Hashirama

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Senju Hashirama (千手柱間)
Alias(es)	God of Ninjas; Great Pillar
Species/Race	Human; Senju Clan
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Senju Clan; Konohagakure
Occupation/Role	Senju Clan Head; co-founder and defender of Konoha
Status	Revived; previously died after a prolonged decline in health 264 312
First Appearance	Chapter 34

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Wood Release awakening	60	Awakens Wood Release and masters the Wood Release Clone, killing three Uchiha Jonin alone.
Wood Release secret-technique user	73	Uses Multiple Wood Release Wall skillfully against Madara, though he cannot yet use Wood Dragon, Wood Golem, or Deep Forest Emergence.
Senju Clan Head	137	Succeeds Butsuma as clan head following his father's death.
Shikkotsu Forest Sage Mode	151	Learns Sage Mode from Katsuyu in one hour and can re-enter it after only a second of natural-energy absorption.
Advanced Sage Body	184	Overpowers Kyosuke in direct clashes; Shikkotsu Forest Sage Mode raises his chakra beyond any Tailed Beast.
Truth-Seeking Orbs	250	Manifests Truth-Seeking Orbs after receiving others' power and joins Madara against Otsutsuki Isshiki.
Tenth Asura power	312	Returns with chakra supplied by the Ninja Sect; ordinary Sage Mode contributes less than ten percent to his renewed reserves.

Background / History

Hashirama was born into the Senju Clan as the eldest son of Senju Butsuma and elder brother of Tobirama. During the Warring States Period, he secretly met Uchiha Madara and embraced the idea that time and mutual understanding could dissolve inherited hatred. Kyosuke interrupted one of these meetings, and the three eventually shared their visions for a peaceful future despite their clans' hostility 34 35 36.

His identity as Butsuma's son was exposed when Uchiha Tajima confronted Madara over the friendship. The revelation made further meetings between the Senju and Uchiha heirs dangerous, but Hashirama continued to pursue reconciliation rather than treat Madara as an enemy 36 37.

Hashirama's Wood Release first made him a feared figure across the Ninja World. He used a Wood Release Clone to kill three Uchiha Jonin sent to assassinate him, beginning his reputation as an exceptional Senju prodigy 60. On later battlefields, he and Madara became forces too dangerous for ordinary shinobi to approach, while Hashirama repeatedly protected Tobirama from Kyosuke and other Uchiha opponents 73 74 75.

After Butsuma's death, the Senju elders appointed Hashirama clan head. He refused to yield the position, intending to use it to end the war and secure peace for the clan 136 137. His faith in Kyosuke's village proposal led him to leave Senju affairs to Tobirama and seek sage training in Shikkotsu Forest 143.

Hashirama later fought Kyosuke repeatedly as their ideals and clan obligations diverged. Even after defeating and restraining Kyosuke with Sage Art: Gate of the Great God, he chose not to kill him, explaining that Kyosuke's earlier words by the river had given him hope for peace 186. He continued working alongside Madara and Kyosuke after Konoha's establishment, though he opposed plans to expand the village's military strength at the expense of peace 193 194.

In his final years, Hashirama's health deteriorated severely. Madara attempted to revive him with Rinne Rebirth, but Hashirama refused to exchange his friend's life for his own and accepted death 264. His soul was later preserved and nurtured by the Sage of Six Paths with Asura's power; he ultimately returned to the living world with a body formed to merge perfectly with natural energy 307 312.

Appearance

Hashirama is initially depicted as a pale youth with a distinctive bowl-cut hairstyle. During his later illness, his hair turns white and his condition leaves him appearing far older than his actual age 34 257.

• Bowl-cut hairstyle in his youth 34
• Pale complexion 34
• Dark red eye-shadow markings while using Shikkotsu Forest Sage Mode 184
• White-haired and visibly frail during his prolonged illness 257

Personality

Hashirama is earnest, approachable, and intensely committed to ending conflict between clans. He believes that honest communication, shared responsibility, and a unified village can overcome generations of hatred. This optimism motivates his friendship with Madara, his willingness to aid the Uchiha during invasion, and his refusal to kill Kyosuke when given the chance 35 107 186.

His compassion is also a battlefield weakness. Hashirama hesitates when fighting people he considers friends, and Kyosuke exploits this reluctance during their confrontations. He nevertheless becomes decisive when Tobirama, Konoha, or civilians are threatened 140 258.

Although he serves as clan head, Hashirama is less politically calculating than Tobirama. He struggles to understand Kyosuke's economic and military proposals because he fears that building excessive military power will provoke other nations and undermine peace 193 194.

Abilities & Skills

Wood Release

Hashirama's signature kekkei genkai creates and controls vegetation on a massive scale. His wood constructs can overwhelm opponents through quantity, reshape battlefields, and provide both defense and mobility.

