Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-18016240-20160208110013/@comment-734582-20160312145704

BakumatsuWarrior wrote: I think his point is that Madara went rogue primarily because he lost his brother. I think it's mostly that he had nothing left to life for in the world. His clan didn't believe him anymore, so he wasn't really it's leader. The village didn't want him as Hokage. Even Hashirama was forced to face that truth. Madara would need to be a damn convincing, charismatic and inspiring personality to turn the Village's opinion of him around. Three words that do not describe Madara at ALL.

Hashirama is the face of the village, someone that inspires others to care for this village and glue it together. Tobirama was the brains of the village, who took care of the practical side of things. Hiruzen was clearly taught from both camps (Hashirama's care and Tobirama's pragmatism), but also was inspired by the model and chose Danzo to deal with the dark stuff, which he knew he couldn't set himself to. As much as Tobirama balanced out Hashirama, so did Danzo with Hiruzen.

Deriving from this, i think it's clear that Tobirama wouldn't be the most loved Hokage of all time, hell he'd probably be fairly hated by many. But he would also be tremendously respected as a person who does try to do the right thing. It's why they chose him over Madara: Tobirama clearly had the best of the Village in mind, whereas Madara still thought about clans.

Hereticalthoughts wrote: In regards to Kakashi and Naruto, I'm pretty certain that Naruto at the least would have the same problems as Hashirama in being too trusting or lenient with certain people. Judging from Boruto the Movie, Naruto seems strict but fair as Hokage. So he doesn't seem too lenient.

As to Orochimaru/Kabuto, they probably sold their knowledge and decades of experience and experiments to the five villages in exchange for a pardon.