Chapter 109

Madara Uchiha looked across at Hashirama Senju,

and a sneer curled on his lips.

He knew his companion harbored an absurdly naive belief,

but after seeing the system's footage,

he realized Hashirama Senju was even more ridiculous than he'd imagined.

He had always believed,

that as long as one held the idea that people could understand each other,

he would one day stand beside him!!!

Thinking back, he was stunned that he'd ever been moved by such a philosophy,

and Madara Uchiha even found himself laughably foolish!!

Now,

the discussions in the livestream and the events of the future,

had plunged Hashirama Senju into deep doubt!!

He was violently shaken in his own actions!!

Madara Uchiha was intensely curious about where his future self had gone,

since he already knew the content of the stone tablet,

it was impossible he wouldn't carry out the plan written upon it.

Had he failed??

Or had some unforeseen change occurred?

Madara Uchiha desperately wanted to know whether his future self had succeeded.

……

"I appreciate the goodwill of Myōboku Mountain."

"I have no intention of further studying senjutsu."

"With my current strength, I am sufficient to handle most situations."

"Strength… is not the factor that determines everything…"

"Chasing power too fiercely only leads to hatred and chaos."

Shaking his head,

Hashirama Senju declined the offer of the deep-seated senjutsu master.

"Very well… since you say so, I won't press you further."

"I will convey your words to the Great Toad Sage."

"But no matter what, Myōboku Mountain will always be your most loyal friend—you can believe that."

The deep-seated senjutsu master gazed deeply at Hashirama Senju.

This was the first time he had encountered such a strange human,

one who could refuse the temptation of Myōboku Mountain's cultivation.

To cultivate Myōboku Mountain's senjutsu,

countless humans had

willingly sacrificed their lives to reach Myōboku Mountain!!

Yet he still felt profound regret,

the deep-seated senjutsu master could clearly sense

the immense vitality contained within Hashirama Senju's body.

Most astonishing of all, although Hashirama Senju had not trained in senjutsu,

he seemed already able to preliminarily grasp some natural energy.

Such a promising disciple,

if willing to come to Myōboku Mountain to study senjutsu,

would surely surpass him and Shima soon,

becoming Myōboku Mountain's second greatest senjutsu cultivator after the Great Toad Sage!!!

But since Hashirama Senju had said this,

he could not possibly force him to go to Myōboku Mountain to train!!

Watching the deep-seated senjutsu master dissolve into white smoke,

vanish before his eyes,

Hashirama Senju couldn't help but sigh,

the ninja world contained so many wondrous places!!!

A group of toads who mastered natural energy and could cultivate senjutsu,

and there were two other such places like this.

But none of this concerned him.

He was still deeply troubled by the relationship between the Senju and Uchiha clans,

and what troubled him most was the Land of Fire's daimyō's attitude toward the Senju clan!!

The Land of Fire's daimyō seemed deeply fearful of the Senju clan,

targeting them at every turn and in every aspect,

leaving Hashirama Senju unsure what to do.

Although the daimyo of the Land of Fire's attitude toward the Senju clan was less than ideal,

Hashirama Senju still deeply respected the daimyo of the Land of Fire.

He believed that the Land of Fire's present prosperity

was inseparable from the daimyo of the Land of Fire.

The Land of Fire could do without anyone,

but it could not lack the daimyo of the Land of Fire.

Otherwise, all propriety and order would collapse because of it.

Time passed, day after day,

Hashirama Senju's strength grew ever greater,

and the Senju clan's fame grew ever larger!!!

Senju Butsuma even intended to pass the position of Senju clan head to Hashirama Senju,

and everyone in the Senju clan knew

that Hashirama Senju was currently the strongest in the family,

and that it was precisely because of his existence

that the Senju clan had been able to reach where it stood today,

far surpassing the past!!!

If Hashirama Senju did not exist,

they might by now have been completely wiped out by the Uchiha clan!!

Because the Uchiha clan's Madara Uchiha was in no way inferior to their young clan head, Hashirama Senju!!

In the entire Senju clan,

apart from Hashirama Senju,

no one was a match for Madara Uchiha!!!

"Hashirama… from this day forth, you are the head of the Senju clan!!"

"I hope you can lead the Senju clan to create a new future!!!"

"I have this premonition — under your leadership, the Senju clan will surely become stronger than in any era before."

Senju Butsuma looked proudly at Hashirama Senju, whose height had already surpassed his own.

"Yes… Father…"