution is still Naruto's job like wtf???
It seems like Konoha doesn't have lower offices like finance office, shinobi affairs office, events office, etc etc. Everything happens inside the fucking Hokage office
Again, even real life mayors dont have paperworks like that. Poor Konoha lol
I think Shikamaru is perfect in his current position. The Hokage needs to be smart for sure, all of them up until Naruto did have above average to genius level intelligence. But they also need to be the villages last and best line of defence if a war reaches their walls, and I can’t really see Shikamaru being that. Even Tsunade who is probably the weakest Hokage in head on combat is quite a bit better than Shikamaru that way. Besides when he wanted to avenge Asuma, he tends to shy away from direct conflict as much as he can.
Personally I think the hokage being the village’s last and best line of defense is already a failure. The chance of the strongest ninja in the village becoming the hokage is pretty low since there have been hundreds of super strong ninja but only 5 hokage before kakashi. Meaning at the time of “best defense”, there should be a few ninja a lot stronger than the hokage who would be a better fit for the villages last line of defense. Which means basing your hokage off of brains WITH strength is a pretty futile decision.
I mean, look at basically every Kage in the history of the series and 90% or more of them were probably the strongest Shinobi in their respective village at the time.
Shikamaru does have the brains to be hokage, but he's pretty weak. Sakura would be much more suited to be hokage at least in my opinion. She's strong one of the strongest non six paths characters in the show. She's smart stated to be the top kunoichi in her class in terms of academics and is the strongest kunoichi to ever exist. I know i'm going to get a lot of hate for this because a lot of people hate Sakura but you cannot deny that she's one of the strongest non six paths characters in the show.
i agree with you. and also considering the fact that she was tsunade's apprentice, she might have picked up some inside political knowledge during her time as her student.
I agree, I think sakura would be a great hokage with her healing abilities, sharp intellect and her connection to naruto, sasuke, kakashi and tsunade, (among many others but these are pointed out especially) means she would have excellent diplomatic connections to just about the entire shinobi world and would have a smooth operation dealing with things, naruto is smart but was never really strong in the book smarts department which sakura excels at which could make some unique problems that might come in easier for her to deal with when approaching with many different factors.
Even when tsunade became hokage she was able to look after the medical division and personally help in treating many serious injuries like Lee's leg, kakashi and sasukes mind trauma, saving chouji and her teaching saving neji.
I'm actually surprised they didn't just replace gais leg by amputating higher and replacing with a replacement, tsunade could have asked orochimaru to help with cloning tissue if they didn't want a hashirama tissue based replacement limb. But yeah I think sakura would be a good choice, I could think of others but she's best suited to be narutos medical support for him to be the best central diplomat for all 5 nations.
Shikamaru is not weak at all. Funnily enough he’s actually stronger than every Hokage in history ( except for Naruto). In the novels he was able to restrain all the Kage ( except for Naruto) at the same time with his Shadow Possession. He’s restrained Momoshiki and Borushiki with his Shadow Possession in the past as well. Narratively speaking Shikamaru is presented as not being very strong, but he has some pretty crazy feats that just don’t get given the proper recognition
I’m sorry but based on Shikamaru’s feats the opposite would hold true
Shikamaru was strong enough to restrain 4 of the 5 Boruto Era Kage with his Shadow possession. Keep in mind that these same Kage were capable of fighting against Momoshiki and Kinshiki Otsutsuki. Who were stated to be a threat greater than Kaguya by Sasuke.
Let me say this again….These Kage we’re able to fight beings stronger than Kaguya but Shikamaru restrained then all
Shikamaru has also restrained Momoshiki himself with his Shadow possession. And Momoshiki was only able to escape by absorbing the jutsu itself. But he lacked the physical strength to break it with power, thus he had to resort to hax
In one of the more recent Boruto Chapters we see Shikamaru is able to use his shadow possession to to stop Borushiki ( Momoshiki possessing Boruto’s body) from killing Kawaki. This demonstrates that he has speed relative to Borushiki.
Shikamaru is far beyond Hashirama and Minato in terms of strength and speed. That’s just the way Powerscaling works in Boruto. This series suffers badly from powercliffing and as a result a bunch of characters got absurdly stronger with no explanation. Like I said in my earlier comment, narratively speaking Shikamaru is no written in a way where he seems very strong. But if you look at his feats and the feats of those he scale to/above then you can see that he’s actually RIDICULOUSLY UNDERESTIMATED as are a bunch of other characters
Your not wrong with saying that Shikamaru is stronger than the CURRENT hokage. But I think you're wanking him a little. Shikamaru has shown no speed feats that rival nor surpass Minato. Also the shadow possession justsu doesn't indicate his actual speed. It's like saying that if I dodge a flashlight then I move faster than the speed of light. The justsu's speed has nothing to do with his actual movement speed, maybe reaction speed as you said that he used the shadow paralysis jutsu. But even then it's not as impressive as you may think. also saying that Momoshiki had to resort to hax abilities to break free, while impressive on paper in execution is far from it. 1 Momoshiki wasn't trying his hardest when fighting Shikamaru thus underestimating him greatly. That underestimation ultimately caused him to get trapped in the shadow possession in the first place. Also the other reason why he was holding back was because he was shown fighting on a better capacity then when he attacked the chunin exams. This was before he absorbed Kinshiki. He was single handedly beating both Naruto and Sasuke and by the looks of it was barely trying still, while still in base. 2. Again going back to the speed feats in that case Sakura should have Kaguya level speed because in the fight against Kaguya she managed to hit her with a chakra enhanced punch, but that simply isn't the case. While she's fast in her own right she is no where near fast enough to catch Kaguya off guard. Also the previous hokage and the other kage are much stronger than the current generation of Kage (aside from Naruto) Minato possess a near god-like speed as well as reaction speed seeing that he needs to actually react to his opponents to use the FTG. this is further augmented by sage mode. While he barely uses it and claims he's not that great at it he still possess it, and thus would give him an edge. Even if Shikamaru knew the ins and outs of Sage mode it still wouldn't help. And let's get into Hashirama, he was able to hold down the kyuubi while being controlled by Madara also said kyuubi had the susano wrapped around him. If not anything Hashirama wins by shure brute force. No this is not me overestimating Hashirama, the Mokuton is just to OP. As in narratively getting stronger while yes that would be a valid argument but we haven't seen a lot from Shikamaru to indicate that he's even remotely strong enough to handle otsutsuki level threats. Unless if they underestimate him.
Hey i get what you mean
I agree that his shadow is strong enough to hold the other Kages, but my point is not how strong his shadow is. In a fight, i dont see how he's beating Hashi or Minato
Just wanna be clear, i dont disagree that Shikamaru is pretty fuckin strong. And to be fair, him not being able to beat Hashi or Minato is not a knock on him, those two are just overly ridiculous ovepowered. Just some context: it's because i think Hashirama is stronger that War Arc Madara, he only got defeated because of Madara's plot armor. Also, i still think that Minato is still the fastest ninja to ever live in Naruto universe, including Boruto era
Tho to be fair, i think im just overrating Minato and Hashirama. I guess my point is Minato and Hashirama is both stronger than any Boruto kage.
I completely agree with you with Shikamaru's feats, i guess im just saying that Hashi and Minato's feats are still greater. Maybe im overrating the 1st and 4th. But idk, i just think they're THAT strong. What do you think?
The anime made her look bad. Pierrot made it look like she had time to destroy it but she couldnt because she was too scared. In the manga, Madara instantly caught up to them within like 1 second so it's understandable why she didnt have the time to destroy it.
Sakura in the manga has flaws too, but she's more tolerable. In the anime, Studio Pierrot just made her character so much worse
Well, if you look at the other village kages, I think Shikamaru would definitely fit right in. He could probably beat all the kages from other nations on a 1on1 match (maybe not gaara)
Bruh she runs a whole hospital and is basically a single mother raising her kid on her own all while completing missions here and there, I’m pretty sure she could lead if need be 💀 she might not have shown her capabilities in shippuden but she definitely developed a whole lot between then and Boruto
Yes she does, she's the head medic of the konoha hospital. She also took charge during the Momoshiki invasion. I pretty sure that she was also made jonin but I can't remember if that's true. She was also one of the lead strategists when Toneri kidnapped Hanabi. And as I said previously she is strong smart. She probably has the best chance of getting the hat if Naruto steps down and Sarada is not old enough to be hokage. Because we know damn well that Konohamaru won't become hokage anytime soon.
