Madara was undoubtedly the person Kurama hated most.
If Madara hadn't controlled it, it would still be a little fox happily playing in the wild, free to roam the vast world and challenge anything it wished. Even if it encountered strong individuals outside, it would be more than capable of dealing with them.
Don't underestimate Kurama. While it might seem like a small fry against Madara and Hashirama, it could easily handle most other ninjas.
Even if it couldn't win, it would have no problem escaping. But Hashirama and Madara were different, they genuinely restrained it. Neither the Mangekyo Sharingan nor Wood Release left it with any options.
Now, with Mito's cooperation, it could finally seek revenge on Hashirama.
If it were just Kurama alone, it knew it would never get its revenge, but with Mito, it was different. The effect of a perfect Jinchuriki was not as simple as one plus one equals two.
In this regard, it had a lot of experience. It had previously helped Asura and his Chakra reincarnation fight against Indra and his Chakra reincarnation.
This time, Mito could display astonishing and terrifying power.
Their power might still be slightly less than Hashirama in his prime, but wasn't it just right for dealing with the current Hashirama?
Even the suppressive effect of Wood Release on Kurama vanished into thin air with Mito's cooperation.
In the current Ninja World, the one with the most understanding of Hashirama's Wood Release was undoubtedly Mito. After all, Tobirama and Hashirama were already considered dead.
As for Madara, although he also understood Wood Release and could even use it, in terms of understanding Wood Release, he might not know as much as Mito.
Now that there was an opportunity to give Hashirama a good beating, how could Kurama miss it?
It would cooperate however it needed to.
Fortunately, Mito had frequently forced the linking of their Chakra before, which allowed them to enter Kurama Chakra Mode for the first time without it ending in just five minutes.
Mito also showed no mercy towards Hashirama. It wasn't because she was dissatisfied with Hashirama due to his previous words. Rather, she needed to help Kurama vent the anger in its heart.
With Kazuki present, Kurama wouldn't be able to cause much trouble in Konoha. In fact, it would continuously cooperate with Kazuki.
However, Mito hoped that Kurama would willingly stay in Konoha, and not just because Kazuki was in Konoha. Even the Sage of Six Paths would eventually die of old age.
While it was too early to say such things about Kazuki now, Mito hoped that Kurama would develop affection for Konoha and not reject future Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Therefore, helping it fulfill its long-cherished wish was inevitable.
Madara would be a good choice, but unfortunately, Mito didn't know where Madara was at the moment. So, Hashirama, who was suddenly revived by Edo Tensei, was the best choice.
With Madara, there was still the question of whether they could defeat him, as even an aged Madara was not someone who could be easily dealt with.
But Edo Tensei Hashirama was different. He was tough and durable, and there was no need to worry about damaging him. His strength was not comparable to Hashirama in his prime, making him a perfect target for Kurama to vent its frustration.
Most importantly, even if Hashirama knew Mito and Kurama's intentions, he wouldn't care in the slightest.
His personality was inherently like that, and besides, all of this was for Konoha, right?
To eliminate Kurama's resentment towards Konoha and make it willingly fight for Konoha, all of this was worth it. Hashirama would surely understand. After all, Hashirama was the first to propose the concept that no one could destroy Konoha, or they would become his enemy.
For Konoha, Hashirama could give everything. Even his best friend, Madara, was someone he could kill if necessary.
After all, it was all for Konoha, wasn't it?
Boom!
Continuous small Tailed Beast Balls rapidly struck Hashirama's Wood Golem.
For other Tailed Beasts, such as One Tail, such small Tailed Beast Balls might require a moment to prepare, but for Kurama, it was as easy as opening its mouth.
However, Tailed Beast Balls of this size, hitting the incredibly sturdy Wood Golem, only caused it to continuously retreat. They were far from inflicting fatal damage on the Wood Golem.
Facing the relentless attacks from Kurama and Mito, Hashirama showed no anger.
He believed that Mito must have her own purpose for doing this, it couldn't just be to beat him up, could it?
After all, Mito was usually very pleasant, except for those times when Madara stayed over at his house, or when he was called to Madara's house for drinks and didn't come home.
It was only five or six days a week, not every day with Madara, so what was Mito dissatisfied about?
Hashirama still felt that he might have neglected Madara a bit.
If he had given Madara more care back then, would he not have run away from home?
But besides that, there was nothing else to criticize about Mito.
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"Is this really okay?"
The battle between Mito and Hashirama, neither of them felt anything was wrong, and Kurama was very happy, but Tobirama was a bit at a loss for words.
His elder brother being beaten like this, when did that happen?
It must have been when they were children, being trained by their father, right?
When Hashirama awakened Wood Release, even their father, who was the leader of the Senju clan at the time, might not have been able to defeat Hashirama.
Although this was just Edo Tensei, Tobirama was still worried that something might go wrong. After all, at the end of the day, he had a brother-complex.
Regarding the establishment of the One Country, One Village system, Tobirama clearly felt that there were problems and hidden dangers within it. He believed that Madara's idea was better, but he still chose to support Hashirama and did not destroy all the other countries.
Seeing the outbreak now, Tobirama knew that he had been wrong back then.
"It's fine, this is just the beginning." Kazuki smiled noncommittally.
"First Hokage-sama's body is from Edo Tensei. Unless he encounters certain special jutsu, he will slowly recover."