The War That Killed EVERY Kage?! 

If Tobirama died during the 1st war. Then his tenure as kage was surprising short. And Hiruzin would have survived the 2nd and 3rd great ninja wars. Really gives alot of credence to that adage "beware of old men in professions where people usually die young".

So you’re saying that if Madara became Hokage, he would literally be fire lord Sozin?

Hashirama wanted to give the tailed beasts away, Tobirama made him sell them.

“How many Kage do you want to die?” Kishimoto: “Yes”

I am SO glad you covered this, I always wondered how all those 1st and 2nd kages died randomly. Especially Hashirama, the man who fought 1v2 against Madara and Kurama.

Hashirama is just Professor Oak. He’s literally giving out Tailed Beast like Pokémon and he has wood release.

I always thought it'd be amazing for them to create another 250 to 400 episodes starting from the Era around the otsusukis arrival and then going through all the major events falling all the major peopeles stories like madara hashirama kakashi minato all the way up to the birth of naruto. I get that they have flashbacks but how damn awesome would it be to watch naruto previous generations and watch all the badasses grow up and fight there major famous battles and even people like minsto taking the chunin exams or seeing the legendary sanin go on missions when they were kids. Ik its a lot but God that'd be so cool

8:54 it’s unknown how Hashirama passed away. Yes he was in his elderly ages but he looked young a popular theory is all that healing he’s done in battle especially against Madara caught up to him that it sped up his biology or something leading him to age quickly and deteriorate his body

Everyone gets the story of what happened to Tobirama wrong. The Kinkaku brothers with Kyuubi amps ambushed Tobirama and the second raikage in a sneak attack and almost killed Tobirama. When we see Tobirama in the flashbacks he is retreating from the cloud mortally wounded from the sneak attack. When he fought that 20 man strong squad he was seriously weakened. The ninja following the brothers didn't know what they their leaders did until after.

This is honestly one of the most in depth history videos you've done on the verse and it was insane how many people died. Didn't know most of this so listening to it at work was a real treat!

5:20 Actually, no. Hashirama wanted to give them away for free, it was Tobirama who demanded a price. Which is also why he is the best Kage, hands down.

16:25 the reason they had a strike force from the cloud is because the second raikage most likely died during the coup, because it was stated that they nearly killed tobirama so it makes sense that the second raikage died and the third raikage who didn't want peace took over and aloud the brothers to stay in the village. He probably conspired with them

Hashirama was too strong to be a decoy he could fight all the four other nations by himself. He died bc his cells can only regenerate so much. Every time he regenerates, it speeds up the lifespan of his cells, thus his own. Thats the leading theory as to why he died. No confirmed reason tho.

You are probably the only RU-vidr that I don’t want to skip any content while watching. No bullshit random stuff just straight facts, it’s pretty dope

Man, the amount of work that goes into your content never ceases to amaze me. Hands down one of the best anime content creators on this platform.

This vid brought something to my attention that tobirama picked the 3rd hokage based on who stepped up to the task of being the decoy but I'm wondering what if Kagami did it would tobirama let him die or would he actually appointment the very first Uchiha hokage and if he did make him the 3rd how much would that have changed the story also this was a really great video I love the information you bring us

Madara tried to pull a Sozin, "we are so prosperous as a nation, and it is now my dream to share that prosperity with the world."

“A series about Minato-“ TAKE MY WALLET TAKE EVERYTHING

Madara going out there like the fire nation. “ our society is so great &mighty, so we’ll kindly going our wealth by conquering everyone else.”

The man who knows it all. I am the man who hears it all. I love your content keep it up!

DO THE SECOND WAR ASAP THIS COULD BE A GREAT MINI SERIES

Can we get a VS series where you put together matchups and you come up with reasons and a scenario in which said person would win? I think that’d be dope

I just realize that shishuis grand father could have been appointed as hokage if he had stepped up! 🤭

Could you imagine if Madara and Hashirama wanted to conquer the other villages together? The leaf would’ve dominated everyone

I gotta say one of the most annoying misconceptions in Naruto is that the Second Hokage hated the Uchiha clan, he didn’t he just hated how some of them had tendencies towards hatred and power hunger.

