The Hokage was the title held by the leader of a ninja village belonging to one of the Five Great Shinobi Countries. The "Hokage" was the title of the supreme leader of Konoha, the ninja village of the Land of Fire. Hashirama named the village leader Hokage, while Madara named the village Konoha. "Wood" represented the Senju Clan of the Forest, whose leader, Hashirama Senju, possessed the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai; "leaf" represented the Uchiha Clan, whose clan emblem resembled a fan.
Book of Formation: Konoha had a tradition passed down through the generations: whenever someone became Hokage, that person's face would be carved onto Hokage Rock. The statues of the successive Hokage symbolized Konoha's peace and tranquility, and to its residents, they were objects of deep respect. From the Warring States Period, when two ninja clans fought to the death as bitter enemies, to the alliance between the Uchiha and Senju that built a paradise for ninja—the ninja village born in pursuit of peace was Konoha.
First: Hashirama Senju founded Konohagakure alongside Uchiha Madara, and his pioneering system of one country, one village was imitated by many nations. To balance the strength of the great countries, Hashirama captured all nine tailed beasts by himself. He had originally intended to give them to the nations unconditionally, but at his younger brother Tobirama's urging, Konoha kept the Nine-Tails while the other tailed beasts were selectively sold to the other great nations. Later, Hashirama sacrificed himself to protect Konoha.
The leader of the Senju Clan, one of Konohagakure's founders, the First of Konoha in the Land of Fire, the elder brother of the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, and the reincarnation of the chakra of Asura, the Sage of Six Paths' second son. He excelled at Wood Release secret techniques and possessed the