Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26388300-20150718023043/@comment-26773508-20150721123559

Thekillman wrote: I would like to see an Orochimaru-Hiruzen rematch. In fact, i would like to see Hiruzen in his prime fighting a worthy opponent that doesn't involve some plot requirement for him to fail, so we can actually see the man called God of Shinobi and Strongest Hokage in action in stead of old and frail or completely ignored. That's pretty much retconned. The manga clearly indicates that Hashirama was the strongest Hokage before Naruto came up with Hagoromo asspulls. Hiruzen is at best the second-strongest after Hashirama, though personally I think Tobirama>Hiruzen by a slight margin.

Also since this thread is about unfulfilled fan desires, I would add that watching Naruto develop a wide and versatile arsenal of jutsus was one of my strongest desires during Shippuden. Some uber-powerful wind-based jutsus would have been awesome. Unfortunately he doesn't progress much beyond Kage Bunshin and Rasengan variants. Sad.