Madara Uchiha stared at Hashirama's three zeros on the mirror, especially the one marked "Lust: 0," his brows knotted tightly.
He looked up at Hashirama Senju beside him, who was cheerfully scratching his head and seemed quite pleased with his own "pure" scores, then remembered that the man had married Mito Uzumaki in life and even had children with her...
A powerful sense that something was wrong, along with doubts about the Seven Sins Mirror's accuracy, instantly welled up in Madara.
He turned slightly, leaning toward the Sage of Six Paths, who was stroking his beard as he watched, and asked in a low voice:
"Hey, old man."
Madara held no particular reverence for the Sage of Six Paths, and addressed him accordingly.
"Is that lousy mirror of yours broken?"
He gestured with his eyes toward Hashirama's scores on the mirror, particularly the entry marked "Lust: 0."
"Hashirama had a wife, and children, too.
How could a normal man with a wife and children possibly have a lust score of zero?
Are you saying he and Mito were just platonic friends, and they found their children somewhere?"
Madara's tone dripped with undisguised mockery.
To him, sex, marriage, and children were closely connected. A married man with children having a lust score of zero was utterly absurd. Either something was wrong with the mirror, or Hashirama...
Did he have some unspeakable secret?
The Sage of Six Paths did not grow angry at Madara's doubts. Instead, a knowing smile appeared on his aged, peaceful face.
He slowly turned toward Madara, his eyes seeming to see through everything, and explained in a steady, clear voice:
"Madara Uchiha, your understanding of the seven sins may be overly simplistic and worldly."
"As for the lust reflected by the Seven Sins Mirror, mere physical desire or