Utterly absurd!!!
Tobirama Senju knew perfectly well that he was absolutely a real individual.
So... that so-called cause and effect was definitely just some way of describing things that he could not understand.
The world was fake?
Who got to define what was real and what was fake?
And on what basis?
Seeing Tobirama Senju's openly unconvinced expression, Hashirama Senju could not help smiling. He made no attempt to change Tobirama Senju's mind, merely reaching out to place the red orb in his hand before him.
"Whether the world is real actually isn't all that important, because everything you've experienced is real.
As for questions concerning the world itself, those aren't things we should be getting involved with yet. As for why I brought you here...
You could say it was because of a promise. Your elder brother guessed that you would definitely pursue the truth, so he arranged for me to wait here for the day you took action. And then, well, I was to tell you everything you wanted to know and give you just a little help."
Holding the red orb, Hashirama Senju wore a smile, and within that smile was the relief of being released from a burden.
"...That's not my elder brother's style."
After a moment of silence at those words, Tobirama Senju spoke bluntly.
Tobirama Senju knew his elder brother very well. His brother was not that clever; he could not possibly have arranged all this.
"Uh... fine. Actually, I was the one who wanted to give you a little help. After all, in a sense, you're my younger brother too.
But your elder brother really did ask me to tell you a few things, because in his eyes, you're the cleverest person in the world.
You can easily accomplish anything he can't. It's