Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-27418151-20160124021607/@comment-5936871-20160125042548

It was said that Hashirama died in the first war, and this could have happened a number of ways aside from a direct clash. Hashirama could have been assassinated, betrayed and killed when he least expected it due to his kindness, or maybe even in a direct clash with the other four Kage. It's all possible and easy ways to explain this unexplained event. But it's unfortunate it was never actually explained.