Chapter 768

He could also replicate Uchiha Itachi's eyes for him, so Sasuke could directly possess the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and no longer worry about some brother forcibly giving him eyes.

"Who exactly is that person to you? Earlier he called Kushina 'aunt,' so he certainly isn't your father—then… is he your brother?"

Hashirama Senju stopped probing the secrets of those eyes; he now wanted to know more about the boy's relationship with that man.

He had previously suspected they might be brothers, but had never met Lin Cheng, so he didn't know how similar they truly were.

"Brother? I don't know. He tells me everything—except about this relationship. Whenever I ask about it, Lin Cheng looks troubled—he really is suffering over it."

"A brother—what reason could there be for not acknowledging a younger brother, especially one so powerful… or rather, what is he afraid of?" Hashirama Senju resumed pondering this question.