Firstly, it is stated that Hiruzen knew AND COULD USE all jutsu in the leaf, Secondly, Madara was "dead" before hiruzen even reached his prime and wouldn't know of his strength level.no just because hiruzen new of all the leaf's jutsu does not mean he could use them all :| .. another thing... madara states that only hashirama can stand up to him this means that even the 3rd hokage couldnt match up to him ... but watever tho i disagree with hiruzen being the strongest hokage or even top 3 imo the manga is all about match up ...
either way the point is hiruzen died ... orochimaru survived also u cant bring up his prime as we have seen nothing on it and if we go by hype than hashirama > hiruzen its as simple as that
Hiruzen feat= sealing the 2nd and 1st hokage and orochimarus arms, " could call it a tie"Why don't we take away the hype and compare the feats only.
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not sure if ur joking or just dumb.... u do know hashirama never beat the madara we are seeing right now in the war right? go read the manga again then come backIt's about time someone cleared this up. I think that Hashirama, as seen defeating Madara Uchiha on multiple occasions, is stronger than the 3rd. Sure Hiruzen beat many kage, but Madara accomplished that handily during the war and is equipped with Susano'o and EMS. Alongside with Madara being able to control the 9-Tails during his fights with Hashirama, I believe that Hashirama is stronger just by beating a better enemy. And Hashirama established a village and is Hiruzens teacher. But I could be wrong.
The Valley of the End (終末の谷, Shūmatsu no Tani; English TV "Final Valley") is located close to the border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Sound.[1] Shortly after the foundation of Konoha, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha fought for control of the village. Hashirama emerged victorious and Madara was believed to have died. (All thanks to Naruto.wikia.com)not sure if ur joking or just dumb.... u do know hashirama never beat the madara we are seeing right now in the war right? go read the manga again then come back
o wow..... hashirama beat EMS madara he never went up against... an edo madara with unlimited charka, Senju DNA, ability to use mokuton, and Rinnegan do u understand now or are u still blind......The Valley of the End (終末の谷, Shūmatsu no Tani; English TV "Final Valley") is located close to the border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Sound.[1] Shortly after the foundation of Konoha, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha fought for control of the village. Hashirama emerged victorious and Madara was believed to have died. (All thanks to Naruto.wikia.com)
Not sure if your just joking or just dumb. how about go read the manga, then come back
The problems with this statement are:He never mentioned anything of Hiruzen in his prime? Why is that? Oh yeah, we haven't seen prime Hiruzen do jack shit and people assume he's almighty. Not only is Hashiramas' hype on par with Hiruzens' but the feats Madara is currently showcasing absolutely obliterates anything Hiruzen has ever showed us.
Rank has nothing to do with power. Its to do with the difficulty of performing a technique.He can try use his little B rank jutsu's all he want. Hashirama creates forests in an instant. BAM!
Nice logic, I halfway agree with you that there shouldn't be an argument. But it's a dispute between teacher and student. I think both are pretty damn amazing at being shinobi (along with the Hokage always being the strongest Kage). But someone defeating Madara hasn't happened yet, so until then, the argument is still valid. I'm guessing the person to take down Madara will be Naruto.there are a couple things wrong with the whole debate. The problem is that it shouldnt even be one. We all read the same manga. So that means we all see the same pictures and read the same words. Kishi (The creator and god of the naruto universe) said that the third is the strongest of all the hokages, or that fact kages period. You cant argue with the creator.
And for those who say he knew the techniques in the leaf but couldnt use it. look back at the technique he used to find the 1st and 2nd in the genjutsu. He smelled them out. Sound familiar. Of course it is the same ability used by Kiba's clan. that proves he did know clan specific tech.
Please stop throwing madara into the this saying that only hashirama can defeat him. Do you all think Hashirama is going to appear and stop madara now. No he will lose to another shinobi beside hashirama so that will void that whole arguement. also the fact that the third made the fight a draw. To my memory hashirama didnt kill madara either. so what does that mean?
Last you people don't realize the magnitude of that fight. Show me where a living breathing character fought 3 kage level shinobi at one time and still stop them in the entire naruto manga. Thats right there isnt any.