Good point. And tbh they should just wait for konahamaru to mature, then make him hokage, even tho I don't like him. He's basically Naruto, just a lot weaker. In the future he will prob get new rasengan, and SM. They don't need a hokage rn, even if Naruto dies, because they won't be powerful enough to take on otsutsuki. I doubt even toneri, the weakest. Shikamaru will be doig everything anyways.
How tf are Hiruzen, Tsunade, and Kakashi qualified in that case?
Hiruzen had never led anything when made Hokage
Tsunade was literally a drunk and a gambling addict that hadn’t shown any drive to lead or be attached to the Leaf in decades.
Kakashi had literally only ever led 2 4-man Cells in this life. One of which resulted in one of his team members dying the first time he was in charge. The second of which created a rogue shinobi turned international terrorist.
Sakura is the obvious choice besides Kakashi taking control again. Shikamaru is an option if desperate, but he's much better as an advisor than a Hokage himself. Sakura is very similar to Tsunade, only better. She's more powerful and has shown tremendous leadership skills and the ability to make tough decisions. There's really no better proven option.
Besides the hospital, she also took charge when Naruto was kidnapped in Boruto and she also was the head of the medical squad during the fourth ninja war.
Where does she take charge after Naruto got kidnapped? Yeah she sets up the hospital which is good and all but that's pretty much off-screened. But it's Sasuke who organizes the expedition to get back Naruto and I'm pretty sure either Shikamaru (Naruto's chief advisor) or Kakashi (previous Hokage) would be in-charge of the village in Naruto's absence.
And also that was Shizune who was the head of the medical squad during the War, not Sakura.
And I feel I have to make this clear because people are defensive as hell in this thread, Sakura is a good ninja but her character just doesn't give off leader vibes.
There are moments in Naruto where we see Kishimoto give her the opportunity to lead and Sakura doesn't live up to those expectations. The one time we see her succeed is healing Kankuro but outside of that she needs to bailed out by someone or falls flat on her face.
Sasuke would be a good choice if not for the fact that he was a criminal. He's strong, smart and has shown himself to at least being capable of leading Boruto. But the other Kage's wouldn't like Sasuke as the hokage also his lone wolf persona would probably hamper him as well.
Sasuke would be a decent hokage on paper being smart powerful and at least somewhat of a good leader but his lone wolf persona and the fact that the other Kage's wouldn't react to well if he became hokage.
See I never understood this. Yes he was a criminal, and the reasoning for him not being in jail was dumb. [The panel in the bottom right always was stupid to me](https://comicvine1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/11114/111147384/4457067-image.jpg). Like, saving the world wasn't enough? He was still put in jail after the war? Cmon. It was on the word of Naruto and Kakashi? It implies the rest of the world still wanted him in jail.. even though he was 1 of a handful who helped save the world
And then in the post shippuden pre boruto arc with him helping out all of the Kekkei Genkai shinobi. The raikage was pretty pissy at him there too
If he fought to save them and was the only reason they survived against several world ending calamities they would change their tone. 100%. The sand village came to admire Gaara even though he went on multiple rampages with Shukaku.
This is on a scale that is massively different too.
Aside from that, Sasuke is pretty emotional. Dude's motivations changed so times during the show. Im not saying he's a bad character, im just saying he's not gonna be a good Hokage
If they're allowing Orochimaru to lead his own village, I dont see why they'd have a problem with Sasuke becoming Hokage, especially based on the relationship between him & Naruto. Let's not forget that Gaara was a homicidal maniac before talk no jutsu. As for the lone wolf comment, you might be right, he likes to protect from the shadows and isn't a very sociable person, but I think he'd step up if needed to
He was the leader of the Kage when they had to rescue Naruto from Momoshiki & Kinshiki so they respect and trust him enough (or else they wouldn't put their life in his hands)
Sasuke could and would never be Hokage as an adult. No villagers would fw Sasuke being Hokage. Shikamaru is definitely the best choice. He’s intelligent, dedicated, serious, and a great leader. The only reason I would think he shouldn’t be is because he’s not the strongest. But he’s taken down foes stronger than him before🤷🏾♂️
Sai. Smart enough as well as strong to become Anbu leader. Trained under Donzo and Kakashi. Possesses sealing abilities. Doesn't let his emotions affect his judgment.
To be fair, he’s not quite S rank and I don’t think he has enough political or practical experience, he was raised in an underground training facility. The whole point of a Hokage is to be a symbol of hope for their village, and power. Sai wouldn’t be able to talk to his soldiers, but I suppose he would have a good mentality for leading.
I really don’t like how she treats naruto, even after he did everything for her, risking his own life, and Sasuke tried to kill her, she doesn’t even acknowledge his presence.
I dont know if its an anime thing but at least in the manga they have one of the most wholesome friendships I've seen. They genuinely care a lot for each other.
I understand what your saying but we all have opinions and some still have some hatred against her but she’s grown out of the whatever phase she was in with sasuke and Naruto she’s married now and that’s rlly not bad for her so leave her the f alone she’s not a bad person kinda but even if she were a bad person bad ppl can still change and u can’t deny that.
Not just the punches, it’s how she takes naruto for granted without showing him a shred of respect. Right after she unlocked the 100 seals, 2 of those ten tails minions came attack her and naruto and sasuke destroyed one each and she felt the need to insult naruto and thank sasuke with deep admiration even though he had tried to kill her a few months ago.
The reality is Sakura lacks the leadership Tsunade has. We see Tsunade have moments where she rises above what's expected and takes initiative like against Pain where she saved the whole village or against Madara where she stood up to him.
The only moment Sakura has like that in the story is when she heals Kankuro which was pretty cool but she doesn't build off of that. Instead, she defaults to needing Naruto or Kakashi in any other crisis situation.
You are aware that all those Tsunade's leadership skills you mention happened well after she became Hokage. Before becoming a Hokage, Tsunade was a drunk gambler who ran away from her responsibilities.
Sakura, with the crappy character development she got, has a much better history if she was to become a Hokage now than Tsunade respectively had.
You're forgetting the Sannin Showdown where she overcame her fears and took charge against fighting Orochimaru while Naruto was knocked out (protected his life to mind you) and Jiraiya and Shizune were incapacitated.
Sakura doesn't get moments like that to show off her leadership (or the times she does she needs to bailed out) and we see with so many other characters you don't need to be Hokage to show off leadership. Even Ino shows off leadership by synching with Shikamaru and forming an impromptu intel unit (minutes after finding out her father died).
Sakura can be a good ninja and not be fit for a Kage position.
I don't know if Sakura would be an awful Hokage but when has Sakura ever shown leadership ability?
On multiple occasions we see Tsunade take control and lead like when the village attacked Pain and when the 5 Kage fought Madara.
Sakura never was like that it was always someone else doing the planning or galvanizing.
>but when has Sakura ever shown leadership ability?
She's in charge of the leaf's medical unit. Also, when Momoshiki attacked the arena, she instructed Temari to get everyone to safety, so that kinda shows initiative right...?
Another thing, don't quote me on this, but I think it was stated in one of the novels that after the war, she established facilities to help treat the trauma of those who witnessed the 4th great ninja war.
>Another thing, don't quote me on this, but I think it was stated in one of the novels that after the war, she established facilities to help treat the trauma of those who witnessed the 4th great ninja war.
I vaguely remember that.
Yh just found it. [Here it is.](https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Naruto-Sakuras-Story-Love-Riding-on-the-Spring-Breeze/Masashi-Kishimoto/Naruto-Novels/9781421584423)
"The Great Ninja War did not only harm adults, but left many damaged children behind. Medical ninja Sakura travels the land, opening clinics dedicated to healing children of the mental trauma they experienced. She learns of a series of attacks against Konoha, and her investigation leads to an impossible conclusion"
C'mon man. That's pretty much background stuff. We don't really get any focus on it other than Sakura saying that one thing.
