Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26958911-20151011204829/@comment-734582-20151015084943

His Power Level is Over 9000!!! wrote: Minato is VERY intelligent and could beat an old man's butt Since "prime" for most characters seems to be in their 30's-40's, Prime hiruzen wouldn't be "an old man". By his 40's Hiruzen would already have been through two Ninja wars (the third was about 20 years ago and Hiruzen was almost 70 in part I).

Hiruzen knowing all jutsu isn't that weird if you consider that he had nearly 65 years to practice all of them. Kakashi graduated by 5. Hiruzen was taught by the First and Second Hokage, lived to see three world wars and only stepped down as a political measure.

Lastly, being able to perform jutsu isnt the same as mastering it. Minato mastered only a handful of jutsu (Hiraishin mostly). He could do Sage Jutsu but had only begun to train it. (Naruto couldnt hold sage mode for long either when he started, remember?). Hiruzen's specialty seems to be that he has none, AKA he's a great all-round fighter. he seems to have no trouble whatsoever with conjuring any element. Hashirama was a master of one element, Wood. Minato was a master of speed. Hiruzen was a master of Ninjutsu.

EDIT: it's still not clear to me whether "prime" minato is supposed to be Edo Minato or not. Because Edo Tensei is an extremely powerful form to have.