Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-33485854-20180923223009/@comment-9782468-20180924184927

Littlegen wrote: Being old isn't a disqualifier, especially for Tsunade. Despite aging horribly she was still capable of fighting for hours against the villain sue that is Madara Uchiha.

And regarding Kakashi's qualifications, everything you've stated only proves he's excellent in a military position but the Hokage is much more than that.

We don't know the extent of Tsunade's history but she is regarded as Princess Tsunade, a shinobi who's likely seen more War than most of Kakashi's Era.

Add to the fact she's already been Hokage for 4 years under stressful times. There is no reason she would have retired. It was done because Kishimoto wanted Kakashi to be The Hokage.

I apologize if I sound hostile but this is a pet peeve I have with the ending.

Hiruzen stepped down from Hokage due to his age. Ohnoki was having back problems and had to be saved a few times during th war because of it (he did brilliantly for his age, but he was a liability because of his age).

Hokage is a military position, you're sending out forces and strategizing based on strengths and weakness. And Kakashi already teaches the importance of teamwork again and again. He's a great candidate for Hokage.

I just gave you the extent of Tsunade's history lol. And since when does the title "Princess" make one more qualified for Hokage? And Kakashi has arguably just as much experience. He's been through war and actually became a war hero at 13, and he's been through all those missions as an Anbu. Tsunade quit the Shinobi life at around Kakashi's age at Part 1. So their experience should be similar. Except Kakashi was chosen to lead teams, while Tsunade was mainly a team fighter with the other Sannin.

She was already pretty old for Hokage. That's one reason for her to retire (like Hiruzen did before Minato died and he took up office again). Another reason is that she didn't want to be Hokage in the first place; she was only doing it to live Dan and Nawaki's dreams for them. Kakashi is a younger, capable leader. Hagoromo himself commended Kakashi's leadership capabilities. He was a great candidate for Hokage until Naruto was ready.