Do we know how Senju Hashirama died?


The wiki says that Hashirama died shortly after the creation of Konohagakure.
Do we know how he died? I mean, he was powerful enough to stand up to Madara,
so I feels like it would be no small thing that could kill him.




It's unknown exactly how did he die, but here's what we can find. His wiki
page says:

> Hashirama died shortly after the founding of Konoha in one of the many wars
> that were raging during this revolutionary era, but not before passing on
> the title of Hokage to Tobirama. **1**

However, if we head to the
[Konohagakure](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Konohagakure) wiki page, we will
find a more specific note:

> Hashirama died during the First Shinobi World War, necessitating his brother
> Tobirama Senju replace him as Second Hokage.1 Tobirama would also die during
> the war, appointing his pupil Hiruzen Sarutobi as his successor before
> sacrificing himself to ensure his pupils' escape from Kumogakure's ninja.
> **2**

Now, here's what we know about the First Shinobi War (emphasis mine):

> The First Shinobi War was the first of the great wars that involved the
> majority of shinobi villages and countries. The war started not long after
> the system of one shinobi village per country was established by the
> founding of Konohagakure. To try and maintain a balance of power, **the
> First Hokage divided the tailed beasts among the other five villages** **3**
> when he began his peace talks with them.

So it indeed looks like he died in the First Shinobi War, which is not too
surprising, considering that

> his brother - the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju - died in the same war **2**
> , in which other Kages and Tailed Beasts were involved.

* * *

  * 1 Character Databook 1, page 116 
  * 2 chapter 481 pages 4-10
  * 3 chapter 404 page 14




It's unknown exactly how did he die, but here's what we can find. His wiki
page says:

> Hashirama died shortly after the founding of Konoha in one of the many wars
> that were raging during this revolutionary era, but not before passing on
> the title of Hokage to Tobirama. **1**

However, if we head to the
[Konohagakure](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Konohagakure) wiki page, we will
find a more specific note:

> Hashirama died during the First Shinobi World War, necessitating his brother
> Tobirama Senju replace him as Second Hokage.1 Tobirama would also die during
> the war, appointing his pupil Hiruzen Sarutobi as his successor before
> sacrificing himself to ensure his pupils' escape from Kumogakure's ninja.
> **2**

Now, here's what we know about the First Shinobi War (emphasis mine):

> The First Shinobi War was the first of the great wars that involved the
> majority of shinobi villages and countries. The war started not long after
> the system of one shinobi village per country was established by the
> founding of Konohagakure. To try and maintain a balance of power, **the
> First Hokage divided the tailed beasts among the other five villages** **3**
> when he began his peace talks with them.

So it indeed looks like he died in the First Shinobi War, which is not too
surprising, considering that

> his brother - the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju - died in the same war **2**
> , in which other Kages and Tailed Beasts were involved.

* * *

  * 1 Character Databook 1, page 116 
  * 2 chapter 481 pages 4-10
  * 3 chapter 404 page 14

