Chapter 546

【Ro Sha: Yes... If we had truly followed the First Hokage's plan, our Sand Village might be far better than it is now—but because the Sage of Six Paths acted out of his own selfish desires, the world plunged back into war!!!】

【Nara Shikaku: Perhaps everyone is like this—once they rise to a high position, you can never make them return... Maybe at first the Sage of Six Paths truly wanted to change the world, but now he has long forgotten why he made those changes!!】

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"Hashirama Senju... I admit your strength has long surpassed mine."

"But you want me to admit I'm wrong? That's impossible. I've never thought any of my actions were incorrect. Everything I've done was to make this world better!!"

"If it weren't for you standing in my way, this world under my hand might be immeasurably better than it is now."

"You keep claiming you've made many contributions to this world, but I never accept your ideas—you're merely acting out of your own selfish desires!!!"

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The Sage of Six Paths Kaguya Otsutsuki stared blankly at Hashirama Senju and said,

he rejected all of Hashirama Senju's actions,

though the Sage of Six Paths Kaguya Otsutsuki knew he was no longer Hashirama Senju's match, and perhaps could not even escape him!!

but the Sage of Six Paths Kaguya Otsutsuki absolutely did not believe he had lost to Hashirama Senju,

he believed he himself was the most correct existence in this world!!

and when Hashirama Senju heard the Sage of Six Paths say this, a look of bitter amusement crossed his face,

he never imagined that even at this point,

the Sage of Six Paths Kaguya Otsutsuki still refused to yield,

still believed his own actions were the most correct, still refused to acknowledge his own mistakes!!

and on the faces of Hinata Hanagetsu and the others appeared a strange expression,

because they never imagined,

even at this final step, the Sage of Six Paths Kaguya Otsutsuki still refused to admit he was the one in the wrong,

he still believed he himself was the savior of the world, while Hashirama Senju was the villain,

they never imagined the founder of the Ninken could be this stubborn!!!

"Brother..."

Kaguya Otsutsuki, sealed away, also heard his brother Kaguya Otsutsuki's words,

he stared with a complex expression at his brother Kaguya Otsutsuki, standing far away, utterly stubborn,

even Kaguya Otsutsuki himself could not now believe,

that the Sage of Six Paths Kaguya Otsutsuki's actions were correct,

he even began to reflect that perhaps his own stubbornness had prevented the world from improving,

and that Hashirama Senju's actions all along had been the correct ones.

but Kaguya Otsutsuki never expected his brother to still cling so firmly to his stance!!!

This was the one thing he never anticipated!!

315. The Ideological Clash Between Hashirama Senju and the Sage of Six Paths!!

Kaguya Otsutsuki gazed at his elder brother, the Sage of Six Paths Kaguya Otsutsuki, with a complex expression,

because Kaguya Otsutsuki himself never expected the Sage of Six Paths Kaguya Otsutsuki to cling so tightly to his beliefs,

even now, he still believed he was right!!

After seeing Hashirama Senju effortlessly defeat the members of the Otsutsuki clan, Kaguya Otsutsuki had fully realized his past actions might have been wrong!!!

because he never imagined Hashirama Senju could defeat them so effortlessly!!!

Kaguya Otsutsuki had always believed he himself could never be Hashirama Senju's match!!

but,

he also never believed Hashirama Senju could defeat those Otsutsuki clan members who came from the depths of the stars!!!

in Kaguya Otsutsuki's memory, Hashirama Senju's strength was exactly the same as last time,

perhaps Hashirama Senju had surpassed him,

but his strength could not have exceeded his by much,

he might barely hold his own against any one of the three Otsutsuki clan members,

but if all three confronted Hashirama Senju together, Kaguya Otsutsuki did not believe Hashirama Senju could stand against them!!!

but Kaguya Otsutsuki never imagined,

facing the combined assault of the three Otsutsuki clan members,

Hashirama Senju still defeated them effortlessly.