I think the Gold and Silver bros were acting alone. I think they laid a trap for the second hokage by making it seem like it was a strike force

Ashirama: I never thought it would come to this when I fought in the first Shinobi World War. Hiruzen: First Shinobi World War? Why do you keep calling it that Ashirama: Oh, you'll see!

Thank you so much for putting in the dedication to do these videos. You are without a doubt my favorite and the best RU-vidr that deals with Naruto based info.

YESSSS ANOTHER GREAT UPLOAD!!!! I feel like madara himself would declare you the most knowledgeable of all shinobi.

You should do a video about the many Samurai in the Naruto world! Always thought it was cool that they existed in the Naruto series just wish they got some more time to shine and develop. Would of been so cool to see a totally different fighting style/tactics, (Maybe) a unique battle and power system for the samurais that differed from or put a twist on chakra, and also would of been dope to see the samurais do more (Mifune is goated for sure tho)

For the tailed beasts it is actually unlikely that he had 7 beasts to give. Taki wasn't a major village so they wouldn't have been there to get the 7 tails. Which means they got it some other way. And the 1 and 9 tails were either not captured or already accounted for before the meeting. That means at most there were 6 beasts to hand out and each village got 2 of them.

Madara's "let me share Leaf's wealth" kinda a similar motivation to Sozin from A:TLA now that I think about it

This was one of thr best anime history lessons ever !!! It's crazy af tho that most of the 1st and 2nd kages died in the 1st war that's so wild

Kage bushin no jutsu

I can imagine the last dialogue between Kinkaku/Ginkaku and Tobirama. - You will not pass! - We don't want to - You will not harm the future of Konoha! - Mate, we literally are here to kill you - Oh... - Yeah...

hashirama didnt die on the battlefield he died cause of his healing taking away his life span so he died of natural causes

I think it was the Hidden Leaf and Mist against the other 3. Lightning and Sand were keeping Konoha in check and a force was sent by the Mizukage to keep the Stone in tied up.

To me, it makes sense that Kinkaku and Ginkaku (spelling?) would pursue Tobirama even though they were exiled. Their whole thing was that they hated the Leaf. What (alive) individual was a better representation of the idea of the Hidden Leaf Village than Tobirama Senju? After getting exiled, which they would feel is strictly due to Tobirama too, their resolve to kill him would be just as strong or even stronger even though they were exiled. That's personal resolve, man. Like Sasuke when he left the VHITL. Personal resolve is blinding, especially for shinobi.

I want an alternate history where Konoha kept their 8 beasts and just had a team like the 7 Swordsmen but it's the 8 Jinchuriki. Like any conflict happens and you just send this team of 8 walking nuclear bombs out to deal with it. Lol

I can't believe how accurate the "first Raikage who looks like Jimmy Hendrix for some reason" line is until I googled both back to back (I haven't seen Hendrix before). 🤣

When did Tobirama have time to set up the infrastructure of the Leaf he is credited with like the school and police force during the first war? OR… did he do it during the establishment of the village while under Hashirama since it seems like his Hokage-ship was very short lived?

I found it beautiful that we dont know how and what killed hashirama, the God of shinobi himself. I like it that it has many speculation about how he died. Character so hax(OP) u can just have its death a mystery 🤣

can you do a video on the mysterious sickness that Itachi, Kimimaro, Hayate, Sai's brother Shin, Ameyuri Ringo and a few others are suffering from also why is it only leaf and mist shinobi ?

I love that Naruto and all the leaf Shinobi were wearing the Uzumaki crest, and didn't even know it. Minus a few of the elders.

