Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-2245550-20160501144337/@comment-25122992-20160501160923

Marc Zaddy wrote: Itachi was only 11-14 through this. He was nowhere near ready. He didn't have the experience, ability, or mindset in the end to be Hokage. Definitely not at 14, and 11 is just unthinkable.

Aside from, none of the village would be going for that. Itachi was skilled sure, but nothing towards Kage material other than skill. Plus, Danzo would've just manipulated him away from the position. This would never work. OK, but wasn't Hiruzen the one who called Itachi's wisdom comparable to the one of Hokage, even in his early childhood. Also, it didn't necessary had to be Itachi Uchiha, we had at least two two remarkable candidates for Hokage position, i.e. Shisui (who was supposed to be the son of the old Danzo/Hiruzen and Ko comrade and loyal shinobi of Konoha, Kagami) and Fugaku (the current head of the clan and a powerful shinobi on his own, after all).