It wasn't just that. The look of struggle on Hashirama Senju's face suddenly vanished, replaced by an eerie calm.
The scene before him was not what Yuto had set up with Kotoamatsukami.
Yuto frowned slightly, about to do something, when an indescribable sense of terror washed over him.
This sudden surge of fear, even for someone with Yuto's power, sent an inexplicable chill down his spine.
It had been far too long since he had last felt this primal, instinctive sense of danger from his own body.
Yuto's gaze locked onto Hashirama Senju, his face rarely showing such a grave expression.
According to the feedback from his Mangekyou Sharingan, the Kotoamatsukami jutsu had been a success.
But there was clearly something wrong with the Hashirama before him.
And for some reason, this Hashirama suddenly gave Yuto a paradoxical feeling.
Meanwhile, in Hashirama's inner world, a single Sharingan, its blade-like tomoe spinning in a blood-red hue, floated in the sky above.
The power of Kotoamatsukami was rapidly rewriting Hashirama's will.
Hashirama's face was etched with anger and struggle, trying to break free from the eye's influence.
But unfortunately, the power of Kotoamatsukami had transcended the very concept of genjutsu.
Under its influence, Hashirama had no way to resist.
The eye of Shisui Uchiha could truly be called the "Eye of the Dominated Will"!
"Yuto!!!" Hashirama's remaining thoughts were filled with nothing but anger and resentment.
Just as the power of Kotoamatsukami was about to finish rewriting his will, a special chakra suddenly manifested within Hashirama's inner world.
This was the very same chakra that had clung to Hashirama Senju when he left Naruto's inner world.
For all of Hashirama's immense power, this chakra had remained hidden within his body, completely undetected by him.
Crack! Crack!
With the appearance of this chakra, sounds like shattering glass echoed through the spiritual world.
Cracks began to appear all over the giant Sharingan in the sky, and in an instant, it shattered and dissolved into nothingness.
That's right, dissolved!
Just like melting snow!
The moment the power of Kotoamatsukami was broken, Hashirama slumped to his knees in his spiritual world, his spirit somewhat weakened.
Hashirama weakly lifted his head, and upon seeing the special chakra glowing before him, his expression was even more grim than when he had been under Yuto's "Kotoamatsukami."
The instant he saw this special chakra, Hashirama knew this power did not belong to him.
Although it had just saved him, the fact that another's power was hidden within his own body would surely displease anyone.
Suddenly! This special chakra began to erupt with a brilliant light.
In the blink of an eye, it enveloped Hashirama's entire spiritual space.
Outside! Although much had happened within the spiritual world, for those on the outside, only a moment had passed.
Under Yuto's grave gaze, Hashirama, who had his eyes closed, suddenly twitched his eyelids.
Then, Hashirama's eyes snapped open.
They were eyes filled with a hint of curiosity and extreme gentleness.
Anyone who saw these eyes would feel that he was a harmless person.
Yuto had only seen such a look on very young children.
But for some reason, a sudden chill ran down Yuto's spine.
"You're not Hashirama Senju!" Yuto's gaze locked onto the figure before him, a dark expression appearing on his face.
After opening his eyes, Hashirama didn't look at Yuto.
He didn't even react to Yuto's words, as if he didn't care at all.
Hashirama took a deep breath, then looked around, letting out a soft sigh: "It really hasn't changed much at all."
Seeing Hashirama's breathing action, Yuto's eyelid twitched.
That breath Hashirama had just taken was no ordinary inhalation; he had drawn in the pure natural energy弥漫 in the air.
"This body seems to belong to my descendant," Hashirama clenched his fists, as if sensing the power within this body, and spoke softly.
An inexplicable aura suddenly rose from Hashirama's body.
In an instant, a terrifying power enveloped his entire form.
A pure white robe with black circle patterns materialized out of thin air and draped itself over Hashirama.
At the same time, six black Truth-Seeking Balls also manifested behind him.
Seeing this scene, Yuto's jaw clenched.
Someone's cheating!!!
Yuto's body tensed instantly.
Recalling Hashirama's words and the scene before him, although Yuto already had his suspicions, he still stared at the Hashirama before him and asked in a grave tone, "Six Paths Power! Who on earth are you?"
"Huh?" Hashirama let out a light sound, an interesting expression appearing on his face as he looked at Yuto for the first time.
"It must have been a thousand years since then. I didn't expect anyone in this world to still know of the Six Paths Power."
"Oh, these are Sharingan. You are a descendant of my brother? No, you don't carry his aura."
"It seems this eye isn't yours either," Hashirama said, narrowing his eyes as he calmly gazed at Yuto.
Feeling Hashirama's gaze, a cold light flashed in Yuto's eyes, but it was overshadowed by a greater sense of gravity.
Six Paths Power! This was the power Yuto and Madara were striving so hard to obtain, and it had appeared right now.
In a way, Six Paths level power was the ceiling of the Shinobi world.
With the power Yuto currently commanded, aside from Sage Jutsu, there was no way to resist a Six Paths level force.
"I don't know where you learned of the Six Paths Power, but remember my name. My name is — Asura!" After giving Yuto a long, deep look, Asura spoke in a solemn voice.
As he finished speaking, the gentle expression returned to Asura's face.
"Come to think of it, I have you to thank for being able to revive."
"In that case, I suppose I'll have to kill you," Asura said.
The moment his words fell, one of the Truth-Seeking Balls floating behind him shot towards Yuto's position in the blink of an eye.
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