A Hokage inNarutois the leader of the Hidden Leaf Village who manages international and national affairs.

If either of those two things is missing, a Hokage will not be able to lead their village.

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With this criteria in mind, several ninjas from the Leaf Village had the potential to become great Hokage.

He was the sole ninja from the academy who became a Chunin during the Chunin Exams.

Shikamaru also showed exceptional leadership skills during the Sasuke retrieval arc.

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With his intelligence and quick thinking, Shikamaru would be able to deal with political matters instantly.

The only thing that would hold Shikamaru back is his lack of power.

However, he can make that up with his intricate plans.

Itachi, Hidan and Orochimaru’s experiment.

Given enough prep time, information, and resources, he could devise plans to defeat almost any ninja.

Even during the Fourth Great Ninja War, both Naruto and Sasuke would’ve died without Sakura’s help.

As an adult, Sakura completely surpassed Tsunade in all aspects.

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She has matured enough to be a great leader while being highly intelligent.

He showed great intellect and nerves of steel during Orochimaru’s attack on the Leaf Village.

Naruto is known for its deep pool of great characters, and the villains are no exception.

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So, we decided to rank every one of them from worst to best!

Unfortunately, Shino might be a great Hokage candidate, but he is not perfect.

However, he could overcome that with a good advisor.

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The Third Hokage even mentions that Itachi was thinking like a Hokage at the mere age of seven.

After Minato’s death, Itachi can also be considered the strongest ninja in the village.

If the Uchiha Clan massacre had never occurred, Itachi would have likely become Hokage.

Even the leader of the Hyuga Clan’s main branch was shocked and even terrified at Neji’s brilliance.

After his fight with Naruto, Neji saw a new perspective of the world and became much more wise.

Neji also had enough potential to be one of the strongest Ninjas as an adult.

Combining that with his intellect will give you an amazing Hokage.

He was strong enough to be known as the White Fang of the Hidden Leaf.

Unfortunately, Sakumo was slandered by his fellow ninja because he prioritized his comrades' lives over the mission.

This led to Sakumo taking his own life.

The only probable reason he was not chosen for the position of Hokage is because of Minato.

Otherwise, Sakumo was likely the strongest ninja in the Leaf Village after Minato.

We all know how absurdly strong Madara is, so he automatically fulfills that requirement of being Hokage.

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Unfortunately, the public favored Hashirama over Madara.

His view of the world and care for his comrades would make him a great Hokage.

The only weakness Guy would have as a Hokage is his naive nature.

Guy is a trusting individual who may not be as quick-witted as the rest of the Hokage.

Regardless, this is a very easy weakness to overcome with the help of a trusted advisor.

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