thinking of this, Kaguya Otsutsuki felt a chill run through his heart,

he could no longer fathom how far Hashirama Senju's strength had truly progressed,

to Kaguya Otsutsuki, Hashirama Senju's power had long surpassed his wildest imagination.

even when Hashirama Senju faced his mother, Kaguya,

Kaguya Otsutsuki had never felt such overwhelming pressure,

if before he had only thought Hashirama Senju's strength was greater than theirs,

but now,

Kaguya Otsutsuki even believed that perhaps he and his brother Kaguya Otsutsuki had truly been wrong,

that Hashirama Senju's actions were the right choice,

his presence had made this world better,

he had accomplished what the two brothers had failed to achieve!!!

Kaguya Otsutsuki was completely different from Kaguya Otsutsuki,

He believed that as long as this world could achieve better peace and development,

he could accept anyone becoming this world's savior!!!

Before that, Otsutsuki Hagoromo did not know much about this world,

he was merely observing all of this from the moon,

but now he had come to realize that perhaps what Hashirama Senju did was the right thing, that he had made their world a better place!!!

And before this, Otsutsuki Hagoromo had never believed that what Hashirama Senju and the others did was the correct decision.

Or rather,

he believed that everything Hashirama Senju did was merely for his own selfish interests,

and that he was no different from Otsutsuki Kaguya,

that the reason he unified the entire ninja world was not to bring more peace and hope to this world,

but to become the master of this world, to keep this world bound beneath his feet,

he was an out-and-out ambitious schemer,

but now, after hearing the ideals Hashirama Senju laid out, Otsutsuki Hagoromo himself no longer thought this way,

he believed that Hashirama Senju's approach might truly bring tremendous change to this world!!!

【Jiraiya: It seems the Sage of Six Paths' two brothers have completely accepted the First Hokage my lord's approach... especially Otsutsuki Hagoromo, who even seems to have thoughts of defecting to the First Hokage my lord...】

【Orochimaru: The Sage of Six Paths' two brothers are merely individuals whose foundations surpass many people in this world; strictly speaking, they aren't really that much more outstanding than others, but the First Hokage's strength not only surpassed theirs, his vision and breadth of mind far surpassed theirs as well!!】

【Minato Namikaze: I must say, I'm ashamed... after seeing the First Hokage my lord's approach, I only just realized that so many things could actually be done this way; it seems many of the things we did before were wrong decisions!!】

【Kushina Uzumaki: If the First Hokage my lord had remained in the Hokage seat all along, perhaps the Whirlpool Country wouldn't have been destroyed as a nation, and the Uzumaki clan wouldn't have been wiped out...】

【Fourth Raikage: Heh heh... the Whirlpool Country being destroyed as a nation is perfectly normal; the Third Hokage and the Second Hokage, those underhanded fellows — how could they possibly allow their allies to grow so powerful?】

【Ohnoki: Those who are not of our kind must be destroyed... the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, that old schemer's methods sometimes even put me to shame; to consolidate his own grip on power, he sacrificed outstanding ninja from the village without the slightest hesitation!!!】

【Terumi Mei: Konoha... sounds quite glamorous on the surface, but many of the methods they employed are actually far more cruel than our Hidden Mist Village's; our Hidden Mist Village's methods, though cruel, are basically all out in the open...】

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Seeing the Sage of Six Paths Otsutsuki Hagoromo in his current frenzied state before him,

Hashirama Senju decided to add another fierce push,

he wanted to completely shatter the convictions in the Sage of Six Paths Otsutsuki Hagoromo's heart,

he wanted to let the Sage of Six Paths Otsutsuki Hagoromo know that what he did was the wrong decision!!!

"Sage of Six Paths... you keep saying over and over that I am an ambitious schemer of this world, that what I did brought more disaster and war to this world..."

"But... in the 3.7 years I unified the ninja world, the casualties caused were far fewer than in your era, or even any later era; any era of turmoil caused more casualties than mine. I wonder what you make of this..."