Hokage probably can open the first and second, like most other people, but to go beyond those first two becomes a risk because it puts the body under tons of strain if the gates are opened for long periods of time.
How do I know that, you ask? Because I know kung fu. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]
Go ask Kishimoto, I'm sure he'll tell you.
Its a heavy ninjustu battle. The gates give you taijutsu power, at least thats my impression. Even if the third was able to become the most powerful taijutsu user, there might be a few high level ninjutsus that counter all taijutsu.
Anyway, that or the old man's body can't take the damage.
That or he is more confident using the sealing technique, both opening all gates and demonic sealing are both last ditch techniques.
Why didn't he open the gates? Hokage would have died faster. And it's a great risk. By opening the gates doens't mean he would win either.
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the hokage managed to get to a 'winning' situation without the gates, his idea from the beginning of the fight was to die WITH orochimaru, and if not for the failture in removing oro's soul, then he'd be 'victorious'....
besides, the gates give you an hokage power, what does the hokage need them? he already is hokage power!
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this is like asking "why didn't the hokage to *insert random skill*"
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