@Almight Ra
I guess in a way we can see that. However, not because they appointed their respective Kage for their village. I would lay the blame of what the Shinobi system has become because of their lack of participation in the village. Besides appointing their Kage representatives for their village they have shown no real interest in what their village really does. Well, none that I could find in the manga.
They were even portrayed to be rather lazy and "carefree." Practically only coming together to make a real decision and flaunt their powers when the idea of a Shinobi Alliance was brought up. Heck, even then they seemed to not care as much.
Why not blame them they are the true power behind the Kages and if the Shinobi system is as old as it's been shown there's always someone higher up that pulls the strings. I see that as a character flaw from Kishimoto to show them as regael in a way. I get ur point also specially in one chapter (which number escapes me) but when they the fuedal lords were playing cards while the war had started was a good example but it show's their importanace also.The Fuedal lord of the Lighting country looks like he could have been bad ass as a shinobi. But that would be to much to many back stories for Kishimoto to develope and we have seen how he does.
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