Of course, it wasn't that Hashirama Senju had been too weak. Nagato, who could wield the power of the Rinnegan, was simply somewhat freakish.
Without the corresponding strength, why would Madara Uchiha have wasted so much effort awakening the Rinnegan?
"Minister Uchiha Hikaru, I'm not questioning your words, but does Akatsuki truly possess such formidable strength?!" Utatane Koharu asked. Realizing that her question had come out wrong, she immediately explained that she was not doubting him; she simply found it hard to believe that Akatsuki's members could be so monstrous.
Hikaru understood what Utatane Koharu meant. In fact, who wouldn't be shocked after learning all this?
With both hands behind his head, Hikaru said lazily, "Otherwise, where do you think the legendary Eyes of the Sage, the Rinnegan, came from? There's plenty you don't know, so I really admire how you people dared to keep targeting the Uchiha Clan all these years. You've been lucky."
"What do you mean?!" The Third Hokage and the others were all rather baffled.
"Because members of the Uchiha Clan can possess the legendary Eyes of the Sage—the Rinnegan."
The corner of Tsunade's mouth twitched as she helped Hikaru explain.
"..."
In an instant, the previously lively conference room fell silent because of Tsunade's words. Everyone's eyes widened as they stared at Hikaru in astonishment. Members of the Uchiha Clan could possess the Rinnegan? What kind of joke was that?
If that was true, then back then... Quite a few higher-ups immediately broke out in cold sweat. If the Uchiha had produced someone like that, Konoha would have faced disaster.
"But Akatsuki's leader, Nagato, isn't a member of the Uchiha Clan..." After a long while, someone raised a doubt. It was still Utatane Koharu. Even she had been frightened by Hikaru's words.
"That's why he