Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25122992-20170623182336/@comment-734582-20170624161208

QuakingStar wrote: Madara could have been Hokage easily, he just let his hate ruin everything. Itachi could have easily been Hokage too, Shisui would be the "Shadow Hokage" like Sasuke is for Naruto. When? People already liked Tobirama better and after that Hiruzen was being groomed to be the next. In the manga it's clear that Madara would never be Hokage, and neither Tobirama nor Hashirama could give him a good argument about why not.

In the end, Madara's fears did come true: The Uchiha were losing their grip on the village quickly and the Senju Will of Fire became the dominant belief. T