There was more than one side to the story...
Four-year-old Senju Hashirama had been having a miserable time lately.
Before, after finishing his usual training, Senju Hashirama would still have time to play with his Bear-Bear.
He could even take Bear-Bear for a stroll along the Naka River.
But ever since Senju Butsuma returned from negotiations in Kuroda, everything had changed.
Senju Butsuma had become especially strict with Senju Hashirama. He had raised both the length and intensity of Hashirama's training by a whole level...
He had even ordered the ninja beast Bear-Bear, whom four-year-old Senju Hashirama had taken in, to train alongside him in battle formations.
If Bear-Bear couldn't do it, or refused to, then either Senju Butsuma would kill him and throw his corpse outside the Senju Clan...
Or Bear-Bear would be driven out of the Senju Clan and left to starve.
Bear-Bear had felt terribly wronged. It was the middle of winter, and they were going to kick him out of the Senju Clan?
Didn't bear-kind have any rights?
But when faced with the murderous look in Senju Butsuma's eyes, Bear-Bear immediately caved.
Under Senju Butsuma's intimidating gaze, Bear-Bear had nearly wet himself.
So Bear-Bear nodded frantically, showing he was willing to cooperate with his master, Senju Hashirama, and train in battle formations. He even managed to squeeze a human-like, fawning smile onto his shaggy bear face.
Under Senju Butsuma's high-pressure policy, four-year-old Senju Hashirama began to question his whole existence. He suddenly felt like his father didn't love him anymore.
Four-year-old Senju Hashirama felt that the world had to be fake. To put an end to this fake world, he had to do as Big Brother Shin said and fill the world with love.
If Senju Tobirama, Senju Kawarama, and Senju Itama hadn't been so young...