Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26005711-20150704102606/@comment-26773508-20150819131839

GreatestSin wrote: he is the weakest hokage, and since there is no real way to compare him with "normal" kages the only way to describe him is "lower-kage-lvl" :I The key word here is weakest HOKAGE. No one's disputing Kakashi's the weakest among the Hokage. However, the Hokage have almost always been way ahead of other countries' kages in power and skills. The only exceptions are the 3rd and 4th Raikage, and Onoki, who could match the Hokages of their respective eras in ability. Muu also seems pretty strong but compared to Tobirama's hype and War feats he pales in comparison.

So seeing as how the Hokage have traditionally been miles ahead of other kages of their age, we can safely assume that Kakashi is at least on par, if not superior to other nations' kages. He definitely looks wayy stronger than Rasa. He seems to be even with Gaara, if not better (I think the latter). So it's rather incorrect to say Kakashi is "low-level kage". Rather, he's low-level HOKAGE, which is the same as saying that he's a normal kage.