Hashirama

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Hashirama Senju (千手柱间)
Alias(es)	First Hokage
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Senju Clan; Konohagakure
Occupation/Role	Senju Clan Head; First Hokage of Konoha
Status	Alive 200
First Appearance	Chapter 22

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Wood Release prodigy	22	Already renowned for his Wood Release; Shusen had previously seen him use Deep Forest Emergence to sweep through enemies. 22
Sage Mode	75	Learned senjutsu under the Slug Sage at Shikkotsu Forest. He entered Sage Mode after ten days and fully mastered senjutsu within one month. 75
Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands	116	Revealed a colossal Thousand-Armed Buddha capable of blocking Yanmen Pass and overwhelming multiple clan heads. 116

Background / History

Childhood and ideals

Hashirama lost two younger brothers during the Warring States Period. His seven-year-old brother Kawarama was surrounded and killed by Hagoromo and Uchiha shinobi, while another brother, Itama, later died at Uchiha hands. These losses led Hashirama to advocate a truce rather than revenge, though his father Butsuma rejected the idea. 105

While reflecting on the meaning of war by a river, Hashirama met Uchiha Madara. The two became friends through their shared dream of ending the era of clan warfare and creating a place where shinobi children would not have to die in battle. 105

Warring States Period

Hashirama was recognized as a gifted Wood Release user while still young. In person, he was awkward and visibly nervous around Uzumaki Mito despite his fearsome battlefield reputation. 22

He defended Mito from Kaguya Wuzhan shortly after the Kaguya Clan signed a truce, using Wood Release: Hōbi Technique to block the attacker’s bone projectiles. 25 Hashirama, Mito, Tobirama, and Shusen subsequently became sworn siblings, with Hashirama recognized as the eldest. 26

At the Ninjasteel Mine, Hashirama attempted to negotiate an equal division of the resource with Madara, but Madara refused and initiated battle. Hashirama’s Wood Release helped force the Uchiha retreat after the Uzumaki Clan joined the Senju side. 37 38

Hashirama later married Mito, joining the Senju and Uzumaki families. 64 65

Senjutsu training

While reinforcing the Sunset Clan against the Libra Clan, Hashirama fought the clan’s Sage Transformation leader. His Wood Release techniques could restrain and drain the enemy’s chakra, but the opponent repeatedly broke free through brute strength and regeneration. 69 70

After fighting alongside the masked Shusen, Hashirama investigated Shikkotsu Forest and received instruction from the Slug Sage. His Sage Body allowed him to progress at extraordinary speed: he learned to balance natural energy within a day, entered Sage Mode after ten days, and completely mastered senjutsu after a month. 73 75

Founding of Konoha

After becoming Senju Clan Head, Hashirama rejected Ryū’s invitation for the Senju Clan to join Uzushio Village. He remained committed to his own vision: a village in which all shinobi clans could coexist as equals rather than serve a single clan. 105

His effort to unite the clans was initially met with widespread suspicion. Many clans believed that his proposed village would make them vassals of the Senju Clan, especially after his overwhelming power became publicly known. 154 156

With Shusen’s intervention, the Hyuga, Sarutobi, and numerous other clans agreed to support Hashirama’s cause. The collective support enabled the clans to establish Konoha, with the Fire Country daimyō providing funding, food, and labor. 156 158 173

Hashirama repeatedly declined the position of Hokage and nominated Madara instead, believing Madara was more capable of administration. The clan heads distrusted Madara, however, and unanimously elected Hashirama as Konoha’s First Hokage. 174

Conflict with Madara

Hashirama continued to seek reconciliation with Madara even as Madara prepared to oppose Konoha. He appealed to their childhood promise and proposed that the Senju and Uchiha build their village together. 165

Following Madara’s defection, Hashirama investigated the Uchiha Clan’s situation alongside Konoha’s leaders. He learned that Madara feared the Senju–Uchiha conflict would return after Hashirama’s eventual departure from office. 183

When Madara attacked Konoha’s Ninja Academy, Hashirama used Sage Art: Super-Sized Wood Release: Hōbi Technique to shield the academy from Susanoo projectiles. Madara’s willingness to endanger the village convinced Hashirama that he could no longer avoid killing his former friend. 190 191

Appearance

Hashirama is a tall young man with an honest-looking face. In Sage Mode, dark markings appear around his eyes. 22 116

• Tall stature. 22
• Honest-looking facial features. 22
• Dark eye markings when using Sage Mode. 116
• Often appears composed and imposing in battle despite his ordinarily awkward demeanor. 22 116

Personality

Hashirama is compassionate, idealistic, and deeply opposed to the cycle of revenge that defined the Warring States Period. The deaths of his brothers shaped his belief that war only brought pain to every side, leading him to seek peace even with the Uchiha. 105