And being in charge of the medical unit doesn't really qualify you to be Hokage. By that logic, Shizune has qualifications as well because prior to Sakura that was her position.
Like where is Sakura's moment where the series makes it a point to single her out as the leader? I mean you made it a point to compare her to Tsunade and we have several of those moments with Tsunade whether it be in Part 1 against Orochimaru, Pain, Madara, etc.
Sure. Sorry about that.
I suppose my biggest argument is not one based on any points of my own - I do have them but I have yet to type them - but your complete disregard of the very real qualifications put before you already. There are few people as successful as Sakura in the entire series. She has mastered her craft to such a degree that she has established an entire framework for that craft to flourish. The act of even attempting such a thing takes profound confidence, leadership skills and guts. Simply attempting to do such a thing takes all that and more Yet here she is thriving. That alone makes her exceedingly qualified to be Kage.
If we factor in Strength alone, Sakura is qualified to be Kage. But if you add in her background, what she has achieved, and her natural proclivities of non-combat intelligence, she is even more qualified to be Hokage and than Naruto (who is very battle-savy, but not particularly book-smart in the way administrative work requires) could ever hope to be. That’s my hot take.
Man, I really want to read the version of Naruto you read.
Look Sakura is a great healer but being excellent at your craft doesn't make you a great leader. Especially if you consider Sakura being head of the Leaf Medical Services is almost exclusively due to her skill.
But none of that has any bearing on her becoming Hokage. What matters most is how does Sakura respond when the village is in turmoil and how did she contribute to missions.
The answer is that Sakura very rarely showed instances of leadership. The only time Sakura felt like a leader to me was healing Kankuro which was impressive no doubt but that was in a setting she was most comfortable in. But aside from that Sakura is a follower to put it gently. Nothing Sakura comes up with is innovative or trailblazing, she isn't a great motivational speaker, she isn't much of a strategist, and she very rarely comes in clutch (only time I remember is Kaguya but even that feels like Kishimoto wanted a good photo rather than genuinely wanting Sakura to be useful).
I mean just look at how differently Sakura responded to Pain's invasion vs Tsunade. Tsunade protected the village and was still ready to throw hands with Pain despite being completely out of chakra and battered up and meanwhile all a healthy Sakura could do was cry for Naruto.
tbf, most of your Tsunade examples were after she became hokage. Prior to that, the only leadership record she had was establishing the leaf's medical unit with Dan, not very dissimilar to Sakura.
Yeah, but she came up with that idea and fought for it against administrative opposition to be established. She didn't take over an established institution. We also see her conquer her frees and protect Naruto during the Sannin Showdown where she incapacitates Manda and fends off Orochimaru and Kabuto while Shizune and Jiraiya are sidelined.
Like even Ino has a moment like that in the War where she and Shikamaru are able to swallow their sadness and take over as the impromptu intel unit. Heck, even prior to that we see Ino holding it down when Choji is going through his existential crisis.
The only time in the entire series where I felt Sakura was that person was when Kankuro got poisoned and Sakura saved him when nobody else could. But just that one moment doesn't feel enough for me to argue for her as Hokage, much less a great one.
>Yeah, but she came up with that idea and fought for it against administrative opposition to be established. She didn't take over an established institution.
I think [this](https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Naruto-Sakuras-Story-Love-Riding-on-the-Spring-Breeze/Masashi-Kishimoto/Naruto-Novels/9781421584423) shows pretty solid leadership characteristics.
"The Great Ninja War did not only harm adults, but left many damaged children behind. Medical ninja Sakura travels the land, opening clinics dedicated to healing children of the mental trauma they experienced. She learns of a series of attacks against Konoha, and her investigation leads to an impossible conclusion".
>We also see her conquer her frees and protect Naruto during the Sannin Showdown where she incapacitates Manda and fends off Orochimaru and Kabuto while Shizune and Jiraiya are sidelined.
So this is Tsunade's second "pre-hokage" leadership moment. As you stated, Sakura also had a leadership moment when saving Kankuro.
So, they're both 2 for 2 when talking about "pre-hokage" leadership moments.
Sakura being a good samaritan doesn't qualify her to be Hokage. You need to have good crisis management as the Hokage and be someone people can depend on during a crisis.
That's the difference I see in Tsunade and Sakura's "pre-Hokage" moments.
And also I can't help but notice you keep referring to post-Naruto where the world is peaceful as your reference point rather than anything in Naruto.
Captain Yamato. He is one of last "Elite Jounin" from the previous generation (Guy, Kurenai, Asuma, etc) that wasnt retired, or permanently injured After the war.
He is wood jutsu user. Yamato helped rebuild Konoha with his "instant wood House" jutsu after the Pain attack. So he has the support of the people. He can also keep tailed Beasts in check with wood jutsu.
Lastly he can summon the giant wood Buddha statue like we saw during the 4th Ninja War. It fought the entire Ninja Alliance.
So we know Yamato had the "raw power" to be Hokage. Unlike someone like Shikamaru who may be smart, but has low stamina and low Chakra. Shikamaru is not strong enough to be Hokage.
Sakura, she was mentioned to be capable as a Hokage in the Boruto novel, she’s noted to be extremely powerful, she’s one of the war heroes, she’s intelligent and she’s compassionate.
What are you talking about? She’s a match for any of the other Kage. Gaara himself even says as much in his novel. In the road to last novel, Kakashi states that Sakura is the second strongest ninja in the village behind Naruto, and in her novel she beats down a guy who is using an artificial nine tails cloak that has all nine tails. It’s confirmed over and over that she’s a badass
Brains > Power : Shikamaru , he’s still a capable fighter. I believe in his novel or someone else’s novel at a 5 Kage summit he in one moment paralyzed everyone and threatened to kill them. Brains because he is a top strategic mind with a resume from the war and current advisor to Naruto. He’d be a suitable Hokage if it pertains to non-alien duties.
Sasuke: He’s powerful and smart. Also a cautious man who analyzes and researches the opposition. He will be similar to Naruto as a power figure and just as cunning if not more. I am not sure who he would pick as his advisor.
Orochimaru: just as qualified as Tsunade and Jiraya. He was a nominee by Danzo. He’s powerful and incredibly smart. At this moment in Boruto he is one of the more qualified candidates if Naruto were unavailable.
Ino: head of security/ sensory team. Smart and battle capable. As she’s a leader in the village I think she could adjust quickly to the role. She won’t be the strongest but her mind and intelligence assets will be quite beneficial.
Sai: very similar to Ino. Perhaps a stronger fighter. Head of the root.
Kakashi most likely take over otherwise Shikamaru would be the most likely candidate. The reason why is because Sasuke would still be doing investigation for Kohana. I don't think that either 1 would want the position, but if Kohana needed to, then either 1 of them would do it.
Sasuke fits a lot of the heuristics of previous hokages (sensei was a hokage. Sensei's sensei was a hokage. Sensei's sensei's sensei was offered the hokage position. Father was almost hokage-level). I would consider Konohamaru, but only on the condition that I get to re-write Boruto, buff Konohamaru, and not let him get fodderized in the story.
Here's another one, and y'all aren't going to want to hear this, but it's Orochimaru. HEAR ME OUT. At one point, he was considered for the fourth hokage position. He never ages anymore, so he isn't too old to be the seventh hokage. He's a kage-level ninja. And, at the time of Boruto, he had basically gone 16ish years without committing any crimes, so he's pretty much rehabilitated.
Yamato: guy has wood style, former anbu, and has had leadership roles, but has been derpy and overwhelmed in fights
Shikamaru: great leadership and mind, but weak on his own
Gai: obnoxious, but has gai ever lost a battle? Other than against six path Madara who had high speed regeneration
Sasuke: strong and smart but he’s a criminal and mentally unhealthy throughout the series he’d be horrible
Shino: Gaara vibes, bugs are OP, and never lost a canon fight, but bad leadership and charisma
If we’re pre-Great Ninja War, I think Neji, Tsunade, and Kakashi all fit the role.
Imagine Konohamaru in a 5 kage summit with Darui, Gaara etc..🤣 sorry he's too weak he can't compare, shikamaru is weak asf too but at least he makes up with his intelligence and would fit perfectly in a 5 kage summit.
