You're basing things on hype alone... and yet you make it seem like it's so crystal clear and that you have proof provided to back your statement, yet you have nothing.
Orochimaru said it himself ; the Itachi that he has faced back then is stronger than him even now.... and yet Itachi had 5 years to get stronger... the gap may be even bigger than it was.
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No matter how you want to look at it, no matter how the fight turned out... Itachi is according to Orochimaru stronger than him, that is it.
Now then, Old Hiruzen had to take extreme mesure in order to ''tie'' with Orochimaru, he died in the process. Sure Sarutobi was strong.... but he did loose to Orochimaru,
Which makes Orochimaru stronger than him.... yet Orochimaru even with everything he has/had to disposal considers that Itachi is superior to him.
Itachi is stronger than the Orochimaru who was stronger than old Sarutobi.
Itachi is no match to old Hiruzen??? Bullshit.
Given the fight that he gave, Itachi would without a doubt win against Sarutobi, the best Hiruzen could hope for is a tie by commiting suicide using the Death,s god... that is all.
Now... Prime Hiruzen.... what exactly is prime Hiruzen? It's nothing more than a Hiruzen with perhaps more speed and chakra.... he doesnt become superman.
Tsuchikage is old as ****, yet his experience payed off in the end.... he may have gotten weaker here and there... but he got stronger somewhere else.
Itachi rapes old Hiruzen,
And i dont see why he wouldnt defeat prime Hiruzen either.
Current Madara is a god, he could wipe armys and kages all alone.... had Hiruzen been on such level, other villages would have been at Konoha's mercy long ago. Prime Hiruzen's hype is disgusting sadly.... I love the old man but people are making him out to be something that he just isnt,