Hiruzen's use of the natures in the manga were primitive.
A more advanced technique of one nature cancels it's innate weakness. Besides, Hiruzen gets finished by Laser Circus; not even Kinkaku/Ginkaku could react to that and they are leagues ahead of Hiruzen. Plus, even if Hiruzen's basic nature streams could deal with that, the lasers can be made to dodge them.
But since it's a Kekkei Genkai nature, it can rip right through anyway.