Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24847491-20140921145042/@comment-5936871-20140925160319

Okay, none of us officially know whether Hashirama has Slug Sage Mode or not. But it's more likely that he learned it from the Shikkotsu Forest than learning it himself. As I have stated before, Mount Myoboku, the Ryuchi Cave, and Shikkotsu Forest are all equally famous. Two out of those three have been confirmed to have a Sage Mode, so why wouldn't the third one have it as well? What else would it be famous for? Naruto has Toad Sage Mode, Kabuto has Snake Sage Mode, and Hashirama has a third and unknown type of Sage Mode. Also, Hashirama's Sage Mode is related to healing (not entirely), I remember when Madara talked about acquiring Hashirama's great healing abilities after stealing his senjutsu chakra with a close-up of it too.

Toad Sages have Frog Kata, I assume Snake Sages have some snake-like abilities (Based on Kabuto, but most of his abilities were probably genetic due to him being half snake anyway), and Slugs have healing. The design of his Sage Mode looks similar to the SOHS that Tsunade uses as well. Either way, more evidence points towards it being Slug Sage Mode than anything else. How the hell would he even learn it himself? Hashirama isn't even a Sensor-Type I believe, so how would he learn to feel natural energy, control it, manipulate it, and master it on his own? That makes no sense at all. Besides, there are hints that also point to it being Slug Sage Mode. Hashirama uses Wood Release and has a Sage Mode, the Shikkotsu Forest means "Damp Bone Forest", which is obviously full of trees and woods. Slugs are associated with healing, Hashirama is known for his great healing prowess, so I say it's safe to say that he most likely has Slug Sage Mode (not asking to put it on a page or anything). Since there is nothing else it could possibly be, the "he learned it himself" has no proof whatsoever and when has it even been stated or mentioned that someone can learn sage mode themselves?