Proof Hiruzen deserves top ten is not top 5

[Unbiased]

1.How is that a contradiction? Everyone comments on his prime, in his prime he was known as the God of Shinobi

Orochimaru said that even he, who was hailed as the God of Shinobi can't even defeat old age, this isn't related to him stating how 10 years ago Hiruzen could have beat him. Orochimaru's two statements are unrelated.

2.Haha....nope,

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iruzen was one of the most powerful shinobi in history, so much so that he was admired as the God of Shinobi (忍の神, Shinobi no Kami) in his prime and was said to be the strongest Hokage that Konoha ever had. And they add their citations so you know where the info comes form.

1: You got me on number 1. Not that I was deceiving you but I misunderstood the two statements.

2: I believe were having a misunderstanding. They say God of Shinobi in his prime but they don't say he was the strongest hokage konoha ever had in his prime. XD

 

[KidGamer65]

1: You got me on number 1. Not that I was deceiving you but I misunderstood the two statements.

2: I believe were having a misunderstanding. They say God of Shinobi in his prime but they don't say he was the strongest hokage konoha ever had in his prime. XD

Oops, my bad....but it is most likely that he was the strongest in his prime.

-Everyone praises his prime
-He got the nickname "God of Shinobi" in his prime
-They said he had immense chakra reserves in his prime
-They say that his current state is pitiful compared to his prime.

Him being able to beat Orochimaru 10 yrs ago out of his Prime doesn't make him the strongest Hokage.

 

[Unbiased]

Oops, my bad....but it is most likely that he was the strongest in his prime.

-Everyone praises his prime
-He got the nickname "God of Shinobi" in his prime
-They said he had immense chakra reserves in his prime
-They say that his current state is pitiful compared to his prime.

Him being able to beat Orochimaru 10 yrs ago out of his Prime doesn't make him the strongest Hokage.

I can agree with you. Your theory holds water but its not a manga fact regardless its still a good observation. I know beating orochimaru out of his prime doesn't make him the strongest hokage but it showcases that even not in his prime he was stupid powerful.

I can see why people only think hiruzen is strong in his prime due to the hype he received, but I believe he is in the top ten in his old age. Being able to beat hashirama/tobirama and partially orochimaru is nearly impossible yet he did it(mainly because of plot reasons and the stories development) but it still happened. Point being he is no push over and I do believe all ninja's will have a difficult time fighting against him. Sure nowadays he looks weak in comparison due to the power scaling but if he was power scaled to todays levels that would be amazing. Hashirama got power scaled and its cool so hiruzens would be just as great.