Madara be going around the villages yelling at niggas 🤣

It makes sense to me that Kinkaku and Ginkaku would still be trying to fight for the Cloud after their "exile" if they intended to usurp power after the war. Being war heroes who killed the Cloud's enemies instead of signing peace treaties with them could give the two brothers a lot more credibility within the village and make their power grab easier.

Cannot wait for that second and third war videos I know they are gonna be banging‼️

Thanks for covering this but there’s a bit of discrepancy in the first one, they weren’t quite that divided yet, they were still at the point where Hashirama wanted Madara to be the second hokage

Nick, the Minato anime covering the 2nd and 3rd great ninja wars is genius.

We need to share this mans channel. he does a great job, I love his videos

i would love to see a mini series of hashirama catching the tailed beasts

Here's the thing about Ginkaku and Kinkaku that make their attack make sense. They weren't fighting for the hidden cloud, they were fighting to murder Tobirama. The people following them were doing the same.

Everytime you bring up the uzumakis all I can think about is how cool it would be if their clan was still around

Not sure if you will see this or reply, but did the hidden villages actually ever use the tailed beasts or their Jinchurikis during the Great Ninja Wars? Unless it was in a novel or something, I don't recall it ever happening. Just "here, in case you need it" then a bunch of wars happened, but I never heard of the tailed beasts being used. I heard you say in this video "now they are using tailed beasts", which is obviously implied since they were given out, but was it ever confirmed they were used? Anyway, great video as always =)

Interesting theories that I'm sure are true (some are facts as you've stated). Especially with Kinkaku/Ginkaku Force. MY TAKE, is that after they eventually killed the 2nd Raikage and exiled (along with their elite squad), they were eventually brought back to Kumogakure by the 3rd Raikage. We DO KNOW they actually respected the 3rd Raikage and we know this by Darui having the 3rd's symbol on his shoulder and they started to take Darui more seriously. It would make sense that they put the 3rd in power as we do know that the 3rd Raikage is fairly militaristic. Really, all the 2nd & 3rd gen Kage's (funny enough, arguably except Tobirama although it's more so to uphold Hashirama's ideals. Also don't know much of the 2nd Raikage) were extremely militaristic. The Sand 2nd & 3rd pushed military expansion, Mu & Onoki likewise, Gengetsu and his successor and definitely the 3rd Raikage, his son and Hiruzen with Danzo in the shadows. The push for military expansion through the 5 great nations is literally why the 2nd war started and arguably the 3rd. Nagato points how the 5 great nations were building their military might, it devastated the smaller nations with really only the Hidden Rain even standing a chance due to Hanzo, who was just as militaristic as the 5 great nations. Due to the 2nd war, which never really concluded, then broke out the 3rd war less than a decade later and built off the 2nd which essentially lasted almost until Naruto's birth.

The explanation involving the Ginaku strike force, is that they had partisans who agreed with them, and were loyal to them, and were exiled too, maybe clansmen as well.

2:51 hashirama was out here collecting tailed beasts like Pokemon

Damn, I never thought about the amount of time that progressed from the creation of hidden villages to og naruto, I always thought it was around 200+ years

I am so happy you covered this!! You should cover what info we have on the 2+3. Have a good day/night♡

I'd love for you to do more history like this for the 2nd and 3rd wars

Everytime I see hashirama and the uzamaki elder... I can't help but think of Amado and how far a single uzamaki sealing genius plus ninja tech is the most scary thing undiscovered

“You get a tailed beast. You GET a tailed beast. YOU ALL GET A TAILED BEAST! Everyone in the audience is going home with their very own tailed beast!” 😅😉

Make a tv show on hiruzen and danzo that would cover every war

KEEP UP THE GREAT CONTENT NICK!!! ❤️MUCH LOVE BROTHER AND SHOUTOUT TO ALL OF US WEEBS IN THE ALLIANCE!!🤘🏾 I'm Larry!

