Hashirama

Biodata

Background / History

Founding Konoha

Hashirama lost two younger brothers, Itama and Kawarama, on the battlefield while they were still very young. Their deaths inspired his ambition to establish a village where children could grow up without being sent to war 7.

Despite the longstanding conflict between the Senju and Uchiha, Hashirama sought reconciliation with Madara Uchiha and the revival of their childhood dream. Madara demanded that Hashirama either kill Tobirama—who had killed Madara’s brother Izuna—or take his own life. Hashirama chose the latter and turned a kunai on himself, but Madara stopped him 1.

The Senju and Uchiha subsequently joined forces to establish Konoha. The account connects the village’s name to Hashirama’s Wood Release and the title “Hokage” to Madara’s Fire Release 1.

Historical Significance

In the history Shinichi remembers from his previous life, fear of Hashirama’s strength deterred the major villages and sustained decades of peace. His death was followed by the First Shinobi World War. Shinichi therefore regards the village system as a source of temporary peace that ultimately enlarged clan conflicts into wars between villages and nations; this is his remembered history, not an outcome already reached in the current storyline 1.

Appearance

• Build: Tall and burly 16 19.
• Hair: Long, black, and worn loose down his back 19 20.
• Usual clothing: Red armor during his visits to the Hyuga; dark, wide-sleeved casual clothing when meeting Shinichi on Konoha’s streets 20 27.
• Expressions and mannerisms: Frequently grins, laughs loudly, scratches the back of his head, and slaps his thigh when excited 7 16 20.

Personality

Hashirama is committed to peace through voluntary cooperation. He accepts the Hyuga’s refusal to join Konoha without threatening them and explicitly argues that founding a village should not mean forcing others to participate. When Madara attacks the clan, Hashirama intervenes and apologizes on Konoha’s behalf 7 8 16.

Despite his reputation, he is informal and approachable. After building Hyuga Village’s houses, he sits on the ground with ordinary clanspeople, eats their simple meal, and chats about their journey and the local climate. Their initial nervousness gives way to laughter as he puts them at ease 20.

Rejection can send him into conspicuous but short-lived dejection: he crouches with his head in his hands after Shinichi refuses his invitation, then quickly becomes animated when discussing the Tenseigan. His curiosity about unusual abilities also fuels his admiration for Shinichi and his interest in sparring 7 16 20.

His trustfulness creates friction with Tobirama. Hashirama treats the Uchiha–Hyuga friendship as beneficial and assumes Madara’s friendship guarantees that the Uchiha will remain in Konoha. He also makes promises without checking the village’s supplies, leaving him unable to challenge Tobirama’s claimed shortage of ninja tools 27 44.

Abilities & Skills

Wood Release

Hashirama uses Wood Release for large-scale restraint, construction, and fortification 16 20.

• Deep Forest Emergence: Creates thousands of enormous trees across a wasteland. Their trunks bind Madara’s Perfect Susanoo by its legs and blade-bearing arm, stopping its descending strike 16.
• Four Pillars House Technique: Grows complete wooden houses from the earth, including interlocking walls, beams, roofs, doors, and windows 20.
• Adaptable construction: Changes his hand seals to create larger buildings suitable for storehouses 20.
• Village fortification: Raises a tightly interlocked wooden wall around Hyuga Village, leaving a broad southern gate 20.

Chakra Reserves and Endurance

Hashirama’s chakra serves as a benchmark for exceptional power 14.

• Madara compares Shinichi’s suddenly increased chakra to Hashirama’s reserves 14.
• A Hyuga lookout identifies the immense chakra within Hashirama before he reaches the village 19.
• He spends an entire day constructing housing for roughly three thousand people, adds storehouses, and then surrounds the settlement with a wall without showing significant exhaustion 20.

Combat Strength and Assessment

Hashirama is an established opponent capable of confronting Madara directly 13 15.

• Before Shinichi’s emergence, he was the only person described as having withstood Madara’s attacks head-on and broken through his Susanoo 13 14 15 17.
• He notices the brief change in Shinichi’s eyes during their confrontation and later correctly questions whether they are still Byakugan 7.
• He recognizes Madara’s large-scale Fire Release from Konoha and heads out to investigate 29.
• While watching a later spar, he immediately observes that Shinichi has grown stronger since their previous encounter 29.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Attempted Recruitment of the Hyuga

Hashirama and Madara personally visit the Hyuga to invite them into Konoha. After receiving the former leadership’s acceptance, Hashirama arranges land near the eastern forest and plans to escort the clan himself. He particularly values the Byakugan’s usefulness for reconnaissance, village security, and detecting ambushes 1 6 7.

