Hashirama

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Senju Hashirama (千手柱間)
Alias(es)	First Hokage; Lord Hokage
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Senju Clan; Konohagakure; Shinobi Alliance
Occupation/Role	First Hokage of Konoha; village founder and leader; Sage Jutsu instructor
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background / History

Hashirama helped establish Konoha alongside Uchiha Madara. As the village began accepting additional clans, he endorsed Madara's proposal for a shared Ninja Academy rather than preserving isolated clan education. He also supported plans for village institutions such as medical care and security forces. 1

Although Hashirama believed Madara was the strongest candidate for Hokage, the expanding village favored Hashirama. At Konoha's alliance ceremony with Uzushio Village, Madara personally placed the Hokage hat on him and pushed him before the crowd, formalizing Hashirama's inauguration as the First Hokage. 23

As Hokage, Hashirama worked with Tobirama to organize village administration, including ninja classifications, assessments, and mission management. He opposed covert clan surveillance when he discovered Senju intelligence networks monitoring other clans, insisting that Konoha could not be sustained through distrust. 32 52

Hashirama and Madara subdued the Nine-Tails through their combined Wood Release and Susanoo tactics, then pursued the broader capture and sealing of Tailed Beasts. Hashirama proposed distributing sealed Tailed Beasts among the hidden villages to deter war and create a balance of power, a policy presented during the first Five Kage Summit. 42 100

Konoha's growth eventually overwhelmed Hashirama with administrative work. He acknowledged the need to decentralize authority, expand cooperation between villages, and develop the Shinobi Alliance into a force capable of maintaining peace beyond Konoha's borders. 147 142

When Madara became the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, Hashirama fought him with the Sage Art: Wood Release — True Several Thousand Hands. After Madara prevented the God Tree from producing a chakra fruit and demonstrated Six Paths power, Hashirama offered him the position of Second Hokage; Madara later accepted the role to lead Konoha and the Shinobi Alliance. 263 271 272

Appearance

Hashirama is a tall, powerfully built man with long dark hair. In formal settings, he wears Hokage robes and the Hokage hat; in battle, his appearance is marked by the facial pigmentation of Sage Mode. 43 23 167

• Long black hair. 43
• Muscular, imposing build. 88
• Sage Mode markings extend from his eye sockets toward his temples. 167
• Often carries or wears the Hokage hat while performing official duties. 23 153

Personality

Hashirama is open, earnest, and deeply committed to cooperation between clans and villages. He consistently seeks solutions that make Konoha more inclusive, whether through a unified academy, alliances, shared knowledge, or opportunities for other shinobi to study in Konoha. 1 142 295

He is also informal and impulsive. Hashirama can become visibly gloomy over personal matters, loses himself in gambling despite notoriously poor luck, and frequently tries to avoid paperwork. Tobirama regularly compensates for these tendencies in government affairs. 1 85 147

In battle, Hashirama enjoys the freedom of direct combat and trusts Madara more readily than most. Even when Madara's power becomes alarming, Hashirama focuses on whether his friend remains human and on how that strength can serve the Shinobi World. 263 271

Abilities & Skills

Wood Release

Hashirama possesses Wood Release, a Kekkei Genkai that allows him to create and manipulate vegetation on a massive scale.

• Creates structures, forests, wooden dragons, shields, and combat constructs. 167 268
• Rapidly repairs or reshapes terrain damaged by battle. 268
• Uses Wood Release for civil projects, including construction, agricultural cultivation, and large-scale land development. 176 209 321
• Can restrain or defend Tailed Beasts with techniques such as the Wood Dragon Technique and Hotei Technique. 268

Sage Mode

Hashirama can draw in and wield Natural Energy with exceptional efficiency. Fukasaku describes his Sage Mode as unusually complete, noting that most practitioners either achieve imperfect forms or fail their training entirely. 110

• Greatly increases his chakra output and Wood Release potency. 167
• Grants heightened perception capable of detecting Isshiki's volatile chakra fluctuations. 399
• Allows him to reinforce Madara's Complete Body Susanoo with Sage Art-enhanced Wood Release armor. 167
• His mastery makes him a proposed instructor for a shinobi sacred land devoted to Sage Jutsu cultivation. 311

Sage Art: Wood Release — True Several Thousand Hands

Hashirama's signature technique creates a colossal armored Great Buddha with countless wooden arms.

