I like how everyone is saying Hiruzen because his a Hokage.
So Hiruzen is going to kill himself and that's if he even manages to hit her with it, the only reason it worked on Orochimaru because he let him because he was interested in a jutsu even he has never seen before.
Sakura is also intelligent, she was the first one to figure out the secret behind Obito's space-time after seeing it for the first time, whereas Kakashi who had the same thing needed to fight Obito three times and get an observation of it from Naruto, Bee and Gai.
Experience doesn't mean shit in Naruto. Naruto and Sasuke two 16 year olds are currently above legendary Kages.
How do you know Tsunade had Katsuyu when she was being trained by Hiruzen?
Tsunade would blitz him and then smash his bones to pieces.
- No. Oro did not let him use it. You're also forgetting he was able to use it on the First and Second as well. And if it came to it, yes, Hiruzen would use RDS. If the situation was dire. Which it wouldn't be because he'd win this fight. All I'm saying with that, is that Sakura would never come out of a fight with the third alive.
- Are you kidding? Sakura said that directly to Kakashi. The only reason she was able to deduce it was because everyone else was doing all the work. It's easy to analyze when you're sitting back in the shadows. A better feat was Hiruzen locating the First and Second in the Bringer of Darkness technique. Something Sakura has no chance of doing.
- Naruto and Sasuke are on a whole other level than Sakura and Hiruzen. Useless comparison.
- He knew of Katsuyu based on his reaction when Sakura summoned her. He recognized her right away.
- Sure, she might be able to beat him, but this thread isn't about that. Not arguing it.