Chapter 336

Even compared to his own strength, the gap was enormous!!

How long had it been,

And yet all four of them had surpassed him in strength.

Although none of them individually could match Hashirama Senju,

Madara Uchiha knew,

All four of them had crossed that threshold.

Hashirama Senju had once said,

This threshold was truly the most important boundary separating ordinary ninja from the Six Paths level.

Madara Uchiha had spent so long without even sorting out his thoughts,

On how he himself should quickly cross this threshold.

Yet in such a short span of time,

Four people he had once looked down on had all crossed this threshold and surpassed him.

How could this not shock Madara Uchiha?

And future Sasuke, standing to the side, watched the four with a solemn expression,

Although the four had not condensed Truth-Seeking Balls,

Future Sasuke knew,

These four had already crossed this stage and reached the Six Paths level,

Even if they had only just entered the Six Paths level.

But they were absolutely not something Kage-level ninja could compare to.

Earlier he had been puzzled,

Why these four actually dared to come deal with Hashirama,

Now that he saw the state of these four,

He knew why these four dared to challenge Hashirama Senju again!!

It turned out all four of them had reached Six Paths-level combat power!!

Future Sasuke knew,

Six Paths-level combat power compared to ordinary people,

Absolutely represented a qualitative leap!!

During the Fourth Great Ninja War,

The Five Kage joining forces had been toyed with by Madara Uchiha of that time!!

And now on the opposite side were five Six Paths-level combatants!!

Just thinking about it,

Future Sasuke felt his scalp go numb!!

【Jiraiya: Looks like things might not be so good... The expressions on Madara Uchiha and future Sasuke's faces have both changed...】

【Orochimaru: After these four received the Sage of Six Paths' help, they seem to have undergone a qualitative change... This is somewhat different from what we know!!】

【Fourth Raikage: The First Kage must have broken through the 'Kage' stage and reached a new height... otherwise they couldn't possibly have such confidence.】

【Terumi Mei: The Sage of Six Paths can actually do this? Help five powerful ninja achieve a qualitative breakthrough in such a short time?】

【Ohnoki: It should only be temporary; they've briefly received a boost in strength, whether they can actually defeat the First Hokage is still hard to say...】

【Uzumaki Nagato: I still hope the First Hokage wins. After all, in his hands a completely different path has already been walked out. If the four First Kage win, the ninja world would just return to our historical trajectory — what's the point of that?】

"So... this is the confidence and boldness you four have..."

"Now I understand why you suddenly have the courage to challenge me again."

Hashirama Senju gazed at the confidence and fighting intent in the four's eyes and smiled faintly.

Even if these four's strength had advanced further,

It did not put much pressure on him!!

And the four stared fixedly at his face,

Wanting to find a panicked expression on it.

But no matter how hard they tried,

They found not a trace of panic on Hashirama Senju's face!!

As if their boost in strength had caused him no trouble at all!!

Even though the four had undergone a qualitative breakthrough compared to before,

When these four stood before Hashirama Senju,

They found they still had no courage whatsoever to face Hashirama Senju!!

The man before them pressed down on their hearts like a great mountain!!

"Hmph!! Hashirama Senju!"

"You let us off once last time, so this time we'll give you a chance too!!"

"As long as you're willing to disband the Land of Fire... we can pretend nothing ever happened!"

"Otherwise... we'll make you pay a real price..."

Yotsuki's face went cold.

In the last battle,

He had been beaten the worst by Hashirama Senju,

So he was also the one who most wanted to regain his face!!

This time, his strength had finally taken a further step forward,

so he definitely wouldn't let this chance slip by!!

Seeing Hashirama Senju right in front of him,

Yeyue could no longer hold back from imagining the miserable sight of him being defeated by the four of them working together!!

"So it seems… you're very confident in your own strength?"

"How about you come teach me what the word 'price' means?"

Hashirama Senju stared at Yeyue, smiling faintly.

And upon seeing Hashirama Senju's gaze,

Yeyue's heart tightened,

as if being stared at by some incomparably terrifying presence!!

His face alternated between green and white,

his lips twitched once,

and not a single word came out!!

And when Bai Lian and the other three saw his state,

they were all utterly speechless inside!!

Every time, Yeyue's words were fiercer than anyone's,

yet he himself was always the fastest to chicken out!!

But they didn't say much more,

because they also understood why Yeyue was like this—

even they themselves, when seeing Hashirama Senju's gaze,

felt their hearts tremble too!!

The sight of their last crushing defeat and injuries at Hashirama Senju's hands was still fresh in their memory!!

The four of them had become the strongest ninja of their own nations,

whether in talent or in temperament,

naturally belonging to the very top tier!!!

Growing up all the way from childhood,

they had never tasted such a bitter defeat!!

After their strength had grown,