• Multiple Wood Release Wall — Raises numerous wooden barriers capable of blocking Madara's Great Fire Annihilation 73.
• Wood Release Clone — Creates functional clones; Hashirama used one to deceive Madara and injure him during their battle 73.
• Tree Bind Eternal Burial — Rapidly grows trees to obstruct, bind, and spread across a battlefield 75.
• Hobi Technique — Forms a resilient, fanged demon-mask-shaped wooden shield 104.
• Deep Forest Emergence — Creates an immense, user-controlled forest that tracks and overwhelms targets, though it initially strains Hashirama's control and chakra 104.
• Wood Dragon Technique — A powerful construct used to protect Tobirama and fight Black Zetsu 128.
• Wood Golem Technique — Summons a colossal wooden Arhat comparable to a Perfect Susanoo; Hashirama can reinforce it with his own chakra 184.
• Limitation: Before his later growth, he could not use Wood Dragon, Wood Golem, or Deep Forest Emergence despite already mastering lesser Wood Release secret techniques 73.

Shikkotsu Forest Sage Mode

Hashirama trains under Katsuyu, the Slug Sage, and learns Sage Mode at an unprecedented pace. His Sage Body allows him to absorb and convert natural energy directly instead of carefully balancing it like most users 82 151.

• Learns Sage Mode within one hour of beginning Katsuyu's training 151.
• Re-enters Sage Mode in approximately one second by clapping his hands and absorbing natural energy 151.
• Greatly enhances his ninjutsu, taijutsu, genjutsu, speed, and chakra reserves 184.
• Enables techniques such as Sage Art: Gate of the Great God 186.
• In his post-revival state, conventional Sage Mode provides comparatively little additional chakra because his base power has increased dramatically 312.

Sage Art: Gate of the Great God

A sealing technique that summons three enormous red torii gates from the sky to pin down an opponent.

• Successfully suppresses Kyosuke, preventing him from gathering chakra 186.
• Possesses enough sealing force to briefly restrain even the Ten-Tails 186.
• Hashirama uses it to incapacitate rather than kill Kyosuke 186.

Truth-Seeking Orbs

After receiving power from others, Hashirama manifests black Truth-Seeking Orbs behind his body.

• Can shape and handle the orbs directly, though he initially considers them inconvenient 250.
• Marks his entry into a far higher tier of power while facing Otsutsuki Isshiki 250.

Combat Skill

Hashirama is a highly capable close-range fighter in addition to his large-scale ninjutsu.

• Uses the Senju Clan's ancestral twin blades, which can combine into a broad greatsword 73 185.
• Forms hand seals with extraordinary speed, sometimes appearing to activate techniques merely by clapping 75.
• Coordinates Senju defenses against major threats, including Madara's Nine-Tails assault 185.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Senju ancestral twin blades — Twin weapons that can merge into a 1.3-meter broad-bladed greatsword 73 185.
• Shikkotsu Forest summoning scroll — The Senju preserve the contract leading to Katsuyu and Shikkotsu Forest 136.
• Truth-Seeking Orbs — Black chakra spheres manifested after gaining others' power 250.

Relationships

• Uchiha Madara — Closest friend, lifelong rival, and fellow believer in a united village; their friendship repeatedly clashes with their duties as clan leaders 34 73 264.
• Uchiha Kyosuke — Friend and ideological opponent. Hashirama credits Kyosuke's early words with inspiring his hope for peace, even as Kyosuke later tries to kill him for power and political aims 35 186.
• Senju Tobirama — Younger brother and most consistent supporter. Hashirama repeatedly protects him, while Tobirama handles much of the Senju Clan's political and internal security 37 137.
• Senju Butsuma — Father and former Senju Clan Head. Hashirama succeeds him after his death 136 137.
• Uzumaki Mito — Intended marriage partner in a politically important Uzumaki-Senju alliance; Hashirama is willing to abandon the marriage if necessary to protect his larger dream of peace 93 139.
• Katsuyu, the Slug Sage — Sage-training guide at Shikkotsu Forest; she is astonished by Hashirama's ability to learn Sage Mode in an hour 151.
• Uchiha Yuto and Uchiha Nagisa — Receives them warmly during his final days, blesses them, and entrusts Konoha's future to them 264.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Warring States friendship

Hashirama's meetings with Madara establish the dream of ending clan warfare through a shared village. Kyosuke's involvement turns their private friendship into a three-person bond founded on different visions of peace 34 35 36.

Rise of the God of Ninjas

His Wood Release awakening and defeat of three Uchiha Jonin make him a major power in the Warring States Period. He becomes one of the battlefield's two dominant young leaders alongside Madara 60 73.

Senju Clan leadership

After Butsuma's death, Hashirama becomes Senju Clan Head and must balance his desire for peace against the clan's hostility toward the Uchiha 137.

Sage training and conflict with Kyosuke

Seeking strength equal to Kyosuke's, Hashirama enters Shikkotsu Forest and rapidly masters Sage Mode. Their subsequent clashes test his beliefs, culminating in his decision to spare Kyosuke after suppressing him 151 184 186.

Founding and defense of Konoha

Hashirama supports the hidden-village idea and later works with Madara and Kyosuke in Konoha. He accepts responsibility for the Senju Military Police Force and remains committed to protecting the village and Uchiha residents even against the Ninja Sect 143 213 258.

Death and return

Hashirama dies after years of illness, rejecting Madara's attempt to revive him at the cost of Madara's life. The Sage of Six Paths preserves his soul and prepares a new body, enabling his eventual return with vastly amplified power 264 307 312.

Notable Quotes

“Why? Have you forgotten our dream?” 186

“Anyone who dares attack the village, I’ll defeat them, no matter who they are.” 250