Hokage Transitonary

The Hokage Transitionaries are people who were selected for Hokage but then could not fulfill the and either passed it on to someone else or just disappeared altogether and left it up to the council. Nevertheless, Konoha still recognizes these people and respects them for their duties even if they were short lived.

(TN: Retired means that they relinquished the position or the council handled it. This does not mean that they are no longer active Shinobi.)