Chapter 237

For Jishin,

if he used the people of Oni Country to threaten Hashirama Senju,

wouldn't that be admitting he was inferior to Hashirama Senju?

For Jishin, whose pride was unmatched,

this was something he could never accept!

After a slight sense of perception,

he felt the presence of Mōryō on Hashirama Senju's body!!

"If you want Mōryō, you only need to agree to one condition…"

"Replace him, let me study you, and I'll agree to hand him over to you…"

Looking at Jishin,

Hashirama Senju's eyes also showed deep curiosity.

He too wanted to know,

what was Jishin's bodily structure like?

Compared to the Mōryō in his hand,

Hashirama Senju was more interested in Jishin!

This mysterious monk's origins must be extraordinary!

At the very least,

the immortals of the Three Sacred Lands did not know his identity!

Possessing such immense power,

yet always hiding secretly behind the scenes,

what was his true purpose?

This was quite intriguing.

"You bastard!! You're asking for death!!"

Hearing Hashirama Senju's words,

the veins on Jishin's forehead bulged one by one!!

Especially Hashirama Senju's gaze,

was something he could not tolerate!!

Hashirama Senju's gaze treated him as if he were mere merchandise!

This left Jishin utterly bewildered!

And utterly unable to accept it!!

This planet's native!!

How dare he speak to me like this!!

Since the Sage of Six Paths appeared last time,

Hashirama Senju had already formed some suspicions about Jishin's identity!

This attitude of regarding everyone else as ants,

the deep contempt in his eyes,

as if he himself were not of this world,

combined with Jishin's absurdly overwhelming power…

Hashirama Senju suspected,

could this man be a clansman of Kaguya Otsutsuki?!

But if he were an enemy from the stars,

why, after all these years,

had he taken no action?

For some reason,

Hashirama Senju always felt

that Jishin's power was far greater than what he had shown so far!!

As if his previous battles with me were not Jishin's true strength!

"Hashirama Senju!! You will regret your choice today!!"

No sooner had Jishin spoken than

his body flashed, instantly appearing above Hashirama Senju!!

His elbow flipped,

crashing down hard onto Hashirama Senju's body!!

"I think it's you who will regret it!"

Hashirama Senju still smiled faintly.

At the same time,

shock flashed in his eyes!!

Jishin's movements and speed were stronger than last time!

Unexpectedly,

after receiving the Sage of Six Paths' gift,

Jishin's rate of power growth was even faster than mine!!

"Boom—!!"

Jigen's strike landed hard on Hashirama Senju's arm!!

Watching the speed of Hashirama Senju's reaction,

the shock in Jigen's heart was no less than his own!!

For Jigen,

the fact that his strength had risen so quickly

was not because his own power was advancing!!

He was merely recovering his former strength!!

But the Hashirama Senju before his eyes—

his strength was genuinely improving all along!!

That was what made Jigen feel shocked.

How much time had passed?

Hashirama Senju had actually grown stronger again?!

【Jiraiya: These two are too terrifying… Don't you feel it too? This mysterious monk—his movements and speed are also a whole tier stronger than before?!】

【Orochimaru: No wonder the First held him in such high regard. The mysterious monk's strength really has improved a great deal compared to before!! Reaching this level purely on physical speed alone is utterly absurd!!】

【Kakashi Hatake: I never expected someone could actually keep pace with the First Hokage's rate of improvement! The mysterious monk's progress is no smaller than the First Hokage's own!】

【Minato Namikaze: I always thought I was a genius…but compared to these two, the gap is just too vast…】

【Fourth Raikage: Fourth…compared to the First Hokage, none of us can claim to be a genius anymore…Watching these two fight, I realized the human body can actually be developed to this extent—it's truly breathtaking…】

【Shimura Danzo: Possessing talent and strength no less than the First Hokage's, yet the shinobi world has never had any record of this person…He must have been plotting something all along!】

【Ohnoki: I had been planning to peacefully retire behind the scenes in a few more years, but I never expected…so many hidden masterminds to suddenly appear…How am I supposed to peacefully hand down the position of Tsuchikage now?!】

……

Inside the cave, watching this scene, Black Zetsu—

a chill ran down his back as well!!

He never expected

that behind the shinobi world,

there were actually people and things hidden that he did not know of!!

He could swear

that he had never seen the appearance of this mysterious monk!!

From the ancient era to the present history,

there were actually still things he did not know?