He had not asked that casually. Both Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju had expressed their desire to grow stronger.
Given the current state of the ninja world, they could not find suitable opponents here.
While most ninja did not necessarily need an intense battle to achieve a breakthrough, having no opponents would indeed slow their progress considerably.
There were no opponents in the ninja world capable of giving them that kind of pressure, so Kitahara Kaede had assumed they intended to head straight into the cosmos.
"That isn't necessary. We just want something to do. Whether we go into the cosmos or not doesn't really matter," Hashirama Senju said.
"If I could take a look around the cosmos, I'd be quite willing," Madara Uchiha said.
The former simply did not mind. He had not yet seen all of the current ninja world, so naturally he wanted to see the beautiful sights of this thriving world.
Madara Uchiha, meanwhile, wanted to see a broader world. He was no longer obsessed with peace in the ninja world.
After all, Kitahara Kaede was not as naive as Hashirama Senju, and Kitahara Kaede had also made clear that he wanted a peaceful ninja world. Under those circumstances, Kitahara Kaede could bring peace.
"To survive in the cosmos, you need at least Six Paths level strength to be somewhat safe. And unless something unexpected happens, there should still be quite a few members of the Otsutsuki Clan out there," Kitahara Kaede said.
He did not want Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha to leave the ninja world at this point.
It was not that the ninja world could not do without their strength. It was simply that they still had things to do, and their strength was indeed still somewhat lacking. That was why Kitahara Kaede