Hiruzen Sarutobi

## Summary

**Hiruzen Sarutobi** was the **Third Hokage** of Konohagakure. A disciple of the village's two previous Hokage, Hiruzen was a powerful ninja, hailed as a "God of Shinobi". Though he was only ever directly the teacher of the Sannin, generations of Konoha shinobi benefited from his wisdom during his lifetime.

## Powers and Stats

**Tier:** At least **6-A**, likely **High 6-A** | At least **6-C**, likely **higher**

**Name:** Hiruzen Sarutobi

**Origin:** Naruto

**Age:** 69

**Gender:** Male

**Classification:** Human, Ninja, Hokage, God of Shinobi

#### **Abilities:**

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Chakra Manipulation, Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Master Staff Wielder and Shuriken User, Acrobatics, Stealth Mastery and Afterimage Creation (The Substitution Jutsu allows its user to instantly replace themselves with a nearby object such as a tree log, plant, person, or clone at the exact moment they are attacked), Fire Manipulation, Earth Manipulation, Water Manipulation, Air Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Duplication, Summoning, Soul Manpulation, BFR, and Sealing via Dead Demon Consuming Seal, Explosion Manipulation with explosive tags, Shapeshifting (Can transform into animate and inanimate objects), Statistics Amplification (Can enhance his physical capabilities with chakra), Extrasensory Perception (Can sense the presence of other living beings through their chakra signatures), Can replace himself with inanimate objects to avoid damage, Water Walking, Surface Scaling, Paralysis Inducement (via lightning style and likely paralysis jutsu), Barrier Creation (Can create a barrier with the other Hokage), Non-Physical Interaction (With barrier and sealing), Clairvoyance with crystal ball, Resistance to Ice Manpulation, Paralysis Inducement and Fear Manpulation

**Attack Potency:** At least **Continent level** (He was considered the strongest of the Five Kage), likely **Multi-Continent level** (He was able to push Kurama out of Konoha) | At least **Island level**, likely **higher** (Fight and overpower Orochimaru while he was holding back)

**Speed:** At least **Massively Hypersonic+** with **FTL+** Combat speed (Comparable to Edo Tobirama as an Edo), **Massively FTL** Reaction (Reacted to Ten-Tails Obito as an Edo) | At least **High Hypersonic+** with **Relativistic** Combat speed (Kept up with Orochimaru)

**Striking Strength:** At least **Continent Class**, likely **Multi-Continent Class** | At least **Island level**, likely **higher**

**Durability:** At least **Continent level**, likely **Multi-Continent level** | At least **Island level**, likely **higher**

**Stamina:** High, Hiruzen could fight Orochimaru, Edo Hashirama and Tobirama for hours

**Range:** Standard Melee Range, Hundreds of meters with his jutsu

**Standard Equipment:** Ninja Tools and the staff of the Monkey King Enma

**Intelligence:** Genius, Hiruzen have master all five nature of chakra and he was the call profesor

**Weaknesses:** None Notable

**Notable Attacks/Techniques:**

**Fire Release:** The nature transformation governing the use of fire, it is most frequently performed by molding chakra in one's stomach before releasing it in its completed form as fire from the mouth and lungs, but can also be applied in other forms such as smoke, ash, gunpowder, and in the use of explosive tags.

* **Fire Release: Flame Dragon Missile:** Hiruzen kneads his chakra into flames and releases it as a dragon-shaped missile that he can manipulate at will to home in on his opponents from multiple directions. Alternatively, he can release it as a single stream of fire that can quickly spread across a particular location.

**Earth Release:** The elemental release governing the manipulation of the earth and ground, being frequently used in the creation of sturdy physical barriers due to this release's ability to affect the density and hardness of earth and rock.

