Re: databook is flawed and overhypes characters ( hiruzen )
My question is, how much strength did Hiruzen Sarutobi lose from his prime to his current condition while fighting Orochimaru. The manga claims him to be the strongest of all Kages before him.
From my point of view, if he was half the shinobi he was while fighting Orochimaru would still not be enough to par with how powerful Hasirama is.
Lets face it .We actually gauge both characters by how powerful their opponents are since not much information are shown for both(Hiruzen on his prime and Hashirama) Madara Uchiha compliments Hashirama's strength while Orochimaru compliments Sarutobi's.Besides that, we rely on the data book which states "Hiruzen Sarutobi was said to be the strongest Hokage" coming from Iruka while Hashirama was stated "The strongest shinobi" coming from Madara Uchiha.
Hashirama Senju Vs. Madara Uchiha
We all can see how powerful Uchiha Madara is.This gives us an idea of Hashirama Senju's capabilities.
Sarutobi Hiruzen Vs. Orochimaru
One of the Sannin. Was considered a possible contender for the Hokage title by Sarutobi himself.
If Hiruzen is the strongest(powerful,best,greatest) Kage the leaf ever had,then it is easy to say that his strength had a great decrease from his prime state.*
My point, even if the databook states Hiruzen "was said to be the strongest Hokage" his and Hashirama's case should be considered arguable.
Just my opinion.
Great job on the thread for attacking the "DATA BOOK" rather than attacking the characters.
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