"I don't know. Maybe... some irresponsible old man who likes hiding in Yomotsu. Anyway, since you know so much, you must already know about His existence, right?
"And what Madara Uchiha and the others are planning to do-what do you think of it? Don't give me that 'I'll watch from my seat' crap again. We may have only just met, but I think I understand you fairly well.
"With your personality, there's no way you haven't made any preparations. And... you should already know what makes Hashirama Senju special, too."
Uchiha Hikari shook her head lightly, then furrowed her brows and spoke as she looked at Uchiha Gen.
"Yes, the true Will of the World is within him. No, rather, the past Will of the World chose him. Calling it 'true' is still too imprecise. After all... those words also apply to the current one."
Uchiha Gen raised his chin slightly and looked toward the Land of Whirlpools. There, at that moment, stood the true pinnacle of the Shinobi World, the invincible—well, two of them.
"Then what are you going to do? Hashirama Senju has been thoroughly duped at this point. Even Madara Uchiha can't snap him out of it.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. A true successor was deceived into playing dead and shutting himself away. It really is hard to understand. But it's normal enough, I suppose. After all, that guy should have run off to the moon and shut himself away by now, too. Their chakra comes from the same source, so naturally, their personalities are exactly alike.
"Because of that irresponsible old man, those two have reincarnated over and over, ruining several generations of people who carried enormous weight in fate. Counting them up, Hashirama Senju... should be the fifth incarnation."
Contempt laced Uchiha Hikari's words. She was