@AsianReaper
Hashi ain't dumb, he know's how to use clones effectively too.
If T&M run away its a stalemate so stop mentioning that they could wait out attacks. It's only relevant if they do it to escape an attack.
How would Madara know the seals to undoing the reanimation jutsu? He knew without Kabuto getting the chance to tell him if Kabuto knew how to rescind the contract himself and its not like when he was alive he was BFFs with Tobirama. I would expect Hashirama to know his own brother jutsus and vica-versa. However even though Tobirama might know all about Hashirama jutsus, HE STILL wouldn't mess with him.
As for the "throwing all the kunai at the target" blitz jutsu, Hashi could stop him from doing that with DFE or some wood jutsu to deflect them. There's also Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands to level the entire battlefield.
I don't think Hashi will get marked. His reflexes with Sage mode can keep up with Minato speed(Like how SM Naruto beat Third Raikage) and he wasn't fighting Madara his whole life(moot point). Also with Hashi knowing he's gonna get marked he can do what I said before and sprout wood from his body. In Sage mode you have a better sense of your surroundings and heightened reflexes like I mentioned before so there are many ways Hashi can avoid getting marked. Obito didn't expect to get marked. Hashi knows
When was it made clear that Madara, Hashirama, Izuna, and Tobirama were all about equal??? Its never said that Izuna was even equal to Madara, it was only said he was one of the strongest of the clan and inferred that they were near equals. Tobirama bested MS Izuna and Hashi was stronger than all. He held back when Madara had MS because he didn't want to fight anyway and when Madara did get EMS he still beat him in their day long battle. The order is more like: 1.Hashirama 2.Hashirama 3.Hashirama 4.Madara 5.Madara 6.Tobirama 7.Izuna
Just look at when Hashi and Tobirama were reanimated and Tobirama got angry at Sasuke. Nuff said...
DB4 makes it clear that MS Izuna = MS Madara. DB4 and manga also makes it clear that Tobirama = EMS Madara. So Hashirama > EMS Madara = Tobirama > Izuna. Go find OrganicDinosaurs translations and see for yourself.
QuakingStar wrote: DB4 makes it clear that MS Izuna = MS Madara. DB4 and manga also makes it clear that Tobirama = EMS Madara. So Hashirama > EMS Madara = Tobirama > Izuna. Go find OrganicDinosaurs translations and see for yourself.
Sorry Its not that I don't believe you but I can't find any translations on Izuna.
@Ishi
I don't mean to say Hashi is dumb. I'm just saying his brother and Minato are smarter and faster.
Also, you're right, it'd be a stalemate. So the pollen is pretty much useless to Hashi. Minato and Tobirama are both too smart to remain in the pollen. They might try techniques to get rid of it, but if it failed then they just wouldn't go in it.
Think of it this way: Both parties are trying to win, not lose.
If Tobirama and Minato go in the pollen, they lose. So that option's no good. If they stay out, they don't lose. So the fight goes on.
If Hashi stays in his pollen, then he doesn't win. He wants to win. So he has to leave. The other two literally have no reason to try to go through the pollen if they know they can't, but Hashi has a reason to leave.
Regarding sage mode, Juubito had basically the ultimate harmony with nature chakra (due to conquering the Ten-Tails) and still got marked. So marking Hashi isn't out of the question, especially since both Minato and Tobirama are faster than him. Also Ten Tails Jinjuuriki probably tunes you to nature way more than a regular sage mode.
I don't think sprouting Wood Release with the mark and lopping it off would work. Otherwise, Juubito would have done something similar when he kept getting attacked from behind. He didn't take the marking off, he guarded his back. Why? Because removing the mark isn't as simple as overgrowing that piece of flesh then cutting it off. That's my theory anyways.
In life, the four were all about equal. Hashi beat Madara in the end and Tobirama beat Izuna, but they were all stated to be on each other's level (specifically, Hashi and Madara were said to be equals, Madara and Izuna were said to be equals, and Tobirama killed Izuna). From the manga sites I've read anyways.
You are right AsianReaper, Madara, Tobirama and Izuna were equals.. but Hashirama was above them. He was called God of Shinobi, they were not. He killed Madara which equates to killing Tobirama or Izuna. So Tobirama and Minato together? I believe in the end they might be on the brink of death but still win. Hashi did die 50 years prior to the Kakuzu battle against Naruto in a war, so some group of powerful Shinobi DID cause his death. Think about it.
minato and tobirama. btw opinions on sarada vs boruto http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:189978#2
if minato works with tobirama i think they can win, exspecially since even with healing powers hashi dies if someone severs his head, if they come close enough (which i think they can since hashi needs to constantly fight both of them (who can teleport each other to a lot of locations in a moment)) ^they should be able to win ^_^
well tobirama was said to equal madara in life, so mix that with one of other strongest ninjas who ever lived. Chances are hashirama would have a big problem, itd be great but hashirama might honestly lose
If they are going for the kill i don't see why Two extremely fast FTG users can't get their seal close enough to cut his throat. If Hashi is dead he can't heal. However i do like Hashi and believe he could kick some butt and would probably be the best to go against Naruto out of the rest of the Hokage, i don't see how he could avoid them both cause FTG is op.