Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-1926479-20180323224645/@comment-30323490-20180324183455

"Shadow Hokage" is just an honorary title that only Naruto refers to Sasuke. It doesn't hold either political value nor importance overall. And neither Jiraiya or Itachi had any ties to it. If we think like that, than any Leaf Spy should be a "Shadow Hokage". They were only doing their job.