How did every Hokage die? The first, Hashirama, he was also referred as God of Shinobi. He died in a battle of first Shinobi World War II, Tobirama. As shown, he chose to fight Ginkaku forces, but it's not shown how he dies. Many have speculated that he died at the same moment. The third, Hiruzen, he died while performing a ritual Jutsu of demonic seal. The fourth, Minato, the yellow flash died because of two reasons. First is by the demonic seal ritual Jutsu, and the second is the fingernail stabbed across him. The fifth, sooner day, she hasn't died yet and uses mytotic regeneration Jutsu at a very slow rate to keep her body young. The initial sixth, Danzo Shimura, Danzo suicided by dead demon consuming seal, the original sixth, Kakashi Hatake. He is the prodigy in one of the most tactful Shinobi alive and a master of lightning style. The seventh, Naruto Uzumaki. The strongest of all leaders alive till date, a demigod. He can perform Yin and Yang style and has precise control of wind element. The eighth, Shikamaru Nara, just appointed as the eighth and the village is about to be destroyed.