Who died halfway, how many geniuses are officially recognized by Hokage?

Who died halfway, how many geniuses are officially recognized by Hokage? First place: Orochimaru

Orochimaru is a genius, as his master the Third Hokage has affirmed, and he also wants to train Orochimaru to become Hokage, but it is a pity that although Orochimaru He was a very talented person, but he put his intelligence and intelligence on sidelines. In the later stages, Orochimaru's strength was no longer so powerful. Although he was no longer a genius in combat, he became a researcher. A genius in this field, his technology is already ahead of most people. Second place: Uchiha Itachi

Uchiha Itachi is also a genius. He became famous when he was young. He is a master of shuriken and illusion. Later, he was considered by the third generation of Hokage to be a powerful ninja. , otherwise the task of genocide would not have been handed over to him. Even after it was later determined that Konoha had joined the Akatsuki organization, he was still one of the few masters in the organization. He was even able to kill Orochimaru in an instant. During the Fourth Ninja War, At that time, even relying on his own ability to get rid of the control of the reincarnation of the earth, Uchiha Itachi can be said to be a real genius. Third place: Namikaze Minato

Namikaze Minato is a master recognized by the Third Hokage and Jiraiya. He was able to become the Fourth Hokage because of his strength. He attacked the village after the Nine-Tails At that time, the crisis was resolved with the strength of one person. Although he died in the end, this was also because of the needs of the plot. During the Fourth Ninja War, Namikaze Minato was resurrected. At that time, his fighting power was no better than that of the Second Hokage. It's bad. No one should object to saying that he is a genius. Fourth place: Kakashi

When Kakashi first appeared on the scene, he was considered a genius and could copy more than a hundred ninjutsu. However, when Kakashi later showed fear and affection when facing Orochimaru, , this is not the behavior that a genius would show, so his title of genius is not worthy of the name. Fifth place: Ningji

Ningji was a very powerful genius in the first part, probably because he was a supporting role, but he did not appear much after that. During the Fourth Ninja War Even more so, he was killed. To be honest, I didn't see Neci's genius. After all, Neji didn't fight many times. In this case, how could he show Neci's genius?