Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-26379028-20150606210145/@comment-25349026-20150607052637

NejiHema wrote:

A (Third Raikage) was a very powerful shinobi who was able to defeat Eight-Tails alone, and he couldn't be killed except by the power of 10,000 experienced ninja.

I'm calling BS on this bit, but if its true then that statement alone has your answer. If the Ginkaku force were 10,000 strong there is no way Tobirama would have been a sufficient decoy to allow his group to escape, and this force is said to have killed him. So, based on simple math and logic A/Ay/Ei Sr. > Senju Tobirama based on how many people it took to supposedly kill them. As for completely outclassed, yeah, possibly. But Shikamaru beat Hiden. Both of these Raikage have shown to have rather piss poor temperments that lead to poor decision making skills. I mean A Jr. lost an arm because he really really wanted to punch Sasuke. While I may sympathize, its not a very smart decision for the leader to do that. Tobirama on the other hand is a genius. If he were outclassed, he'd just leave with FTG. Then, you know, if it were really that worth killing him would assassinate him like a ninja later.