I mean if you think about it Hashirama is known for his powerful wood techs.
Okay now what is the number one enemy of TREES??? FIRE. What burns down a forest in seconds??? FIRE. Isnt Madara one of the strongest Uchiha + he had the 9 tails on his side...what ever happened to just spamming fire techs all day and burning down Hashirama..I mean I dont get how with a matchup like this Madara coulve lost.
I mean...Madara has Fire release...!!!!
I get what you mean, I really do.
But here's my thought the 1st hokage was able to create a forest and place madara in the middle, madara is not going to burn every tree wood because if he does, his putting himself at risk.... Why?
1) Wood doesn't burn that quick.
2) Madara would be surrounding himself with fire ( which is bad )
3) Smoke well make the breathing and seeing very hard ( even with EMS )
4) Madara won't waste chakra on something like that, instad he well focus his strangth and chakra to kill/trap the 1st
5) 1st is master of wood, so really how many tree's you ganna burn :sy: to much wood man!!!
I would hate to fight someone like that if i was a character in naruto xd
Plus it's not like it's the only thing the 1st has.