Comparing the two pillars, this pillar is too extreme!

This energy was unlike any system he was familiar with.

It's like the energy that naturally arises on this planet!

It was as if the boy had become one with nature.

We can draw upon the natural energy that is ever-present in this world anytime, anywhere!

If it were when Jigen was at his peak strength...

He naturally didn't need to have so many considerations and worries.

But after being betrayed by that traitor...

His strength has never recovered.

Having hidden in the ninja world for so many years

His goal was to steadily and gradually rebuild his strength.

Then eliminate that traitor.

To fulfill his original mission upon arriving on this planet!

Cixian has been waiting for many years.

He certainly didn't want to fail at the last minute when he was about to succeed!

However, the Hashirama Senju who just appeared seems to be an exception.

Although his current strength is not yet at a point where Jigen feels he can be threatened,

However, the energy he possessed gave Jigen an extremely strong sense of threat!

It was as if this energy could harm him.

In terms of age, this boy would be no more than twenty years old on this planet.

In a few years, or even decades,

Who knows just how far his strength can grow?!

So after thinking it over, Cixian...

He decided to handle the unexpected situation himself.

He didn't want too many unexpected things to happen in his plans!

And this boy,

Perhaps it was during his long wait of so many years that...

There are only a few things that could potentially affect my future plans!

……

"Come out... My friend, you've been following me for so long, aren't you tired?"

"If there's anything... you can tell me directly when we're at the Fire Temple."

Hashirama Senju jumped down from the tree, frowning as he spoke to those behind him.

"Hehe...Young man...don't rush..."

"I'm just curious why you have such strength at your age."

“Apart from that, I have no other malicious intent.”

Jigen, dressed in a white haori, slowly walked out from behind the tree trunk.

Upon seeing his appearance,

Hashirama Senju frowned.

really! ! !

This guy has been following me the whole time!

In fact, Hashirama Senju didn't really realize that someone was following him.

He was merely guessing based on Jigen's performance at the Fire Temple and his own intuition!

Looking at Cixian's gentle yet polite smile,

Hashirama Senju felt a sense of emptiness and unease.

Because he can see it clearly.

Beneath Cixian's seemingly gentle smile lay no genuine joy whatsoever!

But what draws the most attention is Cixian's eyes.

Those were eyes filled with utter indifference, as if they didn't care about anything in the world!

This is not arrogance.

Rather, it was as if he genuinely believed that nothing in this world was worth caring about!

Hashirama Senju had never seen such a terrifying and unforgettable look in his eyes!

Seeing the involuntary hostility in Hashirama Senju's eyes,

Cixian was also quite surprised!

He initially thought the boy might have some impact on his plans in the future.

It even threatens themselves!!!

When he had a formal, face-to-face, close encounter with the boy,

He then realized that the boy seemed far more terrifying than he had imagined.

He could clearly feel the constant warning signals emanating from within his body!

This shows that today's youths already possess strength capable of threatening me!

This made Cixian feel a sense of crisis, but it also aroused a bit of curiosity about him.

He wanted to know what kind of trump card the boy possessed.

What could possibly make me feel such a strong sense of crisis?!

In the blink of an eye, thoughts and ideas turned,

Cixian also began to take the boy in front of him seriously!

He no longer simply treated Hashirama Senju as a native!

78. Perfect Sage Mode! Jigen's shock!

Hashirama Senju also narrowed his eyes slightly at this moment.

He looked at Cixian in front of him.

Cixian did not underestimate him.

He never underestimated Ci-xian!

Of all the people that Hashirama Senju himself had seen—

Even Madara Uchiha never put this kind of pressure on himself!

This feeling further solidified Hashirama Senju's resolve.

This ninja world truly has many unknown aspects!

Many beings, perhaps even more powerful than myself, have been hiding behind the scenes!

Therefore, I must become stronger.

Only in this way can one achieve their dreams!

[Jiraiya: Now I understand why the First Hokage was so strong. He never wavered in his beliefs and always strived to become stronger!]

[Uchiha Madara: This Hashirama is truly exciting!! I believe we have so much in common, constantly striving to become stronger and pushing our limits!!]

[Tobirama Senju: Perhaps this kind of elder brother can truly create an era completely different from the past, perhaps true peace can be achieved in his hands!!]

Orochimaru: If I hadn't seen these things, I wouldn't have known that there were such powerful beings in the ninja world. This monk is obviously unreasonably strong, but I wonder what he's plotting behind the scenes?!

[Hiruzen Sarutobi: At least... I've never seen any record of this monk in the Fire Temple's archives, and even the head priest of the Fire Temple has never mentioned his existence.]

[Shimura Danzo: Ha!! Someone who has always hidden behind the scenes and possesses such immense strength, yet has never shown himself in the Transcendental Ninja World, must be plotting something huge!! He must be an enemy of Konoha!!]

[The Fourth Raikage: From this monk's every move, I can see how powerful he is. His control over his body is far superior to mine... His taijutsu is probably extremely powerful too!!!]

[Onoki: No way... Fourth Raikage... even you admit that your taijutsu is inferior to this monk?!]

Neither Hashirama Senju nor Jigen spoke to each other.

The two faced off against each other.

A strange atmosphere descended upon them!

They all know,