Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25139119-20150923133911/@comment-4912646-20150923135130

Archangel489 wrote: Hiruzen looks much older in the team hiruzen picture than the scene where he became hokage, so was he hokage while he was a sensei? Yes, I believe Orochimaru calls him Hokage during the scene at his parents' grave, at least he does in the anime. The latest databook claiming Hiruzen became Hokage in his forties is a pretty ridiculous mistake.