Chapter 484 The Monster of the Era

"I tricked Madara into submission?" Hashirama's expression was stiff. "No, Brother Yi, what you said is not right, is it?"

“No, that’s right,” Uzumaki Yi shook his head, “Compared to the assessment and vigilance between opponents, the way that kid looks at you is mostly helpless and indulgent.

Ling had two murderous intentions towards you. The first time, you deliberately used your hair color as an excuse to pretend to be depressed to eliminate the possible grudge that child might have towards you, but the child believed you. You must be hated to death for this."

[So, when I was in Sage Mode before, only Madara showed obvious emotions around me. The emotions reflected by Brother Yi and Uchiha Ling were so bland that they could not attract attention...] Hashirama's mouth twitched slightly, his face full of complexity, "...What about the other point?"

"The second time was when you deliberately acted like a blank slate in terms of immortal arts. You should know that Ling was introduced to immortal arts by me. As the heir of a friendly tribe, even if you are highly talented and can learn by yourself, how could I be so careless as not to tell you this knowledge?"

Uzumaki Yi shook his head, "Your behavior is too deliberate for Ling who is currently examining you."

"Oh...it turns out he wasn't angry because I tested his bottom line with my words. I thought - it hurts! Brother Yi, what are you doing!"

Uzumaki Yi retracted his knife that was aimed at Hashirama, and said with a half-smile, "Did you feel it just now?"

Hashirama covered the back of his head, complaining, "What are you feeling? The Iron Sand Palm that my brother-in-law loves?"

“No, it was my action of attacking you,” Xuwo Yi said with a serious expression. “When Ling threatened you, he had murderous intentions towards you, but at that time, even if you were in Sage Mode, you still couldn’t sense it, right? That’s the same reason why you didn’t feel anything when I hit you on the head just now - natural energy can only focus on sensing malicious intent, but cannot sense the slightest murderous intent.”

Hashirama was stunned, and his expression gradually became serious - so the reason why he failed to react in time when he was threatened just now was not only because of the gap in strength between him and Ling, but also because of the influence of his own characteristics on the result.

"When you were practicing immortal arts in the Wet Bone Forest, you should have gained some understanding of the Kagura minds of our clan, right?"

Hashirama nodded slightly and spoke without much thought, "It is a perception ninjutsu that uses specific fluctuations to attract natural energy and obtain feedback and information in the sea of ​​consciousness. Moreover, since natural energy is spread throughout the ninja world, theoretically this technique can rely on the individual's fine control of chakra to spread the perception to an infinite distance. It is a super perception technique with no theoretical limit.

However, since it requires the use of natural energy, it is difficult to get started in the outside world, so those who have memorized the technique are asked to go to the Wet Bone Forest to feel the natural energy more clearly and practice this perception technique.

But also because it relies on natural energy, the delicate control required means that most people cannot use it in action to avoid backlash - but I remember that Brother Yi was able to use the Kagura Mind's Eye without affecting his actions a long time ago, right?"

Uzumaki Yi raised his eyebrows slightly at Hashirama's fluent answer, "Yes, this technique can be said to be a success or failure of natural energy - but there is one thing you didn't say completely, people who use Kagura's mind's eye can clearly distinguish the emotions of the people covered by the technique, so that we can make tactical adjustments based on the feedback. This has been recorded in our clan, and it is exactly the same as the gain brought by using fairy techniques.

However, even if I can maintain the Kagura Mind's Eye during my actions, so far, I have only used the Kagura Mind's Eye to sense Ling's emotions three times, and in the rest of the time we were together, no matter what I did or what Ling did, his emotions were as stable and gentle as a plant - do you understand what this means?"

"Changing emotions are an indispensable source of information for ninjas to communicate. It can even be said that most of the information comes from observing and reasoning about other people's emotions. If we can't infer based on emotions..." Hashirama frowned, "Brother Yi, what are the three emotions you sensed?"

Uzumaki Yi retracted his gaze from Hashirama, and after a brief recollection, a smile rose from his lips, "The first time, our relationship was not that good, and I was always thinking about how to kill this kid who was younger than me, ruthless, and particularly arrogant. In the end, I finally managed to put him at a disadvantage, but he greeted me with surprise and joy.

It is true that Kagura's mind's eye can clearly sense the malice directed at her by others, but at the same time, it can also sense kindness much more clearly than usual. This is also the starting point for my change in attitude towards Uchiha - but at that time, I was stunned for a moment and was beaten to the point that I couldn't even raise my head. "

[If I remember correctly, the three clans were fighting fiercely at that time. The kindness felt on the fierce battlefield at this time is indeed impressive, but...] Hashirama still frowned, feeling that the topic was a bit wrong, [Spreading pure kindness to the enemy? Even though I have that strange sense of familiarity with Madara, I couldn't do this when we met officially. This is wrong no matter how you look at it, right? ]

"The second time Tobirama may have told you about it was when we met by chance in the Land of Hot Springs after he became blind. What I felt at that time was confusion wrapped in pain. That was my first and only chance to kill him without any effort or cost..."

Uzumaki Yi paused for a moment, then chuckled, "But unfortunately, I was bewitched again, so the two of us helped each other - he was pushing the ninja world to undergo a crazy transformation, and I survived the ritual that should have meant death, and became his promoter. As for the last time..."

[So this is why Brother Yi is pushing for the alliance. It seems that next time I see Madara, I can ask him about this after confirming that he is not angry. If I can understand Uchiha Ling's past, then my relationship with him should be able to ease a little.

The emotion Yi Ge felt the first time reflected Uchiha Ling's personality, and the second time reflected the reason why Uchiha Ling did this. The third point should also reflect something more important, right? 】Thinking of this, Hashirama's expression became more serious, "... the last time?"

"The last time was when I took Mizuto out for field sealing training at the beginning of last year. After he went out to meet the tailed beasts, he was in a very obvious state of irritability and confusion. In the end, he was teased by his own people because of a small matter. He was exhausted both physically and mentally. He even showed an extremely clear feeling of despair, but he didn't dare to show it because he had to deal with us."

Xuwo Yi couldn't help but burst out laughing, "After all, Ling is a cold-blooded guy. Many things that are clearly right or wrong in our eyes are no different to him. To him, if he doesn't want to do something, it's wrong, and if he wants to do something, it's right.

That is a monster of this era, but this monster that should not have emotions was completely tamed by the delicate and passionate Uchiha into its current emotional appearance. It is interesting to think about it!"

[The third point is unclear... so where is the interesting point?! ]

Hashirama looked at the laughing Uzumaki Yi, and it was hard to tell whether his expression was more of embarrassment or speechlessness, or perhaps a hint of disdain - [Sure enough, the reason why Brother Yi was recognized by Uchiha Ling was simply because his brain circuits were as abnormal as those of Uchiha, which was incomprehensible, right? ]