So although Konoha Village claimed that anyone could become Hokage, in reality, only descendants of the Hokage lineage could hold the position.
That was why, although Kakashi dearly wanted to step down as Hokage, he could not simply choose the next Hokage. He had to wait until Naruto grew up before he could entrust the position to him.
It was already easy enough to imagine that if Naruto stepped down, the Eighth Hokage would probably be Konohamaru.
No wonder the Uchiha Clan had wanted to rebel against Konoha!
After all, the position of Second Hokage should originally have been held by an Uchiha, yet not only had Tobirama Senju stolen the position, but after taking office, he had also continuously suppressed the Uchiha Clan.
Although Tobirama Senju had claimed that the Uchiha Clan was a dangerous clan and therefore needed to be exterminated, in truth, he had merely been settling a personal grudge!
The Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan had been enemies for generations. Several of Tobirama Senju's younger brothers had all died at the hands of the Uchiha Clan, and he had never forgotten that hatred.
Not everyone could be like Hashirama Senju, able to set aside personal grudges for the sake of world peace.
Tobirama Senju had always said that the Uchiha Clan was a clan of evil, but in truth, he himself was not much better. He had been a war hawk by nature, and many of his policies had been mistakes that left later generations unable to live in peace.
In fact, Danzo had inherited Tobirama Senju's will.
The reason Tobirama Senju had not chosen Danzo as the Third Hokage was because he knew that if two consecutive Hokage were war hawks, Konoha would be destroyed.
That was why, before his death, Tobirama Senju had