Chapter 150

"It's truly a bit difficult for me to advance further on my own…"

"But your appearance has given me new hope."

"You yourself said that going it alone is unwise—strong ones must help the weak."

"So… shouldn't you figure out a way to boost my strength…?"

"Otherwise, how am I supposed to put your ideals into practice?!"

"This world is teeming with dangers—I still can't spread your philosophy to every corner…"

【Fourth Raikage: Hahaha! No wonder he's the First Hokage—he's already drawn the Sage of Six Paths into his rhythm with just a few words!!】

【Orochimaru: The Sage of Six Paths himself probably never imagined that someone would so brazenly ask him to help strengthen their own power!!!】

【Terumi Mei: The key is, the First Hokage isn't wrong—you want to spread this ideal, so shouldn't you lead by example and show him firsthand?】

【Orochimaru: It seems this ninja world is far deeper than we imagined—otherwise, the other First Hokage wouldn't be how he is now. The Sage of Six Paths has indeed put immense pressure on him!!】

【Jiraiya: I'm more curious whether the Sage of Six Paths will agree to the First Hokage's request. If he refuses, it means even he isn't willing to live by his own ideals—that'd be too hypocritical.】

【Minato Namikaze: It's hard to say from how things look. Since the Sage of Six Paths chose the First Hokage as his messenger, there must be something holding him back—if he refuses, there's nothing we can do!!】

【Shikamaru: I'm truly envious… The First Hokage is already at the peak of the ninja world. If he now receives the Sage of Six Paths' aid, just how far will his power reach?】

What Hashirama Senju said was indeed a fact.

His current power has essentially hit a bottleneck,

and he can no longer advance as swiftly as before.

He has nearly mastered natural energy,

and has developed the perfect Sage Mode,

but to advance further,

it's unlikely in the short term.

As for bloodline regression,

that cannot be accomplished quickly either,

though the Senju and Uchiha clans share a common origin,

merging them swiftly is no simple matter.

In this regard,

Tobirama Senju has already intensified his research,

but the progress is too slow!!

So,

in the short term,

Hashirama Senju has found no way to rapidly enhance his power.

He also couldn't find any way to boost his strength faster.

what he lacked appeared right before him.

To him, the Sage of Six Paths before him

was a living, vast treasure trove!!!

The Three Sages had admitted

that though his current power was already extremely strong,

even surpassing them,

compared to the legendary Sage of Six Paths,

he still fell far short!!!!

Staring at Hashirama Senju,

the Sage of Six Paths fell silent.

He felt something was off,

but he couldn't pinpoint what exactly.

Wasn't he here to guide him onto the right path?

How did it turn into him coming solely to boost Hashirama's power??

"Hmm… Your current strength is indeed formidable."

"But this world may still harbor ancient beings who survived from the distant past…"

"Against them, your power is truly insufficient…"

The Sage of Six Paths also gave an honest assessment.

Even in his own era,

Asura's strength, though great,

never reached the point of suppressing everything!!!

Many powerful beings

obeyed Asura's commands

only out of respect for him,

but once he departed,

Asura could no longer control them!!

The Sage of Six Paths now knew

that even he—

Even if it were himself,

I don't fully understand this world,

many things are beyond my control!!!

"I know the Senju bloodline comes from Asura…"

"And the Uchiha bloodline comes from Indra…"

"In ancient times, these two clans were far stronger than they are now."

"But due to the passage of time, their bloodlines have grown increasingly diluted."

"Besides the Senju bloodline in my body, I've also transplanted the Uchiha bloodline; the two have merged, and someday they may reverse to their ancestral form…"

the Sage of Six Paths nodded,

acknowledging Hashirama Senju's statement.

"Your hypothesis is correct—you've already fused the bloodline of Indra's descendant…"

"And there is no conflict between them."

"Someday, the two will fully merge, and then you will enter a new stage!!"

"Perhaps you will surpass Asura and Indra… and fully inherit my power!!"

the Sage of Six Paths hadn't expected,

that even his two sons could not reach this point!!

Yet the reincarnation of Asura actually achieves this!!

Hashirama Senju shook his head.

"Although I know my approach is correct."

"I am moving in the right direction…"

"With enough time and accumulation, I will surely reach that step."

"But this pace is far too slow, too slow."

"It could take decades, or as little as a few years…"

"Perhaps by the time I'm seventy or eighty, the two bloodlines will finally merge completely!!"

the Sage of Six Paths shook his head.

"But this waiting is worth it."

"Once the two bloodlines merge, you should awaken the Sage's Eye."

"Then you will possess my Rinnegan…"

Hashirama Senju did not wait for him to finish,

directly interrupted his next words.