Could the Rinnegan Be Fake?

"?!!!" The Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama!!!!

Jiraiya and Hatake Sakumo were no longer merely shocked—they were completely dumbfounded. What the hell was this?! It would have been one thing if someone else had tampered with the corpse, but as his younger brother, he had actually used his own brother's corpse for experiments. Was that even remotely acceptable?

"Also, the First Hokage Hashirama Senju's wife, Mito Uzumaki, should have known about this. No one ever confirmed it, but that's what I believe."

Hikaru took over and continued, "Actually, they had been forced into doing it."

Whenever he thought of the Senju Clan's circumstances, Hikaru could not help feeling sorry for them.

"Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi, was the symbol of the Senju Clan, and what he was most famous for was naturally the world-renowned Wood Release. Unfortunately, this Kekkei Genkai could not be inherited like the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan. His corpse was used and researched for the sake of Wood Release, but sadly, nearly all such research failed."

"Not long after, Senju Tobirama gave up as well. You all know what happened next, right? Danzo took over everything and even turned himself into neither human nor monster, because Hashirama's cells contained terrifying power and abilities that ordinary people simply could not withstand."

"And when the powers of the Senju and Uchiha Clans are combined, something incredible happens."

"What?!!"

After the initial shock, Jiraiya and Hatake Sakumo became more engrossed the longer they listened. Even Orochimaru was somewhat captivated. There were many things he did not know, and if Hikaru was unwilling to speak, no one could force him to.

As for how Hikaru knew all this—that was anyone's guess.

"Huh? Everyone's here?!!" Just as they were preparing to continue listening, Tsunade arrived. At once, Hatake Sakumo and Jiraiya's expressions became