Because of a mistake, I posted a chapter that was meant to come later. There was nothing I could do about it before, and I could only fix it on June 10, so I'm posting this standalone chapter to explain. Readers can skip it if they like.
Since a standalone chapter needs to be at least 1,000 characters—oh my god—I have to write 1,000 characters here. I'll start by talking about what's coming.
The major arc coming up is the First Shinobi World War.
Some of you may be wondering: with Xingzhuo around, why will Senju Hashirama still die at the time he was destined to?
First, my guess is that Senju Tobirama originally invented Soul Imprisonment for his big brother.
Why would he invent it for Senju Hashirama?
I suspect Asura and Indra's Chakra are at work. One thinks the other has died, so the one who's still alive wants to reincarnate as quickly as possible and start another round of conflict.
This is some kind of rule tied to the Six Paths level, and Hyuga Hoshishaku can't do anything about it yet.
Even if he notices in time, and even if Senju Tobirama learns about it early and develops Soul Imprisonment, there's still no way to keep Senju Hashirama from dying.
And although Xingzhuo himself has Kage Level strength, one Kage Level fighter can't decide the course of a real war.
Especially not a Kage Level fighter like him, whose damage output isn't particularly high.
So the First Shinobi World War will begin as scheduled, and will be even fiercer than in the original story.
In the original story, Iwagakure and Kirigakure fought a massive battle against Kumogakure, with all three sides at war. They even fought each other's First and Second to the death.
But after Hyuga