* **Earth Release: Earth Style Wall:** Hiruzen creates a wall of solid stone to act as a barrier or to confine a target within, growing as high as a small building if enough chakra is put into it. Hiruzen's use of this technique was powerful enough to completely divert an oncoming Water Release technique utilized by Tobirama Senju after the latter had been revived by Orochimaru's use of the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

**Shadow Clone Technique:** Hiruzen can create physical clones of himself that can fight independently of him and even perform their own techniques. However, the clones can be dispersed instantly if struck with a sufficiently powerful blow.

* **Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique:** Hiruzen applies the Shadow Clone Technique to shuriken that he has already thrown, quickly multiplying their numbers to turn a small handful into a veritable barrage in an instant. This can be applied to both normal shurikens as well as the much larger fuma shuriken.
* **Five Release Great Combo Technique:** After creating four shadow clones of himself, Hiruzen and his clones each perform a massive display of one of the five basic elemental natures from multiple directions to either nullify an oncoming attack or overwhelm a single target from all sides. This technique was powerful enough to completely match a similar technique used by Zetsu-controlled Yamato during the Fourth Great Shinobi War.

**Summoning Technique:** The Summoning Technique is a space-time ninjutsu that can summon weapons, familiars, tools, and other targets across vast distances by using blood as a sacrifice. Like most ninja, Hiruzen can only summon creatures with whom he has a contract with. Besides, Hiruzen has demonstrated the ability to counter the use of this technique by others, halting the summoning of the Fourth Hokage through the Impure World Reincarnation Technique while battling Orochimaru.

* **Monkey King: Enma:** Hiruzen's trusted ally and long-time contract holder, Enma is a mighty familiar who is proficient in both the use of ninjutsu and taijutsu, being able to fight independently of Hiruzen if necessary.
	+ **Transformation: Adamantine Staff:** Enma transforms into a staff of unparalleled hardness to be used as a weapon in combat, proving sufficiently strong and sturdy to shatter the wood constructs created by Hashirama Senju and the branches of the Ten-Tails with ease even while acting independently of Hiruzen. Enma can extend and expand at will in this form to catch foes off guard as well as manifest his limbs to grasp and claw at enemies. However, although Enma is incredibly durable in this form, he isn't invulnerable, as the Sword of Kusanagi used by Orochimaru proved sharp enough to cut him.
	+ **Adamantine Prison Wall:** Enma multiplies his staff form to form a protective cage around Hiruzen. Supposedly being "impossible to break," it proved sufficiently durable to protect Hiruzen from the Wood Release techniques of Hashirama Senju.
	+ **Dead Demon Consuming Seal:** Hiruzen summons a god of death that removes his opponent's soul at the cost of his own life. This seal is powerful enough to restrain one of the Tailed Beasts and can be utilized with Shadow Clones to affect multiple targets at once, sealing away both the First and Second Hokage as well as Orochimaru's arms. However, this process is lengthy and takes excessive amounts of chakra. As a result, this technique can potentially be resisted if Hiruzen is especially weakened before using it, which allowed Orochimaru to escape the brunt of the technique. Upon completion, both the user's soul and that of the target are sealed away in the belly of the god of death, unable to be summoned, accessed, or otherwise escape without the use of the Uzumaki Clan's Shinigami Mask.

**Sensing Technique:** By molding his chakra into the appropriate form, Hiruzen can locate and keep track of other living beings through their chakra signatures, working through walls and visual obstructions. As a result, he was able to battle both the First and Second Hokage with Taijutsu even after being blinded by a Genjutsu technique used on him moments prior.

**Telescope Technique:** Hiruzen can watch anyone whose chakra signature he's familiar with through a crystal ball, allowing him to continually keep watch over any person of interest no matter how far away they are. However, due to the passive nature of the ability and the need for a crystal ball, it is ill-suited for combat purposes.

**Body Replacement Technique:** When he is about to be struck by an attack, Hiruzen can quickly switch places with a log or some other object the instant before the attack reaches him, creating the optical illusion that he was struck as he escapes. Hiruzen can then use this distraction to flee and regroup or make a surprise attack.

**Key: Prime Hiruzen** | **Old Hiruzen**