
Before Gaara was born, Rasa battled the beast on multiple occasions and managed to subdue him every time.
Rasa was even capable of squaring off against Shukaku, the Tailed Beast locked inside of Gaara's body. However, Rasa's gold is heavier than Gaara's sand, giving him some advantages in certain fights. This gives him a similar power set to Gaara, who was already one of the village's most powerful ninja as a child. Using an incredibly rare kekkai genkai ability known as Magnet Release, Rasa is capable of manipulating particles of gold dust in the same way that his son can naturally control sand.
In the years after the Fourth Shinobi World War, Sasuke Uchiha dedicated himself to aiding Naruto protect Konohagakure and its inhabitants, eventually coming to be known as the "Supporting Kage".Despite possibly being the weakest Kage in the series, Rasa is still an incredibly strong fighter (via Narutopedia). As such, Naruto, admitted that despite being Hokage, he was technically still a genin due to never finishing the Chūnin Exams due to the circumstances of him training away from the village and having to fight the Akatsuki after returning. In the anime, despite being Kage, a shinobi maintains their previous ranking. In the anime, according to Hashirama's account, soon after the creation of the title Hokage came the Raikage, Tsuchikage, Mizukage and Kazekage, in that order. In Jiraiya's novel The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi, the village leader of Shuku is called the Kokage as an obvious homage to the Hokage position. Therefore, Hoshikage can be considered as a pseudo-Kage. Hoshigakure has unofficially dubbed each of its leaders the Hoshikage ( 星影, literally meaning: Star Shadow), signifying their ambition for Hoshigakure to be recognised as an equal to the hidden villages of the Five Great Shinobi Nations.
In the anime, the Village Heads of Amegakure, Takigakure and Kusagakure, are acknowledged as Kage. Years later, the Seventh Hokage was also recognised in the same way. The Third Hokage was considered to be the strongest of the Five Kage of his time. For example, Killer B is the adoptive brother of the Fourth Raikage and Gaara is the son of the Fourth Kazekage. A retired Kage can even return to full-time leadership if their successor dies, as the Third Hokage did when the Fourth Hokage gave his life to save Konoha, being unable to find anyone both suitable and willing to take on the title of Fifth Hokage at the time.īecause jinchūriki were so important to their village, it was a tradition for a jinchūriki to be a relative of the current Kage, both to strengthen the jinchūriki's loyalties to the village and to display the Kage's might. If a Kage should ever choose to retire they will keep their title for the rest of their life, and can assist the new Kage with decision-making and other responsibilities. In Kumo, after the Third Raikage died, his son automatically became Fourth Raikage, a decision made many years earlier. This appointment must then be approved by Konoha's jōnin. If the Hokage dies or is otherwise incapacitated before they can choose a successor, the selection falls to the Land of Fire's daimyō who is advised by his committee as well as the village's elders, the Jōnin Commander and a representative of the Anbu. In Konoha, the Hokage typically appoints their successor. How a Kage is appointed appears to differ from village to village. The most recent generation of the five Kage. The only time that all five Kage are together is during a Kage Summit, which can be convened by any of the five to discuss topics that apply to all of their villages. The Tsuchikage ( 土影, literally meaning: Earth Shadow) of Iwagakure.Īs a Kage's primary concern is their village, interaction between the Kage is rare only during treaty-signing ceremonies or shared public events has a Kage been seen to interact with one of his or her peers. The Raikage ( 雷影, literally meaning: Lightning Shadow) of Kumogakure. The Mizukage ( 水影, literally meaning: Water Shadow) of Kirigakure. The Kazekage ( 風影, literally meaning: Wind Shadow) of Sunagakure. The Hokage ( 火影, literally meaning: Fire Shadow) of Konohagakure. OverviewĮach village has its own name for its Kage: After the creation of the position, other nations praised the innovative system that had been created and soon began to imitate. The title was originally created by Hashirama Senju soon after the formation of Konohagakure, making him the first Kage to exist after being elected by the population of his village and country.