Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-28846843-20160625201600/@comment-7292165-20160701233235

@Dizmiz01

You must not be aware that old age really does a number to your physical abilities and for the Narutoverse, their chakra reserves. The best jutsuo that Hiruzen displayed so far was the Death Reaper Soul Technique. That technique is a powerful one and has nothing to do with being destructive. If Hiruzen could use some of his powerful destructive jutsu in his old age, it really didn't matter due to the circumstances. For instance, in his battle with Hashirama and Tobirama, he was fighting edos so he'd just be wasting his chakra. As for Jubito, he was way out of old Hiruzen's league. People tend to overlook these things. It's not our fault Kishi put Hiruzen in those circumstances, but nonetheless, even with the abilities he's shown in his old age, he deserves respect for.