Chapter 149

The self from another world would actually take the initiative to appear and seek out Hashirama Senju.

In the endless cycle of reincarnation battles between Asura and Indra,

the number of times he actively appeared could be counted on one hand!!

Although he didn't much like his eldest son Indra,

after all, this was still his own son,

and regarding the struggle between his two sons, he had no idea what to do.

So throughout these several thousand years of conflict,

only when the situation became extremely dire

would he take the initiative to appear and alter the course of events!!!

And the reason the self from another world took the initiative to appear

should also be because of Hashirama Senju!!!

Another Hashirama Senju, as Asura's reincarnation,

his personality was truly somewhat abnormal,

completely different from the previous Asura reincarnations.

Even his strength was utterly astonishing,

just a hair's breadth away,

and he could have fully reached Asura's peak strength!!!

And when Asura was at Hashirama Senju's current age,

he couldn't even reach a tenth of Hashirama Senju's strength!!!

Even Indra at that age didn't possess such power,

if Asura back then had possessed Hashirama Senju's level of strength at that age,

the dispute over the Ninjutsu Sect's succession would have been beyond question,

he could have resolved Indra in an instant,

and seized the identity of the Ninjutsu Sect's heir!!!

Looking at the content on the screen,

the Sage of Six Paths' heart was also filled with great turmoil!!

On one hand,

he believed that what he had done before was not wrong.

And on the other hand,

seeing this world seemingly trapped in some bizarre cycle of reincarnation,

even though people's strength kept growing,

and the power of ninjutsu grew ever greater,

the world he envisioned — one where people respected and understood one another — had not appeared.

Instead, it was drifting further and further from the world he had dreamed of!!!

He couldn't help but harbor a trace of doubt even toward himself,

could it be that his choice back then was a mistake?!?

Looking at this Asura reincarnation unlike any before,

a sliver of hope also arose in his heart.

Perhaps this Hashirama Senju could bring new changes to this world,

and bring forth a glimmer of new hope.

……

"So… Hashirama Senju, as Asura's reincarnation."

"I hope you can spread the ideals in his heart."

"I can see it clearly — your heart is full of love, full of light; you are willing to build a peaceful world where people understand one another…"

"But many of your current methods, I believe, are far too extreme!!!"

"If you continue down this path, I fear that one day you will be like Indra, pursuing only power and falling into deep darkness, never to return…"

"The reason I have appeared here is that I am unwilling to watch you err again and again; I hope to guide you back onto the right path, to make you like the Asura of before…"

When the Sage of Six Paths spoke to this point, his emotions grew increasingly agitated,

and he completely failed to notice the strange expression on Hashirama Senju's face.

In his heart, he believed

that although this Asura reincarnation was somewhat different from the previous ones,

after his personal persuasion,

he would still return to the original path!!!

This was the Sage of Six Paths' confidence in himself!!

And Hashirama Senju's gaze toward the Sage of Six Paths grew ever more peculiar.

This old man… is he out of his mind?!?

Your own ideals, practiced for so many years,

have failed again and again.

Your son's ideals, put into practice, also failed repeatedly.

And yet, like this,

You want me to walk this path again??

He felt he couldn't figure out the Sage of Six Paths' way of thinking.

But since the Sage of Six Paths before him was stronger than him,

he couldn't just come out and say it directly.

Hashirama Senju covered his mouth and coughed once.

"Ahem… Sage of Six Paths, shouldn't we try a different approach…"

"The ideas you implemented before have all failed — do we still need to keep carrying them out?"

"I think that might be a bit redundant."

"If one path doesn't work, can we try another one??"

Hearing this, the Sage of Six Paths lightly furrowed his brow.

He hadn't expected that, even after he'd made himself so clear,

spoken so earnestly,

this Asura reincarnation before him

still didn't accept his philosophy?

This left the Sage of Six Paths feeling a bit displeased!!

Seeing the expression on the Sage of Six Paths' face,

Hashirama Senju immediately switched to a different way of speaking.

"However… although what you're saying differs somewhat from what I think."

"But I believe there's still a great deal worth taking from it…"

"For instance, that a person can't fight alone — a person needs others' help to achieve their goals."

"Regarding these ideas of yours, I fully agree…"

Hearing Hashirama Senju say this,

the look on the Sage of Six Paths' face eased somewhat.

He nodded in satisfaction,

"This child can be taught!" (cidh)!

Although Hashirama Senju's thinking differed somewhat from his own,

when all was said and done,

he was still that Asura who listened to him!!

"So… Sage of Six Paths…"

"Look at how weak I am — shouldn't you think of a way to help me raise my strength?"