"Speaking of which, it seems I still have a descendant in this world?"
Hashirama smiled upon hearing this: "Yes, Elder. Although I don't know which generation of your descendants they are, the Kumotsuru clan does indeed still have descendants in this world."
Torifū calmly nodded: "That's good then."
"I have accepted your descendant as my disciple, please do not blame me." Hashirama had a respectful expression. Facing such a strong person, he had to show the proper attitude. If he accidentally angered him, the consequences would not be good.
Torifū waved his hand: "It doesn't matter. You are already considered the strongest in this world, so it's best if you teach them."
To Torifū, lecturing his teacher was a very novel experience. Usually, his teacher strictly taught him, pointing out his mistakes. Today, it was actually the other way around.
"With you here, how can I be the strongest? Elder, please stop making fun of me."
Torifū put on a profound look and shook his head: "I already told you, I am just a wisp of a lonely soul; I have already died."
For a moment, Hashirama didn't react. He originally thought that the Kumotsuru ancestor was just using 'lonely soul' as a niche title for a strong person. He didn't expect it to really be a soul? Even the soul is so powerful, then what about the real person? Hashirama immediately fell into a depressed state.
'So, I can't even compare to a soul,' this thought lingered in Hashirama's heart.
But this was just an excuse Torifū found for himself to run away. Who knows if the ancestor is really dead or not? Anyway, it has nothing to do with him; he's just using a banner to do a task. But it seems that he inadvertently hit his teacher's confidence, triggering the insecurities of Hashirama.
"Young man, you have a long way to go in the future; don't compete with a dead man like me." Seeing his teacher like this, Torifū had no choice but to comfort him.
Hashirama then recovered and said: "I may not be able to reach the Elder's strength in my lifetime, but I will do my best to teach your descendants well."
Torifū understood his teacher's character; he wouldn't lie because of the situation, so Torifū felt very warm in his heart at this time.
"Come, let me give you a gift."
Torifū opened his palm, a cloud of mist flowed, and then a cube made of what looked like white jade floated in Torifū's palm. There was also a nine-tailed fox pattern engraved on it.
"Elder, this is?"
Hashirama was a little puzzled. Although this thing was extremely exquisite, he really couldn't guess the intention of the Kumotsuru ancestor.
"It's that nine-tailed fox."
Hashirama suddenly understood. He just remembered that the nine tails were caught into the sky and never appeared again. It was actually caught by this Elder and made into an ornament? Seeing Hashirama's expression change from doubt to sudden realization and then back to doubt, Torifū decided to explain it.
"This is the sealing technique I created. It can seal any object or life into this jade stone, but each jade stone can only be sealed once."
"Then what if you seal it one more time?"
"It will explode!"
Hashirama then understood; he carefully took the sealed jade stone from the hands of the Kumotsuru ancestor. The touch was cold, but after touching it for a long time, it felt warm; it was indeed a good treasure.
"Elder, is there a time limit for the seal on this thing?"
Although this thing was good, if the sealing time was not long, it would not be as good as sealing it into a person's body.
Torifū smiled indifferently: "Don't worry, if someone with the same strength as me doesn't forcibly destroy it, then it can be sealed forever."
In this way, Hashirama was completely relieved. As the most powerful tailed beast in the world, the nine tails have always been hunted by various countries. Although the tailed beasts never hurt people and tried to coexist with humans, people's greed still drove them to hunt the tailed beasts. Over time, all the tailed beasts became irritable and aggressive.
"There is a small space in this jade, enough for that nine-tailed fox to live comfortably."
Then, with a wave of his hand, he created eight more square white jade blocks. Unlike the previous ones, these eight white jade blocks did not have any patterns on them. They were brand new.
Hashirama was still a little afraid to reach out to take them and tentatively looked at the Kumotsuru ancestor, who also nodded, and then he took the eight white jade blocks together with the one that sealed the nine tails.
"You should know that in this world, besides this nine-tailed fox, there are eight other such strange beasts."
Hashirama nodded. What the Kumotsuru ancestor said should be the remaining eight tailed beasts, which are now scattered all over the world, and some have already been controlled.
"The sealing jade I gave you can be fused with the human body, allowing people to control the abilities of the sealed object in the jade at will."
Hashirama opened his mouth in surprise! Why is this old man giving all the heavy news today? Does he want to shock me every two sentences? But Hashirama couldn't complain; after all, he gave such a treasure to himself, which must be an affirmation of himself.
"Capture the remaining eight tailed beasts, seal them up, and choose suitable people to control them, so that your village will last for a long time."
Hearing this sentence, Hashirama hesitated a little, because this was somewhat contrary to his idea. Hashirama wanted to capture the tailed beasts and distribute them evenly to the villages in order to achieve a balance of power and prevent the villages from rashly starting wars.
Torifū certainly understood Hashirama's meaning, but it was Hashirama's decision that almost ruined the good situation that had been opened up before.
"Only by controlling the strength yourself can you deter others. If I didn't have the strength, could I still be standing here talking to you?"
"Peace has never lasted. You can use your power to shock the ninja world and achieve temporary peace, but your descendants may not be able to do it."
The two sentences of the Kumotsuru ancestor thundered in Hashirama's ears! Yes! The reason why he and Madara were able to build the village together was because they used their strength to deter the people of the Uchiha clan, and it was because he defeated Madara that he was able to truly understand his intentions. And the peace of the ninja world is also because he and Madara are strong! Making the other villages unable to do anything!
Hashirama laughed mockingly; it seems that he has been in a high position for a long time, and his ideas have become somewhat idealistic.
"Anyone can be blinded by a leaf; it doesn't matter, as long as you wake up in time."
Torifū's voice was clear and cold, and it still had the effect of the Calming Mind Technique. Hashirama clasped his fists and saluted the Kumotsuru ancestor, but he was still stopped: "Thank you, Elder Kumotsuru, for your enlightenment today."
"It's okay, I'm just doing it for my descendants; remember what I said, strength must be in your own hands."
Hashirama showed his signature smile: "I will keep it in mind."
"It is also a wonderful thing to meet with my little friend today, so I will leave."
Hashirama heard this and hurriedly said goodbye, his heart full of reluctance, but where is the person in front of him? Only a misty cloud remained, which was blown away by a gust of breeze. Just meeting once and sending such precious things, and also enlightening himself, how can he repay him?
At this time, Torifū had already returned home, and the time for the ancestor experience card had not ended, so he could play for a while longer.
[Ding - Congratulations to the host for ending the Chaos Event: Uchiha Madara's Rebellion, Completion: S+, Reward...]