Chapter 6

Looking at his son before him,

for the first time, Tobirama Senju felt inside,

was he still not awake???

Or had he already grown old??

Hashirama...

He actually said he had completely mastered Wood Style??

"Hashirama... even if you have mastered all Wood Style..."

"But you are also a member of the Senju clan... we and the Uchiha clan..."

Before Butsuma Senju could finish speaking,

a look of profound disgust flashed across the young Hashirama's face!!!

"The same rhetoric again..."

"The conflict between the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan... ultimately, isn't it all because of these old fogeys in the clans..."

"If not for their demands, how could we have been forcibly sent onto the battlefield since we were little!!!!"

"I don't understand the hatred from before, nor do I know of it..."

"But right now I only know one thing, and that is no one can ever order me around again!!"

"Now I only need to listen to my own heart, and that is enough!!"

Hearing the young Hashirama's words,

a look of both dread and fear flashed across Butsuma Senju's face.

"Hashirama!!! Are you crazy?!!!!"

"You actually dare to question the elders' decisions!!!!"

Butsuma Senju knew,

on the surface,

his position as the head of the Senju clan seemed very glorious.

But in reality,

within the entire Senju clan,

those who could make the final decisions were the elders!!!

Those elders,

could even use the advantage of the council of elders,

to replace him as the clan head!!!

The clan elders,

their authority within the clan,

even far surpassed his as the clan head!!!!

As long as the clan elders were dissatisfied,

he as the clan head could be replaced immediately!!!

And the young Hashirama's words just now,

if they were heard by the clan elders,

even he as a father probably could not protect him!!!

[Madara Uchiha: ...That's right... just like our Uchiha clan, if it weren't for the elders in the clan, our Uchiha clan probably wouldn't have had so many people die back then!!! My clansmen were less killed by enemies than they were killed by them!!!]

[Tobirama Senju: If my elder brother hadn't ultimately mastered all Wood Style... the Senju clan would probably never have successfully established Konoha... these clan elders... are truly a tumor!!!]

[Hiruzen Sarutobi: I never expected... the First Hokage actually had such boldness back then, openly challenging the council of elders!!!]

[Danzo Shimura: Heh... I realized long ago, the biggest flaw of the clan system is these elders...]

Inside the Hokage office,

the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi saw Danzo Shimura's remark,

and even he felt a chill in his heart!!!

Danzo was truly ruthless and vicious,

even the Third Hokage had to admire Danzo!!!

To consolidate his own position,

the first batch of people he sacrificed were members of their own Shimura clan!!!

It could be said,

the members of the Shimura clan, from top to bottom,

basically all became stepping stones for Danzo's ambition!!!

If it were the Third Hokage,

he believed he could never do such a thing to the Sarutobi clan!!!

[Neji Hyuga: So... if one's strength is powerful enough... can one change things within the clan?]

[Hiashi Hyuga: Neji!!! Do not be influenced by this video!! The elders in the clan, all their decisions are for the prosperity and flourishing of the clan!!! They are not doing it for their own selfish desires!!!]

[Orochimaru: Interesting... after so many years in the ninja world, the Hyuga clan seems to be one of the few clans that still retains the main house and branch house system... no wonder you will forever remain beneath the Uchiha clan!!!!]

The young Hashirama on the screen,

after hearing Butsuma Senju's words,

a trace of pity and intolerance flashed across his face!!

He still remembered even now,

Back then, his own father,

his siblings also died in all sorts of senseless wars!!!

And the reasons for these wars,

could even be said to have no reason at all!!!

From the moment they were born,

they were indoctrinated to do everything for the clan's interests!!!

No one ever told them,

apart from slaughter,

what else they could actually do!!!

The young Hashirama still vaguely remembered even now,

how full of spirit his father had been back then,

harboring ideals...

But what about now.

The young Hashirama looked at Butsuma Senju in disappointment.

"Father, do you still remember why you insisted on becoming the head of the Senju clan back then??"

"Do you still remember how Mother died??"

"You said you would change the Senju clan, you would change this world... but what about now..."

"Are you Butsuma Senju, or merely a blade in the hands of the Council of Elders?..."

"Have you abandoned your former self?"

Opening his mouth,

Butsuma Senju murmured.

"No... it's not like that..."

"I haven't given up..."

"I just... I just..."

Butsuma Senju's face grew increasingly pale,

because he too realized,

he seemed to be drifting further and further from his original path,

whatever the Council of Elders told him to do,

he would go and do it!!!

But,

he himself had never thought about why he had to do this!!

[Jiraiya: Everyone starts off with various different dreams... but reality always teaches us how to be human... gradually, after growing up, we find that reality is different from what we imagined... isn't that right, Orochimaru...]