You and Naruto explained have some of the most detailed points of the entirety of Naruto and exactly why I followed you or subscribe or whatever. I’ve been on RU-vid at least 15 years and just started subscribing last year

best naruto content creator ever. thanks for the consistent videos

You should definitely do this for every war in Naruto that we don’t see or have a lot of information about cuz these are fire like the rest of ur vids!

This has to one of the most informative anime lore channels on RU-vid

These guys are all back in my days type people

I’ve watched multiple videos from you and you make so much sense.

Hey Nick! Larry Street here! Proud member of the greatest WEEB ALLIANCE!🤘🏾I have a video idea for you . Talk about the most underrated ninja or kunoichis in the NarutoVerse. Talk about the people who are underestimated, the underdogs if you will. Make a video about people like TENTEN! yes you read right, TENTEN. Love you bro! KEEP UP THE GREAT CONTENT ❤️

5:32 thats some Fire Nation Shit

only few youtubers were I look foward to their videos! Videos help me get through work, keep up the good work!

Me watching Nick watching nick through his glasses

I always thought that the First Shinobi War started after Hashirama died, possibly because Konoha needed to flex against nations that were tempted to challenge Konoha's dominance under Tobirama who wasn't fully on board with the summit outcome and his views were somewhere between Hashirama and Madara. Tobirama wanted Konoha to exert soft power rather than total domination (Kinda like China's model of imperialism as opposed to the US). Tbirama is the one who died in the First War fighting with his forces.

your dog is the best part of the video

The comparison of nukes to the tailed beast is dope .

Nick. Ive been watching you since you had near 10k subs. I showed my wife your vids. I told her " watch. This dude is gonna blow up on youtube". Near 150k subs. Dude you've made it.

Dang, glad you covered this

I will join your ranks this day, you were the 1st to cover the 1st shinobi war.

"Didn't know there would be a first one. Or second one or even a third one..." sounds like our days 😂😂

Technically Tobirama sold the other villages tailed beasts for money, Hashirama said and I quote “Wait they aren’t free?”

Can you do a video on Kakashi father

Hashirama and Madara actually fighting alongside eachother would’ve been crazy. if they had the same mindset they would’ve been the Palpatine and Vader of Naruto lmao

Can’t wait to see 2

2:49 op Hashirama 😂😂 my favourite character

Thank you man for the quick recovery message one TikTok I like creators who care about little guys like me

Awesome video!! Please make a video on 2nd and 3rd war too

Wait i just realized that when Madara was killed by Hashirama he used Izanagi and lost one of his eyes to keep living but when Kabuto brings him back he has both his eyes so did Kabuto fix his eye when he fixed his body to be brought back in Edo Tensei as OG Madara?? Even tho it was supposed to be through Rinnebirth but whatever

Needed this today man 💪🏾 appreciated the consistency

The one you said is proof enough to show how strong Hashirama was.😧..he captured all the tailed beast..😱

Wait wait wait, I like what u sayin, but it’s clearly stated that Tobirama died in the (SECOND) 2nd shinobi world war. So how would he have died in the 1st? Plus that would mean hiruzen fought in 3 world wars straight before tsunade became Hokage. But hiruzen was said to end the second and fight the entire 3rd.

I need this for every war bro this was cool

I’m actually not surprised that this takes place over 50-70 years. The warring states period where the average lifespan was 30 and the four other shinobi wars can do a lot to entire villages.

damn so Madara was about that globalization 😮‍💨

One of your best videos yet!

Quick Naruto question. How long in the past can izanagi rewrite history? Could Sasuke use izanami, make several sharigan eyes, replace missing eye and blind eye, use izanagi, change reality to where he still has his rinnegan, replace eye with another sharigan, change reality to bring back Kurama, replace eye with rinnegan and now they're both back to normal?

“ Minato : Naruto’s Past Generations ” would be gold

I'm gonna need a new vid everyday lmao love this stuff dude

I'm pretty sure Hashirama's death was never explained unlike Tobirama's