Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-35685868-20180605140514/@comment-734582-20180605152358

KobiMomochi wrote: But yes, Hiruzen did in fact know how to use the Flying Thunder God jutsu as evidenced when he was revived along with Hashirama, Tobirama and Minato by Orochimaru and they needed to rush to the battlefield once Madara's chakra presence was felt. The group arrived by shunshin, not FTG. KobiMomochi wrote: or at least why we never saw him use it during his fight with Orochimaru as it would have been the perfect way to escape the barrier he was trapped in if you ask me. he wasn't looking to escape the barrier. He intended to fight Orochimaru. Kinglink15 wrote: maybe he just didn't bother with it as he never thought he could do it as good as Minato or Tobirama. Seems like it's this. The jutsu is not that strong on it's own, and opens up the user to counterattacks and whatnot. Tobirama and Minato developed a considerable repertoire around it. Hiruzen didn't.