Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-23788748-20140815034107/@comment-26302001-20140820070635

..Jesus Christ. You cannot be a Hokage unless you are Jonin Rank.. you CANNOT get your own Genin team unless you are JONIN RANK. Orochimaru had his own team comprising of Anko, the blonde guy who was Kabuto's "Sensei" and that other kid.. Oro was JONIN rank. Jiraiya had Minato and his two Genin team mates, as Team Jiraiya. The Sannin were definitely Jonin.