End all debate: Hiruzen did NOT fight a 100% Hashi and Tobirama.

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I am going to be arguing whether Hiruzen did truly fight against the two previous hokage at full strength.

In the latest chapter, we finally get to see what the real Hashirama and Tobirama have to say. The first time Orochimaru resurrected them, they were "mindless zombies" due to the suppressing talisman. However, this time, that is not the case. All the hokages have full control over their thoughts and emotions. With that being said, Tobirama states that Orochimaru has brought them back THIS TIME with almost all their strength.



Through this, we can conclude that it is very quite possible that the previous time that Orochimaru summoned the two kages, they were not at 100% power. Furthermore, this time, we can also see that Hashirama and Tobirama were able to break free and partially break free, respectively, from the Edo Tensei.



As stated by Orochimaru, Hashirama is not fully under his control. By this token, we can conclude that not only is hashirama stronger this time, but since Orochimaru has his cells, even the sealing is stronger, since it was able to fully stop Tobirama (who was very confident in being able to break free). Having said this, because the seal is stronger this time due to the Hashi cells, the entire Edo Tensei must be as equally strong as well. Additionally, as stated previously by Tobirama, him and the subsequent hokages have been revived almost to at their primes (ie: strongest, as stated in the link above). If we know for a fact that Edo tensei is stronger this time and hashirama was able to challenge its bindings unlike last time, wouldn't it mean that Hashirama must have been summoned at full strenght this time, as well as the other hokages?

If all this evidence isn't enough, there is also the entire scene with Tobirama basically petrifying Orochimaru with his sheer chakra force, just by lifting a finger, a feat that was NOT achieved in his earlier appearance in the story line.



Hopefully, we can all see that the first time the First and Second were revived, they were not at full strength. This time however, we know almost certainly, that they are. Due to all these points that I have stated, this ultimately illustrates that Hiruzen did NOT fight them at full strength. Furthermore, the "Professor of Shinobi" (Hiruzen), has been undermined by the "God of Shinobi" (Hashirama) by a very reliably powerful figure: the Sannin Orochimaru.



I hope you agree with me, and I would love to debate over this with anyone :) remember this is my opinion and I do not want to start a flame war. I just compiled a bunch of evidence together in hopes of solving this mystery ;)

Enjoy.
 
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Hiruzen wasn't fighting at 100%, either. Not sure why it's relevant.

It was a greatly watered down fight for all parties.

Also, God of Shinobi applies to Hiruzen just as much as it applies to Hashirama and Rikudou Sennin. Dunno why people try to claim the title only belongs to one ninja.
 
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Hiruzen wasn't fighting at 100%, either. Not sure why it's relevant.

It was a greatly watered down fight for all parties.

Also, God of Shinobi applies to Hiruzen just as much as it applies to Hashirama and Rikudou Sennin. Dunno why people try to claim the title only belongs to one ninja.
I take Orochimaru's and Suigetsu's opinion on who is God, rather than Iruka's. LOL.
 

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I take Orochimaru's and Suigetsu's opinion on who is God, rather than Iruka's. LOL.
Orochimaru said Hiruzen was praised as God of Shinobi as well.

It would be wise to look in to what God can mean before you claim only one can be called it.

I had an in-depth thread on this in Naruto General Discussions. Once the admins can get it back up, I'll link you to it.
 

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I only agree due to Hiruzen being ret-conned...


It was a watered down fight for both parties, so why does it even matter? Hashirama and Tobirama were still defeated by Hiruzen's Shadow Clones. (Under the Reaper)
 

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Orochimaru said Hiruzen was praised as God of Shinobi as well.

It would be wise to look in to what God can mean before you claim only one can be called it.

I had an in-depth thread on this in Naruto General Discussions. Once the admins can get it back up, I'll link you to it.
Please do!!! :) But I still believe that Hiruzen was fighting at 100% strength during his fight though. He was forced to use Reaper Death Seal.
 

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Please do!!! :) But I still believe that Hiruzen was fighting at 100% strength during his fight though. He was forced to use Reaper Death Seal.
Yeah, reaper death seal was the only way he was "winning" the fight. Hiruzen, whether he's in his prime or not, giving it 100% or not would not be capable of defeating Hashirama, Tobirama and Orochimaru by himself. However, Enma claims he wasn't giving it his all:

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Please do!!! :) But I still believe that Hiruzen was fighting at 100% strength during his fight though. He was forced to use Reaper Death Seal.
He wasn't fighting 100% of his original strength, the ANBU standing aside, Orochimaru, AND Enma commented on how far Hiruzen's strength has fallen.
 

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Oro can't stop Harashima with Edo tensei because he's just that powerful. If he was like that when Oro summoned him the 1st time Sarutobi would have had a serious problem. Tobirama's chakra also seems to be really powerful to. If Oro didn't use Harashima's cells he could have popped out too. I guess that's the draw back to Edo tensei. If a shinobi's chakra is more powerful than yours he can't be controlled.
 

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He wasn't fighting 100% of his original strength, the ANBU standing aside, Orochimaru, AND Enma commented on how far Hiruzen's strength has fallen.
In relation to how strong he was in his prime I believe? The point, however, that I am really trying to make is that Hashi and Tobirama were not at 100%, not so much Hiruzen being at 100%.
 
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