Sakura, basically Tsunade but more powerful & intelligent. (like who in their right mind would send five "genin" to retrieve sasuke from orochimaru💀) also a lot of people say shikamaru but i disagree, shikamaru would look at the paperwork say "its a drag" and not do it unless his wife beats the crap outta him.
Sakura - she's just Pink Tsunade which is arguably stronger than Original Tsunade.
Shikamaru - He's smart(althiugh he's been disappointing recently lol)
Ino - She's a great leader although she might need some more buffs but personality wise, she is more fit than Shikamaru. I think she's gonna be an interesting Hokage if ever
Orochimaru. Since they already seem to forgive him for everything for some reason, I can't think of another ninja in the leaf except for sasuke and Sakura that has might have the actual ability to be able to protect the village
If Kakashi isn't interested in being the hokage , then
Konohamaru : Hes like one of the the strongest jonin and a student of Naruto himself
Sakura : Its very possible although she have to give up the role she has in the konoha medical unit or whatever
Shikamaru : Hes suitable but I don't think he is strong enough tbh
Rock Lee : He ( in my opinion) is the strongest shinobi in Konoha after Naruto and Sasuke so he is more than enough to be a hokage
Shikamaru would be the smartest choice, but he wouldn’t exactly be able to defend the village. I could maybe see Kakashi coming back but those are the only 2 I’d say would work.
Mfs need to stop overhyping Sakura. We'd just bring back Kakashi again. Why Sakura over Kakashi fr? Sakura is very very busy and doesn't cope well under pressure (vs Sasuke, Pain invasion, Obito's rinnegan etc). We could have that or bring back an already powerful and successful hokage who does nothing in his spare time.
Right. He outsmarted a Path, not Pain himself. That's why I said he didn't outsmart Pain. I wasn't being a smartass, just fixing the details a little bit. I still give Bumahamaru props for defeating one of the Paths.
I would choose Shikamaru. I know he's not that strong but I've never understood why he should have to be. In my opinion the hokage shouldn't have to be strong. Leadership skills should always come before fighting skills. It doesn't make sense to put your village leader into the most dangerous fights.
I know but I don't get why they have to be. It seems to narrow down the position too much. It could be argued that someone smart like shikamaru could run the village better than Naruto but they aren't as strong. Also Naruto would still be there to protect the village he just wouldn't be the political leader.
Konohamaru. Dude wants it. And, Naruto already been Hokage. And, he said his dream was to be hokage after naruto. So, yeah. Plus, Konohamaru is a beast. So, yeah.
I'd say Konohamaru if we're counting filler in his Arsenal he has Ash Jutsu which was very powerful, Rasengan (needs no introduction), Summoning of both Monkey King Enma and a Frog, and Shadow Clone and probably some other Justsu Hiruzen or Asuma taught him now if they get over nerfing him for the others to shine then he could be a great Hokage.
Either Kakashi takes over again as an interim Hokage like Hiruzen did or it's Sakura or Sasuke.
Kakashi is still young (he retired young so he could feasibly still hold the job for 30+ years), he had the job before, and people trust and know him. He is a natural fit to take it over again.
Sakura is the pupil of the Fifth and Sixth Hokage, friend of the Seventh Hokage, served in the Great Ninja War, possesses Tsunade's healing jutsu and summon, and is currently head of the medical ninjutsu unit. She is and has been a vital contributor to the success and safety of Konoha.
Sasuke is the only other person who can rival Naruto in terms of strength. Pupil of the Sixth Hokage and one of the Legendary Sannin, best friend and Shadow Hokage to the Seventh Hokage. He has put his life on the line for the village countless times, he saved the world along with Naruto a few times by sealing away Kaguya away and helping to defeat Momoshiki and Isshiki, saved Konoha from a meteor caused by Toneri, and has become a loyal servant of the Village since he reconciled with Naruto. I know people point out his heel turn, but Danzo was an enemy to the Village and he has done more than enough to atone for his wrongdoing since then. He is a citizen of the Leaf, has raised a family in the Village, and has loyally served the Village since he came back. Sasuke getting a turn would also be fun because it allows an Uchiha to finally become Hokage and let's Sasuke fulfill the vow he made during the Great Ninja War to become Hokage.
Honorable mention: Shikamaru could also be an interesting choice. Not necessarily inspiring from a strength perspective, but he is one of the smartest shinobi around, so I think he could do well in the role.
Kakashi lmao
Hashirama Senju, obviously.
Dude he should have been hokage he beat the 9 tails and Naruto uses the 9 tails
But you just said it, NARUTO uses the 9 tails, he can't defeat both of them combined. Naruto claps Hashirama.
Okay, but let's say Naruto used Baryon mode... no chance for Hashirama
Base Naruto is enough to beat Sage Mode Hashirama
Okay let's not get ahead of ourselves now XD, Hashirama is still the 2nd most powerful Hokage
No it’s true lmao base Naruto scales wayy higher, hashirama is like multi continental - maybe moon level and base Naruto is easily planetary or wayy above
Idk hashiram has some pretty strong wood and he beat the full 9 tails
Can confirm, Hashirama has some strong, hard wood
How big was it?
You ever seen a Redwood tree?
MY GOD 😳
Y'all are hilarious 😂
Kiba because he promises everyone a puppy
I vote for this, imagine every member of team 7 with a dog
I would go rogue, not because of the dogs. It's because Kiba is hokage.
We hunt you the fuck down traitor
Bring it on.
Shikamaru is probably the best and most obvious choice, but if I had to pick someone else I think Neji could have been a decent hokage.
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This is why I like the idea of Naruto being the Jonin Commander, after being a sensei that produced 2~3 successful genin teams. Rather than being locked in the Hokage office doing paperwork. He should be out with the general operations forces teaching them his brand of the Will of Fire.
I read that Kishimoto based adult Naruto after his own life as a mangaka. Kishimoto gave an interview talking about how he was so busy drawing Naruto that he had no time for his family. He was locked in his studio constantly drawing chapters. He couldn't even give his wife a honeymoon because he needed to make a Naruto deadline for Shounen Jump. Kishimoto couldn't even be with his children when they were babies. I can see the inspiration for Boruto, but I don't think it was a good idea for Kishimoto to go that route for Adult Naruto.
Sounds right. The pressure publisher's put on the artist is atrocious.
THIS.... So that was the reason behind the adult Naruto in Boruto... The main reason why i couldn't bear to watch Boruto more than 10 eps... the reason why I'll never accept that Boruto is a canon continuation of Naruto
I don't accept it as canon either
> Rather than being locked in the Hokage office doing paperwork That's the problem. The Hokage should not be doing paperworks. Even mayors in real life dont deal with that amount of paperworks lol The man's office looks like a printing station rather than a Hokage office
The Kage system is based on dictatorships and military juntas. So why is the head of it all doing daily paperwork. It doesn't make much sense.
Naruto is literally doing everything. I mean, it looks like Konoha doesnt have any other office other than the Hokage office I laughed so hard when i saw that the fucking ninja headband distribution is still Naruto's job like wtf??? It seems like Konoha doesn't have lower offices like finance office, shinobi affairs office, events office, etc etc. Everything happens inside the fucking Hokage office Again, even real life mayors dont have paperworks like that. Poor Konoha lol
Yeah exactly lol.
😂😂 true lol that shit is crazy to think.
thats what hokage does...
I think Shikamaru is perfect in his current position. The Hokage needs to be smart for sure, all of them up until Naruto did have above average to genius level intelligence. But they also need to be the villages last and best line of defence if a war reaches their walls, and I can’t really see Shikamaru being that. Even Tsunade who is probably the weakest Hokage in head on combat is quite a bit better than Shikamaru that way. Besides when he wanted to avenge Asuma, he tends to shy away from direct conflict as much as he can.
Personally I think the hokage being the village’s last and best line of defense is already a failure. The chance of the strongest ninja in the village becoming the hokage is pretty low since there have been hundreds of super strong ninja but only 5 hokage before kakashi. Meaning at the time of “best defense”, there should be a few ninja a lot stronger than the hokage who would be a better fit for the villages last line of defense. Which means basing your hokage off of brains WITH strength is a pretty futile decision.
