This was probably the gap between "near-Six Paths level" and "Six Paths level"...
Hashirama Senju laughed for a while longer, his blood surging.
Simply put-
He was itching for a fight.
"Fifth Hokage."
Hashirama Senju stared at Uchiha Minamoto with bright, intent eyes and unexpectedly challenged him to a fight.
"Let's have a fight!"
The "fight" Hashirama Senju meant was no little scuffle like the one with Pain.
Opponents on the level of the Six Paths of Pain.
To ordinary ninja, they were indeed powerful enemies who could not be defeated.
But for Hashirama Senju, dealing with the Six Paths of Pain was hardly any harder than wringing a chicken's neck.
In his earlier fight with Pain in the Land of Iron, he had merely swatted at him a few times, and his opponent had collapsed...
Hashirama Senju had not had his fill at all.
If Madara Uchiha were still alive.
Hashirama Senju could have gone to test his strength against his dear Madara.
But Madara Uchiha was not alive yet, was he?
Hashirama Senju felt that going to Uchiha Minamoto would serve just as well.
Besides, he had always been very interested in Uchiha Minamoto's strength.
To think that a monstrous ninja of a later generation like him would emerge in this era.
Hashirama Senju brimmed with fighting spirit.
Also.
There was another, deeper reason Hashirama Senju wanted to "have a fight" with Uchiha Minamoto, one that was rather difficult to explain.
Namely...
Konoha had far too many Hokage now!
Leaving aside the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had grown old and weak and retired as a ninja.
The village still had four Hokage!
And whether it was Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, or Minato Namikaze.
After these three Hokage had been perfectly revived by Uchiha Minamoto's [Resurrection of the