"Actually, his consciousness has been staying in Konoha all along. At first, he followed Mito until she died of old age. As for now... he should be staying with Mito's successor.
"Because he needs to keep an eye on the Nine-Tails. The tailed beasts in your world are special, and the Nine-Tails is an even more special individual among the nine tailed beasts.
"Inside each of them are remnants of the True Shinobi World of varying sizes. And inside the Nine-Tails... there is a complete fragment, as well as... a Will of the World Core that the Shinobi World lost halfway through nurturing."
Hashirama Senju stroked his chin and spoke with envy.
He really wanted to go out and roam around, too, but the anchor of his existence had long since been annihilated. If he left this place, the corrective force would instantly erase him as well.
"..."
Hearing this, Tobirama Senju could not help covering his face.
He finally understood why Konoha's new Nine-Tails Jinchuriki liked visiting gambling dens. He had thought his own Tsunade had been a bad influence, but now it seemed... the culprit was someone else.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Sure enough, he's still just as unreliable."
Beside him, Uchiha Izuna offered his own thoughts.
"Wait, you said those beasts have remnants of the True Shinobi World inside them? And that the Nine-Tails has a complete fragment? And Hashirama Senju is watching the Nine-Tails now. What... is he planning?"
Suddenly, as though he had realized something, Uchiha Izuna spoke up.
From what he knew of Hashirama Senju, although the man was unreliable, he always managed to pull off things that sounded impossible.
The reconciliation between the shinobi clans, the founding of Konoha, and even that absurd One Country, One Village System had all come from Hashirama Senju's