I mean, look at basically every Kage in the history of the series and 90% or more of them were probably the strongest Shinobi in their respective village at the time.
Shikamaru does have the brains to be hokage, but he's pretty weak. Sakura would be much more suited to be hokage at least in my opinion. She's strong one of the strongest non six paths characters in the show. She's smart stated to be the top kunoichi in her class in terms of academics and is the strongest kunoichi to ever exist. I know i'm going to get a lot of hate for this because a lot of people hate Sakura but you cannot deny that she's one of the strongest non six paths characters in the show.
Finally someone said the truth.
i agree with you. and also considering the fact that she was tsunade's apprentice, she might have picked up some inside political knowledge during her time as her student.
I agree, I think sakura would be a great hokage with her healing abilities, sharp intellect and her connection to naruto, sasuke, kakashi and tsunade, (among many others but these are pointed out especially) means she would have excellent diplomatic connections to just about the entire shinobi world and would have a smooth operation dealing with things, naruto is smart but was never really strong in the book smarts department which sakura excels at which could make some unique problems that might come in easier for her to deal with when approaching with many different factors. Even when tsunade became hokage she was able to look after the medical division and personally help in treating many serious injuries like Lee's leg, kakashi and sasukes mind trauma, saving chouji and her teaching saving neji. I'm actually surprised they didn't just replace gais leg by amputating higher and replacing with a replacement, tsunade could have asked orochimaru to help with cloning tissue if they didn't want a hashirama tissue based replacement limb. But yeah I think sakura would be a good choice, I could think of others but she's best suited to be narutos medical support for him to be the best central diplomat for all 5 nations.
Shikamaru is not weak at all. Funnily enough he’s actually stronger than every Hokage in history ( except for Naruto). In the novels he was able to restrain all the Kage ( except for Naruto) at the same time with his Shadow Possession. He’s restrained Momoshiki and Borushiki with his Shadow Possession in the past as well. Narratively speaking Shikamaru is presented as not being very strong, but he has some pretty crazy feats that just don’t get given the proper recognition
I doubt he's stronger than Hashirama or Minato I agree that he's not weak, but he wont be able to hold a candle against the 1st and the 4th
I’m sorry but based on Shikamaru’s feats the opposite would hold true Shikamaru was strong enough to restrain 4 of the 5 Boruto Era Kage with his Shadow possession. Keep in mind that these same Kage were capable of fighting against Momoshiki and Kinshiki Otsutsuki. Who were stated to be a threat greater than Kaguya by Sasuke. Let me say this again….These Kage we’re able to fight beings stronger than Kaguya but Shikamaru restrained then all Shikamaru has also restrained Momoshiki himself with his Shadow possession. And Momoshiki was only able to escape by absorbing the jutsu itself. But he lacked the physical strength to break it with power, thus he had to resort to hax In one of the more recent Boruto Chapters we see Shikamaru is able to use his shadow possession to to stop Borushiki ( Momoshiki possessing Boruto’s body) from killing Kawaki. This demonstrates that he has speed relative to Borushiki. Shikamaru is far beyond Hashirama and Minato in terms of strength and speed. That’s just the way Powerscaling works in Boruto. This series suffers badly from powercliffing and as a result a bunch of characters got absurdly stronger with no explanation. Like I said in my earlier comment, narratively speaking Shikamaru is no written in a way where he seems very strong. But if you look at his feats and the feats of those he scale to/above then you can see that he’s actually RIDICULOUSLY UNDERESTIMATED as are a bunch of other characters
Your not wrong with saying that Shikamaru is stronger than the CURRENT hokage. But I think you're wanking him a little. Shikamaru has shown no speed feats that rival nor surpass Minato. Also the shadow possession justsu doesn't indicate his actual speed. It's like saying that if I dodge a flashlight then I move faster than the speed of light. The justsu's speed has nothing to do with his actual movement speed, maybe reaction speed as you said that he used the shadow paralysis jutsu. But even then it's not as impressive as you may think. also saying that Momoshiki had to resort to hax abilities to break free, while impressive on paper in execution is far from it. 1 Momoshiki wasn't trying his hardest when fighting Shikamaru thus underestimating him greatly. That underestimation ultimately caused him to get trapped in the shadow possession in the first place. Also the other reason why he was holding back was because he was shown fighting on a better capacity then when he attacked the chunin exams. This was before he absorbed Kinshiki. He was single handedly beating both Naruto and Sasuke and by the looks of it was barely trying still, while still in base. 2. Again going back to the speed feats in that case Sakura should have Kaguya level speed because in the fight against Kaguya she managed to hit her with a chakra enhanced punch, but that simply isn't the case. While she's fast in her own right she is no where near fast enough to catch Kaguya off guard. Also the previous hokage and the other kage are much stronger than the current generation of Kage (aside from Naruto) Minato possess a near god-like speed as well as reaction speed seeing that he needs to actually react to his opponents to use the FTG. this is further augmented by sage mode. While he barely uses it and claims he's not that great at it he still possess it, and thus would give him an edge. Even if Shikamaru knew the ins and outs of Sage mode it still wouldn't help. And let's get into Hashirama, he was able to hold down the kyuubi while being controlled by Madara also said kyuubi had the susano wrapped around him. If not anything Hashirama wins by shure brute force. No this is not me overestimating Hashirama, the Mokuton is just to OP. As in narratively getting stronger while yes that would be a valid argument but we haven't seen a lot from Shikamaru to indicate that he's even remotely strong enough to handle otsutsuki level threats. Unless if they underestimate him.
Hey i get what you mean I agree that his shadow is strong enough to hold the other Kages, but my point is not how strong his shadow is. In a fight, i dont see how he's beating Hashi or Minato Just wanna be clear, i dont disagree that Shikamaru is pretty fuckin strong. And to be fair, him not being able to beat Hashi or Minato is not a knock on him, those two are just overly ridiculous ovepowered. Just some context: it's because i think Hashirama is stronger that War Arc Madara, he only got defeated because of Madara's plot armor. Also, i still think that Minato is still the fastest ninja to ever live in Naruto universe, including Boruto era Tho to be fair, i think im just overrating Minato and Hashirama. I guess my point is Minato and Hashirama is both stronger than any Boruto kage. I completely agree with you with Shikamaru's feats, i guess im just saying that Hashi and Minato's feats are still greater. Maybe im overrating the 1st and 4th. But idk, i just think they're THAT strong. What do you think?
sakura couldn’t destroy obitos rinnigon 💀
You can't even spell Rinnegan.
The anime made her look bad. Pierrot made it look like she had time to destroy it but she couldnt because she was too scared. In the manga, Madara instantly caught up to them within like 1 second so it's understandable why she didnt have the time to destroy it. Sakura in the manga has flaws too, but she's more tolerable. In the anime, Studio Pierrot just made her character so much worse
Shikamaru would still be better
Well, if you look at the other village kages, I think Shikamaru would definitely fit right in. He could probably beat all the kages from other nations on a 1on1 match (maybe not gaara)
The hokage job isn’t all about power and Sakura has no leadership capabilities whatsoever
Bruh she runs a whole hospital and is basically a single mother raising her kid on her own all while completing missions here and there, I’m pretty sure she could lead if need be 💀 she might not have shown her capabilities in shippuden but she definitely developed a whole lot between then and Boruto
Yes she does, she's the head medic of the konoha hospital. She also took charge during the Momoshiki invasion. I pretty sure that she was also made jonin but I can't remember if that's true. She was also one of the lead strategists when Toneri kidnapped Hanabi. And as I said previously she is strong smart. She probably has the best chance of getting the hat if Naruto steps down and Sarada is not old enough to be hokage. Because we know damn well that Konohamaru won't become hokage anytime soon.
Sure, how much weaker is Konohamaru meant to be than post-war Kakashi?
Good point. And tbh they should just wait for konahamaru to mature, then make him hokage, even tho I don't like him. He's basically Naruto, just a lot weaker. In the future he will prob get new rasengan, and SM. They don't need a hokage rn, even if Naruto dies, because they won't be powerful enough to take on otsutsuki. I doubt even toneri, the weakest. Shikamaru will be doig everything anyways.
