Setting any bias aside, that is a foolish judgement, Hashirama was only striving for peace & recognized the potential in Madara as an ally & had the wisdom to see through the bigotry of old hates unlike Tobirama, the fact that he was willing to sacrifice himself on a moments notice to achieve this is a testament to his resolve as Madara pointed out, regardless if sparing Madara at that moment was a mistake or not, Hashirama had the strength to protect the village from Madara in the near future & passed on the Will of Fire that guided shinobi from Hiruzen's era, to Itachi's, to Naruto's to ensure its protection in the distant future, he is the founder of the village, the very reason for the Leaf's existence, hardly is he the worst Hokage, if we had to choose a worst Hokage then by all means that title goes to Tsuande who not only is the weakest but also allowed the village to be destroyed which it still would be if it were not for Nagato's change of heart.shodaimeicon: