Hiruzen Sarutobi

## Summary

**Hiruzen Sarutobi** was the Third Hokage of Konohagakure and one of the most esteemed shinobi of his time. Renowned for his mastery of all five elemental releases and his prodigious chakra reserves even in his autumn years, he earned the epithet "The Professor" for his in-depth knowledge of all of the Leaf's techniques as well as the title "The God of Shinobi", for being arguably the strongest shinobi of his generation. He was also known for being the teacher of the legendary Sannin, but he remained a source of inspiration and guidance to all within Konoha's borders even after retiring from active duty on the front lines.

## Powers and Stats

Tier: At least **High 7-A**, likely **far higher**

**Name:** Hiruzen Sarutobi

**Origin:** Naruto

**Gender:** Male

**Age:** 69

**Classification:** Human, Shinobi, Hokage

**Powers and Abilities:**

* Alive
* Edo Tensei

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Chakra Manipulation, Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Master Staff Wielder and Shuriken User, Acrobatics, Statistics Amplification (Shinobi are capable of enhancing their physical capabilities with the use of chakra. The Shunshin no Jutsu allows Shinobi to greatly enhance their speed by focusing chakra in their feet), Surface Scaling and Water Walking (By focusing chakra at the soles of their feet, Shinobi can scale and cling to vertical surfaces, and even walk on water), Afterimage Creation, Stealth Mastery, and Speed Enhancement (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. The Jutsu works even if the user is physically restrained or observed by characters as observant as Sharingan or Sage Mode users. This creates the optical illusion of the user being hit, which confuses the opponent and gives them an opening to flee or counterattack), Minor Illusion Creation and Duplication (With the Clone Technique, Shinobi can create illusionary duplicates of themselves that have no physical substance), Shapeshifting (With the Transformation Technique, Shinobi can transform themselves into other people, animals, plants, and even inanimate objects, such as weapons), Paralysis Inducement (With the Temporary Paralysis Technique, Shinobi can completely paralyze their targets from close to mid range), Fire Manipulation, Earth Manipulation, Water Manipulation, Air Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Elemental Manipulation, Explosive Aura (He could cause damage the surrounding environment with his aura during his face off against Orochimaru), Summoning, Soul Manipulation, BFR, and Sealing via Dead Demon Consuming Seal, Explosion Manipulation with explosive tags, Extrasensory Perception (Can sense the presence of other living beings through their chakra signatures), Genjutsu Nullification (Shinobi can typically break free from and nullify non-ocular genjutsu by intentionally disrupting the flow of chakra within their bodies), Forcefield Creation (can create a barrier with the other Hokage), Non-Physical Interaction (with barrier and sealing), Clairvoyance with crystal ball, Resistance to Fear Manipulation (Unfazed by Orochimaru's aura)

All previous abilities when alive, Regeneration (Low-Godly), Immortality (Types 1, 2, 3 and 7), Inorganic Physiology (Type 1), Self-Sustenance (Types 1, 2 and 3), Resistance to Death Manipulation, Age Manipulation and Disease Manipulation

Attack Potency: At least **Large Mountain level**, likely **far higher** (Had a reputation of being the strongest Hokage)

Speed: At least**Massively Hypersonic**, likely **far higher** (Had a reputation of being the strongest hokage)

**Durability: Large Mountain level**

**Stamina: Very High**

**Range:** Hundreds of meters

**Intelligence: Genius**

1. ↑ Rin no Sho, Page 197
2. ↑ Naruto Chapter 24
3. ↑ Naruto Chapter 71
4. ↑ Naruto Chapter 18
5. ↑ Naruto Chapter 90
6. ↑ Naruto Chapter 6
7. ↑ Naruto Chapter 54
8. ↑ Naruto Chapter 374
9. ↑ Naruto Chapter 580
10. ↑ Naruto Chapter 674
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Rin no Sho, Page 220
12. ↑ Rin no Sho, Page 176
13. ↑ Sha no Sho, Page 301