Hashirama was wrong, dead wrong.

[Bad Touch Yakushi]

You don't know what I'm getting. Hashi will never be a better "Shinobi" than Itachi because he is just too strong to be forced to make the same sacrifices.

So in a sense, that definition is riduculous because, the stronger you are, the less you have to sacrifice.

I'm pretty sure we're putting more thought into the line than Kishi did himself :')

I'm just gonna settle for my earlier suggestion that: "he probably just trying to stay on Sasuke's good side and show he has empathy for Uchiha unlike his less PC brother shouting about the damn Uchihas"

 

[Shadow Phantasm]

Hashirama was talking about how Itachi sacrificed everything to do what's right.

 

[Shadow Phantasm]

I'm pretty sure we're putting more thought into the line than Kishi did himself :')

I'm just gonna settle for my earlier suggestion that: "he probably just trying to stay on Sasuke's good side and show he has empathy for Uchiha unlike his less PC brother shouting about the damn Uchihas"

Or it could just be Hashirama being the humble guy he is,remember this is the same man who bowed to all of the first generation of Kage even though he was stronger than them.

 

[ShiroShonen]

He was talking about Itachi's character

 

[I t a c h i]

He said I am better because I was ready to kill my own people for the sake of this village. I was ready to throw away my life for the sake of the village. No one group of people are more important then a village. More blood shed would have been done to the village.

Of course Hashirama would not have allowed the Uchiha get far with their actions like that but to tell the truth, what is going to stop them when he dies? Different people need to go to different measures.

 

[Mr Hiru]

Itachi is not a better shinobi at all,

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If Hashirama was in Itachi's shoes, he would use his overwhelming power to scare the Uchiha into surrendering, just like he did in the past.

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Hashi could have just peacefully put them all to sleep with this.

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Those pollen would take out all the Uchiha without killing them.

Worse case, he could have used Mokuton to restrain all of the Uchiha.

So why is Itachi a better shinobi? Why couldn't he strong arm the Uchiha into surrender like Hashirama did? Why?

Because he wasn't a capable person like Hashirama , that's why.


Now I know Hashirama was referencing Itachi's character rather than strength, but I think that definition is ridiculous. Was being a better "Shinobi" able to save the Uchiha clan? I think not.

You completely changed the subject of his words when putting all things based on power rather than his character as the esence of shinobi.

You should know at this point why the Sage of Six Paths gave his will to the Younger Son... This will was inherited by Itachi as well, this was the belief to think that peace could be achieved by love more than just power.

So you just missed all the point of the Sage's legacy.

 

[Red Slayer]

dat thread :X

 

[Naijakid]

He wasn't talking about Itachi's ability to stop the Coup. He was talking about Itachi's willingness to sacrifice everything.

Nice on Snape.......

 

[Senju Bean]

You completely changed the subject of his words when putting all things based on power rather than his character as the esence of shinobi.

You should know at this point why the Sage of Six Paths gave his will to the Younger Son... This will was inherited by Itachi as well, this was the belief to think that peace could be achieved by love more than just power.

So you just missed all the point of the Sage's legacy.

Actually Itachi's way was far more violent than what Hashirama would have done. Hashirama would have just put the Uchiha clan to sleep using those giant flowers.

It's Itachi that used violence.

 

[The Necromancer]

Because Hashirama is soft.

In reality, a good Ninja is one that is capable. Itachi was strong, but just not strong enough to scare the uchiha into surrender.

Bet he felt so guilty.

Just like Hashi wasn't strong enough to stop Madara from surrendering. So he killed him. Same situation.