Chapter 334

His strength had also completely stepped into the Six Paths level!!!

With only his current self,

he was probably unable to deal with Hashirama Senju,

so he turned his gaze to the other most powerful ninja in the ninja world,

hoping these few ninja could help him deal with Hashirama Senju!!

Although Yuezuki and the others, compared with Hashirama Senju,

still had a considerable gap.

Yet these few people were already the most powerful ninja the Sage of Six Paths could find!!!

The Sage of Six Paths believed he could help these few people raise their strength by another small step,

although taken alone,

they were certainly no match for Hashirama Senju!!

But four people joining forces would surely improve their odds of winning!!

"Sage of Six Paths… can we really defeat that monster?"

"His strength is really too great…"

"Last time the four of us joined forces, we couldn't even block a single punch from him…"

"And I have a feeling, that still wasn't his true strength…"

Yuezuki glanced at the Sage of Six Paths with a worried face.

The other three, upon hearing Yuezuki's words,

also one after another recalled the scene of last battle!!!

If the Sage of Six Paths hadn't personally sought out the four of them,

and told them they could defeat Hashirama Senju.

The four of them would never have had the courage to face Hashirama Senju again!!!

The four people's confidence,

ever since the last battle with Hashirama Senju,

had already been completely shattered!!!

"Speaking of which… this matter is also this old man's fault…"

"If this old man hadn't trusted him too much, he wouldn't have grown to where he is today."

"His strength rising so quickly, this old man also has a share of the credit for it."

"But rest assured, since I can help him raise his strength, naturally I can also help you raise your strength…"

"You four have currently already reached the limit an ordinary ninja can reach… only the final step remains to the Six Paths level…"

"I can help you four take that final step…"

"This way, you four will at the very least stand on the same strength level as Hashirama Senju, and four people joining forces will surely be able to deal with him."

But even though the Sage of Six Paths said this,

the worry on the few people's faces,

did not lessen by much because of it!!!

Shihe asked in a deep voice.

"But didn't you also say, Sage of Six Paths…"

"You were the one who first helped Hashirama Senju awaken the Rinnegan and step into Six Paths level strength."

"Even if you help the four of us likewise step into Six Paths level."

"Hashirama Senju, however, is ahead of us by so much time—given that monster's rate of progress in strength, who knows exactly how far he has gone?"

"Even the four of us joining forces would find it hard to defeat him."

If the other ninja of the Land of Earth were to know that Shihe could actually say such a thing,

they would surely gouge their own eyeballs out!!

In the Land of Earth,

Shihe was practically an invincible existence!!

He was now already a legendary ninja in the Land of Earth!!!

All ninja of the Land of Earth universally acknowledged Shihe as the strongest ninja of the Land of Earth!!

But the strongest ninja of their country actually feared Hashirama Senju so much,

even though the Sage of Six Paths made clear he supported him,

he still had so little confidence in himself!!!

"Impossible!! Rest assured!!"

The Sage of Six Paths shook his head,

opened his mouth to speak and dispel their concerns.

"Once you step into the Six Paths level, your strength will undergo a qualitative change."

"Every stage of advancement within the Six Paths level is incomparably difficult; even though Hashirama Senju stepped into the Six Paths level before you, he can no longer possibly advance as quickly as before."

"From first entering the Six Paths level to the next stage…"

"The gap between them is even greater than the gap between an ordinary person reaching your current level of strength…"

"So rest assured, even if Hashirama Senju's strength is greater than yours, it won't exceed it by too much."

"The reason you were defeated so easily by his hand last time was precisely because there was a qualitative difference between your strength and his."

"After I help you step into the Six Paths level, you will be able to understand what I mean…"

After hearing the Sage of Six Paths say this,

the four of them finally relaxed their expressions.

【Jiraiya: Why is the Sage of Six Paths interfering in the ninja world again? Didn't he already entrust the future of the ninja world to the First Hokage?】

【Orochimaru: He didn't expect… that the First Hokage's actions followed none of his intentions…】

【Tobirama Senju: Hah! As long as things develop according to my brother's vision, there will be heavy costs in the short term, but in the long run, it will bring fundamental change… The Sage of Six Paths has too narrow a vision!!】

【Madara Uchiha: The Sage of Six Paths!! Pathetic. Sneaking around, utterly unworthy of the stage. If he truly resented Hashirama, why not confront him face to face? Does the Sage really enjoy plotting behind people's backs?】

【Hashirama Senju: …The Sage of Six Paths seems too hasty. Though I have some doubts about what the other version of myself has done, it now appears… he may have done better than I did… Let's keep watching—perhaps there will be new developments.】

【Nagato: The Sage of Six Paths… so hypocritical. So many wars have erupted in the ninja world—why has he never personally intervened? The world has clearly evolved differently now, yet he wants to stop Hashirama? I think he merely sees the ninja world as his own private possession!!】

…

Inside the Pure Land space,

the Sage of Six Paths read the comments from the livestream audience,

trembling with rage!!

You bastards!!

If not for me and Hagoromo sealing away Mother Kaguya Otsutsuki,

where would you be today?!

A group of ungrateful wretches!!

But the Sage of Six Paths also roughly understood why his counterpart in another world did this.

He had always believed that unifying the ninja world through force was not the right path.

Power is not the deciding factor,

only love within people's hearts can truly transform one another.

Yet after observing the development of this world,

the Sage of Six Paths gradually changed his mind,

realizing the world seemed trapped in a strange, endless cycle.

Throughout history, there were brief eras of peace created by systems like Hashirama Senju's ninja villages.

But the outcomes were always strikingly similar:

once that powerful figure died,

the fleeting peace he built immediately collapsed!!

The wars that followed would be even more extreme than before!!

The scope of destruction would be wider, the casualties greater.

The scope of the impact will be greater, and the number of casualties will also increase.