Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26388300-20150511003900/@comment-26388300-20150513075018

As far as I can tell, it has never been in question whether or not Hashirama possessed as much raw power as Toneri once he was fully utlizing his Tenseigan... Toneri easily bests him there. But it's been shown on numerous occasions that the shinobi with the most raw power doesn't always win.

Consider when Naruto bested Zabuza. Or when Shikamaru, on wits alone, overcame Hidan. Or when Naruto in Sage Mode -- easily the inferior to the legendary Kyuubi -- defeats the Nine-Tails. Or when Itachi -- noted for having below average chakra reserves and no senjutsu -- triumphed over basically everyone he ever fought.

I think that the First Hokage in Sage Mode is enormously powerful, powerful enough to defeat Toneri despite his chakra superiority. Toneri isn't a moron, by any account, and has some pretty spectacular jutsu, but Hashirama is a battle-hardened, years-of-experience, masterclass ninjutsu-using Sage.

I see the battle almost like this: Hashirama possesses healing powers, and using Sage Mode has enhanced durability, jutsu, speed, and strength. His Gate of the Heavenly God held down the Ten-Tails, for goodness sake... it could hold Toneri. His Wood Dragon absorbs jutsu... a strategy for removing Toneri's chakra mode away. His Wood God has the power to actually catch a Tailed Beast Ball and grapple with the Nine-Tails. And his Top Transformed Buddha went head to head with a Perfect Susanoo-covered Kyuubi and WON. He possess a Wood Jutsu to cover the area in sleep powder and knock out an opponent and a genjutsu that covers the land in darkness. And his Senju DNA enabled him to fight wide-open with Madara Uchiha for an extended period of time and remain standing.

I just don't see Toneri being resourceful enough to tackle this.