Hashirama Reborn

The night was as heavy as thick ink, and the breeze blew gently with a hint of coolness. The roar of the third elder echoed in the empty courtyard, as if to tear apart the quiet night.

His face was pale, his eyes were full of fear and confusion, he stared at Hashirama in front of him, and growled in fear: "Patriarch, what's going on? Why haven't your injuries healed?"

The Third Elder's voice was trembling, as if carrying too much shock and confusion. He watched the red blood dripping from Hashirama's hands, and an indescribable fear surged in his heart.

Why hasn't Wood Release's healing ability cured Hashirama's injuries? Why is he still vomiting blood? Why is he still so weak? ! Is it possible that Hashirama's injuries cannot be cured?

The third elder subconsciously ignored this terrible possibility, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes. This matter must not be known to the people in the village!

Once something happens to Senju Hashirama, once something happens to Senju Hashirama! What will happen next, he... doesn't even dare to imagine it.

Hashirama lowered his eyes and looked at the blood on his hands. The ominous red color seemed to foreshadow an ominous future and was particularly shocking to look at.

Hashirama raised the corner of his mouth, his eyes flashing with a strange light: This is the wound left by Madara, how can it be healed easily?

The Third Elder's expression twisted: Is this the special ability of the Eternal Mangekyo? Even Wood Release can't heal it! Damn Yu...

enough!

Hashirama raised his voice to try to stop the other party, but he coughed uncontrollably a few times. After swallowing the blood that was rushing into his throat, he spoke hoarsely: Third Elder, Uchiha is also part of Konoha, and we cannot look at them with prejudice.

Also, Hashirama took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said word by word: Please show due respect to Madara. No matter what happens, Madara is one of the founders of Konoha and the only ninja who can rival me.

In my opinion, there is no difference between insulting Madara and insulting me. Please stop doing this, please.

The third elder stared at Hashirama blankly. Insulting that traitor... Uchiha Madara was insulting Senju Hashirama. What did that mean?

However, looking at the determined and unyielding face in front of him, all rebuttals were speechless. After a while, the third elder suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and spoke seriously: Clan leader, no, Hokage,... you should consider the overall situation first. Senju cannot lose its clan leader, and Konoha cannot lose its Hokage!

Ah... don't worry, Hashirama looked up at the night sky and muttered to himself, I will be fine until Tobirama can stand on his own. After that, he exerted force with his arms to easily break free from the old man's hold on his sleeve and walked forward step by step.

……

The third elder was certain that since Hashirama had given the guarantee, there shouldn't be any problem. The most important thing at the moment was to seize the time and deal with the affairs of the village.

As for Hashirama, it is most important for him to cultivate himself! After all, he is a child who grew up in front of his own eyes. Seeing that the great ninja who was once full of vigor and led the Senju clan to create a new era now reveals a deep sense of decadence and decay, the third elder is deeply distressed.

It's not just the physical scars, but more of the mental depression. In the past, Hashirama Senju was always full of enthusiasm and confidence, and his smile was as warm as the sun, making everyone follow him involuntarily.

In their eyes, Hashirama Senju, who has great power but wants peace, is as troublesome as a naive child.

But now, he seems to have "grown up", mature and steady, serious and no longer boasts about his ideals, no longer naively desires equality, but chooses to remain silent more often, woodenly listening to the opinions of the "majority", and has become a clan leader and Hokage that satisfies most people.

He should have been happy, but looking at the "qualified" clan leader in front of him, the third elder found that he could not smile. The man now was indeed a "qualified" leader, but why was he so uneasy?

It was like some terrible change was happening silently, but there was no way to stop it. The Third Elder couldn't help but ask himself, didn't anyone else notice this subtle change? No, everyone should have noticed it, but no one was willing to mention it, or no one dared to face this fact.

While they were busy praising the power of the Hokage, celebrating the death of the traitor who posed a threat to them, and anxiously trying to divide up the interests of the Uchiha clan, some disturbing changes seemed to have taken place in the being named "Hashirama".

The Third Elder suddenly felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart. Hashirama seemed to have a good relationship with that traitor... Uchiha Madara? Was the current change related to that guy?

Ha, the old man shook his head, laughed at his own fantastic idea, and stopped thinking about it. He walked away slowly with his hands behind his back. The empty courtyard was filled with the gradually fading murmurs: You really can’t let me rest in peace even after death, damn Uchiha…

Soon after the Hokage got married, many things happened one after another. The most important of these was that Uzumaki Mito entered the leadership of Konoha as the Hokage's wife, and established a sealing package to provide Konoha with a barrier defense, officially squeezing into Konoha's core power.

Everyone understood that this was a secret alliance formed between Hashirama Senju and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Uzumaki Mito. Without the tacit approval of the Hokage, Uzumaki Mito, who had offended the Senju, would not have been able to do these things.

The formation of this alliance also directly led to the complete failure of Uzumaki Ashina's plan to enter the leadership of Konoha. Uzumaki Ashina felt extremely angry and unwilling about this. The Uzumaki clan, who lost the bargaining chip of the Hokage's wife and the protection of the Senju clan, could not gain a foothold in Konoha at all.

The angry Uzumaki Ashina had no choice but to lead his people to leave Konoha and return to their homeland, the Land of Whirlpools, where they established the Uzushio Village. They unilaterally severed ties with Uzumaki Mito and regarded this daughter as a traitor to the family.

During this political turmoil, the third elder made an unexpected decision. While Hashirama was recuperating, he discussed with Tobirama Senju and led a group of Senju people to quietly go to the vicinity of Whirlpool Country.

The reason given was that they were worried about revenge from the Uzumaki clan who betrayed the Senju, so they were asked to monitor the movements of the Uzumaki clan and ensure that they would not pose a threat to Konoha. However, no one knew whether there were other hidden secrets and personal grudges behind this decision.

As time passed, Konoha and Uzushio Village kept to themselves and lived in peace for a long time. The stubborn third elder seemed to believe that there was something wrong with Uzumaki and never came back. He never saw this elder who had worked so hard for the Senju all his life again until Hashirama died of his injuries.