Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26822192-20200512085001/@comment-32685487-20200514154417

Madara didn't prove he was the second strongest at all. Tobirama killed Izuna, but wasn't allowed to touch Madara by Hashirama. Hashirama also held back as to not kill Madara every time they fought until the last battle they had, and even with Kurama at his side he couldn't beat Hashirama. Izuna was officially stated multiple times to be Madara's equal in every way and Tobirama took him down with one FTG Slash. People are overestimating Madara's abilities and forgeting Hashirama's soft spot for him.