Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-25122992-20161209152835/@comment-25122992-20170101214328

It's not really that necessary. The Hokage were the ones who fought Obito right after he became a TTJ, so they were the first ones who discovered his abilities and passed the intel onto Naruto, Sasuke and other shinobi. Moreover, their support in cource of the battle was very valuable in some moments. Minato saved Naruto/Sasuke from the clear death, and not only them, but the whole shinobi alliance later on. Also, it was thanks to his/Yin Kurama's chakra that Naruto could continue the fight alongside Sasuke (and don't forget Jugo who provided senjutsu chakra to his Susanoo). Tobirama did some supportive moves too (like saving the company from the detonating TSB), and Hiruzen got Naruto out of God Tree's roots which would've sucked all of Naruto's chakra and killed him too. Okay, Hashirama himself was busy with Madara, but it's not like his wood clones weren't useless on the battlefield. And the tug of war with the Tailed Beasts chakra of Obito couldn't be won by Naruto/Sasuke alone, only the combined forces of Shinobi Alliance and Edo-Hokage managed to pull it out.