the currrent hokage is the 3rd.....the one who died to seal kyubi is the 4th


personally i think the 4th did it cuz only he was strong enuff.......i dont c the point of letting the hokage die if theres someone else who could've done it. its like, if the 3rd was to do a suicide jutsu to kill oro, when jiraya/the unknown senin could beat him instead (hypothetically speaking)......it would make no sense.