Born with a great love for the Uchiha

What does "inferior big brother" mean?

Hashirama Senju moved closer to his younger brother, expressing his dissatisfaction with the latter's assessment.

"But this 'White Zetsu' does look a bit like me..."

Hashirama Senju carefully examined the pale arm and sensed its chakra nature from a distance.

The chakra aura of White Zetsu is indeed somewhat similar to his.

How did this creature come about?

Hashirama Senju was completely baffled.

Only family members know their own affairs.

Looking back at the thousand-year history of the Senju clan.

Only Hashirama Senju awakened the Wood Release bloodline limit.

Other Senju clan ninjas are another story.

Hashirama Senju's direct blood relatives include his father, mother, three younger brothers, granddaughters, and grandsons...

None of them have awakened [Wood Release].

It's as if Wood Release is an ability exclusive to the God of Shinobi.

But now a creature called White Zetsu has appeared.

And it wasn't just one, it wasn't just two...

As Hashirama Senju looked at the white Zetsu arm provided by Gen Uchiha, he recalled the scene he had witnessed at Orochimaru's experimental base.

The total number of White Zetsu is probably no less than that of a regular ninja clan!

This is truly astonishing.

"I first encountered White Zetsu during my fight with Obito Uchiha."

Gen Uchiha answered Hashirama Senju's question truthfully, pointing to the white arm.

"This arm, too, was 'seized' from a White Zetsu who was working for Obito Uchiha."

White Zetsu, Obito Uchiha, Orochimaru...

None of the Hokage present were fools (including Tsunade, who also possessed the talent to become Hokage).

These key figures are connected.

They had vaguely discovered a clue, but they couldn't figure it out completely yet.

Then Uchiha Gen pointed at Namikaze Minato.

"The last time I encountered White Zetsu was on the battlefield of the Land of Frost."

"That time I captured a live White Zetsu and used it as a sacrifice to resurrect the Fourth Hokage through the Impure World Reincarnation technique."

"First Hokage, and Second Hokage, you should have already noticed the differences between the Fourth Hokage and you, right?"

"really."

"I can't believe it," said Tobirama Senju calmly, and Hashirama Senju nodded in agreement.

"The Fourth Hokage's chakra strength is even higher than mine and my older brother's."

If we say that Minato Namikaze's chakra strength is higher than Tobirama Senju's...

Then Tobirama Senju would also believe that the Fourth Hokage was born with an extremely large amount of chakra.

Minato Namikaze's chakra strength even surpasses that of Hashirama Senju!

This is not normal!

What Hashirama Senju possessed could no longer be called "chakra"; it was more like "chatonla"!

Let's just put it that way.

Even the Nine-Tails' chakra reserves might not be comparable to Hashirama Senju's!

That's how exaggerated it is!

However, Minato Namikaze after being resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation technique possessed a higher amount of chakra than Hashirama Senju.

After eliminating all impossible factors.

Tobirama Senju concluded—

The Fifth Hokage also made some improvements to the Impure World Reincarnation Technique, and based on this, he summoned Minato Namikaze, who was closer to his peak strength!

Just like Orochimaru summoning an even stronger older brother.

And that so-called "improvement" is applied to humanoid monsters like White Zetsu!

'If we could find more White Zetsu, would we be able to summon an even stronger version of myself, and also my older brother?'

An idea flashed through Tobirama Senju's mind, and he immediately asked.

"Didn't you extract any information from the brain of that living White Zetsu?"

Gen Uchiha shook his head.

Tsunade, who was standing nearby, added an explanation.

"The members of the analysis team have conducted extensive research on this living White Zetsu, but they have never been able to obtain any information from it."

Tsunade once thought that "White Zetsu cells" and "Grandpa cells" were closely related, so she spent some time in the analysis class.

"On the contrary, the analysis team extracted some intelligence from the brains of those White Zetsu that had already died, which still retained a certain degree of activity."

Is this even possible?

Gen Uchiha couldn't help but glance at Tsunade.

He already knew the specifics of the situation involving Black Zetsu, White Zetsu, and Obito Uchiha.

Therefore, they didn't pay much attention to the analysis report submitted by the analysis team to the Hokage's office.

It is unclear whether the analysis team has extracted some information from White Zetsu's brain.

"According to the brain information of those White Zetsu that have died, they had a very, very, very large number of 'companions'."

Tsunade looked very serious and used the word "very" three times in a row.

"The exact number isn't clear, but the total number of White Zetsu... is probably no less than the total number of ninjas in a single village!"

All the ninjas in a ninja village?

The Senju brothers were both shocked, and even Minato Namikaze, who was standing nearby, showed a surprised expression.

Doesn't that mean the number of White Zetsu is at least in the tens of thousands?

Hashirama Senju had just thought he had overestimated the number of White Zetsu.

I never expected that I would still underestimate the other party!

"Tens of thousands of White Zetsu..."

Tobirama Senju's brows furrowed.

"There's actually such a hidden force in the ninja world?"

Leaving aside other issues.

Tens of thousands of white zodiacs would need to occupy a large area just to have a place to live.

However, Tobirama Senju quickly recalled the geographical information of the five great nations and many smaller countries in the ninja world, but he still couldn't find any other place that could accommodate so many White Zetsu!

The key point is that after so many years, these White Zetsu have still not been discovered by the ninjas!

This is absolutely terrifying!

"Could it be..."

Tobirama Senju deduced the truth.

"Do the White Zetsu live in secluded holy places like Shikkotsu Forest, Mount Myōboku, or Ryūchi Cave?"

"I don't know...but..."

Tsunade shook her head, then said somewhat uncertainly.

"The brain information of those dead White Zetsu also contains a large number of images of White Zetsu gathering."

"White Zetsu, it looks like it grew out of a tree?"

"..."

Upon hearing Tsunade's words, the four Hokage present fell silent.

Even if Bai Jue isn't human.

But isn't the inference that it "grows from a tree" a bit too bizarre?

Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Minato Namikaze all simultaneously wore question marks on their faces.

Even Uchiha Gen, the Fifth Hokage who knew him inside and out, couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly a few times.

White Zetsu are humans who have been transformed by the Divine Tree.

In a sense.

The intelligence unearthed by the analysis team can be considered "true".

Because White Zetsu did indeed "grow" from the Divine Tree.

But how exactly do they grow...?

That's fine to ignore!

"I have no idea where in the world there is such a big tree that can 'grow' tens of thousands of monsters all at once."

As Hashirama Senju spoke, he paused for a moment, taking several deep breaths before suppressing the upward curve of his lips.

"Furthermore, the so-called 'sacred sites' such as Shikkotsu Forest, Mount Myoboku, and Ryuchi Cave are simply places with more abundant natural energy compared to other places, and these three sacred sites are inhabited by a large number of slugs, frogs, and snakes."

"It's impossible for tens of thousands of white zodiac animals to live with so many other animals."

"I do have a guess..."