shit… uh…
do I have to pick?
Okay.


Hiruzen Sarutobi
because this man… I can’t even put my thoughts in order about the respect I have for this man.
I respect all of the hokages, but the 3rd has always been my favorite.
For one thing he had to return to his position after the 4th died, which had to have been a bit of a hardship considering his age. Even if he played it off as if he was strong enough to handle it, I’m sure he had his days.
He managed to take care of Naruto through his childhood and never once resented Naruto or treated Naruto like the others did. he wanted the best for Naruto and for the village.
I have so many spefcific reasons but I can’t think of them right now…
It was honestly a hard decision… Tsunade was a very, very close second.