6th hokage.
Saying the 1st was strong due to bijuus is a facade.
Thats like saying a 5'3" terminally ill cancer patient of 5 years old can win a fight against a 6'6" professional boxer if he has 8 friends all of who are the 8 strongest people in the world gang up against said boxer.
Kakuzu fought against the 1st and is still alive to tell the tale...so is madara too.
Not to mention as kishi states-the next generation betters the previous.
Im going to side with the WRITER on this one, and state that new generation leaf ninja (some) are more powerful than the 1st
...For example, the 2nd and 3rd, considering the 1st was still young when they both had hokage titles, and the 1st as shown loved konoha, he wouldnt give the job og hokage up unless someone more powerful than him arose-protecting his beloved country more than he could.
The 1st is strong, however strip him of bijuu and hes nothing amazing compared to say, the 3rd, 4th, naruto, jiraiya, gaara maybe, itachi definitely, pain, madara (maybe, madara was against maybe 8 tailed beasts, thats quite a feat to survive that)
In all honesty id rather be pit against the 9tails than 1tails through to 8tails at the same time.
Dont get me wrong the 9tails is uber strong, but all of the tailed beasts put together can surely wipe 9tails out?
Imagine all 8 tailed beasts ganging up against 9tails, the 1st had a major advantage and still got beaten up by madara.
Saying the 1st was strong due to bijuus is a facade.
Thats like saying a 5'3" terminally ill cancer patient of 5 years old can win a fight against a 6'6" professional boxer if he has 8 friends all of who are the 8 strongest people in the world gang up against said boxer.
Kakuzu fought against the 1st and is still alive to tell the tale...so is madara too.
Not to mention as kishi states-the next generation betters the previous.
Im going to side with the WRITER on this one, and state that new generation leaf ninja (some) are more powerful than the 1st
...For example, the 2nd and 3rd, considering the 1st was still young when they both had hokage titles, and the 1st as shown loved konoha, he wouldnt give the job og hokage up unless someone more powerful than him arose-protecting his beloved country more than he could.
The 1st is strong, however strip him of bijuu and hes nothing amazing compared to say, the 3rd, 4th, naruto, jiraiya, gaara maybe, itachi definitely, pain, madara (maybe, madara was against maybe 8 tailed beasts, thats quite a feat to survive that)
In all honesty id rather be pit against the 9tails than 1tails through to 8tails at the same time.
Dont get me wrong the 9tails is uber strong, but all of the tailed beasts put together can surely wipe 9tails out?
Imagine all 8 tailed beasts ganging up against 9tails, the 1st had a major advantage and still got beaten up by madara.