He should have been able to handle it, he has a form space time jutsu which Minato has as well and he managed to save Kakashi from 20 or so jonnins and finish them off. Beast kage handled 10,000(?) ninja's for 3 days and nights. The 2nd had a pathetic death.
I'll give him a little more credit then. But the second should be above that he was second in command to Hashirama. Gin and Kin are good but Dauri who's a jonnin(Kage level?) handled them, the remaining 18 wouldn't be on Dauri/Kakashi's level like people are making it out to be. Asuma is an elitle jonnin and was easily killed by Hidan.
Yes Tobirama is most underrated Shinobi in NarutoVerse. He's brother of Senju Hashirama after all. He is just good suiton user and trying to invent Edo Tensei it is just.:shrug:
Just Plot-No-Jutsu. It is really funny that Dull-Sorry thing. About Hidan if you don't know about his jutsu and secret, He is really annoying and dangereous opponent, little cut and die.
Hidan was just an example because Asuma was the elite ninja I could think off. But like most I expected a little more from the 2nd's death, I wont be giving it credit when it's not deserved.
that 20 ninja maybe all jonin level + kage vs 1
we dont know :shrug:
Don't forget that he also had Saru - who was a jutsu genius - Danzo - who was second only to Saru - and FOUR other highly capable young shinobi with him, including an Uchiha! If they had fought together they should have been able to take out the 20.
Either plot no jutsu or a murder plot. See my 'Danzo was supposed to be the third' thread for my theory on the Second's death.