Is Kakashi Really Hokage Material??? Poll!!!

[Reliic]

I am fully aware that before Jiraiya died he gave up Kakashi and Naruto's name to be future hokages........my only question is that can Kakashi actually do it?

As much as I complain, I do value your varied judgements and I want to see what Narutomania thinks.

I unfortunately have never seen Kakashi have a large scale battle that incorporated large summons and all kinds of Kage rank jutsus. Hell can Kakashi protect the thousands of villagers and stll be able to fend off kage level nins>??? Does he even have the jutsus for it???

Thats the question I am asking you. We know naruto has the jutsu knowledge but not the maturity, and clearly Kakashi is the reverse.

[Sizzay]

yes he can be... and he will have to be because i have this feeling tsunade will be killed very soon by pein trust the force... you have

[RiZn]

out of all the other jounins.. kakashi seemingly has the most power and smartness..

his morals and ethics fit that of a hokage- but.. is he fit to be a hokage? no.. i dont see kakashi as a hokage..

i think kakashi would die and give up his life long before he takes on the seat of hokage.. supposedly he is next in line~ but a man who hides his face in any circumstance is not fit to be hokage :/

[The stig]

Yes, he is, to think no is just stupid.

[Victory21]

I know that people are going to say. He's hokage material, because Jiraiya said so. And some are going to say that, Kishi will give him a power up. So he'll be up to the task. But my personal opinion is NO. When Tsunade dies Konoha will be at its weakest, since we could ever remember. I have nothing against Kakashi, its just being the new hokage. Means he would be a lower tier hokage. And with someone like that in charge of the village.

Other villages just might use the opportunity to attack. If Kakashi become the hokage, it would only be temporary imo. I just don't think he has the capacity like the previous ones. But who knows i could be wrong, its just my opinion.

[Righteous Judgment]

Originally Posted by Reliic

I am fully aware that before Jiraiya died he gave up Kakashi and Naruto's name to be future hokages........my only question is that can Kakashi actually do it?

As much as I complain, I do value your varied judgements and I want to see what Narutomania thinks.

I unfortunately have never seen Kakashi have a large scale battle that incorporated large summons and all kinds of Kage rank jutsus. Hell can Kakashi protect the thousands of villagers and stll be able to fend off kage level nins>??? Does he even have the jutsus for it???

Thats the question I am asking you. We know naruto has the jutsu knowledge but not the maturity, and clearly Kakashi is the reverse.

kakashi was able to defend his own against kakazu and hidan combined elemental attacks and even after draining his chakra fighting those two he was able to hold his own against kakazu. Kakashi is definetly kage material atm he's just not at tsunad's lvl.

[X-man]

Eh, I'm going to say no. He doesn't really fit the description power-wise. However, this might simply be because the Hokages were incredibly powerful and are bad comparison material.

[Reliic]

Originally Posted by JAILTIME

kakashi was able to defend his own against kakazu and hidan combined elemental attacks and even after draining his chakra fighting those two he was able to hold his own against kakazu. Kakashi is definetly kage material atm he's just not at tsunad's lvl.

Didn't Kakashi actually lose that fight?? There would have been no way he could out last Kakazu with the sharingan draining him....... If Naruto and Co. didn't show up, he might have died.

His stamina and chakra level is just not up there in my opinion.........don't get me wrong he is one of my favorite characters but I just see problems mainly caused by the Sharingan.

[NarutoSamaman]

Originally Posted by Reliic

Didn't Kakashi actually lose that fight?? There would have been no way he could out last Kakazu with the sharingan draining him....... If Naruto and Co. didn't show up, he might have died.

His stamina and chakra level is just not up there in my opinion.........don't get me wrong he is one of my favorite characters but I just see problems mainly caused by the Sharingan.

Kakuzu has 5 lives, it's not easy killing an S class nin 5 times.

He's kage material but his strength compared to previous hokages is pretty poor and as a result he'd struggle to defend against akatsuki but I guess where his strength is lacking he more than makes up for in resourcefulness/intelligence.

[ACCUNE]

The only way that I can see Kakashi being a good hokage is if he had some help,like checks and balances where the normal hokage responsibilities wont rest totally on one person.

[Reliic]

Originally Posted by NarutoSamaman

Kakuzu has 5 lives, it's not easy killing an S class nin 5 times.

He's kage material but his strength compared to previous hokages is pretty poor and as a result he'd struggle to defend against akatsuki but I guess where his strength is lacking he more than makes up for in resourcefulness/intelligence.

Thats my complaint about Kakashi........he doesn't have the bigtime jutsu knowledge.......a teenager came and knocked out 3 hearts........

