Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-38812954-20191223174558/@comment-33286580-20191225185825

@Senjutsu sage

Yeah. the anime really shifted some stuff in that. Still either Hashirama or Tobirama used the jutsu, it was clear that Hiruzen had no counter to it.

Yes. Hiruzen said he had to stop the coffin, but he certainly did not stop it. he used the seals to perform Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu. his idea was probably to block the door of the coffin from opening. the Edo Tensei is supposed to raise the dead, so when Minato didnt rise Hiruzen and Orochimaru thought that Hiruzen successfully blocked it. but the truth was spoken later by Kabuto in chapter 520.

That is the thing. Unlike other Kage, Hiruzen has no real feats. he is weak by manga standards compared to the other Kage. it is just a supposed alias of his that makes everyone believe that he is supposedly the ultra strong dude, which he is not. Like i said, the early manga had him as the old wise guy shonen trope, who are always said to be strong, but when it really comes to it they are reaally not that strong.

what i think made him the most fearesome was not his power, but his analysis of jutsu. he could breakdown an enemy's abilities to the t and form a counter to them within minutes. since he mastered all elemental jutsu he was able to counter all types of shinobi. he is mostly like Kakashi on a higher scale, who had skills, but lacked power. it was evident when he was the first to somewhat understand Juubito's TSBs and used same elemental jutsu against Spiral Zetsu.