Chapter 99

Hashirama Senju had long since seen through the problems of the other two great sages.

But he had never told the two great sages about it,

because he knew,

even if he said it out loud,

the two great sages would definitely not believe it!!!

"Yes… back many years ago."

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"Gamarinsu and the White Snake weren't like this yet."

"The relationship between the two wasn't even as bad as it is now."

"It's just that, for some unknown reason, as their two great holy lands came into increasingly frequent contact with the human world, the relationship between the two fellows also grew worse and worse."

"They kept saying on and on that the two great holy lands were independent of the human world, that they wouldn't meddle in human affairs…"

"But now it seems they've already become inseparable from the human world."

"This long ago betrayed the original intention of cultivating senjutsu…"

The Slug Sage twitched the antennae on her forehead,

and a deep shade of nostalgia appeared in her eyes.

Back when they weren't yet the leaders of the three great holy lands,

they could still sit together,

exchanging their insights on cultivating natural energy,

but as their strength grew stronger and stronger,

this beautiful scene never appeared again!!

"It seems… Slug Sage, you and the other two great sages share quite a deep connection."

"Otherwise you wouldn't know them both so well."

Hashirama Senju had long since noticed,

the senjutsu of the three great holy lands,

although they had three different directions of cultivation,

also bore the shadow of the other holy lands between them!!

And the three great body leaders were all spirit beasts well-versed in senjutsu,

to say that over all these years they had never exchanged ideas, never known each other,

was impossible!!

It was just why the relationship of the three great holy lands had evolved into what it was now,

that was something Hashirama Senju did not know.

"Sigh… it's all in the past…"

"I haven't seen the two of them in many years."

Shaking her head, the Slug Sage said.

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"Don't worry, Slug Sage, there will definitely be a chance to meet again in the future."

"In the coming changes, not one of the three great holy lands will be absent…"

"You will all definitely take part, this much I can guarantee you."

"The situation of the three great holy lands being independent of human society will not continue to exist…"

Hashirama Senju said with a faint smile.

His eyes held undisguised desire and ambition.

"Sure enough, I knew it long ago."

"You've already cultivated the senjutsu of Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave, and now you want to come here to continue cultivating senjutsu."

"I knew you weren't someone content with the plain and ordinary…"

"Perhaps this is why Gamarinsu and the White Snake were willing to pass their senjutsu on to you…"

There was not the slightest expression of surprise on the Slug Sage's face.

Hashirama Senju could possess this degree of strength,

yet still wished to advance further,

from which one could see just how great his ambition was!!

"Perhaps you, Slug Sage, think I'm merely a simple ambitious man…"

"But actually I only wish to put an end to this age of chaos…"

"I've long grown weary of this endless war."

"Besides… being just an ambitious man is no fun either."

"History is not without ambitious men who used violence to unify the entire world, but they didn't bring any change to this world either; after they died, the world kept turning just as tediously as before."

"So, I hope the three great holy lands can help me, and together change this world."

"The power of ninja is clearly so great, yet it's only used for killing, plundering, destruction… isn't that a kind of irony??"

"When the Ninja Sect was first founded, their purpose should have been to build a peaceful world, so they spread their powerful strength downward."

"But in the present world, people possess great power, yet wars grow more and more frequent, and the lives of ordinary folk are worse than in ancient times. I believe this era needs the correction of powerful strength."

"When the new era arrives, this world may have no famine, no war, and the relationship between humans and summoning beasts won't be so tense either."

Listening to Hashirama Senju speak so glibly and at length,

The Slug Sage didn't know why,

but deep in his heart, he seemed to be moved,

even though it was just simple words,

it gave him a different feeling.

This man before him,

perhaps he really could put an end to this chaotic era,

and create an unprecedented age!!!!

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【Congratulations to Naruto Uzumaki for answering correctly!!】

【Naruto Uzumaki has obtained the right to revive the dead!!】

【All other incorrect answerers will have five years deducted from their lifespan!!】

When they saw the live broadcast screen,

and Hashirama Senju's actions and words,

these answering people already had a bad premonition in their hearts!!

This Hashirama Senju,

was more like the First Hokage Hashirama Senju they knew.

Gentle in temperament, kind-hearted, would not use force if he didn't have to!!

But……

Hadn't the Hashirama Senju on the screen changed a bit???

No one had expected,

that the seemingly most unreliable answer would actually be the correct one.

The only one who answered correctly was actually the son of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze!!!

And Naruto himself was dumbfounded,

when he was choosing his answer,

he didn't think too much,

he just made his choice based on his own intuition,

he never expected that he actually got it right?!!

69. The Revival of Minato Namikaze!! Father and Son Reunited!!

When this answer appeared,