The Hokage Selection Process

Leaf Hokage Tsunade

The main focus of the anime Naruto is the main character's dream to one day become Hokage of the Leaf Village. The Leaf Village is the capital of the Leaf Region in Naruto, as every region has a village capital. Then the Hokage is the supreme leader of that village and region in the Naruto world. But what a lot of fans sometimes forget is the actual selection process to become Hokage. This article is a refresher course on the Hokage selection process.

The first Leaf Hokage, Hashirama Senju

First of all, that the Hokage is the strongest in the village is true. It goes deeper than that though, since the Hokage has the best worldview and plan for action out of everyone in the village. That's what they call an ideology or a person's plan for life and action. There might be another ninja just as strong as the Hokage but with a different ideology and won't be chosen to become the next Hokage.

Almost Hokage blues :(

And actually the next candidates are selected by someone from another region, the fire region by the Fire Daimyo. Then the candidate has to be approved by a jonin vote of jonin from the Leaf Village. So the next hokage technically has to be known all over the land and be chosen by someone from another country!

Then the hokage has to be liked by everyone in the village. Or they could stage an uprising and go up against him or her. Truly, it's way more complicated than Naruto makes it seem when he boasts and proclaims that he will "BE THE HOKAGE ONE DAY!"

But I think its possible (I haven't made it that far in Shippuden).

Naruto has what it takes... Passion! 

Will Naruto make it to this day?

Still having the Almost Hokage Blues... :(

Rant by RPGHero

It's been a while guys! I haven't ranted in a long time about nothing in particular... So it's time.

It's been snowing for way too long in New York. I'm waiting patiently for Spring and more importantly the Sakura blossoms of Spring. Better known as Sakura Biyori/Sakura Weather.

But this is where I want to go:

Isn't it beautiful, It's Sakura Park in NYC. It's on the west side of Manhattan.

But imagine what that place must look like now man... Like three feet of snow, I hope that little building doesn't break, I'd like to see the Sakura trees from inside it haha.

I've been having alot of fun shoveling, since I quit my trucker job I'm having all the physical activity I miss. So that's my day basically. I get up watch some anime, go outside and shovel, then go to class. And don't forget coming home and watching something like MM!

Yes! I watch MM! Deretsun. 

You think I was some shounen loving otaku pretending to be a hero? Well that's correct. But I love watching Sado get beat by his sadistic classmate, and since he's a "hardcore masochist" he's in love but he also likes his crush... I want this guy to choose someone haha. He better not just walk away without confessing his love to one of them...

But yeah that's my day. This rant... isn't like the others you say?? 

Well see for yourself... Here's an archive or RPGHero's epic rants they're much longer actually...

100th blog post rant

A rant about realistic battle shounen and battle shounen for children

200th blog post rant

And look we're well past 300 posts, you thought you weren't going to get another... Well until 400, Stay cool and keep going in your Hokage dream or your Pirate King dream. Whichever you like.

Then there's Ichigo, just trying to survive against powerful wierdos. Doesn't even have a dream haha. I had to make fun of Bleach at least once.

Anime Peeps I Care About by RPGHero

This segment is a biography segment on anime characters that I like. And I can make you like them too! Without further ado I bring you:

ANIME PEEPS I CARE ABOUT
Today's segment is about Hiruzen Sarutobi


Why, you ask, do I care about the third Hokage in Naruto. Well we have two things in common. One, we're both super diesel smart ninjas who know thousands of jutsu. Two, we're both around 5'4 and so we're like twins in different dimensions haha. Well I might have exaggerated our common traits alittle only because I'm 5'6. And no I'm not lying (T.T)


Well I did cover a few important things about Hiruzen in that first narcistic vain comparison. Most importantly that he's one diesel short guy. Our man, the Third was nicknamed "The Professor" because he knew every ninjutsu ever, with the exeption of some of the forbidden ones that involved using another human's body parts or the like. He took on two of the previous Hokage when they were summoned by Orochimaru like a boss!

His summon seen above is the Monkey King Enma. Did you guys ever notice that in Naruto almost every summon creature is like their summoner in some way or another in appearance. It's easier to tell with The Third, Naruto, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru. Well I do not know if Tsunade looks anything like a slug. Anyway... The Monkey King Enma can turn into a staff thats as hard as diamond. Also, Hiruzen was able to summon a Dead Demon Consuming Seal (that seemed scary like the grim reaper haha) in order to seal Orochimaru with himself and his previous masters in the afterlife I guess. That is a jutsu that only he could know how to do in the heat of battle.

Wikipedia has a stats system that score ninja in Naruto by a combo of things including ninjitsu, taijutsu, strength, intelligence, etc. Hiruzen's score is 34. In comparison, Kakashi's score is 34.5 and Naruto's is 26. This scoring seems to be based on kinetic power and not potential. Just for more comparison Jiraiya is 35.5 so anything past 34 is crazy strength in Naruto.

That is all I feel like summarizing for more information check out the wiki article.
http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hiruzen_Sarutobi