"Kid, hurry up and use your Spirit Transformation Technique!"
Hashirama grabbed the back of Dan Katō's clothes, lifted him up, and gave him a shake.
He had originally felt that, as a dead man, he should not meddle too much in his descendants' major life decisions, but Dan Katō was acting far too cowardly.
That made Hashirama's tone rather stern now.
Dan Katō-no, Black Zetsu-had some of the Kekkei Mōra abilities Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had left within him. Otherwise, he could not have plunged his hand through old Madara's back in the original story.
But the more extraordinary his abilities were, the more clearly he could sense how terrifying Orochimaru was now.
Not only did Orochimaru possess all seven chakra attributes, with faint signs of them merging, but he also emanated an extremely faint Ōtsutsuki aura.
More importantly, Orochimaru's body contained two kinds of energy outside the chakra system.
Rather than clashing and making his body explode as expected, the energies intertwined and coexisted in perfect harmony.
This terrified Black Zetsu. Each of those three powers could threaten his life!
"Granduncle! Can't you be a little gentler?"
"Dan is still a patient!"
Tsunade tugged on Hashirama's sleeve, unable to help wheedling.
"A patient?"
"His arms and legs work just fine. What's wrong with him?"
The more Hashirama looked, the more he felt that this cowardly Dan Katō was not suited to his precious granddaughter.
"How does a problem with his soul not count as an illness?"
"Plenty of ninja even developed psychological problems during the Hidden Village era!"
Tsunade argued her case, snatched Black Zetsu from Hashirama's grasp, draped his arm over her shoulders, and supported him as she stepped back twice.
Seeing this, Hashirama knew Tsunade's stubborn streak had kicked in. He pressed a hand to his forehead.
"I'm not