I'm sorry I didn't understand. I think i'll explain. Basically Hashirama praises Itachi to an extent that shows superiority towards himself. Obviously, this is not true since Hashirama is revered as "God of Shinobi" which means he is like the best shinobi, well until Edo Madara entered the scene. :yeah: So, he only said this in order to make Sasuke feel good and so that he could eventually come to the good side.
I mean check out the look on Oro's face, he's like "What the hell is he saying?" and his brother Tobirama is like "Shut the hell up nigga. No damn Uchiha is better than us, even if they did get their hands a little dirty while protecting the village." =D So there you have it.