Hashirama Enters Konoha

Konoha had become a place where people treated one another with remarkable kindness and goodwill.

Bullying simply did not exist.

Hashirama wanted to see what had become of the village he and Madara had founded with their own hands, so this time they walked back.

As soon as Uchiha Hikari reached Konoha, she headed straight for the Uchiha compound. She could not stand the way Hashirama treated her with such reverence.

Being respected felt nice, of course. It was certainly better than Xuanye acting as though she barely mattered.

But Hashirama clearly did not respect her for her strength or anything else. He simply treated her like a hundred-year-old woman.

As if he were afraid she might stumble and hurt herself.

She was still a girl in the flower of her youth!

And now a zombie dug out of the ground was treating her like an antique!

She would rather be bullied by Uchiha Genya than suffer that kind of public humiliation.

After Hikari left, the others found excuses to leave as well.

They could all tell the two Hokage still had things to discuss, so they gave them some space.

Sasuke left for the time being too.

Now that he knew Xuanye had obtained the Flying Shuttle, he was no longer in a hurry.

He wanted to visit the clan compound. If he had time, he would also like to see what Konoha was like with an Uchiha as Hokage. If nothing else, he could do it for his brother's dream.

Sasuke left with mixed feelings. At Xuanye's request, Hashirama used the Transformation Technique to conceal his face for the time being, lest someone recognize the First Hokage and cause an uproar.

It also hid the cracks left by the Impure World Reincarnation across his body.

Hashirama readily agreed.