[The stig]

No its not stupid........... ass.

Oh, calling me an ass has proved it's not stupid

No, kakashi is one of the smartest, most skilled in all aspects, a great leader, pne of hte strongest, if not the strongest(meaning all round) jonin in the village and yes, jiraiya did say he was a given, but you forget, tsunade also said that kakashi was hokage material.

He has excellent tacticts and could protect konoha better than most.

If he perfects his MS, i.e. learns to aim it better, then he will be able to protect konoha just as good as some of the previous hokages.

I'd be willing to bet if he and tsunade fought, though she has that strength, kakashi would win due to everything else.

He is hokage material, there is no denying that, would he suit hokage? no, would he take it? who knows.

They're the questions that should be asked.

EDIT: Relic, learn your facts, kakashi has 1000+ jutsus

Is an expert in genjutsu and taijutsu.

How is he not hokage material?

[Fabre]

Talk about beating a dead horse.....How many threads we had about this?

Of course he is Hokage material.

[Reliic]

Simple.............the same reason he could not defeat Kakazu.........the same reason he couldn't hold his own against Itachi.......

That basis of all Kakashi jutsu's in on a a PRIMARY technique that is draining all his chakra.

Maybe you should check your facts.......what kind of Hokage would he be if after every fight he is out for weeks???????

Even if he'd manage to defeat someone, all they would have to do is come back the next day while he is knocked out........

He has too many negatives.

[Sarah]

I don't doubt that Kakashi could be powerful enough to be hokage, but I really don't think its a job suited for his personality or demeanor. I mean really how can he handle a village of people if he can barely handle his team or for that matter anyone around him. I think if he did become hokage he would be a cold and distant one something we really haven't seen hokage wise for Konoha.

[degeneret3]

The question asks, "Can Kakashi be a competent Hokage?"

Yes, he can be a competent Hokage. He has proven himself to be strong enough. He makes rational decisions. And he cares for the villagers and the younger ninja just like the other Hokages did. (EDIT: Maybe not so much as Naruto or the 3rd, but I don't think there are enough grounds to say that he is cold or isolated from the villagers.)

Most people will probably question his strength. So he doesn't have monster strength or medical abilities like Tsunade. He hasn't shown himself to have overall power like Jiraiya. But you have to ask, when do Hokages get in 1 v 1 fights with super powerful enemies anyway? The 3rd was trapped in a prism jutsu when he fought Orochimaru. The 1st & Tsunade (pre-Hokage position) fought Madara & Oro respectively without backup. But in the event that Konoha is attacked, what is the probability that the attackers would want to single out Kakashi in the first place? He'll have other nin around him (ANBU, advisers, jounin), and with his intelligence, he'd probably be able to direct a defensive stand efficiently.

I fully agree with people that he isn't as tough as his predecessors, but when asking whether he would make an acceptable Hokage, the correct answer is yes.

[Reliic]

Originally Posted by Sarah

I don't doubt that Kakashi could be powerful enough to be hokage, but I really don't think its a job suited for his personality or demeanor. I mean really how can he handle a village of people if he can barely handle his team or for that matter anyone around him. I think if he did become hokage he would be a cold and distant one something we really haven't seen hokage wise for Konoha.

I forgot about that he almost got his damn team killed. If he has problems protecting 3 people, he would have problems defending an entire village.

Can you imagine if Kyuubi came to town......wtf would he do, stand on Pakun and do a water tech..........He would probably shit himself.

[The stig]

the same reason he couldn't hold his own against Itachi.......

Erm, who the hell can hold their own against itachi?

Sasuke was only getting "toyed" with from a SICK itachi.

And it wiped him out, he didn't even win, he lost, but because itachi died, it's counted as a win

As for kakuzu, jailtime pretty much wtfpwned you before you even stated that.

what kind of Hokage would he be if after every fight he is out for weeks???????

Oh sorry, you mean these fights where he puts his own life at risk to save everyone else, hmmm....

Even if he'd manage to defeat someone, all they would have to do is come back the next day while he is knocked out........

Kakashi isn't the happy go lucky, rose tinted glasses chunnin, he kills his opponents.

He has too many negatives.

He really has none, you just aren't giving kakashi enough credit, gtfo of your own damn thread.

[penguinism]

kakashi is a genius of shikamaru's level or even higher and just because we havent SEEN him use kage level jutsu doesnt mean he doesnt have them...hes the ninja that has copied over 1000 jutsu...think about that, 1000...thats more than weve seen from every character so far in the manga

[ACCUNE]

I would give him time because of his age,he is still fairly young.