Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25531508-20140923043228/@comment-26302001-20140923174818

Like my post said Hiruzen was said to be the strongest Hokage ever in his prime. Kishimoto would not have allowed that in his manga or databooks if it was not true. Let's use some dbz logic(sadly..).. Even if it was just a power level difference of 998 for Hashirama and 999 for Hiruzen in his prime it would still make him stronger. Kishimoto decides who is the strongest and he made that person the third God of Shinobi.. Prime Hiruzen. Our opinions don't overshadow Kishi's facts enough said. He was also trained by Hashirama and Tobirama to be as strong as possible.. they were both grooming him since he was 8yrs old to be Hokage. I severely doubt he was weaker than Hashirama, and at the very, very least he was the same strength as Hashirama.