Hashirama Senju

Biodata

Background / History

Hashirama and Uchiha Madara became friends while their clans were still at war. They shared a desire to end the bloodshed and later brought the Senju and Uchiha together to establish Konoha 101 102. Hashirama became its First Hokage and pursued peace through the One Country, One Village system 85 102 197.

Their visions for peace eventually diverged. Madara left Konoha and returned with the Nine-Tails; Hashirama defeated him at the Valley of the End, believing he had killed him to protect the village 33 53 117. Hashirama died not long afterward, having sustained severe injuries in their battle 116.

Appearance

• Wears dark crimson armor from the Warring States period when summoned through Impure World Reincarnation 53 292.
• Appears in the First Hokage’s ceremonial robe in a film depicting Konoha’s founding 102.

Personality

Hashirama treats Konoha as more important than any personal bond. He grieves his fight with Madara and wants to apologize, but maintains that stopping him was necessary; when told Madara may again threaten the village, he resolves to fight him if needed 53 297.

He is talkative and sentimental, especially when recounting his youth with Madara 53 55. He readily praises Konoha’s growth under Uchiha Nan, though Nan also finds him easy to sway 293 294. Despite his eagerness to see his family, Hashirama believes the dead should avoid disrupting the living 293 298.

Abilities & Skills

Wood Release

• His Wood Release can create vast forests and enormous constructs, including the Wood Golem 125.
• His power is difficult to reproduce: Uchiha given Hashirama Cells gain varying degrees of Wood Release, but cannot match his Sage Art Wood Golem 141.

Sage Mode and Chakra

• Possessed enormous chakra reserves, rapid healing, and a nearly perfect Sage Mode 125 127.
• Could enter Sage Mode with a clap of his hands and maintain it far longer than an ordinary practitioner 132.
• Reanimation limit: Nan’s weak sacrificial bodies leave Hashirama far below his living strength. During his first summoning, he doubts he could reliably use Wood Release, much less Sage Art Wood Golem 53 54.

Relationships

• Uchiha Madara — Childhood friend, Konoha co-founder, and eventual opponent. Hashirama misses him and regrets their final battle, but places Konoha’s safety first 53 101 297.
• Tobirama Senju — Younger brother and Second Hokage. Hashirama values his contributions to Konoha, though they disagree over Uchiha Nan 54 293.
• Mito Uzumaki — Wife. After seeing that she is living well, Hashirama declines to approach her because he does not want his return to upset her 55 298.
• Senju Touma — Son and later Senju clan head 12 293.
• Tsunade — Granddaughter; Hashirama is summoned to attend her wedding to Uchiha Nan 292 293.
• Uchiha Nan — The Third Hokage who summons him. Hashirama approves of Nan’s leadership after hearing about and seeing Konoha’s development 53 54 294.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• First summoning: Nan summons Hashirama in a weakened body. Hashirama immediately asks about Konoha and Tobirama, then mistakenly believes Nan has come from the Pure Land on Madara’s behalf 53 54.
• Tsunade’s wedding: At Tobirama’s insistence, Nan summons Hashirama again so he can attend. Nan then takes him through the prosperous Konoha of his successor’s era 292 294.
• Madara’s survival: Hashirama encounters Madara without either initially recognizing the other. On learning that Madara survived their battle, he longs to reunite but agrees to conceal his identity while Madara’s intentions remain uncertain 295 296 297.
• Factory meeting: Hashirama slips away to spend time with Madara at a factory. Nan finds him and releases his soul back to the Pure Land 304.