Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-30830650-20170112062326/@comment-26107879-20180326213401

@Killman

Well. The title comes from Hanzo. One of the strongest Shinobi of the era before paranoia rusted him. This made them more famous and the name stuck. Their titles just added to their already renown reputation. Jiraiya was stated to turn down the Hokage position shortly after the war, and they chose Minato over Orochimaru (Another Hokage prospect) instead. So although it was a title, their abilities were Kage Caliber, and already had fame since they were prospects to be Hokage.