Mito: A true man born in troubled times should wield a three-foot sword and achieve eternal merit.

Konoha.

Upon returning from Mount Myoboku, Senju Hashirama immediately sought out Uchiha Madara, Yan, Izuna, and his younger brother Tobirama, recounting every word the Great Toad Sage had said.

"Ashura's chakra is inside Big Brother? Did the Great Sage say how to remove it?" Senju Tobirama's tone was extremely hostile. "It can stay if it wants, but the problem is that this chakra actually dares to influence Big Brother. Anyone who affects my big brother is unacceptable, not even an ancestor. A dead ancestor is a good ancestor. An ancestor who keeps interfering with his descendants is evil chakra. That damned Ashura—even after dying, he won't stay peaceful. He actually messed with souls and reincarnation."

"Big Brother, could this happen to you too? How do we solve it?" Izuna thought the same as Tobirama. Ancestor or not, as long as it affected his brother, it should disappear completely.

"The Great Sage didn't say exactly how to solve it. But Sage Shima did say that the Great Sage had already seen the future, so presumably this problem has been resolved there," Hashirama answered.

"Indra came to hate Ashura because of the Sage of Six Paths' favoritism. Thus, Indra and Ashura have continuously reincarnated within their descendants in the form of chakra. It is a war that has lasted for a thousand years. The one who tied the knot must untie it; to resolve this, we must understand the root of the matter," Uchiha Yan said.

"As the eldest son, Indra should have inherited the Ninja Creed, yet the Sage of Six Paths passed it to his younger son instead." As Izuna spoke, he glanced at Tobirama. "Ashura disregarded seniority and coveted the position of head of the Ninja Creed. That was truly overstepping his bounds."

"Enough." Uchiha Madara interrupted Izuna. "What