It's sad to say that the Yondaime really didn't amount to much. Early in the series we thought the Yondaime was amazing (and he probably kinda is, I guess) for sacrificng himself for this all powerful Nine-Tails. Then we learn that the Nine-Tails is really not that special and is a chump compared to the likes of an Uchiha or the Shodaime. Thus making him, nothing really special. Sure, those two had game-breaking abilities, but it really just feels like the Fourth Hokage was never really that special at all besides aiding in the birth of Naruto.

I'm sure Madara, Tobi, Mask Man, whatever would've been capable of taking out the whole village himself without the need of the Kyuubi.