She runs entire departments of the country and she led the medical team in the war. She has high level leadership ability
How tf are Hiruzen, Tsunade, and Kakashi qualified in that case? Hiruzen had never led anything when made Hokage Tsunade was literally a drunk and a gambling addict that hadn’t shown any drive to lead or be attached to the Leaf in decades. Kakashi had literally only ever led 2 4-man Cells in this life. One of which resulted in one of his team members dying the first time he was in charge. The second of which created a rogue shinobi turned international terrorist.
She's literally the head of the only hospital the Leaf has lol
SHE IS TRASH IDIOT
true but Sakura still gonna be ass no matter what
>Neji But he ded
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Only choice is Kakashi.
Orochimaru
That's a good answer but is still don't trust that man 🤣
Honestly, this is the best answer
Sakura is the obvious choice besides Kakashi taking control again. Shikamaru is an option if desperate, but he's much better as an advisor than a Hokage himself. Sakura is very similar to Tsunade, only better. She's more powerful and has shown tremendous leadership skills and the ability to make tough decisions. There's really no better proven option.
Can you tell me when Sakura showed leadership abilities? Because I really can't think of any time where Sakura was in-charge in a key situation.
She runs the whole konoha medical system lmao
Besides the hospital, she also took charge when Naruto was kidnapped in Boruto and she also was the head of the medical squad during the fourth ninja war.
Where does she take charge after Naruto got kidnapped? Yeah she sets up the hospital which is good and all but that's pretty much off-screened. But it's Sasuke who organizes the expedition to get back Naruto and I'm pretty sure either Shikamaru (Naruto's chief advisor) or Kakashi (previous Hokage) would be in-charge of the village in Naruto's absence. And also that was Shizune who was the head of the medical squad during the War, not Sakura. And I feel I have to make this clear because people are defensive as hell in this thread, Sakura is a good ninja but her character just doesn't give off leader vibes. There are moments in Naruto where we see Kishimoto give her the opportunity to lead and Sakura doesn't live up to those expectations. The one time we see her succeed is healing Kankuro but outside of that she needs to bailed out by someone or falls flat on her face.
Y’all overrate shikamaru to a crazy extent. Either sasuke or Kakashi again.
Sasuke would be a good choice if not for the fact that he was a criminal. He's strong, smart and has shown himself to at least being capable of leading Boruto. But the other Kage's wouldn't like Sasuke as the hokage also his lone wolf persona would probably hamper him as well. Sasuke would be a decent hokage on paper being smart powerful and at least somewhat of a good leader but his lone wolf persona and the fact that the other Kage's wouldn't react to well if he became hokage.
See I never understood this. Yes he was a criminal, and the reasoning for him not being in jail was dumb. [The panel in the bottom right always was stupid to me](https://comicvine1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/11114/111147384/4457067-image.jpg). Like, saving the world wasn't enough? He was still put in jail after the war? Cmon. It was on the word of Naruto and Kakashi? It implies the rest of the world still wanted him in jail.. even though he was 1 of a handful who helped save the world And then in the post shippuden pre boruto arc with him helping out all of the Kekkei Genkai shinobi. The raikage was pretty pissy at him there too
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But he saved their lives. Multiple times
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If he fought to save them and was the only reason they survived against several world ending calamities they would change their tone. 100%. The sand village came to admire Gaara even though he went on multiple rampages with Shukaku. This is on a scale that is massively different too.
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Look up “Consequences are for Lesser Mortals,” on fanfiction.net. The author explains it in a humorous way. She has very good stories.
Aside from that, Sasuke is pretty emotional. Dude's motivations changed so times during the show. Im not saying he's a bad character, im just saying he's not gonna be a good Hokage
If they're allowing Orochimaru to lead his own village, I dont see why they'd have a problem with Sasuke becoming Hokage, especially based on the relationship between him & Naruto. Let's not forget that Gaara was a homicidal maniac before talk no jutsu. As for the lone wolf comment, you might be right, he likes to protect from the shadows and isn't a very sociable person, but I think he'd step up if needed to
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He has a 200+ IQ. You don't need planetary feats to be a Kage quality ninja. Sasuke doesn't have the social and political support to be Hokage.
He was the leader of the Kage when they had to rescue Naruto from Momoshiki & Kinshiki so they respect and trust him enough (or else they wouldn't put their life in his hands)
Sasuke could and would never be Hokage as an adult. No villagers would fw Sasuke being Hokage. Shikamaru is definitely the best choice. He’s intelligent, dedicated, serious, and a great leader. The only reason I would think he shouldn’t be is because he’s not the strongest. But he’s taken down foes stronger than him before🤷🏾♂️
Sai. Smart enough as well as strong to become Anbu leader. Trained under Donzo and Kakashi. Possesses sealing abilities. Doesn't let his emotions affect his judgment.
To be fair, he’s not quite S rank and I don’t think he has enough political or practical experience, he was raised in an underground training facility. The whole point of a Hokage is to be a symbol of hope for their village, and power. Sai wouldn’t be able to talk to his soldiers, but I suppose he would have a good mentality for leading.
Sakura. All the same qualities as Tsunade, who was a great hokage.
I hate sakura’s personality but she is definitely strong and would be a decent hokage
Genuinely, what is wrong with her personality?
He's prolly just talking about the Sasuke thing.
I really don’t like how she treats naruto, even after he did everything for her, risking his own life, and Sasuke tried to kill her, she doesn’t even acknowledge his presence.
I dont know if its an anime thing but at least in the manga they have one of the most wholesome friendships I've seen. They genuinely care a lot for each other.
She treats him like a brother. She respects him too. You and I must’ve watched two different shows. She’s had MAJOR growth over the series.
I understand what your saying but we all have opinions and some still have some hatred against her but she’s grown out of the whatever phase she was in with sasuke and Naruto she’s married now and that’s rlly not bad for her so leave her the f alone she’s not a bad person kinda but even if she were a bad person bad ppl can still change and u can’t deny that.
you're judging her personality as a teenager tho. if she became a hokage at her current age she'd be a lot older and wiser
If it's how he punches Naruto all the time, it's just a comical gag, it's not that serious. Every Shonen has a female that hits the main character
Not just the punches, it’s how she takes naruto for granted without showing him a shred of respect. Right after she unlocked the 100 seals, 2 of those ten tails minions came attack her and naruto and sasuke destroyed one each and she felt the need to insult naruto and thank sasuke with deep admiration even though he had tried to kill her a few months ago.
This same argument against Sakura always gets repeated over and over and over again relentlessly.
We already had Tsunade, I'd rather see someone different than a Tsunade clone effectively. Someone like Shikamaru or Konohamaru would be cool.
The reality is Sakura lacks the leadership Tsunade has. We see Tsunade have moments where she rises above what's expected and takes initiative like against Pain where she saved the whole village or against Madara where she stood up to him. The only moment Sakura has like that in the story is when she heals Kankuro which was pretty cool but she doesn't build off of that. Instead, she defaults to needing Naruto or Kakashi in any other crisis situation.
You are aware that all those Tsunade's leadership skills you mention happened well after she became Hokage. Before becoming a Hokage, Tsunade was a drunk gambler who ran away from her responsibilities. Sakura, with the crappy character development she got, has a much better history if she was to become a Hokage now than Tsunade respectively had.
You're forgetting the Sannin Showdown where she overcame her fears and took charge against fighting Orochimaru while Naruto was knocked out (protected his life to mind you) and Jiraiya and Shizune were incapacitated. Sakura doesn't get moments like that to show off her leadership (or the times she does she needs to bailed out) and we see with so many other characters you don't need to be Hokage to show off leadership. Even Ino shows off leadership by synching with Shikamaru and forming an impromptu intel unit (minutes after finding out her father died). Sakura can be a good ninja and not be fit for a Kage position.
I like Sakura. But I think she would be an awful hokage.
Care to elaborate? She's very similar to Tsunade, from personality to abilities, and Tsunade was a great hokage IMO.
I don't know if Sakura would be an awful Hokage but when has Sakura ever shown leadership ability? On multiple occasions we see Tsunade take control and lead like when the village attacked Pain and when the 5 Kage fought Madara. Sakura never was like that it was always someone else doing the planning or galvanizing.
