Genya nodded.
"Pretty much. They're both... how do I put it? Single-minded, forget everything once their blood gets pumping, pour their hearts out for their friends, and for their enemies... uh, they go straight for their enemies' hearts too, just with their fists."
Chinatsu parted her lips.
She remembered the blond, blue-eyed boy who was always shouting, "I'm going to be Hokage!"
Then she looked over at the First Hokage, who was competing with Guy.
Suddenly, she felt...
Maybe they really were a little alike?
Just then, a wave of startled cries erupted from the crowd.
"It broke! The table broke!"
With a crack, the poor table finally buckled under the strength of the two "monsters" and shattered.
Guy and Hashirama lost their support at the same time. Guy stumbled two steps, while Hashirama did not budge.
Guy steadied himself, his eyes shining.
"Lord First! Again!"
Hashirama roared with laughter.
"All right! Again!"
Rock Lee had already brought over a new table.
Genya's mouth twitched even harder.
"Those two... are they ever going to stop?"
He was about to turn and take another route when Itachi stopped him.
"Wait."
"Hm?"
Itachi looked at Hashirama and spoke slowly.
"You were right."
"About what?"
"Lord First really is different from what I imagined."
He paused.
"But perhaps this kind of Hokage is what Konoha truly needs."
Genya raised an eyebrow.
"How so?"
Itachi was silent for a moment.
"I've seen too many people lose themselves to power. People in the clan, the village's leaders, and... that man."
Genya knew who he meant by "that man": Obito Uchiha.
"But Lord First is different. He has the power to crush everything, yet it hasn't consumed him. He's still... like an ordinary person."
Itachi looked at Genya.
"Just like you."
Genya blinked, then smiled.
"Is