Looking across Konoha's history, several Hokage had been called the "Strongest Hokage," and the Third Hokage was among them.
He also bore titles such as the "Ninjutsu Professor" and the "God of Ninjutsu."
To sum up what made the Third Hokage so incredible in one sentence: he was the personal disciple of both the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju. He had mastered every ninjutsu still existing in Konoha apart from Kekkei Genkai and special secret techniques.
Mastered...
Consider Hagoromo, a ninja with a certain halo around him. With that terrifying level of comprehension and learning ability, how many techniques had he mastered even now?
From that perspective, the Third Hokage truly deserved to be called the God of Ninjutsu.
But his title as the Strongest Hokage... that was not quite the case. Especially after the First Hokage's bug-level combat power came into view, the Third Hokage's "strongest" title became something of a joke.
Still, even if he was not the "strongest," no one could deny that he was strong—extremely strong.
Judging solely by the official statistics and settings, the Third Hokage was an astonishing ninja. At sixty-nine, he had long passed the peak of his ninja career, yet his Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu, Wisdom, and Hand Seals still held perfect scores. The remaining three stats—Strength, Speed, and Stamina—had declined greatly due to age.
That was the Third Hokage at sixty-nine. So what about the current Third Hokage, who had only just passed fifty and was still at the peak of his ninja career?
Simply put, he was a ninja who could very likely score a perfect eighty points.
That was true of his stats, and beyond that, he was a Master of All Five Elements... Cough, a ninja proficient in all five elements. In the use