Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-2064642-20180217165859/@comment-4624287-20180321015408

i call hiruzen for the win. here's why: 1) chuunin exams, hiruzen stated that in his prime he would be able to take on the 1st and 2nd but would lose is minato showed up as well. 2) knows all jutsu in konoha... meaning he knows FTG, all nara jutsu, all elemental, all seals, all genjutsu, and shape manipulation. 3) with his vast wartime experience, and training with the 1st and 2nd, he'd know how to stop minato's FTG. given his battle prowess, he's probably a better taijutsu fighter than minato since minato doesn't specialize in that kind of fight.

he's called the God of shinobi for a reason. i don't think the title was given to him by his peers either. i think it was handed down to him from his teacher, hashirama. and if u want to use the 4th ninja war as a totem for his abilities, he was the only one that could use support jutsu. also the story arc was rushed to meet the 700 issue ending. had there been more time to spend with each kage, we'd have seen just how much damage he could do.