Feudal Lord's advisors: We thought about this and decided that Kakashi is definitely your best choice. No one else in the village has the skill and good intentions to take the job asides from him, choosing someone else would be suicidal!
Danzo: Nah, pick me. *looks into feudal lords eyes*
Yeah, it makes alot more sense. If he didn't then they'd be a fool not to pick Kakashi first. I'm not bashing Danzo, but he has the power to manipulate and Kakashi makes more sense as a choice, in my opinion.