Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26005711-20150724215558/@comment-26388300-20150728045255

An interesting battle, man, but in the end, let's look at what team Hokage has going for it. And, for the sake if things, let's remove Hiruzen.

Hashirama is, effectively, a war god. He is, by Madara's admittance, more powerful than the Uchiha, who was strong enough to take on five Kage level shinobi. In fact, the First not only defeated Madara, but the Kyuubi as well! When we factor that in, it shows Hashirama to be on an ENTIRELY different level from even strong shinobi.

Now include Hiruzen, who you have said to be in his prime. He, too, was powerful enough to be named the "God of Shinobi" and was personally trained by Tobirama. Even when fighting and holding his own against Orochimaru as an old man, it was stated that he was "pathetic" compared to his old self. And he was doing good! If that's pathetic compared to his prime, he must have been a juggernaut in his younger days.

Nagato, Itachi, and Kisame are possibly the three strongest members of their organization, and while I doubt it would be a total and absolute one-sided annihilation, I still think that the Hokage would be able to overcome all three of them. When the battle ended and the other three were defeated and lying down, I imagine Hiruzen and Hashirama will still be standing with energy to spare.