He is notably awkward and self-effacing in personal settings, particularly around Mito. He dismisses praise for his own strength and becomes visibly flustered around her, sharply contrasting his confidence and authority in battle. 22 38

Although often perceived as soft-hearted, Hashirama can be decisive when his principles or people are threatened. He confronted the four daimyō over their responsibility for war, declared that he would protect Fire Country from invasion, and ultimately resolved to kill Madara when Konoha was endangered. 114 116 191

Hashirama considers himself poorly suited to administration and relied heavily on Tobirama while leading the Senju Clan. He initially believed Madara would be a better Hokage, despite Madara’s hostility toward the Senju. 174

Abilities & Skills

Wood Release

Hashirama’s Wood Release is his defining combat ability. It allows him to create and control massive quantities of wood, ranging from defensive structures to colossal constructs capable of suppressing powerful opponents.

• Hōbi Technique — Raises wooden shields to block attacks, including Kaguya bone projectiles and Madara’s Fire Release. 25 37
• Deep Forest Emergence — Creates a rapidly growing forest across the battlefield. 22 38 70
• Wood Clone Technique — Creates wooden decoys capable of misleading enemies in combat. 69
• Hotei Technique — Summons over a hundred giant wooden hands to bind enemies and absorb their chakra. 69
• Wood Human Technique — Forms a giant wooden humanoid whose physical power can repeatedly overpower a Sage Transformation opponent. 69 70
• Wood Dragon Technique — Summons a massive wooden dragon that binds targets and drains their chakra; it was strong enough to restrain the Libra Clan leader for Shusen’s finishing attack. 70 71
• Hashirama’s Wood Release could be broken by sufficiently powerful opponents before he mastered senjutsu, as demonstrated by the Libra Clan leader’s repeated escapes from his restraints. 69 70

Senjutsu and Sage Mode

Hashirama learned senjutsu directly from the Slug Sage in Shikkotsu Forest. His Sage Body gave him exceptional affinity for natural energy and allowed him to master Sage Mode far faster than Shusen. 75

• Can enter Sage Mode independently after completing his training. 75
• Greatly enhances the power of his Wood Release techniques. 75
• Received a Rashomon contract scroll from the Slug Sage. 75

Sage Art: Wood Release

In Sage Mode, Hashirama can deploy Wood Release on a battlefield-altering scale.

• True Several Thousand Hands — Creates a gigantic Thousand-Armed Buddha statue that blocked the entrance to Yanmen Pass, neutralized an incoming assault, and captured four attacking clan heads. 116
• Flower Tree World Advent — Used to suppress and eliminate the White Zetsu army. 117
• Super-Sized Hōbi Technique — Created a vast demon-faced wooden shield over Konoha’s Ninja Academy, protecting it from Madara’s Yasaka Magatama barrage. 190

Equipment / Items

• Rashomon contract scroll — Given to Hashirama by the Slug Sage after his senjutsu training. 75
• Kunai — Used during the blood oath that made him, Mito, Tobirama, and Shusen sworn siblings. 26

Relationships

• Uzumaki Mito — Wife and sworn sibling. Hashirama was initially painfully awkward around her, later marrying her after the Senju–Uzumaki alliance strengthened. 22 26 64
• Senju Tobirama — Younger brother and trusted adviser. Tobirama regularly helped Hashirama manage clan and village affairs, while Hashirama defended him during conflicts with Butsuma and Madara. 67 174 172
• Uchiha Madara — Childhood friend, ideological counterpart, and eventual enemy. They shared a dream of peace but became divided by clan hatred, personal loss, and Madara’s extremism. 37 105 165 191
• Uzumaki Shusen / Masked Hero — Sworn brother and brother-in-law through Mito. Shusen aided Hashirama against the Libra Clan, persuaded other clans to support Konoha’s founding, and repeatedly intervened against Madara. 71 120 156 191
• Senju Butsuma — Father. Butsuma rejected Hashirama’s early calls for peace and later died alongside Uchiha Tajima at Kazama Gorge. 105 154
• Senju Kawarama — Younger brother killed at age seven by Hagoromo and Uchiha shinobi. 105
• Senju Itama — Younger brother killed by the Uchiha Clan. 105
• Slug Sage — Senjutsu teacher who trained Hashirama at Shikkotsu Forest and entrusted him with the Rashomon contract. 75

Notable Quotes

“No matter what, as long as I live, I will never allow the armies of the Four Nations to set one foot into Fire Country!” 116

“I can't stand by and let you destroy Konoha. No matter the cost, I'll stop you—even if I have to... kill you!” 191