And hokage doesn't mean strongest in teh village, because Orochimaru was from Konoha and he wasn't killed by hokage
what the hell? so what when orochimaru was there the 3rd was still stronger, god knows why the even picked a 4th. it was stated by a number of people that the 3rd would have whooped oro had he been younger, which he was when the 4th was picked. and no matter how you define hokage, strongest sums them up perfectly strongest mind, technique, will and stratagey.