Konoha's strength came from the painstaking efforts of its first two Hokage, but the Third Hokage had clearly learned nothing from them.
After all, the First Hokage had been invincible in the ninja world because of his Kekkei Genkai. That wasn't something anyone could learn.
The Nature of War
"Now that I think about it, Konoha's strength really had little to do with the Third Hokage. Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't seem to have any achievements worth mentioning." Kitahara Kaede shook his head as he spoke.
He did not think Hiruzen Sarutobi was some utterly evil man, but it was certain that the man had grand ambitions and limited ability.
The First and Second Shinobi World Wars were the accomplishments of Tobirama Senju, Mito Uzumaki, Hatake Sakumo, and those who sacrificed themselves. The Third Hokage had merely rested on their laurels.
As for the Third Shinobi World War, the Third Hokage had not even gone to the front lines...
Naturally, there were no outstanding feats to prove Hiruzen Sarutobi's strength.
Orochimaru probably understood that well, or he would not have gone to such lengths to make his teacher die in battle under the name of Hokage.
"Indeed. Hiruzen Sarutobi's methods surpassed his strength. That is an indisputable fact." Ōnoki sighed as well.
Among the Second Hokage's disciples back then, Kagami Uchiha had been the best candidate for Hokage. Unfortunately, he was an Uchiha.
Although the Second Hokage had held no objections toward his disciple, the name Uchiha alone was enough.
During the Second Hokage's tenure, the Uchiha had constantly suffered suppression. If Kagami Uchiha became Hokage, that previous suppression would inevitably rebound.
At the time, Tobirama Senju had no opportunity to deal with that matter.
"Honestly, I have always felt that Tobirama Senju chose Hiruzen Sarutobi as Hokage only because he hoped