Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26704954-20160301064038/@comment-734582-20160301171746

GreatestSin wrote: i will start the flame war of hiruzen XD: 1. prime hiruzen (god of shinobi by statements), 2. hashi Wouldn't it technically be a tie between Hashirama and Hiruzen then, since they both got called that?

Minato's combination of being a jinchuriki plus his above-tobirama speed would make him prime candidate for winning here. it would be very hard for all others to catch and deal damage on him, his Sage Mode would be excellent for scouting purposes, and his FTG-Rasengan combo would be extremely hard to counter for all others involved. Hashirama's large AOE jutsu would be fairly ineffective, Tobirama's skills are basically outdone by Minato, Tsunade's extreme resilience would definitely buy her time, though she probably wont be able to land a hit on Minato.

Because of Kurama, his own resilience, healing and reserves will be significant enough to keep on fighting.

People like to name Hashirama because he's strong, but he has a very one-directional skillset. With the right combination of jutsu he would not be that hard to defeat.