How can the fourth hokage die before the fourth?
the truth is the forth hokage did not die… but after sealing to his son the ninetails fox (to naruto) he hold a grudge to konoha because of forcing him to put it to naruto even though he does’nt want because he knows it will affect naruto’s life and he also said that it was because of konaha her wife died (naruto’s mom) so he left the village and build a group that gets the powerful chakras… and it is called akatsuki… so the village thought he died after fighting the ninetales and doing the sealing technique which they know when a ninja use it he will lose his life in exchange…