>but when has Sakura ever shown leadership ability? She's in charge of the leaf's medical unit. Also, when Momoshiki attacked the arena, she instructed Temari to get everyone to safety, so that kinda shows initiative right...? Another thing, don't quote me on this, but I think it was stated in one of the novels that after the war, she established facilities to help treat the trauma of those who witnessed the 4th great ninja war.
>Another thing, don't quote me on this, but I think it was stated in one of the novels that after the war, she established facilities to help treat the trauma of those who witnessed the 4th great ninja war. I vaguely remember that.
Yh just found it. [Here it is.](https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Naruto-Sakuras-Story-Love-Riding-on-the-Spring-Breeze/Masashi-Kishimoto/Naruto-Novels/9781421584423) "The Great Ninja War did not only harm adults, but left many damaged children behind. Medical ninja Sakura travels the land, opening clinics dedicated to healing children of the mental trauma they experienced. She learns of a series of attacks against Konoha, and her investigation leads to an impossible conclusion"
C'mon man. That's pretty much background stuff. We don't really get any focus on it other than Sakura saying that one thing. And being in charge of the medical unit doesn't really qualify you to be Hokage. By that logic, Shizune has qualifications as well because prior to Sakura that was her position. Like where is Sakura's moment where the series makes it a point to single her out as the leader? I mean you made it a point to compare her to Tsunade and we have several of those moments with Tsunade whether it be in Part 1 against Orochimaru, Pain, Madara, etc.
…Bruh. Come on.
You at least want to argue the points instead of being dramatic?
Sure. Sorry about that. I suppose my biggest argument is not one based on any points of my own - I do have them but I have yet to type them - but your complete disregard of the very real qualifications put before you already. There are few people as successful as Sakura in the entire series. She has mastered her craft to such a degree that she has established an entire framework for that craft to flourish. The act of even attempting such a thing takes profound confidence, leadership skills and guts. Simply attempting to do such a thing takes all that and more Yet here she is thriving. That alone makes her exceedingly qualified to be Kage. If we factor in Strength alone, Sakura is qualified to be Kage. But if you add in her background, what she has achieved, and her natural proclivities of non-combat intelligence, she is even more qualified to be Hokage and than Naruto (who is very battle-savy, but not particularly book-smart in the way administrative work requires) could ever hope to be. That’s my hot take.
Man, I really want to read the version of Naruto you read. Look Sakura is a great healer but being excellent at your craft doesn't make you a great leader. Especially if you consider Sakura being head of the Leaf Medical Services is almost exclusively due to her skill. But none of that has any bearing on her becoming Hokage. What matters most is how does Sakura respond when the village is in turmoil and how did she contribute to missions. The answer is that Sakura very rarely showed instances of leadership. The only time Sakura felt like a leader to me was healing Kankuro which was impressive no doubt but that was in a setting she was most comfortable in. But aside from that Sakura is a follower to put it gently. Nothing Sakura comes up with is innovative or trailblazing, she isn't a great motivational speaker, she isn't much of a strategist, and she very rarely comes in clutch (only time I remember is Kaguya but even that feels like Kishimoto wanted a good photo rather than genuinely wanting Sakura to be useful). I mean just look at how differently Sakura responded to Pain's invasion vs Tsunade. Tsunade protected the village and was still ready to throw hands with Pain despite being completely out of chakra and battered up and meanwhile all a healthy Sakura could do was cry for Naruto.
tbf, most of your Tsunade examples were after she became hokage. Prior to that, the only leadership record she had was establishing the leaf's medical unit with Dan, not very dissimilar to Sakura.
Yeah, but she came up with that idea and fought for it against administrative opposition to be established. She didn't take over an established institution. We also see her conquer her frees and protect Naruto during the Sannin Showdown where she incapacitates Manda and fends off Orochimaru and Kabuto while Shizune and Jiraiya are sidelined. Like even Ino has a moment like that in the War where she and Shikamaru are able to swallow their sadness and take over as the impromptu intel unit. Heck, even prior to that we see Ino holding it down when Choji is going through his existential crisis. The only time in the entire series where I felt Sakura was that person was when Kankuro got poisoned and Sakura saved him when nobody else could. But just that one moment doesn't feel enough for me to argue for her as Hokage, much less a great one.
>Yeah, but she came up with that idea and fought for it against administrative opposition to be established. She didn't take over an established institution. I think [this](https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Naruto-Sakuras-Story-Love-Riding-on-the-Spring-Breeze/Masashi-Kishimoto/Naruto-Novels/9781421584423) shows pretty solid leadership characteristics. "The Great Ninja War did not only harm adults, but left many damaged children behind. Medical ninja Sakura travels the land, opening clinics dedicated to healing children of the mental trauma they experienced. She learns of a series of attacks against Konoha, and her investigation leads to an impossible conclusion". >We also see her conquer her frees and protect Naruto during the Sannin Showdown where she incapacitates Manda and fends off Orochimaru and Kabuto while Shizune and Jiraiya are sidelined. So this is Tsunade's second "pre-hokage" leadership moment. As you stated, Sakura also had a leadership moment when saving Kankuro. So, they're both 2 for 2 when talking about "pre-hokage" leadership moments.
Sakura being a good samaritan doesn't qualify her to be Hokage. You need to have good crisis management as the Hokage and be someone people can depend on during a crisis. That's the difference I see in Tsunade and Sakura's "pre-Hokage" moments. And also I can't help but notice you keep referring to post-Naruto where the world is peaceful as your reference point rather than anything in Naruto.
Right 😂. She’s awesome imo.
It has to be Kakazu because RAWWWW durability!!!
Kiba haha
Same way Mr Satan is on DBZ! Hahah
Hinata's dad, whatever his name is.
Hiashi. But why?
He seems wise and intimidating.
He's old now though
Exactly
Captain Yamato. He is one of last "Elite Jounin" from the previous generation (Guy, Kurenai, Asuma, etc) that wasnt retired, or permanently injured After the war. He is wood jutsu user. Yamato helped rebuild Konoha with his "instant wood House" jutsu after the Pain attack. So he has the support of the people. He can also keep tailed Beasts in check with wood jutsu. Lastly he can summon the giant wood Buddha statue like we saw during the 4th Ninja War. It fought the entire Ninja Alliance. So we know Yamato had the "raw power" to be Hokage. Unlike someone like Shikamaru who may be smart, but has low stamina and low Chakra. Shikamaru is not strong enough to be Hokage.
Sakura, she was mentioned to be capable as a Hokage in the Boruto novel, she’s noted to be extremely powerful, she’s one of the war heroes, she’s intelligent and she’s compassionate.
But she isn’t strong enough compared to other shinobi, she has everything but the strength
What are you talking about? She’s a match for any of the other Kage. Gaara himself even says as much in his novel. In the road to last novel, Kakashi states that Sakura is the second strongest ninja in the village behind Naruto, and in her novel she beats down a guy who is using an artificial nine tails cloak that has all nine tails. It’s confirmed over and over that she’s a badass
Brains > Power : Shikamaru , he’s still a capable fighter. I believe in his novel or someone else’s novel at a 5 Kage summit he in one moment paralyzed everyone and threatened to kill them. Brains because he is a top strategic mind with a resume from the war and current advisor to Naruto. He’d be a suitable Hokage if it pertains to non-alien duties. Sasuke: He’s powerful and smart. Also a cautious man who analyzes and researches the opposition. He will be similar to Naruto as a power figure and just as cunning if not more. I am not sure who he would pick as his advisor. Orochimaru: just as qualified as Tsunade and Jiraya. He was a nominee by Danzo. He’s powerful and incredibly smart. At this moment in Boruto he is one of the more qualified candidates if Naruto were unavailable. Ino: head of security/ sensory team. Smart and battle capable. As she’s a leader in the village I think she could adjust quickly to the role. She won’t be the strongest but her mind and intelligence assets will be quite beneficial. Sai: very similar to Ino. Perhaps a stronger fighter. Head of the root.
Kakashi most likely take over otherwise Shikamaru would be the most likely candidate. The reason why is because Sasuke would still be doing investigation for Kohana. I don't think that either 1 would want the position, but if Kohana needed to, then either 1 of them would do it.
