Chapter 214: The Incarnation of Will
"Brothers turning against each other... this is something I did not wish to see. I tried to stop it, but it was to no avail. In the end, they still reached the worst possible outcome."
Hagoromo's voice was low. Hashirama remained silent upon hearing this. Weren't Asura and Indra just like himself and Uchiha Madara?
Madara... that friend who grew up with him but eventually went their separate ways. Hashirama's feelings were complex.
"Afterward, Indra was deceived by Black Zetsu and launched an attack on me. It was only then that I realized the severity of the problem. I tried to mend our relationship, but it was too late; Indra would no longer listen to anything I said."
"What followed was like fate itself. Indra and Asura continued to reincarnate, repeating the tragedy of brothers fighting. Meanwhile, Black Zetsu was always fueling the fire from the shadows, attempting to use them to resurrect Kaguya. 427"
"Until your generation, Madara and Hashirama." Hagoromo looked at Hashirama and Tobirama. "Madara is the reincarnation of Indra, while Hashirama is the reincarnation of Asura. The battle between you two is also a continuation of the struggle between Indra and Asura."
"But we are not their reincarnations; we have our own thoughts and will." Tobirama frowned. "Furthermore, Madara and Hashirama were once very good friends."
"Indeed, you do have your own will." Hagoromo sighed. "But the shackles of fate are not so easily broken. The friendship between Madara and Hashirama once gave me a glimmer of hope. However, in the end, they still could not escape the constraints of fate."
"Madara and Hashirama once trained together, fought together, and built Konoha Village together." Hagoromo said slowly. "At that time, their relationship was very good, just like biological brothers. Asura and Indra were also as close as brothers when they were young, until..."
Hagoromo's voice became low: "This dark power is Kaguya. She is the mother of myself and my brother Hamura, and we were the ones who sealed her together."
"Kaguya?" Hashirama and the others were shocked. They hadn't expected this dark power to be the legendary Kaguya.
"Yes, Kaguya." Hagoromo continued. "She wants to descend upon this world once more, and Black Zetsu is the incarnation of her will. He has been manipulating everything from the shadows, attempting to make the reincarnations of Indra and Asura kill each other, ultimately to bring about her resurrection."
"But we don't want to kill each other." Hashirama said firmly. "We want to break these shackles of fate!"
"That's right!" Minato added. "Naruto and Sasuke think so too. They will surely be able to defeat Kaguya!"
Hagoromo nodded slightly. "I hope so. However, Kaguya's power is immense. Even if Naruto and Sasuke join forces, they may not necessarily be her match."
"The source of everything began in my time." Hagoromo said. "Back then, I felt that Ninshu could not be left without a successor, so before I died, I chose one of my two sons to be the heir. At that time, everyone believed that the successor of Ninshu would undoubtedly be Asura. Whether in terms of aptitude or talent, he far surpassed Indra."
Hearing this, Hashirama was a bit surprised. Was Asura not a genius?
Hagoromo seemed to see through his thoughts and continued, "Asura was not a genius. He achieved his later successes entirely through his own efforts and unyielding perseverance."
"However, I did not directly name a successor. Instead, I had the two of them set out for the site where the remains of the Ten-Tails were left, saying that a problem had arisen there. I would decide who the successor was based on the results after they resolved it."
"Asura never even thought about becoming the successor. He believed his excellent older brother, Indra, should naturally be the heir. So, with the thought that as long as he didn't return to the Village, his brother would be chosen as the successor, he set out on his journey. However, he eventually arrived at a Village plagued by a mysterious illness where the people were suffering miserably."
"The kind-hearted Asura decided to help the villagers. He traveled around, using his own Chakra to alleviate their pain, and taught them how to use Chakra to protect themselves. He also taught the Village leader's granddaughter, Kushina, the method of refining Chakra. This young girl later became the first Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."
"However, after Indra learned of his younger brother's actions, he considered his brother's approach to be foolish. He said those villagers had nothing to do with him and there was no reason to help them. He believed peace should be achieved through power—that is, suppressing any forces that do not submit with absolute violence. For this purpose, he needed to reclaim the Chakra scattered in various places."
"Utterly foolish."
This was Indra's evaluation of his brother's behavior.
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