Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-2245550-20160501144337

I read a fanfic several months ago where Hiruzen was trying to think of the solution of the Uchiha clan's unrest and eventual revolution. Naruto comes into his office for the occasional visit of his 'gramps', and Naruto asks him what's wrong. Hiruzen ends up telling him the essence of the problem without saying any names or specifics - basically that somebody's pretty mad, an they'd probably end up hurting a lot of people. Naruto then tells him this:

"Why don't you make them Hokage?"

After a few inquiries, Hiruzen also ends up saying "But I thought you wanted to be Hokage", and then Naruto's all like "Well, yeah, but I'm okay with someone becoming Hokage before me".

At any case, the solution is actually pretty solid. If one of the Uchiha became Hokage, they'd probably be very sated from the feeling of being unappreciated and doubted, thus leading to peace and no coup happening. If you're asking about a candidate that qualifies, well, that's easy....

But at any case, here's my question: While this plan seemed to have worked in that one-shot fanfic, would it have worked in the canon? We can expect Koharu, Homura and especially Danzo to be upset over this decision, but Hiruzen probably can persuade Homura and Koharu into siding with him, despite the fact Danzo definitely wouldn't. Even if they didn't side with him, Hiruzen is still the Hokage, and he has the final say in the village's matters, so his word is, essentially, the law.

Would this decision have worked, or is there something else I'm missing that proves it's not foolproof?  