Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-27202380-20151125000104/@comment-734582-20151126144111

GreatestSin wrote: i always thought that i was strange how OP hashi was on his own :I but like ultimadude said, the manga says hashi is ashura therefore he is ^_^ But remember that Hashirama took decades and decades to achieve such power. Ashura ultimately becomes more powerful than Indra. GreatestSin wrote: ^mostly agree but the reason why ashura was able to keep up with indra was because he got help from other + so6ps power The exact timeline is vague, i believe Ashura didn't get the Sage's power until he already was good on his own. Their exact strengths are also not know, though given the running theme they were probably fairly equal.

Interestingly, being a jinchuriki is pretty much the ultimate form of Ashura's "power through cooperation" theme.