Senju Hashirama was dead.
Konohagakure was shrouded in profound grief from top to bottom. To the villagers, the existence of Senju Hashirama had been their pillar of support, their haven from the chaos.
At Senju Hashirama's funeral, the villagers attended in a near-collective turnout. Ninjas from every clan gathered at the cemetery, dressed in black, placing white flowers one by one upon the headstone of the First Hokage.
Chapter 56