Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-27664103-20160220225016/@comment-3965545-20160225030147

I think it was more about him being a good match up to Hashirama because of his fighting style and the fact they were transmigrants.. transmigrants always end up being an inch within each others ability in battle as a match-up. We must also remember that Hashirama never intended to kill Madara until the final minutes in the fight at VotE.. so he was slightly holding back for most of the fight.. Madara even had Kurama at his disposal and it didn't help all that much(albeit Hashirama is the perfect foil to any tailed beast or Jinchuriki)