Distant Friends
Seeing that Chirori seemed downcast, Torifu patted her on the shoulder. "Don't worry. I have a Secret Drug that makes Chakra poisonous, so the Otsutsuki Clan won't be able to absorb it."
"I used that Secret Drug in battle, too. It was the only reason I could keep him on the back foot. Otherwise, that guy would've been really hard to deal with."
Chirori's eyes lit up at once. "I want some too! Give me one! I'm planning to challenge him as well."
After all, he was a powerful Six Paths Level opponent. Of course Chirori wanted to challenge him. Besides, even if she lost, she wouldn't actually die.
And this Secret Drug was practically tailor-made to counter the Otsutsuki Clan. With it, Chirori's odds of winning would be even better.
After all, although Chirori wanted to challenge him, she didn't want to get beaten to a pulp, did she?
Meanwhile, word had already spread throughout the village. Everyone knew Hashirama was going to challenge Ōtsutsuki Isshiki the next day.
"Whoa! I really called it! Lord Hashirama really is going to challenge Ōtsutsuki Isshiki!"
"But... I don't mean to be a downer, but can Lord Hashirama really beat Ōtsutsuki Isshiki? He's Six Paths Level, after all."
"I believe in Lord Hashirama. Before Lord Torifu came along, Lord Hashirama was the God of Shinobi!"
"Exactly! And who knows, maybe Lord Hashirama has reached Six Paths Level too! He barely showed any of his strength in the war a few days ago. Maybe he was holding back."
Everyone in Konoha was talking about whether Hashirama could defeat Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
Some thought that Lord Hashirama was strong, but wouldn't be able to win.
Most, however, believed Lord Hashirama wouldn't have accepted the challenge unless he was confident.
Either way, they'd know