Chapter 171

【Chōmei Mei: With such a hesitant personality, she doesn't seem like someone who could muster the resolve to seal her own mother…】

【Orochimaru: Hehe, what comes next will be fascinating. I wonder how much power this brother of the Sage of Six Paths still has left—can he stand as a worthy opponent to our First Lord?】

【Tsunade: It's probably gone already… judging by his current weakened state, his strength must have long since dwindled to almost nothing.】

the Akatsuki,

all of its members,

their gazes kept shifting constantly over Pain's body.

Especially after Hashirama Senju awakened the Rinnegan,

they grew intensely curious,

wondering whether their leader or Hashirama Senju was stronger!

Although Tendo Pain possessed the Rinnegan,

no one had ever seen him unleash his full power!!

No one could directly gauge

just how far his strength had progressed!?

If before this,

they still held a sliver of faith in their leader,

even though Hashirama Senju was the one who ended the Warring States Era,

hailed as the God of Shinobi!!

their leader possessed the legendary Rinnegan,

but now,

the First Hokage had also awakened the Rinnegan,

his strength must have long surpassed Tendo Pain!!

Those who became members of the Akatsuki

were all proud, arrogant individuals,

none of whom liked being dominated by someone above them!!

Previously, they obeyed Tendo Pain's orders

partly because they had found a strange sense of belonging within this organization,

and partly because Tendo Pain's power far exceeded theirs,

so they had no choice but to obey him!!

If they refused to follow his commands,

their fate would likely be death!!

Though none of them feared death,

no one wished to die so pointlessly!!

Now that Hashirama Senju had awakened the Rinnegan,

could they, by observing how Hashirama Senju used the Rinnegan,

attempt to decipher its abilities!?

Even though Tendo Pain's power still far surpassed theirs,

they could only suppress this thought deep within their hearts!!

Since the live broadcast began,

Itachi Uchiha's mind had never settled!!

Especially after Hashirama Senju displayed a personality utterly unlike this world's,

Itachi Uchiha grew even more curious,

whether this other First Hokage could create a completely different shinobi world?!

Could he find his own answer along the path of the First Hokage?!

Itachi Uchiha's heart had always been filled with pain,

he despised this world of endless war!!

He had always hoped for true peace in this world,

but he knew

as long as shinobi villages existed in this world,

peace would remain impossible!!

The image of people truly understanding one another was too hard to realize!!

This left Itachi Uchiha utterly lost, unsure what to do,

and now, Hashirama Senju,

this other First Hokage, revealed a completely different side,

leaving Itachi Uchiha deeply curious,

whether he could forge a world entirely unlike this one!!?

……

"You!! You actually dared to kill him outright?!"

"Do you even know what you're doing?!"

"Asura, you've sunk completely into darkness and evil!!"

"It seems you've utterly forgotten your own original intent from 480 years ago. Let me teach you how to be human!!"

"Hagoromo misjudged the person and passed the Rinnegan to you; I will help him erase this mistake!!"

At this moment, Ōtsutsuki Hamura also fully understood.

To make the current reincarnation of Asura listen to him,

it was impossible merely by saying so!!

Therefore,

he prepared to use force directly!!

The reincarnation of this Asura had such a heavy killing nature!!

And his current strength had not yet reached its peak,

once his strength continued to rise further!!

Who on the entire moon could stop him?!

At that time, rivers would run red with blood, and all living beings would be ravaged!!

Therefore,

Ōtsutsuki Hamura prepared to destroy Hashirama Senju's Rinnegan here!!

Hearing Ōtsutsuki Hamura say this,

Hashirama Senju flew into a rage and laughed bitterly!!

"You? Ōtsutsuki Hamura?!"

"A worthless fool who only relies on his brother!!"

"If not for your birthright, could you ever have reached the Six Paths level??"

"The world knows only the Sage of Six Paths—who knows you, Ōtsutsuki Hamura?"

"You are nothing but a pitiful leech living off your brother's glory!!"

At this moment, Hashirama Senju also unleashed true fury!!

He sharply glared with both eyes!!

A peerless repulsive force surged toward Ōtsutsuki Hamura!!

Sand and stones along the way shattered,

the soil on the ground was ripped as if slashed by a giant scythe!!

Even Ōtsutsuki Hamura could feel the power of this force!!

At the same time,

he felt a flicker of disbelief within him!!

At this moment,

facing Hashirama Senju,