Originally posted by TheAuraAngel
Second Kazekage? o.O
Yup.
He did nothing except research tailed beasts.
He didn't have magnetic manipulation or sand manip.
The first was supposed to be so strong he united all of the sand ninja under one ninja village (comparable to the first...but not quite as strong).
The third had the iron element and was considered he strongest.
The forth had gold dust manip and was able to fight Shikaku one on one...and also could fight almost evenly with Gaara (gaara was more versatile and intelligent).
The other Kage we have seen, as well. We could make a case for the Yondaime Mizukage, Yagura. However, he reigned during the bloodiest time in Kirigakure so it is unlikely that he would be a "weak" Kage...especially sine Zabuza failed to assassinate him with his uprising attempt. It's hard to think of this Kage as weak due to that.
The second Mizukage is obviously quite uber.
Then we go to the Konoha Kage. The first...a beast. One of the strongest characters in all of Naruto.
The second, similar to the first and had his own techs including the teleport tech that Minato used and the resurrection tech. He was one of if not the most powerful Konoha ninja during his time: no slouch. So he's out, too.
The third? One of if not the single most powerful Kage in Kage history...in his Prime.
Tsunade is quite physically powerful. It's hard to say she's not a good ninja. I want more battle feats. But she would be my second weakest choice.
The second Raikage is most likely uber strong. We don't know how much, but it would be safer to say he was a very strong ninja than to say he was the weakest Kage.
Third? Beastly.
Fourth? Beastly.
So the Raikage's are not really an option.
Of the Tsuchikage's: The first had to be strong because he was a founder among one of the strongest Kage generations: the first one. He built his village around the same time as Konoha and the others. He could not have been weak or else he would have easily been overthrown in his attempts to unify into a village. Strong enough to maintain and setup his village, but still not strong enough to be considered on Madara's or the First's level (because they were said to be the strongest).
The second? Pfffft. Easily one of the strongest.
The third? lol.... no need to justify why he's not weak. Even as an old ass man, he's still very powerful even among the Kage.
So that's all of them. Out of all "known" Kage, the second Kazekage seems to be the weakest of the bunch because he has no good feats that were good enough to note and he didn't have the magnetic element tech that made the fourth and the third awesome.
Next up would be Tsunade. She's my choice for #2. However, she's probably the physically strongest of the Kage.