"I don't know, my mind is in a mess."
"I didn't quite understand a lot of the things you discussed with the Slug Sage."
"Now that you're asking me to ask, I don't even know what to ask."
"So, you speak."
"Tell me whatever you think I should know."
"I won't be curious about what you don't say."
Senju Hashirama was quite direct.
Uchiha Jin was stunned upon hearing this, but after a moment's thought, he couldn't help but feel that Senju Hashirama was truly a man of great wisdom appearing slow-witted.
Although he seemed to have handed over the initiative, considering his limited understanding of this world—knowing only the Sengoku era and current modern history...
Therefore.
It was indeed better for someone like him, who knew everything, to decide where to start.
With that in mind, he slowly began his narration.
The Old Era was glossed over.
On one hand, he didn't know much about it, and on the other, that period of history wasn't important; it had long been buried in the dust of history and had no impact on the current situation.
He would just treat it as a background setting and give a brief introduction!
He focused on the arrival of Kaguya and Isshiki, the two Ōtsutsuki, on this planet, and began to explain in detail to Senju Hashirama.
This included the role of the God Tree and Kaguya's original fate, which was to provide nutrients for the God Tree.
Then, Kaguya's betrayal!
She took down Isshiki and ruled the Ninja World, then gave birth to the brothers Hagoromo and Hamura. Later, out of fear of the Ōtsutsuki high-ranking members, she chose to feed a group of people to the God Tree to transform them into war weapons like White Zetsu.
The betrayal of the brothers Hagoromo and Hamura, who sealed their mother Kaguya to form the moon. Finally, Hamura went to the moon to guard the seal, gradually leaving behind Hagoromo's lineage on the moon, known as the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Hagoromo remained on the planet and later founded Ninshu, being revered as the Six Paths Sage.
Following that.
The conflict between Hagoromo's two children, Indra and Ashura, and the subsequent thousand-year grudge between the Senju and Uchiha...
As well as how he dismantled the Ten-Tails, splitting it into the current nine Tailed Beasts, leaving behind the empty shell—the Gedo Statue.
Of course.
Beyond this basic information, Uchiha Jin focused on some of his own thoughts on the matter, specifically conspiracy theory-like conjectures.
"That's roughly how it is!"
"In my view, the thousand years of slaughter in the Ninja World actually stems from a trivial matter: the struggle between Ashura and Indra over the succession of Ninshu."
"And essentially, this matter was likely intentionally permitted by Hagoromo."
"The reason is simple!"
"The Chakra of Indra and Ashura reincarnates nearly every few decades, and the two are destined to fight their entire lives after reincarnating."
"And the Senju and Uchiha led by the two, due to their direct bloodline from Hagoromo, were almost the two greatest powers in the Ninja World."
"The Senju and Uchiha each led a group of Ninja Clans, and their slaughter naturally brought about the chaotic Sengoku era."
"If I'm not mistaken, the purpose was to cultivate strong individuals, much like raising Gu."
"After all, although Kaguya was sealed, the threat of the Ōtsutsuki remained. The brothers Hagoromo and Hamura certainly had to prepare for that."
"By cultivating as many strong people as possible, once they die and their souls return to the Pure Land, they naturally all become weapons in Hagoromo's hands."
"The Chakra refined by countless people throughout the Ninja World nominally dissipates into the world upon death, but in reality, it is most likely reclaimed by Hagoromo."
"The fact that Edo Tensei bodies can use Chakra without limit—I suspect they are likely using the collective Chakra of everyone gathered in the Pure Land over these thousands of years."
"But, unfortunately."
"Things could have continued that way until a problem arose in your generation."
"You, the reincarnation of Ashura, and Uchiha Madara, the reincarnation of Indra, actually gave up the slaughter and formed Konoha together. This clearly deviated from some plan of Hagoromo's."
"Also during that period, Black Zetsu, who had been trying to deceive the reincarnations of Indra for a thousand years without success, finally managed to trick Uchiha Madara. And it just so happened that the Rinnegan was born..."
"I refuse to believe that Hagoromo didn't have a hand in it."
"You know what happened next."
"You and Uchiha Madara became enemies. Ultimately, your death interrupted the process of unifying the Ninja World. With the Five Great Ninja Villages intertwined, the Ninja World once again became a bloody meat grinder far worse than the Sengoku era."
"Hagoromo's plan returned to its original state."
"As for now."
"My emergence has caused the combat power of the Five Great Ninja Villages to lose its balance. Additionally, I killed the culprit who was secretly causing trouble and manipulating the slaughter among the Five Great Ninja Villages—the Daimyos Mansion!"
"Coupled with the Akatsuki Organization's various disruptions, if no external force interrupts, I will 100% unify the Ninja World completely."
"And my current actions will unintentionally destroy Hagoromo's plan!"
"At this time, you, Senju Hashirama, had a premonition of crisis. Because I sensed Hagoromo's plan, my first thought was definitely that Hagoromo was causing trouble."
"Considering you have a contract with Katsuyu, and Katsuyu has lived for thousands of years and is the master of Shikkotsu Forest, one of the Three Great Sage Regions..."
"I was just taking a shot in the dark, but fortunately, Katsuyu is not in Hagoromo's camp and just gave me some information about Mount Myōboku and Hagoromo."
"..."
Uchiha Jin narrated steadily.
At this moment, he didn't hide anything and directly told everything he knew.
The reason was simple!
He knew that Jiraiya, with Hagoromo's help, would definitely bring the toads of Mount Myōboku and the people he had recruited to cause trouble.
To prevent a top-tier combatant like Senju Hashirama from being persuaded by an idiot like Jiraiya with reasons like 'don't cause indiscriminate slaughter' or 'for the sake of peace,' he had to tell Senju Hashirama the truth.
There was no other way.
Although Senju Hashirama was sometimes wise beyond appearances, at other times he was indeed very simple-minded, giving off a rather silly vibe.
So.
He had to minimize the possibility of Hashirama turning against him and make him realize how powerful the upcoming enemies were.
"I really didn't expect the truth to be like this."
"No wonder the Ninja World can never find peace. No wonder Ninjas are destined to fight from the moment they are born."
"When I was alive, I could indeed faintly sense something existing within my body, constantly trying to influence my thoughts."
"And I admit, I was somewhat influenced by it."
"However..."
"When I learned the Senjutsu of Shikkotsu Forest, I was able to accurately identify that thing. Later, relying on Mito's Sealing Jutsu, I managed to seal it away completely."
"Hearing you say that, it was probably Ashura's Chakra!"
"But, the Ōtsutsuki?"
"It seems I need to be resurrected as soon as possible and then continue training to become stronger. I will participate in dealing with the threat of those Ōtsutsuki."
"Cultivating strong people like raising Gu? I do not approve of that method!"
"The Ninja World must be unified!"