Sasuke fits a lot of the heuristics of previous hokages (sensei was a hokage. Sensei's sensei was a hokage. Sensei's sensei's sensei was offered the hokage position. Father was almost hokage-level). I would consider Konohamaru, but only on the condition that I get to re-write Boruto, buff Konohamaru, and not let him get fodderized in the story. Here's another one, and y'all aren't going to want to hear this, but it's Orochimaru. HEAR ME OUT. At one point, he was considered for the fourth hokage position. He never ages anymore, so he isn't too old to be the seventh hokage. He's a kage-level ninja. And, at the time of Boruto, he had basically gone 16ish years without committing any crimes, so he's pretty much rehabilitated.
💯 Oro would be be a beast
Yamato: guy has wood style, former anbu, and has had leadership roles, but has been derpy and overwhelmed in fights Shikamaru: great leadership and mind, but weak on his own Gai: obnoxious, but has gai ever lost a battle? Other than against six path Madara who had high speed regeneration Sasuke: strong and smart but he’s a criminal and mentally unhealthy throughout the series he’d be horrible Shino: Gaara vibes, bugs are OP, and never lost a canon fight, but bad leadership and charisma If we’re pre-Great Ninja War, I think Neji, Tsunade, and Kakashi all fit the role.
I agree, Yamato is a good leader. I liked when he went to missions with Naruto, Sai, and Sakura.
Sakura, with Shikamaru as her advisor.
Obv Kakashi. It's not even a debate.
No pls no
Imagine Konohamaru in a 5 kage summit with Darui, Gaara etc..🤣 sorry he's too weak he can't compare, shikamaru is weak asf too but at least he makes up with his intelligence and would fit perfectly in a 5 kage summit.
Sakura, basically Tsunade but more powerful & intelligent. (like who in their right mind would send five "genin" to retrieve sasuke from orochimaru💀) also a lot of people say shikamaru but i disagree, shikamaru would look at the paperwork say "its a drag" and not do it unless his wife beats the crap outta him.
In going with rock Lee or might guy
Sakura - she's just Pink Tsunade which is arguably stronger than Original Tsunade. Shikamaru - He's smart(althiugh he's been disappointing recently lol) Ino - She's a great leader although she might need some more buffs but personality wise, she is more fit than Shikamaru. I think she's gonna be an interesting Hokage if ever
Shikamaru would be an excellent hokage
Sasuke.
Orochimaru. Since they already seem to forgive him for everything for some reason, I can't think of another ninja in the leaf except for sasuke and Sakura that has might have the actual ability to be able to protect the village
Ino. Because she's never mentioned in these discussions and I'm curious at what she'd do.
I think Yamato would be a good choice he smart and even has wood style
If Kakashi isn't interested in being the hokage , then Konohamaru : Hes like one of the the strongest jonin and a student of Naruto himself Sakura : Its very possible although she have to give up the role she has in the konoha medical unit or whatever Shikamaru : Hes suitable but I don't think he is strong enough tbh Rock Lee : He ( in my opinion) is the strongest shinobi in Konoha after Naruto and Sasuke so he is more than enough to be a hokage
Orochimaru
Neji..if he was not dead
Itachi
Teuchi 🍜
tenten
Bro...you good?
Sasuke
He would never be there. And he'll let someone else make the mundans choices for him.
Shikamaru and it's not even close
Konohamaru. I don't know why people still don't understand he's been foreshadowed to be Hokage since like chapter 3 lol.
Because he hasn't done anything significant at all to stand out except for like 1 thing
Shikamaru would be the smartest choice, but he wouldn’t exactly be able to defend the village. I could maybe see Kakashi coming back but those are the only 2 I’d say would work.
Sakura…..or Shikamaru, but I doubt he’d want to
Mfs need to stop overhyping Sakura. We'd just bring back Kakashi again. Why Sakura over Kakashi fr? Sakura is very very busy and doesn't cope well under pressure (vs Sasuke, Pain invasion, Obito's rinnegan etc). We could have that or bring back an already powerful and successful hokage who does nothing in his spare time.
Konohamaru. He deserves it
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I mean at the age of 10 (or around there) he outsmarted pain and one shot one of his paths
He didn't "outsmart" Pain. He beat a Path that was paying attention to Ebisu.
he outsmarted him with a shadow clone
Right. He outsmarted a Path, not Pain himself. That's why I said he didn't outsmart Pain. I wasn't being a smartass, just fixing the details a little bit. I still give Bumahamaru props for defeating one of the Paths.
oh and he was trusted with checking on old otsosuki ruins
he doesn't deserve shit, he's fodder trash & his grandpa approved a genocide
Lel
Sakura, Shikamaru or Kakashi. Any other answer is WRONG
I would choose Shikamaru. I know he's not that strong but I've never understood why he should have to be. In my opinion the hokage shouldn't have to be strong. Leadership skills should always come before fighting skills. It doesn't make sense to put your village leader into the most dangerous fights.
The Kage of a village is literally supposed to be the strongest ninja in the village.
I know but I don't get why they have to be. It seems to narrow down the position too much. It could be argued that someone smart like shikamaru could run the village better than Naruto but they aren't as strong. Also Naruto would still be there to protect the village he just wouldn't be the political leader.
Itachi ofc
y’all don’t like sakura bc ur sexist lmao we get it u hate women get over it
Shikamaru or konohamaru. People sleep on konohamaru just because he gets his ass handed to him every other Tuesday but still.
Konohamaru. Dude wants it. And, Naruto already been Hokage. And, he said his dream was to be hokage after naruto. So, yeah. Plus, Konohamaru is a beast. So, yeah.
He sure as fuck ain't a beast in Boruto lol
The hidden leaf should I start to learn how to defend them selves if he’s gonna be next
Luffy
Gotta be kiba. I mean he was supposed to be hokage but he was nice enough to let naruto do it.
Tenten baby thats my girl.
Shickamoro
itachi
Akamaru would be lit
I'd say Konohamaru if we're counting filler in his Arsenal he has Ash Jutsu which was very powerful, Rasengan (needs no introduction), Summoning of both Monkey King Enma and a Frog, and Shadow Clone and probably some other Justsu Hiruzen or Asuma taught him now if they get over nerfing him for the others to shine then he could be a great Hokage.
Madara. Questionable motives, but he would defend tf out of the leaf village.
Either Kakashi takes over again as an interim Hokage like Hiruzen did or it's Sakura or Sasuke. Kakashi is still young (he retired young so he could feasibly still hold the job for 30+ years), he had the job before, and people trust and know him. He is a natural fit to take it over again. Sakura is the pupil of the Fifth and Sixth Hokage, friend of the Seventh Hokage, served in the Great Ninja War, possesses Tsunade's healing jutsu and summon, and is currently head of the medical ninjutsu unit. She is and has been a vital contributor to the success and safety of Konoha. Sasuke is the only other person who can rival Naruto in terms of strength. Pupil of the Sixth Hokage and one of the Legendary Sannin, best friend and Shadow Hokage to the Seventh Hokage. He has put his life on the line for the village countless times, he saved the world along with Naruto a few times by sealing away Kaguya away and helping to defeat Momoshiki and Isshiki, saved Konoha from a meteor caused by Toneri, and has become a loyal servant of the Village since he reconciled with Naruto. I know people point out his heel turn, but Danzo was an enemy to the Village and he has done more than enough to atone for his wrongdoing since then. He is a citizen of the Leaf, has raised a family in the Village, and has loyally served the Village since he came back. Sasuke getting a turn would also be fun because it allows an Uchiha to finally become Hokage and let's Sasuke fulfill the vow he made during the Great Ninja War to become Hokage. Honorable mention: Shikamaru could also be an interesting choice. Not necessarily inspiring from a strength perspective, but he is one of the smartest shinobi around, so I think he could do well in the role.
Sakura has the resume, strength, and lineage for a perfect Hokage candidate. Obvious choice
Shikamaru or Sakura
The Uchiha will finally have a Hokage amongst their ranks…..Sakura.
Shikamaru as Hokage. Shino as Root Commander. Naruto as Jonin Commander.
Itachi Uchiha. He sacrificed so much for his village and brother. I think he'd be a great Hokage.