[Orochimaru: Heh... Jiraiya, you are still so boring. What is the meaning of these insignificant things... dreams, the self, they are all worthless before the eternal truth!!!]

[Madara Uchiha: It seems Hashirama's situation in the Senju clan back then was no better than mine... however, I wonder what this Hashirama will do...]

[Nagato Uzumaki: Heh... just a bunch of foolish mortals... utterly worthless before mighty power!!!]

The young Hashirama took a deep breath,

at this moment, he,

seemed to have made a certain resolution in his heart.

He looked at Butsuma Senju with icy eyes and said.

"Father... you should have the authority to convene a clan meeting, right..."

"I want you to gather all the elders in the clan..."

"Since you cannot accomplish it, then I, your son, will do it for you..."

"It is time to tell these deathless old fools... that the times have changed... these antiques of the old era should step down!!!"

"The ship of the new era cannot carry them!!!"

13. Using Wood Style, forcefully suppress everything!!!

Butsuma Senju looked at his son's icy eyes,

he swallowed hard.

He had a premonition in his heart,

the Senju clan,

was likely truly about to experience a seismic shift this time.

And the other brothers of the young Hashirama looked at him with eyes full of awe!!

As if this was the first time they were meeting their eldest brother!!!

And among them,

Tobirama Senju's eyes were the most excited!!!

Compared to his elder brother from before,

he preferred this forceful older brother!!!

Regarding the internal affairs of the Senju clan,

Tobirama Senju had long been unable to stand it!!!

But,

Tobirama Senju himself did not possess Hashirama Senju's kind of potential!!!

Therefore,

he was actually in a state of having the will but lacking the power!!!

[Minato Namikaze: Why do I feel... that the Second Hokage prefers this kind of First Hokage...]

[Tobirama Senju: Junior!!! Do not speak nonsense!! No matter which older brother it is, I respect them deeply!!!]

[Madara Uchiha: Heh... Tobirama, just admit it!! What this Hashirama is doing is exactly what you want to do, but you simply lack the strength to accomplish it yourself!!!!]

[Orochimaru: As expected of the First Hokage, I have a premonition that perhaps the structure of the Senju clan is about to be changed this time!!!]

[Danzo Shimura: Under the power of Wood Style, nothing can stand in the way... a Senju clan with Wood Style and a Senju clan without Wood Style are two completely different concepts!!!]

[Hashirama Senju: Incredible... his approach truly makes me feel admiration!!! But... isn't it a bit bad for him to do this... after all, without the clan elders, there would be no subsequent Senju clan...]

[Tsunade: Wood Style... if Nawaki and I had possessed Wood Style back then, perhaps many things would have been different...]

In the Land of Grass in the distance,

Orochimaru looked at the power revealed by the young Hashirama on the screen.

His eyes grew even more fervent!!!

This was the power once possessed by the God of Shinobi!!!!

If he could obtain the bloodline of the Uchiha clan,

and add the power of the Senju clan on top of it!!!

Then...

who in the entire shinobi world would still be his opponent!!!!

This way...

would he not be even closer to the path of eternity!!!

And from Danzo's performance,

he was likely truly already in possession of the Uchiha clan's bloodline!!!!

Otherwise,

Danzo could not have so easily lost his reason like that!!!

Orochimaru, thinking of this point,

his heart was even more filled with regret and longing!!!

If he had just rushed ahead of Danzo to answer the questions,

then would the one who obtained the Uchiha clan's bloodline have been him?!!

What a pity, he had still hesitated just now!!

But the gaze with which Orochimaru now looked at the screen grew increasingly scorching,

Anyway, there would be more chances to answer questions later!!!

As long as he answered correctly,

then wouldn't he be able to obtain the reward?!!

Perhaps...

he could directly reach the heavens in a single step,

and obtain the reward of immortality!!!

Through the constant reincarnation of his soul over the years,

Orochimaru had also gradually realized,

the drawbacks of this ninjutsu were too great!!

Every time he reincarnated,

his soul had to be sliced apart once,

which also caused his spirit to grow increasingly weaker!!

Otherwise,

with Itachi Uchiha alone,

how could a single glance from him possibly render him unable to move!!

Thinking of the scene from that day,

the expression on Orochimaru's face grew increasingly gloomy!!!

……

The images on the screen continued to play,

and Butama Senju,

following his son's request,

gathered all the elders of the clan.

Looking at the immature youth before them,

all the clan elders revealed expressions of not knowing whether to laugh or cry!!!

They had thought Butama Senju summoned them to discuss some major matter,

but after arriving,

they realized,

the one who truly summoned them was actually this kid before them!!!

They even suspected,