Asura was firm in his resolve to pursue that elusive wish.
But he was also easily influenced by others.
Just like Hashirama Senju. In the end, Hashirama's decision to kill Madara Uchiha for the village had already strayed from the path Asura followed.
The will to kill Madara Uchiha had not come from Hashirama Senju himself, but from Konoha as a whole.
Following the village's thinking, Hashirama Senju had ultimately dealt Madara Uchiha a fatal blow.
Hyuga Akira stroked his chin. A question suddenly piqued his curiosity.
Which was stronger, the Will of Fire or Asura's will? Both had powerful brainwashing abilities.
Hyuga Akira quickly treated everyone throughout Konoha. Aside from killing people and setting fires, his flames could also save people.
And this...
Was something the people of Konoha had only just learned.
"Like a god." Everyone gazed at Hyuga Akira's back with longing in their eyes.
As for what Hyuga Akira had done in the past, they had long since forgotten it.
So, the thing Konoha's villagers excelled at most was forgetting.
Forgetting others' achievements, forgetting their own sins.
Once all the severely injured had been rescued, Hyuga Akira looked outside the village.
There, a giant wooden human was trading blows with the Nine-Tails.
All that remained here were corpses.
Hyuga Akira's healing ability was indeed powerful, but it could not bring the dead back to life. Quite a few people had died this time.
Hyuga Akira beckoned to Yakushi Nonō, who appeared before him with the Body Flicker Technique.
"I'll leave the rest to you."
"Yes."
Hearing Yakushi Nonō's reply, Hyuga Akira nodded in satisfaction, then turned into flames and vanished.
Outside the village.
Nawaki controlled the wooden human, knocking the Nine-Tails to the ground with a punch.
But the Nine-Tails rolled over and lunged at