• Used to overwhelm and subdue the Nine-Tails. 42
• Can bombard enemies with a dense barrage of giant fists. 264
• Its wooden arms can intercept or break apart Tailed Beast Bombs. 263
• Forms the core of Hashirama's combat strength against the Ten-Tails and Madara. 263 265

Wood Golem Technique

Hashirama can create a towering Wood Golem for combat and transportation.

• Used during the battle against the Nine-Tails. 42 43
• Can serve as a platform for Hashirama's Sage Mode techniques. 43
• Cooperates with Madara's Susanoo, including allowing the two to combine their constructs in battle. 42 167

Tailed Beast Suppression

Hashirama's Wood Release and chakra are particularly effective against Tailed Beasts.

• Restrained the Nine-Tails alongside Madara. 42
• Took part in the capture and sealing of the Eight-Tails. 88 99
• Protected the nine Tailed Beasts from the Ten-Tails with Sage Mode-enhanced Wood Release. 268
• Negotiated with Tailed Beasts and assigned them roles in Konoha's agricultural development rather than treating them solely as weapons. 209 229

Equipment / Items

• Hokage hat — Worn during official ceremonies and duties as Konoha's First Hokage. 23 153
• Sealing scrolls and vessels — Used in operations involving captured Tailed Beasts. 229

Relationships

• Uchiha Madara — Closest friend, rival, and Konoha's co-founder. Hashirama trusts Madara's judgment, fights in seamless coordination with him, and later urges him to become Hokage. 1 42 167 271 272
• Senju Tobirama — Younger brother and principal administrative partner. Tobirama manages much of Konoha's organization while regularly criticizing Hashirama's lax approach to paperwork and governance. 32 52 147
• Uchiha Rikusei — Hashirama selected Rikusei as a prospective disciple and later trained him directly; Rikusei is recognized as a disciple of both Hashirama and Madara. 1 85 217
• Uzumaki Mito — Hashirama consoles Mito when Uzushio's delegation arrives in Konoha. 22
• The Tailed Beasts — Initially subdued as threats to peace, but later treated as partners in Konoha's development and defense. 42 100 209 229

Story Role / Major Arcs

Konoha's Founding and First Hokage Inauguration

Hashirama supports the formation of shared village institutions and becomes Konoha's First Hokage during the alliance ceremony with Uzushio Village. 1 23

Village Administration and Reform

He works with Tobirama to establish ninja classifications and manage Konoha's expansion, while confronting the tension between clan loyalty, ordinary ninja, and civilian society. 32 52 203

Tailed Beast Campaign and Five Kage Summit

Hashirama joins Madara in capturing Tailed Beasts, including the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails. He then advocates the sealing and distribution of Tailed Beasts as part of a world-peace framework at the Five Kage Summit. 42 88 100

Shinobi Alliance and Sage Jutsu Era

Hashirama promotes alliances, shared infrastructure, and access to knowledge across the Shinobi World. His Sage Mode and command of Wood Release become central to plans for a new shinobi cultivation land. 142 295 311

Ten-Tails Conflict

Hashirama confronts Madara after Madara arms the Ten-Tails with Susanoo. Using the Great Buddha, Wood Dragon, Hotei Technique, and Sage Mode, he protects the Tailed Beasts and counters the Ten-Tails' attacks. 263 268

Konoha's Expansion

As Konoha grows beyond the scale of a village, Hashirama supports its transition into the Konoha Hidden Nation and participates in large-scale environmental transformation projects across the Shinobi World. 241 321 376

Notable Quotes

“Madara, I've wanted to do this for a long time!” 4

“The times have changed.” 147

“Konoha Hidden Village, Land of Fire... then let's call it the Konoha Hidden Nation.” 241

Trivia

• Hashirama's gambling luck is notably poor; he unsuccessfully attempts to improve a dice roll with a self-invented “Sage Art.” 85
• He was initially reluctant to accept the Hokage position because he believed it should have gone to Madara. 23
• Madara considers Hashirama's Sage Mode unusually complete compared with ordinary Sage Jutsu practitioners. 110