When he arrives, Shinichi reveals that he killed the clan head and elders and has become the new leader. Hashirama stops his escort from attacking, treating the killings as an internal Hyuga matter. His renewed invitation fails when Shinichi compares submission to Konoha with replacing the overthrown Main Family with another authority. Hashirama leaves peacefully and keeps Konoha’s invitation open 7.

Stopping Madara’s Attack

Hashirama initially prevents Madara from leaving to retaliate against the Hyuga, insisting that refusal to join does not make them Konoha’s enemies. Madara later departs without his knowledge, while Tobirama deliberately withholds the information 8 12.

Upon discovering Madara’s departure, Hashirama races north. He fears both the destruction of the Hyuga and the damage that exterminating a clan over a rejected invitation would do to Konoha’s founding purpose. During his approach, he witnesses Shinichi’s Silver Light Blade split Madara’s Susanoo and cut through a distant hilltop 12 15.

Hashirama arrives as Madara’s Perfect Susanoo attacks and immobilizes its sword arm with Wood Release. After Madara dismisses the technique, Hashirama bows to Shinichi and apologizes for the injuries and destruction. Shinichi confirms that the Hyuga will leave the Land of Fire and asks him to help build their new village as compensation; Hashirama readily agrees 16.

Building Hyuga Village

Despite Tobirama’s objections to helping a neighboring village grow stronger, Hashirama insists on keeping his promise. He also enthusiastically spreads the news that Shinichi split Madara’s Susanoo, making the feat widely known throughout Konoha 17.

After the Hyuga relocate, Hashirama travels to the Land of Rice Fields and builds their permanent housing in a single day. He adds storehouses and a defensive wall, specifically noting the need to protect elderly residents and children while the ninja are away on missions. That evening, he shares a meal with the clan, asks Shinichi about the Tenseigan, and proposes a future spar before returning to Konoha the following morning 19 20 21.

Ninja-Tool Dispute

When Shinichi comes to Konoha seeking ninja tools, Hashirama immediately promises assistance and escorts him to Tobirama, who manages the supplies and accounts. Tobirama falsely claims that Konoha cannot spare the requested stock. Because Hashirama has never examined those accounts himself, he cannot rebut the claim and apologizes to Shinichi 27.

Hashirama later watches Madara and Shinichi spar, then accompanies them to negotiate with the Uchiha. Seeing the Uchiha readily supply the requested tools makes him recognize the inconsistency in Tobirama’s explanation: if one clan can provide so much, Konoha as a whole should not be unable to do so 29 30.

Hyuga Village’s Trade Gathering

Hashirama welcomes the development of Hyuga Village’s own ninja-tool workshop and suggests that Konoha could purchase from it if necessary 38.

At the gathering in Hyuga Village, he readily accepts Mū’s proposal for an alliance between Iwagakure and Konoha, reasoning that alliances could prevent further wars. Madara immediately voices opposition, claiming Konoha needs no allies while the two of them are present 41.

Hashirama dismisses Tobirama’s fears that Shinichi is poaching the Uchiha through friendship and trade privileges. When the Aburame choose to join Hyuga Village despite Konoha’s repeated invitations, he congratulates Shinichi rather than challenging their decision 44 47.

Relationships

• Madara Uchiha — Childhood friend, former battlefield opponent, and Konoha co-founder. Hashirama restrains his retaliatory violence but also enjoys watching his bouts with Shinichi and openly teases him afterward 1 8 16 30.
• Tobirama Senju — Younger brother and administrator of Konoha’s supplies and accounts. Their disagreement over neighboring villages is compounded by Tobirama concealing Madara’s departure and obstructing the Hyuga’s tool purchase 6 12 17 27.
• Shinichi Hyuga — An unsuccessful recruit who becomes a friendly neighboring leader. Hashirama protects his clan, builds its village, admires his strength, and asks for a future spar 7 16 20.
• Itama and Kawarama — Younger brothers whose childhood battlefield deaths helped shape his goal of protecting children from war 7.
• Hyuga Clan — Initially prospective Konoha members, later recipients of his apology and construction assistance. Their farewell and gratitude reflect the goodwill his visit establishes 16 20 21.
• Aburame Clan Leader — A recruitment prospect whose decision to join Hyuga Village Hashirama accepts graciously 47.

Notable Quotes

“Building a village was always supposed to be voluntary.” 8

“I founded Konoha so children would no longer have to go to war, not to swallow anyone up.” 16

“How could I go back on something I promised them?” 17