Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-32617252-20180330183206/@comment-34678409-20180413161321

Yes. The Wood Dragon absorbed his Chakra which would of prevented him from using his jutsu. And again, Hashirama himself said he was completely immobilized. And War. I ignored that because it wasn't stated they were racing. Tobirama and Hiruzen only commented on Minato being the one to beat them there. Although Hiruzen was shown first, we don't necessarily know if he truly was faster than them since they didn't acknowledge him like they did Minato. It's also a big stretch to say seventy year old Hiruzen is faster than Tobirama and Hashirama. Haha.