Chapter 545

"Hashirama… are you going to keep on being so obstinate?"

"Did you not see what happened in the generations after us? The ideals you cling to are fundamentally false."

"You've always believed that the ideals you cling to could make this world better, but you never realized that this world simply doesn't need the ideals you're clinging to right now."

"Have you never realized that the reason the world accepts your ideals, the reason others are willing to listen to you, is simply because your strength is overwhelming?"

"I can guarantee that the moment you leave this world, the peaceful order you've built will vanish without a trace."

"Don't even talk about maintaining peace across the entire ninja world — even the Konoha Hidden Village you founded would plunge into an even darker situation."

Although Uchiha Madara believed that Senju Hashirama might not listen to his persuasion,

and might not stand on his side again,

Madara Uchiha was still unwilling to give up on reaching out to Hashirama; he still clung to one last sliver of hope,

believing that Hashirama Senju might once again join hands with him to create a more perfect world.

Raising the Wu Shidao in his hand,

Senju Hashirama pointed it at Uchiha Madara and said coldly.

"Madara… you don't need to say any more of this to me. I've already made up my mind — I can no longer follow your ideas on these things…"

"If you want to destroy the Konoha Hidden Village I built, if you want to stand against me, then for the sake of the peace and righteousness in my heart, I will have to kill you!!!"

Senju Hashirama looked at Uchiha Madara, his eyes brimming with killing intent,

and although in his heart he could not bear to have Uchiha Madara standing against him,

Hashirama Senju also knew there was no other way,

if Uchiha Madara insisted on opposing him,

then Hashirama Senju would not forgive Uchiha Madara!!!

Hashirama Senju would kill Uchiha Madara outright!!!

Seeing Senju Hashirama in this state,

Uchiha Madara also knew

that Hashirama Senju was no longer someone who would stand by his side!!

But Uchiha Madara felt not the slightest disappointment, nor did he sense anything wrong,

because he knew that this was exactly what Hashirama Senju had wanted to become!!

……

Inside Konoha,

Minato Namikaze watched the ideals Senju Hashirama described in the livestream, and felt his heart surge with emotion!!!

He felt that this Hashirama Senju

might, even more than the Hashirama Senju recorded in their history, match the image of the First Hokage in his heart,

not only powerful enough to suppress everything in this world,

but also deeply strategic, with a vision that surpassed anyone else's,

and every ideal he put forward completely shattered Minato Namikaze's understanding,

and only now did Minato Namikaze realize that many reforms could actually be carried out in such ways,

that if the world Hashirama Senju had created were followed,

then the peace the ninja world had always pursued could surely be achieved, and people would be able to understand one another,

and the barrier between commoners and nobles could be broken,

so that ordinary ninja could possess strength surpassing that of Kekkei Genkai ninja,

and those without talent for cultivation could likewise have a place of their own,

and ninjutsu would no longer be a power used for killing.

Ninja would no longer be synonymous with destruction,

they could make this world a better place.

"Minato-sensei… do you really think what the First Hokage said can be achieved?"

"It sounds wonderful, but I feel it's a bit like a dream — who wouldn't long for a beautiful world?"

Kakashi Hatake's face likewise showed a deep look of longing,

and in his eyes, the ideals put forward by this Hashirama Senju were something no one in the ninja world could refuse,

because even Kakashi Hatake himself knew

that even those hostile ninja villages greatly longed for a peaceful world,

and in the entire world, there were basically only a handful of people who wanted war to happen,

it was only out of helplessness that each of them stood on different sides,

which was why there were so many wars,

and once Hashirama Senju's plan was successfully carried out, even if he no longer existed in this world,

the peace he had founded could continue to be maintained, unlike in their world,

where once the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, left the world,

the entire ninja world would once again fall into chaos,

and the scale of each conflict would be even more terrifying than the Warring States era.

314. The Sage of Six Paths' Stubbornness: I Am the One Who's Right!!

After the Sage of Six Paths finished listening to Hashirama Senju's words,

his heart was filled with endless confusion!!

Because in the Sage of Six Paths' heart, what he himself had always clung to was the correct thing,

And after Hashirama Senju told him this, he began to think he might truly have been wrong.

If he had not fought Hashirama Senju,

he had not lost to Hashirama Senju,

nor had he lost to Madara Uchiha,

the Sage of Six Paths might still have firmly believed in all he had done!!!

But now, everything Hashirama Senju has done,

has left the Sage of Six Paths utterly confused,

especially after losing to Madara Uchiha,

the Sage of Six Paths now harbored endless doubt about himself,

he believed he might truly have been wrong!!!

The Sage of Six Paths had always believed that what he upheld was the correct path,

though he was doubted by Hashirama Senju and the others,

even standing opposed to Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha,

even his own mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki,

the Sage of Six Paths had coldly sealed her away himself,

yet he had never believed he had done anything wrong,

even if he had temporarily lost to Hashirama Senju,

the Sage of Six Paths had believed this was because he had made the most correct decision!!!

But now, Hashirama Senju and the others' actions toward him had left the Sage of Six Paths truly bewildered,

Had all he had done been wrong?

The Sage of Six Paths knew,

he might have chosen a wrong path,

and that was why he had become this way!!!

【Jiraiya: It seems this old man, the Sage of Six Paths, has become utterly confused about his own actions—repeatedly defeated by the First Hokage, and now even Madara Uchiha has surpassed him, leaving him with no confidence whatsoever in everything he ever did!!!】

【Orochimaru: For the Sage of Six Paths, losing to Hashirama Senju may have been an obstacle he could never overcome!! The First Hokage's power utterly surpassed his imagination, which is why he has become this way!!】

【Tsunade: The Sage of Six Paths… this man doesn't deserve to speak the words "Savior of the World." He always claimed to be the world's savior—but which of his actions even resembles that of a savior?!】

【Fourth Raikage: Though I deeply dislike Konoha, I must admit this man, the Sage of Six Paths, was wrong. If he had stood beside the First Hokage from the start, accepted his actions, and helped him change the world, this world might be immeasurably better than it is now!!!】

【Omoi: Hmph… thank goodness the First Hokage's power was greater than this man's, forcing the Sage of Six Paths to support his actions!! Otherwise, who knows what this man might have done!!!】

【Terumi: I never expected the Sage of Six Paths to be even more despicable than we all imagined—everything he did was merely to satisfy his own selfish desires!!】