Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-3297904-20150406210743/@comment-3297904-20150410134412

@Earth 2 Superman

Memory blurry? Bro, Naruto was regarded as being strongest and most impressive dude in Juubi revival arc when he mixed in Senjutsu with Kyuubi Chakra and fought Obito.

No one was downplayed.

We needed a gauge for strength and Hashirama and Madara were perfect examples. Naruto's goal was to surpass all the hokages remember? And what better than the Hokages to be Edo Tensei'd and them looking at Naruto's improvement and contrast with their own abilities.