There are five great ninja villages, each village has their own Kage. The Kage is the most powerful ninja in the village and is not only the leader of the village, but is used as an example of their village's might. Konohagakure's Kage is known as the "Hokage." Konohagakure have had a line of extremely powerful Hokages that have all been revered and engraved on the village's mountain on the eastern side of the city, much like Mt. Rushmore.

The First Hokage. Hashirama Senju was the leader of the Senju clan. After fighting against the Uchiha clan for so long, he eventually allied with them. Then together with his younger brother and Madara Uchiha, they formed Konohagakure. He taught the "Will of Fire" to the village and had a special blood-line ability that allowed him to create the forest surrounding the village. Some time later he and Madara had a falling out over the rights of leadership; he won and became the 1st Hokage. Their battle however was so great that it shaped what is now known as the "Valley of the End." The village engraved statues of Madara and Hashirama facing each other in the sides of the valley's waterfall.

The Second Hokage was also a very abled man. He was the First's younger brother, he had silver hair and specialized in water based jutsu. He was so powerful infact that he didn't need a source of water. He taught Homura, Koharu, and The Third Hokage. He also established Konoha's military might, police force, and academy. He was revered as the best taijutsu user of all Hokages.

The Third Hokage. Sarutobi is the father of Asuma, and the grandfather of Konohamaru. He trained the Sannin and was called the "the Professor" because he knew every jutsu that originated in Konohagakure, including forbidden techniques. After the 4th Hokage's death, he resumed the position of Hokage. When Orochimaru allied the Sunagakure and Otogakure villages to invade Konohagakure, he faced Orochimaru and used the 4th Hokage's Reaper Death Seal technique and sealed Orochimaru's hands at the cost of his own life.

The Fourth Hokage. Minato Namikaze was trained by Jiraiya, one of the Sannin. He became the Fourth Hokage after The Third Hokage retired. He trained Kakashi, Obito Uchiha, and Rin. When the Kyuubi attacked Konohagakure, he sacrificed himself to seal the demon into his newborn son, Naruto. His reasons for doing so are unknown as of yet.

The Fifth Hokage. Tsunade is the granddaughter of The First Hokage and grandniece of The Second Hokage, she was trained by the The Third Hokage and became the Fifth Hokage after his death. She believes Naruto will one day be a Hokage. She is the greatest Medical ninja in the world and has taken Sakura and the niece of her deceased boyfriend, Shizune, as her apprentices. She has also given some medical training to Ino.