I still don't understand!!

[123fire]

When hiruzen was hokage minato was hokage too how can there be 2 hokages at the same time??

 

[Etari]

Probably because he knew he'd get a stroke and had to assign someone to become Hokage because he doesn't know when he'll die.

JK.

 

[CobaltThe17th]

no hiruzen was retired at the time but still as a term of respect to Hiruzen they still called him Lord Third like how the Leaf shinobi in the SA responded to the The First and second coming back though they are not still Hokage calling them that is a sign of respect

 

[NagatoSolos]

What.... ?

 

[KGB Kakuzu]

Hiruzen retired and Minato took over.

However, when Minato died...he came back from retirement.

 

[Xicer]

No... Hiruzen was Hokage then he retired. Minato took over, and died in the fight against the nine tails. After that Hiruzen was reinstated as Hokage